Who is more evil than King Tru, thinking of a punishment with just a drop of water but more brutal than being executed by slicing?

This punishment only takes a few hours to make the prisoner's life worse than death because of the "soft pain" .

King Tru - A talented but cruel king

King Zhou (1154 BC – 1123 BC) also known as Emperor Xin , real name Zi Shu, was the last king of the Shang Dynasty in Chinese history. He is believed to have reigned from 1154 BC to 1123 BC, or 1075 BC to 1046 BC.

King Zhou was a talented but cruel king who often thought of punishments to oppress others. (Photo: Sohu).

In the Records of the Grand Historian, Sima Qian wrote that he was the son of Emperor Yi, and was known for his knowledge of books since childhood, and his appearance was exceptionally strong. The Book of Xunzi said that he was famous for his talent since childhood, and could be called a hero of his time. He was the younger brother of Zi Kai and Zi Yan.

During the early years of his reign, King Zhou diligently revived politics. King Zhou was a very talented military man, continuously winning battles, eventually pacifying Dong Yi, and spreading Shang culture to the Huai River and Yangtze River basins. However, King Zhou only knew how to enjoy himself, not caring about the people's lives, which were suffering due to the long war. He constantly built magnificent palaces and luxurious entertainment venues. In addition, King Zhou and Daji also used countless brutal tortures to suppress the people. The victims of these tortures ranged from commoners and prisoners to high-ranking officials of the court.

King Zhou and Daji devised many brutal punishments to torture the people and officials. (Photo: Sohu).

The famous cruel tortures associated with King Tru's name are:

Sai Bon : dig a big and deep ditch, then catch many poisonous snakes and put them in, execute by stripping off all the victim's clothes and pushing them into the ditch so the snakes can take turns biting and pecking the victim to death. Sai Bon is where he and Dat Ky relieve their sorrow by wrestling, eunuchs and maids will fight each other, the winner will be given wine and meat at Tuu Tri - Nhuc Lam, the loser will be thrown into Sai Bon for the snakes to eat.

King Tru thought of using a heated copper pipe to press the prisoner against it until his skin and flesh burned. (Photo: Sohu)

Bao lac: a tool used to execute mandarins, it was a large, hollow copper tube with a furnace underneath to put charcoal in. The execution was done by piling up firewood to heat the copper pole until it was red hot, then the victim was brought and pressed against the copper tube until his flesh and skin were burnt, the victim died a very miserable death.

However, there is another type of punishment that King Zhou also invented but few people know about, called "Tich Thuy Hinh" . According to historians, this is also a torture that is no less brutal than slicing and dismembering , even though it is carried out with only a drop of water. What kind of punishment is Tich Thuy Hinh? How terrible is this torture method?

What is the "Water Penalty"?

Illustration of the water-logging punishment that King Zhou applied to prisoners in ancient times. (Photo: Sohu)

As the name suggests, water torture is a punishment that uses drops of water to torture the prisoner. First, the person being punished will be tied to a fixed position or a chair so that they cannot move. Above their head, there is a large wooden barrel with a small hole drilled so that only a drop of water can fall. Then, water is poured into the barrel and through the small hole flows down the top of the prisoner's head or forehead drop by drop . Every day, the water will be filled into the barrel once. The duration of this torture method can last up to 2 years.

How scary is the "water accumulation" punishment?

At first, everyone thought that this torture method was not scary, but in reality, it could make the person being punished feel worse than death because of the "soft pain". The ancients compared the water-based punishment to the phenomenon of "water wearing away stone" . In the early days, the water-based punishment did not cause physical pain, but it caused mental destruction, making the prisoner worried to the point of insanity.

The ancients compared the punishment of water corporal punishment to "water wearing away stone". (Photo: Sohu).

Modern scientists have researched and shown that, if this continues for a period of time, each drop of water will be like a hammer hitting the prisoner's skull. At this time, the sound of the water drop is like the sound of a hammer hitting a metal bar, making the prisoner's ears deaf and headache.

Water torture causes prisoners pain both physically and mentally. (Illustration: Sohu).

After only half a month, the hair of the person being punished will gradually fall out, the top of the head will be paralyzed. After a month, all the hair will fall out, the scalp will crack, the top of the head will become infected and rotten to the point that flies and maggots will swarm until the skull is exposed. Finally, the prisoner will die from the physical and mental pain he has endured. Therefore, water suffocation is considered the most barbaric punishment in ancient times.