I hope it helps you. "Long live" means forever. This is a congratulatory letter from my liege to the monarch. "Historical Records" Volume 1: "During the Warring States Period, the King of Qin saw that Lin Xiangru was a servant, that Tian Chan was empty, and that Feng Xuan burned Meng Changjun bonds, which made the people shout long live. When the Seven Kingdoms were founded, all the people who were happy for the monarch shouted long live. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, courtiers have been accustomed to seeing the monarch and celebrating their thanks. " Today, it is also used as a eulogy and emotional slogan to express great appreciation. Such as: "Long live the people and the country of China!" But in the feudal society of China, the word "Long live" was synonymous with the supreme ruler. The "long live the Lord" in the mouth of the courtiers is the emperor. No one dares to associate himself with "Long live" except the emperor. Even Wei Zhongxian, the great eunuch who was in power in the ruling and opposition parties of the Ming Dynasty, never looked down on the emperor and only dared to pretend to be "nine-year-old". However, the word "Long live" was not originally used to address the emperor. In the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period, "endless years" and "endless eyebrows" were often used to eulogize and greet. There is a saying in the Book of Songs that the wind in July describes the scene of people holding a celebration ceremony after a year of hard work. The "endless life" here is a kind of cheer when people raise their glasses and drink. There are also many such words in the bronze inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is not a tribute to the emperor, but a style of writing that can be used by anyone who casts a tripod. For example, "Only Huang Zhi's grandson, the gentleman from the pot, the Millennium is endless, and future generations will enjoy it forever." It just means that it will be passed on to future generations and will always be private. The word "Long live" is the development and simplification of these tributes and greetings. From the Warring States to the early Han Dynasty, the word "Long live" frequently appeared in people's mouths and was recorded in historical documents. According to Qice of the Warring States Policy, Yi Changjun sent Feng Yuan, a diner, to Feng Yixue (now Tengzhou South, Shandong Province) to collect debt interest. Feng got a report from his mouth: "All the officials called people to pay compensation and learned that they would come to collect the coupons." . But some poor people really can't afford to pay interest, so Feng Yuan volunteered, "Long live the people because they burned their coupons." According to Records of Historical Records, Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, Lin Xiangru served Qin, and he was a man on the wall with his family. "Playing the king of Qin, the king of Qin was overjoyed, and it was passed on to show beauty and left and right. Long live the left and right." It can be seen that "Long live" at this time is just a cheering language. During this period, "Long live" has another meaning, that is, it is another name for "death". For example, in "The Warring States Policy and Chu Ce", the king of Chu swam to sleep and smiled at the sky: "Who will be happy after I live forever?" Historical Records of the Emperor Gaozu: "Although I am in Guanzhong, my soul is still happy after long live." The meaning of "long live" here is the same as that of "ten thousand years" mentioned by Cao Cao in "The Story of Wei Wu" quoted by Pei Songzhi in "The Three Kingdoms Wei Shuwu Diji". "After taking care of me for ten thousand years, it's time for you and Cao Cao to get married, and both want to spread my heart and let others know". The emperor was called "Long live", which began when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, and "Long live" was also decided by Confucianism. According to historical records, it is recorded in the Ji of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In the first month of the first year of Yuanfeng, Emperor Wu was lucky. The imperial edict said: "I served Huashan, as for Zhongyue, ... The next day, I personally boarded Gaosong, and Yushi took over here as a subordinate. In the temple, officials and soldiers heard Long Live Three, but they didn't answer the ceremony. " Hooray three, who paged? Gou said, "The mountain gods call it long live." Fifteen years later, in February of the third year of Dayu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also claimed to be "lucky for evil spirits, and courtesy is like a mountain." Climb to the top and float to the sea. Long live the mountains. "From then on," Long live "became the special title of the emperor. No one can call himself "long live" except the emperor. