1. Records about the dragon-headed crutch in history

I am ignorant. It seems that the Qing Dynasty has not heard of official historical records of the dragon-headed crutch. The dragon was a symbol of imperial power in feudal society and had too much political significance. Sensitive

The dragon-head crutch has become a symbol of power because it is carved into the shape of a dragon. It is usually reserved for emperors or was given to close relatives by previous kings to prevent future kings from becoming fatuous. This is why it is feudalism. Society Before the mid-Qing Dynasty, few people dared to make such things for private collection

Besides, since it is a carving, the price must vary greatly depending on the carver, age, and historical significance

About agarwood Someone once gave a price of 1,200, but I don’t know whether it is the price of logs or finished products, or whether it is a pound or two.

If it is an ancient agarwood faucet crutch that is well preserved, it must be very valuable, no matter how low it is. It should be normal for an 8- or 9-digit auction to appear in international auction houses with no less than 6 digits. After all, it contains a lot of value such as carving work, age, rights, status, and a very small amount in existence.

This is purely personal conjecture without any data basis. 2. The story of the dynasty in which Longtouguai was written.

Liu Yi (999~1051), courtesy name Mengbo, lived in Liuzhai Township, Huai'an County (today's A native of Liuzhai Village, Jianxin Town, Cangshan District, Fuzhou City, he was born in the second year of Song Xianping (999).

His father Liu Ruoxu was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Xianping (1002), and his official rank was Shangshu Tuntian Yuanwailang. Liu Yi became a Jinshi in the eighth year of Tiansheng's reign (1030) and was awarded the title of magistrate in Huizhou (now Huiyang County, Guangdong Province). However, he did not take up the post due to illness. He was later transferred to the Nankang Army (now Xingzi County, Jiangxi Province) as a judge and moved to Wuning, Hongzhou (now Xingzi County, Jiangxi Province). Xunyang County, Jiangxi Province, later changed to Dali Temple Cheng. He later moved to farmland and was known as Xingyang County (now Zhengzhou, Henan Province). During the Qingli Period, he was the judge of Fengxiang Mansion (now Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province), and soon became Zhangzhou and Zhangpu County. Tongfan was changed to Tongfan in Runzhou (now Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province).

Huangyu died of illness in the third year of his reign (1051). 3. How powerful is the dragon-head crutch in the hands of the famous Song Dynasty general She Taijun

Not powerful.

Taijun She (934 ~ 1010), also known as Taijun Zhe, was named Saihua, a native of Yunzhong (now Datong, Shanxi), and the daughter of Zhe Decu (yǐ). The wife of Yang Jiye (Yang Ye), a famous general in the Song Dynasty.

His great-grandfather served as the governor of Linzhou (now Shili North of Shenmu County, Shaanxi Province) in the Later Tang Dynasty, under Li Keyong; his grandfather resigned from Ruan, and after 930 AD, Emperor Mingzong of the Tang Dynasty awarded him the title of Fuzhou (now Fugu County, Shaanxi Province). The governor; his father Zhe Deqi, Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty appointed him as the training envoy of the Fuzhou regiment. According to Bi Yuan, Minister of War of the Qing Dynasty, in "Wuzhong Jinshi Ji Zhe Ke Xing Stele": Zhe Gong Wugong Ke Xing's Shinto Stele is located in the south of Gushan Fort in Fugu County. .

After the death of the Taijun, Yang Jiye’s wife also lost her daughter, and her tomb is in Zhewo Village, Nanzhewo, Baodian County. Zhe Taijun is the historical She Taijun.

The surname She is the result of later writers spreading rumors and using the same pronunciation. 4. Who in history has the golden mace of royal destiny?

The golden mace of royal destiny was fabricated by traditional dramas and novels, and there is no such thing in history.

In traditional opera, there are two types of people who own such utensils: one is the hero, who either accompanied the founding emperor to conquer the world, or who was supposed to be the emperor but "relinquished the throne" and the emperor The awarding of such objects means that "the emperor has the world"; the second is an important minister, or a veteran of several dynasties, with high prestige, or a person who is honest and honest, has an excellent official reputation, or holds great power and soldiers, and is the emperor's confidant. It is quite common in traditional operas and film and television dramas.

(1) Famous officials in the early Tang Dynasty Famous officials who owned such utensils were first seen in operas that recounted stories of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. 1. Yuchi Gongyou was whipped by the king.

In "Xue Dingshan's Conquest of the West", Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty wanted to kill Xue Rengui, but Yuchi Gong refused to listen to his advice. He was furious and said: "This whip was given by the previous emperor. It is used to beat down the emperor and treacherous ministers." It is better to seek evil than to seek good, so you have to use force."

