In ancient societies, names were a very important symbol. Whenever a person grunts on the ground, taking a name becomes the first major event in his life. Many times, if you want to take a suitable name, you must not only conform to the time and place, but also pay attention to the past life and this life, and even combine some fortune telling gossip. Because of this, naming names often requires someone from the university to ask, and even a fortune teller to point out.
And it is worth mentioning that in ancient societies, naming was not only all-encompassing, but also had to be avoided. On the one hand, in order to avoid the emperor's name, on the other hand, the ancient Chinese people emphasized natural induction, so the name must not be too arrogant, and the more low-key it is, the more it can survive.
Under the influence of this kind of thinking, although there are thousands of ancient Chinese names, there is a word that few people use, and only three people have dared to try it in the past and the present, and everyone has a great reputation in history. So what kind of word is this?
First of all, the answer is given, and this word that everyone avoids is the king word. Some people may scoff, what a great word, in modern society, the name with a king word more to go, not long ago the Civil Affairs Bureau also made a joke, there are parents to their children to take a king glory, that is much more exaggerated than a single king word.
However, we may overlook the point that there is a big gap between the modern and the past, the modern is an era of contract, and the past is an era of identity, from identity to contract, we have spent more than 2,000 years, we can not understand the current concept to understand the ancients.
According to historical records, the names of the ancient Chinese people represent different meanings, and their surnames represent the totem of the past family, so the surname is the inheritance of the honor of the ancestors, and it is also an important retrieval tool for later recalling the ancestors. The following name is a means of differentiation under the same family lineage.
Theoretically, the previous surname has no autonomy, and if the ancestor is a person, then our descendants can only be what the surname is. Just like when Emperor Yan's surname was Jiang, then Jiang Taigong did not dare to change his surname, but instead took his surname as an honor.
However, although the surname cannot be changed, the name is arbitrary, whether it is a commoner or a nobleman, you can choose according to your own needs. But what is more interesting is that under this free choice, there are actually some taboos.
This first opportunity, of course, was the emperor's name. Since it was a monarchy at that time, the authority of the emperor was sacred and inviolable, so the common people must avoid it, otherwise they will be killed. The second is humility and avoidance. This avoidance is not an avoidance of the emperor, but an avoidance of the Heavenly Dao. Because the mortality rate of children in ancient times was very high, the ancients believed that this was related to the will of heaven, so in order to let children grow better, many people would give children a low name. And those nobles will also let the children take some more connotative names.
It is in this context that the word Wang has become taboo for everyone. Because according to historical records, the king has always represented power and supremacy in the past, and ordinary people and nobles did not dare to take such a name at will. Moreover, the king also represents another meaning, as the Han Wu Emperor said, the king is composed of the three elements of heaven and earth, the three yuan Hengtong can be the king of the world, and the person who runs through the three elements is the emperor. Imagine, which ordinary people dare to have such courage? What nobleman would dare to be so arrogant in front of the emperor?
However, sometimes it is not possible to generalize, because with the evolution of the times, there are really some special names with a king character in them, and there are three people in the history of 2000.
First, Gu Ye Wang. Maybe everyone has not heard of this person, but everyone should have heard of Gu Yanwu, Mr. Gu Lao, as a famous thinker in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, was once our ideological enlightener. However, such a remarkable figure is actually a descendant of King Gu Ye, and has always been proud of pursuing the pace of his ancestors.
It is worth mentioning that this Gu Ye King dared to carry a king character in his name, which is really not unknown. Although this man did not have much waves in political history, his literary achievements were simply yearning for all Chinese literati.
According to historical records, Gu Ye Wang Gong poetry, good at calligraphy, DanQing, good at characters, especially gong grass worms, at that time claimed to be all the literati interested, he was proficient in them. Attention is not to be able to, but to be proficient. What a horrible generalist!
Not only that, this old gentleman was also responsible for writing the history of Liang, and was the historian of the Eight Classics of Zheng'er. In addition, he also studied geography and created the "Chronicle of Public Opinion". He also wrote an ancient work that was not inferior to the interpretation of words, and the 30 volumes of the "Jade Chapter" known as the "System of One Family".
In terms of literary achievements, this person's name as Wang is not exaggerated at all, and he is worthy of Gu Yanwu's idol.
Second, Feng Ye wang. This man was a famous minister of the Western Han Dynasty, and like the previous king, he was also a learned generalist. However, this person's specialty is not to do learning, but to be an official.
According to historical records, this person was very confident when he was 18 years old, and directly went to Emperor Xuan of Han to ask him to do official work, although he was stopped by the prime minister, but his youthful pride was evident. After that, he worked in the local area, because he was not corrupt or bribed, and his work ability was so outstanding that everyone agreed that he was a very good official.
In the early days of the Han Yuan Emperor, this person was marching all the way, and as long as everyone mentioned him, they would say such a sentence, among the Nine Qings, only this person had the best ability! As long as the promotion is mentioned, everyone must say that Feng Ye Wang's moral ability is still good, and it is unreasonable not to choose him.
Therefore, if the King of Gu Ye above is the king of the text, then this person is the king of proper officials and is the object of most onlookers to learn.
Third, King Luobin. As a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, his talent is naturally needless to say, and he can be called a king in literature. However, the fate of this Luo Bin King was more tragic, because he was depressed, and as a result, when he drank with a few friends, he actually drank and drank, and simply pulled 100,000 people to rebel, which led to the famous anti-Wu Zetian Xu Jingye rebellion in history.
In the face of the declaration of war written by King Luo Bin, Wu Zetian couldn't help but sigh, this person is really a talent, this is all the fault of the prime minister.
However, although King Luo Bin is enough to be king, especially that sentence, try to see whose family is in the realm today. However, his whereabouts are unknown in the chaos, and there is a high probability that he may have died. So it's a tragedy.
The above are the three people who dared to take the name of the king in the past 2000 years, it can be said that the three of them braved the world, had great courage and great self-confidence, and their achievements were indeed enough to be kings in various fields, and they were worthy of their names.
But then again, compared to the rules of the ancients, we modern people are not so exquisite. In modern society, everyone can be crowned king of the three-way prosperity, because this is our freedom, and we are no longer the superstitious era of the past.
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