Why is the yellow coat of the Qing Dynasty a symbol of authority?

Usually we see the Qing Dynasty is the picture of the court drama, there will be a dress "yellow coat", this dress, not just a piece of clothing, we often see TV dramas, this is simply a symbol of the imperial power, wearing a yellow coat, where to go, the officials and the people, see all have to kneel.

Walking on the road, unhindered.

We should be clear that the uniform of the Qing Dynasty officials and the Ming Dynasty and other Han dynasty dress is very different, divided into ceremonial clothing, regular clothes, line clothing, rain clothing four kinds, "lab coat" is the representative of the Qing Dynasty dress, attributed to the Qing Dynasty uniforms in the official uniforms of the "line", that is, marching and sightseeing clothing. That is, marching and excursion dress, because the Manchu people hunting for a living, long at riding, so in order to facilitate the riding of the time wear, clothing appear to be relatively short, the "Qing dynasty canonical map" has said: "long and sitting flush, sleeve length and elbow."

Clothing short is to facilitate horseback riding, sleeve short is to facilitate archery, so this dress is also known as "horse coat", visible, all the need for survival conditions, after entering the customs, in order to show that do not forget the bottom, the emperors have maintained the fine tradition of hunting, riding and shooting, "horse coat

Around the emperor, there is a group of guards and "internal ministers", this group of people it is necessary to wear a "waistcoat", and also rules a special color, it is necessary to be bright yellow satin, to show the majesty of the emperor, this bright yellow "Horse Coat", it is called "yellow coat", must know, bright yellow is the emperor's special color, general nobles can only use golden yellow, the people can only use apricot yellow, if you are not careful to wear the wrong one, that can be committed! "unauthorized" crime, it can be seen, in the hierarchy of the Qing Dynasty, the people wear clothes have to be careful ah!

As an analogy, the fifty-first year of Kangxi, Prince Yin? The second time was abolished, the minister proposed again when the Crown Prince, the Kangxi Emperor indicated that the refusal, he was about Prince Yin? Has been discouraged, disappointed, about the crown prince's uncle grandfather, the Kangxi dynasty's top minister Suo Ertu, the Kangxi emperor scolded: "Suo Ertu private advice, where the crown prince's clothing and defense of all things, all with yellow, set all the notes, a few similar to me, the arrogance of the gradual, because of this, Suo Ertu honestly this dynasty's top sinners also."

Possible columns of officials still do not get to understand, is not the Prince with the emperor's clothing, especially with the emperor's specific color? There is a need to be so angry? This in that era but the death penalty, which fully demonstrates that you have to seize the throne of the heart ah! Even if there is a father-son relationship, the behavior of the crown prince violates the etiquette of a ruler and his subjects.

Of course, this is only the surface phenomenon, Kang Xi saw the deep crisis.

Suo Ertu as the crown prince's maternal uncle grandfather, court officials, but did not do to point out the crown prince, on the contrary, the use of the crown prince, so that it has become a party with the pearl of the pawns, so that the crown prince more and more arrogant, more and more oblivious, and is determined to steal the class to seize the power, this is the Kangxi can not be tolerated, so the Emperor said, "Suo Ertu sincere list of the first sinners of the dynasty is also! "

The color cannot be changed.

The color can not be wrong, the clothes can not wear wrong, then "yellow coat" is which people can wear it? The guards and ministers are necessary to wear to *** strict, but if their duties are exempted, "yellow coat" can not be worn again, this "yellow coat" called "job lab coat

Because the "yellow waistcoat" represents the majesty of the imperial power, therefore, the emperor will be "yellow waistcoat" as the anointing, gifted to some special people, this scene is known as "reward wear yellow waistcoat This sight was called "reward for wearing a yellow waistcoat", which is not the same concept as the "official lab coat", in today's words, the "official lab coat" is a uniform, while the "reward for wearing a yellow waistcoat" is an honor.

