Unofficial history Grand View in Qing Dynasty: Anecdotes in Qing Dynasty.
The surnames of China people are often full of historical significance, and the history of family prosperity, changes and even the development of the whole country and nation is displayed in them. China people with a strong historical view often express their three views through their attitudes towards surnames.
For example, two major events about family names and enmities in the Song Dynasty had a lot to do with the dispute between loyalists and traitors at that time. The first is the long-standing folk custom of not getting married in Pan Yang. Because Yang Jiye, the brave Yang Gongling in the Northern Song Dynasty, was killed by Pan Renmei, although it was romantic and exaggerated, it was basically well-founded; Then the Yue family and the Qin family. Although there is no feud, it is always unnatural for two people with surnames to touch each other in the past. The Qin family always feels indebted to the Yue family.
Qin Dashi was a descendant of Zhengzheng Qin Gui during the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, and he was the champion in the 17th year of Qianlong (1752). After winning the top prize, Qin Dashi was appointed as a scholar of imperial academy, responsible for the revision of national history. Because of his special family background, his ancestor Qin Gui was his historical burden, and he became the focus of topic and emperor gossip.
There is such an unconfirmed legend that once Qianlong asked Qin Dashi, "Are you really a descendant of Qin Gui?" At this time, how should he answer? In fact, it is not very important to admit it or not, because you can't choose your ancestors and family background. Repeated denial will only make you feel guilty. Moreover, Qianlong is nothing more than expressing his attitude towards history, and he won't do anything to Qin Hanlin. At this moment, the most important thing for this Qin Gui descendant is to show his attitude towards history and right and wrong. Qin Zhuangyuan skillfully handled the historical burden on him and said generously, "Once every emperor was a courtier." The implication is that Song Gaozong is a bad king, so there is a traitor Qin Gui; And the emperor, you are the monarch, and I am naturally a loyal minister. The king of Qin dragged Gan Long into the whirlpool of historical right and wrong and gave him a high position. This kind of embarrassment is easy to solve.
The story that Gan Long asked Qin Gui's descendants may not be reliable, but the mentality of China people and their tact in dealing with family burdens. The past has passed, and we should pay attention to the present, not the future. The best way to deal with embarrassment is to go out and put it on hold ~