Etiquette for ordinary people to greet the emperor

The "Wedding Picture" collected by the Shanghai Museum shows that people don't have to kneel down to greet their relatives, but they can also wait and see from a distance. Of course, this picture shows Empress Dowager Cixi, but it can also reflect that this concept of kneeling and sitting in the Song Dynasty is definitely ordinary.

Among the four pictures of Jingdezhen collected by the National Palace Museum in Taipei, a picture of the rise of the Bianhe River with the presence of the monarch in the Song Dynasty was found. This painting tells the story of Song Zhenzong's personal inspection of the Bianhe River due to the surge of the Bianshui River. In the picture, river workers are carrying sandbags on their backs to repair the river embankment. Because of the arrival of the emperor, no one knelt to meet him. This at least shows that when the painter of the Song Dynasty showed the emperor's visit to the people, he would think it unnecessary to give a close-up of the subjects kneeling to meet the holy driving.

It can be seen from the Song painting "Wang Xian Ying Driving" in Shanghai Museum that when local people saw Li Longji and Tang Suzong, some people were very excited and bowed to the ground. Someone wiped tears with their hands; Others bowed to the emperor; Someone stopped to watch. There is no neat queue, no unified action. Obviously, the government did not plan and rehearse in advance.

History as a Mirror records an outing of Song Zhenzong: in August of the fourth year of Xianping, he "toured the northern suburbs and gave a banquet in the Korean Garden. Everyone jumped up when they saw the car and said, "Long live! When Kaifeng citizens saw the emperor's car, they just cheered instead of kneeling on the ground.

Emperor Kangxi's tour map and Qianlong's southern tour map all have pictures of kneeling to meet the holy driving. In the Palace Museum in Beijing, there is also a photo of Emperor Kangxi's patrol. In the photo, a group of people, old and young, knelt in the suburbs to welcome Kangxi and offered food to the emperor. Therefore, in the Qing dynasty, servility was heavier!

For example, at present, the heads and commanders of military regions visit the grass-roots units, and when they meet private soldiers, they can only enjoy the colors and eat at the same table. This is called sympathy for grassroots officers and soldiers! Gather people's hearts! However, if the commander sees the division head, I am afraid there will be no such performance, that is, the level gap is too big.

What is the experience of national leaders meeting ordinary people? I'm afraid you've seen it on the news. But if a big shot from other provinces comes to Beijing, do you think the leaders will treat him like a human being? I'm afraid not. Attitudes and goals are different.

Therefore, even if the ancient emperor met the common people, the common people should not make any noise according to the etiquette as the first and second floors said, and they should not be allowed to see this ancient etiquette. This is a feudal society! But we have never lived in ancient times and can only be analyzed through some data and portraits!

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