Empress Zhu of Song Qinzong committed suicide because of the "sheep ceremony", what is the meaning of the sheep ceremony?
In 1127, the Northern Song dynasty fell into darkness.
In 1128, Zhu Lian, the empress of Song Qinzong (Empress Huairen), could not bear the Jin people"Carry the sheep salute"with"Bathing ceremony"insulted, decided to commit suicide by throwing herself into the water, and this year she was only 27 years old.
So, what is the Yin people"Negative sheep ceremony"with"Bathing ceremony"What about it?This made the Empress Dowager Cixi angry, forcing them to commit suicide and end their short lives without thinking.
What is"Sheep Ceremony"？
Sheep Ceremony"It was a surrender ceremony held by the Jin people in the Song Dynasty to the royal prisoners. Since it is only a ritual and not a punishment, so"Sheep Ceremony"The captives were not subjected to flesh and blood, but a kind of mental and psychological torture and humiliation of the captives.
Literally, in fact, we can probably understand what is a sheep sacrifice, in short, that the captives, regardless of men, women, old and young, must be naked**, wrapped in sheepskin, and then the Yin people also tie a rope around the captive's neck like a sheep, and take these captives to the bone temple for sacrifice.
But these captives may have been nobles of the Song Dynasty's royal family, Song Huizong Zhao Ji, Song Qinzong Zhao Huan, Empress Zhu, Empress Zheng, as well as the royal children and princesses, who had endured such great humiliation.
It is humiliating enough to lose the country and become a captive, but now the Jin people are humiliating in this way, obviously a person, an emperor and a queen, and now she has become a captive, and even like a beast, she is like a fish in water and is slaughtered on other people's meat boards, which is really a blasphemy against the principles of heaven.
This kind of insult is not only an insult to the royal family of the Song Dynasty, but obviously a great insult to the entire Song Dynasty. However, the golden man may still be a little"Conscience", requiring members of the Song Dynasty royal family to take off only their outer clothes.
What is"Bathing"？
Don't think that's the end of it. The Jin used all sorts of tactics to humiliate their captives. First the goat ceremony, then there's"Bathing"。Bathing maybe better"Sheep ceremony"What's even more disgraceful, so what is bathing?
At the time, the Jin dynasty only ordered bathing for female members of the imperial family, such as the Empress Dowager Cixi and the empress of the Song dynasty. This kind of bathing is also very well understood, that is, there is a special person to bathe the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, and after bathing and washing, the golden people will be washed"Distribution"Female dependents"Cups"。
And it was not until 1127, when the Jingkang Rebellion, that Empress Zhu was only 26 years old, and this young and beautiful Empress Zhu was harassed by Jin soldiers from time to time on the way to the Northern Expedition to the Jin Dynasty.
After being insulted by the Jin people, Empress Zhu said the following:
The concubine apologizes for the humiliation, but the concubine hates snow, and the concubine vows to return to spring as soon as possible so that she can no longer deal with snow"。
From these few sentences alone, you can see how painful and humiliating she was from the Song Dynasty to finally becoming a prisoner of the Jin Dynasty.
Jingkang beautiful woman"。
In the end, when Song Qinzong and others were still walking in front of the Jin people, when Empress Zhu was timid and afraid of things and was not good at words, she resolutely committed suicide by throwing herself into the water and bravely said to the Jin people"Nope", swearing to defend her reputation and chastity, which is enough for us to see that Empress Zhu's femininity is very strong.
After all, in the context of the ancient society of male superiority and inferiority of women and the supremacy of male power, women were deeply bound by feudal etiquette and religion, and regarded chastity as more important than their dignity and life, so it was considered quite an honor to have a chastity archway.
Therefore, in ancient times, when a woman lost her virginity for one reason or another, she was classified as an adulterer and adulteress, despised and ostracized by those around her, and no longer accepted by the world.
In this case, these women no longer have the courage to live.
But what kind of person is Empress Zhu, she is not an ordinary woman, she is the mother of the country, such shame and blasphemy are despised by the Jin people, even if she continues to live and continue to live, she also knows that she will no longer be accepted by the royal family and the people of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, it is understandable that Empress Zhu chose to commit suicide.
In fact, not only did ancient Chinese women value chastity so much, but modern Chinese women still value chastity as well. Even after thousands of years, modern Chinese women are still traditional and conservative in their dress, entertainment, and thinking.
Well, who is it"Kill"Empress Zhu?Is that her?No, it's not. On the one hand, it is the despicable behavior of the Jin people, and on the other hand, it is the poison of feudal ideology on women.
It is precisely because of Empress Zhu's tenacity that Jin will respect her and praise her, and even Jin Shizong Wanyan Yong also called her
Huaicui Festival, to be handsome. Drunk but not awake, do not bend their mouths"。
After her death, she was also called"Jing Kang handsome woman"。
After the death of Empress Zhu, the Jingkang Revolution also occurred in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, which was complete.
Empress Zhu of Song Qinzong was unbearable"Sheep sacrifice", committed suicide in shame, what is it"Sheep sacrifice"？