Post Date April, 15 2023
"Tracheitis" is a humorous expression for modern people's "fear of the inside.". The 5000 year long history of civilization has nurtured such things as the "food culture" in which food is the paramount concern of the people, the "wine culture" in which thousands of worries can be solved, and the "tea culture" in which the charm is long. If viewed from the perspective of joking, Chinese people should also have a "culture of fear of the inside", because throughout history, the topic and story of "fear of the inside" has never been interrupted.
"Eating culture" I haven't found anyone who is the ancestor yet. I only know that Du Kang is the ancestor of "wine culture" and Lu Yu is the ancestor of "tea culture". So if "inner fear" is also regarded as a culture, who is the founder of "inner fear culture"?
From a historical perspective, King You of Zhou smiled to praise her and even lit smoke on the beacon tower to amuse the princes. On the surface, this is just a "pet" that goes too far, but in essence it also contains a "fear of the inside" element. King You of Zhou could not have wondered what the consequences would be if he lit the wolf smoke and played with the princes. If he hadn't been under strong pressure, he wouldn't have dared to use such a stunt. I can't define that King You of Zhou lights the wolf smoke. It is to pioneer the "fear of internal culture", but the history of "fear of internal affairs" among Chinese people really has a long history.
He was recommended by Wu Zixu to Prince Wu Guang (Helu) to assassinate the Zhuanzhu of Prince Liao of Wu. He is known as a brave man, but he is also a henpecked lord. There is a record in "Yue Jue Shu" that when Wu Zixu saw Zhuan Zhu about to fight with many people, his wife came out to call him and immediately obediently went home. Zi Xu was very strange: How could a great man who had the air of being unworthy of a thousand husbands be caught by a woman? Zhuan Zhu told him that whoever can yield to a woman's hand will be able to stretch above ten thousand men. This exclusive "fear of the inside" theory has evolved to the present day into the well-known joke that "a man is a man, and if he cannot speak, he cannot speak out.".
Speaking of the history of "fear of internal affairs," one cannot fail to mention Su Shi's poem "To Wu Deren and Jian Chen Jichang": This poem has six sections, let alone the second section, which is related to the topic I am talking about. He wrote this way: "The Longqiu hermit is also pitiful. He never sleeps at night when he talks about nothing. Suddenly, he hears the roar of a lion in the east of the river, and he leans on his stick and drops his palm in a daze." The Longqiu hermit, formerly known as Chen Jichang, is a good friend of Su Shi. "Because he is a sour scholar, he was also a sensual person who indulged in alcohol and lust before marriage.". After taking over the Liu family, under the high-pressure policy of Madam Liu, he became restless all day long. Liu gave a soft drink next door, and he even scared off his crutches.
Men in besieged cities tend to have a "fear of the inside" complex, but to varying degrees. There is a poem that says, "The clouds are pale and the wind is clear in the evening, and the flowers are kneeling in front of the willows in front of the bed. When people don't realize their pains, they will be called stealing their leisure to learn to pay respects to the New Year." This poem will make men who are afraid of themselves laugh at themselves with no sense of shame.
Men's "fear of internal affairs" can be divided into three categories and nine types: the first type is "potential fear": "potential fear" has three types: first, fear of the noble wife and admire her for criticism; The second is to fear the wealth of his wife and use his wealth to bribe him; The third is to fear the ferocity of your wife and avoid her beating and scolding.
The second category is "rational fear": there are also three types of "rational fear": one is to respect the virtuous wife, and the other is to admire her gentle demeanor; The second is to serve his wife's talent and admire her literary talent; The third is to measure the sufferings of a wife and remember that she is poor in food.
The third category is "emotional fear", which also has three aspects: one is the beauty of loving a wife, who is willing to honor her beauty; The second is to pity the lack of wives and feel ashamed of bowing their youth; The third is cherishing the beauty of a wife and not being able to bear to see her frown.
(Intern Editor: Chen Hao)
