In recent years, with the popularity of costume dramas, we know more and more about ancient history. In particular, the popularity of court dramas has made us more and more aware of the things in the palace. For example, the word "father the emperor" is often seen. Generally speaking, this is the title of the emperor by the emperor's children. But in fact, this is not the case. The emperor's children call the emperor more than just the father emperor.
When Qin Shi Huang created the emperor system, there were many regulations. There are clear regulations on the emperor's self-title, the emperor's power, the emperor's great seal, and other aspects, but there are no special regulations on the title of the emperor by the emperor's children. This shows one thing, in the beginning, the emperor's children were not called the emperor's father, so what was it called at that time?
In fact, the emperor's children are called emperors and ordinary people's families, and they are generally fathers or fathers. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Empress Wei often said to Emperor Gaozong of Song, "How is your father?" It can be seen that the children of the imperial family at that time called the emperor the father. When we look at "Daming Fenghua", we can also find that Zhu Di's sons are also called Zhu Di, and they are not called fathers and emperors. Of course, in addition to calling daddy, sometimes called father, but this is a more formal occasion.
Since there are film and television dramas that say that the title is the father and emperor, which means that this title exists, when did the title of the father and emperor appear? According to the "History of Ming": The crown prince who was crowned king, before the Tianzi, called himself "the first son of a certain Wang", and called the Tianzi "His Majesty the Father emperor" "Ming Shi Li Shi Jin Table Notes"). Therefore, the Ming Dynasty historical data can determine that the prince called his father "father emperor". Whether there was such a title before the Ming Dynasty is difficult to say. Of course, sometimes it is also called the Emperor Father, and the two meanings are the same.
In addition to his father, there is also Emperor Amma in the Qing Dynasty court drama. Because the Qing Dynasty was Manchu, the word Amma is Manchu, which means father. Therefore, many people say in the novel that the children of the Qing Dynasty royal family call the emperor Amma, but in fact, this is not the case at all. The history books of the Qing Dynasty all record that the name is "Khan Amma" and "Emperor Amma" has never been written. Because the Qing Dynasty was Manchu, the Manchus called their leader the Great Khan, and the Han chinese were called emperors. As children of the rulers of the Qing Dynasty, they must have come by the Manchu name. That's why it's called Khan Amma.
Now we know that there are many things in film and television that do not match the facts. In fact, not only is there a problem with the title of the emperor, in the real history, the empress dowager and empress have never called themselves the mourning family, which is also fabricated by later generations.