dynasty fell, it was the common people who suffered, and it was the clan that was insulted. This is true in any era.
often looks cold-blooded. That’s because the desire for power in the feudal period can only be possessed by only one person, which will naturally be accompanied by bloodshed. Family members or brothers, everyone is on the road to seizing power. passerby ".
I have to mention a dynasty here - , the Song Dynasty and . Until now, people are still unwilling to accept it.
When the culture and economy were prosperous, the people's lives were prosperous, and successes were being achieved in all aspects, the dynasty's regime was on the way to destruction.
This is not the key. It is due to the seizure of power between brothers. I can understand that the key is to die under the iron cavalry of , the golden man . Why is always suffering from foreign oppression despite its powerful appearance, and can never raise its head to ? After being oppressed many times,
not only had no sense of crisis, but also selectively ignored the problem, which ultimately cost the entire dynasty a huge price.
Perhaps it was a persimmon to pick on the weak. After the captives of the Northern Song Dynasty were kidnapped and headed north, they were humiliated by the Jin people in power. The most criticized thing was the " Sheep-Pulling Ceremony".
Female captives in the Northern Song Dynasty all chose to commit suicide after receiving the sheep-raising ceremony, but the men were able to survive. This also makes people curious, what is the "sheep-leading ceremony"?
The Shame of Jingkang
This is a topic that I always don’t want to talk about. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as a pain that cannot be mentioned.
After Song Huizong came to the throne, he seemed to be really mediocre. He was engaged in sensual activities, playing chess, calligraphy and painting every day, coupled with his wanton character, which eventually led to the complete decline of the Northern Song Dynasty .
Strictly speaking, Song Huizong is responsible, but it cannot be fully attributed to him.
First of all, it was the social atmosphere of the Northern Song Dynasty. From the beginning, they chose to emphasize culture over military affairs, which invisibly suppressed military generals.
According to relevant documents, the Northern Song Dynasty only had 300,000 imperial troops that could really fight, and they were particularly good at grabbing military glory.
Let's think about it from another angle. The entire Northern Song Dynasty valued literature over military affairs, so it was natural to be cautious about rewarding officers for their achievements..
Some people say, what does this have to do with military merit? According to their usual style, what they are best at is spending money to buy peace. How can there be so many opportunities for you to show off?
This is something fundamentally inferior, so no matter how much you say it, it is useless. Naturally, it can only be mercilessly devoured.
In the third year of Jin Tianhui, the Jin army took the Zhang Jue incident as an excuse and divided into east and west routes to attack the Song Dynasty .
The forces of the two parties are almost not in the same dimension. Coupled with the troubles of Guo Jing, the wife of the Northern Song Dynasty, the capital city had to be broken by the Jin soldiers.
Song Hui and Qin Zong, as well as thousands of members of the royal family, were all kidnapped and headed north, directly announcing the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The country name of the Northern Song Dynasty at that time was Jingkang, so it was called "Jingkang's shame".
Before this demise, the "so-called peace" had been maintained between the two sides, provided that the Northern Song Dynasty continued to pay tribute to the Jin Kingdom . For the latter, this was nothing more than a "cash cow."
Long-term bullying has given Jin Bing " so-called inertia ". Now that Da Song Dynasty has become his defeated general, he must be humiliated.
In the eyes of Jin Bing, they never took the Northern Song Dynasty seriously, which led to the subsequent " Sheep-Leading Ceremony".
This was the unique way of humiliation of the Jin Dynasty. Everyone in the dynasty was humiliated because of it. The land of China had been strong for several years. I did not expect that such a thing would happen again when the Northern Song Dynasty fell.
The Ceremony of Leading the Sheep
The Jin people live in the prairie all year round, so the surrender ceremony naturally begins.
All the captives must take off their clothes, and then wear woolen clothes provided by the Jin people. At the same time, ropes are tied around their necks, and they are led by assigned people to crawl on the ground like sheep.
They were led around the temple in a circle, and the people of the Jin Kingdom gathered on the street to watch.
Putting aside the outrageousness of the matter, can a member of the royal family who once enjoyed great wealth and glory be reduced to this end, mentally bear it?
Women in the Northern Song Dynasty chose to commit suicide one after another, including the queen Zhu Lian , who plunged directly into the deep well .
The Jin people looked at the two emperors without any trouble and gave them titles, namely "Hunde Gong" and " Chonghunhou". The two cowardly and incompetent emperors had no other extravagant desires in their hearts. As long as they were allowed to live in the world, they were willing to do anything.
Women are determined to die, so why do the male captives continue to live a life of humiliation? This has a lot to do with the customs in the feudal era. The most important thing is "chastity".
"Constant virtue and chastity make a woman good and her husband bad." The Song Dynasty was exactly the watershed in the concept of chastity among women in the ancient generation.
For example, Zhou Dunyi put forward that " everything has its own reason and then harmony, so etiquette comes first and happiness comes later" , and another example is " Starvation is a small matter, but disobedience is a huge thing ", officially keeps the rules for women Set the tone.
Female captives in the Northern Song Dynasty who suffered inhuman treatment, even if they could survive, what was the meaning of living in this world?
Men are very different, they still retain a glimmer of hope , after all Zhao Gou is still extending the life of the Song Dynasty, why do they have to go down this road?
History finally handed over the answer. Song Huizong was still able to give birth to six sons and eight daughters after being captured. I really don’t know how Zhao Kuangyin , who was under the Nine Springs, would feel when he saw this scene.
laughs about the world
In the final analysis, it is the trend of the times that limits people's thinking.
In terms of moral integrity and reputation, the requirements for women in ancient times were particularly harsh. Just because of the idea that men are superior to women, they were born with the label of "husband and child care";
Men are very different. They have meaning from birth. When it comes to doing great things, it doesn't matter how humiliated you are during your lifetime. After all, history is always written by the victors. For example, King Yue Gou Jian can even become an inspirational example.
At the end of the article, I would like to give you a word: Refining the heart is like refining gold. After a hundred refinings, it becomes real gold, and after a hundred refinings, it becomes true heart..
The indispensable trait of being born is to be strong. Being able to tolerate some adversity will increase your tolerance. After some setbacks, you will gain insights. This is true in the past and will be true in the future. Only by enduring humiliation can you achieve great things, why not try to be one of them?
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