There is only one emperor, and it is not easy for the harem concubines to "three thousand favors in one". Therefore, the queen concubines naturally sharpened their heads and tried their best to compete for the dragon bed, and then monopolize the dragon bed. Although most concubines were only resigned to fate and helpless in order to compete for the dragon's bed. However, there were still many women in the palace who adopted a proactive and enterprising attitude towards the dragon bed to be slept in order to gain the emperor's favor.
"Sheep cart looking forward to luck" method
The person who invented this method was Sima Yan, the Emperor of Jinwu. There are many beautiful women in Sima Yan's harem, and finding who to serve every night makes him very difficult to choose. Therefore, he was wandering around the palace with a sheep cart, and the place where the sheep cart stopped was the candidate for his favored concubine, which was called "sheep cart wangxing".
This method was imitated by later emperors, and many people liked this method, and Liu Yilong, the Emperor Wen of the Southern Dynasty, was one of them. Princess Pan Shufei entered the palace because of her beauty, but she did not have the opportunity to serve in bed. So she thought of a way to throw sheep and sprinkle salt on the ground outside the door. The sheep cart passed in front of the door and stopped to lick the brine. So Emperor Wen blessed Concubine Pan Shufei, and from then on, Princess Pan Shufei became a favorite concubine.
"Invest money and gamble on sleep" method
The inventor of this method was Tang Xuanzong Li Longji. As a mercurial emperor, he had a huge harem team of more than forty thousand beautiful women. Therefore, Emperor Xuanzong used the method of throwing money and throwing dice to select the person with the best results in the shot and went to bed that night.
"Butterfly Luck" and "Hotaru" method
Xuanzong also had some inventions, called the "Butterfly Luck" method, the "Firefly Luck" method, the "Xiang Xing" method, and so on. He asked the concubines of the harem to plant flowers to attract butterflies; in the summer, he caught fireflies, and threw sachets, and chose the concubines who were lucky. However, since Yang Guifei entered the palace, these methods no longer existed, and the harem women could only guard the empty room night and night.
"In the Wind and Arrow" method
This method was invented by the 15-year-old Emperor Jingzong of Tang at the age of 15, although he cried out at the age of 18, but his flow gene was maintained very well, and he was familiar with the affairs of men and women early on. Emperor Jingzong invented a wind arrow made of paper, which also contained dragon musk incense. The harem concubines stood together, and Jingzong took an arrow to shoot, who hit whom, who went to bed at night, it was really an "arrow" poured out.
"Dream self-nomination" method
This method refers to Li Chenfei, the concubine of Emperor Zhenzong of Song. Once, when Song Zhenzong occasionally wanted to wash his hands when he passed by, Li Chenfei waited for the opportunity to go over and serve. He also told the emperor that he had a dream and said that someone had told her that he would have a son. The emperor saw that the posture was good, and he also wanted a prince very much, so he blessed her, and as a result, the next year she really gave birth to a prince.
"Sister Referral" Method
This method mainly talks about the fact that Princess Wei, the birth mother of Emperor Gaozong of Song, was favored by Emperor Huizong. It is said that Zhao Zhao's biological mother, Wei Shi, entered the Duanwang Mansion at the age of 18 and became a maid. But because of her average appearance and yellow skin color, it is difficult to cultivate Zhao Tuo's sexual interest in her. Later, she met Princess Zheng's Qiao family maid, who was born with a beautiful body and fair skin.
Later, the two of them got along for a long time, because they could not stand loneliness, they had a long-term relationship, established a pair of homosexuals, and agreed: "First you will not forget each other." Later, Duan Wang became Huizong, and Qiao Meiren had the honor of becoming a noble concubine, so he recommended Wei Shi to Huizong, but Huizong still did not look up to her. So, during the Mid-Autumn Festival of the year, the drunken Huizong came to look for Qiao Guifei.
However, Qiao Guifei took the opportunity to let Wei Shimeng get into bed, so that she and Huizong had such a unique skin kiss. If, without Qiao's introduction, Wei Shi could not be with Emperor Huizong of Song, then there would be no Kang Wang Zhao, and the Southern Song Dynasty would not be able to continue.
The "Emperor's Misfortune" method
This method can be said to be an "accident", and similar events like Webster's also occurred during the Western Han Dynasty. Emperor Jingdi of Han wanted to find Cheng Ji to serve him one night, but when he caught up with Cheng Ji's aunt and did not want to serve him, he let his attendant Tang Er dress up and go to see Emperor Jing. Emperor Jing mistakenly regarded Tang Er as Cheng Ji and spoiled her, but what he did not expect was that Tang Er became pregnant and later gave birth to Liu Fa, the king of Changsha.
Tang Ji came from a humble background, and although she had a son Liu Fa, she was not favored, and even her son was snubbed. However, Liu Fa's sixth grandson Liu Xiu was the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The "resentfulness by words" method
However, some concubines slept with each other, and there were also times when they were crooked, and "resenting with words" was about the matter of Cheng Yining, the concubine of the Yuan Shun Emperor. Cheng Yining was the favorite concubine of Emperor Yuanshun when she was second only to the empress, and according to legend, she was hit by mistake, because there was a mournful palace word on the top of the stairs, which happened to be heard by Emperor Yuanshun, and unexpectedly, Emperor Shun was very touched after hearing it, so he blessed her that night.
"Incense burning in the palace" method
In the harem of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor Linxing a certain palace, to remove the lamp on the palace door, the emperor for the first time to the residence of the concubine, but also to carry out some decoration, light the special spices. Once, when the Chongzhen Emperor came to a temple, he immediately felt dizzy and asked what it was? The attendant replied, "When the Holy Rider comes to the place of good fortune, he will burn this spice." ”
Chongzhen sighed, "This is the reason why the Emperor Father and Brother are short-lived." "From now on, order people not to use this spice again."
"Flop hanging lamp" method
Unlike other dynasties, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were more advanced, and did not have to go to the concubines' door to "report" themselves, but looked at the signs every day to select concubines, a plot we often see in Qing palace dramas. When the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were having dinner, the eunuchs carried a large plate with the names of concubines, which were all green. Then, if the emperor wanted to come to him, he would turn over whoever's sign and let any concubine come to sleep.
In order to protect the personal safety of the emperor, the concubines who served the bedchamber had to be stripped naked and carried by special eunuchs to the emperor's bedchamber. When the palace ladies entered the palace, they combed their braids, and after they were lucky, they had to curl their hair in a bun. In fact, the emperor liked the concubine and wanted to be lucky, which was difficult to strictly control, even if it was a "ceremonial system".
Because the emperor is also a human being, he has his own preferences, so no matter how much control, it is difficult to avoid not "favoring" a certain person.