Qin Shihuang's worship of Mount Tai was talked about by later scholars. Xiongnu worship culture is blocked by characters, geography, materials and other factors, and there are not many records in China historical materials.
In ancient times, people often suffered from various natural disasters and were full of awe of heaven and nature. Through the wizard activities that can communicate with the gods of heaven and earth, people pray for blessings and eliminate disasters, and gradually form a traditional ritual. The highest ceremony in the Central Plains is the closing ceremony of Mount Taishan in Qilu.
The vast grassland is divided into warm temperate zone and cold temperate zone. Most nomads migrated from the cold temperate zone to the warm temperate zone, and the confrontation and blending between grassland nomads and farming peoples appeared in the Central Plains, with the Great Wall as the valley.
The ecological environment in the cold temperate zone is harsh, and the Huns in the early nomadic period were helpless in the face of natural and man-made disasters. They reached a psychological balance by offering sacrifices to wizards, and formed a worship of natural gods in their lives, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, the stars and their ancestors.
Historical Records Biography of Huns: Huns have three parties every year. In the first month, leaders will hold a Spring Festival alone in the court. In May, a general meeting will be held to worship their ancestors, heaven and earth, ghosts and gods. Influenced by shaman culture, they think that everything is "made in heaven" and "born in heaven and earth"
The farming civilization and culture in the Central Plains are developed, and the unknown political culture dominates all aspects of people's lives. In the spiritual activities of worshiping heaven and earth, it is also branded with political thoughts, forming two cultural forms: Mount Tai and Zen and city worshiping heaven.
According to legend, on the emperor's decree, it is engraved with "I am ordered by heaven to live forever", and by God's orders, the emperor is the son of heaven, that is, "the son of heaven". Xiongnu Khan thought he was born in heaven, and everything I did was a theocracy.
Mount Tai meditation is the only way to "be ordered by heaven". I worshipped the Emperor of Heaven in Mount Tai and listened to him whisper. From then on, it is the master of the world. Everything I do is an act of God. Scholars talk about the emperor's literary martial arts and add a touch of decoration.
Tan Caigen: "From the Emperor to Shu Ren, no one is fearless and immortal. I am afraid of the sky above, the people below, the officials of the moment, and the officials of future generations. " .
Qin Shihuang's worship of Mount Tai was interpreted as a drama suspense by later scholars, but it cannot be denied that Qin Shihuang was an emperor through the ages. He laid the material foundation for the Chinese nation to stand in the East and the spiritual pillar of the Great Wall of Wan Li.
The ancestors of Qin State were different from other vassal states enfeoffed by Zhou Dynasty and belonged to Rong Di. Qin Jun was called "the teacher of the tiger and the wolf", and Qin Mugong "benefited the country for twelve years, opened Wan Li, and then conquered Xirong".
In the era, "Qin lived in seclusion in Yongzhou and was not aligned with the princes, so he met them." . He thought that "princes are not as good as Qin, and ugliness is not great", so he made up his mind to reform and strive for strength. Qin Wuwang once said: "I want my car to go through Sanchuan and look around the room, but I don't hate it."
Literati can really compile, take the Central Plains as orthodoxy and despise the State of Qin. Later, the king of Qin made great efforts to govern and occupy other vassal States. After Qin Shihuang unified the whole country, he decided to sacrifice to the Emperor of Heaven as the master of the world.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Huangong "united with nine kings to conquer the world", and Qi Huangong wanted to go to Mount Tai to worship Zen, but was stopped by Guan Zhong, a famous minister, because good omen was absent, but the emperor refused to admit it. Confucius' monarch Lu Ji went to Mount Tai to worship Zen, and Confucius laughed at his disqualification.
In the third year after Qin Shihuang ascended the throne, he led the minister of civil and military affairs and more than 70 Confucian scholars to seal Mount Tai thousands of miles away. Set up a monument on the mountain to remember: "Remember the troubled times, divide the country into the Republic of China, argue, attack and fight, wild blood, since ancient Qin." .
Qin Shihuang said that he was qualified to close Zen in his career, so that he would not repeat the mistake of harmony and destroy all books that despised Qin. "Qin pride, burning the world's poetry, especially the governors' historical records, is ridiculed by it. "
Nomads' worship of heaven stems from their inner reverence for nature. Their culture is not as developed as that of the Central Plains, and there is no evaluation by idle people. Huns call themselves gods, go their own way, and develop an unruly national temperament.
Khan said, "Leave camp in the morning, worship the sun and live in Yue Bai at night." "Wait for the stars and the moon. When the moon is strong, you will attack the war. When the moon is weak, you will retreat." If there is a witch, there will be good and bad troops, facing the sky, the ground and the sun and the moon. Herdsmen have the custom of worshipping idols.
Xiongnu worships heaven with "Golden Man", the worship of the sun, the moon and the stars is based on the Dragon Palace and the forest, that is, the tribal alliance conference, and the worship of ancestors' ghosts and gods is Aobao sacrifice. The "golden statuette" that the Huns sacrificed to heaven was snatched back to Chang 'an by Huo Qubing without weapons.
Huns' worship of heaven is translated into various sacrificial activities, such as burying the dead, having coffins, gold and silver, and clothes, but no graves, trees, and mourning. Out of worship for ancestors and heroes, the graves of ancestors are not allowed to be destroyed. Historical records? The biography of Xiongnu records: "Although Xiongnu is chaotic, it is necessary to establish a clan."
Before the Huns attacked and attacked, the priests burned the bones and armor of the animals to determine the time and direction. Except valuables, the booty captured in the battle belongs to oneself, and the person who is caught acts as his servant.
Grassland cavalry, like birds, gather and disperse, whistle and sound, fighting in the autumn wind. If you win, you win; if you lose, you break up. If you lose, you are shameless. Whoever can bring back the body of your dead companion will get all the wealth of the deceased.
The wind and water turn in the grassland. Since the Huns, the grassland overlord appeared. Anyway, the ecological consciousness of respecting nature has been passed down, and Turks are also a nation that worships "Heaven". In Turkic inscriptions, there are many concepts of "born from nature" and "born from heaven". In Sogdian, there is also the concept of "heaven".
The Mongolian people's awareness of "immortality" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Genghis Khan was proud of "immortality", and the countries he conquered also thought Genghis Khan was a "god man", which later evolved into a grassland Sect and was admired by the grassland people for generations.