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MORE FIENDISH CHINESE IMPERIAL PUNISHMENTS
(for corrupt officials in government.)
…especially severe in the Ming dynasty. Often, all their family and friends were killed, and they were boiled alive, after that their skin was flayed from the corpse and hung up as a warning to other corrupt elite.
…Therefore, “nothing is greater than punishing corruption in governance”, “the most urgent task of kingly ruling is to punish corruption” have become the principles pursued by the rulers in all dynasties. Only the presence of honest officials would allow healthy development of the nation.
…Although Tang Dynasty has been harsh enough to punish corrupt officials, Ming Dynasty inflicted even more severe punishments. Ming Dynasty stipulated that two-level-harsher punishment would be imposed with the officials who were responsible to monitor law enforcement but committed corruption facing the harshest penalties.
(Flaying alive, public castration etc)
…“For the crimes in regard to ceremonies, customs and enlightenment, Tang Dynasty had heavier penalties than Ming Dynasty, but for the crimes in regard to theft, robbery and state treasury’s properties, Ming Dynasty had heavier penalties.”
In the reign of Emperor Sui, a censor took an inspection tour to the fifty-two states in Hebei and impeached over two hundred corrupt or incompetent officials in his report, leading to shock and profound fear of the entire Shizhou County.
…Emperor Kublai Khan of Yuan Dynasty metaphorized, “Central secretariat is like my right hand, military affairs ministry is like my left hand, but censuring is the organ to cure these two hands.”
…reward means to grant positive praise and reward to an upright and enlightened officials.
…Zhu Yuanzhang, who was an emperor of humble birth. In order to increase social concern to the officials, Zhu Yuanzhang has adopted two measures. Firstly, for an official convicted of a minor offence, he would be punished by bulleting his crime in the place where he had governed.
If a dismissed official was reused, (re-appointed) he would also write a reflection to post on the (his office) door for caution. (to public)
Secondly, civilians were allowed to escort guilty officials to the capital, so that otherwise whole families would be punished (?)
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