Why is the ancient toilet convenient?

The word "going to the toilet" has no convenient meaning. In the Ming Dynasty, for the sake of serious examination discipline, the relevant departments stipulated that when candidates were in a hurry, they must get a sign with the words "Go out to worship" and use this card to enter and leave the toilet and examination room. Therefore, scholars call toilets "convenience cards" or "convenience" for convenience. China is, after all, an ancient civilization. Although the status of the toilet is low, there are many sayings about going to the toilet, such as going to the toilet, cleaning, changing clothes and convenience. There is a story full of rich cultural connotations. It is said that Mr. Yu Youren, a veteran of the Revolution of 1911 and a great calligrapher, was very angry when he saw someone urinating in the corner of his yard, so he wrote down a few big characters: "Don't urinate anywhere" and put his attendants on the wall as a deterrent. The attendants saw that the old man's Mo Bao was hard to give up, so they asked someone to write a picture and post it. They carefully framed the notice and hung it in their own hall. Everyone praised it, because "don't pee anywhere" was reordered and became a motto: "Don't be careless in small places". The answer lies in why some people nowadays are so obsessed with ranking. Like many celebrity anecdotes, it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false to urinate anywhere. But one thing is certain, convenience everywhere is really annoying, especially when your door becomes a drowning place that some people enjoy. China is an ancient country with a long history, which has a long aftertaste because of the planning and construction of "convenience facilities". "Zhou Li Tiangong" records that "the imperial secretary manages the cultivation of Liu Wang's bedroom, which is a well for him, and can't get rid of his stink". The "well" here is not a well, but a "leaking well", which is a bit like a urinal now, and the "well" is a toilet with a pit. One of the tasks of imperial secretary is to clean the "convenient" places. However, the ancients seemed very serious about the "bathroom" at the top of modern rooms. It is clearly pointed out in "Zhuangzi Geng Sang Chu": "Those who watch the room should sleep around the temple and be comfortable." It means to visit the living room, as long as you look at the place to live. As for the toilet, it is ambiguous to look at it or not. There is a reason why the ancients disdained going to the toilet. Toilet users, the side, that is, the side wing of the regular living room, are not serious places. In the pottery wares of the Han Dynasty, the suburb of the toilet was often a pigsty. Such a boundary is indeed visible, but it is invisible. Its low status actually brought a lot of troubles to the lives of the ancients. Not to mention the inconvenience and discomfort in use, it may even lead to major accidents. According to Zuo Zhuan, before eating, Duke Jing of Jin "went to the toilet to die" because of his bloated stomach, and it took a long time to be discovered. A monarch falls into a toilet, which is the best in the world. Ancient civilization, in fact, also has a variety of uncivilized. In the history of China, there are also people who are determined to improve their status as "elite". Princess Wuyang, daughter of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, has a good toilet. A paint box is set in the bathroom to hold dried dates for toilet users to plug their nostrils; After all, there are maids carrying golden bath plates filled with water and glass bowls filled with bath beans for people to wash their hands and faces, which is more thoughtful than five-star hotels. This kind of toilet is probably a "rare animal", so Wang Dun, the husband of Princess Wuyang, went to the toilet for the first time after marriage, and even ate jujube as ordinary fruit, and also took bath beans as dry rice and poured them into a golden bath plate to drink. "The maids all laughed." Shi Chong, the richest man in the Western Jin Dynasty, has a better toilet. According to Shi Shuo Xin Yu, "there are often more than a dozen maids in Shichong's toilet, all dressed up beautifully and decorated with algae." Jiajia fried powder and agarwood juice are ready. With new clothes. Guests are ashamed to go to the toilet. General Wang went, took off his old clothes and put on new clothes, looking proud. " General Wang is the Wang Dun. I don't have any experience in going to the toilet myself, so I don't think I will "stand out from the crowd". Although this kind of toilet is luxurious, it doesn't seem to solve the biggest distress of going to the toilet-the smell is pervasive, so it is necessary to plug your nose, prepare spices and cover it. Shi Chong asked the guests to change clothes after relieving themselves, so as to prevent the bad smell from being brought out and affecting the external environment. Due to the lack of overall design in toilet reform at that time, there was no substantial breakthrough in deodorization, flushing, pipeline installation, and urine disposal. So although it cost a lot of money, the smell still exists. When the war breaks out and the richest man is finished, these luxury toilets will be gone. After all, China is an ancient civilization. Although the status of the toilet is very low, there are many sayings about going to the toilet. Going to the toilet, cleaning, changing clothes and going to the toilet are full of rich cultural connotations. The word "going to the toilet" has no convenient meaning. In the Ming Dynasty, for the sake of serious examination discipline, the relevant departments stipulated that when candidates were in a hurry, they must get a sign with the words "Go out to worship" and use this card to enter and leave the toilet and examination room. Therefore, scholars call this kind of toilet "convenience card", or "convenience" for short, to show its convenience and uniqueness. Later, it became a popular song. There is a joke in Master Ling Xiao's Prose. It is said that three people wrote poems on the topic of "convenience". One person said, "The wind blows the ass and cold air enters the bladder"; One person said, "urine flows fast at the edge of the board, and the cesspit falls late"; Others say, "The seven precepts are for women, and the four precepts are for husbands." The former has a high style and a Tang charm; Although the middle one was cut, its physical strength was not as good as that of the Song school. The latter is devoted to the topic and abandons the theme, which is a way to try to paste poems. Like the eight-part essay, the trial post poem is a compulsory subject for the rural examination in the Qing Dynasty, which is generally five words and eight rhymes. Its basic requirement is that the first couplet must point out the topic and the conclusion must have a compliment. Whether there is substance or not, no matter. Women's seven rings are the saying that the ancients divorced their wives with seven "out"; Four products were sealed by the husband, which means that the official office of four products in Qing Dynasty can be sealed as a "respected" person. In this way, the "convenient" poem title was deducted, which fully met the requirements. Nowadays, the poems of trial posts have long since passed away with the imperial examination system, but the rest of the rhymes still exist. If you don't believe me, you might as well find a newspaper and go to the bookstore.