2. Cheng Yaojin. "Xue Jiajiang" Li Shimin was frightened by Li Shimin: "This ax of mine has been awarded the title of the emperor, and it can chop down the king and his ministers. If you make a mistake, you have to stretch your neck and let me swing it three times."

Then Yuchi Gong Ye flashed his whip: "Whatever with my iron whip, I will beat you to death today, you idiot." (2) Famous Officials in the Early Song Dynasty 1. Prince Zheng, hereditary after the founding hero of the Republic of China, Prince Zheng Ziming of Peking.

Zhao Kuangyin used Peach Blossom Palace to be drunk and killed Zheng Ziming, and named his wife Tao Sanchun as Tao Taijun of the Pension Palace, and named his son Zheng Yin as King of Runan, with a whip; 2. Prince Gao, the founding hero Gao Huaide, After Gao Huailiang, hereditary, holding the king-beating mace; 3. Hu Wangye, Hu Yanzan, holding the king-beating steel whip; 4. The Eight Wise Kings, also called "Eight Great Kings" and "Eight Thousand Years Old", namely Zhao Defang and Zhao Kuangyin The second son, whose throne was usurped by his uncle Zhao Guangyi, was given a special golden mace to beat the king, also called "concave-faced golden mace", "tile-faced golden mace", "king's commanding golden mace", and "gold-mounted mace". "; 5. Taijun She, the king of volcanoes and the wife of Yang Jiye, the prince of the Golden Sword. After her husband was wronged, Taizong gave him a dragon-headed crutch. "The king's order is normal." "The civil and military ministers beat criminals to death with crutches without taking the blame; There is no need to announce it, I will let you go to the Golden Palace, and when you see the lonely king, you will not be asked to control him again."

In "The Legend of Huilong", the old lady chased Renzong to the harem with a crutch, and did not give up until he solemnly apologized; 6. Wang Yanling, a veteran of the Four Dynasties and the Taishi of Song Renzong, held a dragon-headed crutch and had the same power as above; 7. Bao Zheng Because Empress Li (Empress Dowager Li) wronged Zhaoxue and protected Luan for her meritorious service, Empress Li gave Shang Fangjian and three copper guillotines of dragon, tiger and dog. Among them, the dragon-headed guillotine was specially designed to pierce the emperor's relatives, princes and grandsons, and could also guillotine the unruly emperor.

Can the ministers of the Song Dynasty really restrain the emperor? Some scholars have specifically consulted Qi Xia, a famous expert on Song history. Qi Xia made it clear that it was impossible because the Song Dynasty was a dynasty in which centralization of power was further strengthened in the late feudal society of my country.

But this is by no means groundless. Compared with other dynasties, except for a few of the eighteen emperors of the two Song Dynasties, most of them were gentle, honest, indecisive, and sometimes even "obedient" to their ministers. Although Zhao Kuangyin strengthened the monarchy from the political system level through a series of measures such as "releasing military power over a glass of wine", he also left behind the ancestral motto of "don't kill ministers". In terms of political operation, there was a "corruption with scholar-bureaucrats" The spectacle of " * ruling the world" is truly rare in Chinese history.

Reflected in traditional opera, it becomes the famous minister holding the king's hammer, whip, mace, crutch and guillotine to restrict the monarch's power. (3) Xu Yanzhao, the protagonist of the Peking Opera "Da Baoguo·Exploring the Emperor's Mausoleum·Second Entry into the Palace", a famous official in the early Ming Dynasty, was hereditary Duke Ding after the founding hero Xu Da. It is said in his family that Zhu Yuanzhang bestowed the title of Bronze Hammer, "If you don't go to the upper palace, you will go to the lower palace." "Don't say goodbye", "Thank you Guotai at three o'clock with the bronze hammer", "The old prince gave the bronze hammer to knock the emperor unconscious, and ordered the slanderous ministers to suppress the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty. Who would not respect Qiantai Lord as the loyal and good founder of the country".

Since Xu Yanzhao carries a bronze hammer every time he goes to the palace, and his role as Xu Yanzhao is a net role, commonly known as "painted face", so the role of Xu Yanzhao is called "painted face with bronze hammer". According to research, there have never been any instruments in history that restricted the imperial power, such as the king's bronze hammer, the king's whip, the king's mace, the dragon's head crutch, and the dragon's head guillotine.

In history, there were emperors who gave "iron coupons", also known as "gold medals to avoid death," to the founding ministers or ministers who had great influence on the country. However, they would never allow ministers to limit the imperial power and endanger their own lives at all times. The above-mentioned figures and historical figures have all been added to legends, and some are based on historical figures, which is not trustworthy.