"Immortality" is a fantasy handed down by the Chinese for thousands of years, from Qin Shihuang to modern immortal cultivation novels, many of which have plots describing "immortality".
In ancient times on the mainland, many high-powered rulers spent their lives for ethereal fantasies.
Ancient emperors were people who stood at the pinnacle of power, did they really not know that there was no immortality in the world.
If you know that this is just a non-existent thing, why are you still clinging to the elixir of immortality?
The myth of immortality
In the 5,000-year history of Chinese culture, the story of immortality has been told upside down.
Whether it is myths and stories, or history and culture, we can get a glimpse of the meaning of immortality to the ancients.
In the course of thousands of years of cultural history in ancient China, both contemporary rulers and ordinary people have heard of the "immortality", and many meanings have been derived from this.
Names, customs, festivals, or representatives of beautiful meanings are all ways for the ancients to find sustenance.
Among them, China has its own special understanding of the concept of "death", and burning paper money is to express the thoughts of family members, praying that the deceased can live a good life after death.
Although many of these things with special significance are unreasonable in our eyes, under the rule of feudal society, this is an understanding of culture that belongs to the ancients, and immortality is something pursued by many princes and nobles.
The story of Qin Shi Huang's pursuit of immortality is estimated to be familiar to many viewers and netizens, and even derived many film and television works. In the "Historical Records Volume VI: Qin Shi Huang Benji", it is recorded in detail that Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu out to find Xiandao in order to seek the art of immortality.
At that time, Xu Fu wrote to Qin Shi Huang, saying that there was a place where the gods lived on the sea, and that place was likely to have the magic of immortality.
After hearing Xu Fu's words, Qin Shi Huang immediately agreed to Xu Fu's going to sea, and even brought 1,000 boys and girls.
But the future results of the future have been known by future generations, all this is just Xu Fu's deception, Xu Fu slowly disappeared after going to sea, and completely disappeared in the vast sea.
But Qin Shi Huang did not give up his dream of immortality, and even after Xu Fu, he sent people to find him again and again.
And the final result can be imagined, Qin Shi Huang's lifelong pursuit of immortality is just a ridiculous statement, after all, it only exists in people's fantasies.
Although the description of immortality has always been accompanied by the long river of time, and even many ancients have gradually understood that immortality is just a fantasy, but from ancient times to the present, there are still many ruling classes who have persevered in the pursuit of immortality.
Could it be that these emperors don't want to believe that there is no such thing as immortality in the world?
The fantasy of immortality
In fact, the ancient people's obsession with immortality was not only about the length of life, but also about power and status that had the greatest impact.
Although the ancients had certain illusions about immortality, for the common people, immortality was of little use at all.
In ancient times, there were clear classes, and many people had already arranged their life's destiny when they were born, among which the "right family" was the case, and the families of dignitaries and dignitaries would arrange a way out for their children.
In the homes of ordinary people, the principles and common sense of life will be taught to children, and different families have different education methods.
Under the rule of ancient feudal society, it can be said that the leap of classes is as difficult as climbing to the sky, and not everyone can do the same as Wei Zifu and Wei Qing, and enter the center of power in one step.
So in this case, as the emperor at the pinnacle of power, he naturally wants to permanently seize the power in his hands.
The position of one person under ten thousand people has made the rulers of all dynasties and generations unwilling to let go of their rights.
The ascension of some rulers brought a peaceful and prosperous era to the world, and their great achievements are enough to go down in history, and the people and land of the whole world are in the hands of one person.
The ruler who is at the pinnacle of the group has absolute status in the group, and the cadres do whatever they want, and just a difference in thought is very likely to bring about earth-shaking changes, so people's impression of the emperor is also biased towards "accompanying the king as accompanying the tiger".
In fact, the emperor does not decide a person's fate according to his own mood at will, in historical documents, there are many well-known emperors in order to consolidate the power in their hands, so they will do some sensational things, and even do not hesitate to dispose of the important ministers who have been with the court for many years.
Therefore, in order to pursue the art of immortality, the emperor not only wants to enjoy an inexhaustible lifespan, but also has the power and status in his hands forever.
Especially when the age is getting old and the time is running out, the emperor's pursuit of immortality is even stronger, even to the point of absurdity and ignorance!
Therefore, for the sake of illusory pursuits, those rulers who have countless money and power, do not hesitate to invest countless time and energy in order to dream of immortality.
If you really come across a few strange people who are said to have magical powers, most of them are also tricks, and the elixir in their hands is also a toxic substance made of heavy metals.
Therefore, the myth of immortality is more like a kind of sustenance, and the ancients had special feelings for immortality, especially the lifespan of the ancients was far less than now, so immortality has also become a luxury.
Since ancient times, countless emperors have spent money and manpower in pursuit of immortality, leaving behind acts in the history books that will be spurned by future generations.
Nowadays, the story of immortality has been covered with a layer of mythology, and many literary works and fiction stories like to use the complex of immortality.
Under the circulation of thousands of years, I know that immortality is impossible, but there are still many people who imagine something about immortals.
"Bai Yujing in the sky, five cities on the twelfth floor. ”
A poem by Li Bai seems to be narrating the life of the gods, depicting all the perfect words here.
There are many poems and songs in the past dynasties that have described the gods, and the act of praying to the gods and worshiping the Buddha has also been spread in the world, and these actions are nothing more than a kind of sustenance for the ancients for their own lives, hoping that the gods can meet their wishes.
Immortality has been endowed with a layer of mythology by the ancients, and there are even many unscientific ways for this purpose.
In addition to the emperor's pursuit of the elixir, even the common people would pray for a longer life, thus committing some irrational acts.
brief summary
In ancient times, when resources were backward, people only had a one-sided understanding of immortality.
Rulers seek immortality for the sake of power and status in their hands, and gradually become ignorant.
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