He was the last executioner in China. Before he went to the execution ground for the first time, his master warned him: "Those who do our jobs are very serious. So, you must remember that must not kill 100 people . Stay at the forefront of doing things and feel better in the future."
But in order to make more money, he left his master's advice behind and cut more than 300 heads before stopping.
In his later years, he was lonely and helpless. Perhaps he was uneasy. He wanted to convert to Buddhism, , but no temple was willing to accept him. Even if he died in the end, no one would collect his body. And this executioner who beheaded more than 300 people in his lifetime is named Deng Haishan .
Picture丨Deng Haishan
Executioner This profession has been found in all dynasties, and can be said to be one of the oldest professions in my country . But the real executioner is not like movies and TV series. He just needs to hold a big knife on the execution ground. When the time comes, he will wave the big knife and chop it up.
In ancient times, executioners had many rules to follow, and it was not just as simple as collecting personal heads on time. Otherwise, wouldn’t everyone be an executioner as long as they are ruthless?
In the late Qing Dynasty, every time an executioner cut a head, he could get 4 ocean rewards. At that time, 4 yuan was equivalent to a long-term worker’s salary of half a year.
So, the profession of executioner was very profitable at that time. But although it makes money in this industry, you have to have your hands covered in blood. After all, this is a very unlucky thing, so the initial executioner formulated many rules for peace of mind and for the smooth execution.
Before officially taking the execution ground, executioners who had never worked in this industry before, will take an experienced old executioner as their teacher and learn from the master first. Only when the master thinks he can go to the execution ground by himself can he be considered a military commander.
Picture丨Ancient executioner
In ancient folk, there are many rumors about executioners circulating. The most mysterious thing is the executioner's knife. It is said that if the executioner kills more than a hundred people, it will become a murderous sword. If a knife like
is in the hands of someone, it will bring disaster to that person. In the executioner industry, also has the saying that "killing more than a hundred people, killing children and grandchildren". Therefore, those who do the executioner's vocation generally do not kill more than a hundred people.
In order to make money, Deng Haishan ignored his master's warning, cut off more than 300 people's heads and made a lot of money. But even after earning so much money, all my old age is still miserable. Perhaps it was because he did not abide by the rules that his final outcome was so miserable.
Deng Haishan was born in Changsha, Hunan. The specific birth time is no longer verified, but he probably knows that he was born in the late Qing Dynasty. Social turmoil at that time.
Deng Haishan's parents died when he was very young. Therefore, Deng Haishan became a helpless orphan at a young age.
Children don’t know anything and can’t do anything. In order to survive, he could only go to the streets to beg and live by others' alms. The displaced life since childhood caused great harm to Deng Haishan and also taught him how to protect himself.
He looks very ugly, but it is more evil than ugly. His fierce appearance can scare the child to have nightmares for several days. shows how scary his appearance is.
Although Deng Haishan's appearance protected him so that he would not be bullied by others. But this look also caused him trouble, that is, he couldn't find a job.
Everyone feels scared whenever they see his face. How could he be willing to hire him to work? So, even though Deng Haishan grew up later, he could only continue to live a begging life.
pic丨Deng Haishan
One day, Deng Haishan was begging on the street. Suddenly, a strong man walked up to him and said to him, "Do you want to be an executioner? I can accept you as my disciple."
This person, is called Tong Shaoji. He was a famous executioner in Hunan at that time. When he saw Deng Haishan for the first time, he knew that Deng Haishan had the potential to be an executioner.
Deng Haishan looks fierce and cannot do other work, but it is very suitable to be an executioner. He couldn't bear to have Deng Haishan's good looks buried, so he wanted to accept him as his disciple and let him take over him in the future.
Deng Haishan had been hungry for several days at that time and had no strength to move. Now I see someone who wants to accept him as his disciple knows that he will not starve to death. Without thinking at all, he immediately agreed to Tong Shaoji and went back to his home with him.
pic丨Executioner
After having a full meal, Deng Haishan gave Tong Shaoji a formal apprenticeship. Since then, he has become Tong Shaoji's apprentice. Tong Shaoji gave Deng Haishan a big knife that had not yet opened, and asked him to practice swinging the knife every day.
Executioner's knife is very heavy, and it is very difficult for ordinary people to pick it up. And the executioner not only needs to pick it up, but also be able to wield flexibly.
Deng Haishan at that time hadn't eaten for a few days, and was so hungry that he was only skinny and boneless. Not to mention picking up, it is not easy to drag the knife.
At the beginning, , Deng Haishan's daily practice was very difficult. But no matter how difficult it was, he never thought of giving up. Since he never hungry again, Deng Haishan's body gradually became stronger and his movements of swinging the knife became easier and easier.
Picture丨Executioner
But it is not enough to just swing the knife, and you must also be able to accurately cut the position, which is fatal to one knife. In order to allow Deng Haishan to practice better, Tong Shaoji brought him many big winter melons. A straight line was drawn on each winter melon, and Deng Haishan cut it against the line on the winter melon.
