The court staff is generally 20 boards. Why did the Yuan Dynasty only hit the 17 board? Where did the other three boards go?

Give the prisoner a beer every day, a beer every day, and a beer by Kublai Khan, and it becomes the 17 board.

Some people say that it is because Kublai Khan, the founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, was very keen on the number of "seven", so when making laws, Kublai hoped to use the word "seven" as the end of the number of criminal executions, but in fact it was not the case. On the contrary, Mongolians are very taboo about the number "seven". In the Yuan Dynasty, even when writing "Seven", they even turned the second half of "Seven" to the left. So obviously, it is ridiculous to say that the number "seven" was used in the criminal law of the Yuan Dynasty because of "good luck".

In ancient times, "cudgel" was a criminal law that used a big stick to hit a prisoner's ass, thigh or back, also known as "court cudgel". Generally, except for some particularly serious crimes, the court personnel were all 20 boards, while in the Yuan Dynasty, they only played 17 boards. In fact, according to historical research, when Kublai Khan first established the Yuan Dynasty, he often tried unjust, false and misjudged cases, which made people miserable, based on the previous "five punishments" system. One day, Kublai Khan suddenly had a whim. In order to show his kindness as a king, he said to the ministers: "Now the scepter given to ordinary people is 20 boards, but now this rule has to be changed." As the king of the world, I naturally want to show my kindness, so that I can serve others with virtue. Therefore, when the court staff implements it in the future, God will spare the prisoners, and I will spare the prisoners and reduce the number of boards. "

Therefore, the court staff of the Yuan Dynasty was changed to 17 to show Kublai Khan's kindness as king.