Chapter five hundred and sixty-ninth kill the chicken to warn the monkey
After experiencing the psychological battle of boiling an eagle, Zhu Pingan once again admired a place where he killed a chicken to scare the monkeys.
After leaving the Zhaomo Institute, he followed Dr. Zhai to the office of He Ao, the Minister of Punishment. Zhu Pingan also failed to see He Ao, because He Shangshu was not in the office room, but was hearing a case in a lobby of the Ministry of Punishment.
The case was jointly tried by the Ministry of Punishment and the Jinyiwei. It was presided over by another Qing official from the Ministry of Punishment. He Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment was hearing the trial in the lobby. At the same time, Wei Boyang, the fourth-rank Jinyiwei minister, was also hearing the case. In addition to the servants of the Ministry of Punishment, there were also several Jinyiwei.
Colonel.
Regardless of the fact that Jinyiwei Xiaowei has the word "school captain", they are just ordinary Jinyiwei. "Schoolwei" is equivalent to the "soldiers" of other guards. Jinyiwei Xiaowei selects strong men from the people to serve as them, which is the folk martial arts.
Masters, they are dedicated to holding ceremonial guards, summoning officials before driving, and carrying out official duties. Jinyiwei has a prison, which is similar to today's trials and cases, and Jinyiwei is very familiar with it.
Because He Shangshu was hearing the case, Dr. Zhai took Zhu Ping'an to a room near the lobby to wait until the case was over before going to see He Shangshu.
From where Zhu Pingan was sitting, he could just see the cane torture scene outside the lobby.
"Please, Master Qu."
A frightened prisoner wearing a white prison uniform was "invited" from the lobby by two guards in uniforms with a ferocious smile. They called him Master Qu, but there was no sign of respect, just like squeezing a chicken, and pinched him.
The prisoner known as Mr. Qu came out.
"The courtesy is not as good as that of a commoner, and the punishment is not as good as that of a doctor... I am the seventh-rank magistrate of the county, you can't do this to me..." Mr. Qu, who was wearing prison clothes, shouted in fear and struggled.
The location was not far away, and Zhu Ping'an could see clearly. He could even see the pleats on Master Qu's prison clothes, and he could also clearly hear the conversation between Qu Zhixian and Jin Yiwei.
The courtesy cannot be extended to common people, and the punishment cannot be extended to officials... Forget it, how many officials have been made into lanterns and hung as flags, let alone ordinary punishments.
"Oh, my Lord Qu, let alone your seventh-grade county magistrate, even the third-grade officials and the younger ones have been beaten. We are all rough people, and we don't understand why we can't treat common people with courtesy, and we can't punish officials as well.
, we only know how to act according to orders." One of the Jinyi guards glanced at Qu Zhixian, glanced disdainfully, and replied with a smile.
While they were talking, the movements of the two guards' hands did not affect him at all. They led Qu Zhixian, who was wearing prison clothes, to a bench in the courtyard.
"Master Qu, do you want to get up there by yourself, or do you want the kids to help you?" When they arrived at the bench, the Jin Yiwei let go of Qu Zhixian and looked at Qu Zhixian with a half-smile.
"I...I'll do it myself! Sweep the floor politely, sweep the floor politely!!!" Qu Zhixian also knew that he couldn't escape, and he had some integrity in his life. He gritted his teeth bitterly, patted the dust on his body vigorously, and lay down on the bench.
superior.
"The magistrate of Wanping County disobeyed the superior official and talked nonsense about state affairs. He was punished with a cane of sixty. Remembering that it is not easy to be an official, he was punished with a cane of half."
Just as Qu Zhixian was lying on the bench, a small official from the Ministry of Punishment came out of the lobby, showed a writ in his hand in front of Qu Zhixian, and read out the punishment of Qu Zhixian expressionlessly.
In the Ming Dynasty, the number of cane punishments was divided by ten. The minimum number of cane punishments was sixty and the maximum was one hundred. The decree just read out stated that Qu Zhixian was to be sentenced to sixty cane punishments. Because the officials had preferential treatment, the execution was reduced to half.
