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	'''Liu Jin''' (劉瑾; 1451 – 1510) was the leader of the [[Eight Tigers]], a group of powerful [[eunuch]]s who served the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]] in [[China]]. He was betrayed and implicated on charges of treason by the other Tigers—all members of the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]—and executed via ''[[lingchi]]''.		'''Liu Jin''' (劉瑾; 1451 – 1510) was the leader of the [[Eight Tigers]], a group of powerful [[eunuch]]s who served the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]] in [[China]]. He was betrayed and implicated on charges of treason by the other Tigers—all members of the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]—and was executed via ''[[lingchi]]''.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu Jin.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>		His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu Jin.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>

	Upon his conviction, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and painful execution method, and died two days after it had commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four years old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses of his agonizing demise, and the scene became forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />		Upon his conviction, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and painful execution method, and died two days after it had commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four years old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses to his agonizing demise, and the scene became forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu Jin.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>		His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu Jin.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>

	Upon his conviction, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and ~~torturous~~ execution method, and died two days after it had commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four years old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses of his agonizing demise, and the scene became forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />		Upon his conviction, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and painful execution method, and died two days after it had commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four years old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses of his agonizing demise, and the scene became forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu Jin.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>		His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu Jin.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>

	Upon his conviction, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and torturous ~~form of~~ execution, and died two days after it had commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four years old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses of his agonizing demise, and the scene became forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />		Upon his conviction, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and torturous execution method, and died two days after it had commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four years old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses of his agonizing demise, and the scene became forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	In court, Liu Jin clashed with the minister [[Wang Yangming]], and in 1506, managed to have the {{Wiki\|Neo-Confucianism\|Neo-Confucian}} expelled from the [[Beijing\|capital]] after he insulted him. Unbeknownst to Liu Jin or the other Tigers at the time, Yangming was a [[Master Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]] and, in 1510, organized the [[Prince of Anhua rebellion]] to counter Liu Jin's power. With his tremendous resources, the eunuch was easily poised to defeat it, but Yangming's involvement was not discovered.<ref name="Liu Jin" />		In court, Liu Jin clashed with the minister [[Wang Yangming]], and in 1506, managed to have the {{Wiki\|Neo-Confucianism\|Neo-Confucian}} expelled from the [[Beijing\|capital]] after he insulted him. Unbeknownst to Liu Jin or the other Tigers at the time, Yangming was a [[Master Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]] and, in 1510, organized the [[Prince of Anhua rebellion]] to counter Liu Jin's power. With his tremendous resources, the eunuch was easily poised to defeat it, but Yangming's involvement was not discovered.<ref name="Liu Jin" />

	[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Liu Jin's execution]]		[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Liu Jin's execution]]
	His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu Jin.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>		His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu Jin.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>

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	Liu Jin is a historical character first mentioned in the 2015 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''. Although both the game and ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]'' give the year of his death as 1510, the original [[Japan\|Japanese]] release of the manga ''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' has it occurring in 1507; this error has been rectified in the English version.		Liu Jin is a historical character first mentioned in the 2015 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''. Although both the game and ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]'' give the year of his death as 1510, the original [[Japan\|Japanese]] release of the manga ''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' has it occurring in 1507; this error has been rectified in the English version.

	==Appearances ==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' {{1stm}} {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' {{1stm}} {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' {{1st}} ~~{{Fb}}~~		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' {{Nc}}
	~~===Non-canonical appearances===~~
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Liu Jin's execution]]		[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Liu Jin's execution]]
	His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu ~~Jing~~.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>		His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu Jin.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>

	Upon his conviction, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and torturous form of execution, and died two days after it had commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four years old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses of his agonizing demise, and the scene became forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />		Upon his conviction, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and torturous form of execution, and died two days after it had commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four years old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses of his agonizing demise, and the scene became forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />

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	\|birth = 28 February 1451<br>[[Ming dynasty\|Great Ming]]		\|birth = 28 February 1451<br>[[Ming dynasty\|Great Ming]]
	\|death = 25 August 1510<br>[[Beijing]],<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Assassin Brotherhood and The Templar Order]]</ref> Great Ming		\|death = 25 August 1510 {{c\|aged 59}}<br>[[Beijing]],<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Assassin Brotherhood and The Templar Order]]</ref> Great Ming
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	'''Liu Jin''' (劉瑾; 1451 – 1510) was the leader of the [[Eight Tigers]], a ~~powerful~~ group of [[eunuch]]s who served the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]] in [[China]]. He was betrayed and implicated on charges of treason by the other Tigers—all members of the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]—and executed via ''[[lingchi]]''.		'''Liu Jin''' (劉瑾; 1451 – 1510) was the leader of the [[Eight Tigers]], a group of powerful [[eunuch]]s who served the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]] in [[China]]. He was betrayed and implicated on charges of treason by the other Tigers—all members of the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]—and executed via ''[[lingchi]]''.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Serving under the Zhengde Emperor of the [[Ming dynasty]], Liu Jin amassed enormous power and wealth. He was a corrupt eunuch who used his influence to siphon money to himself. In time, he came to lead the Eight Tigers, a group consisting of seven other eunuchs who shared in his abuse of power. Because the ~~emperor~~ indulged in a life of luxury and neglected his duties, Liu virtually ~~had~~ control of the nation, ~~but~~ his ~~lieutenant,~~ [[Zhang Yong]], joined the Templar Order ~~after many years cooperating with him~~. ~~Failing~~ to ~~perceive~~ the ~~danger, Liu ignored this conversion and that~~ of the ~~rest~~ of ~~the Tigers~~.<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[~~Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China~~]]~~'' –~~ [[~~Database:~~ Liu Jin]]</~~ref~~>		Serving under the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]] of the [[Ming dynasty]], Liu Jin amassed enormous power and wealth. He was a corrupt [[eunuch]] who used his influence to siphon money to himself. In time, he came to lead the [[Eight Tigers]], a group consisting of seven other eunuchs who shared in his abuse of power.<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

