In ancient times, there was a punishment that was humiliating and painless. After Shangguan Waner was punished, why was she still charming?

Since ancient times, you wanted me to die, and I had to die. In feudal times, as the supreme ruler, the emperor's authority was inviolable. Even if you know it is the emperor's fault, you can't tell him frankly. Modern people love face, especially ancient people, especially a group of people with higher status. Therefore, in the history of China, there were many tortures set by feudal monarchs in order to maintain their own rule, and the most famous one was probably the top ten tortures in the Qing Dynasty. On the one hand, these tortures punish ordinary people, on the other hand, they have the function of warning the world to obey the law. Below, the author will talk about this kind of torture in ancient times. In ancient times, this blushing punishment became charming after Shangguan Waner was punished.

Anyone who has read the four classical novels Water Margin should know that there are many Liangshan heroes with the word "prisoner" printed on their faces. For example, Song Jiang has the word "prisoner" printed on his forehead. In ancient times, many criminals were marked, just like leaving a criminal record. On the one hand, it can humiliate prisoners, on the other hand, it can also serve as a warning to the world. It's like a condemned man being dragged to a vegetable market and executed at 3 noon.

Because the crimes committed are different, the severity of punishment is different. For example, the debater monk in the Tang Dynasty gave birth to two sons because he seduced Princess Gaoyang, and was executed and beheaded by Emperor Taizong! Capital punishment also includes five full sentences, the year of death, and five horses dismembered. In addition, there is a criminal law, which does not hurt so much when it is punished, and then only feels "blushing" and shame. This kind of punishment is called "ink punishment", which was invented by Empress Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty.

When someone breaks the law, they will carve special symbols on their faces as a warning. Because of the ink marks, the marks after torture are particularly obvious. Once the "ink punishment" is implemented, it will basically be pointed at by people around you for a lifetime, so this kind of torture is a lifelong shame for the prisoner. This is also the purpose of Wu Zetian's invention of this kind of torture. If a beautiful woman is punished by ink, isn't that forcing her to commit suicide?

There was a famous woman in history who suffered from "ink punishment". Surprisingly, instead of being ugly because of "ink punishment", she added a charm. This person is Shangguan Waner. A generation of emperors, a generation of courtiers, Wu Zetian became the emperor and was banned by many old courtiers, so he killed a group of old courtiers. Shangguan Waner's grandfather was also killed. Shangguan Waner followed her mother into the palace as a slave. Shangguan Waner was quickly loved by Wu Zetian because of her intelligent and lovely appearance.

But you are still a gentleman, and I am still a minister. When Wu Zetian saw the first side of Shangguan Waner, she asked a cruel word, "Do you hate me for killing your family?" Shangguan Waner replied: "I don't hate it." Shangguan Waner and Wu Zetian are the same people, and even the way of employing people is the same. One is that as long as you are useful, no matter who you are, I dare to use you; One is that as long as you are good to me, I will follow you. All belong to people who do great things and don't care about details. Shangguan Waner, who has just become a slave of Wu Zetian, is somewhat erratic.

She became a favorite of Empress Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian was very angry when she knew that Shangguan Waner had robbed her "little brother" and almost killed Shangguan Waner. Shangguan Waner is still very talented. What she did for Wu Zetian was also a great event of "calling the world". Therefore, Wu Zetian, who cherishes talents, thought of a way to punish Shangguan Waner. In other words, she was tortured. This is also out of a woman's revenge, right? Disfigured. How can I find a man? The clever Shangguan Waner painted a plum blossom picture on it to cover up the scar. In this way, the original ugly scar will look good. Shangguan Waner became charming as a whole.

Later, painting on the face became a trend in the court. There are still ladies who love beauty tattooing beautiful patterns on their bodies. In fact, through this incident, we can also see two truths. First, there are no ugly women, only lazy women. Second, talent can really turn ugliness into beauty.