Ling Chi’s death is the most cruel form of torture in ancient times. It is to cut a person with more than 1,000 knives, and then let them die slowly in extreme fear and pain, and the executioners are very demanding. First of all, these people are used to seeing blood and have very good psychological quality, and secondly before the number of knives is reached. The prisoner cannot die. If the prisoner dies early, the executioner will be punished. The technical difficulty of this dismemberment is no less than that of the current surgical experts. This kind of punishment of
appeared very early in history. In the Five Dynasties, it was officially listed as an increase in punishment. In the Tang Dynasty, there were already written records about Ling Chi. Until the Emperor Guangxu abolished Ling Chi in 1905, it can be said that this cruel torture permeated the entire feudal society.
In this article, Kang Xiaoba was executed two months after the abolition of this punishment by Emperor Guangxu, so he is the last prisoner in Chinese history who was killed by Ling Chi. In fact, this Kang Xiaoba did not commit any heinous crimes, just a small gangster. He was purely for death. At that time, the punishment of Ling Chi had been abolished. Maybe he wanted to die more simply, but he uttered wild words and annoyed him. Cixi. It made him worse than death, he was cut at 3784 knives in life, which also set a record for Ling Chi.
I want to say that Kang Xiaoba usually commits crimes for petty theft, and does all the bad things that bully the people. A rich man saw Kang Xiaoba's agility, so he invited him to be a boy. He was given a gunpowder gun and hundreds of bullets, originally to protect the rich man. But Kang Xiaoba killed the rich man with this gun and began to wander the rivers and lakes alone.
With this gun, Kang Xiaoba's courage has become a lot fatter, if anyone blocks his way, give him a shot. So he quickly gained a reputation. Maybe he had done something to rob the rich and help the poor, but who knows? But there was a lot of rumors in the room, saying that he was a thief in a narrow sense, and soon his reputation spread into the palace, and even the people in the palace heard about him.
Kang Xiaoba was arrested because of a small case, but he was passed down as a gangster, so the yamen sentenced him to beheading, and the matter was over. But a palace lady was very curious about Zhu Xiaoba and told Cixi about him. Cixi also wanted to see the chivalrous thief in the rumor, so he tried the case in person.
If Kang Xiaoba could say something nice, he might be able to save his life, because it all depends on Cixi's mood, and one sentence can determine his life and death. But this went beyond Cixi’s expectations. Not only did Kang Xiaoba not tremble with fright, he knelt down and begged for mercy, but uttered wild words. Kang Xiaoba said that if he wanted to rob him, he would rob the emperor, and if he wanted to sleep, he would go to bed. After coming out, the faces of the empresses and concubines standing behind Cixi changed. How could Cixi be so arrogant in his furious anger? In a rage, he was granted Ling Chi's death.
Before seeing Empress Cixi, Kang Xiaoba wanted to die anyway, so he had a good time, so he dared to speak up. His Lingchi sentence lasted for three days, and he was cut with more than 3,000 knives. If you know what kind of punishment Cixi wants to give you, you can do it.
