This incident occurred in the Ming Dynasty and was recorded in the "Lütiao Gongan".
Jianzhong County is a place where the rural customs are not correct, the customs are promiscuous, and men and women have always been sexually promiscuous. Most women have fornication without feeling ashamed, and most men have fornication without feeling it is dirty. The local people who live here only want to have enough food and clothing, and pay attention to dressing beautifully and beautifully. As for misbehavior, vulgarity and ugliness, they don't take it seriously.
has The folk song says: The day you get drunk with wine and the day you are full with meat, it means that romance is called cleverness. They all sing the song "Pretty Man", and many Xiu'e quarrel. This means that men are promiscuous.
There is also a slang saying: Apply more powder and adjust the fat skillfully. Wear a high bun and wear well. She is well dressed and supportive, and many people say she is a good girl. We see each other as close friends, so there is no need to worry about east and west day and night. This means that women are acting promiscuously.
Occasionally, a capable county magistrate comes to inspect the local customs, hoping to get rid of the promiscuous trend and create a pure land. However, the evil customs are deeply rooted and difficult to reverse overnight. Although we can combat sexual immorality, we cannot put an end to evil thoughts; we can curb them for a while, but we cannot eliminate them for a long time. People of insight can only feel depressed and sigh, but they can never put out the evil trend and return to the right path.
There was a local rich man, Yang Banquan, who gave birth to three boys. The eldest son is named Yang Meifu, the second son is named Yang Shanfu, and the younger son is named Yang Yifu. The three of them are all arrogant, have never known how to abide by the law, and have no regard for human ethics.
They all covet their neighbor to the east, Yu Qingtang, who is also a relative of the Yang family. Because the Yu family has a charming daughter-in-law Jin Xianying.
This Jin Xianying has a very beautiful appearance. The three brothers knew that she was upset that her husband was young and weak, had difficulty in fulfilling his sexual desires, and was worried and depressed day and night. I also noticed that she was flirting with others, blatantly trying to find a wild man outside. So the three Yang Meifu brothers looked for every opportunity to tease her.
The two families were relatives for several generations, and they were also neighbors who lived together. There were too many opportunities, and soon the three brothers secretly conspired with Jin Xianying. Although Jin Xianying accepted all the Yang brothers, she only liked Yang Shanfu in her heart.
Yu Qingtang and his wife also knew about these scandalous things about their daughter-in-law, but because their son was young and didn't understand anything, and his daughter-in-law was older and already understood the affairs between men and women, she knew that she couldn't guard against them. He also thought that Yang Shanfu was a relative and neighbor of his, and if he caught the adulterer, both families would lose their dignity, so he had to endure it and pretend to be confused, pretending not to see or hear, and just hope that his son would grow up soon.
Although Yang Shanfu was obsessed with Jin Xianying, Jin Xianying was still not satisfied in her heart. Because although Yang Shanfu had a wealthy family, plenty of money, good looks, and well-dressed clothes, he was ignorant, ignorant, and incompetent. He couldn't play chess, calligraphy, painting, or play, play, or sing, so it was difficult for him to be her romantic son-in-law. Even though Yang Shanfu knew how to flatter him, Jin Xianying just dealt with it. The two had an affair for more than four years, but Jin Xianying never revealed the slightest bit of true love.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, the wind was clear and the moon was bright. People on the street invited children from Western Zhejiang troupes to sing and celebrate the good night. Beautiful singing voice, elegant rhythm, singing gongs and drums resounding through the sky. Jin Xianying climbed up to the west tower and watched the moon. When it was late at night and she heard the loud voices of the actors, she leaned against the railing and listened carefully. She was so moved that she wished she could spread her wings and fly into the arms of the artists.
The next night, Yang Shanfu came to date his lover again. Jin Xianying asked him: "Last night, the wind and moon were boundless and the scenery was pleasant. Why did you hide from me and not climb a tall building with me to enjoy the moonlight together?"
