In China's ancient feudal society, there were many terrible criminal laws. The kind that makes people's lives worse than death, today Xiaobian will talk to you about how cruel ancient castration is.
How happy we are to live in the modern society.
So: What is castration? Simply put, castration is also called corruption.
is a cruel corporal punishment used to castrate male and female genitals in ancient times. If Xiaobian is not popular, you may not know that castration in ancient times can be said to violate human relations, not only for men, but also for women.
It is the most severe corporal punishment in ancient criminal law. Anyone who has been castrated is not only physically tortured, but also mentally insensitive, just like a walking corpse. I was deeply hurt, and my future life was as silent as stagnant water.
Although castration is so contrary to human relations, after all, the times are different. At that time, the environment was too bad, the feudal social and economic development was slow, and the people were poor and lived in dire straits every day. So at that time, many poor people voluntarily cut off their reproductive organs and became eunuchs in the palace to make a living.
Let's talk about the development history of castration in the following small series.
According to Xiao Bian, castration appeared at least before Xia Yu. During the Zhou dynasty, the common people would call a man who was imprisoned? Temple? People. This? Temple? Separate it, one dirt above and one inch below. At that time, being together meant that men cut off their reproductive organs.
In the Qin Dynasty, when Qin Shihuang's rule became more and more brutal, many men were imprisoned. Then, in the Han Dynasty, castration was more common. In order to show the authority of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty, some directly replaced the death penalty with castration.
By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, castration was more prosperous. We all know Sima Qian, who said a few words of truth to protect the Li Mausoleum, aroused the dissatisfaction of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and executed castration. It can be described as chilling. At that time, anyone who violated the emperor's will would be ravaged by this kind of torture.
By the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, castration had a new development. At this time, the castration was mainly used for the descendants of the rebels, and they were slaves if they didn't die. In the Tang dynasty, it was even more obvious. Next, talk about the Ming Dynasty. During the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty, an interesting thing happened.
At that time, the imperial court was building a palace, only because an official of the imperial court misreported the working class. Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry and wanted to castrate all these workers. Fortunately, someone with a heart stood up and said that this castration was exempted. This short story can also be seen in the Ming Dynasty. The use of castration by those officials is becoming more and more casual and common.
by the Qing dynasty, the development of this castration had reached its extreme. Technology is becoming more and more advanced. Before the Qing dynasty, it was rough and casual. In the Qing dynasty, you had to do castration and sign a contract. Just like now you are in the intensive care unit for immediate surgery and your relatives have to sign it. The general content also has the same effect. If you sign it, no one will take care of any problems during the operation.
read the above article. I believe everyone is glad that the peaceful and prosperous times in which they are now are so beautiful and happy!