In ancient times, what women wanted to do most was the queen. The emperor is the supreme ruler of the world, the empress is the lord of the harem, and the model of the woman in the world. However, in history, although some women were not empresses before they were born, they were more honorable and glorious than empresses, favored by the emperor, and not empresses were more like empresses. For example, the following three.
The first was Yang Guifei.
What an honor Yang Guifei is, I think we know it all too well. In "Long Hate Song", Bai Juyi used "three thousand pets in one body, and the harem pink dai has no color" to describe.
There is also the song "A ride on the red dust concubine laughs, no one knows that it is a lychee coming" can also be explained. Yang Guifei likes to eat lychees, but lychees are only available in the south. Therefore, in order to win a red smile, Tang Xuanzong did not hesitate to open up the Lychee Road and ensure that the fast horses transporting lychees were sent all the way to Chang'an.
This is simply a reproduction of the King of Zhou You and the "Princes of Beacon Theatre" in the Spring and Autumn Period. It can also prove that Tang Xuanzong was extremely favored by Yang Guifei.
At that time, after the death of Tang Xuanzong's favored concubine Wu Huifei, his heart was empty and lonely, and there were three thousand harem beauties, and none of them could enter his eyes. Only to "pear blossoms a branch of spring with rain" Yang Yuhuan into his world. After this old man saw the little beauty who was more than thirty years younger than himself, "looking back at the smile and smiling", he looked at the sixth palace, which was really "six palaces pink and colorless".
However, at this time, Yang Yuhuan was already married, and it was none other than Emperor Xuanzong's own son Li Mao the Prince of Shou.
Therefore, Emperor Xuanzong seemed to be a little hesitant. But this was not a difficult task for this dynasty with a mixed-race temperament and the Li Tang royal family with a humble bloodline. Because didn't Li Shimin, the wise and divine emperor of Tang Taizong, also occupy his brother-in-law, didn't Emperor Gaozong of Tang also adopt his father's woman Wu Meiniang?
So, it's not surprising. So Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan got along, but they could get along with King Shou.
In 745, four years after Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang formally accepted the twenty-six-year-old Yang Yuhuan as a noble concubine. Since then, Yang Yuhuan has officially become the woman of Emperor Xuanzong.
Although she does not have the title of empress, she is more like an empress and is more respected than an empress. Then, why didn't Tang Xuanzong make Yang Guifei empress?
The reason is that in addition to Yang Guifei's previous marriage to King Shou, I think there is a very important reason, that is, Yang Guifei has no heirs. As for why Yang Guifei did not give birth, we have no way of knowing, but not having a son is certainly a major obstacle to making her empress. Because the ancient empress was a very important event, to the participation of the monarch and the world, the empress of the appointment must be Yi De Yi Rong, who can play a role in setting an example for all the people and the mother of the world, and the son she gives birth to will also be made a prince and will inherit the unification in the future.
At that time, the crown prince had been established for many years, and his growth was normal, and Yang Guifei had not been able to give birth to a son for a long time, so there was no reason to make her empress.
The second Noble Concubine.
Wan Guifei was called Wan Zhen'er, and she was the concubine of Emperor Mingxianzong Zhu Jianshen, who was quite favored and was known as Wan Guifei. She was extremely favored by the Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen. To what extent?
We know that during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, there were many small porcelains, which were praised by collectors throughout the ages as the crown of porcelain. And these porcelains are said to have been made by Zhu Jianshen in order to please Wan Zhen'er and called Jingdezhen.
In fact, Zhu Jianshen had just become emperor and established Empress Wu, but within a month, he was deposed. The reason was that Empress Wu had offended Wan Guifei. Because Empress Wu was not accustomed to this half-old Xu Niang's deep trust from the emperor and was more honorable than her, she "plucked it and staffed it." ”
As a result, we all know that Zhu Jianshen, in a fit of rage, deposed Empress Wu. Later, Zhu Mishen wanted to have his own son with Princess Wan Guifei and made this child the crown prince.
In the second year of Chenghua, the 37-year-old Wan Zhen'er got what he wanted to give birth to the eldest son of the emperor for Zhu Jianshen, and Zhu Jianshen was overjoyed, and made Wan Shijin an imperial concubine, and at the same time, he wanted to make the son born of this beloved person the crown prince.
