Bearing humiliation and suffering injustice.(負屈含冤)
During the Yuan dynasty in China, there was
a famous playwright named Guan Hanqing.
He wrote over 60 plays in his lifetime,
covering a wide range of creative themes. Through his works, he reflected the
social realities and phenomena of the time.
One of his plays features a female
protagonist named Tan Ji'er and a male protagonist named Bai Shizhong. This
play also features a villain named Yang Yanei.
During the oppressive Yuan Dynasty,
ordinary people had no recourse when faced with bullying from powerful figures.
They were unable to resist.
Drama often reflects the realities of the
times, a fact that Guan Hanqing observed keenly.
For this reason, he often included a
character similar to a deus ex machina in the endings of his plays.
People at the time placed their hopes for
justice in an idealised figure. This figure was portrayed as an absolutely
incorruptible, discerning and powerful official who would appear at the last
moment to uphold justice, clear the innocent and punish the guilty.
In the final act of this play, a
high-ranking official named Li Bingzhong suddenly appears, having been directly
authorised by the king to inspect various parts of the country.
Li Bingzhong... Following an active
investigation, the following key facts were discovered:
Firstly, Bai Shizhong was an upright and
highly capable official who was considered an excellent leader by the people of
Tanzhou.
Secondly, Yang Yanei was angered by Bai
Shizhong's marriage to Tan Ji'er and therefore committed the crimes of
defamation and framing Bai Shizhong.
Thirdly, the fishmonger woman was actually
Tan Ji'er in disguise, acting in an attempt to save Bai Shizhong's life.
Having confirmed that Tan Ji'er and Bai
Shizhong had been humiliated and treated unjustly, Li Bingzhong delivered a
fair verdict.
He ruled that Bai Shizhong should continue
to serve as the mayor of Tanzhou City. The mayor of the prefecture.
Although Tan Ji'er had stolen the sword and
plaque representing the king, he believed that she had done so in order to
fight against Yang Yanei's false accusations, and therefore she was acquitted.
Meanwhile, Yang Yanei was stripped of his
official position and reduced to an ordinary citizen. He was also sentenced to
severe punishment.
This idiom translates as 'bearing
humiliation and suffering injustice'.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you gain from this story?
Do you think your country's judicial system
is fair and incorruptible? What would you do if you suffered injustice?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.
負屈含冤(Bearing humiliation and suffering
injustice.)
中國的元王朝有一個非常著名的劇作家，他的名字叫做關漢卿。
他創作的題材非常的廣泛，一生中寫出了超過60部的戲劇作品，他藉由他寫的作品反映出當時的社會環境的各種現象與當時的各種社會現實。
他寫的諸多作品中，有一部作品的女主角的名字叫做譚記兒，男主角的名字叫做白士中，這部戲中有一個反派人物，這個反派人物的名字叫做楊衙內。
由於中國的元朝是一個高壓統治的時代，所以當時的普通百姓在遇到一些權貴來欺負時，絕大部分都沒有能力來反抗。
戲劇往往反映時代的現實，關漢卿敏銳地覺察到這一點。
因為這個原因，所以關漢卿常在戲劇的結尾安排一個類似西方戲劇中的(機械降神)的角色。
當時的人們將維持正義的希望，寄託於一種理想化的人物形象。這個人物被塑造成絕對清廉、明察秋毫且擁有至高權力的官員，在最後關頭登場，主持正義，讓好人洗刷冤屈，壞人受到制裁。
這部戲劇的最後一幕突然出現了一個名字叫做(李秉忠)的高級官員，這個官員由國王直接授權到全國各地視察。
李秉忠經過主動的調查後發現了下列幾項關鍵事實。
第一項事實是白士中是一個正直而且工作能力很強的官員，(潭州)市的百姓都認為他是一個很優秀的領導者。
第二項事實是楊衙內因為白士中娶了譚記兒所以覺得惱怒，因此楊衙內犯下了毀謗與蓄意陷害白士中的罪行。
第三項事實是原來那一個賣魚的漁婦是由譚記兒所假扮，她做這件事的原因是為了希望可以保全白士中的性命。
當李秉忠確認了譚記兒與白士中是背負屈辱與蒙受冤屈之後，他做出了公正的判決。
他判決白士中繼續擔任潭州市的市長。
他認為譚記兒雖然偷走代表國王的那一把代表國王的劍與一塊代表國王的牌子，但她做這些事情的原因是因為她要對抗楊衙內的誣告，所以她被判無罪。
楊衙內被解除官員的身分成為普通的百姓，他還被判處嚴厲的刑罰。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是背負屈辱與蒙受冤屈。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你的國家中的司法系統你覺得公正或是清廉嗎?當你遭受到冤屈時，你會採取怎樣的行動呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為元-關漢卿-望江亭中秋切鱠-第二折
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