Chapter 17 17, the Emperor is coming
Lin Shangren Cave Mansion sat on the ship, and while everyone was talking, Yang Yu loudly announced: "Your Majesty (note: the more formal title of the emperor) has arrived ~~~"
[Special Note:
The Song Dynasty was still a period of heyday of humanistic temperament, not a period of servility.
Therefore, theoretically there is no servility of personality, so kneeling is indeed a ritual, but it is a great ritual, like a sacrifice - the ancestors/the dead, and receiving the emperor's reward.
As a level of etiquette, if a person has made a particularly big mistake, or if he is really very moved psychologically - such as reporting good news to his ancestors/asking his ancestors for sin/asking his ancestors to cast spells, at this level, they will voluntarily take the initiative to perform the ritual of bowing, such as receiving great favors from others, begging others for forgiveness or help, etc.
Coercing others, or persecuting others, of course, is based on gaining the respect of the other party for the person who controls it completely, such as forcing the enemy to bow down.
In this process, prostrations change from a voluntary ritual to a sign of forced surrender.
Kneeling has the same type of expression among animals, primates have fragile necks, so putting their necks in a position where they are easy to control and not easy to resist is a sign of relinquishing control over their own safety/life.
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Hearing the voice, everyone except the craftsman who was operating the cauldron stood facing the emperor.
Yang Yu looked around and saw that everyone was standing, and then sang loudly: "Salute~~~"
All of them bow first, and turn their hands in the direction of the emperor, from the position of the heart, upward, through the chin, and then outward, stopping at the level of the neck or a little higher, keeping the palms of the hands inward, the backs of the hands up, and then bowing their heads to complete the bow.
Yang Yu saw that everyone stood up and finished saluting, and then sang loudly: "Praise the saint, long live the official family (note: one of the emperor's common titles)~~~"
Except for the Empress Dowager Yang, everyone said: "Long live the official family"
Yang Yu saw that everyone was courteous, and then sang loudly: "Licheng~~~, everyone (note: one of the emperor's common titles) has a life, and each does his duty." ”
Except for the Empress Dowager Yang, everyone said: "Obey." ”
The little emperor only wore a red gauze crown inlaid with gold filigree, his face was serious, and he was about to come out to do an unknown thing so early, so that the young emperor felt inexplicable pressure, and a young forbidden army carried him on his back, so that everyone could see him clearly when they saluted.
Now, after the salute, Empress Dowager Yang smiled kindly, she was already haggard, there was a trace of warmth, and now when she saw the little emperor coming, the pressure dropped sharply, and a smile rippled out of her face from the corners of her mouth, making the wrinkles on her temples more and more obvious, she stretched out her hands to the little emperor and said affectionately: "Yu'er, come here for your mother."
The little emperor Zhao Yu was lying on the shoulder of the forbidden army Lu Yishou, he gently patted Lu Yishou's shoulder and said, "Let me down." ”
Lu Yishou squatted down, let go of his hands, the little emperor Zhao Yu stood firm, then glanced at his feet, took a step carefully, and then ran to the Empress Dowager Yang, and said as he ran: "Mother, Yu'er misses her mother." ”
Empress Dowager Yang bent her legs, squatted down, still open her arms, and then, the little emperor Zhao Yu threw herself into the arms of the Empress Dowager Yang, and the tears of the Empress Dowager Yang rolled down, this time it was hot tears, and the hot Empress Dowager Yang's eyes were sour, and those tears fell unscrupulously on the placket, and then bounced off the silk clothes, rolling down.
The little emperor Zhao Yu looked at the Empress Dowager Yang, a little frightened, he snuggled on the right half of the Empress Dowager's left arm, turned his face, raised his left hand, used his middle finger and index finger, timidly touched the tears under the Empress Dowager's eyes, and said slowly:
"Mother, when Yu'er heard Brother Yang Yu's call, she got up immediately without a moment's delay.
The grooming has also been tidied up, and the tea has also been rinsed.
When Brother Yishou ran, I also sat very firmly......
Mother, what are the orders, Yu'er didn't do it, and Yu'er couldn't think of it for a while.
