Chapter XXVII Abolition of torture
The Weishui Alliance has finally come to an end, although Li Shimin still can't afford to compensate Jieli a lot of money, and his flesh hurts for a long time. www.biquge.info But at least this result has been several times stronger than the original ending under the strong intervention of Bailiyun, you know, it is the treasury, even if the financial resources are bad in the early Tang Dynasty, it is a considerable amount.
One-sixth of the national treasury, without these compensations, at least in the past few years, all kinds of natural and man-made disasters in Datang can be alleviated a lot, accumulate a little strength for Datang, and leave a few years of buffer time, at least, the grand plan to expand the territory can be advanced by several years, maybe Li Shimin can be seen when he is alive, and there is no need to wait for Li Zhi's royal sister to control.
Li Shimin's face was a little gloomy when he went back, because his horse was cut in half, and the White Horse Alliance still did not leave his destiny trajectory. The horse had followed him for many years, and his affection was very deep, and he loved it deeply.
Bailiyun knew that Li Shimin loved horses, and there were countless horses in his life, each of which had a beautiful name, like the Zhaoling Six Horses and the like, all of whom had fought side by side with him, and each of them had saved his life, and they were all rare horses in the world. Bailiyun wanted to know what the name of the horse was, but after weighing it, he still didn't dare to touch his brow, and he was angry, don't affect his future because of this.
You must know that although Li Shimin is a wise man through the ages in terms of merits, who says that Jun is not careful, when you don't see Wei Zheng alive, Li Shimin flaunts justice every day, and everyone says that Wei Zheng is really a loyal and righteous person, but soon after Wei Zheng's death, he was cut into a coffin and whipped because Li Shimin turned over his old book.
It's goosebumps when you think about it, Bailiyun doesn't want to be like this, it's better to be sleek.
Bai Liyun suddenly remembered what Jieli said when he left, "Baili Yun, Shura Devil, this time you gave Ben Khan a memory that will last a lifetime. One day, you can't live in Datang, Ben Khan hopes you can come to me**, the heaviest hero of the steppe people, Ben Khan must sweep the couch to greet you! ”
Bailiyun's face was full of annoyance, and he couldn't help but scolded in a low voice: "His grandmother's, Jieli Xiaoer's mouth is really smelly, and the dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth, I don't expect me to be better, didn't I just cut off your hair, I actually dare to curse me,, wait for two years to fight the Turks, see that this Taoist master can't treat you well, and tell you to taste the power of the master, Chinese torture is some, when the time comes, you can't survive and die!" ”
Coincidentally, Lao Cheng was very close to him, but he heard Bailiyun's low curse, and said with empathy: "Hahaha, Qingyang, it seems that you have a lot of grudges against Jieli, not bad, Jieli Xiaoer should be rectified to see if he is still so arrogant!" But I'm curious what you know? Then he asked curiously.
Bailiyun laughed dryly, and said embarrassedly: "Hehe, Uncle Cheng, you still don't listen to the truth, it's too brutal, ordinary people will definitely not be able to bear it, and it is far from being comparable to the methods in the current dungeon prison." ”
Lao Cheng was immediately aroused, and hurriedly asked: "Oh, our masters also broke through the bloody rain on the battlefield, I haven't seen anything, there are many miserable people on the battlefield, what else can scare me?" Say it! ”
On the other side, the eldest grandson Wuji was also attracted over, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that General Baili has a wide range of knowledge, self-cultivation, extraordinary martial arts, and proficient in assassination. ”
Baili Yun saw that he couldn't shirk it, and thought about it, heh, I'm really afraid of scaring you, I remember that the punishment of the Tang Dynasty was raised by cool officials such as Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen during the Wu Zetian period, and most of the current methods are still relatively low-end, limited to beating, pumping, cutting, and dismembering corpses.
