Why did a small rumor shake the Great Qing Dynasty in the case of 1768 "Call of the Soul"?

First of all, to be sure, the so-called soul is a ghost. We can laugh at it today, but there are some relatively backward places that still believe in the existence of souls. Our science is so advanced today that many people still believe that this thing is called the soul, not to mention the ancient superstition. First of all, what is the soul? I don't know if you still remember, there is a classic scene in My Beautiful Princess, in which the Queen, Ma Rong and others wrote a story to frame Wei Zi. Eight-character emperor The little man covered in needles hid the needles under Wei Zi's pillow, which angered Emperor Qianlong.

Many people think that this is just a random addition in Qiong Yao's novels, but they don't know that they were superstitious during the Qianlong period? Summon the soul? The custom is so common that the court and the people are afraid of it. I want to say that we have reached the point where everyone is afraid of themselves. At that time, people believed that people who knew black magic could perform it. Take something from you, hair, nails, even the clothes you wear, and you will know your name, and then your body will die immediately.

Compared with today, there are still many people who believe that children's fever will not fade, and children can be saved by what witches call souls. Although one is hurt and the other is saved, this rumor is based on the people's trust and can spread quickly from the south along the canal to the capital and the whole country. When rumors spread everywhere, they will become facts. The case behind it is called the soul, but it actually has the shadow of clearing up and regaining sight. After the Qing soldiers entered the customs, they forced people to cut their hair into the same braids as Manchu people, which led to countless tragic events such as "Yangzhou 10 th", "Jiangyin 10 th" and "Jiading District", all of which occurred during the implementation of the tonsure order.

Although the regulation of shaving hair was first introduced in Shunzhi period, because hair grows too fast, people shave off new hair every once in a while. When soul exposure became popular, people began to resist shaving. From a folk point of view, this is a way to collect human hair for fun? Magic? Cut off the legacy of the Han Dynasty. At the same time, people are also afraid of some folk demons who want to commit suicide, so they are wary of some people who may have mastered this magic, such as monks, Taoist priests, alchemists, fortune tellers, wizards, fortune tellers and so on.

From the court's point of view, it was the conspiracy of anti-Qing forces to encourage people to resist shaving, which made the anti-shaving spirit develop to the political level. As the supreme ruler at that time, Gan Long was naturally angry when he saw this situation, so he ordered a thorough investigation. The so-called thorough investigation, in fact, is to arrest a few people, then make an example, and then issue a ban notice, and then there are rumors that they will behead, even nine families, and so on. The rumor began in the spring of 1768. When Gan Long knew it was summer, it was covered up in autumn.

Conclusion: on the surface, this rumor has been suppressed, but this means still exists, and people are still afraid of it. What else? Soul call? It also changed from hair and clothes to sticks, valleys and other forms. The emergence and prosperity of these rumors is actually a metaphor. People were dissatisfied with the court at that time.