During the Wu Zetian period, there was a penalty called phoenix drying its wings. What kind of punishment is this?

The criminal law of Phoenix Emperor drying his wings first divided people into two parts, with a small cage on his head and a big cage on his body. A cross was fixed in the middle of the cage, and the prisoner was tied to the cross. After that, the cruel officials will turn the big cage, because the small cage is fixed, so when the big cage is turned, the prisoners on the cross will also be turned. When it turns to more than 200 degrees, the prisoner's head will be overwhelmed. If the prisoner would rather die than surrender, he will be turned over 360 degrees, that is, his head will be broken alive and his neck will be broken bit by bit. Therefore, many officials have pleaded guilty to this punishment.

There have been three female emperors in the history of our country, among which Wu Zetian is the most famous. Wu Zetian first served Li Shimin, and later married Li Zhi, the son of Li Shimin, as the queen. Then she abolished her two emperors, Li Xian of Tang Zhongzong and Li Dan of Tang Ruizong. After the abolition of the two thrones, 67-year-old Wu Zetian ascended the throne. Because of the ancient tradition? Men run the house, women run the house. ? Therefore, many officials were very dissatisfied with Wu Zetian's practice of delivering chickens in the morning, including Xu Maogong's grandson Xu Jingye who sent troops to rebel. But Xu Jingye's strength was very weak, and she was suppressed by Wu Zetian.

Xu Jingye's rebellion didn't succeed, but it made Wu Zetian reuse cruel officials to crack down on those who were dissatisfied with her. Among them, the people who invented those appalling punishments were mainly Lai Junchen, Suo Yuanli and Zhou Xing. Among them, the roast wing of the Phoenix Emperor was invented by Suo Yuanli. His hair is yellow, his eyes are deep and his nose is high, which is unique to foreigners. He is not only a cruel official under Wu Zetian, but also a lover of Wu Zetian's harem. He is highly valued by Wu Zetian, because Wu Zetian spent some time in Baima Temple. This Suo Yuanli is michel platini, the host of White Horse Temple's Xue Huaiyi.

Because Wu Zetian, who sits on the throne, needs some cruel officials who are ruthless and not afraid of offending people. At that time, Suo Yuanli, Lai Junchen and others all met these requirements, but later the ministers were gradually pacified by Wu Zetian, and the situation was out of control, so Wu Zetian began to recall these cruel officials to stabilize the court. In this way, Suo Yuanli these people also came to an end. It is said that he was also tortured by the Phoenix Emperor in prison.