Why does the emperor sit facing south?

Because in ancient times, the south was regarded as supreme, and the north symbolized failure or submission, so ancient emperors all sat facing south. Because the emperor sits in a position facing south, the south is also called the mercy seat. Similar failures are often called "failures".

It is precisely because the direction of due south is so noble that when people built houses in the past, no one dared to take the direction of due south of the meridian, both east and west, so as not to violate taboos and be convicted.

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Emperor system

In the history of China, Qin Shihuang established the emperor system and became the first emperor himself, known as the "first emperor". Since then, China has been an autocratic system for more than 2,000 years.

The emperor is an outstanding representative of the central government of China, the core of the government and society, and enjoys the highest power and honor. The emperor calls himself "I", while others directly address him as "Your Majesty", "Holy Family" and "Long Live", and privately address him as "Saint", "Everyone", "Official Family" and "Supreme".

In the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang tried to concentrate all the power of the state in his own (that is, the emperor) hands, that is, "everything in the world depends on the world", but due to the numerous affairs of governing the country, this system was actually immature. After the Qin Dynasty, the power and functions of the emperor were gradually assisted by the central government. In the Han dynasty, the central government was in the form of three officials and nine ministers, and in the Sui dynasty, the system of three provinces and six ministries began.

Therefore, even if the emperor is young, the central government can operate as usual, but at the same time because of the power of the chief executive of the central government (such as prime minister, prime minister, etc.). ) may be too heavy, may threaten the power of the emperor, and even become the emperor himself through a coup, such as Wang Mang as regent and Cao Cao as emperor.

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