"Human Pig" was invented by Empress Dowager Lv. It was specially used to Mrs. Qi's torture:
chop off a person's palms and soles, gouge out the eyes, and inject copper into the ears to make them deaf (deafened). They pour medicine into the throat, cut off the tongue, destroy the vocal cords, and make them unable to speak, and then throw them into the toilet. Some even cut off the nose, shave the hair, shave all the eyebrows (including eyelashes), and then apply a The medicine destroys the hair follicles so that they will no longer grow after falling off and will never grow hair again. Then they will be pulled out one by one. If they feel tired, they will be pulled out all together.
If the skin falls off or dies during the execution, the executioner will be scorned and even lose his job. Some people did not die during the execution, and those who did not die were placed in the toilet and made into human pigs.
The most famous thing is that Empress Dowager Lu of the Han Dynasty made Mrs. Qi into a human pig, and arranged for a special person to "take care of" her. Then she was thrown into the toilet and allowed to die in pain, her ears were cut off, and her face was even scratched. This is one of the very cruel torture methods invented by Empress Lu to deal with Mrs. Qi.
01
Lu Pheasant 's father Lu Wenzai's father had an enemy due to something. In order to avoid the entanglement of his enemy, the family moved to Peixian County. Lu Gong was a good friend of the magistrate of Peixian County and was treated as a distinguished guest by the county magistrate, so Lu Wensui decided to settle down in Peixian County.
After Lu Wen's family mansion was selected, he held a banquet when he moved into his new home to thank the magistrate of Peixian County and the folks of Peixian County for their kindness. The county magistrate asked his official Xiao He to take charge of all the affairs of the reception, so officials from all over the county came to congratulate him. Xiao He established a rule, that is, ranking according to the amount of gifts, and those with more gifts will naturally become the chief.
Liu Bang heard about this and came from Surabaya Pavilion to join in the fun. As soon as he entered the door, he saw that everyone had to go to the gift receiving office to register the amount of the gift, but where did Liu Bang have the money? He had no choice but to register for the 10,000 gift card. He just wrote down the number. He would definitely not pay the money.
Liu Bang in the film and television drama
So Liu Bang naturally became the chief. Liu Bang was arrogant. Xiao He was the boss and his immediate boss, so he had no choice but to approach Lu Gong and said: " Liu Ji is a person who talks a lot but accomplishes little. He cannot be taken seriously and cannot be used." Trying to alleviate the embarrassment.
Lu Gong was a wealthy man and liked to read faces. He carefully looked at Liu Bang's appearance and saw that he had a high nose, wide face, and flowing beard. He felt that he was not an ordinary person, so he couldn't help but respect him immediately. Liu Bang came to the hall and took his seat at the table. Lu Gong smiled and said nothing, just observing Liu Bang. Liu Bang pretended to be a congratulatory gift and sat down at the banquet, showing no sign of remorse or uneasiness. During the banquet, he was in a calm mood, making fun of the guests and giving orders, as if he were the host of the guests.
The banquet was about to end and the guests dispersed. Lu Gong left Liu Bang inside to sit alone. After several conversations, Lu Gong said to Liu Bang: "I have liked reading faces since I was a child. I have read many people's faces, like Liu Jun." Your Majesty, I have never seen her before. I hope Liu Jun can love and respect himself. I have a little girl. If Liu Jun doesn't mind, please marry her back and take care of the housework. "Liu Bang is a smart man, although he usually does nothing. Yes, but Liu Bang was sincerely grateful for Lu Gong's regard and expectations, and he agreed at that time.
After Liu Bang left, Mrs. Lu was very unhappy. She accused Mr. Lu and said:
"You have always valued this little daughter the most, and you thought you would betroth her to a noble man. Magistrate Pei has been friends with you for many years, and you have always wanted to marry your little daughter." , you don’t agree, but you want to betroth your daughter to someone like Liu Ji?"
Lu Gong replied: "There must be a reason for what I do. This is not what you, a woman, can understand." So in Lu Gong. Under the sole control of Liu Bang, Liu Bang married Lu Pheasant and ended his single life.
In the early days of their marriage, Liu Bang also doted on Lu Pheasant very much. But Liu Bang has never been a responsible person. It didn't take long for him to return to his old ways. He was always homeless and left the care of his two children and his father to Lu Pheasant. Lu Pheasant had to work in the fields again and was still busy with housework. He was so busy every day that he was dizzy.
Later, Surabaya Pavilion Chief Liu Bang received the task of escorting the prisoners, but he missed the task because of drunkenness and escaped with the prisoners halfway. Later, when Liu Bang saw Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolting , he also took advantage of the situation and rose up.
The Qin Dynasty fell, and he became King of Han, and began the Chu-Han struggle with Xiang Yu for hegemony. During this period, Xiang Yu captured his father, Lu Pheasant, and his children as prisoners, but Liu Bang acted rogue and recognized that Xiang Yu would not embarrass the old, weak, women, and children. In the end, Lu Pheasant and others were released by Xiang Yu.
02
Queen Lu
But Lu Pheasant, who had been a prisoner for more than two years, also discovered that another woman had already slept beside her husband.
