In Chinese history, the Ming dynasty is a very interesting. In that dynasty, there is better things this is the opposite, it can be safely wrapped in a large robe known as the Ming Dynasty in Xiangan meet.
After the Ming Emperor Throne stable, they put the Sung Dynasty, "investigation of things" out of Neo-Confucianism - Neo enshrined Domination of the place. Ming Yongle Raozhou Confucian Zhuji You to the "Week, Cheng Zhang, Zhu" put a little different views, be regarded as academic discussion, Yongle Emperor learned of Longyan furious, decreed that the "sound of the crime life Yuji rod removal, note burning their Writing, and said: 'correct posterity.' "Zhu Di of the Ming and Qing dynasties sentence will be opened to expel heresy ban Neo precedent, Confucianism became the only learning from the other have become heresy be banned ("banned literary inquisition," Wang Bin with the Chinese workers Press). The Ming imperial "syllabus" requirement is more stringent, must be scheduled by Zhu Xi's "Four Books" in the title, their understanding and use of Neo must follow the Explanatory Note.
"Syllabus" seems insignificant, but the baton, but a strong, direct and regulate the scholars it is our mind, then control the social ideas and concepts. Therefore, in the Ming dynasty, the idea is to guide the movement of people to talk about "preserving the natural, human desire," Science-based. Now wanted to come to this idea is somewhat absurd, Desire How can it be to destroy it? Although the ancient sages said "no desire is just," but people should really not a desire, not what kind of ideas, and that results do not "just", the opposite might be a too-soft soft, spit into his face certainly so it will get rid of their own. Of course, if it is to thoroughly consider this "one deposit, one off" theory, and is pretty full of romantic idealism, the human desire to exterminate all, just keep a "justice" in mind, it can be it is really one world! Perhaps for that reason, the Ming theorists continue to expand and dig in the "heavenly principle and human desires," the profound meaning, social managers, that is, officials herders, it is well to the theorists research into the social rules, shepherding the surname million subjects.
In such a dynasty, the stress is physical, is also used in science, then the air may also be filled with the breath of Science, art and nature can not simply "Art for Art", detached known to the world outside, but also must be thought of Science under the guidance of literature and art, is promoting the physical essence of the art. However, very strange things, but why is this "Passion" of the Ming Dynasty, but there is a large number of pornographic literature and became popular in the literature, but also appeared in pornographic paintings that erotic art.

With China's first "erotic novel," said the "Golden Lotus" and now has been the artistic recognition, but the wide spread pornography, the impact on later literature of which is that no novel can be compared with compared, in contemporary, Jia's "Deserted City" can see it in shadow. In addition, now can see, create, graphic, erotic novels are popular in the Ming Dynasty "cut Lantern", "Happy Lovers", "Yichun incense quality", "Ruyi Kwan Biography," "Love Story" and the "girl next door Emperor" and 12 of three. These works, no matter how creative theme, but there are numerous, explicit "bedroom scene." In addition, those who are more obscure but still describe Nannvzhiqing based Romances, even more is a little more difficult to count. In addition to writing the things, the emergence of the Ming dynasty erotic art and pop, but also no less than pornography, according to research scholar Robert van Gulik, the Ming Dynasty of erotic art in its prime, the printing using a five-color printing, the level of high, the screen beauty has stunning ("Sexual Culture in Ancient China," Liu Dalin a). The pornography, four or five hundred years later today we can still see the demonstration of the print run was as much popularity Sheng.

