Ming Dynasty - Li Yuying
Li Yuying, the daughter of Li Xiong, a member of the imperial palace of Shuntian Prefecture, would like to play: To defend the Ming Dynasty, to avenge grievances, to redress the anger of death, to uphold the principles of justice, and to return honest and common things... …
…I heard that the late king said that unfilial piety is the first of the five punishments, and unrighteousness is the shame of the four virtues. I also heard that "The Biography of the Fierce Girl" says that one who maintains the integrity of one's body through one body is called virtue, and one who maintains one's integrity through one death is called benevolence. Therefore, the Dou family has the loyalty to throw themselves off a cliff, and the Yunhua family has the heroism to fall into a well. They are all so upright that they always encourage customs, have a famous name behind them, and set an example for infinity.
My father, Li Xiong, raided hundreds of households. He was blessed by the Holy Spirit. He had made great achievements in conquering the west and was looking for promotion to his previous position. Chen lost his mother when he was young, leaving behind three sisters and a younger brother Li Chengzu, all of whom were still children. Seeing pity for her, her kind father married her stepmother Jiao, out of sympathy for her loneliness and weakness. When I was twelve years old, I met the emperor's successor and selected talents. The Yin of the Prefecture recommends ministers for selection, but the Ministry of Rites pities the ministers who are lonely and weak, who are not familiar with serving the emperor, and send ministers to the Ning family. My father went to Shaanxi on July 14, the 14th year of Zhengde, and was killed in battle. Heaven brings misfortune to the minister's family, and the family is increasingly displaced. When I was sixteen years old, I finally got married. The three sisters were all alone. The plum blossoms have passed, and the red leaves have no basis, so they are forced to overflow with water and form various chants. Occasionally, there is a poem in "Sending Spring" that says: "The silence of Chaimen locks up the remaining spring, and the money of Diyu does not cure poverty." The clouds and clouds on the temples are accompanied by mud, and the wild flowers are like a sad person. ’ Another poem from “Farewell to the Swallows” says: “The new nest is full of mud and the old nest is full of mud, and the sparse curtains are full of spring and are about to be covered up. After saying goodbye sadly, the painting hall still has the same owner. ’ These are all felt by the body and mind, and shaped by the tip of the pen, and there are great reasons for speaking out of necessity. However, although her mother's kindness was great and she was sincere to her, she still played with poetry and thought that she was a prostitute, forcing her to blame her day and night, and she had no way to seek death. He forced his uncle Jiao Rong to give him a royal guard and falsely accused him of adultery and unfilial piety. I am a daughter, and it is difficult for me to speak out. I am ignorant of the affairs of the people, and I want to punish him with severe punishment. The minister had no choice but to bow down and obey, and he did not dare to disobey his stepmother's order, which would be a serious crime of unfilial piety.
I have been mercifully sympathized with by the Holy Grace. "Because the weather is too hot and the soldiers and civilians in custody have not been punished, we still send eunuchs to examine and examine the situation. If someone is wronged, Tongxing will be punished." I admire this and obey it. ’ We have to find a way to survive and show the final words of death.
Although my father was a military official, he knew a lot about classics. Therefore, even though I was a concubine, I had to listen to his legacy. Kuang Chen's stepmother was only twenty years old and had a younger brother, Li Yanu, who was just one year old. The minister's mother wanted her own son to succeed her, so when his father died, she planned to order the minister's younger brother Li Chengzu, a ten-year-old boy, to go to the battlefield to find his father's remains. Fortunately, the emperor is ignorant and his father's spirit has not been lost. The younger brother has returned home with his father's bones. The previous plan failed, and the anger was still there, so he accidentally poisoned his younger brother Chengzu with poison, dismembered him and buried him. Li Guiying, the general's sister, was sold to a powerful man as a maidservant. Although she was known as a supporter, she had a real plan. They also took Taoying, the younger sister of the minister, to death along the street, stripped her of her clothes, and tortured her day and night if she complained even slightly. Now, I have been falsely accused of adultery and other crimes. If I am not talented, why don't my neighbors correct me? He never captured someone, so he used a few lines of poetry to catch the wind and shadow, and framed the minister for death. There is no regret in the death of my minister. What crime could my ten-year-old brother have committed? A girl of several years old, how could she be so unworthy? I dare not speak out about my mother's sins. There is a poem in "Kaifeng", and I should blame myself. The death of my minister is not a pity, for I am afraid that the stepmothers in the world will be able to express their jealousy, and all the children in the world will be able to accuse me of my faults. This means that you will pollute the customs with your whole life, and you will desecrate the laws and regulations with just one body.
If a minister has been in prison for a long time, and if he has the intention to bully the minister to be lonely and weak, and to have bad intentions, the minister will be in great mourning, and everyone in prison will be frightened. His Majesty paid close attention to the sentiments of his ministers, and handed over his reports to the responsible officials. He made it known to all the yamen and killed his ministers quickly, so that the common people would not suffer, they would be free from the dampness of "Xinglu", their souls would have a place to return to, and there would be no filth of "Blue Fly". I still review the poems written by the minister to see if there is any adultery, etc., and the details of the minister's mother's heart can only be expressed in words. Then the spirits of my parents can be comforted underground, but my righteousness cannot be hidden in the world.
I have committed blasphemy against the Holy Lord, and I hope that I will die. The reason is to openly defend injustice and to avenge death and anger. I dare not hide my feelings, so I only read the truth.
Note: The omissions in Li Yuying’s complaint are based on historical facts. The full text is not available and needs to be supplemented.