Preamble:
In the vast sky of the earth and the vicissitudes of history, there are many tragic unjust cases, which make people sigh. The tragic fate of these innocent people, some of whom have been brutally persecuted by power struggles and some who have fallen victim to judicial corruption, reveals the dark side of human nature and the cruelty of those criminal tyrannies. However, what is even more distressing is that the victims of these unjust cases are often some heroes and heroes who are talented, loyal and patriotic, who should be brilliant, but the end is tragic, becoming a historical regret and tears. Let us count the embarrassing past with great sadness.
The loyal minister Bigan was tortured by "dissecting the heart".
1. The virtuous minister who does not admonish is better than the dry
Bigan, a virtuous minister in the last years of the Shang Dynasty. He is upright, loyal, and dares to speak out, and is a proud protégé of Prime Minister Shizeng. Bigan has always criticized and admonished the mediocrity and tyranny of the king of Zhou, and put forward many valuable opinions and suggestions in an attempt to correct the mediocre rule of the king of Zhou.
However, the king was selfish and lascivious, and he couldn't listen to Bigan's words at all. Seeing the hopeless decay and depravity of the King of Xu, Bigan could only sigh and regret. He was worried that the king would trap the people of the world in fire and water, so he insisted on speaking out more and more to make a statement about the ills of the chaos of the dynasty. Soon, Bigan was angered and persecuted by the King of Xu.
2. Faithfulness was dissected and died tragically
The king was so crazy that he personally tortured him. As we all know, the tragic situation of Bigan being "dissected" at that time was shocking. It was a form of torture, which meant that when the beagle was boiling, the chest and abdomen were cut open alive, and the heart and liver were taken out to extract their loyalty.
Some eyewitnesses recalled that the king was fierce at that time, holding sharp knives in both hands, and inflicted this cruel torture on Bigan. Bigan was unjustly punished, and he was in pain, but he never gave in. When the king saw that he was still looking directly at him, he was so angry that he took out his heart and liver and threw it in front of him with blood. On his deathbed, Bigan was so angry that he threw his hands on his heart and liver, denouncing the mediocre and tyrannical rule of the king, and predicting his doom.
Bigan died like this, under torture. Some people say that even the birds and beasts of heaven and earth mourn it. At that time, the government and the opposition were shocked, and some poets lamented: "The tyranny of the past is terrible, and the heart is virtuous." Bigan's tragedy made countless people in later generations sigh, and it also became the most powerful evidence of the mediocrity and tyranny of the king of Zhou.
The white blood and tears of the god of war
1. The god of war with great military achievements is white
Bai Qi, a well-known name, can be described as famous in the Warring States period. He was gifted and trained in martial arts from an early age, and soon showed great military talent. After joining the Qin army, Bai Qi made many miraculous achievements and rose all the way to the general's division. Under his careful planning and command, the Qin army attacked the city and plundered the land, invincible, and expanded the territory of the Qin State from the original dozens of miles to thousands of miles, making great contributions to the Qin Dynasty.
Bai got up with extraordinary courage and made a decisive decision without fear. Legend has it that once he was not afraid of danger and personally charged the enemy army and won a great victory. Even the enemy army admired him and praised him as the "God of War". Since then, Bai Qi has been invincible, shocking China, and has become the first tiger general of the Qin State and the most relied on confidant of King Qin Zhaoxiang.
2. He was falsely accused of poisoning and drinking alcohol
However, the jealousy and intrigue in the power field have led this heroic god of war to the abyss from which he will never recover. Fan Ju, the prime minister of Qin, was extremely jealous of Bai Qi's extraordinary exploits and high status, and secretly slandered King Zhaoxiang of Qin, slandering Bai Qi for plotting rebellion, and instigating the king to persecute Bai Qi. King Qin Zhaoxiang was already suspicious of Bai Qi, and was afraid that he would turn his hands into clouds and rain one day, so he listened to the slander and decided to plot against Bai Qi.
At a grand banquet, King Qin Zhaoxiang secretly instructed the palace maid to poison the white wine. Bai Qi, a battle-hardened veteran, was unsuspecting and drank the poisonous drink without knowing it. Soon he clutched his chest and fell to the ground in agony, and decades of experience and war came to an abrupt end in heart-rending pain. Bai Qi's death made all the guests present tremble and couldn't calm down for a long time.
