Is there really a whip to beat the king in ancient history?

Whip, one of the ancient weapons in China, is a short weapon. It originated earlier and was very popular during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Whips are soft and hard. Hard whips are mostly made of copper or iron, and soft whips are mostly made of leather. By whip, most people mean hard whip.

Whipping the king is the right granted to ministers by the former emperors. You can beat a faint monarch and a traitor. It is equivalent to Fang Shangjian in Han Dynasty and Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Famous ones are Wen Zhong, the master of Yin Shang Dynasty, Weichi Gong's whip in Tang Dynasty, and General Hu in Song Dynasty.

But personally, Fang Shangjian is not as effective as Wang Bian. Fang Shangjian is mostly an object given by the emperor to his cronies, representing the emperor; Whipping the king is an object given by the first emperor, representing the privilege granted by the first emperor. It was used by loyal ministers to supervise the power of the new king, which had a certain deterrent effect.

Legend has it that there were representatives of such "artifacts" as beating the king's whip in history, mainly including Wen Zhong, Yin Taishi, Weichi Gong in Taizong, Hu, the general of the Song Dynasty, and Zhao, the Eight Sages of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Beating the king's whip, that is, the golden mace (meaning to entrust an orphan), is mostly a right granted to ministers by the first emperor of Tang and Song Dynasties. It can be used to beat the faint monarch and traitors, and it can be used first and then, which is equivalent to the sword on the side of the Han Dynasty and the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Usually, the whipping of the king was given by the last king to a loyal and reliable trustee. In order to prevent the heir to the throne from being ignorant or doing something wrong because of his youthful spirit, there can be a measure to stop him.

Wen Zhong in Shang Dynasty, Wen Taishi's whip in Tang Dynasty, Weichi Gong's whip and mace in Tang Dynasty and Zhao's whip in Northern Song Dynasty are all symbols of political rights.

So, in real history, does the whip of the king really exist?

This paper will discuss the experiences of these four people who are famous for their loyalty and are said to have sharp weapons to beat the king's whip.

Wen Taishi Gong, Taishi Gong Wen Zhongfu, was the monarch of the two dynasties. The town praised the mountains and rivers and stabilized the fortune of the Shang Dynasty. He was honest, respected and loyal to the Shang Dynasty. The former king gave him Wang Jin's whip, and he was defeated by a traitor. Zhou Wang respects and fears it.

The word "Wen" in the sentence "Wen is enough to secure the world and Wu is enough to set the world" refers to Wen Zhong.

Wen Zhong's long expedition to the North Sea made Zhou Wang lose control. After returning to North Korea, he tried ten strategies, angered the treacherous court official Fei Zhong and the wandering souls, and demanded that Zhou Wang turn over a new leaf and rebuild his political platform. Unexpectedly, the war in the East China Sea broke out again, and Master Wen led the army to make a conquest, and the state affairs intensified.

Because of his cruelty, the king of Wu was provoked to attack Zhou, and Wen Zhong attacked Xiqiao to protect the Shang Dynasty. In the struggle against Jiang Shang, many Taoist friends helped each other. He fought in Juelongling and died in the pillar of fire refined in Feng Yi, Yunzhongzi.

Weichi Gong and Weichi Gong (585-658) were born in Yang Shan, Shuozhou (now Shuocheng District, Shaanxi Province). A famous soldier in the Tang Dynasty, named E Gong, was one of the twenty-four outstanding figures in Lingyange. He gave Stuart as the governor of the annexed state, died as a loyal minister and was buried with Zhaoling.

Weichi Gong is simple and honest, brave and good at fighting. He fought in the north and south, galloped on the battlefield, and made outstanding achievements. The change of Xuanwu Gate helped Li Shimin seize the throne.

After Weichi Gong was honored as the door god of China who exorcised evil spirits and prayed for peace. Legend has it that his face is like black charcoal. In the traditional culture of China, Heqin () is the prototype of the "door god".

According to legend, in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin gave Weichi Gong a flogging of the king, which had the power to beat the king and eliminate rape.

According to the Biography of the Tang Dynasty, all the whips that Weichi Gong beat the king were engraved with the words' Rebellion for no reason, robbing national galleries and temples. I know Guo Gong's loyalty, and I call on him to return to North Korea. There is no way to defeat the bad king, but it is disloyalty to defeat the civil servant. The man of God must not avoid it, and God Yao Gaozu personally sealed it.

Zhao was the king of eight sages in the Northern Song Dynasty and the fourth son of Zhao (959-98 1).