It's not yet time for breakfast, so there is no thrift (note: here refers to the meaning of Empress Dowager Yang teaching Zhao Yu to eat less, use less, and save degrees, the little emperor in order to abide by his mother's teachings, at breakfast, to say that he eats less and uses sparingly, and shares the joys and sorrows with the people, but today is too early, he was called, so he didn't have time to eat, and he couldn't complete the homework of today's festival).
Well, of course, it's not time for morning class, so I haven't started to endorse it yet......
My mother called so many gentlemen to come, I don't know, what do you want to learn......
Yu'er obeys the order, he must listen to the words of his mother and Taifu, be a good emperor, represent the herdsmen of heaven, and expel Hu Lu ......"
Empress Dowager Yang looked at the little emperor's caution, vigilance and panic, and listened to it like a tidal wave in her heart, a pair of knees could no longer hold it, and fell directly on the deck, forming a kneeling sitting, her arms hugged Zhao Yu tightly, her voice whimpered, while whimpering, she was happy, she just wanted to let the tears flow more, how much sour struggle in her heart was, dissolved by the warm tears, and vented.
The little emperor Zhao Yu is only an 8-year-old child, and he has been very unquiet in the past few years, what the ministers think and do, but in terms of panic, the behavior is ruined, according to the current words, there is a battlefield environment stress disorder, but the mother-son affection, the most is nature, seeing the mother in such a trance (note: the sound chǎng huǎng mí lí, meaning dazed and vague), the heart is soft, the appearance of the little adult, long gone, holding the head of the Empress Dowager Yang, into his arms, while rubbing his mother's back: "Mother, don't cry, don't cry" and then cryed himself......
Lu Xiufu, Zhang Shijie, and Zhou Wenying had long been around the Queen Mother and the Emperor, kneeling and sitting, covering their faces with their sleeves, just weeping, choked and unable to speak.
Gradually, the crying became louder.
Hui Niang was originally the emperor's nurse (note: one of the nurse groups), motherhood activated, couldn't restrain herself at all, took broken steps and walked quickly to the little emperor, but didn't dare to get too close, also knelt down, took out a plain silk scarf from her waist, sobbed silently, and wiped her tears.
As soon as Hui Niang moved, Zhen Niang also knelt down.
Zhang Shijie saw Hui Niang, Zhen Niang and other women in a hazy way, all of them were already trying to come over, for a while, ashamed, full of heart, like thorns and weeds pricking around, for a while, I couldn't help it, and I actually shouted in frustration:
(Note: Ancient literati scolded or expressed their emotions, they must have taste and talent, Zhang Shijie is already a master, of course, always to keep an example, another important point, is that when they have this ability, with the power and space brought by these words, the power and feelings brought by these words, itself has constituted a special psychological force.) If you read Qu Yuan, you may be able to feel something. )
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Woohoo my people's hearts are painful, looking forward to the dawn and compassionate;
(Note: 悱恻 is pronounced fěi cè, which means that the heart is sad and poignant; Depressed, sad and unable to discharge. From Qu Yuan's "Chu Ci, Nine Songs, Xiangjun")
(Note: The gist of this sentence is, "Oh, the hearts of our courtiers are really heartbroken, and we see the dawn—because the day is coming—that the day is getting brighter and brighter, and we cannot be relieved of the sorrow of the king.) Use dawn instead of enlightenment, because dawn also has the meaning of Li Shu, and the voice of dawn and Li people is very similar, so after dawn, the people will be exposed to the flames of war, but for the sake of the emperor of Sheji, we can't help but insist on fighting. )
The magnanimity of our emperor is as good as ever;
(Note: The pronunciation of the Xi Ti Ruo calendar is xī tì ruò lì, and vigilance and fear all day and night are like wading across a river.) Described as cautious and cautious in doing things, not daring to slack off, "Yi Qian": "A gentleman works all day long, and he is not to blame." ”)
(Note: The gist of this sentence is, how vast and enormous, our emperor, who has a heart of generosity and benevolence for the people, is always careful and vigilant, and does not dare to slack off in his work, no matter how hard he is, he does not shirk, just like the I Ching, the gentleman strives for self-improvement every day, and has reached such a level of harshness on himself.) )
The holy virtue of my ancestors, how to conceive and sing;
(Note: Misty and misty, looking at the beauty of the sky, speaking out of the Song Dynasty Su Shi's "Former Chibi Fu", the direct meaning is that my feelings are far away, and I miss the monarch in my heart, in a distant place on the horizon.)
