"I dreamed of fighting the sword to go to the end of the world, but I didn't expect to be stopped at the security check." On the surface, this joke says that this is the helplessness of modern times, but in fact, it is a guarantee and symbol of social peace. So was there no restriction in ancient times? No, in ancient times, it was not the people who let the people dance guns and get sticks in all the dynasties, and it was even worse to go on a rampage with a sword, and the more it became later. However, there is a long historical period that can be thought of with a knife and a sword.
The nightmare of the Xiongnu, the soul of the Great Han soldiers - the ring head Han sword!
The Book of Song and Lizhi V records: "In the Han system, from the Son of Heaven to the Hundred Officials, there are all swords. Sima Biaozhi had his system. "It means the Han Dynasty system, from the Son of Heaven to the Hundred Officials, there is no one who does not wear a sword." Sima Biao's "Book of Continuation of the Han Dynasty" records the sabre system. The sabre was the privilege and symbol of the nobility at that time, and it was not worth it, otherwise it was a violation of the etiquette and state regulations. And a strict hierarchy of sabers was established from top to bottom, which could neither be trespassed nor moved down. However, these nobles basically do not have to fight, and the knives are not so portable, so the actual implementation may not be so strict. It's not that it's no sword, it's a sword. The sword is more portable than the sword, and it is more in line with the temperament of the nobles, especially the gentlemen of the warrior clan, so in fact, the sword is also very popular. For example, "Han Gaozu was the chief of the Surabaya Pavilion and drew his sword to behead the white snake." "It is said that when Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, was the head of the Surabaya Pavilion, he pulled out his sword and killed the white snake. This matter is most likely fictional, in order to deify Liu Bang, after all, similar events recorded in the "Records of History" have been recorded more than once. Liu Bang, the chief of the Surabaya Pavilion at that time, was equivalent to the director of today's township police station, not even an aristocrat, not even a decent official. However, he had a sword with him, which was actually the result of the collection of weapons in the last years of the Qin Dynasty at that time, and his sword was a working sword, not his own. After Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty, he opposed the harsh government of the Qin Dynasty and mostly relaxed the civil restrictions, so the Western Han Dynasty with swords prevailed. Jun did not doubt the clouds: "Swordsman, gentleman armed." Without hesitation, he said, "The sword is a gentleman's self-defense weapon." In ancient times, there was no 110, and the main thing in distress was self-help, after all, it was too late. Therefore, in addition to self-defense, the nobility, that is, meat eaters, is also used as a tableware necessary for daily diet.
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In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was still the same, and even more so. Zhang Heng's "Tokyo Fu" "Yellow Group, Waist Dry General." "However, from the king to the soldier, he also carries a sword." That is to say, Zhang Heng's "Tokyo Fu" wrote, "Wearing a ribbon and wearing a sword around the waist." Gan will be a famous sword caster during the Spring and Autumn Period, and his name later became synonymous with the sword. In this way, from the emperor to the average scholar, he wore a sword. Whether it is the emperor or the ordinary people are not ordinary people, the sword is still a symbol of the upper class of society, but it is not as strict as the Western Han Dynasty, and the official regulations of the Western Han Dynasty are sabre, and by the Eastern Han Dynasty, the sword has occupied the mainstream. The Eastern Han Dynasty was a period when the clans dominated the society, and the scholar society gradually took shape since then, and the sword was more in line with their requirements in terms of appearance and practicality, so it replaced the sabre. However, the society of the warriors does not have to be done, and the sword is only a symbol. Since it is a symbol, it does not matter what kind of sword it is. "Since the Jin Dynasty, wooden swords have been used instead of bladed swords." From the Jin Dynasty onwards, wooden swords were used instead of iron-bladed swords as swords. These few words are all from the "Book of Song and Lizhi V" written by Shen Yue, a xiaoliang shiren of the Southern Dynasty, that is to say, from the Western Jin Dynasty to the Southern Dynasty, the Qi Liang shi society was still a sword, but some did not wear a real sword, a wooden sword. The sword is generally not pulled out, true or false no one knows, just an ornament. Besides, the Chinese warriors did not duel without a word like the knights of the Western Middle Ages, and that kind of rude behavior would only be scorned by the Chinese gentlemen!
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