This woman is Mrs. Qi. She is the daughter of Qin Dynasty general Qi Gill. She is young and beautiful and can sing and dance well, so Liu Bang decided to take her as his concubine after conquering Xianyang . Moreover, Mrs. Qi soon gave birth to a son for Liu Bang, Liu Ruyi.
At that time, Lu Fei felt uncomfortable, but she did not resent Mrs. Qi and Liu Ruyi. Because Liu Bang was already the King of Han after all, it was normal to have three wives and four concubines. Besides, she is still the head wife, and her status is always higher than Mrs. Qi's.
After Liu Bang unified the world, because he was already the king of a country, he needed to establish a crown prince to inherit the throne in the future, that is, he needed to establish a prince. The position of prince naturally belongs to Lu Fei's son Liu Ying , which is beyond reproach. However, Mrs. Qi relied on her favor and always turned a deaf ear to Liu Bang, and encouraged Liu Bang to make her son Liu Ruyi the crown prince instead.
Liu Ying was weak by nature. Liu Bang originally felt that he was not suitable to be the emperor, and he also liked Liu Ruyi very much, so he had the idea of establishing a crown prince instead. However, the ministers had strong opinions on this and opposed the abolition of elders and the establishment of younger ones, which was against the rules. But Liu Bang never gave up, and he and Mrs. Qi were still thinking about how to make Liu Ruyi the prince.
In Queen Lu's heart, it didn't matter that she was no longer favored, but no one could shake her son's status. So she first followed Zhang Liang's suggestion and asked Shangshan Sihao to come out to assist Liu Ying and consolidate his position as prince. Sure enough, when Liu Bang saw that Shangshan Sihao, whom he could not even hire, was willing to assist Liu Ying, he no longer had the idea of deposing the crown prince.
But Liu Bang still had concerns. He was worried that Lu Pheasant or Liu Ying would attack Liu Ruyi in the future, so he appointed Zhou Chang as King Zhao Prime Minister to assist Liu Ruyi. Because Zhou Chang was also on Lu Pheasant's side and opposed Liu Bang's dethronement of Liu Ying, Lu Pheasant was also very grateful to him and would not do anything too excessive to Liu Ruyi.
Mrs. Qi
After the death of Liu Bang, Lu Pheasant assisted the government. Except for the unfavored Bo Ji, Lu Pheasant sent her and her son Liu Heng out of the palace. All other concubines suffered revenge from Lu Pheasant. Mrs. Qi, whom Lu Zhi hated most, was also imprisoned and worked in the palace. Mrs. Qi couldn't bear such grievance, so she lamented while working every day:
The son is the king, and the mother is a prisoner. He spends his days pounding the dusk, and is often associated with death. Three thousand miles apart, who should tell my daughter?
Precisely because this poem not only failed to summon a savior for her, it actually killed her son Liu Ruyi. After Liu Ruyi's death, Empress Lu became even more frantic in her revenge on Madam Qi.
03
In order to torture Mrs. Qi, Lu Pheasant invented the torture of human pigs.
"Historical Records: The Chronicles of Empress Lu" records: The Queen Mother then cut off Mrs. Qi's limbs, removed her eyes and ears, drank medicine for fistula, and placed her in the toilet, where she was ordered to be a "human pig".
"Historical Records" records: stayed for several days, so he called Emperor Xiaohui to watch the pigs.
After Lu Pheasant took revenge on Mrs. Qi, for Liu Yingneng to be more cruel like his father Liu Bang, so that he can intimidate the courtiers in the future. He also specially brought his son Liu Ying to visit. At that time, Liu Ying didn't know what human pigs were, but after seeing Mrs. Qi's miserable condition, she was so frightened that she fell seriously ill. From then on, he was also afraid of his mother. He was ill for more than a year before he recovered. After recovering from the illness, Liu Ying became addicted to sensuality due to fear and depression, and finally died young at the age of 23.
According to common sense, a person who loses too much blood will most likely not be able to survive for a long time. So how long did it take for Mrs. Qi to die after becoming a human pig?
When Lu Zhi took Liu Ying to see Mrs. Qi, several days had passed since Mrs. Qi was made into a human pig. Since it had been a few days, it must have been at least three days. When Lu Pheasant saw Mrs. Qi, Mrs. Qi's mouth was still slightly open, and her body would move a few times from time to time. It means it is still alive. So after Mrs. Qi became a human pig, she lived for at least three days.
However, after Liu Ying met Mrs. Qi, there was no record of Mrs. Qi in the history books, only that she died in 194 BC. For reference, Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu in later generations are recorded in the "New Book of Tang Dynasty" that they were made into human pigs and tortured to death. also only lived for about three days, so it can be judged from this that Mrs. Qi also only lived for three days.
After all, her limbs were cut off and half of her facial features were removed. She must have lost too much blood. Moreover, when she was imprisoned in the toilet, Lu Pheasant did not give her anything to eat or drink. Most people can only survive for a week at most without food or drink. Therefore, it is very reasonable for Mrs. Qi to die after only a few days after being extremely damaged physically and mentally.
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