Note: Shengde - also known as "Shengde", which means supreme morality, is generally used for those who were called saints in ancient times, and also used to call Dide. "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Li Gu": "The four seas are happy to submit to the holy virtue." Tang Dufu's poem "Mourning for the King and Sun": "I heard that the Son of Heaven has passed on the throne, and the saint is in the north and the south is in the south."
Note: Drum Song - "Huainanzi Tianwen Xun" "Nuyi Drum Song, with Si Tianhe, with long grains, birds, plants and trees." Gao lure note: "Nuyi, the god of the main spring and summer longevity." In other words, the god who is in charge of the growth of all things is also called the god of flowers in later generations. )
(Note: The gist of this sentence is that our ancestors - the more explicit meaning here is the Taizu of the Song Dynasty, you were happy to worship your holy virtues and martial arts - those abilities and deeds, why are they so vast and far away that we can't rely on, please quickly re-sow your holy virtues into our arms, so that the people of the Great Song Dynasty can get your protection again and grow and live happily.) )
The saintly and benevolent mourning of my queen is not Haotian but reckless.
(Note: Mourning - Uttering "The Book of Songs, Xiaoya, 蓼莪" [liǎo é], 蓼蓼者, 匪莪伊; Mourn your parents, give birth to me 劬 (qú) labor.
The shame of the bottle (qìng) 矣, the shame of the dimension (léi). The life of the fresh people is better than the death for a long time! Fatherless 何怙 (hù)! What's the point of being motherless?
The original intention is: My poor parents, they have worked so hard to raise me! The vial was emptied, and it was a shame for the jar. It is better for those who have lost their parents to die early than to live in the world. Who can I rely on without a father? Who can I rely on without a mother?
Note: Holy Kindness - Uttering "Poetry, Shao Feng, Kai Feng": "Mother's holy goodness, I have nothing to do." It is the love of the mother, no one can compare with it, and later it also refers to the mother's virtue. "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Deng Qiu": "The virtue of Fu Wei and Empress Xi is the mother of Han Wen.
Note: 昊天罔极 [hào tiān wǎng jí], uttered in "The Book of Poetry, Xiaoya, 蓼莪": "If you want to repay the virtue, Haotian 罔极." Originally referring to the vastness of the sky, it was later compared to the great kindness of parents)
(Note: The gist of this sentence is that it is too painful, our Queen Mother, she is so smart and virtuous, so she supported the last strength of the Song Dynasty in this situation.) )
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Zhang Shijie started crying, and he couldn't stop it, you must know that Zhang Shijie is now in his 60s, in that era, this is considered a long life, and it is still such a difficult historical condition. Thinking of his responsibilities, thinking of Zhang Hongfan and himself in the struggle in the past few years, but with the help of the powerful Mengyuan army, on the contrary, he was able to continue to increase his strength, so that to this point, he knew very well that he had taken a stupid move, but this was also a last resort, as he himself said, if the ship was not chained, maybe more than half of the sergeants would have run away. That is, he no longer has any effective forces, and this includes, of course, the staff forces.
When he himself began to chant the psalms, the cultural power and spiritual tension of the psalms themselves gave him a stronger psychological feeling.
Because he is very emotional at the moment, he uses ancient style and Chu rhyme, which is already very singing, and this thing is exquisite-heavy chapters and singing, because the length of the song and poetry is short and concise, and it is precisely to recite repeatedly in order to chew the essence and brew the fragrance, so it ...... So..... Over and over again, over and over again, it's called repeating chapters......
Zhang Shijie started the first time and read it out
Zhang Shijie started the second time and groaned
Zhang Shijie started the third time and sang out
Zhang Shijie began to recite it for the fourth time
Zhang Shijie started the fifth time, and the song came out
Zhang Shijie started the sixth time and danced out
Zhang Shijie started the seventh time and came out.
...... Shallow chanting and low recitation...... Singing and singing......
No tambourine, no guqin, no wine, no food
Han Zizheng......
