Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

But what...

Times are always changing.

For example, the "Wo Shengqing" group who brought disaster to the country and the people directly added more than 20 characters to their posthumous title!

For example, Nurhachi has as many as 25 characters, all of which are piled with beautiful posthumous titles...

It’s a wonder!

As for Guangxu, a guy who didn’t even have any power, he had as many as 28 characters!

The whole thing is piled up with the words posthumous.

This is a weird fighter!

So, as for the posthumous title thing, just look at it.

Using this thing to conclude the coffin is just a joke.

The Song Dynasty gave birth to the True Sect, and no one dared to become a Zen sect from then on!

I was disgusted!

The strange phrase "I am Shengqing" came out, and from then on the posthumous title was no longer a summary of a person's life.

I was equally disgusted!

Although Shi Kefa's "loyalty" is a posthumous title, it is nothing more than "a passing death"...

In the final analysis, it was just the needs of the Nanming court.

Shi Kefa was regarded as a model and was used as a platform for enlightenment.

There was a thing in the Ming Dynasty, also called Zhongjing.

Zhongjing crown is the "Liang crown" worn by officials in the Ming Dynasty.

The rules set by Jiajing.

In other words, loyalty--it is just the conduct that Jiajing expected civil servants to have!

The same is true for Shi Kefa's loyalty.

Putting aside Nanming's political needs, "loyalty" is actually not that great.

In the dynasties after the Song Dynasty, civil servants who achieved a certain level of achievement were given posthumous titles after their death.

That's right!

They are all posthumous titles!

"Zhongjing"......

This posthumous title is a beautiful one, but it is not too noble.

Seriously speaking, it's just a posthumous title for a mediocre class with a slightly higher status!

Nanming recognized Shi Kefa because he was loyal to the king and determined to calm down the troubles.

No matter how he died, he died for national affairs after all.

Therefore, just in time for political needs, he was given the posthumous title.

To put it bluntly, it means raising Shi Kefa a little higher, so that those who serve the country can see that the country will not treat them badly!

that is it……

That's all...

Master Shi's reputation was mediocre in the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Mr. Shi was put on the altar because of the latecomers!

Nan Ming felt that Shi Kefa was mediocre.

However, the Qing court needs it!

When the Donglu annexed the world, what they needed was not talents, but slaves!

Doesn’t the mediocre Shi Kefa meet the needs of the Qing court?

Putting mediocre people on the altar can maintain the Qing court's need to enslave the people!

Shi Kefa is mediocre...

It just so happened that the Qing court needed people like Shi Kefa, so it started to add fuel to the flames!

During the Qianlong period, in order to stabilize his rule, Shi Kefa was given the posthumous title of "Loyalty and Uprightness"!

Zhongzheng, this is one of the highest and best posthumous titles!

Just one, not the highest!

The choice of Qianlong's posthumous title is also very problematic.

Because before the Song Dynasty promoted Confucianism to power, "loyalty" was the best prefix for posthumous titles.

Before the Five Dynasties - the best posthumous title was "Zhongwu."

Zhongwu - Wu who is loyal to the emperor!

In other words, in the period of "Confucianism and Dharma", "loyalty and military" were the highest status.

This is why "Zhuge Wuhou" and "Yue Wumu" are known to everyone.

His posthumous title is one of the most beautiful ones!

Because the posthumous title of "武" was, in this period, the posthumous title of "文", which was beyond the reach of others!

During the Northern Song Dynasty, Confucian scholars came to power, and civil servants gradually dominated all.

However, at this time, Wu Feng remains.

Therefore, in the early Northern Song Dynasty, the "Wen" series of posthumous titles coexisted with the "Wu" series of posthumous titles.

After Confucianism came to power in the Song Dynasty, it became that "wen" was the best prefix for posthumous titles.

Taken together, there are two posthumous titles in the two Song Dynasties that are the top ones - "Zhongxian" and "Wenwen".

After the Yuan Dynasty, civil servants completely controlled everything!

The prefix "文" has become the most awesome posthumous title.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the highest posthumous title was "Wenzheng".

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, "to be born as a Taifu in Jin Dynasty and to be given the posthumous title of Wenzheng after death" was the highest pursuit of the world.

For example, Liu Bowen, his posthumous name is "Wencheng".

This is one of the top posthumous titles. Of course, it is still not as good as Wenzheng's.

Now that we are familiar with the operation of posthumous titles, let’s take a look at the process of the Qing Dynasty recommending Shi Kefa to the altar:

——"In the New Dynasty (Qing Dynasty), in memory of his loyalty and diligence, a minister gave him grain and silk to support his mother, and he lived in the same area as the Ximen Xiaofang."

Later, because many places used Shi Kefa's name to resist the Qing Dynasty, his mother and others were arrested.

However, some Qing Dynasty generals said that Shi Kefa had been killed at that time, and he could not be among those who are alive now. What's the use of arresting his mother?

So he was released again.

By the time of Qianlong, Shi Kefa was finally elevated to the supreme "altar".

He was given the posthumous title of "loyalty".

This prefix of loyalty is very interesting.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, where "Wen" was the highest posthumous title, Qianlong needed Shi Kefa, but he gave him "Zhongzheng"...

Doesn't this explain the problem?

If Qianlong really recognized Shi Kefa, what he gave would not be "loyalty" - but "wen"!

Taking another step and giving him "武" can also explain Shi Kefa's status!

Isn't such a posthumous title inconsistent with the Qing court's mentality in recommending Shi Kefa?

He was a partial student and was given a posthumous title. Among the 131 characters, "loyalty" was almost spelled backwards.

(Zhongpai 64.)

This shows what?

——In Qianlong’s mind, what he actually wanted was to recommend Shi Kefa to enslave the people!

That's it!

That’s all!

The reason why Shi Kefa became a god is the same as that of Guan Yu being mythologized by the Qing court!

"Zhuge Liang divides the world into three, and Liu Bowen dominates the world."

For those of you who have never heard of this proverb, come out and raise your hands. Let me see how many there are?

The difference between the two words "fen" and "unification" can explain the problem.

Zhuge Liang - three parts of the world.

Minutes!

see it?

He is the one who separates the world!

Liu Bowen - to dominate the world.

统!

The man who rules the world!

(Although Liu Ji’s actual status is not as high as rumored...)

but!

"Division" or "unification", who has a higher status?

That must be Tong!

This is why Lao Zhu admires Yue Wumu!

Because Lao Zhu’s political program is to “expel the Tartars and restore China”!

From the standpoint of the Ming Dynasty, those who need to be promoted to the altar are those who have contributed to China as a whole!

To put it simply, it is someone like Yue Wumu!

And Guan Yu...

Shilin promoted Guan Yu's status from a grassroots level by promoting novels about the Three Kingdoms, especially the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Guan Yu was finally tied with Yue Wumu.

At this time, Ming Dynasty is almost gone!

To put it bluntly - this is a way for the bottom to coerce the will of the country.

This shows what?

When the common understanding of "unifying China will merit" was replaced by "dividing China will merit"...

——The Chinese people lack the cognitive foundation to maintain unity, so that the demise of the Ming Dynasty will not be noticed.

All people think about is - to make great achievements and bring goods to the new owner!

(Such public opinion manipulation still exists today.

Think about it carefully, how many people instill such thoughts into us?

Really brothers, since I started making videos on Douyin, I almost cried, please be more careful! )