Spreading Superstition and Inciting Panic

Case of the Zheng Fire, Zichan's Mass Search, Slaying Boyou's Ghost, and the Convict Riot
  1. Case of the Zheng Fire, Zichan's Mass Search, Slaying Boyou's Ghost, and the Convict Riot
  2. Jurisdiction: Zheng State (modern Henan, China), Spring and Autumn period (c. 535 BC (7th year of Duke Zhao of Lu))
  3. Original Case: 郑国火灾、子产大索国中、戮伯有之鬼、治胥靡案
  4. Key Figures: Zichan (Gongsun Qiao, Prime Minister of Zheng), Boyou (Liang Xiao, deceased noble), Xu Mi (convict laborers), the people of Zheng
  5. Case Tags: Arson;Spreading Superstition and Inciting Panic;Prisoner Riot;Disturbing State Order