The history of our country has lasted for thousands of years, and there have been several well-known and well-known emperors, including Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Kangxi and so on.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the four directions and was known for his martial arts, Tang Taizong was humble and enlightened, and Kangxi was known for his generosity and diligence.
In addition to knowing how to govern, the monarch also needs to master the art of the emperor, and if he cannot establish his prestige, it is difficult to keep the throne that is coveted by countless people.
Kangxi treated his ministers and benevolent people while strictly abiding by the rules of the emperor and not allowing anyone to offend the emperor's prestige, so that he achieved a great deed.
The Kangxi Emperor made outstanding achievements in his lifetime
Kangxi was the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the first emperor to actually hold power after the Qing Dynasty entered the Customs, and he completed both civil and martial arts in his life, opening the last prosperous era of the feudal period " Kangqian Shengshi".
He succeeded to the throne at the age of 8 and was too young to govern.
The dictatorship of the chancellor Ao Bai brought Kangxi the first crisis he had experienced as a monarch. The young Kangxi was diligent and studious, and under the careful teaching of his grandmother Empress Xiaozhuang, he was familiar with The Confucian classics, and he was already full of experience at a young age.
Kangxi was not only very knowledgeable, but also had the courage and mind required by the emperor, and was only 14 years old when he appointed the strong men around him to successfully eradicate Aobai.
After removing the first obstacle on the road to pro-government, Kangxi officially began his reign that has been famous for thousands of years. He set up the South Study to strengthen the imperial power,
The promulgation of the Sixteen Articles of the Sacred Decree emphasizes that Shangde should suspend sentences, turn the people into customs, rectify the administration of officials, and build water conservancy, so that the country can gradually prosper and become stronger.
During the reign of Kangxi, the domestic and border situation was unstable, first Wu Sangui plotted rebellion, then there was the Northern Geldan Rebellion, and the Tsarist Russia invaded the border, these forces directly threatened the Qing Dynasty, if they were not pacified and repelled, the newly established Qing court was likely to be destroyed.
Kangxi strategized and sent good generals to lead troops to conquer and eliminate these hostile forces one by one, and also recovered Taiwan occupied by Zheng Chenggong's descendants, making great contributions to national reunification and development.
Advocating Confucianism
Confucius, the founder of the Confucian school, was revered by posterity as the sage of Confucius. From the time Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty implemented the "deposing of a hundred families and respecting Confucianism alone", Confucianism gradually became an orthodox cultural idea, which lasted for thousands of years and profoundly affected the lives of every descendant of Yanhuang.
Confucius put forward the doctrines of "benevolence" and "etiquette", advocating sincerity and generosity toward others, and "do not do to others what you do not want to do to others."
He hoped that people would behave in accordance with the "ritual" technique, that is, "self-denial and retribution", "rule the country with etiquette", etc., and regulate the behavior of ordinary people and monarchs.
Later emperors promoted Confucianism, which could both teach the people and maintain their rule. After the Manchus entered the customs, they forced the people to change their clothes and shave their hair, but they did not oppose Confucianism at all, and Shunzhi and Kangxi both studied Confucian classics under the guidance of famous scholars in their childhood.
At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the Han people mostly rejected the Manchus and missed the Ming Dynasty.
Kangxi was well aware of the importance of winning the hearts and minds of the people, and showed the people that the imperial court admired the Confucianism they had believed in for generations, which was conducive to national integration and national stability.
To this end, Kangxi deliberately added the Erudite Hong Confucian Section, ordering officials at all levels to recommend Hanmen and students who did not want to join the army to become officials in the dynasty.
Confucius's hometown of Qufu and other places have temples of literature, and emperors such as Liu Bang and Tang Xuanzong held ceremonies to worship Confucius. Kangxi wanted to further win over the Han scholars and ordinary people, and decided to follow their example in worshipping Confucius and making the idea of Manchu Han's rule known to the world.
The chancellor obscured a word Kangxi knelt before Confucius
When the news came out that Kangxi was going to Qufu, Shandong Province, to worship Confucius, the local people and scholars felt that the emperor really respected Han Chinese culture, but also doubted whether the emperor, who was the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, was willing to perform the kneeling ritual for Confucius.
