What was the happiest punishment in ancient times? It didn’t hurt or bleed, but no one could endure it for more than an hour?

This kind of punishment is derived from the laughter punishment in Europe. It was invented by European nobles to punish criminals or captives. Specifically, it involves tying a person to a wooden board, exposing the hands and feet, and then using some feathers Scratch the soles of your feet and make you laugh until you confess.

Some people may not believe it, can this painless thing be considered a punishment? But those who have not experienced it personally cannot understand it. It is different from those punishments that involve tears and bloodshed. You can endure those punishments if they hurt, and you may be able to get through it. If you can't endure it, you will pass out from the pain, but laugh Punishment is not allowed, and you can't endure it. It's okay if you endure it for a short while. It's very uncomfortable to endure it for an hour or two, and you may shed tears or even become incontinent. Some may even die due to lack of oxygen. This It’s what we often call laughing at yourself, forcing you to compromise your will and surrender.

And in the later stages of this punishment, it was upgraded to using animals to lick your hands, feet or creaking holes, etc., and the execution time lasted for more than ten hours without interruption. Later, during the Han Dynasty, laughing punishment slowly entered our country, but it was only used among the royal family, and it was also to give them a decent way to die.

In fact, there were many abnormal punishments in ancient my country, such as Ling Chi, human pigs, or Pao Lao, which were invented by Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty and King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty. They invented these punishments to frighten the officials. and the tyrant behavior of the people. Compared with punishment by laughter, it is more bloody. No matter which punishment is used, it is the desolation of feudal society and we should abandon it. On the other hand, we should be grateful that we are so happy to live in this civilized society.

Here is a warm reminder: When we are playing with friends and tickling others, we must control the time. After understanding the laughter punishment, we know that this operation is very dangerous, so we must pay attention to safety.