【History of the Terrier God XVI】
What is ritualism? Whether you believe it or not, believe it or not, spread it out according to the process.
You are the heavens, you are the light, you are the only myth, hurry up and claim the king, You are my super star]
The sense of ceremony, the most solemn is the renewal of the emperors. Emperor, it seems, is just a title, a title. But how many people are on the line of life and death because of this false name.
Accumulate grain and slowly become king. Calling the king is a fictitious name, which means that after you become the king, it will not give you more strength, agility or intelligence, but the negative impact of the king on you is often not virtual at all.
Here you dare to say that you are the first in the world, and there will be people who will immediately come to you and challenge your position. Therefore, to say that calling the king is a false name means that the disadvantages outweigh the benefits. If the time is ripe and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, then not being called king again is really unnatural and unsatisfactory.
You say that if you don't call you a king, your subordinates will come and question you: "Why, the heavens, the earth, the people, and the people are all occupied, you are not yet called a king, do you want to be the Jade Emperor?" I warn you, if you do not claim the throne today, I will prostrate myself in front of you and splatter your blood, and if you do not claim the throne, Heaven will not tolerate it, and you will be struck by thunder. Then the generals also gathered and shouted at you: "You are the heavens, you are the light, you are the only myth, hurry up and claim the king, You are my super star."
Seeing that the people are about to rebel, in the guiding ideology of the anger of the multitude and the golden mouth of the crowd, you must also be crowned king with a hard scalp.
[Calling the king is like the big aunt in the village grabbing the wedding banquet, steady and accurate, the timing should be grasped well, and it is not good to be early and late]
In fact, calling or not calling the king is indeed just a false name, but when everyone cares about this false name, it affects the real situation.
In the chaotic world, before no one is king, everyone does not know who to beat most. When someone does not dare to be the first king, everyone looks up, the (di) of the target of the crowd, come, everyone first stop the work in hand, don't fight each other, go up together and beat the king down to death, the most typical is Yuan Shu in the chaotic world of the Three Kingdoms.
As the saying goes, when the gun hits the head bird, you call the king the emperor, and others will be clear about your coordinates. Therefore, this kingship ceremony is not casually said, it is an important turning point that affects future generations of history. Because there are many people who really didn't know that they were so hated before they became kings. Why are there so many lessons from the past, and some people do not understand the principle of slowly becoming king. In fact, the people who call the king also understand what is called the broad accumulation of grain and the slow title of the king, but they think that the time is ripe, because the people around them are singing praises and praises, watching the lively people who are not afraid of big things, and the more lies they hear, the more they become the truth, and so many people lie together to deceive you, it is not the same as playing, who dares to guarantee that they can always keep their heads cool and discern when they reach that position. For example, Wang Mang and Yuan Shikai.
This is like a martial arts master with a compilation, surrounded by a lot of apprentices with heavy fame and fortune, these apprentices accompany you every day to practice martial arts, pretend to be beaten, and as a result, after a long time, you really think that you are an enemy of all people. When he was young, he was also a wise young man, who would have thought of getting old and letting a bunch of monkeys lame, and his IQ took a sharp turn. Therefore, sometimes, the audience is clear, the disciples are clear, that is, the master himself is confused.
【Must I use the magic instrument to hold the ceremony?】 What, the most commonly used is the hand]
The level of ancient science and technology is backward, and the construction of the legal system is relatively backward, at this time, the content agreed upon in the ceremony is equivalent to unwritten law. Therefore, rituals and laws complement each other to constrain people's code of conduct and promote the development and progress of society.
The cost of using legal rights protection is sometimes too high. In ancient times, regional communications were underdeveloped, the ability to identify was low, the legal system was not perfect, and people were reluctant to go to court casually. But then again, sometimes the legal system is sound, but the cost of rights protection is higher, and a lawsuit lasts for several months. Therefore, in the private sector, there are many matters with high trust and low risk, and everyone uses a sense of ceremony to restrain the behavior of both sides. For example, as mentioned before, when children agree on a matter, the two parties tick the little finger, and Party A and Party B simultaneously say the ceremonial declaration of "hanging the hook and not allowing it to change for a hundred years", and this oral contract is even established. In addition, our usual handshakes and high-fives after the transaction, fist shaking and salutation when taking the oath are all the embodiment of the sense of ceremony.
It seems that we humans like to use gestures as props for holding ceremonies, because this cost is really low, no need to kill pigs and sheep to make an alliance, simply use your hands to compare a few actions.
These are all the contract methods that we humans have summed up in thousands of years of life practice, and have been conventionally and efficiently contracted.
