There are two great strange phenomena in history:
The emperors and nomadic tribes and relatives of the Central Plains Dynasty have always been "marrying daughters".
Of course, whether they were daughters or adopters, they never married girls from nomadic tribes.
And the nomadic tribes are also particularly strange, they seem to have always married daughters-in-law to the tribe, never willing to marry daughters. Moreover, the vast majority of princesses who marry in the past will not have children, which leads to the relationship between the two countries, and it is always impossible to "kiss and kiss".
If anyone uses coincidence to explain this strange phenomenon, it can only mean that he is too ignorant.
He was founded in Liu Bang
The founder of the matter of "peace and affinity" was Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao. In 200 BC, Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, was besieged by Mao Dundan at Baishan Mountain.
Liu Bang had no grain and grass inside and no reinforcements outside, and he launched several breakthroughs, but they were all beaten back by The cavalry of Mao Dun Shan Yu. If there is no miracle, Baideng Mountain is the burial place of Liu Bang.
But as a mound shan yu, Liu Bang's life is not what he wants most, because a living person is much more valuable than a dead person.
If Mo Dun killed Liu Bang, then the Great Han would change an emperor every minute, and Mo Dun would not be able to take advantage of it at all, which was contrary to The original intention of Mo Dun to fight.
Mouton's move was to find a long-term meal ticket for the tribe, and after the Battle of Baideng Mountain, Mouton had achieved his strategic intentions.
So, he went down the donkey and borrowed the hand of a woman to leave a way for Liu Bang to live.
Since then, Liu Bang has changed his policy toward the Xiongnu and "peace and affinity" have stepped onto the stage of history. The Han Dynasty used the "marriage of daughters" to maintain peace between the Central Plains and the Xiongnu.
It is also strange to say that the harmony of the Han Dynasty was always unilaterally exporting brides, and several generations of emperors had never married a woman on the grassland.
And the princess who married out, there was basically no problem that the Emperor of the Central Plains brought back the "steaming" grandson, and the relationship between the two sides was maintained lukewarmly.
The reason behind the two strange phases
The fundamental reason for these two strange phenomena is that "each takes what is needed". First of all, the Central Plains Dynasty has been flaunting "advanced" and "civilized" since ancient times.
The Central Plains Dynasty, as the passive party of peace, in principle, exchanged "princesses" and dowries for peace, and they were the weaker party in this relationship.
However, from the bright side, the Central Plains Dynasty is more concerned about face, and can also earn enough face for itself by "marrying a daughter" to send gifts in a way that is accompanied by dowry.
After all, from the perspective of generations, Shan Yu of the Xiongnu still had to honor the emperor as the "father" of his life, and from this level of relationship, the Emperor of the Central Plains occupied a small power.
They would not marry the women of the steppe, firstly because the nature of the steppe women was not in line with the appetite of the Emperor of the Central Plains, and more because the Emperor of the Central Plains was worried about the contamination of the bloodline, and then the Huns stole the country.
As for the Xiongnu, they are sparsely populated and urgently need women to cooperate with childbearing, so the women of the Central Plains are a huge fortune for them, and while they collect money, they also fantasize that the Women of the Central Plains can give birth to a few dolls for them.
However, the vast majority of princesses married to the steppe cannot have children, and the reason is that it is still impossible to guarantee "the right time and place".
It should be known that the princesses of the Central Plains Dynasty were born in the deep palace since they were young, never faced the wind and sand outside the Seychelles alone, and after being suddenly married to the grassland, the climate and diet could not adapt.
Besides, can a princess who is close to her be able to spoil herself? The pain and pain of being away from home for many years makes their mood particularly low, which is also a major factor in the difficulty of getting pregnant.
In this case, many princesses are in a sub-healthy state. As a result, it becomes extremely difficult to conceive and have children. Moreover, the Huns were quite concerned with the purity of their bloodlines, and from the bottom of their hearts, they did not want the princess they married to give birth to a son and a half daughter for them.
Wang Zhaojun married three generations of grandchildren and broke the deadlock and successfully gave birth to a child
Wang Zhaojun was originally a palace maid chosen for the Han Yuan Emperor, that is, the kind that could be turned right when the emperor saw it. However, because she did not have the money to bribe the portrait painter, she had not been selected by the Han Yuan Emperor, and she fantasized about being able to change her situation.
On the desert steppe, the Xiongnu have not eased up for so many years since they were hanged and beaten by Emperor Wu of Han, the Xiongnu have attacked each other single-handedly, and Hu Han's evil shan yu has been beaten by his brothers and almost unable to take care of themselves.
Hu Han saw that he could not continue to mix in the Xiongnu circle, so he turned and pasted to the Han. Emperor Xuan of Han naturally warmly entertained Hu Han and gave him grain to help him.
A few years later, Hu Han Evil Shan Yu really established a foothold in the Xiongnu circle, and in order to express his gratitude, Hu Han Evil Shan Yu took the initiative to ask Emperor Yuan of Han for peace.
Emperor Yuan of Han took the opportunity to marry Wang Zhaojun. Wang Zhaojun married into the Xiongnu with a mission, and Hu Han evil Shan Yu also showed enough respect for her, and the relationship between the two was once very harmonious.
In this case, Wang Zhaojun also gave birth to a son for Hu Han Evil Shan Yu
Yi Tu Zhi Ya master, the following year Hu Han evil Shan Yu died, Wang Zhaojun "according to Hu customs" married Hu Han evil Shan Yu's eldest son Carved Tao Mogao, the two lived for 11 years and gave birth to two daughters.
afterward
Carved Tao Mogao
Shan Yu died, and she had no choice but to marry her grandchildren
Search for harmonic Ruo Shun Yu. The Xiongnu custom of "father to son" made Wang Zhaojun quite uncomfortable.
Therefore, she married
After that, it was extremely difficult to restrain his emotions, and in the case of extreme depression and sadness, he died of illness in less than two years.
Although with the improvement of the status of the Han Dynasty, Wang Zhaojun received special hospitality, so his mood and living conditions were much better than before, and he was fortunate to give birth to several children, but in the end, Wang Zhaojun was not happy in his life.
After marrying his grandfather and grandson for three generations, Wang Zhaojun's experience can also be regarded as legendary.
postscript
In summary, the princesses married to the Xiongnu could not have children, on the one hand, the environment of the steppe was harsh, and the princesses were delicate and expensive and difficult to adapt to the environment at that time.
Moreover, although they are noble princesses, they do not come to the Xiongnu as victors, the Xiongnu will not treat them as VIPs, scolding as if it is a common thing, the inner depression and the harshness of the environment, it is reasonable not to have children.