At first, Deng Haishan always failed to hit that line. Either they cut off the wrong way or they cut the entire winter melon directly. After a period of hard practice, Deng Haishan gradually mastered the key points. After one knife, it was not bad at all. winter melon was cut in half, and the rest were intact.
As a master, Tong Shaoji, after watching Deng Haishan's practice results, he thought he had already had a certain foundation. When I was going to work later, I took Deng Haishan over and wanted him to take a good look and learn.
When Deng Haishan first saw his master chopping the head of a death row prisoner on the execution ground, he was greatly shocked and could not calm down for a long time. He came to his senses until his master came to his side.
Picture丨Beheaded
Tong Shaoji knew that he couldn't stand such a scene. This is also normal. After all, normal people feel uncomfortable when they see a murder with their own eyes for the first time.
Tong Shaoji also understood, so she did not blame Deng Haishan, but just comforted him a few words. Later, Deng Haishan saw it more often, and gradually got used to it and no longer felt uncomfortable.
After Deng Haishan adapting, Tong Shaoji felt that he could try it himself, so she asked him to take a job. Deng Haishan went to the execution ground for the first time, and nervousness was inevitable. But fortunately, even though he was nervous, he did not make any mistakes.
When he waved his knife down, his expression seemed very calm from beginning to end. After watching Deng Haishan's first performance, Tong Shaoji thought he did a good job. On the way back, Tong Shaoji praised him for a long time.
Picture丨Film and TV works
Later, Deng Haishan cut more and more people, and he gradually achieved no turmoil in his heart. He is becoming more and more familiar with this job and is becoming more and more proficient in his work.
Whenever he is about to go to the execution ground, he will sharpen his knife and sharpen it very sharply, striving to try to reduce the pain of the prisoner when he is executed. This will not only make you feel at ease, but also get rewards from the family of the inmate, killing two birds with one stone.
In order to prevent his craft from regressing, Deng Haishan also often practices wielding his knife while working. Practice with winter melon during the day and chop against the candlelight at night. After the end of practice, Deng Haishan can extinguish the candle with one knife, and the candle itself is intact.
At that time, the prisoner was about to be executed.People will verify his true self for the last time, and then insert the token with the name of the death row prisoner in advance behind the prisoner and take him to the execution ground.
pic丨Criminal
Deng Haishan will drink a glass of courage before entering the execution ground. Then walk into the execution ground and stay by the prisoner's side.
The reason why we have to stand by the inmate is to prevent any accidents. Second, it is also to remind the inmate that he is about to die, so as not to enter the cycle of reincarnation without any precaution.
Deng Haishan has done such things many times and has long been familiar with them. He also believed in the retribution, and only knew that if he had no money, he would have to live a hard life.
So, Even if the master seriously warned that the executioner could not kill a hundred people, Deng Haishan never took this matter to heart. he has to make a lot of money. Only by making enough money can he be free of food and clothing.
The executioner industry is very profitable. Not only can you get the salary paid by the court, but you can also get a lot from the families of those dead prisoners. As long as it is a death row prisoner with family members, the executioner will be stuffed money for the death row prisoner without pain.
Figure丨Execution
Add up to this scattered money, which is a very rich asset. Faced with such a huge amount of money, how could Deng Haishan, who was used to being poor in the past, take action?
If he doesn't kill a hundred people, the money will fly away, which is absolutely unbearable. Therefore, after killed 99 people, Deng Haishan, who tasted the sweetness, not only did not stop, but instead became more serious and chopped people's heads even more diligently.
But what he did not expect was that after the fall of the Qing government, the executioner's cruel and backward profession was abolished, and Deng Haishan completely lost his job to make a living, but this was just the beginning of his tragedy.
Because he has been an executioner in the past, people's general impression of him is ruthless and ruthless, murderous . No one wants to get close to such a person.
Picture丨Executioner
So, Deng Haishan, who originally wanted to marry a wife with the money he saved in the past, As long as a pair of other girls tell their identity, the girl will immediately stay away from him and never meet him again.
After being rejected by the girl again and again, Deng Haishan realized that he was afraid he would not be able to marry his wife. So, he did not continue to find a suitable girl, but began a lonely life alone in .
As the deposits become less and less, Deng Haishan's life is becoming more and more difficult. After spending all the money, in order to survive, he actually ran to the temple and wanted to become a monk. But the monks in the temple felt that he had committed too many murders and refused to accept him.
Deng Haishan, who had no money, had to live a begging life again. He dressed up dirty all day and went to the street to beg for others' alms.
In the end, Deng Haishan starved to death in a dilapidated thatched hut. No one is willing to bury his body even if he dies.
No matter what you do, there are different rules. Maybe you cannot agree with these rules, but since they exist, they have their meaning. Breaking rashly often costs you a huge price.
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