Politics in Hunting —— Reading Xiaoya Giry

It's a good auspicious day in Chen Wu, which is both a Japanese festival and a prayer. The hunting car is ready, four horses high. Drive up the mound a

Politics in Hunting —— Reading Xiaoya Giry

It's a good auspicious day in Chen Wu, which is both a Japanese festival and a prayer. The hunting car is ready, four horses high. Drive up the mound and drive away the group leaders.

Lucky day in Wu Geng, horse hunting has been chosen. Looking for a gathering place for wild animals, deer herds are amazing. Remove the beast from the painting and reach the shooting area of the emperor.

From a distance, the vast land is rich. Run slowly, beast, and swim in groups. We all have to get to the right place, and the emperor is happy to show his skills.

The bowstring is pulled open and the arrow is held in the hand. An arrow killed Xiao Ye pig, and it was trying to shoot the buffalo. Game is for guests, who eat the same food and drink.

This is a poem about hunting in Wang Xuan. In the Zhou dynasty, the emperor's hunting was a very important thing, as solemn and sacred as sacrifice, alliance and feast. In the first chapter of the poem, King Zhou chose a good horse and prepared for a formal hunting. According to divination, the third day after offering sacrifices to Mazu is a good day for hunting. So after choosing a horse, Zhou got on a good horse and led all the officials to the hunting place, ready to start hunting. The second and third chapters focus on the details of hunting. The attendants rushed the deer along the banks of Qihe River and Julu River to the place where the emperor was, and rushed the animals walking slowly in twos and threes in vilen to the emperor to shoot. The emperor bowed happily and shot up. The fourth chapter describes that the son of heaven returned to the court after winning the shot and gave a banquet to entertain his ministers.

The whole poem is described according to the development process of things, and it is well organized. Most of the chapters are about the preparation of hunting activities and the scene of followers driving away wild animals for the son of heaven to shoot arrows, while the story of the son of heaven shooting arrows only talks about "stretching a bow and shooting an arrow." The writing of these four sentences is meticulous and appropriate, which not only fully describes the hunting process, shows Zhou's skill, but also reveals a relaxed atmosphere

The hunting process of this poem is very cheerful, like a happy game, and the monarch and his subjects end in laughter. But in fact, the hunting of ancient emperors was not as simple as entertainment, and often contained many political meanings.

First, the hunting is Xuanwei.

The hunting activities of ancient emperors were not simple entertainment, but military training and exercises full of special political significance. At that time, after Li's rule, social unrest, the etiquette system was destroyed, and the princes were very close. In order to revive the royal family and subdue the princes, Wang Xuan held a grand hunting activity. Its purpose is: on the one hand, to contact the princes, on the other hand, to show the princes the force of the Zhou Dynasty. This poem describes Zhou Xuanwang personally leading a powerful team to hunt. The preparation ceremony for hunting is very grand. Choose auspicious day to sacrifice Mazu, trim the hunting car and choose good horses.

Second, hunting is kindness.

When the emperor hunts, he will invite officials and princes. They will always hunt with the emperor, which is not only an honor, but also an opportunity to show their loyalty. Drive the deer along the banks of Qihe River and Juju River. On the vast Yuan Ye, from a distance, there are many wild animals coming in and out, some running and some walking slowly. In order to let the son of heaven enjoy the fun of hunting, they drove the deer away again and again, driving them in the direction of the monarch to ensure that the son of heaven could find their prey in time. The son of heaven began to show talent, and the arrow was not empty. SHEN WOO, a brave monarch, hunted many prey and entertained his ministers with the game he hunted, which showed his great kindness.

Third, hunting is training.

The army is a heavy weapon of the country. Only by maintaining sufficient deterrence, other countries dare not attack and princes dare not betray. Hunting is equivalent to the current military parade and military exercises. Pray for "auspicious day and health, all". The field car is good, and the four horses are full of holes. "Horses and chariots, mighty soldiers, in the hunting ground. This is a training method in peacetime, to exercise one's combat effectiveness in hunting. Yu Zeng wrote: "In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi personally led a group of ministers and more than 10,000 soldiers at all levels to conduct a large-scale' hunting'. In fact, it was a massive military exercise, which not only kept the princes and ministers brave and tenacious in their life style, but also played a deterrent role to the nomadic people in the north. "Kangxi's hunting considerations and Zhou Xuanwang's thought of governing the country are in the same strain.

Hunting is Xuanwei, showing kindness and training troops, and it is also one of the means for the emperor to govern the country. Emperors of past dynasties knew this well and put serious politics in light games. Many contradictions and disputes disappear because of hunting, so hunting is also politics.