In ancient times, it was unfilial to have no heirs. Do you know that it was also unfilial for the ancients not to leave the whole body behind after death? Especially those ancient people who were tortured. Today, I will show you a torture method other than Lingchi, which is called "peeling the skin and removing the grass." This is a punishment invented by Zhu Yuanzhang during the Ming Dynasty. It is also a torture that leaves the body intact. It is also a punishment that makes those who carry out the execution be executed. Torture "peeling skin and pulling grass"

In any dynasty, in order to rule the court and control the powerful ministers, in addition to the emperor's wisdom and transcendence, there are also tortures that make people frightened. Only when kindness and power are combined can people feel at ease.

During the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, skinning was not the first invention of Zhu Yuanzhang, but the origin of "cutting and skinning people alive" by Emperor Jing Liu Chuan of the Han Dynasty. It was then improved by Zhu Yuanzhang and became the later "peeling and pulling grass".

According to historical records of peeling off the skin and picking up the grass: "From the head to the crotch, one strand is laid out, spread out in front, like a bird spreading its wings, and the rate lasts for more than a day before it disappears; if there is one that will die immediately, the executioner will sit down and die." ”

What does it mean?

Roughly translated, it means that the executioner is skinned, a slit is made from the head, and then the slit is split downwards to the end of the spine, and then the The whole skin is placed in front of the person, and the shape of the skin is like a big bird spreading its wings. If the prisoner unfortunately dies during this process, the person who is being executed will be sentenced to death. During this process, the person who is being punished will not be able to stand it. Go first and die a good death, if you survive for a few days, it will be extremely tragic.

Of course, the person who was executed was the most innocent, but his skills were not up to standard and he died, which was a bit unfair.

Such a scene can only be imagined to be brutal. In the Ming Dynasty, this kind of torture did not require you to commit a big crime. It only required that the official committed a crime of sixty silver taels. Once a crime was committed, these people would be punished. He was taken to the "pichang temple" specially set up by the prefecture, prefecture, county and Weimen to be executed.

After the skin was peeled off, the skin was stuffed with straw and made into a specimen and displayed next to the official seat as a warning to subsequent officials. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the scope of torture needed to be expanded. Therefore, skinning and removing grass is not limited to corrupt officials, but everyone in the government and the public may face this punishment.

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang develop the torture of "peeling the skin and pulling out the grass"?

According to historical records, in the early days of the Ming Dynasty, due to serious official corruption, national strength was damaged. Even in the capital, bribery was serious, and in remote areas, people were fooled, bullied, and defrauded of disaster funds, causing people to live in dire straits. These corruptions made Zhu Yuanzhang feel that the country was on the verge of collapse, so he absorbed Legalist ideas and used torture to maintain the political order.

The "peeling and pulling off the grass" was bred in a corrupt environment. In the short term, this punishment stabilized the situation for Zhu Yuanzhang, but it still cannot change the nature of human nature.