[Historical Story] Dou E's story originally came from her

"June Fei Xue Dou E'e Grievance" was compiled by the Yuan Dynasty dramatist Guan Hanqing based on the historical record of filial piety in the East China Sea. So, what is the matter with the filial wife of the East Sea?

Speaking of the Filial Wife of the East Sea, there may not be many people who know, but if you want to mention the "June Fei Xue Dou E Grievance", it may be that no one knows, and no one knows.

Dou E'er was compiled by the Yuan Dynasty dramatist Guan Hanqing based on the historical record of filial piety in the East China Sea. So, what is the matter with the filial wife of the East Sea?

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law depend on each other for their lives, and Zhou Qing refuses to remarry

It is said that there was a village in Donghai County in the Han Dynasty, and there were families. A widow mother-in-law, a son. He married a daughter-in-law named Zhou Qing. Although the family is not rich, it is still passable. The mother-in-law also has a daughter, who married at an early age and did not often return home. Not long after the ordinary days, my son fell ill and died. Nor did a man and a half woman remain. Since then, it has been a widowed mother-in-law and a young widowed daughter-in-law. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rely on each other for their lives.

Zhou Qing was very filial to her mother-in-law. Every day, I have to spin and weave cloth, and I also have to cook tea and cook to serve my mother-in-law. Despite the hard work, I never complained, and I always spoke warmly to my mother-in-law. Respectful and considerate. The mother-in-law is old and frail and often sick. She was undressed and took care of her day and night.

The mother-in-law saw that the daughter-in-law was young and widowed, and the son did not leave a man and a half woman, so she persuaded Zhou Qing to remarry, so that Zhou Qing could also have a dependence in the future. However, Zhou Qing was unwilling to leave her mother-in-law alone and have no one to take care of her. Refuse to remarry. Zhou Qing's mother's family also advised her to remarry. Zhou Qing refused.

Zhou Qing said: "One day husband and wife hundred days of grace, one hundred days of husband and wife like the depth of the sea." There is more grace and righteousness between husband and wife. Everyone has dual parents. My husband is dead, his mother is my mother, how can I just take care of myself and leave my mother alone? ”

The foolish mother-in-law killed herself, and the eldest sister falsely accused the virtuous woman

In the first few years, some people came to say goodbye to Zhou Qing. After a long time, everyone knew it, and they admired Zhou Qing's filial piety very much, and slowly no one came to persuade her to remarry. This has been more than ten years. Day by day, she watched Zhou Qing change from a twenty-year-old young woman to a middle-aged woman, but her filial piety to her mother-in-law was always the same. The feelings of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are like mother and daughter. During this period, Zhou Qing's mother-in-law's parents also passed away one after another. The mother-in-law's body is also getting weaker and weaker. The mother-in-law is always worried that in the future, Zhou Qing will be alone, no one to take care of him, no one to accompany him, how to live that day? One day, the mother-in-law watched Zhou Qing go out to work, looked at Zhou Qing's distant back, and her heart couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. Silently turned and entered the room...

Zhou Qing came back from work, pushed the door into the house, and shouted: "Mother-in-law, I am back." You must be hungry, I'll go cook right away. But I didn't hear my mother-in-law's usual answer, and I couldn't help but wonder in my heart, and I looked up and saw, huh?! Only to see that the mother-in-law actually committed suicide by hanging on the beam! Zhou Qing was terrified and cried loudly.

The neighbors heard the cries and shouts and ran, and when they looked, everyone quickly saved the people with seven hands and eight feet, and when they touched their hearts, they had no breath. Zhou Qingliu had no master, only knew how to cry. Still the neighbor Zhang Luo, hurriedly sent a letter to Zhou Qing's eldest sister. People were talking around and sighing, not knowing how this could happen.

Neighbor Zhao's mother said: "Alas, yesterday I went to her house to borrow something, and when I saw my mother-in-law there sighing alone, my mother-in-law said to me: 'Alas, I am distressed by my daughter-in-law Qing'er, who is young and widowed, and has no children, and I advise her to remarry and refuse to marry.' It's all my old and useless drag her down, what does it mean for me to live! ’”

Mother Zhao said: "I quickly persuaded her at that time. The mother-in-law did not say anything more. Who would have thought that something would happen today! ”

However, what was even more unexpected was that Zhou Qing's eldest sister believed that Zhou Qing had killed her mother-in-law, and a paper complaint was filed with the official government, accusing Zhou Qing of the great crime of rebelling against and killing her mother-in-law!

Dim Tai Shou Gang is self-righteous and stupid, and righteously strives to settle unjust cases on the basis of justice

Tai Shou took over the case, immediately arrested Zhou Qing, did not ask Qing Hong, used all the torture equipment to torture, Zhou Qing, a weak woman, where she suffered such a hardship, really could not stand the torture, was beaten into a confession, and confessed to the crime.

