What was the last meal of an ancient death row inmate? This you would never have imagined, the last benefit of Xing Criminal!
As we all know, in every dynasty in ancient times, the fundamentals of governance are inseparable from the word ren, so the existence of every life is very respectful, when there is no war, the emperor will not kill whoever wants to kill as many TV dramas are now staged, whether it is Dali Temple or the Punishment Department are very strict on the death penalty, even after the bottom is sentenced to death, but also reported to the emperor layer by layer, let him personally judge to prevent the occurrence of wrongful killing, This also shows how difficult it was to sentence a death sentence at that time.
Of course, there are some cases that are still exceptions, such as those who want to rebel against the thieves, or the criminals who commit murders, do not need to wait for the autumn to ask for beheading, and can be divided by the death penalty at any time. Other times, the period of the death penalty is probably before the autumn into winter, probably because the ancient people believed more, so they had to follow the providence, and everything in the world was in the withering period when winter was approaching, so it was more in line with this meaning to be in the death penalty at this time.
Of course, there are also many rules on the day of execution, such as choosing the most yangy period of the day, that is, three o'clock in the afternoon, which is also the origin of the noon hour that everyone in the TV series often hears, so as to prevent the soul of the prisoner in the death penalty from coming out and harming the world. Of course, there are also many requirements for executioners, and the death penalty does not require the head and body to be separated as everyone thinks, but it is necessary to leave the whole body of the deceased, and it is not possible for the death row inmate to bear too much pain at the time of execution, which requires a high degree of craftsmanship.
In addition to being filled with details and rules during the execution, death row inmates have to eat their last meal before execution. That is, the guillotine meal, as early as the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, the guillotine meal appeared, when the war was more frequent, so the captured warriors were often sentenced to death when they were caught, and the overlord king of Chuzhuang at that time was enough to let these soldiers who fought for the country go decently, formulated the rules of the guillotine offender, the death row prisoner must eat the last meal of the human world before the execution, this humane practice was quickly imitated by many countries, and passed down. Even after the Song Dynasty, there were price requirements for guillotine rice, and guillotine rice became more and more luxurious, but people certainly did not have the heart to eat other foods when they were dying, but there would be a very special thing in guillotine rice, that is, raw meat.
The officers and soldiers would put a raw meat in the bowl of this meal, because according to legend, after death, people must go to Meng Po for a walk, and Meng Po has a very fierce dog, this piece of raw meat can help these people who have gone to hades to lead away the evil dogs, so as not to suffer the bite of the evil dogs, so that everyone's reincarnation road will become easier.
Although this kind of thinking belongs to feudal thought, it also reflects the humanity of our ancients, and those death row prisoners will be very grateful when they see this piece of raw meat, and even in their eyes this is more important than those big fish and big meat. I don't know if you have carefully observed some funeral operations, there will also be raw meat for the passing gods to taste, so that the deceased can accumulate a divine relationship under the ground, hoping that he can help the deceased to live better in the next life, which is also a special blessing.