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, "Long live" could not be called casually. From the Warring States Period to the time before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although the word "Long live" often appeared in the mouths of emperors and subjects, its original intention can be divided into two categories, which are still basically the same as ancient laws. First, it means death. For example, the king of Chu swam around in a cloud dream, looked up at the sky and said with a smile, "Who will be happy about it after I live forever?" An Lingjun cried for a few lines and went in, saying, "Long live your majesty, I am willing to drive away ants with my body." "After Liu Bang made his capital in Guanzhong, he once said," Although I am in Guanzhong, my soul will still be happy after long live. " "Qi Jizhi is the king of Zhao, and Gao Zu is not complete after long live." Also, "Long live, be careful in the morning and evening. Yan Shigu pointed out: "Long live the period, which means death." . "This clearly shows that whether the King of Chu said" Long live the Queen "with a smile, or" Long live the Queen "as Ann said, or" Long live the Queen "as Liu Bang said on different occasions, it was all in his deep attachment to his hometown and his concern for his youngest son, the Prince of Zhao, that he predicted death. Compared with ordinary people calling for death, they can only say that they are dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, outspoken, lost their lives, donated their houses, abandoned their church accounts, and tampered with them. Although it looks a bit special, it is quite different from the meaning of "Long live" which was later sanctified. The second is to express cheers, which is quite similar to the Russian word "Ula". Look at the facts: Lin Xiangru is holding a rare treasure, a gem. "Playing the king of Qin, the king of Qin was overjoyed and spread it to show beauty. Long live the left and the right. "The story of Meng Changjun janitor Feng Huan burning coupons is well known. History: Feng Huan went to Hou Xue and said, "Let officials recruit people to pay for tickets. "... because of burning its coupons, people call it long live. In order to paralyze the Yan army, Tian Dan "asked the old, weak, women and children to take the city to send envoys to Yan, and the Yan army shouted long live." Ji Xin set a plan for Liu Bang, who was surrounded by Xiang Yu's army. He ran to the Chu army and lied, saying, "When the food in the city runs out, Hanwang will surrender." Long live the Chu army. "Liu Jia followed Liu Bang's orders and wrote Newspeak." Every time you type an article, Gao Di will be scolded. Long live around. "Han nine years, the completion of Weiyang Palace, Liu Bang" for the big dynasty, ministers in Weiyang Qian Dian to buy wine. Gao zu, who was appointed as the birthday of the emperor, said:' At the beginning, adults often regarded ministers as scoundrels and could not buy property, so it was better to be a gift. Which is more important? "All the ministers in the temple shouted" Long live "and laughed happily."-All this fully shows that from the Warring States Period to the early Han Dynasty, although people often shouted "Long live", they did not call the emperor. But the happy thing is to come on, that's all! By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Confucianism was designated as a statue by the emperor, and "Long live" was also designated as an emperor by Confucianism; Since then, it has become synonymous with the feudal supreme ruler. Shiji is the product of a big lie carefully concocted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. History: In the first year of Yuanfeng, "In the first month of spring, my family is lucky. The imperial edict said:' I served Huashan, and as for Zhongyue ... The next day, I went to Gaosong myself, and Yushi took over as a subordinate. In the temple, officials and soldiers heard the news of 30 thousand years. Deng Li refused to answer. "You see, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty climbed to the top of Songshan Mountain, and all the officials and soldiers heard the voice of calling him" Long live "three times. Who called? Xun Yue wrote, "Long live the mountain gods. "It turned out that the gods shouted' Long live' to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and asked them to salute; Moreover, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty paid tribute to the gods, and the gods agreed, which is the so-called "no reply". What a living dragon! In order to further deify the monarchical power and strengthen the feudal autocracy, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fabricated the myth of "Long live the salty smell", which became a classic code name for later generations to shout "Long live" three times when celebrating the emperor's sacrifice to heaven-and called it "Mountain Call" in an elegant way. Fifteen years later, in March of Taishigong's third year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took another step forward in lying, claiming that "fortunately, evil spirits will become mountains." "Climb to the top and float to the sea. Long live the mountain. " This time it is even more amazing: Zhifu Mountain in Shandong Province, the whole mountain calls him "Long live". In this way, it is bound to form such a logic: both immortals and stones call the emperor "long live", and it is obviously impossible for subjects and people to be shorter than immortals and taller than ignorant stones, and not to call the emperor "long live". Thus, from then on, before the throne of the feudal emperor, the voice of "Long live" sounded. It goes without saying that from now on, the sweet and greasy word "Long live" is only for the emperor to enjoy. If others use it, it is trespassing, treason and disrespect. Let me give you an example: Dou Xian, a general in the later Han Dynasty, said, "The world is lofty ... Ci Yuanling called the emperor and invited Xi 'an to drive to Chang 'an. And fairy tales, ministers want to worship it, saying, long live. Leng primly said,' A husband doesn't flatter when making friends, and he doesn't hesitate when making friends. No one can say long live the courtesy system. The discussant gradually stopped. "It seems that there is a lot of paste in the minister's skull, but Han Leng's mind is still clear; If Dou Xian really loves the word "Long live", even if he is lucky enough to rest his head on his shoulder, he will suffer. