Chapter 68: Caesarean section
Caesarean section, the Japanese call it "seppuku", "seppuku", "butchery", etc. Suicide by caesarean section began in the Heian period in the 12th century, and became popular among samurai after the Genpei War (1180-1185). By the 17th century, the Edo period had developed a set of ceremonial ceremonies and methods, and it became a fixed form of execution for the upper class samurai. The complete laparotomy method is to use a short sword to first pierce the left abdomen, cut the right abdomen horizontally into a "one" shape, and then pierce the lower abdomen from the chest into a "ten" shape, and finally pull out the sword and pierce the throat. The main thing is to cut open their own belly and let the owner see their red hearts.
Caesarean section, a rare method of suicide in the world, is painful and not fatal. The reason why the samurai chose this part of the body to commit suicide was because in this way, they wanted to cut open the red heart to see loyalty to their master. In his book "Bushido", Shintodo Inazo wrote: "Open the window of the soul and ask you to see, whether it is red or black, please judge yourself." In addition to committing suicide by disembowelment in order to avoid the shame of being captured in the event of defeat, there were also "disembowelment" (disembowelment after the death of the master) and "disembowelment" (disembowelment after being condemned by public opinion). The samurai used it not only to show their loyalty to their masters, but also to show their sense of responsibility for a certain serious mistake or misconduct. Loyalty, wisdom, benevolence, and courage are the spiritual pillars of the samurai, and the specific expression of loyalty and courage is revenge. In July 1702, the 47 ronins of the Ako Domain (samurai who had lost their masters) were all sentenced to disembowelment by the shogunate after avenging their old masters, and the ronins were greatly honored.
"Long live the Great Japanese Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Shan Shan Youpeng shouted, and then sent the sharp dagger into his abdomen with both hands, and at the moment when the dagger was inserted into his body, because of the pain, Shan Shan Youpeng's face was instantly distorted, but this ruthless old devil still endured the pain to the bone, and accurately drew a not too standard "ten" shape on his abdomen.
Adjutant Yamaguchi, who was standing behind Yamaguchi Aritomo with a knife, shouted that his hand was up and down, and a knife slashed at Yamaguchi Aritomo's neck, scarlet blood splashed all over the wall, and Adjutant Yamaguchi's knife skills were very good, and he did not cut off Yamaguchi Aritomo's head, still leaving a little skin as a connection, because the Japanese thought that the head was in a different place was an insult to the samurai. Shan County Youpeng's head hung on his chest, and he was completely out of breath. In this way, the Japanese military and the Japanese government were huge, and Aritomo Yamagu, known as the father of the locust army and former prime minister of Japan, ended his criminal life early a month after arriving in Korea.
After cutting off the head of Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Adjutant Yamaguchi took out the pistol at his waist and aimed it at his temple, and decisively pulled the trigger. At the same time, gunshots rang out one after another in the Japanese headquarters, and the Japanese officers who were unwilling to be captured committed suicide one after another, and the commander who followed them went to report to Amaterasu.
"Click!" The military boots rhythmically knocked on the ground, and when he saw the corpse of Youpeng in Shanxian County, Ren Chao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and only after a long time did he snort coldly and said, "It's all old like this, don't stay at home honestly, live for a long time, and come out to fight, what are you for?" Oh, it's a pity! You can't answer my question now. ”
Ren Chao glanced at the house, sighed, turned around and left, "Cut off this old devil's head and hang it in the city to show the public!" After throwing these words, Ren Chaoren had already left the Japanese headquarters.
As soon as he walked out of the gate, several fast horses rushed over directly, and when he got closer, Ren Chao saw the face of the person on the horse, although this person was covered with blood, and his cold face was also blackened by gunsmoke, but Ren Chao still recognized this person at a glance as Zhou Tai, the general under him.
Zhou Tai turned over and dismounted, ran to Ren Chao's side, and said loudly, "Lord Qi, Lord Ren, the last stronghold of the Japanese invaders has been successfully captured by our army, and the remnants of the enemy in the city have been basically wiped out. ”
"Good!" Ren Chao couldn't help but show a hint of a smile, "Order the troops, clean up the battlefield, go out of the list to calm the people, restore order in the city of Seoul, and send a telegram to Li Hongzhang to report the victory!" "After occupying Seoul, there is another advantage, that is, Ren Chao can send a telegram directly to Li Hongzhang. As for the telegram password, the last time Zhang Yun came to deliver the message, he had already brought it to Ren Chao by the way.
"Let's go! Go to the Seoul Royal Palace. Ren Chao said with **, and immediately strode forward, Ren Chao had been to Seoul once before, so he naturally knew the path. Just after taking a few steps, Ren Chao suddenly remembered something, turned his head to Zhou Tai and asked, "Zhou Tai, how is the king of North Korea who is a little devil?" ”
"You're talking about Li Jae-crown, the son of Dayuan-kun, right?" Zhou Tai frowned and said.
"That's this person, Dayuan-kun just begged me to do my best to ensure this guy's safety, is he dead?" Ren Chao nodded and asked.
"I don't know, according to the palace people, as soon as the battle started, this guy hid, and he hasn't found it yet." Zhou Tai shook his head and said.
"Find him and keep him safe." Ren Chao sighed helplessly and said, "After all, he is Li Yanxi's father, after finding him, take care of him for the time being, and turn him back to the courtyard." Dayuanjun gave Li Yanxi to Ren Chao, and afterwards Ren Chao sent someone to find out Li Yanxi's details, so that Ren Chao never dreamed that Li Yanxi was actually the granddaughter of Dayuanjun, and Ren Chao was still speculating about why Dayuanjun was willing to give his granddaughter to himself. It wasn't until yesterday that Dayuanjun came to plead with him, and Ren Chao suddenly woke up, it turned out that Dayuanjun's move was just to save his son's life, and Dayuanjun was very smart, and he never mentioned Li Yanxi's identity, and Li Yanxi never revealed his identity in front of Ren Chao, but when Ren Chao secretly investigated Li Yanxi's details, Dayuanjun had ordered someone to inadvertently leak Li Yanxi's identity to Ren Chao. Dayuanjun is expected to have a relationship with his granddaughter, coupled with his own face, Ren Chao will definitely try to ensure his son's life, this time Dayuanjun is undoubtedly right.
"This old fox started calculating Lao Tzu a month ago!" Ren Chao couldn't help but curse, then turned over and got on the horse, and a group of several people ran towards the Korean palace.
Ren Chao just arrived at the palace and received the news, the soldiers have found Li Zaimian, this kid is not stupid, as soon as the battle started, this kid was afraid that the Japanese would be unfavorable to him, so he secretly hid, when the war was tight, the little devil naturally did not bother to find this nest, until the palace occupied by the Tiger Ben Army, this guy ran out of hiding. Ren Chao immediately ordered someone to send him to Quanzhou and secretly handed him over to Dayuanjun for disposal.