The four seasons are so long, why did the ancients choose to ask questions after autumn?

The reason why the ancients chose to ask questions after autumn is that autumn is a cold season, and the ancients thought it was more appropriate to ask questions in this season; The death penalty is a very harsh criminal law, and the interrogation in the autumn reflects the ancient people's humanistic concern for prisoners.

Since ancient times, grievances have heads and debts have owners. Whoever commits a crime is bound to be punished accordingly. In ancient times, except for officials suspected by the emperor, the emperor made nothing out of nothing and had nowhere to escape if he wanted to die. Most of the others who were beheaded deserved it.

What is the reason behind the execution of ancient autumn trial? The reason for this is the following：

First, autumn is a cold season, and the ancients thought it was more appropriate to ask questions in this season.

The question after autumn originated from the pre-Qin period. As early as in the history book "Book of Rites", it was recorded that "cool breeze comes, dew falls, cicadas sing, and eagles sacrifice birds, and they are slaughtered at the beginning." China is a nation that pays attention to seasonality. Chinese civilization has a long history, and autumn is the coldest season among the four seasons. Watching TV plays, we often see people often go hunting in the wild at this time, and after autumn. When the death penalty is executed this season, the rulers think they can treat the Lebanese people fairly.

Second, the death penalty is a very harsh criminal law, and interrogation in the autumn reflects the ancient people's humanistic care for prisoners.

When executing the death penalty, we found that we not only chose autumn, but also paid attention to the time, that is, three o'clock at noon. This time is about 1 1 40, sunny. At this time, sunshine is the most abundant in the world. In China's feudal society, people believed that there was a soul after death. Choosing this point can offset people's murderous look and let prisoners have a good home after death. Similarly, after autumn, when the autumn harvest has been completed, a year has entered the harvest season. Asking questions during this period will not affect the family's agricultural production, but can reduce the burden on the living family and reduce the prisoners' concern for the family.