In ancient times, the emperor generally had many concubines in the Sannomiya and Six Courtyards. In order to obtain the emperor's blessings, the concubines would do everything they could to do their best for their own interests and the interests of the group behind them. But after all, there is only one emperor. To deal with so many women, certain rules need to be established. Therefore, when the emperor visits his concubine, he will follow certain rules and regulations, otherwise there will be chaos in the harem. Things that haven't been resolved.
In my country's feudal society for thousands of years, the monarchs of almost every dynasty practiced polygamy. The emperor’s women are as few as a few hundred people, and as many as thousands or tens of thousands. Since there are no exact statistics, we don’t know how many harem beauties the emperors have. In fact, most of them will not be favored by the emperor, but exist as slaves and servants of the emperor. Many people in the harem are actually the children of officials and eunuchs. They are sent to the palace for a certain political purpose, so most people will be involved in the vortex of political struggles, and the emperor’s concubines are also involved. Most of them are the continuation of the politics of the court, and those who are beaten into the cold palace are in a situation where no one cares and suffers all the insults. They face the boundless suffering but have nowhere to tell, it is pitiful!
So, in the face of such a complicated situation, how can the concubines in the harem be called into the bed by the emperor and be able to wait for them?
For the concubines, after dinner every day, the plate held by the eunuch in the respectful room determines whether they will see Longyan and have the honor to wait in bed. First, the eunuchs will write the names of all the concubines who are eligible for luck on green-head signs, and then put these signs on a large silver plate and prepare them to be presented to the emperor at dinner. When the emperor finishes his dinner, if he feels a little tired and doesn't want to visit his concubine, he will say "Go". If the emperor wants to belong, he will turn over the corresponding sign, so that after the eunuch retreats, he will hand the sign to the eunuch's hand.
The eunuchs will notify the selected concubines to prepare them in advance. Generally, the selected concubines will take a bath first, and after the preparation work is completed, the emperor will go to bed first.The eunuchs would only cover the emperor’s ankle with the quilt so that the emperor’s feet were exposed. Of course, the emperor’s feet were also called dragon feet. At this time, the concubine who is ready to be lucky will take off her body and wait outside with a cloak. A special eunuch will carry the concubine on the dragon bed, and then remove the cloak from the concubine, so that the concubine will be exposed from the emperor’s feet. Creeping into the emperor's bed, this is the normal process of sleeping in.
We often say that the emperor’s harem is three thousand beauties, but in fact, this three thousand is just an imaginary number. In the Tang Dynasty, the number of beauties in the harem reached tens of thousands. Because there were too many people in the harem, so we assigned the sleeping quarters. The number of places has become a problem. However, there are also clear hierarchies in the harem. Just like the harem in the Tang Dynasty, there are 4 queens, concubines, 9 concubines, 27 maternal wives, 81 imperial wives, and of course other female officials, court ladies, and miscellaneous servants. There are also levels, and the number is relatively large.
In the Tang Dynasty, the order of attendants in the harem was determined by the fullness of the moon. The first fifteen days of each month are gradually full and the last fifteen days are gradually lacking. Therefore, in the first fifteen days, start from the lower status. On the fifteenth day, it is the highest status. The next fifteenth day is the opposite, starting with the higher status and then the lower status. Generally speaking, the higher the status, the higher the number of nights that can be obtained. In general, the queen can have two days in a month, four concubines have two days, and nine concubines can share one night. There are six nights, and 81 imperial wives need to share the remaining 18 nights.
This system is relatively fair for the concubines, but for the emperor, it is actually not a very pleasant thing, because many times he can't choose freely, and sometimes he needs one time Cope with several. Moreover, for the emperor's body, sometimes the emperors who are in a good mood will be reminded of the bell by ignorant eunuchs. Because during this whole process, the eunuchs have been waiting outside the window. It is not that the eunuchs are willing to eavesdrop here, but the duty is like this. On the one hand, he was worried that the emperor would have an accident due to his excitement; on the other hand, he was "enforcing the law."
So how long will the emperor be reminded? We don’t know how long it will be.But this time will certainly not be particularly long. I believe that the eunuchs waiting outside will certainly not be particularly impatient, and will shout "it's time" when they arrive. What if the emperor pretended not to know what would they do? They will shout again, of course, as the emperors who need to be honored, it is impossible for the eunuchs to shout more than three times.
After the event, there will be an eunuch who will ask the emperor whether he will allow the concubine who is in bed to have children for the emperor. There is a case to be investigated after pregnancy. If the emperor says no, he will impose compulsory contraceptive measures on the concubine. Therefore, for most concubines, whether they can keep their children is completely within the emperor's thoughts, they are more often just a tool for the emperor to vent his desires.
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