【Special Note】:
It is necessary to make some important background information interpretation, in order to facilitate everyone, especially young people, to have an understanding of Chinese civilization and inheritance. Wine is food**, a bottle of liquid can buy 8,000 catties of rice, is there money in the family, and drinking **liquid every day will become a person, a fairy among immortals? This is obviously ridiculous, and even more inconsistent with the facts.
Traditional Chinese Han culture has a coherent, religious-like view and understanding of artistic expression, aspirations, morality, ethics, and work.
This point is a point that I personally think is particularly important for the inheritance of Chinese culture, and if you don't understand this, you may be deviant or even contemptuous of the "scholar" culture, and you will no longer be able to absorb this special nutrition.
For example, "a scholar cannot fail to Hongyi" - a sentence from Zeng Tzu in the Analects of Taibo, the original text is "A scholar cannot fail to Hongyi, and there is a long way to go." Benevolence is its own responsibility, isn't it also important? Death is gone, isn't it far away? It is to the effect that as a scholar and a gentleman, you must have the quality of broadness and tenacity, because you have a great responsibility and a long road.
This means that scholars or scholars naturally have the ability to spread and educate, assume the morality of society, and uphold justice—of course, they must also have a certain ability to uphold justice.
So what is a scholar, or a scholar?
"Shi", the ancient official in charge of the prison. Shang, Western Zhou, and Spring and Autumn were the names of the aristocratic class, and most of them were the retainers of the Qing Dafu, and later, they gradually became the collective name of the intellectuals in the ruling class.
When it came to the Warring States period, there were scholars who wrote books and lectures, warriors who died for their confidants, monks who knew lunisolar calendrical calculations, and strategists who gave advice to others. The meaning of "shi" has been gradually transformed, the most basic aristocracy in feudal society, but also the most high-level common people, there are knights in Europe, there are samurai in Japan, and the scholar class represented by intellectuals in China.
The above information reflects the significance of the social class of the scholar, and in addition, what should we look at for the priest's needs?
The aristocratic education system of the Zhou Dynasty in China began in 1046 BC during the Zhou Dynasty, and the official school of the Zhou Dynasty required students to master six basic talents: etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics. From "Zhou Li Bao": "Raising the son of the country with Taoism is the six arts of teaching: one is five rites, two is six music, three is five shots, four is five royals, five is six books, and six is nine numbers." This is the so-called "six arts" of "five meridians and six arts".
Confucius popularized official learning to the society and lowered the entrance threshold, resulting in the teaching of 3,000 disciples and 72 sages, Confucius, which required students to learn the six arts at the same time.
The early nobility of Europe was also more likely to be able to conquer and win wars first, and to be able to defend their homeland.
This and after the Ming and Qing dynasties, and even now scholars, college students, pop culture with small fresh meat, small white face, sissy cannon, etc., contains a certain "** aesthetic" culture, completely two directions, the Song Dynasty Su Shi, Xin Qiji are all civil and military all-rounders, at least can go to the battlefield with cold weapons to kill, Confucius himself also has a strong force, according to the "Historical Records of the Confucius Family": Confucius "nine feet long and six inches". Confucius was not only burly, but also amazingly powerful. "Liezi" recorded: "Confucius is strong, and he can recruit (lift) the gate of the country." This means that Confucius was so strong that he could lift the wooden pole of the bolted city gate with one person. According to "Huainanzi", Confucius was good at running, and called Confucius "a rabbit on tiptoe on the outskirts (cunning)"—even a running rabbit can be caught. In addition, driving a horse-drawn carriage may be one of the most proficient and skillful skills of Confucius, which is what the ancients called "royal". "Yu" is also one of the weekly rites. "Confucius's Family Sayings" said that he "resisted the madness of the horse and did not release the strategy", and he himself once said: "I am persistent? Obsessed? Shooting? I am in charge. ”
I am inclined to think that - the ancient "scholar" in a sense, has the meaning of spiritual and cultural totems, among the students of Confucius, Zilu fights and fights are very good, Zigong is very good at business, Zi I even dare and can reflect on and criticize his teacher, Zi Yuan is Yan Hui can "Hui also smell one to know ten, give also to smell one to know two" Now we see the "Book of Changes" is inseparable from Yan Hui's credit, Zi You is Ran Qiu's achievements and military activities, it can be said that after Cao Di Lu State another outstanding military strategist.
These are the meanings of the "shi" itself and the content of learning.
