Thousands of years of feudal dynasty, 422 emperors, why not one from Shandong area?
Shandong is the hometown of Confucius and a world of literati. The highest goal of literati is to confer titles and worship prime ministers, rather than to seek power and usurp the throne and become emperor. In addition, the living conditions in Shandong are relatively good. The people have soil and food, so there is no need to risk their lives to rebel and become emperor.
If you think about it, emperors in ancient times were passed down from one family to another. The feudal dynasty implemented a system of family and world. Under normal circumstances, the imperial power would not be handed over unless someone rebelled. People in Shandong are living a good life, so why do they want to rebel? Could it be that he was full to hold on?
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was born in a grassroots family and was a child of a poor family. He himself said: In those days, as long as there was a mouthful of food and could barely survive, there would be no Ming Emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang, some people will only be a farmer Zhu Yuanzhang.
The peasant class in Shandong is located in the Yellow River Basin and has natural farming advantages and fertile land. There is really no need to risk their lives to rebel.
Let’s talk about the scholar-bureaucrat class. They have been baptized by Confucius’ thoughts of “king, king, minister” since ancient times. They believe that the king is destined to rule the world, and their mission is to assist the king in governing the world and make the people live happier. Their pursuit is to become a prince and become a prime minister.
As for the behavior of rebelling and killing the king, or taking his own place, in their eyes, it is an act of treason and death, and they will never have such thoughts. As Confucian scholars, their minds were filled with the idea of "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism", and they were also the staunchest supporters around the emperor.
The last point is the geographical factor. Shandong is located in the plains, with no natural moats and mountains blocking it. If you really want to rebel and become the emperor, you will be quickly wiped out by the army. Most of the people in Shandong are literati, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. They have no force, no geographical advantage, and no reason to rebel. Why bother to seek death?
Therefore, in the thousands of years of feudal dynasty, Shandong did not give birth to an emperor, but it cultivated many literati, princes and generals.