As a tool to safeguard the privileges and interests of the ruling class, "prisons" have been established since the Xia Dynasty.
During the Xia Dynasty, the prison was called "XiaTai". The Shang Dynasty was called "羑里" (羚u lǐ), which is where King Wen of Zhou was forced to eat Bo Yi Kao meat. The Zhou Dynasty was called "huán tǔ". In the Qin Dynasty, it was called "líng yǔ". It became a "prison" since the Han Dynasty and was used until the Yuan Dynasty. The prisons of the Ming Dynasty became "prisons". It was not until the Qing Dynasty that the term "prison" officially appeared.
And the prison described today can be a place with a long history, a high reputation, and stunts — a place with low ranks that have no connection. It is the Ming Dynasty Jinyi Wei's edict.
Those who can enter are either extremely vicious or high-ranking dignitaries. Some ordinary prisoners are also curious about this mysterious prison. For these people, they are all in prison everywhere, find a high-profile prison to squat, and in the future, they can brag about "when the brothers squatted in prison", which should also scare many people in the same way. But it is not an easy task to want to squat in prison, the first one is that you need to be high enough.
The "Zhao Prison" is really a hell on earth, eerie, damp and cold, and the environment is harsh. Although it is a high prison, it is by no means a model of hygiene, and mosquitoes and rats run everywhere. But the guards never relaxed their care for the prisoners. They uphold the management concept of being lenient with themselves and treating others strictly. Prisoners are often used to practice fist and foot kung fu to achieve the purpose of physical exercise.
Jinyi guards also often carry out scientific research and development of torture devices, and pay attention to linking theory with practice. Absolutely do experiments, small tests, pilot tests, engineering production. One can not be less, but the research attitude is very serious. The object of the test is a high-level prisoner in the prison, and whether the torture device is good or not is used or the prisoner uses it. Therefore, the Guards will selflessly use their respective research and development results on prisoners to test the actual effect.
Those who squatted through the prison were also celebrities, and the Ming Dynasty iron han Yang Jisheng and Zuo Guangdou all squatted. After their legs were broken, their bones were exposed and no one left them to fend for themselves. So the prison is really a hell.
There were also many people who came out of the prison, one of whom was Yang Pu (pǔ), one of whom was called one of the "Three Yangs". Yang Pu was the "Crown Prince Of the Eastern Palace" of Emperor Akihito Zhu Gaozi, and was imprisoned by Zhu Di for the "East Palace Welcoming Incident". Yang Pu used a trick when he was released from prison, reading hard in prison, what four books and five classics, the sons of the scriptures. He even regarded the prison as his own study. This incident aroused Zhu Di's interest, and Yang Pu was designated as one of the three-dimensional auxiliary ministers of Emperor Akihito Zhu Gaozi.
Since then, reading books in prison has become the fashion of some rich and famous people, and even some have obtained a reduction in prison invention patents. There are even celebrities today who say that they want his son to go to jail for half a year every year.