Yang Shanfu replied: "Originally, I wanted to keep you company, but a Zhejiang native happened to come over to sing an opera. My parents, brothers and relatives invited me to play together. I couldn't run out alone. I was also afraid of others gossiping. , so I can only ignore you."
Jin Xianying asked back: "Who was the person whose singing voice filled the sky late last night?" Yang Shanfu said: "It was none other than Tang Ziliang, who played the leading role. This man is just twenty-two years old, with great appearance and unique talents. People who read him say that he will not sing all his life when he is rich and famous.When asked about his family background, it turned out that he was a son of a high-ranking official and was successful in studying. He only went out to play with others because he liked to play. "Jin Xianying was even more excited after hearing the detailed introduction about Tang Ziliang.
The next day she said to her mother-in-law: "My father-in-law is about to turn sixtieth, and having a birthday is not a trivial matter. Relatives will come over to celebrate, and it is inevitable that we will have wine and banquets, and we will rarely invite people to perform in operas. I heard that there happens to be a Zhejiang opera troupe here right now, and they are singing very well. If you invite them here, you can celebrate your father-in-law's birthday and entertain the guests with drinks. Don't miss it.
The mother-in-law sighed happily: "The ancients said, 'A son is not as filial as a daughter-in-law.' This is true." "So he went to persuade Yu Qingtang to let the Zhejiang opera troupe perform some plays at home.
Yu Qingtang refused at first and could not bear his wife's repeated nudges, so he called the opera troupe to sing for more than 20 nights. Jin Xianying looked at Tang Ziliang carefully and liked it more and more, so she secretly ran to the outhouse and took Tang Ziliang to the bedroom to have fun. Opera. When the song was almost over, she made an appointment with Tang Ziliang and asked him to find a reason to elope together.
Because they had been setting up the wine for many days, Yu Qingtang and his wife worked hard day and night, so they didn't pay attention. Two days later, they found out that their daughter-in-law had been abducted. Yu Qingtang thought resentfully: "It couldn't be anyone else, it must be Yang Shanfu, the thief. Originally, he had been helplessly enduring the rape of his own wife for many years, and now he had kidnapped her again, so she had to sue him. "
So a complaint was filed with the government, claiming that Yang Shanfu was domineering, bullied his son when he was young, and raped his daughter-in-law for many years. He abducted him at night and fled, taking away eighteen pieces of gold and silver jewelry and fifteen sets of silk and silk.
At that time, the Cao Tui Mansion was in charge of the magistrate's seal of Jianzhong County. This man had a strong nature. The case was resolved quickly during the Qingming Dynasty. After receiving the complaint, he immediately sent officials to arrest the defendant Yang Shanfu.
Yang Shanfu came to the case and shouted that he was wronged. He said: "Although Jin Xianying and I have always been in love, I don't know who abducted him, and I don't know whether he is dead or alive." "After that, he also submitted a petition in response to the complaint, begging the county magistrate to clear his name.
Cao Tui's office read Yang Shanfu's complaint and said, "The two have been friends for many years. Although there may be other reasons for the abduction, can you make it clear? He scolded Yang Shanfu again: "Since you have been having an affair with Jin Xianying for many years, you must know something about her heart." Now that she has been kidnapped, you must know some of the inside story. "
Yang Shanfu quickly argued: "Jin Xianying likes too many men, how can he frame him as the one who abducted him? Cao Tuifu followed suit: "Since you said that Jin Xianying has many lovers, hurry up and tell them their names one by one." "
Yang Shanfu then reported a lot of names such as Yang Tingzhao, Chen Ruchang, Wang Huaiting, Wang Bailu, Zhang Dayan, Li Jinyou, etc. Needless to say, these people were soon taken to the county government for interrogation. However, everyone only admitted to having an affair with Jin Xianying, but denied the abduction.
The Cao Tui Mansion immediately tortured Yang Shanfu and others. The poor men were picked up by the wolf-like government officials, beaten hard, and tortured to pieces.
