In the traditional culture of China, people always stay away from ghosts and gods. He also said that "the son is not beautiful, and Machamp is a chaotic god". Confucianism believes in ghosts and gods, but does not advocate the pursuit and worship of ghosts and gods. Therefore, ancient traditional literati are insensitive to any kind of "witchcraft" they talk about.
In other words, as the highest-ranking emperors of the ancient feudal dynasty, they may be wary of soul flow and witchcraft. However, in a large number of film and television dramas, there are some witchcraft dolls who fight against the court and are disgusted with the art of winning. Once an event happens, whether it is true or not, the last chance will lead to a bloody battle. On the real historical level, the most famous is The Evil of Ancient Warfare written by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. So, why did witchcraft cause such a fierce political reaction as soon as it appeared? The elites of ancient society did not attach importance to witchcraft, nor did they directly believe in witchcraft.
Witchcraft often plays an important role in court battles. You can bleed with a broadsword or paddle. This is the most powerful political nuclear bomb. This is not because witchcraft itself has magical powers such as summoning, predicting and cursing, but because witchcraft can trigger a series of unexpected political effects. Witchcraft is not true, but the extreme emotional expression of the ancients in the face of witchcraft is true.
In ancient times, those who practiced witchcraft and curses were often severely punished. "Making livestock toxic and intolerant of charm" is regarded as "immoral" and listed as one of the "top ten sins". The emperor's power can control almost everything in the secular world, but they can't do anything about experiences beyond their knowledge. This "supernatural" experience lies not in the "real" experience, but in the deep fear caused by its strong public opinion orientation, which is beyond the control of the emperor.
Therefore, ancient emperors tried their best to prohibit witchcraft from appearing in the court. Once found, skilled people are basically hopeless. However, witchcraft cannot be proved. For the ancients, although supernatural practice could not be experienced in their worldview, it does not mean that it will not happen in the future. So the fear of witchcraft is infinitely magnified by the knowledge of the world. Therefore, it became a sharp weapon in the political struggle of ancient imperial power.
Witchcraft has two uses in cruel power games. First, directly hurt the land acquisition and curse the other party's death. However, from a scientific point of view, this method is ineffective. Criminals are often smarter than themselves and let things get out of control. The other is to regard "witchcraft" as a crime and accuse political opponents. The emperor often believes it or not. Once accused of witchcraft, there is little chance of a comeback.
In the Southern Dynasties, Shao and others directly practiced witchcraft, which caused a huge political storm. They were one of the few emperors in the Southern and Northern Dynasties who made great efforts to create a "prosperous time of Yuanjia". But his education of his son failed.
He was such a real Xiong Haizi that later historians often called him the "culprit" when describing the prince. The time that Shao Lingyi experienced was recorded in detail. Liu Shaoqi has a younger sister. Her name is Princess Dongyang. Princess Dongyang has a parrot maid named Wang. This king parrot has a good friend named Yan Jialing, a witch who claims to have special functions. Talking to yourself can ward off evil spirits, eat and enslave the devil.
Yan often goes to the princess's house to play with Zhao parrot. He quickly fooled the princess. Over time, Liu Shao, who often goes to the princess's house, and Shixing Wang Liuying, the prince's younger brother, are also fascinated. These two silly brothers failed in school and were quite stubborn, so they were very afraid of their father. Seeing such a man of god, they had a flash of light in their minds, hoping that the emperor Lao Tzu could not discover his consistent mistakes through Yan Yutao's "mysterious power."
But I don't know why, maybe the old man is too harsh and cruel, leaving a strong psychological shadow on the children, so these three brothers and sisters are probably possessed by ghosts and intend to do this cursed thing to the emperor Lao Zi. Under the command of the witch Yan, the princes, princes and princesses "carved jade into the image of the emperor Lao Zi" and buried it in front of a temple with rules to follow.
No big deal. After all, witchcraft is ineffective. As long as no one finds the report, the person concerned may forget it after a long time. Unfortunately, however, one of the participants, witness Huang Men Chen Qingguo, reported three silly children!
Xiao Huangmen didn't apply this time because he wanted to be promoted. After all, he participated, but he was afraid that the prince would kill him. Of course, you can't imagine this kind of thing as killing people just because of the prince's performance, mainly this kind of thing. As one of the participants, Parrot King is a boyfriend and girlfriend, and another insider is Chen Tian, the servant of Princess House. Later, the princess died of illness. Parrot Chen wants to marry an innocent family as a concubine, but she is worried about exposing her adultery. So he instigated the prince to kill him, fearing that Gu Wu would reveal the secret. The prince tried to kill Chen Tian, but Chen Qingguo was frightened. In order to save his life, he resolutely reported it to the emperor.
