Misinterpreted legal provisions, undermined
the authority of the law.(析言破律)
Dai Sheng was an important Confucian
scholar during the Han dynasty.
He collected and compiled many Confucian
texts into a book called the 'Book of Rites'.
This meticulous record documents the
institutions and systems of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China. It documents the
etiquette and norms that people of every social class should observe, as well
as various institutional systems and statistical data from that period.
One chapter of the book describes the Zhou
legal system.
The central government of the Zhou dynasty
had a department specifically responsible for revising criminal law, and there
was a detailed set of regulations on how to enforce it.
The legal provisions of the time defined
four particularly serious crimes, and anyone who committed one of these crimes
would be sentenced to death.
Anyone who misinterpreted legal provisions,
undermined the authority of the law, changed the names of official titles and
goods to deceive others, or established cults to overthrow the government would
be sentenced to death.
Creating overly complex, melancholic or
rousing music, crafting bizarre clothing or creating strange and grotesque
objects or tools — anyone using these methods to deceive the people would be
sentenced to death.
Spreading false information with an
unwavering stance, using eloquence to misinform, exploiting information
asymmetry to deceive, and glorifying wrongdoings to mislead others—anyone using
these methods would be sentenced to death.
Using people's beliefs in ghosts, gods,
unknown forces of nature or divination to deceive people and make illegal
profits was also punishable by death.
At the time, these four types of crime were
considered the most serious, and if the evidence against someone was
conclusive, they could be swiftly executed.
This idiom directly translates to
misinterpreted legal provisions, undermined the authority of the law.
It is used to describe someone who distorts
facts and breaks rules arbitrarily.
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you gain from this story?
Does your country have the death penalty?
What are your views on this form of punishment?
I hope this story offers you some new
insights.
析言破律(Misinterpreted legal provisions, undermined the authority of the law.)
(戴聖)是漢王朝時代的一個重要的儒家學者。
他蒐集了許多儒家的文章，編著成為一本書。這本書就是(禮記)。
這本書中詳細地記載了中國古代的周王朝的典章制度，在這本書中紀錄了生活在這個社會的每個階層的人應該遵守的禮儀與規範，這本書中也詳細地記錄了當時的社會上的各種典章制度與統計資料。
這本書中有一章中記錄周王朝的法治體系。
周王朝的中央政府中有設立一個專門負責修訂刑法的部門，針對如何執行刑法也有著一套詳細的規範。
當時的法律條文中記載了四種特殊的嚴重的罪行，任何人犯了這四種罪刑都會被判處死刑。
曲解法律條文、破壞法律的權威，擅自更改社會上官職與物品的名稱來達到欺騙他人的目的，創立邪教來顛覆政府，如果有人犯了上述這些罪行，那這個人就要被判處死刑。
製作一些旋律過於繁複、哀傷或激昂的音樂、製作一些奇異的服裝、創作一些詭異的且怪誕的器具或物品，如果有人用上列的手段來迷惑百姓，那這個人就要被判處死刑。
表現出確定態度到處傳播虛偽的信息，利用自己的口才來傳播虛假的言論，利用自己與他人之間的資訊不對等來欺騙他人，美化一些錯誤的行為並且誤導他人認為這些行為才是正確的，如果有人用上列的手段來欺瞞百姓，那這個人就要被判處死刑。
利用人們對於鬼、神、大自然中各種的未可知的力量、或者是占卜等等手段來迷惑百姓的，用這些手段來為自己創造出不正當的利益的，如果有人用上列的手段來混亂百姓，那這個人就要被判處死刑。
這四種類型的罪行在當時被認為是最嚴重的，如果一個人的犯罪證據確實，那麼這個人就可以被快速的執行死刑。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是曲解法律條文、破壞法律的權威。
這句成語被用來形容一個人任意歪曲事實且破壞規則。
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。
你的國家有死刑嗎?你如何看待死刑這種刑罰呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫
出處為禮記-王制