Some people say that after Bai Qi's death, his eyes widened, as if he was cursing the former master who betrayed and betrayed him. Some people also say that even before he died, Bai Qi had an unyielding heroic look on his face, showing the bravery and humility that a god of war should have. In any case, it is deplorable that this brave and fearless god of war was thus recognized, humiliated, and fell victim to the power struggle.
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1. The loyal and patriotic Wu Zixu
Wu Zixu, an important minister and founding general of Wu in the late Spring and Autumn Period, was a well-deserved patriot and politician. He was erudite and talented, especially in military strategy and governance, and could be described as "heroic in martial arts and brilliant in writing". He actively assisted the monarch of the country, and with his shrewd foresight, he planned a series of major military strategies, and finally helped the state of Wu to eliminate the powerful enemy state of Chu and achieve the ultimate goal of national unification and hegemony.
Wu Zixu is also an upright and frank person. He did his best for the country, and at the same time, he dared to speak out and point out some of the country's mistakes and mistakes. He was like a tiger, indomitable, daring to denounce the violence and dereliction of duty of the rulers, and never being a powerful person. This loyal and upright personality eventually became the bane of his unfortunate fate.
2. Framed and imprisoned in the river
In the power struggle of the Wu State, the traitorous villain bewitched the new monarch and sow discord between the monarch and the minister. In order to establish his authority, the husband gradually began to reject and alienate Wu Zixu, the former minister. In the face of his husband's suspicion and contempt, Wu Zixu still did not shy away from speaking out and pointing out his various mistakes. The traitorous villain took the opportunity to make trouble and framed Wu Zixu for rebellion.
The stupid husband listened to the gossip and ordered Wu Zixu to be imprisoned and prepared to be executed. In the palace, Wu Zixu was poisoned and drunk, and finally passed away in a high fever. Before he died, he had no way to serve the country, so he could only write the fierce "Wu Zixu's Last Poems", lamenting that he had been loyal and diligent all his life but was framed. What is even more deplorable is that after his death, his body was actually put into a skin bag by the prison officials and thrown into the Yangtze River, and people could only see a floating "floating corpse" for dozens of days.
As a hero of the day, Wu Zixu was finally framed and persecuted because of his loyalty and reasoning, and died in helplessness. Even his corpse could not be laid to rest, but could only float in the waves, which made people sigh. When the surrounding people saw Wu Zixu's tragic fate, they were all heartbroken, and they were secretly worried about the mediocre and decadent ruling class.
In the early Han Dynasty, Yingjie Han Xin was given "rabbit fish"
1. The three heroes have made outstanding contributions
Han Xin, one of the three founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty, was a generation of famous generals and politicians. He came from humble beginnings, but he had extraordinary courage and determination. In the turbulent years of war, Han Xin had the ambition of repaying the country's shame, scolded Fang Xuan, and went around to fight in debauchery. He is known for his courage and good fighting, and led the rebel army to defeat Xiang Yu's Western Chu Overlord Army many times, clearing the way for Liu Bang to seize the world, and finally establishing the foundation of the Han Dynasty.
Han Xin's martial arts are peerless, and he is known as "the courage of ten thousand people". He is also known for his resourcefulness and foresight of "knowing the void", and is good at judging the situation and winning by surprise. It was with this outstanding military talent that Han Xin was able to emerge in the troubled times of the Warring States period when the princes were fighting, and finally became the hero of the sweep of the emerging dynasty. Liu Bang attached great importance to Han Xin's military role, and once wrote "What is the use of being a person against Lu Bu to have him" to show his importance.
2. Unjust cases under power struggles
However, just when the government and the opposition were honoring Han Xin, a conspiracy was brewing in secret. While lying ill, Han Xin was framed for rebellion and was besieged by Empress Lü and the king of Changyi. Lu Hou was afraid that Han Xin would be too authoritarian, so he was suspicious. She slandered Han Xin for having the intention of rebellion and provoked Liu Bang to be killed. Liu Bang, who was old and long, was suspicious and ordered Han Xin to go to the palace to meet him.
