Why did the ancients execute at three noon?

In ancient times, the execution was chosen at 3 noon, mainly for the following two reasons. First, the sun is strongest at 3 noon; Second, at three o'clock in the afternoon, people are more idle.

1. At three noon, Yang is the strongest. When we watch many historical dramas, it is easy to hear a line, that is? Tomorrow at 3 noon? . In fact, people in TV dramas choose to perform at 3: 30 noon, which is not a random time, but based on real records in history. In many ancient dynasties, the execution time of death penalty prisoners was set at 3 noon. This is actually because of some? Superstition? The reason is that the ancients thought that the prisoners sentenced to death were sinful, and at noon, the sun was at its peak. During this time, the execution could directly kill the prisoners' souls, thus breaking the qualification of the prisoners' reincarnation. From this point of view, the ancients were really cruel to prisoners sentenced to death.

In addition to not allowing prisoners sentenced to death to be reborn, there is another reason why the ancients chose to execute at 3 noon, that is, to prevent prisoners from becoming ghosts for revenge. The ancients believed in the theory of ghosts and gods, so they thought that people would become ghosts after death, and those prisoners who were sentenced to death were generally beheaded. This kind of punishment is actually very bloody and cruel, so the ancients worried that the prisoner would become a ghost after death, so they chose to execute at three o'clock in the afternoon, so that the prisoner would not have a chance to become a ghost and naturally would not become a ghost to take revenge.

Second, at three o'clock at noon, people are more free. In addition, the ancients decided to execute at three o'clock at noon because the people were more idle at this time. Generally, prisoners sentenced to death in ancient times were executed in downtown blocks, in order to let the people see the tragic ending of the crime. At noon, it is usually the time for the people to rest, and the people will come to watch.