At that time, the jailer in Taishou Province was Yu Gong, who was the father of Yu Dingguo, who later became an official during the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han (Yu Dingguo is recorded in the Book of Han and is a famous minister of the Han Dynasty. The matter of filial piety in the East Sea is described in this article).) Yu believed that Zhou Qing had raised her mother-in-law for more than ten years, and was known for her filial piety in the township, and would definitely not kill her mother-in-law. He said to Taishou that there must be grievances in this, and asked Taishou to examine it carefully.

Tai Shou did not listen, insisting that it was Zhou Qing who killed people, saying that she herself had confessed to the crime and taken custody, and the evidence was overwhelming, what else to say? Yu Gong argued on the basis of reason, citing the words of his neighbors, and the fact that Zhou Qing did not remarry for several years, but no matter how Yu Gong tried, he was not ignored by Tai Shou, and Yu Gong was very sad in his heart, holding the confession file of that case, looking up at the sky and sighing outside the Gate of the TaiShou Mansion, and said sadly, "If the filial wife is wrongfully killed, where is that day?" The heavens are intolerable! After crying bitterly, he told Taishou that he was sick and left, and resigned and did not do it. Taishou finally sentenced Zhou Qing to death.

Three years of drought announced the police

According to the Biography of the Daughters of Lie and the Biography of the Elders, before Zhou Qing was beheaded, the execution cart was loaded with a bamboo pole of ten zhang length and used to hang five banners. Zhou Qing swore in public: "The heavens are above, and the heavens are clear." If I am really guilty of Zhou Qing, I should not forgive him. After the beheading, the blood fell to the ground; if Qing Ruo died in vain, the blood should flow backwards. After the executioner's execution, Zhou Qing's blood was recorded in the book: "The edge of the bamboo is marked, and the edge of the banner goes down to the clouds." ”

That is to say, Zhou Qing's blood flowed up the bamboo pole, and after reaching the top of the pole, it flowed down.

After Zhou Qing was killed, there was a severe drought in Donghae County, and there was no rain for three consecutive years. The land in the county dried up, the crops withered and the grains were not harvested. The people are hungry. At that time, Taishou was also impeached for being implicated in the incident, and was exiled by the deposed officials, and people said that this was a bad retribution for the wrongful killing of good people. After the new Taishou arrived, he observed the people's feelings and summoned the local fathers and squires to the Taishou Mansion to inquire about the causes and solutions of the drought. Yu Gong is also among them. Everyone said that the drought was severe for many years, the rivers and wells were dry, and it was not good to sacrifice the heavens and pray for rain. It is not known how to be good.

The new Taishou personally asked about the disaster and had the courage to speak out about the unjust case

Yu Gong said: "According to the old husband's view, it is that the filial wife Zhou Qing should not be sentenced to death, and the former Taishou unjustly killed her, and the heavens were angry, which is the only reason for this disaster." The fault is here. ”

Some squires also questioned, saying: "Zhou Qing was indeed wronged, but that was only the former Taishou's willful act, and the sin was only the sin of him alone, so why should the whole Donghai County have a drought and implicate the people?" Didn't the people kill the filial wives?! ”

Another member said: "A certain squire has always pitied the old and cherished the poor, often sacrificing his wealth to help others in tribulations, and is a great benevolent person praised by everyone, but he has not been spared from drought." The crops in his fields are also grainless, and the family's situation is getting worse?"

The implication is that this squire did not kill the filial wife, or was still a good person, how could natural disasters not spare him?

The new Taishou listened, and there were doubts in his heart. Therefore, he ordered someone to take the file of Zhou Qing's case, personally review it himself, and then make a decision.

According to legend, after the squires left that day, the new taishou sat in front of the copywriter above the lobby, opened the case file, and looked at it carefully. Before you know it, it's getting late. Suddenly, I saw two servants coming from the hall, and I didn't recognize them. He bowed his hand to him and said, "My emperor has asked taishou." ”

The Taishou involuntarily followed, before reaching a very majestic hall. A man in the form of a prince with a high crown and purple robes came to welcome him in, and the two sat down separately. It turned out to be the god of the city of Hongun.

The City God explained the cause in detail, and the City God said, "I heard that the new Taishou inquired about the disaster, and the king specially asked you to inform: What Yu Gong said is the truth." It is true that because the filial piety has been wronged, the heavenly father is angry and has suffered a great drought for many years to warn the people of the world. ”

The Taishou listened, and asked the City God Master, "In this way, the subordinate officials still have some questions, and I hope that the king of wu will give him some enlightenment." So I spoke out about the questions of the squires. ”

