《汉书》人物评传中,多有休妻的记载,如陈平,只因他养着弟弟,妻有怨言,便将妻休了。如王吉,东邻有棵枣树,枝桠伸到他的院子里,其妻顺势而摘,来了个借枣献王。王吉据此认为,老婆手脚不干净,也休了。东邻不忍,拟锯掉那棵惹事的枣树。众邻闻之,劝了东家劝西家,枣树没砍,王吉也把妻子重新迎了回来。再如鲍永,他的休妻,竟因妻子在母亲面前骂狗的嗓门大了点,谓妻不稳重也。 “Han” character appraisal biography, more than a record of his wife, such as Chen Ping, just because he has a brother, his wife has complaints, then the wife off. Such as Wang Ji, the jujube tree jujube, sticks out into his yard, his wife took the opportunity to pick, to borrow a date to offer the king. Wang Ji therefore believes that his wife’s hands and feet are not clean, but also off. Tolerable to the east, intended to saw the jujube tree trouble. Adjacent to the public, advised the owner to persuade the West, did not cut the jujube, Wang Ji also welcomed his wife back. Another example is Bao Yong, his wife, actually because of his wife scolded the dog in front of his mother loud big point, that the wife is not stable also.