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Historical trivia

author:History, miscellaneous

1. During the Warring States period, Qin Shi Huang did not unify China, because there was a small country called Weiguo.

2. The historical Hezhen is actually a big handsome guy and is strong in martial arts.

3. "Grooming" is actually a kind of torture invented by Zhu Yuanzhang, which is to use an iron comb to catch it layer by layer, and eventually die of pain.

4. Cao Zhi and Wang Xizhi were actually pseudo-bridesmaids, because the standard of beautiful men in the Wei and Jin dynasties was to be beautiful.

5. Yoshiko Kawashima, whose original name was Aisin Kyora Xianxuan, was a nobleman of the Qing Dynasty.

6. In ancient times, if a woman reached the legal age and was unmarried, she would be fined (leftover women are not good).

7. The original sentence of Wang Baguo is "forgetting the eight ends", and "forgetting the eight ends" refers to filial piety, compassion, loyalty, faithfulness, etiquette, righteousness, honesty, and shame. The eight ends are the basis of being a human being, if you forget the eight ends, it is equivalent to no bottom line of principles. Because of the false rumors in later generations, it was rumored to be "the king of the eight eggs".

8. The phrase "poor parents in the world" was said by Cixi.

9. Today we scold those who are well dressed, but they are not good at behaving, the clothed crown animal, is a pejorative meaning, but in fact, the word "clothed crown animal" originally had a positive meaning, we all know that in ancient times, it should be said that in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court stipulated that the official clothes of civilian officials were embroidered with birds, and the military attaches were embroidered with beasts. The grades are not the same, and the embroidered animals are also different.

Therefore, the clothed animals and beasts initially referred to the official uniforms of officials, which were envied rather than degraded, but later the Ming Dynasty was corrupt in government, and corrupt officials and corrupt officials made the people unhappy, so the words that specifically referred to officials began to appear pejorative.

10. Guan Zhong, a famous politician of the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period, assisted the Duke of Qi Huan in carrying out administrative reforms, establishing the employment system, developing economy and agriculture, alliing with various princely states, establishing the orthodox throne of the King of Zhou Xiang of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and also making the Duke of Qi Huan the chief of the princes. Guan Zhong is therefore also known as the "Pioneer of the Dharma", "the Teacher of the Saints", "the Protector of Chinese Civilization", and "the First Phase of China".

But what we may not think of is Guan Zhong, he also created the system of prostitutes, is the father of the Qinglou, in fact, prostitutes have existed as early as the ancient times of the Three Emperors, but the division of prostitutes, prostitutes, in fact, is very chaotic, in addition, these prostitutes are almost all secret prostitutes, or raised by the nobility, which makes ordinary people have fewer female resources, so there will be good family women who are insulted, in order to alleviate this situation, so Guan Zhong has engaged in a system of managing prostitutes, by the official opening of brothels, management, and collect a certain amount of tax, It can stabilize society, promote economic development, and meet some of the needs of gender imbalances.