Why was Liu Jin, the great eunuch, executed in those days, and how miserable was it? I heard that he drank porridge the next day.

Nianguan is the most cruel punishment in ancient times, and there is no one. Generally, only the most heinous people will use this punishment. It is a happy thing that Liu Jin was executed in Zheng Denian in Ming Dynasty. Chongzhen executed two people, one was Yuan Chonghuan and the other was Zheng Zhi, but both of them were wronged.

It is said that this kind of torture first appeared in the Tang Dynasty and has continued to this day, and it was often used in the Qing Dynasty. For example, Geng Zhongjing in the San Francisco Rebellion, Shi Dakai, the wing king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Tianguifu Hong, the son of Hong Xiuquan, Kang Xiaoba, the thief of Wang Yang ... even Huang Taiji's sister was executed that year.

Until Shen Jiaben, the minister of the Qing Dynasty, wrote a letter demanding abolition. Coupled with the interference of western public opinion, those in power also feel too cruel. 1905 abolished the death penalty that year.

In these dynasties, the technology level of Ling Chi in Ming Dynasty is the highest, and it can cut thousands of knives, so the pain of prisoners can be imagined.

As a famous traitor, Liu Jin got such a tragic end, which is really sad. Liu Jin's execution lasted for three days. On the first day, Liu Jin was cut 357 times. Because of his superb skills, each piece of meat is only the size of a fingernail, starting from his chest. After the first day, Liu Jin was taken to prison. Because the executioner was strict, the prisoner could not be executed immediately. Liu Jin was fed two bowls of porridge in prison.

History:

"A formal breakfast, that is, it is Lang Di's western corner that is called the official's handprint, and Liu has been operating. The number of knives in a year, for example, 3357 knives, take a break every ten knives and shout. On the first day, start from the left and right sides of the chest and cut 357 knives, such as large nails. "

The next day, Liu Jin couldn't hold on any longer, only stabbed dozens of knives and died. After his death, he continued to cut meat and cut 3357 knives. If executed, the prisoner will not suffer too much. Compared with the year, beheading is more "happy". So what crime did Liu Jin commit and be tortured like this?

Killing dissidents has harmed hundreds of officials.

As a physically disabled eunuch, his natural psychology is not very healthy. Coincidentally, Liu Jin changed from a criminal to a eunuch in the East Palace. It was because of our good relationship with Zhu Houzhao that we got along well later. Not only Liu Jin, but almost all eunuchs who are good at power grew up step by step from this road until they came to power.

With the trust of the emperor, Liu Jin's official career went smoothly, and then he began to develop his own power. In the inner palace, Liu Jin and Ma Yongcheng, Gu Dayong and Zhang Yong formed an interest group, also known as the "Eight Tigers". Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others, the cabinet university students, had jointly asked Liu Jin to be killed, and Liu Jin cried before the emperor to save his life.

Liu Jin's revenge immediately began, helping the minister deal with Liu Jin's eunuchs, Wang Yue, Fan Heng and Xu Zhi, who were either exiled or assassinated. In order to retaliate against civil servants and eradicate dissidents, Liu Jin is strict with civil servants and may be killed if he makes a mistake.

"Create cangue method, give a good opportunity, suggestion, card shark, qiu, business, agreement Yao Xiang, Senate Wu Tingju, etc. And let it go, cangue dying, began to release and defend it. There are countless shackles left. "

Ma Yongcheng controls the East Factory, Gu Dayong controls the West Factory, and Liu Jin is the eunuch of Li Si prison. Eight tigers are extremely powerful. I won't count them here. Countless officials have been persecuted, and even people will be implicated. Prisons are overcrowded. I don't know why, as long as it is the eunuch dictatorship, almost the whole court will be shrouded in a white terror, and most of the means to deal with political opponents are vicious and cruel, which is one of the reasons why later generations hate eunuchs.

Flatter the emperor and usurp the court affairs.

