In the Qing dynasty, the rule of the palace gate flogging was called "flogging", which was made of yellow silk and waxed at the tip of the whip, making a loud noise on the ground. The purpose is to warn officials that the emperor is coming, important ceremonies are about to begin, and everyone should be quiet at once, so it is also called "net whip" or "static whip"

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were four people who flogged at large court meetings and stood left and right in the north. These four people may raise their hands together, and the whip won't be too long. If it is too long, their voices will not be together.

After eight years of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, there were two whips at every meeting. First, the emperor came out of Zhonghe Hall and went to Taiji Hall, where he whipped three times. Second, after the ceremony, drive back to the palace, ring three net whips, and the ministers step down. All three net whips are operated by one person, and the sound height must be guaranteed. Therefore, the flogging order in Ming and Qing dynasties is the same, which is more systematic and standardized than the previous generation.

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Song Huizong's "Tokyo Dream" began to have a clear record, when the emperor traveled and drove near, he would arrange more than 10 people to whip together. This statement coincides with the record of "22 commanders in front of the temple, whip 12, filial piety increased to 14" in Song history.

There are about 12 people in the dream of Tokyo, and it will be very noisy if it is not played well. A dozen people whip at the same time and in a horizontal queue, so the whip can't be too long. Even with this scale, Song Xiaozong was not satisfied. It increased to 14, two more whips than his ancestors. In addition, the upper and lower seats of the Emperor in the Song Dynasty also needed flogging, but the specific norms did not seem to be seen. The Golden History also records that when the emperor was in the temple, he blew the whip, and then his royal highness also blew the whip.

By the Yuan Dynasty, flogging had been recorded accurately. According to regulations, the emperor rose from the cabinet, sounded the whip three times, ascended the throne and sounded the whip three times. From the appearance, it has a green handle, the whip is made of plum red silk, and the tip is made of yellow velvet and wax, but there is no length regulation.

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