What does it mean that a person always throws that whip outside the palace in Yongzheng Dynasty?

In modern meetings, before the general leader comes, the participants have already sat down, whispering and laughing while the leader hasn't come. Suddenly, the host of the meeting turned on the microphone, patted it with his hand, sprayed a few mouthfuls, cleared his throat and said, Everybody be quiet, and the meeting will begin at once! Everyone immediately stopped talking and purged their expressions. I saw the leader walking slowly with a cup.

In fact, in ancient times, when the court was in session, the ministers came early and the emperor came early. Let's whisper first. As long as you hear three lashes, you immediately kneel down and don't talk until the emperor goes to court. Therefore, when this whip rings, it is also called "static whip" or "ringing whip" or "clean whip". The effect is the same as that of a microphone.

Then someone will ask, you can't get a bell, a bell or a gold one. Isn't that better? Having said that, the meaning is different! Who can use a whip? In ancient times, only the "shepherd" or "coachman" who drove horses used whips to raise horses and sheep. In ancient times, the right to govern the country was called "controlling the people". What do you mean by that? The people of the world are cattle and horses, and the son of heaven is a shepherd. So the son of heaven gave you something called "the gift of the emperor"; The son of heaven used "imperial power", and the son of heaven went to war, which was called "royal driving and personal expedition", so this whip actually represented the supreme imperial power.

So some people say that it is only available in the court dramas of the Qing Dynasty, and it doesn't last long? In fact, this kind of "static whip" appeared earlier, as early as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. But it is really rare, and it has not formed a prescribed ritual system. The History of Song Dynasty records that "there are 22 generals in front of the temple, 12 whip, 14 filial piety". When there are many people, it is not easy to whip together, and when there is much noise, the sense of ceremony will be immediately discounted. Therefore, the fewer people who seem to be "whipping", the fewer times they are beaten, in fact, the stronger their sense of dignity. On the other hand, it is easy to make jokes.

But it was in the Yuan Dynasty that flogging was really fixed as a ritual system. Not only does it stipulate that "the emperor acceded to the throne, sang the whip three times, acceded to the throne and sang the whip three times"; The material and shape of the whip are also determined: the green handle, the whip is made of plum red silk, and the whip tip is made of yellow velvet and stained with wax.

But the most standard is Kangxi. Eight years ago, the Qing dynasty was still inheriting the system of the Ming dynasty. There were four people standing in the north at a large-scale meeting.

After Kangxi finished Ao Bai, in order to consolidate his authority, he was flogged twice by a eunuch at every court meeting, counting six times: the first time was at the beginning of the court meeting, and the emperor flogged three times on the way from Zhonghe Hall to Taiji Hall; The second time was the end of the ceremony. The emperor rode back to the palace, flogged three times, and his ministers stepped down.

Of course, the person who whips is very important. The sound of flogging should be the same in three tones, and its standard should be no less than the current "military parade" ceremony.