Sex, nature is to promote lust, but lust is another really great people want to have. The counter of the mainstream culture Ming sang "preserving the natural, human desire," the high profile, but behind it is to promote the popular desire for pornography. Although destroyed when subjected to burn books banned version can be one or another of a pornographic novel and popular emerging. At the same piece of sky, and in theory has something contrary to it not a bit bizarre Why?
This is probably from the Confucian scholar talking about the living condition and environment.
We know that Ming is a torture method in the era of cool, since the day of the Throne sat the emperor, the emperor Pianjiang tightly gripping the world's power in the hands, with supreme authority. The founding prime minister when the post is there, but set a few years, the emperor felt "under one person," and a "people over" person, heart some ease, so they set up a "conspiracy" in charges, the Prime Minister a month have killed the, and has since set the rules, Wilson set up the world never again post of prime minister, was this, he became the country house rules and training, and no one ever dared to propose to restore. Wanli, Zhang despite the fact the prime minister is hardly the name of the Prime Minister. Thus, throughout the Ming period, although there have been "eunuch excesses", "castrato good at politics", the dynasties confused utter confusion, hard times, but nobody dared to propose re-established prime minister, to help manage a vast empire the emperor. The middle of the Ming emperor, following an over, because he said his biological parents for the overlord and the Empress Dowager, courtier who rallied together to oppose, the emperor no longer be so angry towards a meeting with his ministers, the time up to twelve years long, with Bo Yang's words, when the Ming dynasty, became a dynasty without a head. Is that kind of situation, no one dare Empire courtiers are unnatural, we can see when Confucians their quite satisfactory.
The scholars of the Ming Dynasty Confucians is so, about two reasons, one is their childhood, their education is "loyalty to the emperor Paul

Country ", even if it is a darn idiot sitting on the Throne, a stomach poetry of courtiers who bow down to him should be kowtowing. Mencius said:" people are the king light the boat followed. "Warned the people believe in his doctrine of loyalty is important, but if the confused times of hardship, you may no monarch can be loyal, and to remind them of how to appreciate the little feelings, for people who survive. Unfortunately, in the Ming Dynasty, a scholar who read of "Mencius" a book is an abridged the Imperial, Xu Min, then the people who protect all deleted it off, leaving only the loyal master their lives. Another reason is the butcher's knife under the Gateway service. set the country shortly after the Ming Dynasty, the emperor will be slaughter, fear the main contributor to their success and higher coverage, worrying about their children and grandchildren after his death subdue not live them, then in his 20 years in power between the hero to conquer the world with him who killed the most, and are Manmenchaozhan with the sure way not spare even his students Gujiao. side to kill hero, one side is killed Confucian scholars. poetry fuss, those who violated the taboo of the emperor, "light, thieves, the" other words, all kill, not to mention the other. His son, Zhu Di Four hands grabbed the world from the nephew after he went on to kill a while, which only "reading seed" Fang Xiaoru case, and they killed eight hundred people. in the founding After several decades, the way father and son are killed off, cut off the head can not be total victory, most of them scholars of Confucian scholars. Faced with this reality, who are willing to put their head and king kidding? a result, the bloody head, Wei served 200 years of scholar bile.
When the Song Dynasty, scholars have not make it on Korea to an official of the single-plank bridge, you can also do scholarship, get a get what "Confucianism" and the like, have their own originality can be released out, but in the Ming Dynasty, "Science" Royal Imperial has become the "truth", do not need scholars who go mindless, engaging in any theoretical innovation, so, in the Song can do then they can not go on a scholarship. Although the late Ming Li Zhi, xi, Tang Zhen a class of scholars, proposed the "Innocence" and "On the" said it became obvious that these doctrines have also been learning, became the object of research scholars, but at the time is typical of the "implicit learning" and "underground scholars", the results of those studies are out of sneak out is to write the book also had to use the "Childlike", "hidden books" in the name of, dare not openly published.
No open scholarship, Imperial's roads are narrow too scary, a scholar who would also like to eat, but also support their families, is to do still need a little money Libertine, so they had to actively look for another way to keep alive the other.

