Goat tongue punishment, gentle but painful
Since ancient times, punishment is an important means of social governance, as early as the primitive society period in our country, "Shangshu Shundian" has a record: "Like a pawn punishment, exile five punishments."
The whip is an official punishment, the pounce is a religious punishment, and the gold is a ransom punishment. It can be seen that the ancient authorities attached great importance to personnel management. Over the course of 5,000 years, the rulers of each dynasty have carried out their punishments differently.
Let's take a look at this topic.
In history, the most shocking torture was that Empress Lu turned Mrs. Qi into a "human being". According to the "Historical Records", she cut off Mrs. Qi's hands and feet, gouged out her eyes, shaved off her face, and then poured drugs to make her lose her hearing, and finally sent someone to supervise her, threw Mrs. Qi into the toilet, and left her to fend for herself.
This kind of pain is unbearable for ordinary people. In the Tang Dynasty, in order to punish Concubine Xiao Shufei and Queen Wang, Wu Zetian improved on the basis of Empress Lu's "Ren Bi", and also cut off their hands and feet, and then put them into large wine jars to make "Ren Bi", this punishment is called "bone drunk", and its cruelty has reached an unimaginable level.
In the history of our country, there have been various forms of punishment, initially only for the ancients who committed serious mistakes, and later became the exclusive right of the emperor. Among the more common punishments are beheading, lingchi, beheading, and ink punishment.
In ancient times, when the authorities were executing, they would first let the prisoners parade through the streets, and then let the people ** the execution process, which was extremely cruel and bloody.
There is an ancient punishment called:"Laughing punishment"。It is carried out in a way that seems gentle, but in fact it is painful for the person being punished. This punishment is to make the victim laugh and slowly go to death.
During the Han Dynasty, there were already relevant records. Laughing may seem pleasant, but if it lasts too long, the abdomen will start to ache, and the constant laughter will deprive the brain of oxygen, and eventually die in laughter.
The goat's tongue is covered with burrs, as if specifically designed to lick the soles of people's feet. If salt water is applied to the soles of a person's feet, the licking of a goat will bring an unbearable itch that can feel both tender and painful.
However, this kind of "laughing punishment" is not suitable for everyone, and some people are born with thick soles of their feet, or have calluses on their feet due to years of hard work, and even if they are used, they may not achieve the desired effect.
The evolution of ancient punishments, from barbarism to brutality to civilization, reflects the progress of the times and the progress of people. Today, we live in a more civilized society, and we no longer have to go through the cruel and bloody punishments of ancient times.