What were the names of ancient lawyers?

The title of lawyer in ancient times: "judge" is also "litigant".

The Basic Orientation of China Traditional Legal Culture to the Existence Value of the Parties;

Because defense didn't have the legitimacy of legal procedure in ancient China, litigants generally didn't have a "good" image in the vision of ancient politicians or laws in China, and were often regarded as troublemakers and social troublemakers.

As some scholars have said, "In traditional society, litigators have always been despised by people, and their image is … greedy, cold, cunning and treacherous, and they are best at spreading lies, reversing black and white, distinguishing words and decorations, and benefiting fishermen." (Liang Zhiping: "French Meaning and Human Feelings")

Fundamentally speaking, this low-quality orientation of "litigants" was created by the monolithic centralized system in ancient China, and gradually instilled into the whole society, forming a legal culture.

In this cultural heritage, the defense of litigation lawyers is not considered a noble job at all, let alone a good care of it. In the final analysis, it is the traditional culture that considers power supreme, but does not recognize the conflict and contradiction between power and rights, and the consciousness of power completely replaces the consciousness of rights.

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Four major litigators in Guangdong:

Litigation lawyers write on their behalf, and their words are eloquent. Conscience vindicates the people, and shameless collusion between officials and businessmen oppresses the people. So there is an immortal legend circulating among the people: "the four major litigators in Guangdong".

People call it "iron mouth and copper teeth, and six twists are not connected", and the white paper fan is hand-cranked, which makes the county magistrate speechless. It is precisely because of these "four litigators" that the poor and weak people can recover the little justice they deserve.

The four litigators are Chen, Fang, He Dan Ru and Liu Huadong.

According to legend, "Chen" was a native of Chencun, Shunde, Guangdong Province in the Qing Dynasty. It is said that his childhood experience is legendary. When he was born, he didn't cry or make trouble. His family thought that he was born deaf and dumb. Through the education of experts, his extraordinary talent and talent gradually emerged. Later, in Guangzhou, he became the legendary "Twisted Ancestor" and "King of Bridges".

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