In the Ming Dynasty in the late Middle and Lower Yangtze area, business has been stronger sense of the breath, after the economic boom there are some rich idlers another literate, so the publishing industry will be followed up and developed. Booksellers have to make money, scholars have to eat, people with spare cash to be comfortable, popular literature have appeared and become popular, too popular to be in a long time, the flow of the pornography, because "bed undertaking of literature," the best hit the human desire , the most best seller. Therefore, if there pornography, soon to a "best-selling book" The rating, which is naturally a matter of course.
In these pornographic literature, to attract the reader's "bed action" is a heavy head but also more or less a scholar entrusted their dreams. In a book about sex in the Ming and Qing Dynasty novel "Dance Flower Yin", the scholar can be a little glimpse of their thoughts. The book was a scholar, several women engaged in a row. He side deal with a few women among the side went under Section field, the results of the examination was fame, to which five women were all married home, surrounded by beauty, promotion rich and happy immortality. Scholar's dream of doing beautiful very round, very gentle, unfortunately most of a dream.
Liu Dalin in the "Ancient Chinese Sex Culture," in talking about the reasons for the Prosperity of the Ming Dynasty pornography, said that one of the Ming Dynasty emperors dissolute excesses, the officials also eat aphrodisiac Daxing wind, played a leading role. There is also criticism of those in power means that they promote "Science" that they do not practice "Natural." For this reason of course is yes, the "official Germany" demonstration effect is great. But I can not think, take a look at the history of China before the Ming Dynasty, the emperor of a dynasty there which is not Sannomiya six homes, concubines clouds, licentious unrestrained it? Which is not to say, a third official wife of four concubines? But not in time to drive out pornography.
Two seasons in Ming and Qing dynasties, is a very popular literary inquisition. However, the research of these writers, will find these cases, no one is that created prosperity by pornography, even if the reasons in this regard, it is not pure. This can not but say that is a very peculiar historical phenomenon. I think about politicians view, popular pornography, although immoral, threatening the moral, not whether, but not Yigai ban, as against the study of history, exposing weaknesses Royal historian, and scholars discuss affairs of state so harsh, after catch should the author, bookseller behead, burn writing, printing plates destroyed. Of course, pornography investigation is to investigate, but only make it look it. The reason is that politicians know that the wise man's mind onto a woman who, no doubt pondering than let the structure and production method Throne better. The late Ming Dynasty, Li Zhi for the public his "theory of children", it had died Zhao Yu. But at the same time with the "sex writer" who would not be treated as such. So, if this conjecture is true, this may also be prosperous Ming pornography objective reasons. The look after the Qing Ming, Wen network is still extremely tight, but pornography is in particular further, then how much proof of this conjecture is not bad.
From this perspective, the rise of the Ming Dynasty pornography, one side is normal academic disappeared, nowhere can a scholar mind they had to play up to the woman's body; side is the emergence of the cultural market, to provide the external conditions of literary communication , the student can discuss this point of life which is not starved to death, booksellers are also happy to send a little money. The government does, then they opened and closed to acquiescence. As for the "heavenly principle and human desires," the truth, to sing this time had become a high profile, because when people first priority is to succeed, after all, men and women want to diet.
In this world, there are two things most can erode away the human spirit, the same money as the saying goes Money talks, money can yield devils, stomach filled with the desire of living even mention the What kind of spirit of the indomitable before money may be lost in hardness; another thing that is sensual, alert advising people to use pornography and woman in the poem, we can know that feminine extreme: "Erbajiaren body, such as cakes, waist room with a sword cut Yufu, clearly not see the head off, covertly JJ marrow marrow. "Thirty-Six, the honey trap is still time-tested show. According to reports, Americans in questioning Iraqi prisoners of war, the face of his mind filled with the "doctrine of" soldiers, more effective recourse is honey trap. So, if people want to while away the spirit of faith and pursue, as long as these two things can be released, and it means to be open by money, fetched the money went to the woman's breast to enjoy, this way, what kind of spirit of the soldiers are no longer there.
However, the erosion of the human spirit out of the price is enormous. The last emperor of the Ming Dynasty had a thorough understanding about it, when Li Zi Cheng's team to the capital, usually around the Chongzhen those around the table every day with the generals were loyal to the Confucians, then all ran without a trace, leaving only Watching the one under the trees he has completed one of life's final journey into a true "loner." This, is the Ming Dynasty and lust prevail, people flashy about it? I think this might be a proposition worthy of it.

Ming left the first erotic artist snowster "Yan map"

Ming Dynasty boudoir hoard of erotic art