Interesting answer: The seventy-two concubines of the Three Palaces and Six Courts were spliced according to various terms such as the Heavenly Stem and The Earth Branch, which meant that only the emperor could enjoy such treatment. But this is just a statement, in the real historical situation, the emperor wants to marry as many wives as he wants, provided that the emperor has enough voice.
A typical case of Ming Xiaozong
In view of this article, we must take two extreme, very significant cases to make a longitudinal comparison.
As we all know, ancient emperors paid attention to the three palaces, six courts and seventy-two concubines, but when Ming Xiaozong was emperor in the Ming Dynasty, there was only one concubine (empress).
And when we carefully walk into that period of history, it is not difficult to find that Ming Xiaozong really has only one empress, and in addition to this empress, there are very few women he likes.
It's just that what is more interesting is that Ming Xiaozong was not threatened by others, nor was he coerced by others, in short, he consciously and voluntarily only had this one concubine, and he also voluntarily only liked this one wife.
This is unimaginable in the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also unimaginable in the entire feudal dynasty, it is difficult for everyone to imagine that the emperor has only one wife, after all, even ordinary bachelors and old men also hope for three palaces, six concubines and seventy-two concubines.
Of course, the reason why Ming Xiaozong has such a situation has his own reasons, the first point is that his tragic experience of youth has made him have a little bit of Oedipal feelings, and what is more fatal is that only this one woman has given herself support at a critical moment, given herself love, and in the future he will slowly take care of her and slowly care for her.
Later, some historians planned Ming Xiaozong's abnormal actions as Ming Xiaozong was a classic Confucianism, and personally did not argue against this point, because the scope of this point was too large and did not have much meaning.
A classic case of the Guangxu Emperor
There was a Tongzhi Emperor in front of the Guangxu Emperor, and the two emperors had one thing in common, that is, they both called Empress Dowager Cixi a mother, but the Tongzhi Emperor was the son of Empress Dowager Cixi, and the Guangxu Emperor was the son of Empress Dowager Cixi.
When faced with the selection of empresses, the two emperors showed the same attitude, that is, they did not like what Empress Dowager Cixi had arranged for them. The difference was that the Tongzhi Emperor made a big fuss and Empress Dowager Cixi did not speak and was angry with each other, while the Guangxu Emperor could only honestly accept this reality.
It can also be seen that among the emperors of the feudal dynasty, it is not necessary to say how many wives they can marry, nor do they necessarily say how many concubines they can have, the key reason lies in the external environment, if there are factors that can be restricted by the external environment, a poor person like the Guangxu Emperor may not be able to take a few wives.
The number of wives of ancient emperors was extremely unstable and unstable, how to say it? To put it simply, there may be many wives and there may be very few wives, in addition to their own ability to strengthen, but also have a great connection with the external environment.
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