So Liu Bowen found 276 ancient wells in the city of Beijing, and sealed all these ancient wells with the method used by Brother Haojie, a total of 276 wells, so the Guozuo of the Ming Dynasty is also 276 years......

As for the Qing Dynasty, we will not mention it, as descendants, we cannot criticize whether the Manchu Qing Dynasty was good or bad.

But one thing must be admitted is that with the entry of the Manchu Qing into the Central Plains, the entire Chinese civilization was in a state of regression, and many precious historical documents and these feng shui methods were completely wiped out under the literary prison of the Qing Dynasty.

There is a thing that has never been mentioned in history, that is, after Dolgon moved the capital to Beijing with Aixinjue Luofu, with the enclosure of the children of the Eight Banners, many of these ancient wells left by the Ming Dynasty were exposed again.

In order to prevent the revival of the Ming Dynasty, Dolgon ordered all the famous feng shui masters in the Central Plains at that time to come to Beijing secretly, and when these feng shui masters knew that the Manchus wanted them to destroy the feng shui of the Ming Dynasty, they all shook their heads in opposition.

Dolgon was very angry when he saw this, and felt that all these aliens were unfaithful to him, so many feng shui masters were dismembered on the spot.

After killing a group of loyal people, a group of soft-boned feng shui masters finally agreed with trepidation, and took the astrological positioning of the Manchu people to find all 276 wells.

After these ancient wells were found, 275 were completely destroyed and sealed.

But the last well was the sea eye of Xinqiao over there, and this well could not be blocked no matter what means the Qing court used, so it had to be stopped.

Uh, it's far away......

After Brother Haojie sealed the wall with red rope, he turned around, took out the kettle, and washed his hands carefully with the only little water left.

Then several boxes took out the soul conjuring bell and gently placed it in front of him, lit three soul-attracting incense, and respectfully inserted it into the incense burner.

After inserting the incense, Brother Haojie didn't say anything, knelt down with a serious face, and kowtowed three times with a "knock ......".

Just when I thought it was all over, Brother Haojie slowly stood up, took a step forward, and knelt down again!

He knelt three times and kowtowed nine times before Brother Haojie stopped.

I was shocked: "This is three kneels and nine knocks!" "You must know that kneeling three times and bowing nine times is the greatest ceremony from ancient times to the present! This is the most respectful way to salute.

According to the records of the "Zhou Li", there are nine kinds of kneeling rites in ancient times: one is called Ji Shou, two is called Dun Shou, three is empty head, four is vibration, five is auspicious worship, six is fierce worship, seven is Qi worship, eight is praise worship, and nine is solemn worship. Three kneels and nine bows are great gifts, which show very, very respectful and sincere in the heart, and are the greatest etiquette to worship God.

Lan Yue on the side was also puzzled by Brother Haojie's actions, and whispered in my ear: "Brother Xiaohe, what do you mean by kneeling three times and knocking nine times?" I've only heard of "five bows and three knocks".

Looking at the blue moon, I explained in a low voice: "In ancient times, the Chinese sat on the ground, sitting on their lap like Japan and South Korea today. In this way, whether it is a monarch or a minister, no matter whether the mat is good or bad, everyone is roughly equal, and it doesn't matter who kneels to whom. Because they are to kneel together.

So what to do if you want to show the difference, the bottom to the top, that is, when sitting on the ground, the head is bent down, this is worship, and the words of the top to the bottom are serious, which is to stand up straight, that is, the so-called "long kneeling". If you don't respect it, it's the current ordinary way of sitting, the so-called "long kneeling".

When he arrived in Sui and Tang, he gradually sat on the chair. Because the Tang Dynasty compared the unity of monarchs and ministers. So everybody basically sat in their chairs. The minister wanted to show his respect, and he got up from his chair. ”

"But in the late Tang Dynasty, because the emperor was played too hard by the eunuchs, and in the five dynasties, the emperor's status was even lower."

In addition, from the Tang Dynasty to the fifth dynasty, the ancient aristocratic class disappeared and the commoner class rose. This is certainly not a bad thing. But it has caused a problem, that is, these low-born scholars and doctors are often a little childish, unlike the ministers who were born in a big family in the early Tang Dynasty, and felt that it was normal to sit on an equal footing with the emperor. So in the Song Dynasty, the minister did not sit on a chair, but stood. ”

Zhu Xi was very unhappy about this, and said, It is not good to abolish the seat, because many problems are not finished in one sentence, and the monarchs and ministers have to discuss for a long time, and it is very tiring to stand (see "Zhu Zi's Language"). Hehe, if Zhu Fuzi knew that the ministers of later generations did not even have the right to stand, they would lie on the ground and call themselves slaves, I don't know what they would think. ”

"So what should the ministers of the Song people do if they want to show respect, basically they are making a fool of themselves. As for "kneeling", it is kneeling to the sky and kneeling to parents, which is used only for very important ceremonies. ”

Later, when the Song Dynasty died, Wen Tianxiang was sent to Dadu, and Kublai Khan asked him to kneel, and he said, "Kneel in the south and kneel in the north", kneeling is the custom of your Hu people, and our "southern people" are doing it. ”

"But now that Song is dead, kneeling has become a common thing. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, even the martyrdom of Meng Yuan was retained, and this is naturally no exception. However, it is not three kneeling and nine knocks, but four or five knocks. ”

"It wasn't until the Manchu Qing Dynasty became the master that it was specially strengthened, the Manchu ministers called themselves slaves, and the Han people called themselves ministers, which means that he is not qualified to be a slave, and a system of three kneels and nine knocks has also been formed."

"Back then, Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, the foreign population was less than 100,000, and I don't know how many foreign envoys there were, but someone had heard of three kneeling and nine knocking?"

"In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu simplified all kinds of cumbersome etiquette. When the envoy was sent to Annan, the king bowed five times to the incense case and the edict, and knelt in front of the incense case, put incense on three times, and prostrate himself, which was actually the ritual of five bows and three bows. ”

After listening to my opinions, Lan Yue said thoughtfully: "Then you said that the Manchu Qing Dynasty's three kneels and nine knocks, is it progress or regression?" ”

I shook my head: "Who knows? However, these three kneeling and nine prostrations have always been a ritual used only when worshipping the most revered or exalted gods. ”

"Brother Xiaohe, how do you know everything!"

I smiled a little proudly: "Because you call me Brother Xiaohe, I am my brother, so I naturally know everything!" ”

Seeing the admiration on Lan Yue's face, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, how do I know this? These are actually written in Grandpa Zhang's notes.

But I never knew whether to tell Lan Yue about Grandpa Zhang, after all, she was still a little girl......

As we spoke, Brother Haojie on your side had already finished saluting.

"Ding......

After he finished saluting, I suddenly heard a crisp sound, I turned my head to the soul bell in front of Brother Haojie, and I didn't know when I actually jumped up slowly and pointed to the hole in front of me.

"Ding..."There was another bell ringing in my ears, but this time the bell was not from Brother Haojie's side...

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