During this Spring Festival holiday, I have been immersed in the plot of "Daming Fenghua". **, I didn't delve into the plot, modeling and other details, but I just appreciated the interpretation of the three generations of the Zhu family getting along with the people, and preferred them to be called grandfathers, eldest brothers, and second uncles, rather than the hypocritical "father" and "royal brother".
Recently, the plot said that the male protagonist's grandson Zhu Zhanji was going to choose a concubine to get married, and of course his mother, the crown princess, arranged it intensively to meet the beauties from all over the world. The concubines of the Ming Dynasty did not require a prominent family background, and they could run for election after three generations of innocence. Is this true?According to the "Twenty-two Historical Notes", it is recorded: "The history of the Ming Dynasty contains the system of the ancestors: all the concubines and concubines after the son of heaven and the prince are carefully selected as the daughters of good families, and those who enter are receiving, so the concubines are more colorful people." "Ming Taizu advocated that a woman who was born in the folk and had no background as a concubine was exempted from the hidden danger of foreign relatives interfering in politics.
Observe the female characters in "Daming Fenghua", such as Hu Shanxiang, who is the queen, although she is loyal and kind, chaste by nature, and dignified in manners, she has no children, only two daughters, Princess Shunde and Princess Yongqing, and is not favored. Xuanzong's favorite is the Empress Sun of Xiaogongzhang (Sun Ruowei in the play), and gave birth to his eldest son Zhu Qizhen. In the third year of Xuande (1428), Xuanzong ordered Empress Hu to resign as empress on the grounds that she was childless and sick, and abolished her residence in Chang'an Palace as a Taoist aunt.
In the play, the grandson Zhu Zhanji finally chose the jade Ruyi, which symbolizes the main room, and handed it over to Hu Shanxiang, who was recommended by the King of Han. However, although Hu Shanxiang is a queen, he is loyal and kind, and his nature is chaste.
1. Conduct solemnly and without flattery. She had no children, only two daughters, Princess Shunde and Princess Yongqing, and was not favored. Xuanzong's favorite is the Empress Sun of Xiaogongzhang (Sun Ruowei in the play), and gave birth to his eldest son Zhu Qizhen. In the third year of Xuande (1428), Xuanzong ordered Empress Hu to resign as empress on the grounds that she was childless and sick, and abolished her residence in Chang'an Palace as a Taoist aunt.
So, how exactly did the draft in the Ming Dynasty go?When the princes and grandchildren were married, the eunuchs would select about 5,000 girls between the ages of thirteen and sixteen from all over the country. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was mainly in the southern region, and after the capital was moved to Beijing, the audition was mainly in the north. They will be sent to the capital for a series of screenings on their appearance, body shape, behavior, etc., and finally select candidates for the main house, and the remaining two are usually concubines, but there are also those who have been given gold coins to return to their hometowns.
Back in "Daming Fenghua", the last two concubines in the play are Hu Shanxiang and Sun Ruowei. Although Zhu Zhanji was in love with Sun Ruowei, the overall situation was important, and he handed over the jade Ruyi, which symbolized the main room, to Hu Shanxiang, who was recommended by the King of Han. However, although Hu Shanxiang is a queen, he is loyal and kind, and his nature is chaste.
1. He behaved solemnly, but he did not give birth to children, and only had two daughters, Princess Shunde and Princess Yongqing, who were not favored.
In general, although the threshold for the harem draft in the Ming Dynasty was relatively wide, there were all kinds of twists and turns hidden behind it. **Daming Fenghua", we may be able to see the traces of history from some small things and backgrounds in the play. However, not everyone who wants to travel back in time to the Ming Dynasty should think twice, because it is related to the restoration of the martyrdom system by Ming Taizu, without whom he will be martyred, and it was not until Ming Yingzong's death that it was ordered to be abolished.
In this long river of history, the choices and fate of the three generations of the Zhu family's harem are intertwined with various causes and effects. And "Daming Fenghua" through the interpretation of the plot, may be just the tip of the iceberg, let us be more curious and in-depth to understand the truth of the Ming Dynasty court.
The Ming Dynasty harem draft system revealed in "The Elegance of the Ming Dynasty" triggered me to think deeply about the stories behind history and cultural differences. The article describes in detail the system of Ming Taizu's advocacy of carefully selecting concubines and daughters of good families, as well as the procedures and regulations of the court draft. **Such a historical drama can not only appreciate the customs and customs of the time, but also glimpse the traces of history from it.
First of all, the reason why Ming Taizu advocated the selection of concubines and the careful selection of good daughters to avoid the hidden danger of foreign relatives interfering in politics reflects his sensitivity to the interference of foreign relatives in politics and his concern for the stability of the country. Behind this system is the insistence on the clarity of the government and the refusal to allow family forces to intervene, thus laying the foundation for the later political pattern. However, the tortuous development of history also revealed the limitations of this system, because Ming Chengzu even forgot the possibility of eunuchs interfering in politics.
Secondly, for the selection process of draft women, although the article mentions the selection tendencies and related details of the northern and southern regions, it also reflects a certain degree of regional differences in society at that time. This made me wonder if there were other social factors behind the draft girls at that time, such as the intervention of local forces and cultural differences. Whether this choice of regionality has affected the plurality of the harem to a certain extent has become one of the directions of my exploration.
In addition, the choice of the grandson Zhu Zhanji in the selection of a concubine depicted in the play shows a prince's difficult choice between the overall political situation and personal feelings. Although he was in love with Sun Ruowei, he finally chose Hu Shanxiang, who was recommended by the King of Han, highlighting the complexity of political decision-making and the struggle for power at that time. It also made me deeply interested in the contradiction between power and affection of monarchs in history, and how they balanced the righteousness of their family and country with their personal feelings.
Finally, for the bottom of the system of the Ming Dynasty harem draft, the article mentions the human martyrdom system restored by Ming Taizu, which makes me imagine the cruelty and unknowability behind the Ming Dynasty harem. For women at the time, being selected into the harem was not just a glamorous side, but could be a fate full of trials and troubles. This made me even more interested in the lives and fates of ordinary women in history.
In general, the draft system of the harem of the Ming Dynasty presented in "Daming Fenghua" not only shows the surface of historical events, but also stimulates my deep and multi-dimensional thinking about history. Through colorful characterization and bizarre storylines, the show provides viewers with a glimpse into the underside of history and cultural differences.
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