As we all know, in ancient feudal history, whether it is Chinese or Western courts, there is a special group of eunuchs. In order to have more people serve him, the ancient feudal rulers charged some men into the court. But the emperor's harem is full of women. If these men are not restricted, what should happen in case of filthy court affairs? So these men were castrated and become incomplete people.
Eunuch
As for the castration of men, there were also a series of procedures in ancient times. If you are slightly careless, life will happen. This operation to remove male reproductive organs is called "castration." The process is so cruel that people can't bear to look directly at it. Therefore, many people think that eunuchs are the most pitiful person, which also causes some psychological distortions of eunuchs in the future, and they do things in which people and gods are indignant.
The punishment of claustrophobia
But in fact, in ancient Chinese society, in addition to male eunuchs, there were also "female eunuchs." The purification process of female eunuchs is even crueler than the castration of male eunuchs. What kind of inhuman torture did the female eunuchs suffer? Baku Shijun will introduce to you today.
Woman
When introducing imperial punishment, Kong Anguo in the Han Dynasty said: “The palace, fornication, men’s circumcision, women’s claustrophobia, and the second death sentence.” It can be seen that the process of women’s purification is called “ Claustrophobic". What about "claustrophobia"? According to the "Shang Shu· Ming Xing" record, this cruel punishment of female criminals first began in the period of Chinese slave society. This is a little-known technology.
Woman tortured
Wang Zhaoyun of the Ming Dynasty talked about this operation in "Remains of Stones": " hits the woman's chest and abdomen with a mallet, and something falls and hides her household (pìn hù) , Can only defecate, and humanity will never be abandoned. "It means that if you hit a woman's abdomen with a wooden chase, something will fall off the woman's body and block her household. In the future, it can only be excreted and can no longer enjoy the joy of fish and water. As for the organs that were shed from the woman's body, Wang Zhaoyun did not elaborate, so there are various speculations in the shop.
Some people say it is the pregnancy palace, some people say it is the anterior wall of the birth canal, and Qing Dynasty Wu Xiang gave his unique insights. Wu Xiang believes that there is a small bone in the depths of women's secluded roads called "the secret bones of shame". Once someone falls down with external force, it will close the private roads like a gate, so that women can no longer enjoy the joy of fish and water. Because this method was too cruel and caused many women to die, it was abolished in the Ming Dynasty . For example, Wang Fuzhi once mentioned: "It was used in the early days of the country, and women often died, so it is not feasible." "Hou Za Tan" records: "It has never been mentioned by many people, but the purpose is never to lock her up or sew it up. Recently, it seems that I have found out a little bit about it. The method is vicious and appropriate. , But also in line with anatomy, I really have to be surprised." Because the content was too horrifying, Mr. Lu Xun did not disclose what he found to the public. But from his surprised attitude, it is not difficult to speculate that the torture of "claustrophobia" is definitely not something that ordinary women can tolerate.
Woman in claustrophobia
In fact, "claustrophobia" was not such physical torture at the beginning, but confined women in secret rooms for a long time, so that she no longer had the opportunity to contact men, strangling her Sexual function that exists objectively in itself. This penalty is mainly used to punish improper sexual relations between men and women. That is: "A woman who is licentious cannot be held in the palace; if her husband is licentious, he will cut his influence."
However, with the development of the times, the ancients have higher and higher requirements for women's moral standards and commit crimes again. The woman is more than just confinement. In the deep palace, some concubines would practice "claustrophobia" to prevent the imperial court ladies from being favored by the emperor and being pregnant with the dragon seed. Therefore, in the ancient palace, in addition to the male eunuchs that everyone often sees, there are also many "female eunuchs", but everyone can't see it.
Reference materials: "Shangshu", "Shuowen", "Post-Illness Miscellaneous Talk"
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