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Which six parents do you mean when you say "six parents deny"? What are the allusions and sources?

Which six parents do you mean when you say "six parents deny"?

A: At present, "six relatives" generally refer to relatives. Father, mother, brother, brother, wife and son

In fact, the "six relatives" in history have specific contents, and there are three representative statements:

According to Zuo Zhuan, father and son, brother, sister (father's sister), nephew, aunt (wife's family member) and Yinya (husband's family member).

According to Laozi, father and son, brother and husband and wife are six relatives.

According to Hanshu, father, mother, brother, brother, wife and son are six relatives.

Later generations agree with the third statement because it is the closest in blood and marriage.

People often say, "Judge the case fairly, but the six parents deny it."

Source:

Chapter 3 of Feng Deying's "Bitter Cabbage Flower": "I lost my errand to find him, but he didn't help, and his six relatives denied it." Chapter 3 of Feng Deying's "Bitter Cabbage Flower": "I lost my errand to find him, but he didn't help, and his six relatives denied it."