In the year after graduation, Cai Changzong went to Beijing to take the exam, and Cai Wu ordered Zhang Lver to accompany him. Zhang Lver pushed Cai Changzong into the Huaihe River halfway and went home to pretend that Cai Changzong fell into the water and died. When mother Cai heard the bad news, she vomited blood and became ill. When she was ill, she wanted to eat mutton soup, so she ordered Zhang Maolv to buy it back. Zhang donkey secretly put rat poison in the soup. Unexpectedly, mother Cai couldn't swallow because of the bad smell of mutton soup. The mutton soup was eaten by Zhang donkey's mother and died immediately.
Zhang donkey tried to steal the body, but her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law severely reprimanded her. Zhang Lver then brought Cai Mu to court to file a lawsuit. Shanyang County made Hu Li feel groggy and tried the case, torturing Cai Wu's family. Dou E couldn't stand her mother-in-law's pain and sentenced her to death.
In June, Dou E, who was tied to the execution ground, knelt down and begged her mother-in-law not to see her body after the executioner died. On the execution ground, Dou E invited her to pay homage to her mother-in-law. Don't tell dad about Dou Zhangtian's wrongful death.
Before his execution, Dou E made a shocking oath: "Although there is nowhere to argue between heaven and earth, I still want to sue the sky. Dou E suffered this unfair injustice. After my death, my blood spattered with white silk, and it snowed in June, and there was a drought in Shanyang County for three years to show injustice. " After the execution, Dou E's blood was three feet high and it rained cats and dogs. Yang Shan county magistrate got a fright, and everyone cried.
He also appointed Dou, his father, as the eighth governor. Lu Yu villagers interceded for Dou E, and immediately arrested Zhang Lver, together with Yang Shan county magistrate, to intercede for Dou E..
Extended data Dou E is the protagonist of Guan Hanqing's zaju Dou E Yuan, and a typical example of oppressed women in feudal society. She is kind and strong, and has a strong spirit of resistance. At first, Dou E was just a woman who swore to abide by feudal ethics such as filial piety and chastity, but the cruel reality pushed her to the abyss.
First, Zhang Lu, a rogue villain, forced her to get married, and then she was tortured by the government. In the struggle against evil forces, her rebellious character developed rapidly, from self-discipline and resignation to resolute struggle.
In court, she made a thrilling accusation against the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, which was actually a denial of the reality of the dark society and highlighted her unconquerable spirit of resistance.
Guan Hanqing, whose real name is Zhai Zuo, was born in Dadu (now Beijing) at the end of Jin Dynasty and the beginning of Yuan Dynasty. He is a representative writer of Yuan Zaju. Together with Zheng Guangzu, Bai Pu and Ma Zhiyuan, they are also called "Four Masters of Yuan Opera", ranking first among the "Four Masters of Yuan Opera". The year of birth and death is unknown.
With rich imagination and bold exaggeration, the work designs the surreal plot of three vows, which shows the powerful force of the just struggle, entrusts the author with distinct love and hate, and reflects the people's desire to uphold justice, punish evil and promote good.
References:
Dou E-Baidu Encyclopedia