The scholar itself also wants to learn and demand etiquette, which is the rules and paradigms of human feelings and interpersonal communication, which of course has the understanding and grasp of the psychology of different people. Ministry of Rites: in charge of important ceremonies of the imperial court (such as sacrificing heaven and earth, sacrificing ancestors, etc.), imperial examinations, and receiving foreign guests. The functions are roughly the same as those of the contemporary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, the Central Spiritual Civilization Office, the Central Propaganda Department, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and in some eras, there is also a Secret Bureau.
Let's talk about music: This is an important reason and driving factor for many of the poems, songs, dances, and other descriptions in this article
The music must be accompanied by the five-tone palace Shangjiao Zhengyu, and the ancient government set up officials in charge of music, and was responsible for the music of the palace to celebrate the Yan Fang. History records that Confucius mainly had three teachers, and according to legend, he once "greeted the old man, learned to be happy with Changhong, and learned the piano from the teacher". Shi Xiang, a famous musician in the Spring and Autumn Period of Lu, one of Confucius's teachers, Confucius once learned to play the piano from him. In the "Historical Records", it is said that he "took (note: relying on) the chime as an official, but he was able to (note: especially good) at the qin".
In this paragraph, it can be seen that the ritual and dance music and the instrumental music in music and dance are closely related.
In the late Middle Ages in Europe, knights learned six skills from their apprenticeship: swordsmanship, horsemanship, swimming, hunting (and spear art), chess, and poetry.
swordsmanship, spearmanship, and horsemanship exercise combat effectiveness; Swimming exercises survivability; hunting, chess skills to exercise tactics and thinking; Poetry cultivates sentiment.
It can be seen that in those historical eras, if you want to be called a nobleman to fight and protect your people, the requirements for ability are similar.
Some people say that pop songs are very good now, and it is meaningless to learn ancient culture, reciting poems and playing the piano, you must know that scholars also represent a social class and have strong intellectual character attributes, in a sense, they are more free in spirit, personality and even survival ability (to use a term that lacks practical meaning such as high).
"Preface to Mao's Poems" [Ancient Chinese Poetry Theory, the author said that it was written by Confucius's disciple Zi Xia] said - poets, where their aspirations are, their hearts are their aspirations, and their speeches are poems. Emotions are in the middle and the form is in words, words are insufficient, sighs, sighs are insufficient, eternal songs, eternal songs, do not know the dance of the hand, and the foot is also. Emotions come from the sound, and the sound becomes the sound. The sound of governing the world is peaceful, and its politics are peaceful; The troubled times are resentful and angry, and their politics are obedient; The voice of the dead country mourns and thinks, and its people are in distress. Therefore, it is gaining and losing, moving the heavens and the earth, feeling ghosts and gods, and not close to poetry. The first king thought that he was a husband and wife, became filial piety, kindness, beautification and education, and changed customs.
To the effect that poetry is a form of expression of people's emotional will, and it is emotional will contained in the heart, and it is poetry to express it in language. When the emotion stirs in the heart, it is expressed in the language of poetry, and when it is not enough to express it in words, it is continued with the sound of sighing, and when the sigh is not enough, it is released to sing it, and the singing is still not satisfied, so unconsciously the hands and feet dance.
Emotions are expressed as sounds, and the tone of the five tones is called music.
The music of the Taiping era was peaceful and cheerful, and its politics were clear and smooth; The music of the war-torn age is full of resentment and resentment, and its politics is inevitably perverse; The music of the country at the time of its demise was full of sorrow and sorrow, and its people must have been in distress.
Special attention - "So the correction of political mistakes, the movement of heaven and earth and ghosts, is no more than poetry." ”
Let's take a look at the use of poetry - "The ancient holy kings used poetry to regulate the relationship between husband and wife, cultivate filial piety, be generous to people, improve education, and change customs. ”
It has also been widely recognized from modern psychology that people's emotional shaping, music, dance, singing, drama, and of course, modern art movies and TV series will have such a huge impact on people's cognition and world view, and will also directly affect their psychological state.
Note: By the way, try not to plagiarize all kinds of poems in this article, because there are too many plagiarized articles in the online text. I am over fifty years old, although my talent is shallow, I dare not fill in the words myself.