Foreword
In the history of China for five thousand years, in the ancient feudal society , it is normal for men to have three wives and four concubines.
Especially those high-ranking officials, who do not have groups of wives and concubines? There are also many officials who will hide themselves in golden houses. This is also a bad habit in feudal society at that time, and it is also a persecution of women.
Ancient officials who commit crimes will be ransacked.
When officials have power, everyone will nod and bow their heads and listen to them. The young and beautiful girls are even more enthusiastic.
But everyone knows that the officialdom of the ancient imperial court was changing, and some officials would commit felony crimes because of corruption, accepting bribes, and attempting to rebel. Only at that time can the officials realize the tragedy of the wall falling down and everyone pushing , and they will be disgusted and far away from the people around them.
Many officials have committed a felony, and the court will ransack their homes, not only confiscating all the property in their homes, but also affecting their wives, children, and children.
But some people have doubts, if officials are ransacked, where are those helpless wives and concubines?
The official wives and concubines after ransacking their homes have three kinds of endings
Jiaofang Division (brothel).
Jiaofang Division was established by the imperial court, general folks scattered people cannot enter, only responsible for receiving those privileged princes and nobles.
The wives and concubines of the officials who were ransacked were all carefully selected women. Not only are they young and beautiful, they are also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
However, the women in the Jiaofang Division are divided into three, six and nine classes. Some women who are good-looking and knowledgeable can receive better treatment.
A woman without any talent and plain appearance will be reduced to the plaything of the nobility.
After entering the workshop, these women will be arranged to wear green clothes, and they are also represented as lowly.
This treatment of women is not only a torture and shame to ancient women, but also an eternal shame to criminal officials.
The imperial court can also deter those imperial officials in this way, and it also has a warning effect on them.
2. Being trafficked to the landlord’s wealthy family servants
was known as "bad" in the Ming Dynasty, and these women would only be allowed to marry men with the same "bad" .
Most of the fate of these women, will be slaves or maidservants in the homes of rich landlords, and will serve their employers for a lifetime.
However, some women will be trafficked to private brothels, so they are reduced to droves.
These women should be the most miserable,Because the private brothel can't be compared with the Jiaofangsi at all, the customers who come here are men with rough temperaments, and they will all be treated with shame.
Some women often commit suicide shortly after entering the brothel.
3. Officials’ wives and concubines will be exiled or dismissed
The imperial court will exile or dismiss the officials’ wives and concubines, which means that the official’s guilt is not too great, and it is not too bad for the family. Degree.
But officials have basically been sent to death row, and some of them will be secretly killed in the prison.
Because the offending officials are no longer treated as wives and concubines, they will be dismissed.
If officials have children in their families, they will give these demobilized people some expenses, and then they will go their separate ways.
Concluding remarks
In ancient times, the fate of the wives and concubines of the family officials and concubines in these three kinds of capitals was very miserable, and they also warned the world not to commit crimes.
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