The eight-character yamen opens to the south, so don’t come in if you have a reason and no money (also known as "The yamen opens with six doors, don't come in if you have a reason and no money"; "The yamen is open every day, don't come in if you have no money")
Human life is of the utmost importance, as is money.
The ancient Chinese system respected the north. All government offices in the world were located in the north and faced south, so it is said that "the government offices open to the south." "Six doors" refers to the main gate, second gate, and Yi gate of the state and county government. There are six doors. After these six doors, there is the lobby, also called the main hall, where the state and county officials hear cases, receive imperial edicts, and hold ceremonies. place. The main hall is the center of the yamen, just past the six doors, so it is said that "the yamen opens with six doors". These two proverbs mean that you have to spend money to fight a lawsuit. If you have reason but no money, you can't even think about going to court. If you have money but no reason, you can win the lawsuit. From the filing of a complaint to the conclusion of the case, there are many procedures. Each procedure almost costs money, and money is needed to open up the joints. Although there are normal expenses, such as asking people to write complaints, entertaining relatives and friends who are concerned about the case, etc., most of them are bribes for the management of government officials and servants. For example, "Comments on "Living Hell"" writes about the expenses spent on official business trips when litigating a lawsuit: "When an official goes on a business trip, the travel expenses are the first, the writing fee for the book office is the second, and the messenger needs travel money and housing expenses. The third is sending people out to eat blessings, the fourth is sending people to have tea, food and cigarettes, and the sixth is sending people to stay and pay for food. Anyone who goes to court must remember the above items. Those in prison "want to know what crime they have committed, and money is the only solution." "Litigation Song" says: "It costs money to sue, it costs money to sue, it costs money to win, and it costs money to lose." If you encounter a major case where human life is at stake, if the murderer pays a bribe, the official who accepted the bribe may be Confusing right and wrong, favoring criminals, and allowing criminals who should have been severely sentenced to go free
Where is your Confucian temple? There are Confucian temples all over the country, and some of them seem to have north and south gates