Rise From the Humble

After experiencing the psychological battle of Bo Ying, Zhu Pingan once again admired a place where he killed a chicken to scare the monkeys.

After leaving the Zhaomo Institute, he followed Dr. Zhai to the office of He Ao, the Minister of Punishment. Zhu Ping'an also failed to see He Ao, because He Shangshu was not in the office room, but was hearing a case in a lobby of the Ministry of Punishment.

The case was jointly tried by the Ministry of Punishment and the Jin Yiwei. The trial was presided over by another Qing official from the Ministry of Punishment. He Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment was hearing the trial in the lobby. At the same time, Wei Boyang, the fourth-rank Jinyiwei minister, was also in the hall. In addition to the servants of the Ministry of Punishment, there were also several Jinyiwei. Captain.

Regardless of the fact that Jinyiwei Xiaowei has the word "campus", they are just ordinary Jinyiwei. "Schoolwei" is equivalent to the "soldiers" of other guards. Jinyiwei Xiaowei selects strong men from the people to serve as them, which is the folk martial arts. Masters, they are dedicated to holding the ceremonial guard, summoning officials before driving, and carrying out official duties. Jinyiwei has a prison, and the Jinyiwei captain is very familiar with trials and cases like today's.

Because He Shangshu was hearing the trial, Dr. Zhai led Zhu Ping'an to a room near the lobby to wait until the case was over before going to see He Shangshu.

From where Zhu Pingan was sitting, he could just see the cane torture scene outside the lobby.

"Master Qu, please."

A frightened prisoner wearing a white prison uniform was "invited" out of the lobby by two guards in uniforms with a ferocious smile. They called him Master Qu, but there was no sign of respect, just like squeezing a chicken, and pinched him. The prisoner known as Mr. Qu came out.

"The courtesy is not as good as that of a commoner, and the punishment is not as good as that of a doctor... I am the county magistrate of the seventh grade, you can't do this to me..." Mr. Qu, who was dressed in prison clothes, shouted in panic and struggled.

The location was not far away, and Zhu Ping'an could see clearly. He could even see the pleats on Master Qu's prison clothes. He could also hear the conversation between Qu Zhixian and Jin Yiwei clearly.

The courtesy cannot be extended to common people, and the punishment cannot be extended to officials... Forget it, how many officials have been made into lanterns and hung as flags, let alone ordinary punishments.

"Oh, my Lord Qu, let alone your seventh-grade county magistrate, even the third-grade officials and junior officials have been beaten. We are all rough people, but we don't understand why we can't treat common people with courtesy, and we can't punish officials as well. , we only know how to act according to orders." One of the Jinyi guards glanced at Qu Zhixian, glanced disdainfully, and replied with a smile.

While they were talking, the movements of the two guards' hands did not affect him at all. They led Qu Zhixian, who was wearing prison clothes, to a bench in the courtyard.

"Master Qu, do you want to get up there by yourself, or do you want the kids to help you?" When they arrived at the bench, the Jin Yiwei let go of Qu Zhixian and looked at Qu Zhixian with a half-smile.

"I...I'll do it myself! Sweep the floor politely, sweep the floor politely!!!" Qu Zhixian also knew that he couldn't escape, and he had some integrity in his life. He gritted his teeth bitterly, patted the dust on his body vigorously, and lay down on the bench. superior.

"The magistrate of Wanping County disobeyed the superior official and talked nonsense about state affairs. He was punished with a cane of sixty. Remembering that it is not easy to be an official, he was punished by half the cane."

Just as Qu Zhixian was lying on the bench, a small official from the Ministry of Punishment came out of the lobby, showed a writ in his hand in front of Qu Zhixian, and read out the punishment of Qu Zhixian expressionlessly.

The number of stick punishments in the Ming Dynasty was divided by ten. The minimum number of stick punishments was sixty and the maximum was one hundred sticks. The decree just read out stated that Qu Zhixian was to be sentenced to sixty strokes with a cane. Because the officials had preferential treatment, the punishment was reduced to half, which was thirty strokes.