Unfortunately, the child died before the age of one, and Wan Guifei was heartbroken and grief-stricken, and thought that she was old and might never be able to have children again, so she became mad. Once it was discovered that the other concubines in the palace were pregnant, they all tried their best to poison them, so that the Chenghua Emperor had no heirs for a long time.
Therefore, Wan Guifei is also a concubine who is not an empress who is better than an empress. Of course, whether Wan Guifei is very vicious or not, history is controversial, and it will not be repeated.
Then, why did Zhu Jianshen love Wan Guifei so much?
This brings us to Zhu Jianshen's life experience. Zhu Jianshen was the son of Emperor Mingyingzong Zhu Qizhen, and was made crown prince by Emperor Yingzong when he was two years old. However, Emperor Yingzong was captured during the Tumu Fort Rebellion, and was succeeded by his younger brother Zhu Qiyu.
When Zhu Qiyu became emperor, he naturally wanted to make his son crown prince, so he deposed Zhu Jianshen as crown prince and demoted him to the position of prince of the domain. The tree fell and scattered, Zhu Jianshen's status plummeted, naturally there was no love, no one hurt, and at this time, only one person was still loving him and hurting him, that is, Wan Guifei.
At the most lost, most frustrated, and most depressed time in Zhu Jianshen's life, it was this woman named Wan Zhen'er who accompanied him and took care of him, so that the two formed that kind of deformed and complex relationship. Wan Guifei was his only reliance on Zhu Jianshen.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why Zhu Jianshen is so fond of this Wan Guifei who is 17 years older than him.
The third was Concubine Dong.
Concubine Dong was the favorite concubine of the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and she was extremely favored. She had only been in the palace for about a month, and she had been promoted all the way to the position of imperial concubine. It is said that at that time, the Shunzhi Emperor wanted to abolish the queen for her, but at that time, the courtiers unanimously opposed it, and the opposition was too strong, and the helpless Shunzhi Emperor had to give up this idea.
However, the Shunzhi Emperor still promoted his beloved woman from a virtuous concubine to an imperial concubine in a short period of time, and the scenery under the favor was unmatched. It was also when Princess Dong Efei was made an imperial concubine that the Shunzhi Emperor announced a general amnesty for the world. This brings us to "amnesty for the world."
In fact, amnesty for the world is not promulgated casually, and the number of "amnesty for the world" in history is countless. Amnesty means that those who are imprisoned for minor misdemeanors can get a free opportunity to change their minds, focusing on calling for the joy of all peoples and celebrating the whole country. In general, this initiative is only done when a very important event is held.
For example, the "History of Filial Piety": "Amnesty for the world, the god of Shougong." "Old Book of Tang Dynasty, DaizongJi": "In modern times, the world can be pardoned, and the prisoners can be imprisoned, and the crimes are not serious, and everything is released." And so on.
It can be seen from this that the Shunzhi Emperor loved Dong Efei very much, and even more unexpectedly, in less than a year, the Shunzhi Emperor once again pardoned Dong Efei. This time, Princess Dong Efei gave birth to the fourth son of the emperor, and Shunzhi was greatly pleased and excited to pardon the world again.
This is extremely rare in history.
Unfortunately, the child died in less than four months. However, the Shunzhi Emperor not only gave the child a title, but also buried the child with a large gift.
Of course, Dong Efei also fell ill because of this incident, so that she finally died at the age of 22. It is said that after the death of Concubine Dong, the Shunzhi Emperor was heartbroken and did not go to the court for four months. Usually, when the empress dies, the emperor only has five days to go to the court.
It can be seen that Concubine Dong is also a concubine who is not an empress who is better than an empress. And it is worth mentioning that later the Shunzhi Emperor posthumously named Dong Efei as empress, which further explains the status of Dong Efei in the heart of the Shunzhi Emperor.
The above are the three concubines in Chinese history who are not queens like empresses, although they were not empresses before they were born, they all got the truth of empresses, and even more honorable and glorious than empresses, even empresses can not be compared.