There were many ten points in ancient Chinese feudal society
cruel
And bloody
punishment
, which includes a type called
Light the sky lantern
。 The process of this punishment is very cruel, first of all, the person is wrapped in a sack, soaked in oil to fully absorb the oil. When the grease is full, it is tied upside down to the pole with his head down and feet up. The final step is to light the person from the foot with a torch.
So at this time, the prisoner will burn from the foot to the head. This process can last a long time, during which time the prisoner will have to endure inhumanity
torture
。 It was such a cruel punishment that many people suffered in ancient China, such as Dong Zhuo
Taiping heavenly kingdom
The leader of Yang Xiuqing snatched home Zhu Jiumei as a little wife.
First, the process of lighting the sky lantern
Ancient China was
feudal
Culture as the core is different from modern society
democracy
There are also human rights as the core, so in ancient China, there were some punishments for violating human rights, and most of them would cause people to suffer greatly, and one of the punishments was called lighting the sky lantern. And this situation, as the name suggests, is to treat people as candles.
There are two versions of the historical record of this punishment, the first of which is that the person's clothes are first stripped off and then used
burlap
The bag is wrapped up. This step may be because the material of linen is more oil-absorbent. Wrap up and put it on
Cylinder
village
soak
Of course, at this time, we must avoid the mouth and nose, and we must not drown the prisoner at this time, because more painful torture is still to come.
Then wait until the evening to tie the person upside down, and then use torches to get one end from the foot
ignite
。 In the process, the prisoner suffers terribly, which is equivalent to living
Burned to death
And it may be to increase the time of pain, so choose to tie the person upside down to the pole, starting with the legs.
Another version of the punishment of lighting a lantern is to drill a hole in a person's head and pour it into it
kerosene
again
。 In any case, both versions record that people are burned to death as candles, but one starts from the foot and the other starts from the beginning, and maybe the second way people will die a little faster.
This doesn't have to take that long
torture
。 According to some historical records, Dong Zhuo of the State of Wei was designed to be caught and killed him with the punishment of lighting a sky lantern. According to the amount of punishment for lighting the sky lantern
cruel
To the extent that only those who are particularly heinous in crime will be punished.
Second, Zhu Jiumei was robbed
Moreover, not only has Dong Zhuo suffered this particularly cruel punishment in history, but there is another woman who has also suffered this particularly cruel punishment, and she is
Zhu Jiumei
。 Zhu Jiumei was Yang Xiuqing's concubine, and
Yang Xiuqing
He was a leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Zhu Jiumei is a Hubei woman.
Some sources describe her as 19 years old.
intelligent
Bright again
Proficient in words
。 But in ancient times, especially in such a chaotic era, women, especially beautiful women, could easily be abducted by some people with hearts. At the beginning, Zhu Jiumei was protected by a centurion at that time.
Centurion
At that time, it was similar to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rebel army
Squad Leader
A post. Zhu Jiumei was very grateful to him, and at that time, the centurion also felt that it was not easy for her to be alone with a woman, so she could help one. But then by chance, Yang Xiuqing saw Zhu Jiumei attracted to her beauty.
And in particular, Zhu Jiumei was also literate, which was very rare among women at that time, so
He fell in love with her at first sight and wanted to snatch her up as his own
concubine
。 But Zhu Jiumei herself was not willing, so with the help of the centurion, Zhu Jiumei hid. But Yang Xiuqing had many of them.
Moreover, at that time, they still liked to pretend to be gods and ghosts, and the leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom like Yang Xiuqing did not say that he was
Heavenly Father
When he arrived, he relied on the advantage of numbers to find out Zhu Jiumei. After finding out, it started to her
Xingshi asked for guilt
And it included the centurion who helped her hide.
Yang Xiuqing directly killed the centurion at that time, and at the same time ordered the soldiers to blame Zhu Jiumei. After this, he still snatched Zhu Jiumei as his little wife. Yang Xiuqing originally wanted to go through this time
Staff responsibility
Zhu Jiumei will definitely feel it in her heart
fear
, no longer dare to rebel against yourself.
3. Zhu Jiumei was tortured
But it may be because Zhu Jiumei is a woman who has read books, which is different from the mentality of normal ancient women who marry chickens and marry dogs with dogs. She felt that Yang Xiuqing's practice was very hateful, or chose
It is better to die than to follow
。 So that's it
Angered Yang Xiuqing
According to some historical records, Yang Xiuqing wentuged out her eyes at that time in order to punish her.
This not only did not make Zhu Jiumei feel afraid, thus
succumb
To him. On the contrary, it made Zhu Jiumei hate his practice even more, so Zhu Jiumei secretly contacted an elderly woman. It may be that this woman has also suffered a lot of grievances around Yang Xiuqing, so she also hates him very much. So the two people contacted and wanted to use it
poison
Block Yang Xiuqing to death.
But did not expect that in the process, their plan was to be
divulge
So Yang Xiuqing went crazy and used a punishment like lighting a sky lantern on Zhu Jiumei, and the nine people related to this matter were all killed. There is another version in history, which says that Zhu Jiumei wanted to poison Yang Xiuqing with arsenic
unsuccessful
He was then killed.
And there was another woman who was snatched into the palace by Yang Xiuqing, and this woman was also unyielding, so she wanted to take advantage of Yang Xiuqing's sleep to take the small
dagger
Killed him, the result is that Yang Xiuqing suddenly turned over, so he was stabbed
Left shoulder
He ordered his men to arrest the woman and light her skylight.
But no matter which version, it can reflect that Yang Xiuqing is a big person
villain
He satisfies himself
self-interest
He forced Zhu Jiumei to be his little wife, and used this extremely cruel criminal law against Zhu Jiumei when she resisted, which shows that the organization ruled by him will not last long.
4. Summary
Zhu Jiumei's life also reflected the various unfair phenomena of feudal society, which Yang Xiuqing and others mastered
power
After that, he claimed to be a mortal from the Heavenly Father, but in fact he was just arrogant and arrogant, and went through this way
plunder
Forcing the others
weakling
Among them is Zhu Jiumei. On the other hand, Zhu Jiumei was a little literate at that time, which made her look very different from other women.
To some extent, it can also be seen that in the society at that time, women still generally did not have the right to education. Moreover, the class nature of ancient Chinese society also gave birth to a series of extremely cruel similar to lighting sky lanterns
The purpose of this punishment is largely not to help people change and help people to become better, but to do so
person.