The Book of Songs Nan Zhou Lin Zhi? ":If you want to kiss up well, you must not have run away by talking about" Xiangrui "

Kirin is a mythical beast in ancient China. It is also recorded in many ancient books in the pre-Qin period. Even the famous "Spring and Autumn Annals" only records "getting Lin" (fourteen years of mourning for the public, "spring, hunting in the west and getting Lin." ), there is no further writing.

Du Yu, a scholar in the Western Jin Dynasty, wrote a note for Chunqiu, saying, "A man who cares for animals is a noble king. When there was no Ming king, he met him. Zhong Ni hurt Zhou Dao's lack of interest and felt that Jia Rui had no response. Therefore, he was promoted to the teaching of Zhongxing because of Lu Chunqiu. The last word is the sentence of' getting Lin', and I feel it and do it, so it is the end. "

first, he defined "getting Lin", saying that only a holy king can deserve auspicious omen; Xiang Rui went out, but the holy king didn't, so Confucius felt that the Zhou Dynasty was coming to an end and could not write any more.

however, this logic is sheer nonsense. Although it is nonsense, the dynasties of the past dynasties are all overjoyed at this auspicious sign; Because out of auspicious, you can prove that you are a "holy king and a wise king". Where can you find such a good advertisement?

Take the Song Dynasty as an example. The military strength of the Song Dynasty was not very strong, and it was always bullied by the Liao and Jin regimes in the north. In order to enhance national confidence, it is even more important to engage in such face-saving projects.

Song Zhenzong, the third-generation monarch of the Northern Song Dynasty, was afraid to go to the front line in the war. He was dragged to the front line of Chanzhou by the Prime Minister Kou Zhun to "make a personal expedition", and only then did he conclude the "Alliance of Chanyuan" and barely saved a little face. Perhaps Song Zhenzong himself felt a little ashamed, and quickly began to direct and perform a "meditation" (and informed Liao in advance), and then concocted the famous "auspicious symbol" event, and changed the year number to "Dazhong auspicious symbol" for the occasion.

The Seventh Chronicle of the History of the Song Dynasty: "The first month of the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu was ugly, and yellow silks were dragged on the tail of the south owl in Zuochengtianmen. The gatekeeper Tu Rong told me that there was a secretary to hear it. The ministers were summoned to worship and greet the opening of the palace in the Yuan Dynasty, which is known as the heavenly book. Ding Mao and Ziyun are like dragons and phoenixes covering the palace. Wuchen, Amnesty, change yuan. "

that's beside the point. Come back and talk about "Lin".

Lin recorded in the literature has never mentioned what it looks like. In the Ming Dynasty, African giraffes paid tribute from Nanyang countries were even regarded as Kirin, which caused international jokes.

Anyway, in the eyes of the ancients, Kirin was undoubtedly "auspicious"; It has a hoof that doesn't tread, a forehead that doesn't reach, and a horn that doesn't touch. It is a well-deserved "benevolent beast". In "The Toe of the Forest", Kirin is compared to the children of these princes and nobles.

People who praise power and influence are not praised for their wealth and status, but for their "benevolence". It can be seen that this person who is afraid of flattery knows a lot of skills. This is like praising a woman. Sometimes "beauty" is not as useful as "intellectuality" and "elegance".

Let's look at three words with similar meanings in Lin Zhi Zhi Zhi: Gongzi, Gongzu and Gongxing. Here, three words are not real. Three words, all refer to princes and grandchildren. Three words with similar meanings are used just to coordinate the rhythm and beauty of poetry. These three words can be picked out separately, but there are still subtle differences. Childe, refers to the son of the duke. The public surname refers to the grandson of the vassal. Gongzu, the great-grandson of the vassal is hereinafter referred to as "Gongzu".

under the "patriarchal clan system" with the Zhou Emperor as the core, the subordinate relationship of "big clan" and "small clan" among governors at all levels. Zhou Tianzi, the "Lord of the world", is the boss of the lords of other vassal States with the surname of Ji, and no matter "male or female", he is a "small Sect"; The lords of vassal States became relatively "large" in other clans with the same surname in their own countries. The vassal has the tradition of "leaving the family for the fifth time". After the fifth time, it is necessary to be a different family and become a relatively independent "family".

Yu (xū): through "Xu", interjection. Oh, modal particles. There is a well-known idiom "Come here to eat", and its original text is actually like this: "Come here to eat" ("Hey, come and eat"); Beggars would rather starve than eat such insulting food. Therefore, "Woo-hoo" is used together, which is only for emphasis.

Ding: Tong "Lu" refers to the forehead. As I said before, Kirin is a benevolent beast, with hoofs that don't tread, forehead that don't touch, and horns that don't touch. "Ding" here, a noun used as a verb, means to use one's forehead.

the eleventh book of songs, with a total of 11th.