			Because the Emperor indulged in a life of luxury and neglected his duties, Liu Jin held virtually complete control over the nation. However, unbeknownst to him, his right-hand man [[Zhang Yong]] had joined the [[Templars\|Templar Order]], soon followed by the rest of the Tigers. As Zhang Yong sought to take control of the Empire in the name of the Templars, he soon began plotting how to best get rid of Liu Jin.<ref name="Liu Jin" />

			In court, Liu Jin clashed with the minister [[Wang Yangming]], and in 1506, managed to have the {{Wiki\|Neo-Confucianism\|Neo-Confucian}} expelled from the [[Beijing\|capital]] after he insulted him. Unbeknownst to Liu Jin or the other Tigers at the time, Yangming was a [[Master Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]] and, in 1510, organized the [[Prince of Anhua rebellion]] to counter Liu Jin's power. With his tremendous resources, the eunuch was easily poised to defeat it, but Yangming's involvement was not discovered.<ref name="Liu Jin" />

	In court, he clashed with the minister [[Wang Yangming]], and in 1506, he managed to have the [[Confucianism\|Neo-Confucian]] expelled from the [[Beijing\|capital]]. Unbeknownst to the Eight Tigers at the time, Wang was a [[Master Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]] and organized the [[Prince of Anhua rebellion]] in 1510 to counter his power. With his tremendous resources, Liu was easily poised to defeat it, but Wang's role was not discovered.<ref name="Liu Jin" />
	[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Liu Jin's execution]]		[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Liu Jin's execution]]
	His victory meant little, for later that same year, ~~he was betrayed by~~ Zhang~~, who sought to usurp~~ his ~~position~~ to ~~advance the Templars' goals~~.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> He was implicated on charges both real and fabricated, among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the ~~emperor~~.<ref name="Scroll 2">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref> Upon his conviction, he was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and torturous form of execution, and died two days after it commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four-years-old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses of his agonizing demise, and the scene ~~was~~ forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />		His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu Jing.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>

			Upon his conviction, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and torturous form of execution, and died two days after it had commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four years old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses of his agonizing demise, and the scene became forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />

	==Behind the scenes ==		==Behind the scenes==
	Liu Jin is mentioned ~~as the late predecessor of~~ the ~~main antagonist Zhang Yong in~~ 2015 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''. Although both ~~''Chronicles: China''~~ and ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]'' ~~gives~~ the year of his death as 1510, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' has it occurring in 1507.		Liu Jin is a historical character first mentioned in the 2015 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''. Although both the game and ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]'' give the year of his death as 1510, the original [[Japan\|Japanese]] release of the manga ''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' has it occurring in 1507; this error has been rectified in the English version.

	==Appearances ==		==Appearances ==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' {{1stm}} {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' {{1stm}} {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' {{Fb}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' {{1st}} {{Fb}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' ~~{{c\|non-canon}}~~ {{Mo}}
			===Non-canonical appearances===
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu ~~Jing~~.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>		His victory meant little, for later that same year, Zhang Yong finally put in motion his plan to overthrow Liu Jin.<ref name="Liu Jin" /> The eunuch was implicated on charges both real and fabricated; among them, the theft of nearly a decade's worth<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> of national income in [[gold]] and [[silver]] from taxes, and a plot to assassinate the Emperor.<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref>

	Upon his conviction, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and torturous form of execution, and died two days after it had commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four years old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses of his agonizing demise, and the scene became forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />		Upon his conviction, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by ''lingchi'', a slow and torturous form of execution, and died two days after it had commenced,<ref name="Liu Jin" /><ref name="Scroll 2" /> by which time he had suffered a total of 3,357 small cuts.<ref name="BladeOfShaoJun" /> A young [[Shao Jun]], then only four years old,<ref name="Scroll 1">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 1 (China)\|Scroll 1]]</ref> was one of the witnesses of his agonizing demise, and the scene became forever etched in her memory.<ref name="Scroll 2" />