"Oh?" The woman's words stunned the man named Wu and Mr. Xu.
The man named Wu paused, and then asked: "Your grandfather...? What's your surname?"
The woman looked at the man named Wu, raised her head slightly, and said, "My surname is Deng...my grandfather is Deng Haishan!"
As soon as the three words "Deng Haishan" came out, the man named Wu and Mr. Xu were both shocked.
Mr. Xu frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "What did you say...? Are you Deng Haishan's granddaughter? Which Deng Haishan?"
The woman turned her head and glanced at Mr. Xu, raised her chin slightly and said, "Who else can be Deng Haishan? Of course it is the Deng Haishan who is known as the Killer of Hundreds!"
Speaking of this "hundred men killed Deng Haishan", he can be regarded as a legendary figure.
Everyone who is familiar with history should know that he was the last "executioner" in the late Qing Dynasty. As we all know, in ancient times, "beheading" was the most common method of execution. For this reason, a special industry was born - executioner.
"Beheading" can be traced back to ancient times, but at that time it was not a criminal law, but a "sacrificial custom." For example, a bronze vessel containing a human skull was unearthed in the Yin Ruins.
The use of "beheading" as a criminal law probably dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Among them, the executioner, as the main executor of this criminal law, must receive strict training. There are two main reasons: first, when beheading, it must be cut between the joints; second, the ancients emphasized the concept of "whole corpse", so in When decapitating, the head cannot be completely cut off, there must be skin and flesh connected to it.
During the ancient feudal dynasty, beheading was one of the main methods of execution. However, with the end of the feudal dynasty, this cruel and bloody execution method gradually withdrew from the stage of history.
In the eyes of the people, the executioner's profession is really harmful to one's morality and will inevitably lead to retribution. Therefore, only those who cannot afford to eat and want to survive will choose this profession.
In addition, executioners have always been "taught by master and apprentice". Because of this, many people are unable to marry a wife, cut off their incest, and can only choose to let their apprentices take over their mantles. In fact, the executioner himself knew very well that this was a dishonorable thing, so he would put a piece of cloth on the head of the beheaded person before each execution.
Originally this piece of cloth was white, but every time a head was cut off, a stream of red blood would splash onto it. Slowly, the original white cloth turned into "red cloth." Later, as time went by, people began to call this piece of cloth covering their heads "a line of red" or "a sky full of red".
Without further ado, let’s go back to Deng Haishan.
Deng Haishan was born in a poor rural family in Hunan. Due to the war, his life was extremely embarrassing. In the end, he had no choice but to work as a government servant. Later, he became a disciple of "Tong Shaoji", the executioner of Huguang Province at that time, and studied "Decapitation skills."
After becoming Tong Shaoji's apprentice, Deng Haishan discovered that the executioner profession was full of knowledge! For example, how can we cut off the prisoner's head cleanly and neatly without causing him any pain, and at the same time, keep a whole body for his family?
In order for Deng Haishan to master these skills, Tong Shaoji asked Deng Haishan to exercise his arm strength every day with a large iron knife that was much heavier than the execution knife, and also used it to split hundreds of winter melons. At the same time, he was required to volunteer to help the butchers slaughter livestock in the slaughterhouse. After several years of this, Deng Haishan truly became a soldier, and then served as an executioner in the Yamen of Changsha County.
Deng Haishan always kept in mind the few formulas passed down to him by his master: "Don't talk to the prisoners, ignore the relatives of the prisoners, and don't look at the eyes. There are dead people in front of the guillotine. There is no way to escape from the peak."
In addition, before Deng Haishan became a teacher, his master Tong Shaoji once told him that the number of people he beheaded should never exceed 100. When he killed 99 people, he must wash his hands in a golden basin and no longer engage in this profession, otherwise he would suffer retribution. Cut off descendants.
However, Deng Haishan did not take his master's words seriously. In the years after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, beheading was still used as a punishment in many places, so Deng Haishan was still hired.
He did not follow his master's teachings, but continued to devote himself to the industry. During this period, he carried out more than 300 executions. It was not until 1914 that the National Government completely abandoned the penalty of beheading. At this time, Deng Haishan, who was already in his sixties, That's true unemployment.
Rumor has it that Deng Haishan broke more rules than that.
Many years ago, the already old Deng Haishan originally planned to return to his hometown in Hunan. However, on the first night before leaving, a group of people found him and gave him twenty pieces of gold to behead a young man overnight.
Deng Haishan didn't know why, so out of professional habit he asked: "What crime did this young man commit that warrants his beheading?"
The visitor said: "This is a country rat who robbed a grave...According to the laws of our country, what is the crime of someone who robs a grave?"
Deng Haishan thought for a while and said: "Behead!"
The visitor nodded and said, "That's right!"
Deng Haishan did not answer the visitor's words, but looked down at the young man kneeling on the ground.
I saw that this young man had a heroic face. Although his appearance was not handsome, he was definitely that kind of good-looking. Deng Haishan looked at the young man up and down with his eyes for a long time, and then raised his nose to smell the young man. Sure enough, a smell of earthy smell suddenly poured into his nasal cavity.
"This man is really a bitch!" Although Deng Haishan is an executioner, he still belongs to the lower eight sects. He is very clear about many things, especially the word-stealing sect. The earthy smell that couldn't be washed away was enough to distinguish it even if I beat him to death.
"What?" When the visitor saw that Deng Haishan didn't answer, he asked, "Mr. Deng, are you not going to take this job?"
Deng Haishan shook his head and said: "No! No!"
When the visitor saw what Deng Haishan said, he made an invitation gesture to him and said, "Then Mr. Lao Deng is here!"
Deng Haishan looked at the visitor and asked, "Why don't you choose a good time?"
The visitor shook his head and said, "There's no need to bother with that! Let's do the work quickly!"
Deng Haishan didn't say much nonsense when he heard the words. He just said "hello" and then followed the visitor out of the house with his little friend "Xiao Zuofeng".
This was also Deng Haishan's last execution. Since that time, no one has seen Deng Haishan again.
Until many years later, someone said that he had seen Deng Haishan on several mountains. Because he did not save much money, and the current situation was turbulent, there was no disciple who could provide for him until he died. He wanted to convert several times. Buddhism, but because of his "heavy sins", no temple dared to hire him.
In the end, the elderly Deng Haishan could only survive on the meager subsidies provided by the government. In 1925, Deng Haishan died miserably in a dilapidated thatched hut, with no one around him to pay filial piety.
This is the story of Deng Haishan, a story that has been widely circulated among Xiabamen.
Maybe this is the first time you have heard this story, or maybe you have heard many versions of it, but no matter which version, the final ending of Deng Haishan is the same, that is, he ends up alone and alone.
Since Deng Haishan had neither children nor daughters when he died, who was this woman in front of him? Why do you call yourself "Deng Haishan's granddaughter"?
