After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, what happened to the prisoners in the prison?

These prisoners are divided into three categories, and their fates are also different. 01. Those who committed serious crimes in the Qing Dynasty and were finally released.

As we all know, after the Qing Dynasty was destroyed, Yuan Shikai came to power. So the future of the prisoners in these prisons is decided by Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai divided these people into three categories, and dealt with them in three ways.

Let’s talk about the first situation first. In the Qing Dynasty, there was such a group of people who were imprisoned. They did not commit murder, arson, or do anything like that to women, but they were still caught. Even if the Qing Dynasty did not perish, then the only fate waiting for them would be death.

These people generally opposed the rule of the Qing Dynasty and wanted to save it in their own way. Some even took up the profession of assassins. Of course, the people they assassinated were all important personnel of the Qing Dynasty's rule.

After the Qing Dynasty was destroyed, these people were released by Yuan Shikai, because the Qing Dynasty was destroyed because of corruption and backwardness. In everyone’s mind, the Qing Dynasty was actually a tyranny, and these people may still be heroes, so Yuan Shikai had to release them. Otherwise, many people will oppose it, and by doing so, he can also gain the support of some people. This is a multi-purpose thing. 02. Those who made minor mistakes were also released.

There is another type of people in prison who have made mistakes but have not done anything harmful to nature. For example, some people might have stolen an egg because they were very hungry at the time, and then were caught.

Of course, this kind of behavior is also wrong, but compared with those things that are harmful to nature, such mistakes are forgivable and can be corrected. Yuan Shikai also released such people. From Yuan Shikai's point of view, he mainly wanted to win people's hearts. He had just taken power, so naturally he needed something to establish his image of benevolence and righteousness. 03. Whatever should be done.

There is another type of people. Yuan Shikai has not made too many arrangements and just does whatever he wants. This kind of people usually do something that is harmful to nature and has touched everyone's moral bottom line. In everyone's eyes, these people are no longer worthy of being human, such as killing people or doing that to women.

For this kind of people, Yuan Shikai will do whatever he wants to do, and let him belch when he should. In fact, in my eyes, this is the only difference between Yuan Shikai's approach and the approach of previous emperors to prisoners of previous dynasties.

Emperors in the past dynasties basically chose to grant amnesty to the world, while Yuan Shikai was selective in his approach to amnesty. This is also due to the era. Yuan Shikai lived in an era that bordered the feudal dynasty and the Republic of China. At this time, some people's thoughts had begun to change. They no longer believed that the emperor's power was given by God, and began to slowly Slowly came into contact with various sciences.

In ancient times, people completely believed in the divine right of kings and unconditionally believed in the emperor. So at this time, Yuan Shikai's amnesty will definitely be resisted by many people. This is not good news for Yuan Shikai, so he chose targeted pardons instead of full pardons.