There are also IOUs for private lending, and people who borrow money often gamble and swear, which is also a ritual declaration. Then it's about writing down IOUs, exchanging them for your loan, handing over money with one hand, handing over notes with the other, the ceremony over, and buying and selling fairly.
[Hit the IOU, borrow money is assured!] Oh well...】
People say that the IOU has legal effect, this is an important evidence of the lawsuit, but you think about it, when you hit the IOU, it must not be to use it to fight the lawsuit, if you feel that the other party is unreliable, you do not borrow him, or let him go to a formal institution to borrow, or go to a place with stronger legal effect to do notarization, or you do not care about the form of this IOU, friends have difficulties, if you can't pay back, you have the right to send friendship.
If you really plan to take the IOU, I advise you not to borrow money at all, because the role of the IOU, sometimes really, is useful to us. There are even some professional fraudsters who chase and rush to give the victim an IOU, and you can't accept it. Some victims are also stupid to think that the other party is so honest, worthy of deep friendship, do not know that this is the usual trick of scammers, because of the IOU, sometimes you can not be characterized by fraud, can only be regarded as a private lending dispute, if this time the other party is holding the IOU and not repaying the money, you are waiting for the rip-off.
Therefore, the matters in the ceremony are not all good things. For example, the story of Hebo marrying a wife is well known, and every year a virgin drowns to honor the river god, which is an unwritten law in the local area. There were also barbarian tribes in ancient times, who often sacrificed slaves and plucked out their hearts and lungs. Folk also have witchcraft that jumps the gods and deceives the people. You see Zhuge Liang also jumped the big god, but he was a military management method used in the era when the level of science and technology was not developed. Whether it was taking steamed buns to sacrifice the souls of the dead, or borrowing the East Wind from the Seven Star Altar, this was not what he did for himself. In other words, the larger the ceremony, the more it is for everyone to see.
You think, whoever holds the ceremony alone at home, and publicizes it, it is called a ceremony. For example, the wedding ceremony tells everyone that the couple is married, and they should be careful in contacting each other in the future, and don't let people hold on. There is also a funeral ceremony, telling everyone that this person is dead, don't call the mobile phone in the future, and use psychic instead. No matter what kind of ritual expression is used, the ultimate goal is to make everyone approve of the current agreement.
【Ceremonies accompany you throughout your life: birth ceremony, entrance ceremony, graduation ceremony, wedding ceremony, funeral ceremony】
Rituals change destiny, and the more grand the ceremony, the greater the goal you want to achieve. The title of king and emperor should be regarded as a relatively important ceremony, and many emperors have been vacated by their subordinates tomorrow morning, but they must also retain a name. Many of the courtiers already had real power, but they still had to walk shàn to make this ritual. Therefore, the higher the class, the higher the demand for the sense of ceremony.
In ancient times, in order to show the sense of ceremony of rights, the state set up a special ceremonial institution and had a set of etiquette systems. Officials wear uniforms according to their rank, and the patterns, colors, and accessories on the uniforms are exquisite.
Everyone wants to be the emperor, and the enthronement ceremony is also the most solemn. The enthronement ceremony is to tell everyone, we have agreed, from today onwards, I am the new leader, you don't have to worry about this position, if there is any objection to quickly mention, if there is no speech, I will be your approval, I will be seated.
And the wedding ceremony that each of us has to go through. The wedding ceremony is to call all the relatives and friends we know, you all come to testify, we have agreed in front of everyone, from now on, whether poor or rich, sick or healthy, we will love each other unswervingly. Then the emcee asked, "Does Party A agree?" Does Party B regret it? Are there any objections in the audience, and do you want to rob relatives? None of them are right, deal! "The celebrant drops the hammer and the ceremony ends.
You see, the ceremonies have been derived from the corresponding professions, in ancient times they were called goddesses, wizards, and chief priests, and now they are called celebrants, protocols, and hosts, all of whom eat by the industry of holding ceremonies.
There are too many examples of rituals to cite here, because it is itself an expression of all aspects of our daily human activities. Birth ceremony, full moon wine, entrance ceremony, opening ceremony, graduation ceremony, coming-of-age ceremony, marriage ceremony, funeral ceremony, etc., run through everyone's life. There are also festivals, customs and rituals of various ethnic groups, and some celebration ceremonies that we personally customize. Think about it, if there is less sense of ceremony, the fun in our lives will be much less.
Only when you thoroughly understand what ritual is and how it is intertwined with fate can you understand the trajectory of many imperial rulers in history.