"Liaozhai" tells a typical Chinese-style unjust case, but he is blessed by misfortune
——Interesting reading of Liaozhai's "Unjust Prison"
As the name suggests, the short story "Unjust Prison" tells a story of unjust cases, and it is a typical Chinese-style unjust case. This story has been copied a lot in later film and television dramas, and it also has its shadow in "The Great Song Ti Criminal Officer".
The protagonist of the story, Yanggu Xiao Zhu, is a very frivolous and poor young man, his wife died early, but he did not feel sad, but also listed it as one of the four great fortunes of men, posting information everywhere to seek people with connections. There is even the idea that rabbits eat grass by the nest and have a thought about the beautiful daughter-in-law of the neighbor's family. He begged the matchmaker, saying that if he could describe this as such, he would simply die without regrets. The matchmaker laughed at him and said, "Do you think she is Pan Jinlian?" Then you also have to solve the big lang first, right? Xiao Zhu said with a dead face, A certain Wen Ti!
Xiao Zhu crooked mule sold a donkey price, net eating mouth loss. After more than a month, the imaginary enemy of the neighbor's family, Xiao Zhu, was indeed killed in the wild. The county order naturally went from the neighborhood to look for clues first, and the matchmaker reported these crazy words that Xiao Zhu had said. The county commander was worried about the case without a clue, Xiao Zhu was simply his life-saving straw, and he was arrested without saying a word.
The beating into a confession is an indispensable part of the Story of Chinese-style unjust cases. Don't be afraid that you don't move, or play lightly. If the county order wants to cure Xiao Zhu's crime, Xiao Zhu must be difficult to defend. Anyway, if it is death, then suffer less sin, and play a double reed with his old wife, forge a blood coat, and push yourself into the abyss.
Another characteristic of Chinese-style unjust case stories is that they are bound to be overturned. Unjust cases that are not overturned are unjust cases, and unjust cases that are overturned are called stories. Xiao Zhu's life should not be extinguished, and the murderer himself surrendered himself. In fact, the ending of this story does not meet the aesthetic needs of the Chinese for traditional public cases, most people expect Yu Ge Qingtian to appear, the eyes are like torches, and by chance, because of some details, they see through the mystery hidden in this case, and then follow the vine to find out the real culprit.
Of course, perhaps this is also the theme that Pu Songling wants to express, where there are so many Qingtian Grand Masters in the world, it is simply the obscenity of the common people. Then, is it difficult to rely on the general Zhou Cangxian in front of Emperor Guan to restore his innocence? Pu Songling said, think for yourself!
The real murderer was brought to justice, Xiao Zhu was innocent, and the county order that judged the confused case did not end well, and finally died tragically in prison; Xiao Zhu's dream lover was touched by Xiao Zhu's righteousness and married him. Everything is happy, everything is so unreal. If you think this story is credible, then when you meet your own Pan Jinlian, please be bold and flirt!