Suddenly there is a bad taste, don't you want to hear it? Especially the eldest grandson Wuji, Lao Tzu dared to design me when he hadn't seen you before, so I will scare you today. After thinking about it again, Bailiyun said: "Haha, you are all so interested, since you adults have this Yaxing, then I will tell you about it." ”
Seeing that everyone was crowding over, Baili Yun was like a child who had found a toy, smiling, and slowly explained: "Everyone must know that I have returned from overseas. Although these years have been a little hard, they can be regarded as a slight gain, rich experience, and great knowledge. Among them, there are many cruel punishments in various countries around the world. ”
After a pause, seeing everyone nodding yes, Bailiyun continued: "Punishment is for criminals and extremely evil people, and it has been cruel and bloody since ancient times. I think you've seen or heard of it somewhat! ”
Seeing that everyone agreed, Bai Liyun threw out a bombshell and took out what he had learned when he had read the history of the wilderness: "Like ordinary punishment, it is mostly punished by whipping or cane." I've seen a few alternatives, such as using a strung bamboo board on your hand and then pulling the string so that the bamboo board clamps your fingers. The so-called Ten Fingers and Heart, this punishment is mostly used for women, but it is also a hardship for some people who rely on their hands to eat. ”
Gao Shilian is an old bureaucrat, as a member of a family, he has a certain understanding of punishment, and nodded and said: "Yes, this punishment is chilling." Ten fingers are connected to the heart, and hands are indispensable for human survival. If someone like me who practices calligraphy all day long loses his hand, it will be really sad and speechless! ”
Li Shimin, as a senior magic enthusiast, empathized, and said: "Yes, what Elder Gao said is extremely true, love to the extreme, but it is crazy to lose it suddenly. ”
The eldest grandson Wuji said: "General Baili, although this punishment is cruel, it has been used in some places in private now, continue, say something you haven't seen before!" ”
Bailiyun scolded secretly, old thing, I still have a lot of knowledge, I want to see how much you can know. Immediately continued: "Oh? The eldest grandson is also well-informed! Then I'll continue. The next kind is the punishment of beheading, although it has been in place since the Zhou Dynasty, but it is not very fashionable in our place, and most of us are beheading or splitting the corpses of five horses. This punishment is different because the vital organs of the person are in the upper body, which means that most of the tortured people will not be able to die for a while after the beheading, and they will bear the great pain of the body and the stimulation of the senses, watching their bodies separate, wanting to die but unable to die. What's more, there was a prisoner who did not die for several hours, and the pain was unbearable, so he propped himself on the ground with his elbows, stained his fingers with blood, and wrote twelve and a half tragic words on the ground before he died. When he died, his face was hideous, and the viewer shuddered. ”
Everyone's faces changed drastically, Gao Shilian was an old pedant in the end, and he couldn't stand it anymore, and now he was even more uncomfortable, and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, in the past, I only knew about this punishment, but I didn't want to be so inhumane, even if the criminal was hateful, but it was too extreme to impose this punishment." I beg Your Majesty to issue a decree to preach to the world and abolish this punishment to show Your Majesty's benevolence! ”
Fang Xuanling stroked his beard when he heard this, and agreed: "This is a great kindness in the high servant, Your Majesty, the minister seconded it!" This move is very good, and it is very beneficial to His Majesty. ”
The eldest grandson Wuji also seconded: "Yes, Your Majesty, now the Tang Dynasty is a time of many disasters and difficulties, and the people's lives are miserable. If Your Majesty orders the abolition of this punishment in a high-profile manner and preaches it to the world, the people will surely cherish Your Majesty's benevolence and proclaim Your Majesty's kindness. This is a very good way for Your Majesty to stabilize the status quo of the Tang Dynasty, greatly strengthen Your Majesty's rule, sweep away the rumors spread by reactionary forces among the people at present, and resist the development of civil armed forces. Mowgli begs His Majesty's permission! ”
Who is Li Shimin, the first emperor of the ages, he had already thought of it when Gao Shilian said it. At this time, there are so many people who support it, how can they not do it, you know, now the remnants of the civil prince and other underground forces are still very powerful, they incite the masses when they have nothing to do, and always talk about him killing his brother and usurping the throne.
At the moment, Li Shimin suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said with a heavy face: "Yes, what Zhong Aiqing said is very true, and I also deeply believe that the torture is cruel and extremely inhumane, in order to forgive the broad masses of the people and give everyone a good social atmosphere, I have decided to abolish the punishment of beheading, and it will be played!" Fang Qing, remember to go back to the draft and remind me! ”
Fang Xuanling nodded yes.
Everyone bowed down and said, "My emperor is wise! ”
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