Han Xin was angry and decided to vent his anger, but unexpectedly he was plotted and fell into many traps. At a banquet in the palace, when the wine was hot, Han Xin was mixed with poison into his wine. The brave and fearless Han Xin was unaware, drank a handful of poisonous wine, and was miserable on the spot. Before dying, Han Xin recognized the conspiracy and tricks of the people around him, but he was sad that his loyalty and diligence had brought such a tragic ending, and he had to slander Liu Bang's mediocrity.
Others said that when Han Xin was killed and died, there was a strong smell on his body, like the fishy smell of a hare. There are rumors that Han Shin was tortured by "rabbits" and his body is already in tatters. In fact, at that time, there was a torture method of poisoning people with poison, called "rabbit fish", which did give off a fishy smell from the corpse. In any case, the first hero of the Han Dynasty was plotted in this way, and his death was miserable, which made countless people sigh in the present and future generations.
Yue Fei's loyal soul is immortal and wronged
1. The anti-gold famous general who ruled the country in Anbang
Yue Fei, a national hero of the Southern Song Dynasty and a famous general of the anti-gold resistance. He has been brilliant since childhood, and he is famous for his poetry and writing, especially for his superb martial arts. As a result, he took it as his responsibility to repay the country's shame, stood up, bravely killed the enemy, and soon showed outstanding military command skills. Under his command, the Song army won successive battles, repeatedly attacked the fierce army of the Jin State, and finally forced the Jin people to evacuate the Central Plains in embarrassment. Yue Fei can be described as the heroic embodiment of national self-improvement, and he is also the important weapon of the country.
Yue Fei was upright and resolute, full of anxiety about the future of the country, and he hated the mediocrity and decay of the Song Dynasty, and the government was in trouble. Therefore, he repeatedly wrote strongly advocating the centralization of military power in order to carry forward the Song Dynasty's ambition to resist the Jin Dynasty and resolutely not make peace with the Jin people. This stance was also supported by a number of ministers of civil and military affairs and the general public. Many loyalists also admired him for his outspokenness and integrity.
2. Murdered on false charges
However, the powerful minister Qin Hui was ambitious, and in order to win the favor of the Jin people, he wanted to make peace with him. He felt that Yue Fei's fierce horse would hinder his schemes, so he tried his best to slander Yue Fei in front of the emperor and frame him for plotting against him. The weak and incompetent Song Gaozong was bewitched by Qin Hui's slanderous words, and finally killed the killer and hanged Yue Fei. Yue Fei was righteous and awe-inspiring before his execution, standing against the wind, vigorously denouncing the corruption and mediocrity of the government and the opposition, making a generous statement, and sighing for the future of the Song Dynasty. Even the execution guards were moved.
For a time, the people were in an uproar. Many people of insight were indignant at Yue Fei's unjust case. Some people say that when the butcher cut off Yue Fei's head, he found that his eyes were still open, and his eyes were resolute, as if he was complaining about the darkness of the court, and he also seemed to be shouting to future generations. At the same time, there are rumors that on the night of Yue's execution, there was a burst of blood rain in the capital, and the phenomenon of sky change was terrifying, which was the heavens crying out for this loyal and brave man.
The Ming Dynasty hero Yuan Chonghuan was "unwarranted"
1. Protector of the Nation
Yuan Chonghuan, a famous general in the late Ming Dynasty, was talented and ambitious, experienced in a hundred battles, and can be called a famous general in the world. He was good at martial arts since he was a child, and when he grew up, he was recruited into the army, and soon stood out with his superhuman martial arts and outstanding military command talents. When Hou Jin Dong coveted the great rivers and mountains of the Central Plains, Yuan Chonghuan resolutely stepped forward, bravely killed the enemy, and made many military exploits. He led his troops to guard the passes, resisted the enemy army, and defended the country unharmed.
In a desperate situation, Yuan Chonghuan, with his extraordinary courage and superb gunchess, led his soldiers to attack Houjin Tiecai several times, blocked the enemy's attacks many times, and won the support of the people and the cohesion of the army. Even Emperor Tianqi had to reuse Yuan Chonghuan and let him control the heavy army, hoping that he would preside over the overall situation and turn things around. It can be said that Yuan Chonghuan at that time was an indispensable hero and national backbone in the Ming Dynasty.
