The great affairs of the country are in the worship and the rong!
"Zuo Biao": "The great affairs of the country are in the worship and rong!" "The greatest thing about the country is sacrifice and war.
The ancients had a reverence for the gods, so they sacrificed heaven and earth, praying for the wind and rain to be smooth, and the country to be safe; the ancients had a reverence for their ancestors, so they sacrificed their ancestors and prayed for family prosperity and continuity.
Therefore, in ancient times, sacrifice was a big thing, whether it was the emperor's sacrifice or the people's sacrifice, it was very grand. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, in order to sacrifice ancestors, the emperor built the Taimiao Temple, which placed the tablets of the emperors of previous dynasties, and every major festival, the emperor had to visit the Taimiao Temple in person to sacrifice the ancestors.
In 1912, Puyi announced his abdication and the Qing Dynasty collapsed. The emperor was gone, and the palace was naturally left unmanaged, so some eunuchs began to steal treasures from the palace and sell them.
Stealing treasures can be understood, yes, and sold for a lot of money, but there are still people who steal the spiritual seats in the Taimiao Temple and steal all the spiritual seats of Qianlong. The eunuchs of the Qing Dynasty found the German Daisel and prepared to sell some antiques, but in addition to the antiques, Daisell also named Qianlong's spiritual position.
The eunuch was also confused, and it was the first time he had seen someone ask for a spiritual seat. Having money can make the ghost grind, and Daisell has made a very high price, which makes the eunuch very moved.
Therefore, the eunuch stole Qianlong's spiritual seat and sold it to Daisell. So why was Daisell so keen on Qianlong's spiritual position? Could it be that he was Qianlong's illegitimate son and wanted to pay tribute to his old father, of course not, this was related to his ancestors.
Daisell's ancestor was Dai Jinxian, a missionary who, after coming to China, was appointed by Qianlong as the Overseer of Qin Tianjian, and he has been working in China. Daisell has been in China for many years and knows a lot about Chinese culture and the chinese culture of sacrifice.
Daisell stole Qianlong's spiritual seat in order to let the ancestor Dai Jinxian and Qianlong be together, and every time he worshipped his ancestors, he also worshipped Qianlong.
Qianlong's spiritual position was worthless to others, but it was priceless to Daisell, which was why he was so enthusiastic. In this way, the Qianlong spiritual position was lost overseas.
However, in 2005, there was a Qianlong spiritual seat at an auction, and a Chinese felt that it was a Chinese thing, so he bought the Qianlong tablet back for 4 million yuan.
References: "Kiyoshi History", "Emperor Taisei 12", etc.