In ancient China's feudal society, the concubine system was a painfully cruel system. Although on the surface, the concubines survived the punishment of the "Nine Clans", in fact, the suffering they endured was far more cruel than this.
This system not only deprives them of their basic human rights, but also makes them fall victim to a patriarchal society, suffering both mentally and physically.
In the social environment at that time, the origin of the concubines determined that they were destined to bear a heavy fate. Many concubines are from poor families and are sold as concubines by their parents in order to make ends meet. Others were married into wealthy families with their masters as dowry maids and became human sacrifices in the concubines' rooms. Regardless of their origins, they are regarded as the personal property of the male owner, at the disposal of the master.
After the concubines entered the wealthy family, in addition to being used as a fertility tool, they had to serve the main room the rest of the time. Every day, they had to kowtow in front of the main chamber and endure all kinds of insults and abuses.
Once you offend your master or the main house, you will be beaten and humiliated, but you have no right to resist. The children born to them are also not recognized as concubines, and must be honored as mothers, and they are only "aunts". Even the eldest son is not entitled to inherit the family title.
What's even more cruel is that once the concubine is abandoned, their situation is even worse. After returning to his parents' home, he will be despised and spurned by relatives and friends. It is almost impossible to remarry, so she can only become a Qinglou woman and make a living by selling her body. This is undoubtedly a double mutilation of them.
The ancients had a saying about wives and concubines, "wives are not as good as concubines, and concubines are not as good as stealing", but in fact, the fate of concubines is far more cruel than these sayings can describe. They were born slaves, with no place to bury, destined to fall victim to a tragic fate. Even if they survived death in the "Zhujiu Clan", it only continued their endless mental and physical torture.
The existence of the concubine system is a microcosm of the feudal patriarchal society. It not only reflects the discrimination and oppression of women in society at that time, but also highlights the cruel side of human nature.
We should learn from history, cherish the current social environment in which everyone is equal, and strive to eliminate all forms of gender discrimination and human rights violations. Only in this way can we truly avoid the repetition of history and allow everyone to live in dignity.
The tragic fate of the concubines reflects the dark side of ancient society. At that time, women's status was at the mercy of the situation, and the impoverished environment forced them to be bought and sold as commodities. Once they become concubines, they are subjected to endless humiliation and abuse, depriving them of even the most basic personal freedom and dignity.
As historians say, "concubines were sacrificed to gender discrimination and hierarchical oppression in ancient society". They were slaves in life, and they did not even have a resting place when they died. After some concubines were driven away by their masters, they had to rely on relatives and friends in order to survive, but in the end they could not escape the disaster and fell prey to prostitutes.
Sadly, there was no reflection or reflection on this atrocity in ancient society. On the contrary, some so-called "literati scholars" have made countless justifications and whitewashes for the fate of the concubines. They praised the concubine as the "intimate lover" and "intimate attendant" of the male host, and simply beautified this inhuman treatment as a kind of "grace" and "warm affection".
In fact, the concubines have no right to choose their own destiny at all, and their lives are a process of exploitation. The pain they endured was far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and those literati who talked loudly could not understand the despair and pain in their hearts.
The existence of the concubine system has made the whole society full of oppression and harm to women. It not only tramples on basic human rights, but also stifles people's yearning for freedom and equality. Although this criminal system has been abandoned by history, it is still necessary for us to reflect deeply on it so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Only by eradicating all forms of gender discrimination and respecting the basic human rights of every human being can we truly achieve social fairness and justice. Only when all people have equal rights and dignity can our society find true harmony and civilization. Let us work together to build a new world free from oppression and exploitation, so that history will not repeat the tragic experience of the concubines. #历史#
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