2. He was framed and executed
However, in the final moments of the Ming Dynasty's decay, power struggles and internal strife had reached their peak. The eunuch Wei Zhongxian and others were ambitious, jealous of Yuan Chonghuan's merits and status, for fear that he would have the ambition to control the government. As a result, they framed Yuan Chonghuan for "collaborating with the enemy and accepting bribes" and "colluding with thieves", and tirelessly slandered and attacked Yuan Chonghuan.
The weak and incompetent Emperor Chongzhen listened to the slander, and ordered the military general Pan Zuo to lead the army to arrest Yuan Chonghuan. After several fierce battles, Yuan Chonghuan was finally captured alive and tortured by capital punishment. He was unjustly executed by Ling Chi, but when he was about to be executed, he was still righteous and stern, and made a generous statement, accusing the government of corruption. According to records, when Yuan Chonghuan's head was cut off, his eyes were still wide open, as if he was cursing the mediocre and corrupt magnates.
Yuan Chonghuan's death shocked the government and the opposition and caused an uproar. At that time, the Manchus had already advanced to Shanhaiguan, and the Ming Dynasty actually killed each other and killed Zhongliang, which was really wishful thinking. People of insight all sighed for the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and denounced those mediocre and corrupt magnates as the culprits of the Ming Dynasty. Yuan Chonghuan died unjustly, becoming another unjust case under the power struggle in the late Ming Dynasty.
The Yuan Dynasty unjust case "Dou E's injustice" has been sung for a long time
1. An unjust case with heaven and earth as evidence
This is a tragic and unjust case that happened in the Yuan Dynasty. Dou E was a young peasant woman at that time, gentle and virtuous, and upright. However, this poor widow was framed by vicious traitors and unjustly murdered her father-in-law. Although Dou E cried out to tell her innocence, no one paid attention to it.
The case file at the time recorded that Dou E was severely tortured, but still insisted on not admitting it. In the end, she was unjustly sentenced to death. Before the execution, Dou E made a thrilling oath: If she is really wronged, then she is willing to snow in June and drought for three years. With that, she was stripped of her life by the knife and axe of execution.
2. Sadness Song
In fact, Dou E's unjust case really fulfilled her promise. In June of that year, snow did fall in the north, and three years later, a sudden drought raged in the area for three years. The masses sincerely regretted Dou E's unfortunate fate and believed that she was indeed a good person who was innocent and wronged.
The Dou E case was rumored to be a strange talk at the time, and it has also become an eternal prophecy for the world. In later generations, some poets wrote a long folk tale "Dou E's Injustice" based on this unjust case, and expressed his sympathy for Dou E's wrongful suffering with mournful poems. This work has been sung for generations, and has become a magnificent epic in which the literati and writers of the time lamented justice and indicted the dark society, and its influence has lasted for hundreds of years. To this day, people still mourn the unfortunate fate of Dou E's unjust case.
Literati Fang Xiaoru was "punished by the ten clans"
1. Loyal and upright Confucian filial piety
Fang Xiaoru, the word retro, number Donglin, the early Ming Dynasty Wenyuan famous and thinker. He has been studying from his family since he was a child, studying under famous Confucianism, and is good at learning from the world. He was known for his upright patriotism, advocated patriotism and social justice throughout his life, and was an influential thought leader in the early Ming Dynasty.
Fang Xiaoru has a upright personality, dares to speak out, and criticizes the corruption and mediocrity of the rulers. He was particularly opposed to the mediocrity and arbitrariness of the usurping tyrant Zhu Di. When Zhu Di ascended the throne, Fang Xiaoru refused to draft a letter for him to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, insisting on not being with the tyrant. This made Zhu Di, who was already a wolf's ambition, very angry.
2. The "Ten Tribes" were miserable
Zhu Di was furious, and actually ordered Fang Xiaoru, who adhered to the discipline and was not a powerful person, to "punish the ten clans". This is an extremely cruel torture, which means killing all Fang Xiaoru's relatives, protégés, and servants until his bloodline is completely cut off. Zhu Di's bestial atrocities shocked the world and were outrageous.
According to eyewitness records, the scene of the "Zhu Shi Clan" at that time was extremely cruel and bloody, and it was unbearable to see. The soldiers were armed with sharp blades and slaughtered Fang Xiaoru's family, clansmen, relatives and friends, and even babies, dripping with blood. Fang Xiaoru saw all this with his own eyes, but he couldn't do anything, and finally died of grief and anger. The bodies were dumped in the streets, and no one dared to collect them for days. When future generations recall this scene, they can't help but stand on end and shudder.
