Three adventures in Chinese history, reincarnation
China's culture has a long history and has undergone 5,000 years of development. During this long period of time, there were many widespread religious beliefs, among which Buddhism is one of the most representative.
Among the many allusions and teachings of Buddhism, the concept of the cycle of cause and effect is particularly prominent. This concept ostensibly refers to the cycle of cause and effect with no end, but in reality there is an explanation that the same thing will happen again in a similar time and space.
As people's knowledge continues to expand, more and more scholars have begun to agree with this view. After rigorous argumentation, they pointed out that there were three amazing coincidences in China's ancient history, and these coincidences occurred in the Qin, Sui, Han and Song dynasties.
These phenomena can't help but make people wonder if this world is a reincarnation. Next, let's uncover these three magical coincidences together.
The two dynasties were short-lived, and the two generations died, and the two dynasties of Qin and Sui were separated by many striking similarities, although they were separated by eras. They all went through two generations of monarchs before they quickly went to extinction.
Among them, the first common reason for the demise of Qin and Sui was their cruelty and ruthlessness towards the people. Although Qin Shi Huang was a talented monarch, when he built the Great Wall, the Qin Straight Road, the Ling Canal and other large-scale projects, he ignored the people's livelihood and imposed harsh criminal laws, making the people miserable.
Even in the reign of Qin II, this kind of cool official politics still existed, which eventually led to the rapid decline of the Qin dynasty. This has also become a classic case of proving the coincidence of historical reincarnation.
In history, there is a truth hidden behind the glory of the Qin Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty that cannot be ignored, that is, on the road to their demise, they are inseparable from one word - "unjustified and helpless".
In order to ascend the throne, the second emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Qin II, did not hesitate to kill flesh and blood, and the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang, also killed all his relatives in a frenzy.
Although their exploits were revered by later generations, their atrocities during that period caused serious harm to hundreds of people, making it impossible for a dynasty that had been lost to the people's hearts to last.
Today we are going to talk about a reincarnation story about the Han Dynasty. As we all know, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty was Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who had experienced a series of battles such as the dispute between Chu and Han, and with the help of his subordinates, he made some achievements, which also made him form a proud and complacent character.
Especially after ascending the throne, he acted almost completely according to his own ideas, contrary to the concept of reincarnation in the Heavenly Dao. Once, he took his ministers to hunt outside the imperial city, and on the way he encountered a huge python blocking the way.
Liu Bang saw that the python was so stubborn, and immediately had a killing intent.
Some onlookers saw this scene and dissuaded Liu Bang from killing the snake, believing that the snake was spiritual and could foresee the future, so it should not be killed. However, no matter how hard they tried to persuade him, Liu Bang seemed unmoved and insisted on killing the snake.
Eventually, the snake died under Liu Bang's sword. Perhaps, Liu Bang did not realize at that time that his decision would have such a profound impact on the fate of the Western Han Dynasty.
Historically, the Western Han Dynasty was overthrown by the powerful minister Wang Mang. There is a saying that Wang Mang's name is a type of snake, so he may be the reincarnation of the spirit snake that was about to die, and in order to avenge the revenge of the day, he specially collapsed the Western Han Dynasty in this life.
In other words, the reason for the demise of the Western Han Dynasty may be due to Liu Bang's decision to kill the snake that year, which planted the cycle of cause and effect.
The history of the rise and fall of the Song Dynasty has made the world talk about it, in addition to the Qin, Sui, Han and other dynasties, the Song Dynasty is also a dynasty that has attracted much attention. Whether it's the process of establishment or the process of disappearance, it feels incomparably amazing.
Talking about the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, I can't help but think of an emperor - the founding emperor Zhao Kuangyin. There are many stories about him among the people, and the yellow robe is one of them.
It is said that when the Later Zhou Dynasty was in turmoil and the flames were raging, Zhao Kuangyin was sent to fight, but was heartily supported by his subordinates halfway, and finally put on a yellow robe and established himself as the emperor, thus opening a chapter in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty.
At that time, it was widely believed that Zhao Kuangyin was able to win the hearts of the people, but this is not the case.
The most important factor for Zhao Kuangyin to successfully ascend to the throne is the army he holds. At that time, he had a large number of elite soldiers under his command, and this powerful army came from the trust of the orphan and widow in the Later Zhou Dynasty.
Despite this, Zhao Kuangyin did not take this trust as inviolable, and he eventually betrayed the orphans and widows, set himself up as king, and executed them. History is always full of wonderful coincidences, and everything has a cyclical law.
Perhaps Zhao Kuangyin never expected that the Song Dynasty he had established with all his might would eventually come to an end in the hands of another pair of orphans and widows. In the last years of the Song Dynasty, the Mongol army attacked the imperial city with great vigour, and the young Song Gongzong and Empress Dowager Xie felt at a loss in the court, and they were unable to fight the Mongols, resulting in an increasingly difficult situation for the Song Dynasty.
After delving into these miraculous coincidences in ancient Chinese history, people can't help but start questioning that maybe the world is a reincarnation. Although these dynasties have turned to dust and disappeared into the long river of history, fortunately, these classic coincidences have been preserved and passed down to this day.
But what about these three amazing things in history? If we want to gain something, we must always keep a learning mindset and keep exploring. Only in this way can we discover more of the mysteries hidden behind historical events in the long journey of life.