In ancient times, the emperor was the prominent representative of the central government, the core of government and society, and enjoyed the highest power and honor. The Three Emperors and Five Emperors of the Ancients, such as Emperor Fuxi, Emperor Nüwa, Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, Yandi Shennong, etc., were not real emperors, but only tribal leaders or tribal alliance leaders, and their "Emperor" or "Emperor" numbers were added by posterity. Our country began with the Qin Dynasty, and only then did it truly enter the feudal imperial system, and Qin Shi Huang was also the first true emperor in the history of our country.
Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China and called himself the "First Emperor". Since then, "emperor" has replaced "emperor" and "king" and become the title of the supreme ruler of China's feudal society for more than two thousand years. The emperor called himself "Yuan", and others directly called the emperor "Your Majesty", "Shengshang", "Long Live", etc. in person, and privately called the emperor "Saint", "Everyone", "Official", "Supreme", and so on. In the history of our country, there have been 408 emperors born, they come from different regions, it can be said that almost every province and city in our country has appeared emperors, but only one province, never produced an emperor, this province and city is Shandong.
Why has there never been an emperor in Shandong? It actually has to do with the ideas they accepted at the time and the cultural background of the time. Shandong was the birthplace of Confucianism, so at that time the Shandong region was deeply influenced by Confucianism. The Confucians emphasized "loyalty to the king and patriotism", so calling the emperor was a great rebellion in their eyes at that time, and it was contrary to the cultural edification they had accepted, and it was not a glorious thing worth showing off.
In addition, shandong is a coastal province and city, so the fishery and salt industry is very developed, relying on fishing everyone's life is well fed. Moreover, salt is an indispensable necessity in people's lives, and it was also a pillar industry of the country at that time, so the lives of people in Shandong who rely on the salt industry are relatively rich, there is no need for rebellion, and even in times of war, some people in Shandong will help the poor to tide over the difficulties.