With the rise of science in the Song Dynasty, "Shougong Sand" was promoted, but when it was first used, it was inexperienced, and there were many ridiculous jokes and right and wrong, and even unjust cases. Can "Shougong Sand" really test a woman's chastity? In this regard, there are still modern people who are entangled in this. In reality, whether there is "guarding the palace sand" has nothing to do with chastity.
A bright red mole on the white lotus-like arm of the girl to verify the chastity of the women is common in modern times, called "Shougong Sha". In reality, "Shougong" is a kind of lizard scorpion, the body is slightly flattened, the spine is dark in color, there are miliary-like protrusions, the ventral surface is white and yellow, the mouth is large, the tongue is thick, each of the four legs has five toes, the toes are wrinkled, good at absorbing other things, can parade on the erected wall, is the common "walllizard".
It is recorded in the "Naturalist Chronicles" of the Jin Dynasty that if the gecko is fed with cinnabar, the gecko's whole body will turn red. After eating seven catties of cinnabar, the gecko is smashed and pounded with thousands of pestles, and then the virgin's limbs are dyed with it, and the color will not fade. Only after intercourse will its color fade and fade, so it is called "Shougong Sand".
With this method of verifying a woman's "chastity" with excellent effect and simple steps, regardless of whether it is true or not, some dynasties will point the women who are selected into the palace to "guard the palace sand" as a sign of whether they have committed adultery and transgression. It spread among the people, and many authors of martial arts novels borrowed "Shougong Sha" to make a fuss. It is said that the sand can only be used to verify the virginity, and it is absolutely ineffective for married women. In reality, this method was popularized in the Song Dynasty with the rise of science. In the Song Dynasty, because it had just been used and lacked experience, there were many jokes and many rights and wrongs, among which a famous unjust case appeared in Sichuan.
The matter has to start with Song Taizu's destruction of Hou Shu. Wang Quanbin led the army into Sichuan, and Song Taizu earnestly admonished: "Wherever the camp goes, you must not burn the houses, expel the officials, develop mounds, and cut down mulberry tuo." However, the Song army was arrogant and indulged in evil, killing tens of thousands of innocent people indiscriminately. On the one hand, the Song regime severely punished the relevant personnel, and on the other hand, sent Zhao Guangyi, the younger brother of Taizu, the king of Jin, to Shu to preach comfort, on the one hand, promised to reduce the tax, and on the other hand, promised to promote talents to become officials. Since the so-called promotion of talented people is of a pacifying nature, it is natural that people who are wealthy, powerful, and probably have heads and faces are the mainstay, and as for real talent and real learning, they are placed in a secondary position.
Sichuan Wanxian is greatly rich in forests and fields, and there are groups of mules and horses, which are naturally among the promotions. So he packed up and went to Bianjing to meet the emperor, accept an interview with Song Taizu, and wait for the appointment. In addition to Lin Mi's wife, he also has five concubines with clear eyebrows. The youngest concubine is called He Fangzi, who is only 18 years old, and was originally the daughter (daughter) of He Xuan, the Lantai Ling of the Later Shu regime. After the fall of the Song Dynasty, He Xuan was unwilling to surrender to the Song Dynasty and was killed by the Song army, and the poor official lady He Fangzi became the fifth concubine of Lin Mi, the rich man of Wanxian County. Lin Mi is about to leave for Bianjing, and everything in the family has been explained, but he can't rest assured about the young and beautiful concubine. So he revealed his heart to his good friend, Shangyi Zhenren in the Qingfeng Temple outside the city. For Shangyi Zhenren, this is a trivial matter. He bought some palace sand from the Jianghu Warlock, and commented on the usage to Lin Mi like this. Lin Mi was like a treasure, and after returning home, he personally placed it on the arms of the concubines one by one.
He Fangzi is a young lady, who is both beautiful and reads a lot. In the life blueprint she drew for herself, she hoped to find a wishful man, who flew like wings, but in the end, she unexpectedly married a rural rich man who was dozens of years old, (www.limaogushi.com) and a group of vulgar fans to compete for favor every day. She had no intention of this kind of boring fight, but because she was young and beautiful, knowledgeable, and noble, Lin Mi stuck to her every day, and depressed those women, so those women formed a united front and made it difficult for her everywhere.
Since Lin Mi left home, those women have carefully protected the sand mole on their arms one after another, the size of a red bean, and they dare not wash or touch it. He Fangzi hated it, as if it was a stain on her body, she didn't care, she still took a bath and washed it, and soon, Shougong Sand disappeared without a trace. This time, those cheesy women finally found an excuse to attack, sarcastically mocking her, laughing at her, and even publicly scolding her for stealing people and raising men. is even more tireless, hiding under He Fangzi's window every night and eavesdropping, ready to catch the adulteress and adulterer at any time, ready to see how this little bitch seduces men.
Half a year later, Lin Mi had been sent to serve in Bianjing, and sent someone to Shu to bring his wife and five concubines to the capital. That night, Lin Mi couldn't wait to inspect the palace-guarding sand moles of his wives and concubines one by one under the lamp. When he saw He Fangzi, the face with a smug smile stiffened, and in a fit of anger, he immediately gave He Fangzi two slaps and asked her why. He Fangzi lowered her head, there was no expression on her face, and her teeth were biting her lip tightly. Lin Mi was furious and ordered to be tortured. He Fangzi knew that he had not deviated in his actions, and refused to admit that he had any mistress. But Lin Mi's whip after blow shattered He Fangzi's heart little by little. In complete despair, she left a suicide note intertwined with blood and tears, and hanged herself.
Lin Mi still thought that He Fangzi died in shame, and did not face up to He Fangzi's suicide note, so he hastily buried He Fangzi. Lin Mi is very wealthy in Wanxian County, and if he kills a slave or unjustly kills a concubine, as long as he spends some silver to settle his relatives, friends and family, he can do it. However, in Bianjing City at the foot of the Son of Heaven, human life is at stake, which is not trivial. A concubine died in the Lin Mansion, and it spread in a boiling light the next day. When Kaifeng Mansion heard the news, it immediately investigated the case vigorously. The first step was to open the coffin for an autopsy, and it was found that He Fangzi's skin was open and fleshy, and his whole body was covered with whipping scars. Then Ti Lin Mi came to interrogate, Lin Mi couldn't hide it, and told the story one by one.
So the judge used the cinnabar left over by Lin Mi to dye the arms of the three women, and then put a live gecko on the arm of one of them, and the gecko licked the palace sand in an instant. He Fangzi was undoubtedly greatly wronged. Kaifeng Mansion Yin sentenced He Fangzi to innocence, and Lin Mi abused lynching, forced the concubine to death, removed him from his official position, and commuted the punishment.
Since "Shougong Sand" is artificially added, not born by women, looking for the so-called "Shougong Sand" in unmarried women can only show the boredom and ignorance of some men. In the same way, whether there is "guarding the palace sand" has nothing to do with chastity. If modern people take traditional fallacies as treasures, then the degree of stupidity can be imagined.
What's more, in modern society, it is human nature to be in love and separate, and it is even more absurd to adhere to the modern three outlines and five constants and chastity views to restrict women's freedom.
