On the stage, for the execution of these people, Gao Huaiyuan had to guard against someone who might come to rob the execution ground. After all, these people are also Jianghu people. Qin Hui also has two good friends. I am afraid that these people will have buddies who will show their loyalty to save them.

, so Gao Huaiyuan personally spread his eyes around the execution ground in the morning to prevent such a situation from happening.

But this time, Gao Huaiyuan was obviously overly concerned. Until three quarters past noon, nothing happened. As the drum beat sounded, the executioner, dressed in red, with his arms open and his chest hair exposed, walked up.

After getting on the execution platform, the people watching around cheered loudly, as excited as watching a play. Gao Huaiyuan was really a little confused when he was sitting on the execution platform. Is killing so fun? I really can't understand these people.

What are we thinking? Not only are we not afraid of such a bloody scene, but we are still cheering for it. It’s strange!

Since becoming the county captain, Gao Huaiyuan has learned a lot about things. He didn't quite understand why in ancient times he chose to behead at three quarters at noon. After Xing Baotou's explanation, he finally figured it out.

, at three quarters of noon, it is almost twelve o'clock at noon. The sun hangs in the center of the sky, which is the time when the shadow on the ground is the shortest. This was considered by people at the time as the time when the "yang energy" was the strongest in the day. Ancient Chinese people were superstitious

They believe that murder is a "secret matter". No matter whether the person killed deserves it or not, his ghost will always come to haunt the judge who made the judgment, the official who supervised the execution, the executioner and the people related to his execution. Therefore,

Carrying out executions when Yang Qi is at its strongest can prevent ghosts from appearing. This should be the main reason why the ancients used to execute executions at "three quarters of noon".

And Gao Huaiyuan also learned that the punishment of Zeng in this era was actually different from the punishment of Lingchi in the Ming Dynasty in later generations. It was not like he thought, it would take more than a thousand knives to finish it.

The punishment of the era was far less cruel. It only required twenty-four blows before and after to understand the life of the offender. However, even so, it was still a technical job. If you were not a professional, you really couldn't do this job!

Because according to the rules, if the prisoner dies prematurely without receiving twenty-four blows, the executioner must be punished. Therefore, in every local government, there are people who specialize in this profession of executioner, and
Chapter completed!