His understanding of filial piety is distorted. A person with incorrect views. This also caused Hai Rui to turn into a hideous beast while talking about benevolence, justice and morality. Hai Rui was influenced by his family environment and became a rigid, joyless person who was not good at sociability. He is a person who accepts death. This is all due to worshiping his mother. He is a kind of foolish filial piety to his mother. He has been without a father since he was a child. His mother is his God. He will listen to whatever her mother says, which is why he develops such a character.
Hai Rui had three wives and two concubines. They were all ruined by their own mother. The feudal ideology in ancient times was serious. There were three types of unfilial piety. The greatest was not having an offspring. If you don’t have a son, you won’t want a wife. Even if you give birth to a daughter, you will lose money. As long as they can't give birth to a son, they will be kicked out of the house or directly divorce their wives. This woman was also the original sin that caused Hai Rui's miserable life. Therefore, the influence of culture on people is subtle.
Hai Rui has always believed that his mother's orders are based on his mother's words and that is the truth. Beating and scolding his wife just makes his mother not angry. He thinks this is the so-called filial piety, and he will not care about his wife's children. No matter what I think in my heart, whether it is her fault or not, it is all her fault. Who can bear such treatment? There is a concubine who lives in humiliation and finally hangs herself. This is the source of all tragedy.
The definition of filial piety in Hai Rui's mind is no longer just caring and supporting his mother, but also absolute and unconditional obedience, and also acting as an accomplice to his mother's abuse. His filial piety is twisted. Just like a pervert. Hai Rui was popular among the people but could not hold an official position and was often dismissed by the emperor. The official position will also be promoted when activated again. The common people called him Hai Qingtian, and they both admired and feared him.