In TV dramas involving the Qing Dynasty, we often see the emperor sitting on the Golden Ruan Hall, and the plaque behind it is impressively written with the words "Suíyóu"; at the same time, there will be a plaque on another palace that reads "Emperor Jianyouji". The emphasis is on the word "pole" here, so what does this word really mean? Let's talk about why this word appears on important plaques. There are also the two groups of words mentioned above, what they come from and what they meant.
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First of all, to confirm, the four characters of "Jianji Suiyou" on the Golden Ruan Hall (Taihe Hall) and the "Emperor Jianyou Pole" of the Bohol Hall were both inscribed by the Qianlong Emperor. However, regarding the latter Bohol Hall, it was used in the Ming Dynasty as the "Jianji Hall" as the place where the crown prince, empress and emperor were congratulated; the former was called the "Imperial Pole Hall" during the Ming Dynasty, which was the main hall of the imperial palace, and it was in this hall where the right, deliberative, and rewarded were all performed. In this way, we can easily understand why Qianlong inscribed these two sets of plaques after the name of the Qing Palace was changed, because the name of the palace used such a cultural allusion during the Ming Dynasty.
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Then let's explain the word "pole", which originally means the positive beam of the house, that is, the highest place, which refers to the highest status of the country and refers to the throne; at the same time, because it means the positive beam of the house, the so-called "upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked", which refers to the standard here, and also extends to the meaning of balance, fairness and moderation. The four words "Emperor Jianyou pole" are derived from the Jizi "Hong Fan" "Emperor Jianqi Has Pole", which means to explain that "to establish a dynasty and sit on the emperor's throne, we should use the criteria and standards of the Zhongzheng to handle the affairs of the world, so as to achieve moderation and moderation", these four words are actually the emphasis on "imperial power".
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"Jianji Suiyou", what needs to be said is the word "Sui" and "You". Sui means to calm down and appease; 猷, that is, it refers to the meaning of strategy and law, and here it refers more to merit and deeds. The overall meaning of these four words is "to establish a dynasty and government, sit firmly on the throne, and when the king comes to the world, he must appease the people of the sea and create a thousand deeds." It can be seen from this that these four words are a spur and encouragement to the emperor, hanging in the most important golden hall, and also show that officials and the people, abide by the law and live and work in peace and contentment.