In the "Mozi Festival Burial", it is recorded that "the Son of Heaven killed and martyred, many hundreds, and dozens of widows; the general doctor killed martyrs, the many dozens, and the widows numbered." ”
Burial is a common custom in ancient funerary culture. The princes and nobles brought utensils, livestock or people into the built burial chambers along with pottery and wood figurines, hoping that they could continue to enjoy everything after death. The burial of people has reached the limit of cruelty, using some means to make the living die unnaturally and then be buried in the tomb, and most of these martyrs are the servants and wives and concubines of the tomb owner.
The number of martyrs also matches the status of the tomb owner before his death, with hundreds of tianzi and dozens of generals. In the "History of the Yuan", it is also recorded: "Daning and the county He Qian's wife Bai Du Sai'er, the husband died and was martyred, Jing Qimen. “
There is no doubt that the use of living people for burial is a cruel and barbaric act, and this funerary custom has already appeared since the beginning of the ancient Chinese Shang Dynasty, and gradually disappeared in the Qin and Han Dynasties. Instead, wooden figurines and terracotta figurines, the most representative of which is the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang, the magnificent scale is breathtaking, known as the eighth wonder of the world, and also known as one of the world's top ten ancient tombs.
However, desire never ends. By the time of the Liao Dynasty, the wind of human martyrdom had rekindled, and for a time it had caused panic among the people. The most incomprehensible thing is that after the death of Liao Taizu Yelü Abaoji, Shu Luping even forced more than a hundred ministers to be martyred. For a country to function normally and maintain its vitality and majesty, it is indispensable for capable people and soldiers. Directly taking the civil and military officials to be martyred is actually a precursor to decay.
The rulers of the Qing Dynasty, who were also nomadic people, brought in Manchurian tribal customs when they entered the customs, and the burial system was re-entered into the Central Plains, which continued until the Kangxi period, after which the Kangxi Emperor explicitly forbade forced martyrdom by the imperial family. At this point, the system of human martyrdom, which had lasted for thousands of years, was brought to an end.
In New China, the people live and work in peace and contentment, funeral customs have also been substantially improved, people are more to express respect for the deceased, cremation has become the mainstream way, not only for the living to reduce the burden, but also for the deceased to bring peace.
Among the many tombs excavated for conservation, experts have found a common phenomenon: "The legs of the burial concubines are always separated, what did they experience before they died?" ”
Being able to enter the palace and become a respected concubine is an opportunity for many women and even the entire family to change their fate. If you are favored by the emperor, such a wish can indeed be realized, but if you are snubbed, the end will be completely different, not only can not fly yellow, but also suffer from all kinds of bullying.
When the emperor dies, the first to bear the brunt will become the object of human martyrdom. For the concubines who are like flowers and jade, it is definitely a moment of five thunderstorms in their lives.
Although entering the palace can become worry-free, more women are forced to become concubines, so in their hearts there is a sense of resistance. When it was time to be buried, there would certainly be a final struggle, but to no avail.
Even so, the concubines would still try their best to survive, and based on this, the emperor had already thought of a solution. First, the freedom of movement is restricted, and then it is made a victim of the funeral.
The way the concubines are buried can also be roughly divided into two types, one is the burial of the living, directly locking the concubines in the dark burial chamber and leaving them to fend for themselves. The second is to make specimens before the tomb is closed, and the methods in this way can be described as cruel, such as filling poison, knocking out and putting it into a prepared coffin, and injecting mercury directly, which is extremely cruel.
In the face of absolute strength, the last stubbornness is useless, just an instinctive struggle, so that the world can know the great pain and fear they endure. It is also this kind of resistance that causes the contortion of the funeral concubines to distort their body posture, especially the legs showing a separate posture.
Think of how desperate the concubines who were knocked unconscious in their coffins would be when they woke up, how painful the helpless struggle would be, and no matter how hoarse they cried out, they never responded. In the depths of everyone's memory, we will certainly not forget the tears of yang guifei's desire to survive after being "suspended" in various books and videos after being "suspended".
In the final analysis, the reason why the ancient emperor died and the legs of the concubines were separated was caused by the cruelty of human martyrdom, and when people faced death, the struggle caused by fear was inevitable. This also confirms from the side that the martyrdom system is inhumane and that it is only a matter of time before it is ended.
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