In ancient times, there was a famous game of tibetan hooks, which was all the rage and popular in aristocratic circles. However, in modern times, the game of hidden hooks has completely disappeared, what is going on? If you want to know, let Xiaobian reveal the secret for you:
Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a sentence in the "Miscellaneous Songs and Lyrics in the Palace", "More pity for the night of the flower and the moon, the palace women laugh at the Hidden Hook", talking about a special game that was popular among the nobles during the Tang Dynasty - the Tibetan Hook. Leaving aside the meaning of the word "hidden hook", let's first discuss what exactly is "hook"? "Hook" is actually "belt hook", which is the hook of the belt worn by ancient nobles and literati warriors, and is known as "Rhinobi". Generally speaking, the hook is mostly cast in bronze, but the nobles are accustomed to a luxurious life, so they often use gold, silver, jade and so on to make hooks. The history of the hook is very long, it originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and was widely popular from the Warring States to the Qin and Han Dynasties. It is no secret that as a common object on the clothes of the ancients, the hook is not only a symbol of status, but also a special practical product, so ancient craftsmen often have extremely high production standards for their materials, modeling ornaments and size when making hooks.
As the name suggests, "hidden hook" is the meaning of hiding the hook, it is a form of game that the ancients liked to hear, and it was very favored by the nobles at that time. There are many opinions in the historical circles on where the Tibetan hook game originated, but the current mainstream theory is that the Tibetan hook game began with The Hook Lady. According to historical records, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was on a parade, he happened to meet a minnu sitting on the ground, holding an object tightly in her palm, and the courtiers came forward to try to pull open her palm, but they all failed. In the end, Emperor Wudi of Han had to go into battle personally, and sure enough, as the son of heaven, he gently pulled open the palm of the minnu, and the object held in the woman's hand was a jade belt hook. Since then, this woman has been named "Lady Hook Yi" by Emperor Wu of Han, becoming the most favored woman in the harem, and the matter of the hidden hook has also been praised by posterity, and finally developed the game of Tibetan hook.
What are the rules of the game of the hidden hook game? The answer is very simple, that is, on the top of the banquet, one person holds the hook, and then another person guesses the number of hooks, and the guesser can be exempted from the wine, and if the guess is not successful, the wine will be punished. According to the book "Youyang Miscellaneous Tricks", during the Tang Dynasty, there were two people who were good at the game of Tibetan hooks, they were Gao Ying and Shi Min. Gao Ying can guess the person holding the hook among hundreds of people, and it is "one hundred guesses and hundreds of hundreds", while Shi Min can guess the specific location of the hook hidden according to the look and expression of the person who hid the hook.
At this time, a question arises, since the game of tibetan hooks was so popular in ancient times, why is it completely extinct in modern society? There are three reasons for this:
First of all, the game of the tibetan hook itself was a game that the ancients liked, and the reason why the ancients liked the game was due to the lack of entertainment at that time. In modern society, whether it is a real game or an online game, its interest and playability are very high, so the tibetan hook game will inevitably appear very outdated.
Secondly, the hook is a must-have for the ancients to wear clothes, but modern people can hardly see the figure of the hook in the dressing habits, so if according to the theory of local materials, it is not easy for modern people to find several hooks, it can not be the first choice for improv games.
Finally, there is the limitation of the fun of the game itself. The gameplay of the hidden hook game is so simple that it can make people feel bored. After all, a simple guessing game is not intellectual, but the component of "bumping luck" is larger, and it does not reflect any skill at all, so that players unconsciously fall into game fatigue.
The times are developing, society is progressing, and the trend is always surging forward, so whether it is people or objects, we should follow the trend of the situation, otherwise we will inevitably face the situation of being eliminated.
References: "Youyang Miscellaneous Tricks" tang duan chengshi book published by Zhonghua Bookstore
Wen xiucai, editor-in-chief of Wenlan Hairun Studio, written by: Special history writer: Changshan Zhao Zi worm