Among them, Yidi refers to the people in the ancient Central Plains, who belittle the surrounding areas, saying that they are uncivilized, lack of education, and do not understand books and etiquette. Death is nothing. The word "nothing" in ancient books is mostly written as "death".
This sentence comes from the Analects of Confucius and Eight Shu. The original sentence is "Confucius said: It is better to have a monarch in a suitable place than to die in the summer."
Interpretation of the vernacular: uncivilized people, nations and countries with relatively low civilization, although they have their own national system and political power (a monarch is a barbarian), are not as good as China without a monarch.
Extended data:
1. In Confucius' thoughts, there is a strong concept of "avoiding summer", and then the traditional concept of "preventing summer" is gradually formed. In his view, it is good that "Zhu Xia" has a tradition of ritual and music civilization. Even if "Zhu Xia" has no monarch, it is better than "Yidi" having a monarch without rites and music. This concept is the source of Han chauvinism.
2. The Analects of Eight Shu is the third chapter of the Confucian classic The Analects. Bashu consists of 26 chapters. The main content of this paper involves the problem of "ceremony" and advocates maintaining various rules of ceremony in system and etiquette.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia _ Analects of Bashu