How miserable were the exiled officials in ancient times? They can't afford a coffin after they die. Su Shi in exile can only pick up vegetables and leaves to eat.

The punishment of exile exists in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad. But without exception, they all exile criminals to extremely remote and difficult places. As a severe punishment second only to the death penalty in ancient China, exiles suffered physically and mentally. The day before, he was a senior official in the capital. In a blink of an eye, he was exiled, sleeping in the wind, being beaten and scolded by officers, and even suffering from an epidemic. In addition, the road is very long, and most of them have to walk for three to five years. Such a group of exiles died on the road and could only die in the wild.

When that life arrives in exile on time, there will be punishment, such as flogging. ), waiting for them can only be coolies and the fate of slaves. When there is an exile plot in the Qing Palace drama, the king will say, "exile Ningguta and be a slave in armor." There are so many desolate and abandoned borders in the country that no one wants to emigrate, so let the exiles complete this task. So today's northeast people, their ancestors were actually exiled to Jiangnan or Zhongyuan scholars near Ningguta a hundred years ago. The sinner who is a slave must not get a fair death, so there is no coffin.

Su Shi was a native of Song Dynasty, and his exile should be called relegation. Su Shi, like most people at that time, was banished to Lingnan and lived a hard life. Arriving for the first time is the hardest. There is no food or shelter.

Su Shi's original words are: since moving south, he has dealt with his troubles, and there is nothing, just like a monk.

We can imagine Su Shi's living environment.

At this time, he did not forget to write poems, one of which was written in rainy winter.

"The cabin is like a fishing boat, overflowing with water. Cooking cabbage in the air, breaking the stove and burning wet reeds. "

The house is submerged in stagnant water, and getting out of the house is like getting on or off a boat. There is still nothing in the kitchen. I picked up a broken cabbage leaf and cooked it. It's really worse than poor households. Fortunately, Su Shi has an excellent younger brother Su Zhe and a bunch of sincere friends, which gradually helped him a lot, at least solving the problem of survival.