The emperor is high above, calling the wind and rain, controlling the world, and possessing power over the world! The entry of concubines into the imperial court was an important matter for the inner court, just as important as the emperor's appointment to the outer court. For the emperor, the latter can be dispensed with, but the former is indispensable. Later, a wealthy man assigned a special person to handle and record the affairs of his concubine entering the imperial court.
In the Zhou Dynasty , there were already Yin orders responsible for the monarch's secret affairs. of the Han Dynasty, Ye Ting ordered that "the day leakage will not be exhausted for eight quarters, and the records recorded in Bailu shall be recommended to those who see it". That is, before night comes, write down who is going to sleep with the emperor that day.
Eunuchs were responsible for this task after the Eastern Han dynasty . In every dynasty, there was a memorandum in the palace to record the emperor's lucky events for future reference. Just as the ministers of the outer court were meticulous in their duties, so were the eunuchs responsible for their duties.
Emperor Wen Cheng of the Northern Wei Dynasty accidentally went up to the building and looked around, and saw a beauty in the Pingcheng palace. Emperor Wencheng asked the people around him: "How beautiful is this woman?" Everyone agreed unanimously. So Emperor Wencheng walked down the white building and walked towards the beautiful woman, and the two stayed in Zhaiku. The woman Li became pregnant as a result.
Later, the Empress Dowager inquired and found that the keeper of the treasury had written down the time and events on the treasury wall. The two were checked and there were no errors. The fetus Li was pregnant with was recognized. It can be seen from this that although the emperor does things as he pleases, the recorder can also capture the traces. The keeper of the treasury is not responsible for this duty. The matter is important and must be recorded in time.
The life of Emperor Wu of the Western Jin Dynasty as a post-official was closely related to the sheep cart. Emperor Wu Sima Yan was the son of Sima Zhao. "Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone on the road" means that Sima Zhao held great power in the court and wanted to replace the emperor, but he did not make up his mind until his death. His son Sima Yan has long been impatient. Although powerful ministers have power, they cannot satisfy their sexual desires as much as the emperor. Even if they are more powerful than the emperor, they cannot enjoy countless beauties like the emperor.
When Sima Yan was thirty years old, Sima Zhao died. He replaced his father and immediately forced Emperor Wei to abdicate and ascended the throne himself. He wanted to enjoy the treatment that only the emperor could enjoy. He will never experience the grievances of his grandfather again, and the rich will be the beauties. Emperor Wu of Jin created a historical record of tens of thousands of post-officials.
Due to the large number of concubines, Emperor Wu of Jin initially had a headache as to where to spend the night. Later, the sheep cart was invented, and he was carried on the sheep cart to roam on the alleys of Houguan. Whoever's door the goat cart stopped at would sleep with him.
The Romantic Emperor Tang Xuanzong During Kaiyuan and Tianbao years , there were as many as 40,000 women in the harem, and he didn't know how to arrange them to serve him. The emperor walked towards the harem after going down to court, hesitating a little, unsure of who to look for and where to stay tonight. Later, Xuanzong came up with a way. He gathered a group of officials and concubines together every day and asked them to throw dice. The winner of the hit would go to bed that night.. Privately, eunuchs referred to dice as "file-corner matchmakers."
In the spring and autumn seasons, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered the women in the harem to plant flowers in front of the door. Xuanzong followed a butterfly. If the butterfly landed in front of someone's door, it would stay there that night. This method is called "Butterfly Luck".
Because there were too many women entering the imperial palace, Xuanzong could not remember their names and looks one by one, so he invented another romantic method. The palace ladies who had entered the imperial palace were stamped with the seal of "Feng Yue Chang Xin", and then dipped in osmanthus red paste to make the mark firm and not fade after washing.
Later, Tang Jingzong invented a kind of "Feng Liu Arrow", which was also intended to determine the bedtime. uses bamboo skin as a bow and paper as arrows, and dragon and musk powder are densely stored in the middle of the paper. Let the officials and concubines gather together, and Jing Zong takes an arrow and shoots it. The person who is hit by the arrow will be fragrant and touch the body with no pain. Later, there was a saying in the palace that "everyone wants what is in the romantic arrow".
In the late Ming Dynasty, when it was getting dark every day, two red sarong lanterns were hung in front of the palace gate where the concubines lived. When the emperor visits a certain palace, the lamp on the palace gate is removed, indicating that the emperor has chosen a place to sleep. So, the eunuch in charge of patrolling the streets ordered the other officials to take off their lamps and go to bed. The frustrated concubines had no choice but to destroy the red sarongs hoping for favor and hang them up again tomorrow night.
When the emperor of the Ming Dynasty visited the residence of a concubine for the first time, he wanted to be an official. The eunuch decorated the room, and the concubine who was honored by the concubine also had to be decorated accordingly. As usual, the emperor burned incense at the place where he was lucky. The aroma was unusual. The purpose of this was stated in the official line: "Look at the nose and see that the air is not clear, and the pulse is fragrant and charming. The rain and clouds are easy to attract, and the sky is clear."
The concubines in the Qing Dynasty were different from those in other dynasties. The emperor no longer visited the house in person.
The emperor of the Qing Dynasty had his own system. Every day at dinner time, it was decided which concubine would sleep with her that night. Each concubine has a green-headed card with the name of the concubine on it. When preparing dinner, the eunuch in the Jingshi room puts more than ten or dozens of green-headed tiles on a large silver plate, which is called a meal tile.
After the emperor finished his dinner, the eunuch knelt down in front of the emperor with a plate in his hands. If the emperor is not interested, he says "go". If you like something, pick out a card and turn it over with the back facing up. The eunuch took the card and handed it to another eunuch, who was responsible for carrying the concubine who was about to be honored to the emperor's bedroom.
Out of the Qing Dynasty emperor's high degree of vigilance to prevent assassins from appearing midway, the concubines had to come to the emperor's bedroom naked. The method was that the concubine was taken to a room not far from the emperor's bedroom and stripped naked. The eunuch wrapped her in a red brocade quilt or coat, carried her on his shoulders, and carried her into the emperor's bedroom. Go to the emperor's bed and take off the red brocade quilt or coat.
What happened next was recorded by people at the time: " At that time, the emperor lay down first, and his feet were no longer covered. The concubine climbed up naked from her feet and made love with the emperor. The manager of the respectful room and the eunuch who carried the concubine, They all stand waiting outside the window. If the time is too long, the steward will sing: It's time. If the emperor does not respond, he will sing again. If the emperor orders, the concubine will be dragged out from behind the emperor's feet, and the steward will carry her away. Kneel down and ask for your life: Will you stay or not? Diri: Don’t stay. Then the manager will go to the concubine's posterior acupoint and press it slightly, and all the dragon essence will flow out. th: stay. The date of the pen's manual is: on a certain day of a certain month and at a certain time, the emperor favored a certain concubine. That's why it's so easy to get pregnant. This official ban is custom-made by the ancestors. ”
This is the poor women in the patriarchal society. They are just playthings to vent their desires and tools to have children. This has been the case in all dynasties. Although some dynasties had restrictions on the emperor's lewd behavior, in their sexual life, they treated concubines and palace maidens as playthings, humiliated and ravaged them.
