The 5-year-old boy was sentenced to Ling Chi, because his physique was too small to cut less than three thousand knives, Cixi: raised to use the knife again
In ancient times, in order to play a deterrent effect, so there were many tortures: fear of the five punishments, palace punishment, Ling Chi, etc., the five punishments are "big unloading eight pieces", Ling Chi was initially called "Yao", and later developed into a prisoner not only to perform while alive, but also to require the prisoner to suffer how many knives before dying, the earliest is written "Ling Chi", commonly known as "a thousand knives and a thousand knives".
In the Ming Dynasty's "Regulations on the Death Penalty of True Offenders and Miscellaneous Crimes", it is clearly stipulated that there are 13 kinds of crimes that should be sentenced to Ling Chi, and the Qing Law expands the scope of the crimes applicable to Ling Chi, and The execution of Ling Chi is also the heaviest punishment in ancient China. This brings us to Shi Dakai, the wing king of the Great Plain Heavenly Kingdom.
Shi Dakai was born into a rich peasant family, although his father died early in his childhood, Shi Dakai took up the burden of the family early, but because there are chickens, ducks and cattle, and there are still miles of land, the Shi family still does not have to worry about food and clothing.
However, the late Qing Dynasty was an eventful autumn, poor people can be seen everywhere, Shi Dakai has heroic spirit, and walks the rivers and lakes, and the four parties Haojie befriend, bent on doing something for the people, in 1847, Hong Xiuquan and other people came to visit, and Shi Dakai discussed the world's grand plan, thinking that the Emperor and officials of the Qing Dynasty could not repent, for the sake of the poor people, it was better to fight for their rights.
Shi Dakai agreed with Hong Xiuquan that when he was 19 years old, he destroyed his family and took part in the Jintian Uprising with more than 4,000 years, thus being named "Wing King", which means "Wing Heavenly Dynasty". Shi Dakai has real talent and real ability, and has always maintained his original intention, after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was established as the capital, the kings gradually degenerated and indulged in pleasure, but Shi Dakai was always clean and self-righteous.
In the fourth year of Xianfeng (1854), Shi Dakai and the Xiang army led by Zeng Guofan launched a big war, the early Taiping Army could not defeat the Xiang army, and was defeated and retreated, but Shi Dakai still quickly discovered the problem, ordered people to imitate the Xiang army's ship-style shipbuilding, stepped up the training of water divisions, and finally defeated the Xiang army, forcing Zeng Guofan to commit suicide by throwing himself into the water.
Zuo Zongtang also spoke highly of Shi Dakai: "Cunning and cunning, known as the heart of a group of thieves, his talents are above the thieves, and looking at what he does, he is quite eager to win people's hearts and seek talents, and he does not attach himself to cult slang, which is the suzerainty of thieves and I am afraid of it." ”
However, at the beginning of the establishment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Shi Dakai was needed to open up the way for this able person, and Hong Xiuquan did not doubt that he had him, and after the establishment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the kings quarreled, and the able man Shi Dakai won the hearts of the people, which threatened Hong Xiuquan's position, and Shi Dakai's position in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was embarrassing, and finally he ran away with his people and horses.
However, the foundation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was far inferior to that of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty was declining day by day, and it could still be supported for decades, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was divided into two, and Shi Dakai was finally defeated by the Qing army, and was punished with Ling Chi, who died at the age of 32.
His family was also implicated, and the eldest son, Shi Dingzhong, who was 5 years old, was also sentenced to Ling Chi, but because his physique was too small to cut less than three thousand, it did not meet the regulations, so Cixi ordered him to raise him and then use the knife. However, many believe that Shi Dingzhong did not live to adulthood and was probably murdered shortly after Shi Dakai's death.
Shi Dakai's second son, Hu Yonghuo, survived because he had been handed over to his aunt early. As for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, after Shi Dakai's death, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was quickly overthrown, Hong Xiuquan fell ill and died, and his son Hong Tianguifu was also sentenced to Ling Chi.