Huaxia has never been a concept classified by blood. The so-called Huaxia is actually the representative of the highest civilization value at that time.
The Zhou Dynasty established the concept of Huaxia and also formulated the Zhou rites. Etiquette seems to be of little use. It is just some rules and rituals. It is even a bit red tape and a bit silly.
At least this is how it seems to modern people, but to people living in ancient times, this is not a useless thing, but the dividing line between civilization and barbarism.
You eat people, but I don’t. This is the gap between civilizations!
You raise slaves, but I mildly adopt the feudal rent collection system, then the people who follow me will naturally flock to you!
We have ethics. Your son can marry his mother, and his father can seize his daughter. This is a symbol of barbarism!
There are countless such examples. You can imagine how much people living in various countries in China looked down on the surrounding barbarians in ancient times. This contempt was not purely because of status symbols, but was caused by various barriers in life.
If modern people cannot understand this emotion of ancient people, then they can completely equate it with, how does the civilized world in the 21st century hate human traffickers?
How do people hate and despise the ancient profession of human traffickers in the 21st century? So you can guess how the ancient Chinese etiquette state viewed the barbarians.
This is despising you from the bottom of my heart, and hostility to you from the soul, but what I am actually hostile to is just barbaric behavior, not your blood!
Why not blood? Because 'the princes who use foreign rituals will be invaded by foreigners, and when they advance into China, they will be conquered by China. 'This is the original saying in Chunqiu!
It is worse for the Yi and Di to have a king than for the Chinese to perish!
This meaning is even more obvious. In a barbaric society like yours, even if you choose an emperor and a king, it will be useless. It is better to have no king here in China!
Because even if you have a monarch, you will still engage in cannibalism, slavery, incest, and massacre... These behaviors have not been eradicated. Even if you have a monarch, you are still a savage leader!
Even if my position as emperor or king is vacant, as long as our people are polite and all children and old people can live a happy and healthy life, then I am better than you!
Isn't the Qin Dynasty an example of this? The Qin people were originally a Ying clan. During the period when King Wu of Zhou was conquering Zhou, they were on the wrong team and served King Zhou.
Therefore, in the early days of the Zhou Dynasty, the Ying clan was not popular. However, during the reign of King Zhou Xiao, it was granted a title in the southeastern part of Gansu Province because of its contribution to horse breeding. At that time, it did not even have a title and was just a small, remote vassal tribe of the Zhou Dynasty. .
Later, because of the meritorious service of the Ying tribe against the Xirong and the meritorious service of escorting King Zhou Ping to move eastward, he was named the prince of the princes!
The credit is only on the surface, but behind it is hundreds of years of integration. The Ying tribe spent hundreds of years learning Zhou rites, trying their best to abandon the various living habits of the barbarians, and gradually integrated with China, allowing Huaxia to The kings acknowledged it.
This is the true meaning of the saying "Barbarians enter China and become Chinese". It is true that you are Barbarians. As long as you are willing to give up barbaric customs and take the initiative to learn Chinese etiquette, then you can eventually become a member of China.
To put it simply, can we stop eating human flesh first? Can you please put some clothes on first instead of keeping your butt naked? Isn't it okay for your wife to have a sack wrapped around her body? Don’t you know I’m breast-fatigued? Old sway, what sway?
Can you please not commit #adultery with your biological father or mother? Be civilized. If you are civilized, you can become a member of China!
In fact, the knowledge in ancient times is not obscure at all. In fact, it was just the life of people at that time!
The Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, wanted to establish the legitimacy of their rule, and wanted to steal Huaxia Zhengshuo. They started to make a fuss from these few sentences.
Did the Yi and Di enter China and then conquer China? How did Cynic explain it? Do you mean that as long as the king of Yi and Di conquers the territory of Huaxia, he is qualified to become the successor of Zhengshuo of Huaxia?
And then you can deceive people by adding some theories about Feng Shui and luck to add a bit of superstition?
Just by setting up a few literary inquisitions and destroying the classics of the sages, can everything the cynics say become the truth?
Isn't this nonsense? When the Yi and Di enter China and return to China, it means that you first give up your own barbaric behavior, you first fully identify with the Chinese civilization, and then you can say what is righteous or not!
Why did Li Tang settle in the Central Plains with Xianbei blood and be recognized by China? Because in the end, Li Tang had completely abandoned all the Xianbei living habits and became completely Chinese.
They respect the Chinese culture and political system. Although they have conflicts with the Han aristocratic families, they are never bloody. Every detail of their daily life has completely made the people forget their Xianbei bloodline.
Of course, the marriage within the Li Tang family is indeed chaotic, and there are many coups. This may be a remnant of the blood of ethnic minorities!
But at least Li Tang has done a good job and has become 99% Chinese, so China will naturally recognize him as the King of China!
Could the Manchus do this?
What's the deal with growing your hair but not your hair? What happened to the Eight Banners system that was not involved in production?
What's the point of sealing off the customs and completely preventing Han people from entering?
What is the idea of governing a country by preferring foreign invaders to domestic slaves?
Can the population expansion caused by the introduction of South American crops such as corn and potatoes cover up the Qing's parasitic and blood-sucking nature?
The Manchus and Li Tang could not be compared at all. Li Tang completely integrated himself into China and lived according to Chinese rules. Even if they enjoyed all the glory and wealth, it was allowed by China's internal rules!
From the beginning to the end, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were hanging on the main body of China in a semi-fused state. On one side, they tried limited fusion, while on the other side, they severely pierced China's arteries and sucked blood crazily!
This is a national policy that has been set by the Manchus since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. It is precisely because this is the core idea of the Eight Banners of the Manchus in governing China that there is a saying that they would rather deal with foreign invaders than domestic slaves.
From the very beginning of entering the customs, they had never thought about integrating with China. The order to keep their hair or not was already obvious!
That braid is a national mark they left for their ethnic group, an 'ancestral family law' that refuses to be integrated into China!
"Now, do you understand?" Xiang Ying looked at the shocked officers and soldiers around him.
The mountain wind is biting and the chill in early spring is biting!
With a snap, the black cord in the Monkey Taoist priest's sleeves cut off an oak tree as thick as a bowl. "Damn it! The Tartars have ruined China's two hundred years of national destiny!"
"It's ruining China's national destiny for two hundred years!"
Xiang Ying did not say some words to these people, because the words were enough for this purpose, and they were able to break the Manchu lies!
In fact, Xiao Letian said more later that China is currently lagging behind the West. In fact, the Ming Dynasty also has a great responsibility, and even the previous cultural traditions also have a responsibility.
But these truths are really not something that these Jianghu people can understand. They can understand hatred, and that is enough!
A discussion in the mountains ended here. Councilman Satrauman saw this as an opportunity and hurriedly rushed forward to talk to Captain Xiang Ying!
