How cruel was the "slaughtering of white ducks" in the Qing Dynasty?The parents were framed personally, and the county officials couldn't bear it
Behind the glory of ancient feudal society, there are often some little-known dark sides, which outline an unknown world, whether they are lurking in the rotten political bureaucracy or permeating the daily lives of ordinary people. On this mysterious stage, some unimaginable dark phenomena not only violate the law and discipline, but also violate public order, good customs, and moral ethics.
During the Qing Dynasty, there was a phenomenon called "slaughtering white ducks", which was unbelievably cruel. Behind this phenomenon is a bloody atmosphere and cruel practices, which is distressing. According to rumors, this evil custom has even spread to the family, and parents have even been involved in it, and what is even more bizarre is that they have personally designed to murder their own children. On many occasions, the county magistrates who hear such cases are overwhelmed and deeply anguished. Where did this man-made disaster come from?What kind of confusing story is hidden in it?
In ancient times, there was a taboo that people were cautious about what they said and did, and a chilling term - slaughtering the white duck. This is not a cruelty to poultry, but a chilling practice in the dark years of the late Qing Dynasty.
The descendants of large families and wealthy businessmen will inevitably face the death penalty if they commit crimes, especially those involving **. These rich and noble families were unwilling to let their relatives fall victim to the executioners, so they quietly began a dark trade called "slaughtering the white duck".
This hideous buying and selling is actually a gamble of money and fate. The children of rich families will search for the children of poor families and buy their fate at great expense. These unfortunate people will become scapegoats for the sins of the rich families, and the blade of death will be shielded for the guilty. In this ghostly deal, money becomes a contract of flesh and blood, and the children of the poor become scapegoats for innocent beings.
This terrible phenomenon spread widely at the end of the Qing Dynasty, when the rule of the imperial court was becoming more and more corrupt and the social atmosphere was sinking into a moral trough. **Corruption*** connived at the crimes of the rich, bent the law for personal gain, and protected each other, which greatly reduced the deterrent effect of the law. As a result, the practice of slaughtering white ducks flourished in this land where the rule of law collapsed.
It can be said that the children of rich families get away with the power of money, and their lives become dispensable in their hands. And the innocent poor can only survive in the whirlpool of fate.
With the spread of the phenomenon of "slaughtering white ducks" in the Qing Dynasty society, some upright, fair and selfless ** began to expose this ugly practice, and they recorded this evil behavior in detail in the folds and submitted it to the imperial court, hoping to attract the attention of the emperor of the current dynasty and seek effective governance strategies.
During this period, this kind of dark trade has spread like a snake and scorpion, leaving many ** helpless, and it is said that at the worst time, hundreds of ** cases were closed in the way of "slaughtering white ducks", which caused the extreme anger of the ruling Daoguang Emperor at the time, and in the face of this suffocating situation, it was difficult to find a way to crack it.
In this increasingly desperate situation, there is a ** named Chen Ao who has become the protagonist of the story. Chen Ao is an honest and honest judge, he took over a **, but in the process of processing, he found that the scapegoat of the case was actually a 16-year-old boy. The deceased was a burly adult man, and the situation was puzzling. Chen Ao's vision is keen, and he suspects that the teenager has been bought by someone with money and has become a scapegoat.
Faced with this unusual situation, Chen Ao felt pity. He did not want the young boy to die innocently, so he skillfully induced the boy to tell the truth. Under Chen Ao's patient guidance, the young man finally told what happened and admitted that he was bought to die with money. Chen Ao was deeply indignant and decided to retry the case and give the teenager a fair chance.
The trick of fate made Chen Ao unpredictable. A few days later, the teenager reappeared in Chen Ao's interrogation room and insisted on pleading guilty. Chen Ao was puzzled by the persevering teenager, and he asked the teenager again about his motives.
It turned out that after the boy returned to his hometown, the local magistrate brutally tortured him for fear of taking responsibility, forcing him to go back and replace the crime again. And the boy's parents also forced him to be a scapegoat again because they squandered the money they bought him. The boy is so desperate that he has lost the faith to live, and death has become his only way out of this dark society.
Chen Ao felt helpless for this young man, and in the face of the absurdity of society, he sighed at the sky, understanding that in this hazy era, the upright may not be able to save all the tragedies.
In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, which was in darkness, why could this despicable trade not be effectively curbed?The answer lies in a corrupt bureaucracy, a daunting place of decay. Most of the ** don't care about the life and death of ordinary people, and they don't care about the case.
Their high position as rulers and their self-esteem, combined with the ancient hierarchies, made them unconcerned about the suffering of the people. Under this concept, the life and death of the people at the bottom have nothing to do with them, so they don't care about the case, and only completing the task at hand is their only goal.
Secondly, many ** may have become the accomplices of the local landlords, and these large families frequently bribed the local ** in order to seek all kinds of benefits and benefits. Therefore, when problems or ** surface, these ** do not hesitate to solve problems for these forces. As long as they speak in unison, things will settle down smoothly, and these ** are not willing to offend these heroes for the sake of the poor people. Doing so will only cause unnecessary trouble for them.
Finally, the Qing Dynasty law had extremely strict regulations on dealing with **. Any case involving human life must go through complex and cumbersome review and handling procedures. Once there is an error, it will have to be re-tried, and this process is not only complicated, but also involves many ** interests. Therefore, no ** is willing to offend the magnates of China and North Korea for an unverifiable **. For them, the truth is far less important to their own interests than to maintain power and maintain a semblance of stability.
In the dark era, the shadow of slaughtering white ducks shrouded the whole society, and various complex reasons made this phenomenon not completely eradicated for a long time. Among the many complex factors, the most fundamental source lies in the inherent drawbacks under the rule of feudalism. This mode of rule has led to the imperfection of the construction of the rule of law in society, and people's minds have also been imprisoned by it.
In feudal dynasties, rulers indulge in privilege and intrigue, while the bottom of society is mired in the desert of the rule of law. The phenomenon of slaughtering white ducks is a dark portrayal of this feudal era. **We connive at criminals,** knots, forming an unbreakable network of interests, strangling justice in the cradle. The adjudication mechanism of society has been corrupted, the spirit of the rule of law has been destroyed, and the feudal shackles have prevented people from taking ideological steps.
The wheels of history never stop. In this raging era, people are deeply aware of the disadvantages of feudalism, and they begin to look forward to a sky free from shackles. The feudal dynasty was destined to be eliminated by the great waves of history, while the era of democracy and the rule of law was like a bright light that illuminated the once dark land.
In the current era, where everyone is equal and the rule of law is the cornerstone, disasters such as slaughtering white ducks have long been a thing of the past. Under the guidance of the rule of law, society has gradually risen, and people have thrived in the sunshine of equality. This is an era that is no longer devastated by power, where everyone has the right to speak out, and those evils of the past are wiped out under the protection of the rule of law.
The future is a better era. People sail in the ocean of democracy, no longer subject to feudal yokes, but waving the wings of freedom in the wind. The dark night of feudalism has passed, and the light of hope shines in everyone's heart.
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