The storm of the Revolution of 1911 destroyed the feudal monarchy. With the demise of feudal monarchy, the word "I" has already entered the history museum. In recent years, there have been many TV dramas with the theme of the Qing emperor on the screen. The images of three emperors, Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, appear frequently, with one "I" in the mouth and one "I" in the mouth. Therefore, students often ask me, what does "I" mean? Why did the emperor call himself "I"? China's earliest monograph "Er Ya Shi Shi", which explains the meaning of words, said: "I am also physically." In the pre-Qin era, "I" was the first person pronoun. Regardless of rank, everyone can call himself "I". According to Sima Qian's "Historical Records of the First Qin Emperor", after Qin and Ying Zheng unified the world, it was stipulated that "the son of heaven claimed to be me." From then on, ordinary people can't call themselves "I". The Modern Chinese Dictionary defines "I" as: "Qin used to mean" mine "or" me ",and since Qin Shihuang, it has been committed to becoming an emperor." However, there are two points to be clarified here: First, "I", as a first-person pronoun, does not mean the first-person pronouns such as "Yu", "Wu" and "I" in the pre-Qin era. As Mr. Gu Jiegang and Mr. Liu Qigui pointed out in "On proofreading", "I-Oracle Bone Inscriptions inscriptions only use the singular first person possessive case, that is,' mine'." Such as "Shu Shun Dian": "You are worried about me." It means: "You are my official in charge of Yamazawa." "Da Dingyu" (bronze inscription): "Don't abrogate my orders". It means: "Don't abandon my instructions." Li Sao: "My Emperor Kao Boyong." My father's name is Boyong. "Maybe some people say that there is a saying in Shangshu Tang Shi that" I will not break my word ". I can't keep my promise. Xu Shen explained "I" in Shuowen Zhoubu: "I also". Don't these all prove that in the pre-Qin period, "I" can also be equated with "Yu", "I" and "I" in later generations? We believe that Shangshu Tang Shi is not original and will inevitably be tampered with by later generations. After the Qin fire, it is very likely that the Han Dynasty will be marked only by the dictation of Confucian scholars in the Western Han Dynasty. Xu Shen is a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his understanding of the meaning of the pre-Qin period is even more difficult. Second, since Qin Shihuang, the word "I" has been the emperor's special word. This is a common situation, but there is a special situation, that is, if the Supreme Queen Mother can also call herself "I". For example, "History of Shang Emperor in the Later Han Dynasty": "The Empress Dowager said,' Today, my son is young and regretful, so I should assist him in listening to politics." "