According to the Ming law, the number of stabs of Ling Chi is determined by the severity of the crime. Liu Jin's crime at the time was "hidden weapons with intent to rebel." He was sentenced to 3357 knives and required three days to complete the cut. Unfortunately, Liu Jin died the next day.
How miserable was Liu Jin during the execution?
Actually, the cruelty of Lingchi's punishment is similar, it's just a matter of the number of swords. Liu Jin was cut 357 dollars on the first day. The executioner started to move the knife from the left and right of Liu Jin's chest, and according to the old-fashioned number, in order to prevent the prisoner from fainting, he shouted for every ten knives.
Liu Jin was in a faint state at the time, the executioner would rest for a while and wait for him to wake up, and then cut again, and so on. In Liu Jin's screams, the execution of the first day was successfully completed. At sunset, the bloody Liu Jin was taken back to the prison. After a while, Liu Jin actually drank two bowls of porridge.
The next day, Liu Jin, who was dying, was taken back to the execution ground. As Liu Jin yelled and said a lot of the privacy of Ming Wuzong during the execution the first day, he found a walnut stuffed before the execution. Liu Jin's mouth. Liu Jin's pain could only be swallowed in her stomach, and she made a cow-like cry from her throat.
As a result, Liu Jin died after resisting dozens of knives and failed to last the predetermined number of days. The dead Liu Jin was then broken into pieces, his head was chopped off and hung for public display, and the verdict of Liu Jin's trial was posted across the country. Liu Jin thus ended his sinful life.
Why is Liu Jin sentenced to Ling Chi?
Liu Jin, a native of Xingping, Shaanxi, was an eunuch in the Ming Dynasty Wuzong Zhu Houzhao. This person was originally surnamed Tan, but he was castrated into the palace when he was young and attached to the eunuch surnamed Liu, so he was given the surname Liu. When Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jin was just an ordinary eunuch in Qianqing Palace. After he survived the catastrophe, he entered the East Palace under the recommendation of the eunuch Li Guang.
After Ming Wuzong ascended the throne, Liu Jin took charge of the bell and drum division and was responsible for the bells and drums and miscellaneous dramas when the emperor was in court. Liu Jin and the seven eunuchs Gao Feng, Ma Yongcheng, Wei Bin, etc., were favored because they had served Wu Zong in the East Palace. They deceived the top and concealed and went wild, and they were called the "Eight Tigers." Liu Jin is the most cunning and vicious, the first of the Eight Tigers.
Liu Jin is good at trying to figure out Wu Zong’s psychology. He often gets some singing girls and eagle dogs for Wu Zong to have fun, and sometimes takes them out of the palace to enjoy. Wu Zong is very happy to play. Liu Jin, who was favored, was quickly promoted to the position of internal supervisor, the regiment of the governor. The regimental battalion is a good soldier retrained by Yu Qian after the three major battalions were destroyed. This laid the foundation for Liu Jin's monopoly.
Under the lure of Liu Jin and others, Wu Zong was very tired of the imperial affairs. He was often immersed in lustful pleasures, and the imperial court was a mess. Under the joint impeachment of the officials, Wu Zong had the idea of punishing Liu Jin. However, Liu Jin accidentally learned of the cabinet's decision, and Liu Jin hurriedly cried out to Wu Zong in a panic.
After listening to Liu Jin’s cry, Wu Zong thought of singing and dancing in the past, so he dispelled the idea of killing Liu Jin, and appointed Liu Jin to be in charge of the Superintendent of Li, and he randomly found a dead ghost Wang Yue to understand the case. Faced with such an outcome, the cabinet members headed by Liu Jian submitted their resignations, but Wu Zong did not expect to approve them.
After Liu Jian and other important ministers resigned, Liu Jin fought against the people who supported Liu Jian and created a large number of unjust cases. The cabinet university scholar Lu Kun and others continued to submit letters for admonishment. Liu Jin charged these people with 30 points, and they did not need to remove them. Jiangxi Yushi Wang Liangchen pleaded for Lu Kun, and was demoted to a commoner after being blamed for thirty.
Under Liu Jin's high pressure, the ministers did not compromise. They repeatedly mentioned the above and were hit by Liu Jin again and again. In March of the second year of Zhengde, Liu Jin called all the ministers together and made them all kneel down at Jinshuiqiao. They listed the fifty-three people who had opposed him as traitors and were sentenced to prison.
The rampant Liu Jin tried every means to punish the officials who opposed him. The Ming law stipulated that the flail weight should not exceed 13 kg, but Liu Jin increased the flail weight to 75 kg. Many ministers were dying of shackles before being released to the Lingnan Chongjun, the worst one was shacklesFor thirteen days. There are many people who have been yelled to death.
Liu Jin always plays in Wuzong when his interest in playing music is strong. Wu Zong hates it and tells Liu Jin to decide what he will play in the future. Liu Jin's goal was achieved once again, and he began to take Wuzong's arrogance, and demanded that Jin Yiwei supervise the officials of the six departments not to rest, making many people commit suicide in fear of disaster.
In the five years of Zhengde, King Anhua launched a rebellion under the pretext of killing Liu Jin, which opened the prelude to the demise of Liu Jin. After Liu Jin heard of the rebellion, she hid her messages in horror. Wu Zong was also very worried about this and ordered Yang Yiqing to fight against King Anhua. The rebellion was quickly quelled, and Liu Jin tried to abolish the establishment at the instigation of a fortune-teller.
Liu Jin hid weapons and crossbows at home, preparing to launch a coup when the ceremony of offering prisoners was held. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yong, who was in charge of offering prisoners, returned to Beijing in advance and hurriedly invited Wu Zong to participate in the ceremony. In fact, Zhang Yong had doubts about Liu Jin. Liu Jin was surprised when he saw Zhang Yong, but he did not make any preparations.
Zhang Yong captured Liu Jin overnight and sent someone to guard Liu Jin's residence. On the second day, Wu Zong personally led people to search Liu Jin's house, and found a jade seal, 500 pieces of Baiguan tooth plates, armor, bows and arrows, dragon robes, and jade belts. In addition, two daggers were found in the fan Liu Jinping was carrying.
Wu Zong was furious, and ordered Liu Jinling to be executed and displayed to the public. Liu Jin’s party members and clansmen were also executed. Liu Jin's accomplice Zhang Jian died in prison, but his body was still broken. Other ministers involved were dismissed and investigated. The basis for the execution of Liu Jin’s party was the crime of rebellion in the Ming Dynasty’s "Daming Law·Criminal Law":
Rebellion: any rebellion is a threat to the society; Palace Que. But the conspirators, regardless of who they are, will be executed quickly.
In summary, Liu Jin deceived the emperor, mutilated ministers, hid weapons privately, and attempted to rebel, and was eventually sentenced to Ling Chi as a crime and deserved it. For many ministers who were unjustly killed, Liu Jin's Ling Chi was not cruel at all.
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