, that is, thirty sticks.
"If you want to incriminate someone, why bother?"
Qu Zhixian snorted and remained silent.
After the reading was finished, the two Jinyi guards each took out a thick and long wattle stick, about three feet long. The end that hit the person was thicker, as thick as a human fist, and there were dried blood stains on it.
"The weight is a little lighter, but the iron-wrapped and barbed imperial staff is more comfortable to hold in the hand..." Jin Yiwei deliberately weighed the thorn in his hand twice in front of Qu Zhixian and said in a threatening tone.
"Lord Qu, do you have anything to explain?" Another Jin Yiwei looked at Qu Zhixian and squeezed his eyes, rubbed his fingers, and asked pointedly.
Is this asking for a bribe?
Haha... When Zhu Ping'an saw this scene, he slightly raised the corners of his lips. Sure enough, as the history books said, there are a lot of tricks in the cane punishment and the court staff, which also gave birth to the three hundred and sixty in addition to the three hundred and sixty lines.
One line of work, because cane punishment is definitely a craft, the servants and Jin Yiwei who work in this line of work all rely on their craftsmanship to "eat", such as this Jin Yiwei.
The Jin Yiwei who are able to perform cane punishment have all been trained, and they have to learn this skill as a disciple and give gifts. According to miscellaneous historical records, it takes several years for Jin Yiwei to master this skill. They mainly practice two methods, one is external lightening
Internal weight, one is external weight and internal lightness. During practice, they have to make two dummies. One dummy has tofu inside, and the other dummy has blue bricks inside, with clothes on the outside. Put the tofu to practice external weight.
In order to be light on the inside, Jin Yiwei can only be considered successful if he can beat the outer clothes to pieces and make a clanging sound without damaging the tofu inside. Turning around is to practice being light on the outside and heavy on the inside. Jin Yiwei can only beat the clothes on the outside to pieces.
Only when there is no damage at all, and the inside is beaten to pieces, is it home.
In this way, if someone bribes or gives them a gift before the execution, or if the superior hints at a light beating, they will use the method of emphasizing the outside and giving the inside light.
On the contrary, if there are no bribes or gifts before the execution, or if the superiors hint at heavy beatings, they will use the method of lightening the outside and giving the inside a heavy blow. It may look like the skin is only red and swollen, but the internal injuries are very serious, and the bones are all damaged.
Can interrupt.
The punishment stick is in my hand, and the severity is determined by my thoughts.
People who are beaten often spend money to buy light beatings, so the 361st line was derived.
Of course, if you don't have money, don't know what's going on, or are upright, you'll have to take a beating.
"snort!"
Qu Zhixian snorted coldly, said nothing, and showed everything with his actions.
"Haha, if that's the case, please bear with me, Mr. Qu. You guys are also following orders. Please forgive me for offending you." Upon seeing this, Jin Yiwei sneered and said politely, but the movements of his hands were definitely
He was ruthless.
The torture stick landed hard on Qu Zhixian's buttocks with a smelly wind.
In an instant, Qu Zhixian stretched his neck like a goose, with the veins on his forehead exposed and howled in pain.
one two three four……
As the cane fell again and again, Qu Zhixian's screams of pain became more painful each time. In the end, all he could see was the shape of his mouth. He was in so much pain that he could no longer make a sound, and could only open and close his lips reflexively.
In an instant, the white prison clothes on Qu Zhixian's hips were soaked with blood.
"This is the magistrate of Wanping County. It is said that he criticized Shangguan in public during the capital inspection some time ago and slandered the capital inspection several times..." Dr. Zhai told Zhu Pingan about the past events of Quzhi County in a timely manner, and then quietly looked at Zhu Pingan.
look.
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey
There is no doubt about it.
Disobedient to the superior officer, criticizing the government, haha... This scene is definitely a warning to the monkeys. Zhai Juntao deliberately brought himself to watch this scene. Zhu Pingan sat at the table and calmly looked at the execution scene outside, as if watching a movie.