In modern times, the death penalty is executed by shooting or euthanasia, and there is basically no room for change. But in ancient times, even if you went to the execution ground, you might be robbed. Of course, this is vividly reflected in film and television dramas. There are four good ways to abolish the death penalty. Usually, the protagonists in film and television dramas will use these four ways to escape.
The first is castration. In ancient times, some death row inmates could replace the death penalty with castration. Of course, some people think that something as difficult as castration is no different from execution. Besides, the death penalty is once and for all. Although castration is to drag out an ignoble existence, it needs to endure great physical pain. What is even more frightening is mental disability and bankruptcy. If you become a disabled person, you will be despised in your later life.
Although eunuchs can serve in the palace, it is not uncommon that there is no such thing, but if they are ordinary people, it is even more difficult to say. It depends on how the person to be executed wants to choose. Some people think it is better to die than to live, while others think it is better to live than to die.
The second is to let the emperor vomit while eating. How can he throw up while eating? Do you still remember that Bai Zhantang won the gold medal in The Legend of Wulin? This is why the emperor ate and vomited. The gold medal for avoiding death really exists, but the holder of this card must have done something, either to please the emperor or to save his life, otherwise, how can a normal person have this gold medal for avoiding death!
It's really not easy to get this gold medal. Taking it out is actually reminding the emperor of his mutual affection with the emperor. If the emperor thinks that the merits and demerits are offset, he can drag out an ignoble existence, otherwise, death is still the same.
This third method is not very glorious, and that is to pay bribes openly. After all, even if the law is perfect, there is no such thing as surveillance cameras, so if people have money, it is possible for them to fake their deaths instead of the real condemned prisoners and escape on their own. As the saying goes, money talks. As long as you have money,
Everything is done from top to bottom, and it is also possible to change the civet cat into a prince. Of course, this kind of loophole is also very big. If the condemned prisoners change their faces and remain anonymous after coming out, they will be regarded as having lost their original identity cards.
The last way is to make the emperor change his mind. Although this method is risky and unlikely, it has indeed achieved success. That was during the Han Dynasty. At first, the emperor didn't want to use the death penalty easily, so there was still a lot of room for change.
The fourth kind of emperor is very happy, or for the sake of blessing, he pardons the world. When the condemned man meets this kind of food, he thinks that he has won the lottery. Of course, this kind of good thing may only happen once in 300 years. Besides, if all the prisoners on death row are really released, I'm afraid it's not far from chaos.
It can be seen that these four methods are still difficult to go to heaven, but generally speaking, they are not impossible. But if it is modern, with complete laws and complete monitoring, it is really difficult to avoid death.