What does the plaque with mirror hanging high in the yamen mean?

Tomb-Sweeping Day stayed at home to watch TV series with her sister on holiday. In the play, there is a plot in which the yamen judges a case, and a plaque in the yamen successfully aroused my sister's curiosity.

"Brother, why do you want to hang the words mirror high in the yamen?"

Sister is really a hundred thousand contemporary. Why do you ask me everything you see? I believe many people have had such questions. Why do you want to hang a mirror?

Mirrors are used to shine on people or things.

In China's ancient records, the appearance of mirrors is mostly metaphorical. Mr. Qian Zhongshu said in "A Cone in a Tube" that the mirror in ancient books has two sides: one side has insight, and it has nothing to hide, and it is good at distinguishing beauty from evil; Both are tolerant, things are transformed, and beauty and evil are not chosen.

In other words, the mirror has two metaphors or symbolic meanings. One is to see everything, because people and things are invisible and unscathed in front of the mirror.

One is tolerance, because no matter who or what is photographed, no matter ugly or beautiful, the mirror does not reject it.

The mirror hung high, which turned out to be "Qin Jing hung high". According to Liu Xin's Miscellaneous Notes on Xijing in Han Dynasty, when Liu Bangchu entered Xianyang Palace, he found many treasures, including a square mirror, which was four feet wide and five feet nine inches high.

This mirror can see people when looking in the mirror; Put your hand on your chest and you can see the five internal organs of the stomach; If the person who looks in the mirror has a disease, he can show where the root of the disease is; If people have evil thoughts, the internal organs reflected in the mirror will be "bold".

This precious mirror is called "Qin Jing" or "Galloping Mirror" or "Qintai Mirror". In "Ghost Blows the Lamp", this mirror is called "Qin Wang Zhao Gu Mirror".

In fact, in addition to this mythical statement, there is another one, that is, it is said that someone in the underworld wants to hide the sins he has committed in his life, but this time, Ye Yan is not easy to fool.

At this time, I took a mirror in front of him, and the evil deeds were completely displayed in the mirror. At this time, he knew what justice was. Therefore, the world has learned to do the same.

Hanging the mirror high is not only a warning to criminals, but also to officials on duty.

Tell them to be law-oriented, not people-oriented, and be worthy of themselves and the people.

So this plaque is actually of great significance to the ancients. For every citizen, seeing this plaque means seeing hope. People believe that justice is in people's hearts and their grievances will be washed away one day.

Mirror hanging high, two-way warning. One is to warn officials to judge cases carefully and not to forget their parents' mission. The second is to warn people in class not to lie and quibble, and every crime will be exposed.