Cold knowledge about China

Ying Zheng, the first emperor in history, ascended the throne at the age of 13, and came to power at the age of 22. These nine years were the time when ancient men wanted to get married, but Qin Shihuang did not stand. After Qin Shihuang ascended the throne, it was 17, when he was 39 years old. It was the time when he took power to unify the six countries. Although he was busy with state affairs, he was too lazy to stand in the rear, and Qin Shihuang still didn't stand.

Qin destroyed the six countries, actually formulated the system of empresses, but it was not formally established. Later, the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and the first empress in the history of China officially appeared in the Great Han Dynasty, that is, Yuan Pei of Liu Bang-Lv Zhi after the Han Dynasty.

(The original first article, tearing Masu, is too controversial. After rereading this book, I feel unable to judge the truth of Masu's death. I put it at the end of the answer and said, I'm sorry here. )

2. The imperial edict is not necessarily golden.

The imperial edict is not necessarily golden. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, officials with more than five grades were granted imperial edicts by imperial edicts, and officials with less than five grades were granted imperial edicts by imperial edicts. The color of imperial edicts varies with the level of official titles.

The imperial edicts received by officials with more than five grades shall be tricolor, multicolor or colored silk (the higher the level, the more colors); The imperial edicts received by officials under five grades are generally made of pure white silk. The words written on the imperial edict are red, black, blue, green and other colors. (History of China)

3. The longest-lived emperor in history

The oldest emperor in China's history is not 89-year-old Gan Long, but Zhao Tuo, the emperor of South Vietnam. Zhao Tuo was originally a general in the southern expedition of the Qin Dynasty. When Qin died, he was assigned to Lingnan, and was once called the Emperor Wu of South Vietnam. Zhao Tuo lived from the Warring States to Jianyuan for four years, about 103 years old.

Zhao Tuo was the first king and emperor of South Vietnam, who reigned from 203 BC to 137 BC. From 2 19, he served as the deputy commander-in-chief of Qin Shihuang's 500,000-strong army to the death of Liu Che in Jianyuan four years (BC 137), and ruled Lingnan in 8 1 year. In the meantime, because he has been carrying out the policy of "merging and compiling a hundred Yue", he has promoted the integration of Han and Yue nationalities, brought the advanced culture of the Central Plains to the land of South Vietnam, and made South Vietnam develop better.

4. Ming and Qing dynasties will test whether they are virgins before marriage.

Pre-marital inspection office of marriage customs in Ming and Qing dynasties. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the concept of chastity was strong and almost cold. When a woman gets married, she often sends someone to her husband's house for information. If the bridal chamber is full of music the next day, it will prove that the bride has passed the inspection of her husband's family and the wedding will go on as usual.

Otherwise, not only will the bride be unhappy, but she will also be sent back to her home, and the bride price will be returned to compensate the man for all the expenses. The woman's family will also feel very depressed, and the bride will probably not be able to remarry. (Notes of You Taixian Hall)

5. The only mummy emperor in the history of China.

Yelvdeguang, Emperor Taizong of Liao Dynasty, was the only mummy emperor in the history of China. In 947 AD, Ye Ludeguang died on his way home after the southern expedition to the Jin Dynasty.

In order to prevent his corpse from rotting, the minister of civil and military affairs imitated the practice of cattle and sheep, hollowed out Ye Ludeguang's internal organs and covered them with salt and brine, so he was called the "emperor".

The panda was given to Japan in the Tang Dynasty.

As early as the Tang Dynasty, pandas were given to Japan as a national gift.

In 685, Japan sent a special envoy of the Tang Dynasty to China. As a gesture of friendship, Wu Zetian (the emperor at that time was Tang Ruizong Li Dan, and Wu Zetian was actually in power) gave two pandas to Emperor Tianwu of Japan, and returned to Japan with Tang envoys. (Old Tang Book)

7. The only person executed for an ancient crime.

The only person who was executed for an ancient crime. 178 1 year, Yin Jiaquan, the former official of Dali Temple who retired at home, wanted to apply for the treatment of worshipping the Confucian Temple for his dead father, so he wrote to Emperor Qianlong, but he made a big taboo in addressing him.

Yin Jiaquan claimed to be an old man in the memorial hall. Ganlong has long made it clear that he is an old man. Now suddenly a man and the son of heaven are fighting for the title, which makes Ganlong fly into a rage. In the end, Yin Jiaquan was hanged for ancient crimes. ("Records of Words and Actions of Famous Officials")

8. Cai Lun died of eunuch intervention.

As an important improver of papermaking, Cai Lun's name is a household name. But few people know how eunuch Cai Lun died.

In A.D. 12 1 year, Cai Lun was tried by Ting Wei for her participation in persecuting Song Guiren, the grandmother of Han Andi, and was involved in the case of Liu Qing's succession. Cai Lun, who suffered humiliation, drank poison and died. That is to say, Cai Lun died because of the eunuch's meddling. (The Book of the Later Han Dynasty)

9. Lin Xiangru has never been a minister of Zhao.

Xiang Xianghe tells the story of Zhao, Lian Po and Lin Xiangru during the Warring States Period.

