Shangshu of the Punishment Department of the Late Qing Dynasty did not succeed in committing suicide, and he had to be opened to the rank of official before he died

Today, Song Anzhi came to tell you about a sad and happy incident in the history of the late Qing Dynasty about the special punishment of Kaijiaguan.

After the Eight-Power Alliance entered Beijing, in order to avenge the murder of the ministers of various countries, it took a firm and tough attitude when negotiating with the Qing court. Forcing the Qing court to kill Zaixun the Prince of Zhuang and Zhao Shuqiao of the Punishment Department.

Among them, Zhao Shuqiao, the shangshu of the Punishment Department, was the most unlucky, and at that time he was also the prime minister of state affairs, and he originally did not support the Boxer Rebellion, because of inaction or following the tide, he followed the trend a little, and then was regarded as one of the culprits by the foreigners.

Empress Dowager Cixi did not want to execute Zhao Shuqiao, but under pressure, she could only succumb to the obscenity of the foreigners and gave Zhao Shuqiao death.

At first, Zhao Shuqiao cut the gold ring into a thread with scissors and swallowed it with tea, which was considered to be a suicide by swallowing gold. I didn't expect that Zhao Shuqiao was still alive and jumping after drinking, where to explain the aftermath of half a day, seeing that this was not OK, and then swallowing a big cigarette to commit suicide, feeling uneasy and adding two cigarette bubbles but still okay, Zhao Shuqiao still said where there is no end.

Replacing Zhao Shu's punishment department Shangshu was his uncle Xue Yunsheng, who saw the situation and interceded with Cen Chunxuan, who was in charge of supervision, believing that Zhao Shu's crime was not necessary to die, and that his feelings could also be reserved, and it seemed that he could be overthrown. Cen Chunxuan said that he did not agree with anything.

Xue Yunsheng was helpless and asked Zhao Shu to take arsenic cream so that he could get on the road early. Unexpectedly, Zhao Shu stayed up until eleven o'clock in the evening after taking arsenic cream and did not return to the west, seeing that the time of death had not only passed a few hours, but even the day had passed. Cen Chunxuan was anxious, found a jailer Yan Jintai, and sent Zhao Shuqiao back to the west in the way of Kaijiaguan.

What is Kaijiaguan, in simple terms, is to remove a piece of prepared mulberry paper and cover Zhao Shuqiao's face. Yan Jintai already had a burning knife in his mouth, squirted hard, and puffed out a fine mist, and the mulberry paper was softened by the moisture, and it was immediately attached to his face. Yan Jintai then covered the second sheet and concocted it according to the law. Zhao Shuqiao struggled with his hands and feet at first, and when he used the fifth sheet, the person was completely out of breath without moving.

Under careful inspection, the five pieces of paper were stacked together, and the mulberry paper that was almost dried was unveiled and opened, and the bumps were clear, just like the mask of "jumping and adding officials" on the stage, and this is the origin of the name "Kaijiaguan".

Zhao Shuqiao, a strange man, did not die after swallowing gold, swallowing tobacco tablets and smoke bubbles, and eating arsenic cream, and finally died after being forced to open an official. The good physical quality is so good that today it is all bad, but unfortunately the times are not good, born in the era of the late Qing Dynasty and the loss of power and humiliation of the country, and finally can only die of resignation.

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