"Zhulian Nine Tribes" is a kind of punishment in ancient times, which means that one person commits a capital crime, and the family members are criminally responsible, and it is recorded in the Book of Shang that Yu's sons Xia Qi and Shang Tang warned their subordinates before they went out on the battlefield that if they did not obey the orders on the battlefield, they would execute him and his son together, which is the earliest record of the clan punishment, so when the ancients were exterminated of the Nine Tribes, they could fly pigeons to pass on the book, why didn't the family flee? Staying is the smart one, running away is the fool.
In historical dynasties, traces of tribal punishment are everywhere, and there is a "Yu Ze Shu "Killing refers to the clan punishment, because in ancient times, behind a person, naturally there is also the support of his family, in the career, a person is often isolated, the family within the mutual help, the career can go more and more smoothly."
Usually the "nine clans" include the father clan four, the mother clan three and the wife clan two, during the Tang Dynasty Tang Xuanzong Li Longji's favorite concubine Yang Yuhuan came from the prominent Yang family, Yang Yuhuan was favored in the palace, her family can also get a lot of benefits, the Yang family is more and more powerful, which has also made Li Longji dissatisfied, and also sent Yang Yuhuan back to her mother's house to warn.
During the Qing Dynasty, when Empress Dowager Cixi was in power alone, on the one hand, she co-opted the powerful subjects, on the other hand, she strengthened the power of her own family, and individuals often "shared honor and disgrace" with the family. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Wu Zetian was already the mother of a country, but Emperor Gaozong of Tang was often suppressed by Wu Zetian and wanted to depose Wu Zetian as a commoner.
Tang Gaozong found Shangguan Yi for consultation, Shangguan Yi was ordered to draft an edict after the abolition, Wu Zetian cried to Tang Gaozong when he heard the news, and Tang Gaozong could not bear it for a while, saying that Shangguan Yi had taught him. In January 665, Shangguan Yi was arrested and imprisoned for "colluding with the deposed crown prince Li Zhong".
Shangguan Yi's sons Shangguan Tingzhi, Guan Tai Shuqing and Shangguan Yi were executed together, the family property was confiscated, and the courtiers who were good friends with Shangguan Yi were implicated, and Shangguan Yi's granddaughter Shangguan Wan'er was still swaddling, which made Wu Zetian unbearable and survived, Wu Zetian was Shangguan Wan'er's enemy, but Shangguan Wan'er grew up to be wise, but was used by Wu Zetian.
The "Zhulian Nine Tribes" is undoubtedly a cruel punishment, so why did no one escape? It is recorded in the "Kuang False and Orthodox Customs": "Those who are slaughtered according to the stooges, or who are enslaved, or who are tortured, have no forgiveness." This is not the son of a. It means that "Zhulian Nine Tribes" is not that everyone in the family is going to die, after all, the family is very large, some of them have been exiled or sent to the army, and they may have become slaves.
In ancient times, the punishment of the "Zhulian Nine Tribes" was not something that the emperor hung on his lips every day, in most cases, the "Zhulian Nine Tribes" were the punishments issued by the emperor unexpectedly, after the family learned the news, the officers and soldiers had already arrived at home, or on the road, even if the clan received the flying pigeon letter, the traffic was not convenient enough, and the escape was not far, originally it was only exiled, but the result was a life.