When it comes to torture in the old society, I am afraid that many people first think of tiger stools, pepper water and the like. These tortures are more than cruel, but their creativity is slightly insufficient.
After all, there has never been a lack of creativity and brains in the field of punishment, for example, in medieval Europe, there was a kind of torture, the method of execution was to put a few rats into a tin bucket, and then tie the bucket to the stomach of the torturer.
Since rats are naturally adapted to a dark environment, there is nothing unusual at first. But at this time, the executioner will heat the bottom of the bucket, and when the temperature gradually rises, the rats inside the bucket will try to escape because they can't stand it.
Rats that are good at punching holes will eventually rip open the stomachs of the victims and bite them alive.
In terms of torture, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was also a master of creativity. According to legend, the torture invented by Zhu Yuanzhang included the punishment of peeling and filling grass, sucking intestines, playing the pipa, and grooming.
These punishments are chilling just by the name, let alone experienced.
Among Zhu Yuanzhang's many inventions, there is one punishment that looks quite elegant, and the torture device is only a few pieces of paper. People who are punished by this kind of punishment will not have a drop of blood on their bodies, but in the hundred years after the invention, they have never heard that anyone can carry it.
This punishment is the posting of the official. Do not be deceived by its seemingly gentle appearance, which in essence is no different from the torture mentioned above.
The operation method of the tiega officer is as follows: the torturer is tightly tied to a special large bed, and the specific scene can refer to the surgical scene of castration surgery in ancient times, which is probably like that.
At this time, the executioner must pick up a piece of mulberry paper prepared in advance and "snap" on the face of the prisoner.
If you had to ask, what if the prisoner opened his mouth and blew the paper away at this time? Then I don't know, maybe I have to shut the mouth of the prisoner.
If you still have to ask, block your mouth and nostrils, and exhale violently through your nostrils to blow the paper away. Then I don't know, but if I am reasonable, I should not block my nostrils again, after all, if I do this, the prisoner will be directly choked to death, and then there will be no posting of officials or anything.
Therefore, the most reliable guess should be based on the executioner's method, that is, before the executioner covers the paper, he must take a mouthful of burning knife in his mouth in advance, and immediately spew out the liquor in his mouth after covering the paper.
When the torturer reacts, the mulberry paper on the face is already wet with wine mist, and it is tightly attached to the face of the prisoner.
At this time, the torturer will suddenly feel a chill on his face, the smell of bad breath and wine will enter the nostrils at the same time, it will be difficult to breathe, and at the same time, the ears will hear the executioner chanting: One sticker adds you nine pin officials, and you are promoted and rich.
Immediately afterward, the executioner would repeat the previous operation while reciting the words, and paste the paper on the victim's face one by one. As the mulberry paper becomes more and more pasted, the tortured person will be completely unable to breathe. In most cases, when the fifth sheet is pasted, the victim dies of suffocation due to lack of oxygen.
Of course, if the purpose of the execution of the posting officer is to extract a confession, the prisoner only needs to kick his legs and count it as a confession, and the execution is terminated early; if he does not confess, then he will die.
After the execution, the mulberry paper that has been somewhat dried will be uncovered, and a face mold can be obtained, just like the mask worn by the jumping officer on the stage, hence the name: "Paste The Official".
It seems very civilized to use paper as torture devices for this kind of punishment, but it is said that no one in the more than one hundred years after Zhu Yuanzhang invented it can withstand it, and it is very easy to use it for forced confessions.
The reason for this situation is probably very much related to the target of the punishment of the official.
In the Ming Dynasty, Tiejia officials were mainly targeted at court officials or internal servants, who often did not have the firm willpower to resist this slowly inflicted pain.
When the brain is close to death due to lack of oxygen, their psychological defense line will be easily broken, and naturally there will be something to do.