There is such a plot in many costume TV dramas, that is, the protagonist committed some crime, or was framed and sentenced to be executed. Then the protagonist watched his whole family die tragically and escaped silently. He kept a low profile and cultivated his own power for sev

There is such a plot in many costume TV series , that is, the protagonist committed some crime, or was framed and sentenced to 's entire family, and then the protagonist watched 's whole family die tragically, escaped silently. , hide one's power and bide cultivate one's own power, and a few years later oneself will come back to take revenge .

But TV is TV after all, is entertaining , which is different from . In the real history, the ending of after being sentenced to death is different. In ancient times, those who committed serious crimes were usually sentenced to death if they committed heinous crimes to serve as a warning to others . In ancient times, after being sentenced to death, why didn’t people run away secretly?

The news was blocked

In ancient times, if issued an order and sentenced the entire family to be executed, he would not make a big fuss about it and make it known to everyone. Instead, quietly issued the order and directly sent people to catch the criminals. will not give those people the time and opportunity of to .

Moreover, the traditional message transmission was very closed , unlike today's society where there is , the Internet, and . If something is hotly searched, it is and everyone knows . In ancient times, officers and soldiers may have surrounded the criminal's home. They didn't know what happened, was killed inexplicably.

In ancient times, when people were beheaded, it was usually three-party forces . One party went to receive the emperor's decree , and the other ran to the various checkpoints in the city to prevent anyone from leaving , and the other party rushed directly. Go to the criminal's official residence in , surround him with water leaking out , and then go in and issue the command .

live in seclusion in the mountains and forests

If they are sentenced to execution, assuming that the criminal really escapes, their first reaction may be to hide in the deep mountains and old forests and never interfere with 's affairs in the mountains. Live a carefree life in the fields, with idle clouds and wild cranes, free and unrestrained.

But don't be deceived by the protagonist who lives in seclusion in the mountains and forests in the TV series, practices martial arts on his own, and is invincible in the end. . If we really go to the ancient mountain forests , most of us ordinary people will not survive an episode of .

Because the jungles in ancient times did not have control like today. There were many birds and beasts in the woods. Maybe there were tigers on this mountain top, and lions on that mountain top. Moreover, there is no food and supplies to survive in the mountains, and it is impossible for a person to survive in the deep mountains and woods without any special wilderness survival training.

So when the real ancient people fled , they would not have thought of running into the mountains. Instead of being eaten by beasts , it would be better to be docile and accept the punishment at home and be killed with a knife.

TV series such as "Shaving a Monk" will also have such a plot. When the protagonist is in danger, he will go up the mountain to the temple to seek the protection of a monk. However, in ancient times, being a real monk was not something you could do if you wanted to. A stranger goes to the temple and asks the abbot to shave his hair and become a monk. He also needs a court recommendation letter and there is a complete set of related procedures.

If there is no certificate , the temple will not accept , otherwise it will just keep anyone. If it is fugitive , the officers and soldiers investigate and find that the temple secretly takes in , a repeat criminal from the imperial court, and the whole temple will be ruined. It's just a matter of the emperor's words, so the host doesn't dare to take the risk.

Escape from the city

In ancient times, those who were generally sentenced to death were not ordinary people, but some civil servants or military attachés of the imperial court.There are many cases of officials today and prisoners tomorrow, especially corrupt officials. Even filthy officials and cannot escape the fate of being copied and executed.

In ancient times, ordinary people lived outside the capital. After reaching a certain level of official rank, the emperor would reward houses and let these officials move to the capital. One was for welfare, and the other was to restrict .

But the capital is no better than the suburbs. There are officers and soldiers stationed at every checkpoint in the capital. If you want to pass through, you need to be interrogated. , you either need to pass the customs clearance document , or you need the ancient "ID card" to prove it. You are an ordinary citizen a normal out of town.

Without these credentials, officers and soldiers would immediately suspect , and then take him to the government to see if is an absconding criminal.

Fleeing to the countryside

In ancient times, the Internet was underdeveloped, and thousands of households were very troublesome to manage. In order to facilitate rulers to better manage the masses, ancient controls on population movements were very strict. Even if you were lucky enough to escape to In rural areas, the fate is the same. Because although the capital management under the emperor's feet is very heavily guarded, there are also systems for population control in rural areas.

In ancient times, there was a system in rural areas called "Baojia System" , that is, five households were used as one guarantee, and then there would be and the chief to manage these five households, and the chief would be at intervals. Time will come to check people, and once they find someone with a new face, and they can't tell who they are, and they can't produce their credentials, they will be sent to the government directly, and they will be handed over to the officers and soldiers for disposal.

The road to pass the border was inconvenient in ancient times, and the terrain was rugged. There were no roads for development. It was impossible for ordinary people to climb over thousands of mountains and ridges with bare hands. They might have fallen to death before they could escape. .

As for the flat roads that have been built, there will be officers and soldiers holding hands. People passing by need to show the road to guide them, otherwise they will not let people pass casually.

In ancient times, those escaped people without ID cards were called "black households" . In ancient times, buying and selling people was also illegal, but if you were a gangster, it was different. You were likely to be sold into slavery Or sell it to brothel .

So in ancient times, everyone was copied and executed, why didn’t they run away secretly? That's because cannot escape

at all.