Kangxi led a vast group of ministers of culture and martial arts, opened the way by the eunuch who was in charge of the ceremony, dressed in Chinese clothes, and majestically and solemnly entered the Confucius Temple in Qufu.
According to the etiquette, he knelt down and paid homage to Confucius, then turned to the present subjects and said, "We Manchus and Han Chinese respect Confucius." ”
After leaving the Temple of Confucius, Kangxi and his party came to the tomb of Confucius and prepared to continue the worship. Kangxi walked to the tombstone, but he did not act according to the rules when he was in the temple just now, he refused to kneel down for a long time, and everyone saw the situation, and they did not know where the problem was, and they all looked at each other and did not dare to speak.
The awkward atmosphere froze for a moment, and the courtier Kong Shangren stepped forward and bowed to Kangxi and asked: "Emperor, the weather is hot, it is not too late for you to rest at the tea pavilion and then worship." Kangxi immediately granted his request.
When Kangxi came to the tomb of Confucius again, he saw that the word "Wang" in the inscription "Dacheng Zhisheng WenXuanwang" had been covered with brocade, and did not hesitate to kneel and bow down.
It turned out that it was Kong Shangren who covered up the word "Wang". Kangxi successfully held the ceremony of worshiping Kong, admired Kong Shangren's improvisation, ordered him to teach Confucianism on the spot, and invited the minister of the DPRK and the Shandong scholars to listen to the lecture and study.
The Qunchen did not know why they needed to cover up the word "Wang", and they all asked Kong Shangren for advice curiously.
Kong Shangren explained that the emperor is the only supreme being in the world, above ten thousand people, how can he pay homage to another "king", and he must make people unable to see the word "king" on the inscription, so that the current emperor can worship.
After hearing this, the courtiers all felt reasonable, blaming themselves for how they did not think of this, or they had to solve the problem for Kangxi as soon as possible, and they praised Kong Shangren for being able to perceive the emperor's difficulties, taking into account the details, and there would be greater achievements in the future.
This Kong Shangren is not small in history, is the 64th generation of Confucius descendants, famous poets, opera composers. He inherited and promoted Confucianism, and together with Hong Sheng, he was called the double star of the literary world during the Kangxi Dynasty, and was known as the "Southern Hongbei Kong".
Kong Shangren accompanied Kangxi to participate in the confucius ceremony as an ordinary talent, and it was precisely because he discovered and relieved Kangxi's difficulty of refusing to kneel and explained the Confucian classics well, and was promoted to the rank of Doctor of Guozijian.
Later, Confucius temples were built everywhere, and craftsmen carved inscriptions to lengthen the word "wang" so that it did not look like the word "king", so as not to offend the emperor of the dynasty.
After the Kangxi Dynasty returned to the dynasty, he posthumously named Confucius the "Most Holy Teacher of Dacheng" to show respect. In fact, "ancestor" is a more accurate name for Confucius, Confucius throughout his life advocated "benevolence" and "etiquette", and wished the monarch to convince people with reason and administer benevolent government.
Confucius believed that the "king" Tao was not as good as the "ritual" Tao, and later generations respected him as a saint and a sage, which was in line with his original intentions.
It is not easy to be the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, the military generals in front of them bow down and bow down, and behind them there are countless hidden ambitionists coveting the golden throne. If you blindly enjoy pleasure, it will bring anger and resentment, it will be difficult to continue to rule, and it may be like the King of Shang and the Emperor of Sui who will be ruined and killed by the rebels of the four sides.
Kangxi Wenzhi martial arts, loved the people, treated the ministers leniently, and was supported by the subjects during his reign,
Receiving Taiwan and Pingerdan made great achievements, and was praised by posterity as "an emperor through the ages".
The lyrics of the theme song of the TV series "Kangxi Emperor" read" "I really want to live another five hundred years", which may be the wish of many people, people imagine that if a Ming emperor like Kangxi can continue to rule for hundreds of years, china will not be invaded and humiliated by Western powers at the end of the Qing Dynasty.