Ancient officials died in the line of duty. Why did they force their wives to hang themselves first?

It was mainly the thought at that time that controlled them to do so, because only by doing so could they leave a good reputation and not be reviled by future generations.

The Story of the Shrew is a chapter in the history books, in which there are many records about it. Fierce women are "martyrs" and they are "loyal thieves". They will choose to hang themselves, take medicine, jump into a well and commit suicide by throwing themselves into a river, which also shows their inner attitude.

There was another reason why these women were buried with them, because the concept of the rulers at that time was to vigorously advocate the Three Cardinals and the Five Permanent Members, and to build ancestral temples and memorial archways for some women who were martyrs and widowed throughout the country, and to vigorously praise such women.

Slowly, this behavior has become a social moral code of conduct. "The golden lotus should be small, but the archway should be big" because this is the rule of the game stipulated by the strong for the weak.

Women used to be more feudal. The traditional feudal superstition of "marry a chicken and follow a dog" has long confined this idea to women's minds and hearts. They themselves were killed for their husbands and needed to die to accompany them.

I have to say how terrible this idea is. I had plenty of time to enjoy life, but my husband and I left this world early.

In fact, there was no such practice in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the Tang Dynasty also encouraged widows to continue looking for the other half, which was a great choice. I think it's probably because the thought of the Tang Dynasty is relatively open, so I don't care much about this kind of thing, but let people live a happy and healthy life.