Chenghuang Ye nodded and replied, "It is true that the death penalty is imposed by TaiShou alone and arbitrarily, and the life of a person is reckless." What's more, as the parent official of the people, he should have advocated and rewarded filial piety and straightened out the people's customs. However, by wrongfully killing filial piety and framing good people in this way, he has caused the people's customs to be unhealthy, the people's hearts to decline, the morality to be corrupt, and the people to not stress justice, and his sin is very great. Don't say that his blessings in the world have been greatly reduced, his yang life expectancy has been greatly reduced, and he will go to hell to repay his sins after death. Not only that, but it also affects future generations. As for why the drought in the sky endangers the people? Many people in Donghai County have always known about Zhou Qing's filial piety, and they know that she has been wronged, but they dare not say a fair word, and they all remain silent, silent, just to protect themselves, do not dare to stand up and seek justice, in fact, they all played the role of accomplices. It is unrighteous. Some people even believed that Zhou Qing really killed his mother-in-law, which was unkind. God attaches the most importance to the human heart, and if a man does not have a heart of benevolence and righteousness, should he not be punished? From this point of view, the entire Donghae County is guilty. Therefore, there is a great drought in the whole county, God has eyes, there has never been a disaster without innocence, and natural disasters and man-made disasters are punishing unkind and unjust people! Heavenly reason is only righteous, and heavenly heart is the most correct. There's a reason for everything. ”

The new Taishou listened, nodded his head, and asked, "Then there is that great benevolent person..."

Chenghuang interrupted him and said, "There is no need to say more about that." He should understand it in his own heart. With the blessings of his ancestors, he had merit in this life and could become a squire. Yes, he usually likes to do good things, but that is without harming his own fundamental interests, and the good things he does are able to win a good reputation as a 'good person' for himself. That is, the good deeds he does to get the good. In God's eyes, this is a request, like making a deal. If he encounters something that will harm his human interests, that is, it looks like a really good thing, and he will not do it. Just as the filial piety was unjustly killed, he clearly knew in his heart that there was a grievance. But he did not want to risk offending the government, for fear of being unfavorable to himself. Watch and don't make a sound. His standard of doing things is whether he is good for himself, and where is he really good for others? The superficial 'good deeds' he did were just selling his reputation and reputation. I said: God looks at people's hearts. Such a person's heart is already very dirty, his virtue has been damaged, and he still expects any good luck? ”

Sincere repentance and filial piety are innocent, and the heavenly heart is happy to descend ganlin

The new Taishou was very impressed to hear it. Involuntarily nodding his head, he bowed his hand to the City God and said, "The lower official understands, and the lower official knows what to do." Thank you, God! ”

The City God listened, nodded his head in approval, and ordered the messenger to send the new Taishou back to the palace.

This Taishou suddenly fell and woke up in surprise, but it turned out to be a dream of Nan Ke. But the situation in the dream was vividly remembered, and the words of the city god still echoed in the ears. Looking at the file of Zhou Qing's case in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: God's eyes are like electricity, and God's eyes are like electricity! Heavenly heart cannot be deceived, and heavenly reason cannot be violated!

At dawn the next day, Taishou invited all the fathers and squires to come again and preach to everyone the words of the god of the city god in his dreams. After that, he prepared the memorial items, led the fathers and squires, personally went to the tomb of the filial piety woman Zhou Qing, carved a stone monument in front of the tomb, commended her filial piety and virtue, and wrote a eulogy to restore the innocence of the filial piety.

The text also represents the entire Li people of Donghae County, sincerely repenting and admitting their mistakes. Before the ceremony was over, I saw that the sky was instantly covered with dark clouds, and it immediately began to rain heavily. In that year, Donghae-gun was smooth and rainy, and it was a great harvest.

The history books record: So Taishou slaughtered cattle to sacrifice himself to the tomb of filial piety, because of the tomb of the table, the sky was set up with heavy rain, and the age was different. The county has great respect for the duke.

Holding a righteous offense, He is a straight counselor, accumulating yin and defu ze descendants

The history books record: In the beginning, the father of the country was Yu Gong, and his lumen was bad, and the father and the old man ruled it together. Yu Gong said: "Less tall Lu men, let Rong Si horses high cover the car." I have no ill will incur any injustice, and my descendants will be prosperous. "Zhi Dingguo is the Prime Minister, forever the Imperial Master, and the Marquis of The Inheritance of the Clouds."

It is said that Yu Gong, the door of the house is broken. Villagers help repair. Yu Gong ordered that the gate be opened so that it could be passed by a high-covered carriage. The implication is that the descendants of the family can have high-ranking officials. It is precisely because Yu Gong adheres to justice and conscience, dares to commit outspokenness, does not take people's lives, and does not care about personal interests, and the descendants of Deze. His son, Yu Dingguo as recorded in the Book of Han, became a chancellor and was given the title of Yongshi Yushi Dafu (永世御史大夫) and was given the title of Marquis of The Dynasty. This is exactly what is rewarded for good.

Natural disasters are actually man-made disasters. The Buddha said: There is no way out of misfortune, only people confess themselves!

That is to say: whether it is a natural disaster or a celebration, it seems to be "natural", but in fact it is caused by the actions of people themselves. Good and evil are rewarded, and it is absolutely natural.