"China" and my orthodoxy

Personally, I think China is a label, not an entity. What does that mean? For example, is the Ming Dynasty China? Yes, because China is a Han nation-state. So Ming Dynasty is China. Was the Tang Dynasty China? Yes, because China is a Han nation-state. So the Tang Dynasty is China. Are the Ming and Tang dynasties the same "country"? I think, no. It's as if the French Third Republic and the French Fifth Republic are both France, and the Bulgarian First and Second Empires are Bulgaria, but not "one country". Because the dynastic government has been completely replaced.

Some people say that for those "dynasties" in Europe, the dynasties have changed countries and they have not changed, and the dynasties have not changed. For example, East Rome, after Dukas is over, it will be Comuning, or the previous East Rome. Why are Han and Tang not the same country? The reason is very simple. After the end of the Angelos dynasty, Constantinople was conquered, and the generals and soldiers of Eastern Rome went into exile to Nicaea to establish a government in exile. Can it be said that this is Eastern Rome? It is generally called the Nicaea Empire. In the previous coup d'état Komnen killed Dukas, but the ruling dynasty was changed, and it could be regarded as a country. It can be seen that if the government has completed a complete "replacement" and is not the same as before, then the country will not be the same as before. A country is essentially a government that rules a piece of land, and a nation often builds a nation of its own. There are not many countries in history, and neither are we Han people. We are a dynasty and a country. I have to say, "Song Qi Liang Chen" is a country that still makes a living, but it is not appropriate to say that the Sui and Tang Dynasties are a country.

I have always thought, "Although Zhou is an old state, its life is renewed." Our nation has been in the same line since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but we have continued to build "China" and then reborn from ashes to establish a new China. This is an important reason why our nation can continue to this day. The regime is also a closed system, and the government and the military will continue to corrupt and degenerate. Some policies of the founding of the country will accumulate a lot of toxins, forming inertia and interest groups, and it is difficult to change. It is useless to expect "reform" in the old system, it can only be changed from the outside. After being overthrown and reborn, the new China will be nirvana, reborn from ashes, and stronger. For example, when the Sui Dynasty perished, wasn't the Tang Dynasty more powerful than the Sui Dynasty? A pile of shit mountain code, it is better to delete and rewrite, this is a matter of course.

I hope my compatriots can get rid of the fear of the concept of "China". "China" is a label, a label given by the Han nationality itself, and a label that best represents the interests of the nation. We have a saying in ancient times, called "mandate of heaven". What is destiny? Heaven is not a personified God. In the Middle Ages of Europe, people believed in a personified God, and felt that the king was "divinely granted by the monarchy." Whoever appointed by the personified God to be the king would rule on behalf of God, and the people had to obey. What do the Chinese believe in? The sky sees itself and the people see it, and the sky listens to the people. In other words, "Heaven" is nothing but a reflection of the collective will of the nation. The people felt that this regime/dynasty/state no longer represented the interests of the Han people, it "lost its destiny", and it was time for another regime to come to power to establish a new country.

The Sui Dynasty was "China", but when the Sui Dynasty could no longer represent the interests of the Han nation, it was only natural for us to overthrow it. It's called "demortality". If the Sui Dynasty is not overthrown, how can there be a prosperous Tang? If the previous "China" is not overthrown, how can there be a next China?

This is still referring to the "real China", and it is only natural for the Han people to feel that it is not in line with their national interests to rebel. Not to mention "fake China". What is fake China? China is the label of a nation-state of the Han people, and the regime established by barbarians and foreigners has ruled the Han people and label themselves with a label saying that we are also "China". How can this be acceptable? How can it be in line with national interests and get national support? They just enslave the Han nation by force! Therefore, even if the Song Dynasty only had an inch of land in the mountains, Mengyuan was not "China". When the Song Dynasty perished, China was gone, and only the Great Mongolian Urus was left. When the Red Turbans revolted, "China" appeared again. Later, the Ming Dynasty was China, and the Ming Dynasty fought for the label of "China" in the west. Whoever wins is China. After the fall of the mainland, the Zheng family will occupy an inch of Taiwan, Ming Zheng is also "China", and the mainland is only the country of Daiqinggulun. It was not until the Revolution of 1911 that "China" was resurrected.

If you say, you deny all orthodoxy at all: "Only if you are elected can you be orthodox and have legitimacy." That Han emperor is a tyrant, and the Manchu emperor is even more so. If you admit that the concept of "orthodoxy" exists, you can only admit that only Han emperors are (probably) orthodox, not foreigners.

You know, the Han people do not believe in a personified God, so naturally there is no such thing as "the divine authority of the monarch". Then the so-called "orthodoxy" of the so-called marriage of monarchs should not exist. All "orthodoxy" comes from the "incarnation of the people" - the support of heaven. Therefore, it is ridiculous for Confucians to make up the theory of "orthodox inheritance". The throne itself is not inherited, Han destroyed Qin, Song destroyed Tang, then how can orthodoxy be "inherited"? Since orthodoxy is not inherited, it is natural to safeguard national interests as orthodox. Is there a foreigner's portion? Therefore, the Northern Dynasties, Liao, Jinxia, and Yuan and Qing Dynasties are not "orthodox". If the Han people modernized normally, some intellectuals in the 18th century would have realized this. The people of the Ming Dynasty compiled "Song History", denying the "orthodoxy" of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties. This trend is already clear. Napoleon is the emperor of the French people, which means that Napoleon's sovereignty does not come from "God", but only from the people of the French nation (the so-called emperor of the constitution, who does the constitution represent?). The monarchical sovereignty of the Han people does not come from "gods", so who else can it come from other than the nation? This also shows the ridiculousness of Kang and Liang's arrogant creation of Confucianism. Confucius was not a prophet of heaven, and he had no divine power. Kang Liang tried to describe the Chinese emperor as "the divine authority of the emperor", Confucius was orthodox, and the essential purpose was to create legitimacy for the Manchu emperor.

Only countries with "orthodox" dynasties can qualify as China and enjoy the label "China". The Han people have established several "Chinas" in history, and also destroyed several "Chinas" with their own hands, replacing them with newer and better Chinas. From this perspective, what is "China"? "Since ancient times there has been no China", our country is not called "China", it is called Han Tang Ming. It has been China since ancient times, and these countries can all be called "China" because they are the nation-states of our Han people. If you understand this truth, you will not fall into the "China standard" and call all the regimes that occupy the Central Plains "China". China is not an entity at all, but a label for a certain Han nation-state. Those who call themselves "China" are not necessarily China. Those who don't call themselves "China" are often China. Even "China" can be torn down and rebuilt, not to mention "China"? China is not China, it is not important, what matters is national interests. If you understand this, you will not fall into the narrative of "patriotism". Nor will it fall into something like "Where did China occupy five hundred years ago, giving it legitimacy today".

Author: Voice of Han

Link: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/534014175