Brief introduction of Jingshan Pavilion and Shenming Pavilion in Ming Dynasty

It is also required to build two pavilions in the Forbidden City, prefectures and rural communities, that is, in every corner and village: one is Jingshan Pavilion, and the other is Shenming Pavilion. Jingshan Pavilion is dedicated to praising the good things that have happened in the village, that is, the so-called good things, which are mainly the responsibility of the elders in the village. Copy the good deeds and outstanding deeds of courtiers and good officials selected by Daming Ritual Department in pavilions and pavilions to encourage people to be positive. On the contrary, the Shen Ming Pavilion asked the elders in the village to copy all the bad things that happened in the village and all the things that had a great influence on museum officials to warn people not to do so. Shen Ming Pavilion is also the place where the village handles civil disputes and minor crimes. If there is family marriage, farmhouse music and fighting, it will be solved. That is to say, Barbie has an affair with real estate disputes among the people, engaged girls have to marry, some thieves, some curse people, some unfilial daughters-in-law, some people who destroy the land temple or steal things from the temple, and so on. All these civil disputes and minor criminal cases are arbitrated and handled by village elders and village heads. For minor crimes, corporal punishment is needed. Generally speaking, elders have the right to beat criminals with thorns or bamboo sticks, but prisons are not allowed in the village. Some cases are time-consuming. They are tried during the day, the criminals are put back at night and retried the next day. However, this kind of criminal trial is only applicable to minor crimes, and on-site trial may have far-reaching educational significance. However, it does not apply to serious criminal offences and is usually handled by county officials. There is a problem that modern people cannot understand. Today, this is a moral category. Adultery, especially sexual relations between men and women of different generations, was a serious crime in ancient times. As long as someone sues an official, it is generally impossible to handle it in the pavilion of Shen Ming Village.