In ancient times, officials were sentenced to death by the emperor, which was basically a foregone conclusion. They were all dead to the forefront, but few people cursed a few words and even said "Thank you for your kindness" like a touching world. Some people said that this is a concept of monarch and ministers that has been deeply rooted in the bones. Is this really the case?
There was a writer named Fang Xiaoru who worked diligently every day to share the worries of the court. However, in the first year of Jianwen 3 (1399), King Yan Zhu Di 3 raised an army to rebel, led his troops south, and seized the throne.
Zhu Di immediately found Fang Xiaoru and wanted Fang Xiaoru to draft the edict of the throne. Why did Fang Xiaoru draft an edict for the throne? The main reason is that Fang Xiaoru was a great calligrapher at that time and had a strong appeal among scholars all over the world. He would have made a great role in drafting edicts to soothe the hearts of the people in the world, especially the hearts of scholars. There is no more suitable candidate than Fang Xiaoru.
As a result, Fang Xiaoru refused to write, which made Zhu Di almost kill him with one blow, but Zhu Di still endured it and threatened Fang Xiaoru, claiming that if he didn't write, he would kill him nine clans. Fang Xiaoru didn't know that he was angry and didn't write anything, so he said to Zhu Di: So what if I kill my ten clans?
Zhu Di couldn't bear it anymore and said to Fang Xiaoru, "Okay, then I'll destroy your ten clans." Fang Xiaoru collapsed to the ground when he heard Zhu Di's words.
It’s like a person sitting at home, and the pot comes from the sky. In this way, Fang Xiaoru's immediate family, side-line relatives, and "classmates" of the same generation were all killed, with more than 800 people, and Fang Xiaoru was even punished for being slapped.
After that, in order to preserve their descendants, no one dared to be as arrogant as Fang Xiaoru, so in the end they were mixed with tears and shouted "Thank you for your kindness" before dying.