When Song Taizu died in history, Empress Song (952-995) called Zhao into the palace in an emergency order. If there was no change, it was not Zhao, but her fourth son.

Wang Jien, the minister, went to see Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, with a testamentary edict. Later, Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne, namely Song Taizong. Because he ascended the throne as his younger brother, the mystery of "the sound of candles and axes" is widely circulated in the world. People think that Mao was murdered and usurped the throne.

In the sixth year of Taiping (98 1), Zhao died of illness at the age of 23. Because the Zhao brothers died one after another in a short time, most historians think that their death is not simple, and it must be related.

After Zhao's death, he gave Kang Hui a present from the Secretariat and the United States. Later, a surname was added and changed to King Chu. Song Huizong was changed to the King of Qin.

In romance novels, Zhao is called the second son of He. Zhao was dissatisfied with his succession and went to court to protest with his brother, who later killed him. Emperor Taizong later named Zhao the Eight Immortals King and gave him a golden mace. Those who broke the law received special punishment.

Their achievements have reached the ability of "Wen is enough to secure the country and Wu is enough to secure the country". The most important thing is that they are all courtiers trusted by the first emperor, except Hu, whether they have reached this position remains to be verified.

Hu's weapons are mainly good, so there is this legend.

He has served as Pacific Insurance Proofreader Zhao, Guizhou Defense Ambassador, Xing Yuanyin, Shannan West Road Our Mission, Tongping and Proofreader Qiu. Taiping rejuvenating the country for six years (98 1), died at the age of 23, and was posthumously awarded as Wang Qi, the secretary of the secretariat of history, and Kang Hui, posthumous title.

Later, he gave a surname and changed it to King Chu and King Qin.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou had no children, so the throne fell to Zhao Kuangyin. Go to Song Xiaozong.

Zhao's sixth grandson is Zhao Tuo, his seventh grandson is, and his eighth grandson is Zhao Kuo.

As a tragic figure who missed the throne in history, in folk storytelling and drama romance, Ye Zhao was fictionalized as the "Eight Immortals King" holding a golden hoop and speaking out bravely, beating the king and insulting ministers, which was the embodiment of justice and appeared in stories such as "Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses".

In fact, because he passed the throne, Zhao Guangyi was frightened, and Zhao Guangyi was alone, so he could not be whipped by the king.

Relatively speaking, Wen Zhong and Weichi Gong were truly trusted by the first emperor, and they were also representatives of loyal people. They are more likely to hold the whip given by the first emperor.

Wen Zhong, an important figure in the classical novel Romance of Gods, is the minister who entrusted the orphan with the imperial game. Is Wen Zhong a fictional character in The Romance of Gods, or a real character in Shang Dynasty?

In fact, there is no record of this person in the history of China, or there is no relevant historical data to support it.

In history, the surname of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties was not Wen, which means that Mr. Wen's historical prototype may not exist.

There is no such thing as giving the king a whip.

In the end, only Weichi Gong was left. As a general in the early Tang Dynasty, Weichi Gong, with his superb martial arts, took many risks to save himself from danger and made great achievements.

In the 13th year of Zhenguan (639), on the seventh day of February, Weichi Gong was appointed as the secretariat of Zhangzhou. Li Shimin once said to Weichi Gong, "Some people say you are rebellious. Why? " Weichi Gong said angrily, "I really rebelled! I followed your majesty in many battles. Now all I have left is the trace of the blade arrow. Now that the world is stable, are you beginning to suspect that I am going to rebel? "

So take off your clothes and put them on the ground to show your scars. Grandma Li Shimin shed tears when she saw this scene and said, "When you put on your clothes, I don't doubt you at all. That's why I'm telling you this. Why are you so angry? "

Li Shimin also said to Weichi Gong, "I want to betrothed my daughter to you. How about it? " Weichi Gong kowtowed politely and declined, saying, "Madam, though humble, has shared joys and sorrows with me for many years. Although I have only a little knowledge, I have heard that the ancients did not change wives when they were rich. This is not my original intention. " Li Shimin had to forget about it.

However, there is no relevant record of giving the golden whip through the ancient books of Tang Dynasty and the biography of Weichi Gong.

In his later years, Wei Chijingde was superstitious about elixir, grinding metal ore, swallowing mica ore powder, digging ponds to build terraces, decorating them with white silk, learning to play Shang Qing music to entertain himself, and staying away from outsiders for 16 years.

So there may be no such thing as beating the king's whip in history, at least not in Weichi Gong.

Even if there is, because it involves the authority of the king, it is not easy to write it in the official story.

So, in real history, do you think there is such an object as "beating the king and beating the courtiers"?