Li An, it is the famous general of period of Chinese fierce emperor, connect Hun he is appellation: Flying general. But a lot of people also know, his lifetime is star-crossed, without Feng Hou.
When he dispatchs troops for the last time, li An lost a chance because of inner ear again, according to the law at that time, it is to want by accusatory. Li An recollects him lifetime, fight more than 70 times with Hun, in the go through fire and water on battlefield, because can't bear sufferring the humiliation of pettifoggery official finally, the suicide dies.
Same, zhou Yafu also is the general with Chinese illustrious and celebrated face, because of calm down " the chaos of 7 countries " , and get imperial regard highly greatly, of prime minister of final official house. But the old age in him, be sent into the jail however. When Wei of the court of a feudal ruler hears this case, defile he is rebellious, because can't bear bearing this affront, zhou Yafu is in jail fast 5 days and die.
Because this wants to ask not only, archaic jail has after all how terrible, can invite two challenges actually, not the war on dread battlefield and the choice commits suicide.
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Jail, in the early that China appears. In Xia Chao when, for penalty P.O.W is mixed at that time servile, the slave owner can be chopped from hill come a few bramble are surrounded have a land, put criminal inside, the clump is spine that say. Pass the development of each dynasty again later, perfect gradually to Han Chaoshi, appeared " jail " this one appellation. End from which place, the whole nation has many 2000 prison. The duty of 3 Wei Yi of the court of a feudal ruler in Gong Jiuqing, be in charge of running the lawsuit of the world and prison.
Actually, each dynasty also had published a few laws to the management of the jail, the Western Jin Dynasty " prison official makes " ever pointed out: ' jail house all should be over solid, thick its grass straws mat or mattress. Family pay make a present of, jailer is passed for warmth send. Go to the home the far person that do not have pay make a present of, all gives granary, prison guard to feed. Cold person with the garment, disease person give medicine. Disease person give medicine..
" punishment of · of large explicit order makes " also set: "Jail cangue often needs catharsis, xi Jian often must spread buy; The winter sets warm a small case, summerly equipment cool oar; The person that do not have a family member gives Mi Yisheng, the winter gives batt; Night gives kerosene, disease gives medicine. Disease gives medicine..
Arrive from living environment food and clothing, proclaimed in writing sets, and more detailed. Just, there is policy on, there is the way to deal with a situation below, it is the Chinese's tradition all the time. Even if civilian common people, at ordinary times little also not get layer upon layer exploit of the official, still have the bully others on the strength of one's powerful connection or position of local despotic gentry, should not say the convict that lives in the jail more, what they get exploit with compress more very.
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Before convict is sent a jail, meet above all first by going-over one. This cries " kill power club " , those who be is the power and prestige that reduces convict, good make them obedient in the jail certainly.
The condition that inspect manages is particularly poor, a room often can lock up a lot of convict. Their eat and drink pull scatter sleep, want to be solved here. And major jail cannot see sunshine, shade undercurrent is wet, close not leak, give a person sense of a kind of ghastly bloodcurdling. This is brought about, air is not current inside the jail, the stink smokes a day. After convict accepts cruel torture, often meet the skin is torn and the flash gap open, when weather is torrid, can cause a large number of bacteria, maggot is born on the body even. Fall ill very easily so, often be contagion, so a lot of convict are met in the jail go to the bad and dead.
Accommodation condition is such, they at ordinary times dietary need not carry more, often be prisonned guard embezzle part of what should be issued, very insipid full. But make to capital punishment for, they are met the chance that once the opportunity improves food, this namely in fokelore " broken end meal " , can be in normally convict by decapitate before, jailer can improve food to convict, a drumstick is added inside meal or a fat.
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Inside archaic jail, besides live the environment is harsh besides, still jailer is tormented to theirs. Above all, jailer people often meet concoct various pretexts, catch a few people to enter a prison more. If be thought up, with respect to need the family member gives money. Because of ancient time a lot of people do not have culture, engage in a lawsuit loss too big, can suffer for nothing only exploit.
After convict is sent into the jail, taking instruments of torture. Instruments of torture has hand fetters, anklet, cangue to wait commonly, very heavy. If convict thinks the instruments of torture of take out oneself, need to increase fund. Qian Ke makes ghost is pushed grind, besides can take out instruments of torture, many some of money, still can change a bit better room and food to also can promote.
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Of course, above is to lock up the place of average criminal. Although official misfortune went in, also can distinguish treat, these jails still put in Xing department administration 's charge. In fact, there still is one to plant on Chinese history famous jail of degree of very tall special bloodcurdling, be become terror-stricken at the news letting a person then " clear jail " . His special place, do not pass the Ministry of Punishments in feudal China namely, issue decree by the emperor however, the case said to calculate by the emperor.
Of course, with imperial contact with, nature is official of imperial court life. Clear jail is the emperor is used strengthen regnant, deter a kind of medium of popular feeling, became famous most with the clear jail of Ming Dynasty especially. Clear jail lets a person feel horrible, besides environmental difference, unjust verdict is much outside, still have even if the cruel torture inside is very much, very cruel, a lot of convict are confess to false charges under torture.
A cruel torture is called: Scrub, strip off convict the dress to press above all go up in iron bed, the boiled water that uses boiling hot next is irrigated go up in convict body. This has let convict sad wail is alled over wild, the place that the hot brush that use iron has irrigated in convict boiled water still can be taken the advantage of from the back, make a round trip forcibly scrub, until brush so that convict bones of the dead shows die till.
Still have panbroil, put criminal in burn red iron dish on broil is baked, until scorch the person till. Still have " play the lute " , secure convict hands or feet first, then takes off its jacket to show rib, taking small knife to be entered in the disclose on convict rib subsequently pull out again, and dimension holds very reach the designated position, convict can suffer torment fully only and do not die, till badly mutilated. Still have decorticate, cut a tongue, cut throat...
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The big eunuch Wei Zhongxian of Ming Dynasty last years of a dynasty or reign, enrol a person to abhor, besides all sorts of making besides bewitching, he hits the method that place of Dong Lin party uses, can respecting bristle with anger making a person, without human degree.
Persecuting when Yang Lian, in the ear that party of castrate of spay pressed Yang Lian with Tie Ding, not deadly, use Tie Ding to carry a hammer on the head to go down from the beginning again finally. Persecute when Wang Wenyan, play the lute, scrub, panbroil waited for all to come, be persecuted finally deadly. Zun Guangdou is hit so that bones and muscles uses up, face by iron bake in a pan bad, the eye also is not opened...
The cruel torture of these unimaginably queer, exposed the mankind cruel and brutish dark one side, what also uncovered imperial power is sovereign and the cruelty of the darkness on official circles and fight.
Civil: Mo Yu is elegant
Bibliographical reference: " the notes in jail " " prison official makes "
