Living in the Hongwu Era: the Fate of Little People Under Zhu Yuanzhang

"Da Gao" is a criminal statute that Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, compiled into various cases that he had interrogated and decided, with the deeds of those who were executed as the main content. Later, it was promulgated to the world in the form of imperial edicts. The author of this book selected the "Shi Lingzhi Case", "Guo Huan Case", "Xiao Ji Ling", "Song Chongba Case", "Chen Shou Liu Case", "Grain Chang Qu Zhongliang Case", "Chop Finger Case", "Lu Yin Case", "Peng Yulin Case" and "Pan Fu Case" from "Da Gao" "" and other case trials, starting from the fate of individuals, to interpret the survival code of the Hongwu era. "Living in the Hongwu Era" peels off the cocoons of thirteen cases, and elaborates on the ins and outs behind these cases that have no legal basis, common sense and logic; from the military and land affairs in the early Ming Dynasty Starting with policies and systems such as politics, law, etc., We sort out the motivations of the people involved in the case, and interpret the basis and purpose of Zhu Yuanzhang's trial and judgment, thereby outlining the absurd fate and terrible living conditions of various characters in the Hongwu era, and recreating the true face of Emperor Hongwu's "rule of law".