In ancient times, if you want to command thousands of troops and horses, it is not feasible to have the status of a general or prestige alone, and you must have the blessing of one thing to mobilize the army, and this thing is the tiger symbol that people are familiar with, as long as you have a tiger rune, even if you do not have the identity of a general, there is no social status, you can also get the trust of the generals to a certain extent, and you can dispatch them unconditionally, so the tiger rune is also an important symbol of military power.
And we all know that in many cases the emperor does not have a tiger charm in his hand, he must give the tiger charm to the generals under him, because these people must get the talisman to be able to fight for the emperor, but such a practice brings a great hidden danger, that is, these generals are likely to take the tiger charm to rebel, then the emperor sometimes does not have a tiger charm, why not make a new one? It's not that they don't want to do it, it's just that they really can't do it.
The appearance and function of the Tiger Charm
The emergence of the tiger symbol originated in the Spring and Autumn Period of Our Country, this kind of thing has a similar role with the national jade seal, that is, it represents the control of the army, and the shape of the tiger symbol is generally the image characteristics of the tiger, and it is precisely for this reason that it is called the tiger symbol, in addition, the tiger symbol will basically be engraved with some inscriptions, as for the content of the seal engraved on the above has different changes in different dynasties, and the material of making the tiger symbol is not the same, it may be extremely precious jade, or it may be an extremely rare metal. Then through a very strict production, you can make the tiger rune very well.
And the tiger symbol is naturally a symbol of the military power of a country's army, every general, even every soldier must be able to recognize the tiger symbol of this thing, in the army, the tiger symbol is the highest authority, it can unconditionally mobilize the army, mobilize every soldier, this is not only the provisions of military law, but also the inheritance handed down since ancient times.
At the same time, the tiger charm will generally be divided into two, half in the hands of the emperor, the other half in the hands of the general, only two halves of the tiger in line with the two for one can give orders to the army, if only half of it, this piece of tiger charm and scrap iron is no different, and the purpose of this is to better limit the rights of the two sides, to avoid the emperor from abusing military power, but also to avoid the general will lead the army to revolt, only in this way can better use the country's army, reduce unnecessary wars, so as not to bring heavy disasters to the society and the people.
The importance of the Tiger Charm
The tiger charm has an absolute sacredness in the hearts of ancient soldiers or generals, and in their eyes the tiger rune is even higher than the emperor's power in some specific periods, because in ancient times, not to mention the soldiers, even many generals have never seen what the emperor or the commander in the army looks like, so who they listen to depends entirely on who holds the tiger charm in their hands, which is the only artifact they can trust.
And those who hold the tiger charm, even if they are not appointed by the emperor in the position of the great general, can mobilize thousands of troops and horses, and at the same time control the fate of the life and death of the whole army, which shows how important the tiger rune is to the army and even the whole country? It is also such an important thing that the emperor naturally attaches great importance to, but the emperor does not hold the tiger charm in many cases, because the emperor is more in charge of political power, and some emperors do not know anything about the military, so he has to give the tiger charm to a trusted general to let them deal with the affairs of the army, or a country that has been in war for many years, and the emperor must also give the tiger charm to the generals on the front line to let them lead the troops to fight.
However, after the end of the war, the tiger charm will not return to the emperor's hands in many cases, even if the emperor wants to be blocked by some generals and ministers, the emperor has to give up, because these people are afraid that the emperor will start the war again, and they are afraid of the abuse of military power, but the emperor also has his worries, and no one in the army knows him.
If the generals take the tiger charm to rebel, it is not a great threat to themselves, after all, in history, such a situation is not uncommon, and there are not a few generals competing for imperial power, such as Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin led his soldiers to launch the Chen Qiao Mutiny, attacked the capital in one fell swoop, and finally ascended the throne as emperor and became Song Taizu.
Therefore, with the lessons of the past, many emperors are also very worried that this kind of thing will happen to them, so there are some emperors here, and there is no shortage of ideas to recreate the tiger rune, but why is it that no emperor can recreate the new tiger rune later?
The reason why the Emperor did not reproduce the Tiger Rune
In fact, the reason why the ancient emperor did not re-engrave the new tiger symbol is for a reason, first of all, this first aspect is that the production of the tiger rune is extremely difficult, the production process is also very complicated, plus the selected material is also one of the best, even if the raw materials are sufficient, and then it takes a long time to re-engrave a tiger symbol, and it is likely that everything will be late when the tiger rune is manufactured, then even if there is a tiger rune, what can it do? Regime change has long since changed.
The second and most important reason is that the re-engraving of the amulet involves the dignity of the emperor, if the emperor reproduces a new tiger charm for his own selfish desires, it will be strongly opposed by the Chinese military officials, after all, the emperor's practice is undoubtedly behind the scenes, and not only will he not be able to control the military power very well.
It will also lose the support of the people, lose the emperor's honorable image and personal dignity, such a result must be any emperor does not want to see, if you really do this is not stealing chickens and not eating rice? Therefore, naturally no emperor would be stupid enough to do so.
The last reason is the question of the stability of the army, if a tiger symbol is re-made, then there will be two tiger symbols in the army, so which one should the soldiers listen to? Therefore, once a new tiger symbol appears, it is likely to shake the hearts of the army and affect the stability of the overall army, and the tiger rune is likely to lose its authority, so what is the significance of reproducing the new tiger rune? Therefore, for the sake of the stability of the army and the security of the country, from the overall situation, the emperor will not make such a serious mistake.
epilogue
The small tiger rune in ancient times had an irreplaceable role, not only limiting the power of the emperor, but also conducive to maintaining the stability of the country, but also playing a key role in many cases, because the tiger rune is so important, so it is often contested by the ruler.
But in fact, we can see that the tiger symbol is a product of the feudal absolutist dynasty, it does have great significance as the subject of military power, but in the face of crisis and regime change, it is just a piece of scrap iron, so the ruler should focus on national construction and protection of people's livelihood, so that the country will prosper, even without the tiger symbol will be deeply supported by the people.
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