Knowing Song Wendi has not caused any political turmoil. For example, he abolished Prince Shu Ren and other action princes. Instead, it just caught the parrot and ordered the relevant departments to review it. Yan, the key figure, escaped. As for those two stupid sons, they just sent someone to "pass the buck".
Song Wendi's idea is actually very simple. He believes that the main reason for this situation is strict education. His three silly children are just confused. As long as he cuts off contact with the witch, the remaining two silly sons can still be saved.
But the next year, in the process of arresting Yan, a clue was found that his two silly sons had some contact with Yan, which provided her with a hiding place. Anger, melancholy, regret and fear, Song Wendi decided to abolish the prince and give Liu Ying the death penalty. After all, he was really scared. After the incident, those two silly sons still associate with witches. Still want to "sell"
However, Song Wendi's idea was born in an unstable mood, so he calmed down and began to hesitate, so he called trusted ministers to discuss the matter in a very confidential way. He is good at keeping secrets, and his ideas don't spread through any channels. However, he told the story to a woman who slept in a skirt, Pan, who was Liu Ying's mother.
Pan didn't even think about it. She immediately informed her son, and then Liu Meng immediately informed Liu Shao. Liu Shaozhao, a confidant of the Eastern Palace, killed Wen Zi, the old emperor of the Song Dynasty, overnight. Song Wendi died a terrible death. In the process of resistance, all his five fingers were cut off. After his death, Pan, his cronies and informers were killed one after another. So the Liu and Song armies were in chaos.
During the whole incident, both sides were actually very scared. What the emperor is more afraid of is not the possible influence of witchcraft, but the idea of the prince. The Prince of Yan did not sever contact with the Prince of Yan's fishway, indicating that he believed in the witchcraft of the Prince of Yan's fishway and protected the people he wanted to kill. This is not only a challenge to the imperial power, but also a challenge to his enemies. Shao really didn't want to "curse" his mind.
This silly son of the prince may be possessed by a ghost for the first time, but after the incident, he must have been afraid that Lao Zi would turn against him one day, so he had a strict education in the sanctuary and wanted to take this opportunity to protect himself from being a ghost.
Witchcraft is sometimes used to protect itself. For example, the prince of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty was very scared when he felt that his status as a prince was in jeopardy. He began to seek witchcraft to maintain his position as heir to the throne. Therefore, he "made Xinfeng Wangfu immortal create all evils to win", which is also a magic weapon to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings. This is a helpless method, but after all, nothing can change. Finally, it was abolished and his younger brother Yang Guang succeeded to the throne.
When using witchcraft, one of the worst and most wronged enemies to political opponents is Liu Ju, the "hostile prince" of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu himself is a person who is very keen on seeking God, ghosts and immortals. So he pursues supernatural and mysterious things and is extremely afraid. He can't tolerate witchcraft and other things.
According to the Analects of Confucius, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very old, and like most old people in power, he began to doubt, especially because of his poor health in his later years, so he always suspected that someone was using witchcraft to harm himself. Jiang Chong, who was at odds with Liu Yuxi, was worried about his bad ending after the death of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He skillfully used this idea of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to accuse the Prince with "the skill of Gu Wu", which led to the most serious political disaster in the later period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Thousands of people were killed in the capital, Sanfu Company and counties, countries and cities. '
This kind of thing cannot be explained clearly. No one can prove that this little wooden head is the father who was cursed and died at home. So Liu Ju had to arise and kill Jiang Chong in order to protect himself. Then, Liang Wudi sent troops to suppress it. Liu Ju committed suicide after the defeat.
Whether Liu Ju was framed, that is, whether he really practiced witchcraft, has been controversial in academic circles. But this incident also proved that this mysterious weapon "witchcraft" was terrible in the battle for imperial power. It is precisely because of the evil of Gu Wu, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, that the later emperors got vivid lessons, so there has never been such a tragic witchcraft case.
But then again, except for emperors whose IQ was not online at that time, emperors who had suffered from this disease probably knew that the so-called "witchcraft" itself was ineffective. What they really care about is the idea of doing such a thing in this person's mind. Since you can come up with such a vicious way to "curse" me, do you want to kill me directly when the spell doesn't work?