Since then, Zhu Di's atrocities have intensified. Soon, he also "punished the ten clans" of the family of another loyal minister, Hu Guang. When people saw such a tragic death of the former upright and patriotic Confucian, they all felt painful and regretted for the rest of their lives. The tragic fate of Fang Xiaoru has also become ironclad evidence of the tyranny of the early Ming Dynasty, warning future generations to remember the lessons of history.
Famous historians were tortured by "palace punishment".
1. Sima Qian, who has a Confucian style
Sima Qian, a famous historian in the Western Han Dynasty, was a master in the field of historiography. His magnum opus "Historical Records" is known as the "ancestor of historical books". Sima Qian is from a young British capital, proficient in scripture and history, and is better at poetry and writing. He was not only a scholar, but also a loyal and patriotic courtier.
When he was a teenager, Sima Qian was appointed as a sacrificial wine and was in charge of the sacrificial ceremonies of the imperial court. Soon, he was recommended as a doctor because of his outstanding talent and learning, and he worked in the court. As an important minister, Sima Qian was very sympathetic to the future of the country, and repeatedly wrote to make statements, pointing out the gains and losses of the Chen dynasty. He spoke sharply, spoke generously, and spoke outright, mercilessly criticizing the mediocrity and corruption of those in power.
2. Tortured by the palace and clumsy to compile history
However, Sima Qian's frank and upright personality also became the bane of his failure. During a direct confession of corruption, he accidentally offended the concubines of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and was subjected to extremely humiliating torture - palace punishment. Uterine torture was a humiliating and brutal form of torture at the time, mainly aimed at the destruction of the male genital organs.
Under the torture of the palace punishment, Sima Qian suffered great physical and mental devastation. Some people say that he cried bitterly on the execution ground, and he was in pain. Survivors recalled that Sima Qian lost his manhood under the tragic palace punishment and suffered a humiliation that was worse than death. Sentenced to exile on the frontier, he had to resume his old business in the wilderness, and with his meager money and poor handwriting, he began to write his magnum opus.
Undoubtedly, Sima Qian must have experienced great physical and mental torture when he wrote the "Historical Records". The torture at that time must have left an indelible shadow on him. Some people say that it is precisely because he experienced such a tragic fate that he wrote a masterpiece and recited his sincere loyalty to the country and the people.
Strange case in the late Qing Dynasty "Yang Naiwu and little cabbage"
1. The innocent was falsely accused
This is a bizarre unjust case that occurred in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. At that time, a poor boy named Yang Naiwu in Sichuan was framed for adultery and murdered her husband, and his co-defendant was a young lady named "Little Cabbage". Both are innocent, but they fall victim to the utter corruption and darkness of the magnates.
The reason was that Yang Naiwu was wandering outside and accidentally bumped into a woman doing some bizarre behavior. The woman thought that he had seen through the fact that she had committed adultery, so she lied to the government that he was a thief and framed Yang Naiwu for killing her husband. Another little cabbage who was framed is just an innocent little girl.
2. After torture, he finally got Zhaoxue
Soon, Yang Naiwu and Xiao Cabbage were arrested and severely tortured by local officials. Despite their wails and confessions of innocence, they were not released. They were held for years in dark and dirty prisons, during which time they were tortured several times. The little cabbage was even more humiliated as an "adulterer" and was at the mercy of the servants.
After years of entanglement, this bizarre case has never come to light. In the end, under the appeal of some righteous forces, the imperial court sent someone to retry the case. After a lot of investigation, all the suspicions were finally clarified, and the two obtained Zhaoxue. But they have gone through so many years of wrongdoing, and they have been devastated physically and mentally. This became the best footnote to the rampant dark elites in the society of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.
Epilogue:
In the long course of history, these suffocating cases are like pearls with hidden impurities, making the light dim. However, it is precisely the existence of these unjust cases that shows that we should cherish the current era of peace and remember those martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the realization of fairness and justice. We must learn from these unjust cases, always remain vigilant against corruption and lies, and use courage and wisdom to defend justice.