Cheating from Bai Baihe, how easy was it to divorce in ancient times?

I guess when you say ancient, you mean ancient China.

Then this ancient time refers to the era before the middle of the nineteenth century in the historical stage of our country.

In China, since the Zhou Dynasty, the marriage and family system of husband power system has been established. From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the foundation of patriarchal clan system was not stable. For example, the Book of Changes records that his wife ran away from home. When Qin Shihuang visited, he found that the man's daughter-in-law, the wife who stayed with his wife and the dead husband abandoned their children and remarried, so he carved a stone and ordered the world to maintain family stability.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the sense of husband rights was constantly strengthened. In the relevant laws, women's status is very low, and wives can't go to their husbands without authorization. However, when their husbands run away, they can file for divorce with the government.

In ancient times, there was a certain ceremony for aristocratic divorce. According to the Book of Rites, there are not only ceremonies for husbands to leave their wives, but also ceremonies for wives to leave their husbands. Both those who left and those who were left modestly blamed themselves.

Judging from the "Divorce Certificate" of the Tang Dynasty preserved in historical materials, it seems that men and women had equal status at that time. The content of "let the wife write" is roughly divided into three sections. The first paragraph restates the fate of husband and wife, which has been repaired by fatigue and robbery. It should be that water, like fish, is happy together all day long. Then the second paragraph describes the current state. Because their personalities are incompatible, contradictions are frequent, and their size is uneasy, and their six relatives deny them, it is really impossible to continue. In the third paragraph, I wrote a blessing for divorce. Since we can't live together, it's better to say goodbye and let every student be happy. At the same time, I wish both men and women a future after divorce. At the end of the divorce agreement, some indicate that alimony should be given to the woman. The divorce certificate should be testified by both parents and relatives.

Judging from the "Letter of Wife Release" issued by the Tang people, it is similar to what we call "divorce by agreement" today, so we should try our best to get together and leave.

Although China was a patriarchal society in ancient times, women needed "three obedience and four virtues", but men were not allowed to divorce their wives at will, because divorce between husband and wife was dominated by family values, restricted by law, and bound by emotion and reason.

According to Bai Juyi's collection, when his wife was delivering food to her husband who was farming in the field, she met her hungry father on the road and gave him the food. The husband was waiting in the field hungry, very angry and insisted on divorcing his wife. The wife refused to accept and sued the government. Bai Juyi said in the verdict: "According to women's moral standards, a wife should be obedient to her husband, but it is only natural to repay her father's kindness. Therefore, the meal should be given to the father first, and the husband should follow. Because filial piety is more important to the husband, the husband must not divorce his wife. "

Seven-out and seven-out (also called seven-abandonment) are the seven conditions for divorce between husband and wife stipulated by ancient Chinese laws and customs. When the wife meets one of these conditions, the husband and his family can ask for a divorce (that is, divorce). Judging from its content, it is mainly from the perspective of husband and family, considering their interests, so it can be said that it is a kind of oppression to his wife. On the other hand, in the ancient society where men were dominant, women were at least free from the fate of being abandoned by their husbands at will.

The content of seven out of seven.

The word "Seven Chus" did not formally appear until after the Tang Dynasty, but its content was completely derived from the "Seven Chus" recorded in Great Dai Li in the Han Dynasty, also known as "Seven Abandonments". The contents of the seven trips are as follows:

First, unfilial to parents; second, childless; third, lewd; fourth, jealous; fifth, bad habit; sixth, talkative; and seventh, stealing.

The seven contents are similar, including childlessness, fornication, ignorance of uncles and aunts, talkativeness, theft, jealousy and bad diseases.

Generally speaking, the contents of "seven out" and "seven out" are mostly based on the overall interests of in-laws. If the wife's behavior or physical condition cannot meet this consideration, the in-laws or husband can file for divorce. Comparatively speaking, if a wife wants to take the initiative to propose a divorce, the conditions are much stricter.