The princesses of the Tang Dynasty were arrogant and arrogant, and the horses were difficult; in the Ming Dynasty, everything was reversed, the princesses were difficult to do, and the horses were easy to be people. Everyone should have seen or heard of the TV series "Drunken Golden Branch", and there are many legends and operas related to this story.
What is it about?
Emperor Tang Dynasty married his daughter Princess Shengping to Guo Ziyi, the seventh son of Guo Ziyi, the King of Fenyang, as his wife, and after Princess Shengping married into the Guo family, she did not change her previous style of golden branches and jade leaves, and lost her temper with her husband and in-laws at every turn. Guo Huan was very dissatisfied with this, and one day beat up the story of Princess Shengping through wine. (Follow the author!) Thank you! ）
Stills from "Drunken Golden Branch"
In fact, this story reflects a historical background, that is, the Tang Dynasty's horses are not good. Normal people think that the princess is the daughter of the Son of Heaven, the golden branch and jade leaf, and the man who can marry the princess and become a princess is a blessing cultivated in the previous life. From then on, being able to settle in the royal family, enjoy the glory and wealth, and become a superior person is a glorious lintel thing.
However, in the Tang Dynasty, the life of a pack horse was actually very sad. There were many female officials in the Tang Dynasty palace, such as Shangguan Wan'er. There are more female officials, and as a princess who is served, she is naturally more noble. Becoming a donkey, to put it bluntly, is the door-to-door aunt of the Princess House. You can't live with the princess normally, and you must give advance notice when you need to see the princess. If you want to live a conjugal life with a princess, you have to apply for an appointment in advance, and you can't enjoy the happiness of ordinary people as a donkey, no wonder many people are reluctant.
Shangguan Wan'er
For example, Tang Xuanzong wanted to choose a donkey, and someone recommended Wang Hui, who was a new scholar, and Wang Hui immediately desperately asked for resignation. He even said that he was old and ill, and he was really not worthy of the princess, crying and asking the prime minister for help to intercede.
"Little Taizong" Tang Xuanzong Li Chen, the lord of zhongxing in the late Tang Dynasty
Of course, the Tang Dynasty's horses were not good, in addition to the princess's stilts, the probability coefficient of the steppe at any time was also very high.
The Tang Dynasty was open to the public and feminism was excessive. Many concubines and princesses were involved in political affairs. When the power is greater, it will satisfy their own selfish desires, so many princesses have poor character. Princess Yongjia of Tang Gaozu married Dou Fengjie, but had an affair with Yang Yuzhi; Princess Gaoyang of Tang Taizong, who married Fang Yi'ai, had an affair with the monk Of debater (who was a disciple of Master Xuanzang); Princess Anle of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, who married Wu Chongxun, could not forget Wu Yanxiu, and once had a good relationship with Wu Yanxiu in front of Shangguan Wan'er. Another example is the famous Princess Taiping, whose private life is also very chaotic.
Princess Goyang and the Debater Monk
In addition to the above two points, many princesses also have violent tendencies. Princess Yiyang of Tang Dezong would lose her temper from time to time. The same is true of Princess Shengping, who was mentioned at the beginning of the article. If it weren't for Guo Ziyi's "re-creation" of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Huan would not dare to beat his wife, and he would only be one of the many miserable Tang Dynasty horses!
Flying princess
In the Ming Dynasty, everything was reversed. The horse is not sad, the princess is sad!
The three most important forces that threatened imperial power throughout the dynasties were Xiang Quan, foreign relatives, and eunuchs. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang faced three forces and implemented corresponding policies. In order to eliminate the threat of power, he directly abolished the system of prime ministers that had existed for more than a thousand years through the "Hu Weiyong case"; in order to eliminate eunuchs interfering in politics, he cast iron plates and prohibited eunuchs from interfering in politics (of course, the effect was very poor later); in order to prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics, he let the prince marry a commoner woman and let the princess marry a commoner.
Zhu Yuanzhang used the Hu Weiyong case to abolish the beggar system
A steed who does nothing will not and cannot unite with the princess to seize power. Therefore, the Ariake generation, the in-laws of the royal princesses, are often cold doors.
If you think about it, a princess who is high up in the sky, a princess who enjoys glory and wealth, should marry a talented person and a person of Dengke. Now he is married to a cold disciple, which is really called "next marriage". From the current point of view, it is also not the right door. Moreover, those who have become Zhu family horses can only go home to receive a fixed salary, and they will no longer be officials. The Ming emperor did this, protecting the imperial power from threats, but sacrificing the princess.
Princesses marry commoners
However, if you marry a family with a clear family, gentle and honest family, take the imperial court and live a life of food and clothing for two children, it is not impossible.
But the reality is that it's so joking. If the horse is a courtier or a ruler, the emperor can more or less touch the point, or through the feedback of the official can understand the point. Partial horses were commoners, royal and civil disengaged. One is the height of the temple, and the other is far away from the rivers and lakes. The emperor wanted to know about the situation of the horse, only through the people close to him, and the closest people around him were the eunuchs. As a result, many folk men misbehaved, ugly looked, and were physically ill, and by bribing eunuchs, they cheated marriages to the royal family, married princesses, and sought wealth. Such a situation emerged endlessly in the Ming Dynasty, which can be called a historical curiosity.
A Ming Dynasty princess who was tricked into marrying
During the Ming Jiajing period, Princess Yongchun reached the age of marriage, and after the following selection, she recommended a man named Chen Zhao. At this time, some ministers reflected that Chen Zhao had a genetic disease, and that his mother had remarried and had lost her wife's morality, and Jiajing sent someone to investigate, and sure enough, this was the case. There is no way to re-elect it, the following is recommended a man named Xie Zhao, Jiajing Emperor is afraid of being deceived again, personally receive Xie Zhao, sure enough, everything else is good, that is, the young Xie Ding, there is a loss of royal dignity. There is no way, the wedding date can only be done. However, after marriage, Xie Zhao's character was not bad, and it was also considered to have given the Jiajing Emperor some comfort.
The clever and suspicious Jiajing Emperor was also tricked into marrying
During the Wanli Emperor's reign, the Duke of Yongning was married, and after learning the news, the men of the whole country were eager to move, and the number of bribed eunuchs was innumerable, and the last local tycoon named Liang Bangrui came out on top, but at this time, Liang Bangrui was already terminally ill and his life was short. The bribed eunuch bragged about Liang Bangrui, and as a result, at the wedding, Liang Bangrui had a nosebleed, and even his wedding robe was stained red. The eunuchs saw the defeat and deceived, saying that the big wedding was a sign of great joy, and successfully pushed the princess into the fire pit.
The bribed eunuch Feng Bao, pictured is Feng Yuanzheng playing a still
On the night of the candle in the cave room, Liang Bangrui dragged the sick body, naturally unable to have the same room, and Princess Yongning regretted it late. A month later, Liang Bangrui died. It was just that the poor Princess Yongning, although she was married, but she did not practice the reality of husband and wife, naturally could not have children, and lived a long-term widowed life, and after a few years, the princess also died of depression.
Tang Dynasty horses are difficult to be, and Ming Dynasty princesses are difficult to do, which has become an interesting story in history. Everyone thinks that there are still princesses in history who are sad and urgent, you can leave a message in the comment area, like the likes to pay attention to forwarding!