Lian Po was a general, but Lin Xiangru was never a minister of Zhao Guoxiang. His biggest official position is Shangqing. (Biography of Historical Records, Lin Xiangru and Lian Po)

10. Treacherous court official Yan Song was honest when he debuted.

Treacherous court official Yan Song of the Ming Dynasty, when he first entered the official career, was not a traitor, but hated him very much. Yan Song returned to his hometown in the name of Ding You in order not to associate with the treacherous court official Qian Ning and Jiang Bin at that time, and was later called health retirement, and was not reinstated until 10 years later.

1 1. "The foot of my bed is shining with such bright light. Is it frosty already? The word "bed" means "mine field", not "bed".

Correct explanation: the poet stood by the well under the bright moon in autumn night, looking up and homesick.

It is clearly pointed out in Ci Hai that the bed is a "fence on the well". Li Bai wrote this poem in the 15th year of Kaiyuan in Tang Dynasty (AD 727), calling "the place with well water" hometown.

12. Zeng Guofan took off some money

In the twenty-eighth year of Daoguang, Zeng Guofan, 38, took off his clothes in public to prove his innocence and went into the vault naked to count the cash, which made clear the truth of the vault deficit.

13. Three meals a day began in the Song Dynasty.

Before the Song Dynasty, ordinary people only ate two meals a day. In the Song Dynasty, the economy was prosperous, and there was no curfew at night, so a New Year's Eve dinner was added.

14. Rolling stone tablet at the south gate of the Imperial City.

The south gate of Beijing Imperial City was called Daming Gate in Ming Dynasty and Daqingmen in Qing Dynasty. After the founding of the Republic of China, the workers wanted to change their name to Zhonghua Gate, so they took down the stone tablet and wanted to turn it over and carve "Zhonghua Gate" on the back. After removing the stone tablet, they found that the back was actually "Daming Gate". It turns out that someone thought of this method more than 200 years ago.

15. Cold drinks and poetry in the Song Dynasty

In the Song Dynasty, there was a cold drink called Bingzhi in the street. The poet Yang Wanli once said: "It seems greasy and cool, but in fact it is condensed and floating." The bottom of the corn plate is broken and the snow disappears to the mouth "to praise the ice cream.

16. The oldest person?

The oldest person in the history of China is Jun Chen in Yongtai County, Fujian Province. According to the Records of Yongtai County (volume 12) in the 13th year of Qing Qianlong, Chen died in 88 1 year and in Thailand in 1324, and lived for 443 years. However, this record is only found in county annals, and its reliability is doubtful.

17. What's the name of that dish in Persia?

Spinach was introduced into China from Nepal as a tribute during the reign of Emperor Taizong. Because it originated in Persia (now Iran), it was called Persian grass or wavy cabbage when it was first introduced to China.

18. Weapons in Guan Yunchang

The weapon of Guan Yu, the famous star of the Three Kingdoms, is not actually a dragon crescent moon blade. According to the literature, the crescent knife did not appear until the Song Dynasty. The knife in the Three Kingdoms period was narrow and straight, and its length was only about 1 meter. The History of the Three Kingdoms also records (Guan Yu) riding a horse to "stab" people. It can be seen that spears and knives were the configurations that generals should have at that time.

19. Doctor Prince

Zhu (Su), the fifth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was successively named King of Wu and King of Zhou. However, the prince was not satisfied with enjoying the luxurious life, but devoted himself to medical research, and successively compiled books such as Life-saving Prescription, Pocket Prescription, Puji Prescription and Herbicide, which made great contributions to the medical development in the southwest frontier of China.

20. Tea lovers in the Tang Dynasty

People in the Tang Dynasty liked drinking tea very much. How much do they love? "If you are poor, you will stay up all night; if you are tired, you will not eat for several days, and you will not drink tea for one day." That is to say, if you drink all day and all night, you can skip meals for several days, but you can't skip tea for one day.

2 1. Write a book while burning.

In order to promote cultural autocracy, Qianlong burned 765,438+10,000,000 books when compiling Sikuquanshu, which was the largest book burning operation in the past dynasties.

22. Calling you the devil is not scolding you.

The idiom "the devil wears Prada" was originally a commendatory term. Because civil servants embroidered birds and military attache painted beasts in Ming Dynasty, the devil wears a finger to refer to officials. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, because officials were corrupt and oppressed the people, the devil began to have a derogatory meaning. By the Qing Dynasty, the devil wears a bad name, which generally refers to a person who looks neat in clothes and hats, but acts like an animal, and is a metaphor for his moral corruption.

23. Don't call me Emperor Ama.

In the Qing Dynasty, all princes and princesses called their father "Khan Ama", which was also pronounced as "Khan" in many official memorials of Kangxi Manchu Dynasty. The so-called "Emperor Ama" is the name after the complete sinicization in the late Qing Dynasty.