Why is it called "trying to punish people by conspiracy, or using their powers to create difficulties for others"?

The so-called "little shoes" are not the doll shoes that children wear now, but an embroidered "little shoes" worn by women with little feet in the old society. This kind of little shoes is a "patent" invented by Li Yu, queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

He ingeniously ordered underage maids to tie their feet with a long white cloth, wrapped them into a small, pointed and curved "crescent moon", and stood on the golden lotus platform painted with lotus flowers to entertain themselves, so this kind of feet was also called "three-inch golden lotus". Later, women's foot-binding became popular all over the country and lasted for more than 1000 years in feudal times.

Foot-binding feet are small, of course, you can only wear small shoes. This is the original intention of wearing small shoes. And what does this have to do with what I'm talking about now? It is said that this is related to the ancient marriage between men and women.

The origin of "hard shoes" is that the marriage of men and women in the old society depends entirely on the orders of parents and the words of the media. In ancient times, women lived in boudoir, so they didn't show up easily. The man can't know her appearance, and can only measure her handsome and ugly according to the size of the shoes brought by the matchmaker.

Therefore, when the matchmaker matches, the man should first look at the woman's shoes to show the size of the woman's feet. Once the man agrees to get married, he will leave his shoes behind. According to this size, he will make a pair of embroidered shoes and send them to the woman's house with the engagement gift. On the wedding day, the bride must wear this pair of embroidered shoes to prevent her feet from being cheated.

When holding the matchmaker, you will ask the woman's shoe samples to be provided to the man. If the man agrees, make a pair of embroidered shoes according to the size of the shoes and send them to the woman's home together with the engagement gift. According to the rules, the bride must wear this pair of embroidered shoes on the wedding day to prevent her feet from being cheated. If the man deliberately makes these embroidered shoes very small, it will make the bride feel uncomfortable and even unable to put them on. Make a fool of yourself.

Later, people extended this custom to social life, specifically referring to those who play tricks on people behind their backs or use some authority to find opportunities to get people into trouble.