The emperor character in the costume drama often wears a certain emperor's special "crown" when holding a court meeting, the crown is rectangular, and there are several beaded curtains in front and behind, and its CCTV is special and very eye-catching.
Is there anything special about the crown worn by the emperor?
What is the purpose of wearing the crown?
The crown worn by the emperor was "Crown",
"Crown" is the name of the crown, also called the crown;
The rectangular body of the crown is called "綖";
"旒" is a beaded curtain hanging from the crown of the crown.
The crown system originated from the crown system, which began to appear in the era of the Yellow Emperor, and after thousands of years of continuous evolution, it was gradually completed by the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty.
According to the Zhou Li Xia Guan Ben Shi:
"The top has a extension, and the front has a bow, so it is called "crown". The Crown of the Son of Heaven is twelve, the princes are nine, the upper doctor is seven, and the lower doctor is five. ”
According to the Zhou Li, from the Son of Heaven below, the nobility was divided into five titles, such as duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male, and further down was the state official position.
The crown is not the exclusive crown of the emperor, but the crown of the imperial court.
Divided according to the aristocratic status of the user,
The crown of the Son of Heaven is 12, and each jade is 12;
The duke's crown is 9, and each jade is 9;
Hou and Earl crowns are crowned with 7 crowns, and each crown is 7 pieces of jade;
Sons and barons crown with 5 crowns, 5 for each jade;
Officials such as secretaries of state and doctor are distinguished by their official positions, and their crowns are distinguished by 6, 4, and 2, and the official positions below the third duke only use the front and no back.
The crown of the Son of Heaven is twelve, and the crowns of the princes of the Zhou Dynasty are divided into nine, seven, and five.
Since the Qin and Han dynasties, officials were no longer allowed to wear the crown, and the crown was gradually limited to the emperor himself, so "crown" became a synonym and status symbol for the emperor.
The crown is the crown,
In the pre-Qin period, whenever there were pilgrimages, celebrations and sacrifices, the monarchs and courtiers were required to wear crowns to show solemnity;
Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the crown has become the exclusive crown of the emperor, and only the emperor needs to wear the crown at court meetings and large events.
The crown seems gorgeous, but in fact it has its own substantive effect.
First, the crown as a ceremonial crown was used to limit the emperor's behavior.
The image of the emperor represents the image of the country, so the emperor must be responsible for his own image, behavior, and speech. If the emperor walked unevenly and sat improperly, the beaded curtain of the crown would be attached to his face and thus seen by the ministers.
Therefore, the emperor must behave in a dignified manner in order to make the crown perpendicular to the "qiu" without losing his prestige.
Second, the crown covered the emperor's face and did not allow the ministers to see the emperor's expression.
As the saying goes, "a gentleman's heart is unpredictable",
On the one hand, the emperor often looks at things with the overall situation in mind, focusing on the overall situation, and his ideas are not easy to be guessed;
On the other hand, the emperor could not easily let the ministers see through the mind, otherwise he would lose the majesty of power and easily form a chaotic situation of "lower and upper".
The beaded curtain of the crown is just able to cover part of the emperor's face, and from a distance, the emperor's face is both mysterious and majestic.
Third, the crown obscured the emperor's line of sight and had a warning effect.
The beaded curtain of the crown would block both the chancellor's view and the emperor's view.
The emperor's line of sight is blocked, which means that the access to information is not smooth, but the emperor holds the supreme power and affects the fate of the world, so the emperor must always be vigilant and make important decisions after seeing the whole picture of the matter.
The beaded curtain of the crown has the meaning of warning the emperor to look at things comprehensively and not to "listen to and believe".
Although it is only a crown, it has a deep meaning.
If an emperor wants to become a Ming Emperor, he must correct his behavior, sweep away the fog in front of him, open his heart curtain, and do everything for the world and the people.