Why did ancient China have emperors in the north and prime ministers in the south? Are there any factors that influence this?
Why did China have emperors from the north and prime ministers from the south in ancient China? Are there any factors that influence this?
In history, do you know why there were emperors in the north and prime ministers in the south in ancient China? Are there any factors that influence this? Let’s discuss it together.
We will find out why it is easy for the north to produce emperors, but the south does not produce many emperors, but there are more prime ministers. As the saying goes: "The soil and water nourish the people". Some people say that this may have something to do with "Feng Shui", but we cannot define this. In fact, in ancient Chinese society, the north was developed earlier and the culture was more mature. The social system and patriarchal concepts are more rigorous, developed and mature than those in the south. For most of the time, the North was not only the political and cultural center, but also the economic center. There were not many emperors in the south, but there were many prime ministers. From Qin to Qing, more than 1,500 people worshiped the prime minister in more than two thousand years. During these periods, many southerners served as prime ministers.
Most of the people from the south were immigrants from the north. It was not until the end of the Tang Dynasty that the population of the south surpassed that of the north. The South is relatively weaker than the North in terms of social rule, patriarchal rule, and ideological rule, and its development is also relatively late. The reason why "emperors are born in the north and prime ministers are born in the south" can also be explained this way: in ancient China, the north was developed earlier than the south, and some institutional concepts, human geography, etc. were relatively complete. The north is a center of various kinds, and the people in the north are brave and good at fighting, so dynasties often change, and these all happen in the north. We can infer from this that places with many rivers and lakes are the geographical environment that creates wise people, while places with high mountains and plains and grasslands are the geographical environment that create benevolent people. Even from the perspective of modern science, we cannot deny the influence of geographical environment on human personality.
Even modern science cannot deny the influence of geographical environment on human personality. In most cases, benevolent people tend to engage in politics, while wise people tend to engage in literature and art. It can be seen from this that the emergence of scholars in the south and emperors in the north has not only social inevitability but also geographical inevitability. The founding emperors in Chinese history had a unique characteristic, they were either "tyrannical" or "hooligans". However, a truly benevolent scholar or literati would never be able to become the founding emperor. The main purpose of the sage's way learned by literati is to govern the country, not to found it. After all, the way of sages teaches people to cultivate their moral character and govern their country and family, not to teach people how to rebel.
China has always been a country where scholars and emperors were separated, and literati and officials were separated. Scholars and literati, let alone becoming emperors, became officials. They often lost the character of scholars and only retained their official character. In this case, culture is easy to accumulate and wealth can be passed on. Therefore, southerners have less pioneering spirit and do not like to take risks. Therefore, there are very few emperors and more prime ministers who govern the world. ?The emperor is born in the north and the prime minister is born in the south? There are natural geographical reasons and social reality reasons. No matter what the reason is, in short, the north and the south each have their own advantages. Just like the benevolent and the wise, there is no distinction between regional superiority and inferiority.
Through the above general description, you know what is going on.