Why did Kangxi Qianlong worship Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum many times?

Why did the two important emperors of the Qing Dynasty go to the Ming Dynasty on their knees?

After the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, it made great efforts to prove the legitimacy of its rule and maintain its stability. As the saying goes, "the great event of a country lies in honor." After entering the customs, Dourgen and Dodo both sent people or personally visited the imperial tomb, while Kangxi sent people six times and personally visited five times. Qianlong made six southern tours, and each time he went to worship in person, both of them knelt down and knocked on the ceremony solemnly and humbly. They worshipped Zhu Yuanzhang in Nanking and the Ming Tombs in Ma Huanghou. They did this, of course, not because they worshipped Ming Taizu, but because they had to kneel down, because it was related to the national movement.

First of all, the Ming Tombs symbolize orthodoxy.

China always attached great importance to "orthodoxy" in his traditional thought. Only when the orthodox Wang Caichao is legal can it get the support of the people. After the victory of Jingnan, Judy couldn't wait to ascend to the throne, but was stopped by the minister and asked if Judy was advanced or went to the imperial tomb first. Judy suddenly realized that he first went to his parents' grave and cried, and then became emperor. From then on, every emperor in the Ming Dynasty had to pay a visit to Xiaoling before he ascended the throne, and Xiaoling naturally became a symbol of orthodoxy.

Second, the "secret room" of the Qing Dynasty

In order to prove their legitimacy, abdication became the favorite fig leaf of many founding kings. The Qing dynasty wanted to find a Zhu to abdicate, but it missed the opportunity. When they lose this deck, they have a lot to hide. First of all, the Qing Dynasty was not founded by the Han people. Followers Wang Fuzhi once said: "You can meditate, inherit and reform, but you can't distinguish barbarians." Thousands of years of discrimination between China people and foreigners made most Han people disapprove of the orthodoxy of the Qing Dynasty. Secondly, they have been regarded as enemies of invasion since the late Jin Dynasty, and most Han people do not accept their rule ideologically.

Third, it is a matter of national luck and I have to kneel down.

Although it was popular in Qing dynasty to talk less and kowtow more, Kangxi Qianlong still had to kneel in the Ming Tombs himself, although he had received three kneels and nine knocks from countless people. Yangzhou No.10 Middle School and Jiading No.3 Middle School gave them many lessons. In order to nip in the bud, they realized that only kneeling others can kneel. Visiting the Ming Tombs is to appease the hearts of immigrants. Both Kang and Gan performed respectfully for everyone to see, and the result was that "the elders cried with thousands of people". Another important step in bowing down is to repeatedly emphasize Daming's misfortune, emphasizing that the Qing Dynasty finally avenged the Ming Dynasty and eliminated the "bandits", emphasizing that the Ming Dynasty was "the end of the country". This move really worked. The adherents who went to Xiaoling to cry and hate the national subjugation soon began to sing praises to the Qing Dynasty.

Fourth, be polite in front of soldiers.

Every time they visit nine times, they estimate that they have a hundred grievances in their hearts. Every time they hold a grand military parade on the day of sacrifice or the next day, they throw their weight around on the ground of the Ming Dynasty. Kangxi once watched a military parade on the tinker and personally shot an arrow. "There are five arrows in the right hand and four arrows in the left hand." Thousands of spectators cheered. Be polite in front of soldiers, learn martial arts and relax.

The Ming Tombs are so well preserved because the emperors of the Qing Dynasty made great contributions.