In ancient times on the mainland, there were many punishments, of course, these were used to punish the most heinous people, but also for others to play a warning role, such as the cannon burning punishment and the pot invented by the King of Lu and Daji, which can be described as a frightening existence, and for example, the Jinyi Wei founded by Zhu Yuanzhang, among the many tortures invented, there is a kind of called playing the pipa, which seems to be a beautiful name, which is even more bloody.
However, whether in the historical record or when we watch film and television dramas, there will be a sentence called the annihilation of the Nine Tribes, and among the many punishments, the Nine Tribes are the most serious, not only implicated themselves, but also implicated people who are related to themselves.
At that time, it was very understandable, because the people of that era were very religious, if a person was killed by the emperor, then there may be people among the brothers who want to avenge him, and it is precisely because of this, this approach is to avoid the aftermath, but I don't know if you have such doubts, there are a lot of people in the Nine Tribes, why don't you run away?
At that time, the descendants and blood relations were very important, and the extermination of the Nine Tribes was not really cutting the grass and roots, some infants and the elderly could be exempted from this punishment, and most of the people at that time were a little stupid in their minds, thinking that sacrificing their own lives could be exchanged for the safety of their old people and children. Once he escaped, if the emperor was angry, he would truly destroy the Nine Tribes, and it was precisely because of this fear in his heart that no one dared to escape.
To know that in ancient times is not like now, you can go out anytime and anywhere, the city gate has fixed time requirements whether it is open or closed, and every day whether it is out of the city or into the city, there are some documents, so it is difficult to escape, even if it is really successful to escape, most of the days that will be lived in the future are displaced, and can not meet with their families, for people at that time, such a life may be more uncomfortable than death, and it is precisely because of this, even if it is a knife, no one is willing to escape, Some people are out of inadvertence, while others are unwilling, but with the passage of time, this cruel punishment has long since disappeared.