"If you want to incriminate someone, why bother?"

Qu Zhixian snorted and remained silent.

After the reading was finished, the two Jinyi guards each took out a thick and long wattle stick, about three feet long. The end that hit the person was thicker, as thick as a human fist, and there were dried blood stains on it.

"The weight is a bit lighter, but the iron-wrapped and barbed imperial staff is more comfortable to hold in the hand..." Jin Yiwei deliberately weighed the thorn in his hand twice in front of Qu Zhixian and said in a threatening tone.

"Lord Qu, do you have anything to explain?" Another Jin Yiwei looked at Qu Zhixian and winked, rubbed his fingers, and asked pointedly.

Is this extortion?

Haha... Zhu Ping'an curled his lips slightly when he saw this scene. Sure enough, as the history books said, there are a lot of tricks in the stick punishment and the court stick, which also gave birth to the 360th line in addition to the 360th line. In one line of work, because cane punishment is definitely a craft, the servants and guards in this line of work all rely on their craftsmanship, such as this guard.

The Jin Yiwei who are able to perform cane punishment have all been trained, and they need to be apprenticed and given gifts to learn this skill. According to miscellaneous historical records, it took several years for Jin Yiwei to master this craft. They mainly practice two methods, one is to be light on the outside and heavy on the inside, and the other is heavy on the outside and light on the inside. During practice, they made two dummies, one with tofu inside and the other with blue bricks inside, both wearing clothes. Putting tofu is a practice of emphasizing the outside and the inside. Jin Yiwei can only be considered good if he beats the outer clothes to pieces and makes a clanging sound without damaging the tofu inside. Putting the head back is to practice being light on the outside and emphasizing the inside. Jin Yiwei can only do it by doing Only when the clothes on the outside are intact and the clothes on the inside are beaten to pieces can you be considered home.

In this way, if someone bribes or gives them a gift before the execution, or if the superior hints at a light beating, they will use the method of focusing on the outside and light on the inside. On the contrary, if there are no bribes or gifts before the execution, or if the superiors hint at heavy beatings, they will use the method of lightening the outside and giving the inside a heavy blow. It may look like the skin is only red and swollen, but the internal injuries are very serious, and the bones are all damaged. can interrupt.

The punishment stick is in my hand, and the severity is determined by my thoughts.

People who are beaten often spend money to buy light beatings, so the 361st line was derived.

Of course, if you don't have money, don't know what's going on, or are upright, you'll have to take a beating.

"snort!"

Qu Zhixian snorted coldly, said nothing, and showed everything with his actions.

"Haha, if that's the case, Master Qu, just be patient. You guys are also following orders. Please forgive me for offending you guys." Upon seeing this, Jin Yiwei sneered and said politely, but the movements of his hands were absolutely It was a ruthless hand.

Snapped

The torture stick landed hard on Qu Zhixian's buttocks with a fishy wind.

In an instant, Qu Zhixian stretched his neck like a goose, and screamed in pain with the veins on his forehead exposed.

one two three four……

As the cane fell again and again, Qu Zhixian's screams of pain became more and more painful. In the end, all he could see was the shape of his mouth. He was in so much pain that he could no longer make a sound, and he could only open and close his lips reflexively.

In an instant, the white prison clothes on Qu Zhixian's hips were soaked with blood.

"This is the magistrate of Wanping County. It is said that he criticized Shangguan in public during the Beijing inspection some time ago and slandered the Beijing inspection several times..." Dr. Zhai told Zhu Pingan about the past events of Quzhi County in a timely manner, and then quietly looked at Zhu Pingan. look.

Make an example of others

There is no doubt about it.

Disobeying the superior officer, criticizing the government, haha... This scene is definitely a warning to the monkey. Zhai Juntao deliberately brought himself to see this scene. Zhu Ping'an sat at the table, looking at the execution scene outside calmly, as if watching a movie, with a faint smile on his face.

This disappointed Dr. Zhai.