Everyone said with one voice: "Jin Xianying was originally a prostitute, a womanizer, and extremely dissolute. Who knows which man she ran away with? We are not willing to suffer this, even if we die under the Nine Springs. "
Yu Qingtang insisted that it was Yang Shanfu who abducted his wife, thinking that he wanted to muddy the waters and deliberately involved a large group of people. Cao Tui's office re-interrogated, but everyone began to speak for Yang Shanfu, claiming that they did not dare to make a conclusion The abductor was Yang Shanfu. The Cao Tui Mansion had no clue and had to temporarily imprison all of them.
At the second watch of the night, Mr. Cao burned incense and prayed to the sky: "Jin Xianying was abducted and there was no trace. Gods of heaven and earth, please give me some hints as soon as possible so that I will not be unjustly accused. "After doing this, he slowly walked into the west wing and heard the sound of reading.After listening carefully, it turned out that someone was reciting the poem "Qiu Miao": "I am lonely, how can I be such a good man?"
Cao Tuifu thought: "This is Tang Feng, but I don't know what kind of person he is." The whole poem consists of three chapters, each chapter has six lines. What is written is about marriage. Through the joy of the wedding night, it expresses the very warm and sweet love between men and women.
After getting up early in the morning, Mr. Cao walked to the lobby after washing up. Suddenly he heard someone singing behind the Yamen: "On the stage, it's so good to be alive. How does it feel? Mingmingliang." Cao Tuifu suddenly realized: "He must be an opera singer. His surname is Tang and his name is Ziliang." When he came to the court, he asked Yang Shanfu, "Have any of the actors in the Qingtang family ever performed in opera? Is there anyone named Ziliang among them?" Yang Shanfu answered yes. Cao Tuiguan asked again: "Where is Tang Ziliang from?" Yang Shanfu said that he was from Longcheng, Quzhou.
The Cao Tui Mansion then sent an official document to Quzhou Magistrate Song Zhiren in the name of cooperating with the investigation of robbers, saying: Recently, a habitual bandit was captured in Japan County, Qiang Ziwu. The prisoner claimed that Tang Ziliang, a bandit from Longcheng, had robbed with him. They divided the spoils over a long period of time and got a beautiful woman and some gold and silver property. Please kindly ask your government to arrest him and take him to our place for confrontation so that the case can be concluded.
Song Gong received the Guanwen and immediately captured Tang Ziliang and sent him to Jianzhong County. When Tang Ziliang saw Cao Tui's house, he told the truth: "The villain was originally a son of an official. He had been studying for many years. Because he had nothing to do, he sang with a group of people. I sang at Yu Qingtang's house for more than twenty nights before. His daughter-in-law Jin Xianying liked me and was willing to elope back to Zhejiang with me. When will I Have you ever been a robber? All my friends can testify.”
Cao Tui’s government found out the situation and took Tang Ziliang into prison. He then arrested Jin Xianying and asked, “Why did you betray your husband’s family and escape?” There are also difficulties. My husband is young and weak and cannot satisfy my lust, so he committed this crime regardless of his shame. I beg your forgiveness. Cao Tui's Mansion called Yu Qingtang and his son and asked, "You old man is too ignorant. Your son is still young. How can you keep this prostitute at home?" No wonder she wanted to elope and run away. "
Yu Qingtang replied tremblingly: "I had a son in his later years and spoiled him too much, so I married him a wife early. I hope the master will be lenient. "
Duke Cao then ruled: Jin Xianying ran away with her husband and became an official and was sold. Tang Ziliang did not agree to engage in adultery, Yang Shanfu did not agree to rape a young woman, and Yang Tingzhao ordered everyone to commit the crime of being an adulterer. Yu Qingtang falsely accused him and rebelled against him, and he was severely punished.
judge, everyone admires it. Cao Gong severely punished everyone involved in the case, which played a certain role in eradicating prostitution in the county and strengthening the education of the people.
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