"Reward wearing yellow coat" also has two kinds of scenes, the first is in the hunting, rewarded to the "line fence" officials, the Qing emperor in order to show that do not forget the bottom, with the habit of hunting, generally will go to the Mulan paddock to hunt, at this moment will be the "yellow coat". "yellow lab coat" as a prize, rewarded to the hunting results of the best officials, a bit of "archery champion gold medal" flavor, the line roundup lab coat can only be worn in the line roundup, usually can not wear.

The second scene, is the "yellow lab coat" as the court's anointing, rewarded to the ministers with war achievements, usually rewarded to high-grade military generals, this "yellow lab coat" is also known as "martial arts lab coat", is the use of war achievements, the "yellow lab coat" is also known as "martial arts lab coat".

For example, after the Yongzheng Emperor came to power, Nian Juan Yao pacified the Northwest, annihilated Rob Zang Danjin, the Yongzheng Emperor in the gifts to Nian Juan Yao, there is "rewarded to wear a yellow waistcoat" of the anointing, at the same time, but also the gift of the official position, title, "rewarded to wear the flower plume ", plus the seal (such as "Batulu" brave number, etc.), etc., it can be seen, "rewarded for wearing a yellow coat" is a higher level of gifts, and is one of a variety of gifts, not an isolated prize.

Perhaps you remember, in the "Yongzheng Dynasty" there is such a scene, the Yongzheng Emperor was Yongzheng Emperor relegated to guard the gate of the guards, the results of the Yongzheng Emperor, but he was wearing a "yellow lab coat" to guard the city gate, the local officials to see the Yongzheng Emperor to do so, it is necessary to perform the ritual of kneeling, due to the "yellow lab coat", the local officials to see the Yongzheng Emperor to do so, it is necessary to perform the ritual of kneeling. The "yellow lab coat" signifies the imperial power ah! Huang Yao's move, is to the world to imply that the Yongzheng Emperor's initiative on him is "birds of a feather" behavior, ultimately, the Yongzheng Emperor gave the death of Huang Yao, "yellow lab coat" can not save him, on the contrary, harm him.

There is also a category of "yellow lab coat", is given to the envoys, the officials to declare comfort at home and abroad, to show the majesty of the imperial power, the whole of the Qing dynasty, the most popular "yellow lab coat" should belong to Li Hongzhang wearing that one, one eighty-nine years five, Li Hongzhang went to Japan to negotiate the Treaty of Shimonoseki, and then to Japan to negotiate the Treaty of Shimonoseki. The negotiation of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, back to the time of the post house, was the Japanese ronin Koyama Fengtarou assassination, face shot, blood stained yellow lab coat, Li Hongzhang blurred not forget to urge the attendants, will be replaced with their own blood in the yellow lab coat to save a good, do not wash off the blood stains, commanded after he sighed: "This blood can be able to repay the country carry on!"

"yellow lab coat" as a symbol of imperial power, is the Qing emperor used to control the group of ministers of a method, due to the beginning of the Qing dynasty, the difference between the Han and Manchu is still very serious, so the Han officials get "yellow lab coat" is far less than the Manchu officials, to the Kangxi and Yongzheng emperors. After the Kangxi, the Yongzheng Emperor, gradually eliminate the difference between the Han and Manchu, Han some military generals also got "yellow lab coat", compared to the Yongzheng period of Nianjunyao, Yue Zhongqi, etc., especially Yue Zhongqi, but also served as a "Fuyuan General" position, Han officials to serve in this position to grasp the power of the military, the entire Qing Dynasty can say that only one person can be said to have the power of the military, but also a person who has the power of the military. The entire Qing dynasty can say that only one person.

To Xianfeng, in the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion, a lot of heavy-handed Han Chinese ministers have risen, such as the famous Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, etc., became the main force of the suppression of the court had to "give the yellow waistcoat", to show that the award, the underlying intention is to set up and use them to stabilize the control of the Qing dynasty. The first time I saw this was when I was in the middle of the night.

However, to the late dynasty, this technique has gradually lost its effect, the destruction of the Qing dynasty, the destruction of the feudal autocracy, is the tide of history, the trend, not through the summary and the use of some of the people can be blocked, 1912, Emperor Xuantong declared abdication, China's more than 2,000 years of feudalism finally drew a line.