Why is there a plaque hanging above the ancient court?

The ancient "mirror hanging high" plaque was hung high in the court. First of all, it reminds officials to be aboveboard, fair and just. Second, to comfort those who came to ask for a verdict, you can rest assured that this case will come to the bottom, because the judge is observant.

The origin of the word "mirror hanging high" is very interesting. Legend has it that Qin Shihuang had a mirror that reflected people's heart and gallbladder. According to the book Miscellanies of Xijing, Liu Bang broke into Xianyang, Qin Dou, and entered the warehouse where the Qin royal family kept treasures in Xianyang Palace. I saw countless gold, silver and jewels. It is puzzling that there is a rectangular mirror. The shape of this mirror is very strange. It can shine on both sides. When people approach it, they use the usual posture, and the figure they shoot is an inverted portrait; If you put your hand on your heart and get close to it, you can clearly show people's internal organs. If a sick person covers his heart, he will see where his illness is.

If a woman's mind is not right, she will show great courage in the mirror and her heartbeat is different from that of ordinary people. It is said that at that time, Qin Shihuang often suspected that someone was unfaithful to him, and asked the ladies-in-waiting to look in this mirror and kill anyone who was different and had evil thoughts.

Later, in order to flaunt their integrity and honesty, many officials hung a plaque of "Qin Jing hanging high" in court to show that they were clear about right and wrong, fair and strict. However, because people are not familiar with the allusions of "Qin Jing" and think that "Spiegel" has a unique charm, they changed "Qin Jing" into "Spiegel".

Ordinary people say: "With copper as a mirror, you can dress;" Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Taking people as a mirror, you can understand the gains and losses. " Mirror is a tool that can distinguish the truth. It can make people gain wisdom and insight to distinguish good from evil and check good from evil. In ancient times, the plaque of "mirror hanging high" was often hung in the yamen, which also played a warning role. Warning officials should be sharp-eyed, thorough-minded, not biased, have enough wisdom and insight, correctly find out the truth of the case and judge the case fairly.