? It is actually not common for the ancient emperor to pay a private visit incognito. But the deeds of one emperor were even made into a TV series. This TV series is "Kangxi Private Interview". It tells all kinds of interesting stories about Kangxi’s private visit in disguise. However, historical records show that the person who loved private visits in private was actually Qianlong. ?
? In that TV series, how did Emperor Kangxi prove that he was himself. Most of the time no proof is needed. But when push comes to shove, one is always there to follow. The other is to take out your own token. Usually it's something like a token.
? Often when the emperor's token is taken out, others don't believe it at first. Instead, the people accompanying him kneel on the ground first, terrified. Then the casual person will tell them that this is the current emperor. Then those people started. Such a plot brings a lot of happiness to the audience. It's like he is an emperor.
?In fact, the real situation is not like this. The king of a country is so centralized that he has to deal with a lot of things every day. In many cases, it is not possible to go out for private visits because there is no time. Also, the risk is too high. If you go too far, things may change in your life. The past was no better than it is now. Public security was not good, there were many bandits and thieves, and it was easy to be in danger if you went far away. Therefore, even if the emperor went out incognito for private visits, most of them were near the capital.
In ancient times, besides the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, who else could see the emperor. Ninety-nine percent of the poor people have never seen the emperor. This is true even for officials in some small places. Many people don't know it. But fortunately, in ancient times, impersonating the emperor without permission was a capital crime. Even privately manufacturing royal items is a grave sin. So when something like this token is displayed outside. Basically everyone recognizes it.