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, feudal rulers played various tricks on "Long Live": the emperor called his birthday "Wanshou Festival", and his wife, son and daughter were all relegated to the first class, called "Chitose Festival". Every time we celebrate this festival, we are full of excitement and luxury. Especially the two female rulers, are even more ingenious. One is Wu Zetian. She casually changed the RMB many times like flipping through a book, calling herself "Long live the gobbledygook". In 696, the year number was changed, one day "Long live the sky" and one day "Long live Dengfeng". It is a great invention to put the word "Long live" on the year number. The other is the infamous Empress Dowager Cixi. She has a long list of honorifics, and an flatterer actually typed the book, suggesting that the words "long life without borders" should also be added. This is really unprecedented. If "Lafayette" knew something underground, he would probably be proud of it. There is also a feudal ruler, although he is a man, but he was once ridiculed by Lu Xun as "half a woman"; This man is Wei Zhongxian, a despised eunuch of the Ming Dynasty. He monopolized power, abused flames and built temples all over the country, calling him nine years old. Judging from the shrine in Jizhou, Wei Zhongxian's "golden statue" was crowned, and the scattered words were all praise for saints, saying that Shunde, Tian Yao was the most holy and sacred. And cabinet ministers need to answer with arrogant words. Yuntai welcomes the image of loyalty and virtue, worshipping five times and knocking three times ... Before the image, I want to say: Some things depend on the support of nine years old. " Nine years old is more than long live. Although it is less than 1000, it can be regarded as "long live". This can't help but remind people of Lu Xun's famous saying: "The more boring your feet are, the more worthless you want to live for a long time, the more you want to live forever." In fact, whether it is Empress Dowager Cixi or Wei Zhongxian, to borrow Lu Xun's words, it is "worse than a fart that stinks for a long time"! "Long live" is equivalent to the highest feudal ruler, and the people must shout when they worship, otherwise it is of course disrespectful. However, in the feudal code as strict as Tang Ming's Qing law, there is no provision regarding the emperor as "long live" and his subjects as "long live mountain", and those who doubt or oppose "long live" are regarded as blasphemy. In fact, the emperor is "long live", and people must respect and shout infinitely, otherwise it will be a rude violation, but this has become a natural norm. This is unwritten law; Numerous facts have proved that unwritten law is one hundred times more powerful than written law. At that time, the people were not without signs of getting out; In folk operas, "Respect the Lord, long live the Lord ……" is often used as the opening remarks, and even a memorial tablet of "Long live the emperor today" is offered to show loyalty to the emperor, which is proof. But as Zhang Fuxiang, a poet in A Qing, said in his poem, "A fool may not really offer Buddha, but a government official is solemn." So there are exceptions. According to A Qing Zhao Yi's textual research, in ancient times, as the meaning of "Long live" when celebrating, "the spoken language of the people has not changed, so some people still thought of celebrating at the end of the Tang Dynasty, so they dared not use it for a long time." As far as the Northern Song Dynasty is concerned, there is a saying in history that "every firecracker in Lizhou makes a sound except at night, that is, people in the city are familiar with it, so if you go to Dan, ... Long live Guangnan." "Guangnan ... called uncle to be an official, called aunt to be in charge, and called son-in-law to be a husband. These Zhongzhou dared not speak. In addition to firecrackers, the military and civilians gathered together to shout long live, which was particularly scary. " In fact, what is "scary"? In the hinterland of Guangnan, far from the center of feudal rule, in people's minds, "Long live the Lord" means "the sky is high and the emperor is far away", which is not so sacred, amiable and terrible. Therefore, you might as well be equal to the emperor and call your son-in-law Xu; As for whether these Xu Canren also call their parents-in-law "Long live"? There is a gap in history, which is unknown. In fact, in the folk of the later Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, the names of ordinary people are still occasionally called Long Live Li, Long Live Li and Long Live Diao. It may be similar to modern people naming their children Chang Geng to wish them a long life. As for New Year's Eve, people are very happy with firecrackers, and "Long live" is even more frightening; This is only the remnants of ancient customs in the pre-Qin period. Confucius said that "courtesy does not seek wildness", but he believed it.