The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, custom and social institutions connected therewith (1892)
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden : E. J. Brill · leaf 392
proposed that the emperor should have the matter investigated.Liu Khiih-li was found guilty of high-treason and violation ofthe Tao; he was by imperial command placed in a cage on acart and driven round, and thereafter cut asunder through themiddle in the eastern market. The heads of his wife and… … The Punishment of Cutting asunder. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE SORCERY INCIDENT. 841 The carnage in Chang-ngan, then, had by no means put an endto the hunt for breeders of wu ku: indeed, the execution ofLiu Khiih-ii with his wife and sons took place in the sixth monthof the year 90, that is, about…
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