What do you mean by ancient guests?

Ancient men and women refer to some talented people who grew up in the homes of ancient dignitaries.

They can do things for their masters at critical moments, but some of them exist in name only. Their status is different from that of domestic slaves. They usually don't have a fixed job, and they don't have to do chores. They just eat, drink and get paid. Only when the host needs them to do something will they arrange work with them. It was during the Warring States period that gatekeepers were the most popular, and the four sons of the Warring States period were famous as gatekeepers.

According to their different functions, doormen are divided into several levels. The lowest level of doormen only reaches the level of food and clothing, while the highest level of doormen eat fish and have cars. Menke mainly acts as the master's consultant and bodyguard, and may also develop into the employer's private armed forces when necessary.

Extended data:

Menke culture;

Cultural and literary views

Yu Yingshi's concept of "scholar" has the smallest extension, and it studies the intellectual class that began in the era of Confucius. The "scholar" that Yu refers to and the "scholar-officials" after Qin and Han Dynasties are all so-called "guests", among which the "passer-by" who lives under the son, Wang and Sun, or chooses the Lord and the same post is the most obvious intersection of "scholars" and "guests". But the public is not necessarily a scholar, perhaps neither a warrior nor a scribe, but a "diner" with only one skill, such as beating chickens and stealing dogs.

Public goals

Broadly speaking, Li Zhu's concept of "door guest" covers almost all classes and strata in ancient China, except those who occupied the highest throne in the world at birth. Because in the definition of pear and bamboo, the life goal of "door guest" is to seek wealth, honor and establish immortal achievements. Their path is to "tool" themselves by attaching to a master and realize the relationship between being nurtured and being nurtured.

Chen She cultivated a large area of land, which was called "the swan's ambition". When he stood up, he encouraged his followers to say, "The prince and the prince would rather have seeds." Xiang Yu and Liu Bang saw Qin Shihuang's ceremonial patrol and lamented that "a gentleman should be like this" and had the heart of "replacing it"; But at the beginning of their careers, they will all act as "public guests" (guests), Chen She will take the name of Fu Su and Xiang Yan, while Xiang Yu and Liu Bang will raise the flag of Chu Huaiwang. They consciously hid themselves under the door.

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