Widespread suffering and destitution, often due to famine, war, or natural disaster, with people crying out in distress.
Era:
Ancient
Frequency:
Story:
During the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Li appointed Rong Yigong as a high official. Rong Yigong's cruel exploitation and insatiable greed plunged the common people into extreme hardship, with widespread suffering and lamentations filling the land. He even deployed sorcerers to spy on the words and actions of the populace, creating an atmosphere of pervasive fear.
Eventually, the enraged people rose up and overthrew King Li.
When King Xuan succeeded to the throne, he visited the city's outskirts with his ministers. There, he observed the dismal sight of 'wild geese flying, crying mournfully,' symbolizing the vast number of people displaced and suffering.