, terrible.
It is better to be locked up in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment for a few years than to stay in the prison for a day.
Eighteen instruments of torture, in turn, can destroy nine people. In other words, as long as the average person is punished twice, he will basically die.
During the Wanli period, Wang Yide of Sichuan's Bingbei Dao was framed and imprisoned. Because it is a clean and honest official, it is very popular with the people, and some people come forward to intercede, good official! Hang on, don't kill people; God is going to settle the score for you!
Commander Zhou Jiaqing said: The problem is big, and seventeen of the eighteen kinds of torture devices can be forged, and they cannot harm their lives. But there is one thing, 拶 (pronounced: zan three sounds) refers to, is not fake. This thing, casually heavy, ten fingers are broken; even if it is gently pulled, although it is constantly bone, the skin and flesh will be torn off...
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Wang Yide was imprisoned in Zhao prison for two years, and even if someone protected him, he would certainly not be able to bear less suffering--later, he was released from prison and continued to work as an official. The ministers of Daming are very interesting, the emperor has abused me a thousand times, and I treat the emperor like a first love...
The funny thing is that Zhou Jiaqing sometimes can't even keep himself.
According to the Ming Dynasty Shen Defu in the "WanliYe Harvest", Wang Zhizhen, the governor who was in charge of the Jinyi Guard at that time, was afraid that Zhou Jiaqing would seize his seat, so he kept guarding against him, suffering from having no handle, and wanted to harm but could not do harm.
Until the case of the demon book, there was finally a chance.
What is the Demon Book Case?
It's a long story. In short, there were two cases of demon books in the Wanli Dynasty. All rose up because of the establishment of the prince. Zhu Yijun wanted to appoint Zhu Changxun, the son of Concubine Zheng, but the ministers insisted on appointing the eldest son, Zhu Changluo. After establishing Zhu Changluo, his position was still very unstable. Some people in the capital spread leaflets saying that Zheng Guifei wanted to seek the position of empress, and also named and said that Shen Zong, the head of the cabinet, and Zhu Geng, a university scholar, were Zheng Guifei's accomplices.
The news reached the emperor's ears and was very unhappy. The first time, he suppressed the demon book case so as not to look bad on the royal face; the second time, he couldn't help it, and insisted on finding out.
So Ti rode out, and the people of beijing were panicked. Some people take the initiative to expose others in order to prove their innocence; others report people who usually disagree with themselves and do not look good, and want to take the opportunity to get rid of them.
Wang Zhizhen framed his subordinate Zhou Jiaqing for being related to the Youshu case. As a result, Zhou Jiaqing was arrested and imprisoned. And "arrest his father, son, wife and daughter's family."
As a result, the command of Jinyiwei fell into the hands of Jinyiwei.
There is a saying on the top, "Good life to practice the question", that is, to torture me fiercely, do not be afraid of human life - so, "spare the full sentence, the week is on the verge of death."
Without mentioning the foregoing, jinyiwei can put people to death with one or two pieces of torture, why did Zhou Jiade use all the torture devices, but almost killed, but did not die?
People with good memories should remember that I also said earlier that seventeen kinds of punishments can be forged. Make a show.
The people who tortured Zhou Jiaqing were all his former subordinates, and they couldn't bear to be cruel. Moreover, there are not a few who have entered the Jinyi Guard and gone out to become a bigger official. Who knows if his boss will come back? Therefore, even if the head is pressed, it is still okay to save his life.
Moreover, more than ten days later, the caught the fallen show was only light. This guy is not a good stubble, blackmail for a living, Zheng Guifei's brother has been cheated by him for silver. Therefore, beating him into a confession is not a problem, and it is very pleasant to people's hearts--although, the analysis of the problem in the demon book is so profound that it is impossible for this show to write. In the end, Xiao Shengguang was executed by Ling Chi. The second demon book case was over.
Therefore, Zhou Jiaqing's punishment was not long.
The point is, according to Shen Defu, "Rely on Shengming, stop torturing, and only seize the official return." ”
To put it bluntly, even arresting people is also the emperor's right, and releasing people is also the emperor's right. The Emperor is always right.
The point is, he didn't commit a crime at all, and as a result, the official didn't have to do it.
Shen Defu also said that his good friend, Zhou Jiaqing's son Zhou Xianzuo, later became a commanding envoy. The two talked about the days of that year, "the body and the younger sister were tortured, and they did not hesitate to scratch the pain", and they all felt pain when they thought about it.