Since ancient times, the princess has been a symbol of the noble status of unmarried female royalty in the family of rulers. Whether it is a princess of the East or the West, these women are the perfect combination of honor and beauty. There are many princesses in Chinese history who are familiar to everyone, the most famous of which are the Tang Dynasty Taiping, Wencheng and the two Han princesses who are pro-Tubo. In the West, there are also many cartoon princess characters, such as Snow White in the seven dwarf fairy tales. In ancient China, especially in the feudal period, the princess born into the emperor's family was both noble and had the helplessness and misfortune of the daughter of the emperor's family. Noble is that she can have a lifetime of glory and wealth, but unfortunately, the princess may become a chip between political transactions, and in order to maintain the stability of the country, they may be sent to and pro.
In ancient times, in order to maintain the relationship between the two countries, reduce the war between the two countries, avoid bloodshed, and kiss is the best way. The emperor had many children. In order to maintain the stability of the country and the interests of the rulers, the emperor would often let the princess pass on the advanced culture of the Central Plains to remote places through the way of peace. The most famous case is probably princess Wencheng during the Tang Dynasty Li Shimin's time when she entered Tibet and married the Tibetan leader Songtsen Gampo. Princess Wencheng made great contributions to promoting cultural exchanges between the Central Plains and Tibetan areas. She brought the exquisite objects, exquisite techniques and beautiful music of the Central Plains to Tibet and improved life in Tibetan areas. Let the remote areas also accept the Culture of the Central Plains, and accelerate the integration process of the Chinese nation.
In China's Han Dynasty, there is still a famous "Zhaojun out of the jam" in history, but Wang Zhaojun is not as lucky as Princess Wencheng. She married the Xiongnu Shan Yuhou, and when the Xiongnu Shan Yu died, she followed the Xiongnu customs and married the son of her ex-husband. In the feudal period, women's chastity was more important than life, but Wang Zhaojun had to endure humiliation and bear the burden of humiliation for the sake of the stability of the country, and humiliatingly accepted this reality. In the Qing Dynasty, this method of maintaining national tranquility through peace and pro-family was still very popular. The royal princesses were very afraid of being reconciled, especially to the Mongol tribes. Why were qing princesses afraid to marry the Mongols?
The first reason is that when the princess marries to Mongolia and marries the Mongol chief, if the Mongol chief dies, the princess will marry his son. For a woman with a traditional culture, this arrangement is simply unacceptable.
In addition, in ancient times, transportation was not as convenient as it is now, and if the princess married into a remote area, she might never have the opportunity to return to her homeland again.
The third reason is that she has no idea what her husband looks like and who he has.
The last reason is more intolerable. Why did the princess have no heirs after marrying a Mongol chief?
Is it the reason for the body of a princess or Mongol chief?
Historically, the leader of the Mongol tribes, also for political reasons, had to accept the pro-family way in the face of the powerful Qing Dynasty. But in order to ensure the purest blood of their Mongol royal family, after marrying a Mongol leader under a Qing princess, even if she was pregnant, she would be beaten up, or the princess would be aborted by drugs. This is why Qing princesses could not accept intermarriage with Mongolia, because Mongolian customs were intolerable.
Therefore, the princess of the imperial family is a combination of honor and misfortune. Although there will be endless glory and wealth, it is sometimes full of involuntary helplessness, and if necessary, you have to sacrifice your life and happiness for the stability of the country.