"Book of Changes" said: "If two people get together, they will break off; The difference between one thought and another. It's about people who work together in Qi Xin, and their strength can chop axes and cut gold; A word from people with one heart and one mind will make people accept it as willingly as enjoying orchid fragrance.
From then on, orchids also have the meaning of referring to people who work together and are of one mind.
The word "Jin Lan" first appeared in Shi Shuo Xin Yu. It is said that Dan Tao and Ji Kang and Ruan Ji hit it off immediately, and they hit it off and became half-brothers. ? The three of them have a very good relationship, which is described in the article as "as solid as gold as Jin Lan". ?
Therefore, later generations called the oath "Jin Lan". The custom of becoming sworn has existed since ancient times, and the ways of becoming sworn are also different, but in the process of becoming sworn, other links can be omitted, and the only thing that cannot be omitted is the exchange of posts. Usually, people who take the oath should write down their names, dates of birth, places of birth, etc. Write on red paper and exchange with each other.
At first, people called this exchange station "Jin Lan Spectrum". After taking the oath, according to the date of birth recorded in the Jin Lan Spectrum, brothers are commensurate. "Yi Jie Jin Lan" is therefore called Kai. Jin Lan: At first, it refers to the emotional affinity between friends. Later, it was used as a synonym for sworn brothers and sisters.
Social communication customs in old China. It originally refers to the emotional connection between friends. Later it was used as a synonym for brothers and sisters. For example, in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei set up a black cow and a white horse in the blooming Taoyuan behind Zhangfeizhuang in Zhuo Jun County, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, burning incense and worshipping again, and became brothers with different surnames.
The year before last, the political commissar of a county public security bureau in Fujian was brought to justice. It is reported that he became sworn brothers with county leaders and department directors, which had a very bad influence. Some people say that this is because Yi Jie Jin Lan is not good. I don't think this would be the case. Party member cadres become sworn brothers and form small groups, which may violate party discipline and do not constitute a crime. When the judicial organs brought them to justice, they must have committed the crime of being sworn brothers and righteous brothers. As an ordinary citizen, you are Jin Lan, and you know each other as Yidi, Yidi, Yimei and Yimei. You don't have to worry about committing a crime. I am sure that Yi Jie Jin Lan has not broken the law and will not be brought to justice. It's another thing to say that Brother Yi and Brother Yi commit crimes in groups. The law punishes illegal and criminal acts, not swearing allegiance.