Old joke: the end of a promoted couple

Because Qianlong used this case to reaffirm the importance of filial piety and the three cardinal guides and five permanent members, to safeguard the ideological basis of Qing dynasty rule and to prove the legitimacy of his dynasty.

At that time, the details of the case were as follows: there was a scholar named Deng in Hubei who married his wife Huang, and Huang himself was tough. After marriage, Huang was at odds with the scholar's mother-in-law. On one occasion, under the emotional excitement, the two sides moved their hands. Of course, the word "da" is used fiercely in historical materials. This was originally a small matter, but it was known by Governor Huguang, and he himself reported it to Emperor Qianlong.

Gan Long himself attached importance to filial piety in order to reaffirm the importance of social order, the Three Cardinal Principles and the Five Permanent Principles. He directly intervened in this case and made a shocking judgment. First of all, the husband and wife were directly executed in that year, Deng's brother and patriarch were hanged, and the neighbors did not report the case. They were all responsible for the war and were sent to the border guards. The local instructor in charge of education was sentenced to exile for three thousand miles, and all the county officials in Deng's county were dismissed, and future generations were not allowed to enter the official career.

The main purpose of Emperor Qianlong's furious punishment of all relevant personnel in this case is to emphasize the importance of filial piety and the three cardinal principles and five permanent members. The three cardinal guides and the five permanent members are the basis for maintaining rule, because they emphasize order and obedience, which are the weapons for stabilizing rule. The three cardinal guides, the five permanents and various concepts of famous religions are the basic theoretical basis of China's feudal autocratic rule, which was maintained and advocated by the rulers of past dynasties and constantly strengthened. This thought has played a role in regulating and imprisoning people, because it emphasizes unconditional obedience and unconditional obedience under ethical relations.