The official power of the Ming Dynasty came from the imperial power, which originated from the fact that eunuchs were good at power, whether in formal establishment or in plain law. Most of the eunuch's power comes from the emperor's acquiescence. As long as the emperor doesn't care, the eunuch can do whatever he wants, but if the emperor wants to care, he can also recall his ownership in minutes.

Liu Jin's power comes from Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao is an unreliable emperor, who likes all kinds of entertainment, playing with eagles and playing with birds, and there is a shocking "leopard room". It is said that there are many rare birds and animals in the leopard room, and there are many beautiful women for the emperor to play with, most of which are written by Liu Jin. As long as Liu Jin makes the emperor happy, the imperial power will fall into his hands.

"Every time gold is played, the emperor will be prosecuted for teasing. The emperor hates it. I am eager to say, "What can I do with it? Just me! It's decided from now on, it's no longer white. "

Originally, Liu Jin still had to report to the emperor frequently. In order to achieve the best results, Liu Jin chose the most exciting time for the emperor to play every time he reported his work. Zhu Houzhao was unhappy: "Don't bother me, just do it at your will!" So Liu Jinyou relied on it, but whenever state affairs were no longer reported to the emperor, he gave himself a batch without authorization.

It's just that Liu Jin has little reading and knowledge. Often when he doesn't understand, he will take the paper home and discuss it with some friends. This is the national politics of the Ming dynasty, so it was decided in a muddle, and it was really speechless.

Both the East Factory and the West Factory are secret service agencies of officials, and the inner factory was set up by Liu Jin alone. These institutions run amok at the behest of Liu Jin, and as long as they participate, they may be robbed of their property. He also expelled all the servants from Beijing, remarried all the widows, and burned all the dead who were not buried. All these events were caused by Liu Jin. People were terrified in the street and almost rebelled.

Take bribes and rebel against the party, suspected of rebellion

Although the above two items are serious, they are not fatal to a eunuch of Liu Jin's level. After all, the emperor is most concerned about his own imperial power, and he is not particularly concerned about the officials and people. As long as the imperial power is stable, everything else can be said. Under the influence of power, Liu Jin touched something she shouldn't have touched.

Although Zhu Ning was a prince, he was not satisfied and attempted to rebel. In order to achieve this goal, Zhu sent someone to bribe Liu Jin with huge amounts of gold and silver, hoping it would be convenient. Zhu is not worried about money, but also owns fiefs. What he wants is more guards. This matter is extremely sensitive. What should so many soldiers do? They must have ulterior motives.

Regardless of Liu Jin, he simply agreed. Since then, Zhu uprising, which is largely the help of Liu Jinbang. If it is to assist the rebellion of the captaincy, this crime is enough to behead or even in the year.

Finally, Zhang Yong teamed up with Yang Yiqing to bring down Liu Jin, and in front of the emperor, he copied a lot of gold and silver in Liu Jin's house, which was irrelevant. It is important to copy a large number of armored weapons, as well as forged jade seals, and even find two daggers in their common folding fans.

"The emperor kissed his family and got a fake seal. He was wearing 500 palace cards, armor, crossbows, mourning clothes and jade belts. He often holds a fan and hides a dagger. "

At this point, Liu Jin was convicted of treason, but all prisoners sentenced to death, whether true or false, were mostly convicted of treason. Yuan Chonghuan, Liu Jin, too, as long as the charges of rebellion buckle to the head, will die.

Liu Jin is so guilty that he is reviled by the whole world. Finally sentenced to death, culpable of punishment. Zhu Houzhao doesn't understand right and wrong, and he has an unshirkable responsibility. If I could see through everything, I would have dismissed or killed Liu, and the disaster would not be so deep.

But everything has advantages and disadvantages. Although Liu Jin's crime is unforgivable, it also effectively curbed the civil service group during his administration. However, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty liked to play evil. Obviously, they can run the country together, and they must strike a balance between several factions. Today this school is in the front, and tomorrow that school is in the back. All officials' minds are not on governing the country, but on dealing with political enemies. Oh, what a pity.

However, Liu Zhi's death was a cancer of the Ming Dynasty!