The wooden stick on the emperor's dragon bed the concubines trembled with fear the real reason made people break the defense during the five dynasties and ten kingdoms period the monarch of the beiliang country placed the wooden stick on the bed to protect himself from assassination after

The wooden stick on the emperor's dragon bed, the concubines trembled with fright, and the real reason was that people broke their defenses

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the monarch of the Northern Liang Kingdom placed wooden sticks on his bed to protect himself from assassination, and this custom was later carried forward by the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to scare those who wanted to be against him. In the Qing Dynasty, the emperor's safety was better guaranteed, and concubines were required to be inspected by eunuchs before they could go to the dragon bed, and were sent back to their own bedrooms afterwards, and were no longer allowed to spend the night in the emperor's bedroom. The wooden sticks on the bed first appeared in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and later evolved into a tool for the emperor to protect himself.