In the history of our country, there have been more than three hundred emperors, and the harem of each emperor is very abundant, and every year there is a draft. So after the new emperor ascended the throne, how did they generally deal with the concubines of the old emperor?
The first is that concubines with heirs can continue to stay in the palace to continue to raise children, but concubines without heirs are more miserable, generally will be driven to the tomb of the former emperor, guard the tomb for the former emperor for life, and be locked up in the mausoleum for a lifetime, not seeing the light of day.
The second is to arrange to go to the nunnery to become a nun. In ancient times, this was a matter of practicing morality, and it was also a method that most concubines were more acceptable.
The third option is to accompany the funeral. Under the rule of that kind of feudal dynasty, the status of women was very low, so in the eyes of the emperor, the lives of these women were worthless, so those emperors would generally ask concubines to accompany him to the funeral, or the new emperor would send these concubines to the old emperor to accompany the funeral. For example, Zhu Yuanzhang asked all his concubines to accompany him to the funeral at that time, which was very cruel.
There is also a way to turn the woman of the old emperor into his own woman, and when he sees this sentence, the first thing that comes to mind is Wu Zetian? This situation is generally more common in grassland tribes, and the ancient four beautiful queens Zhaojun are like this, mainly because of the implementation of a succession marriage system in the grassland. This form was very miserable for women at that time, but there was no way but to endure. Extremely insulting.
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