To be clear, Da Qiao is not Sun Ce's wife, and Xiao Qiao is not Zhou Yu's real wife, just two concubines. Zhou Yu's Biography of the Three Kingdoms: "I have two daughters, Joe and Gong, both of whom are national colors. The policy is to accept Da Qiao and Yu Na Xiao Qiao. " This is also the only sentence that mentioned Daqiao Xiaoqiao in the reflection. See clearly, it is "acceptance" rather than "marriage", and the wife who comes back is the original wife who is justified, that is, the married wife or the original wife, the wife and the original wife. And like clothes, it must be concubines, concubines, little wives (little wives), second wives, little wives, ordinary wives and so on. "Spring and Autumn Annals" said: "If a woman is a concubine, I won't marry", which means marrying her, including the necessary rituals such as worshipping heaven and earth.
However, it should be noted that wives call themselves "concubines" in daily life. Of course, the status of wives and concubines will not change. Just as some people call their children dogs, you don't think they are dogs because of this. Secondly, if you reply in the same direction, you will be called "beloved son" or "your son". Keep being a dog, for sure.
The primary factor of concubinage in ancient times was to carry on the family line. The ancients believed that the prosperity of a family was a symbol of its prosperity. "Filial piety has three sons. If a man's wife can't have children, then he and his family will definitely ask for concubinage. Even if the family is poor, the family will pay for concubinage.
The second factor is to show their status. Generally, in order to show their noble status in front of people, dignitaries or wealthy businessmen will bring many concubines to show off their wealth and power. For example, Xu Da, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, married more than 100 concubines, and concubinage was also a facade. Just like some bosses in modern times are obviously in debt, they will definitely drive a famous car and wear a watch when talking to people.
The third factor is to satisfy one's own selfish desires and covet beauty. Few men don't like colors. Of course, there are examples that are not limited to beauty. For example, Zhang Cang, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, also married more than 100 concubines, but he did it not for beauty, but for health. He drinks human milk three times a day.
Of course, it doesn't mean that you can take a concubine just because you are rich and powerful. If you have a fierce wife at home, it will be very difficult to get her permission. Although the status of a wife in ancient times was not as good as that of her husband, the status of her parents' family was probably so bad that her husband dared not offend easily. Besides, some husbands are simply henpecked. For example, a scholar named Chen Jichang in the Northern Song Dynasty was very afraid of his wife, and his friend Su Shi used "the roar of lions" as a joke. In such a high-pressure situation, do you think Chen Jichang dares to marry a little wife even if he has brains?
The concubine right of the man's family is also very limited and humble, and it is basically impossible to keep pace with his wife.
First of all, I can't attend family sacrifices.
My relatives cannot be listed as in-laws, and even my children (that is, my concubine) must recognize the official wife as the "first mother", while the biological mother can only be the "common mother". In this way, the children born to my concubine are young ladies and my concubine is a slave; My aunt calls her children Miss Young Master, while her own children just call her "Aunt".
Secondly, concubines can be exchanged.
Cao Zhang, the second son of Cao Cao, met a good horse and wanted to buy it, but the owner refused to sell anything, even at a high price. Cao Zhang knew that he was lewd, so he had to take circuitous tactics and exchanged a beautiful concubine with the owner of the horse. This may be a "happy story". Cao Zhang got the beautiful horse he wanted, and the owner of the horse also got the beauty he dreamed of. However, they never asked the princess how she felt.
Third, I can be a bargaining chip.
According to records, in the Five Dynasties, Xu Yan, the minister of Wu, had a peerless singer with beautiful appearance and beautiful singing voice. Colleague Tang Gao has a rhinoceros belt, which is also a masterpiece in the world. Both sides covet each other's kindness. In the end, they couldn't bear to covet each other's treasures, so they made an appointment to gamble. The two sides played a game called "Gourd". In the end, Tang Gao won and successfully won the beauty.
In fact, for many concubines, their status is equivalent to a man's plaything, which is only useful when a man needs it. In our words today, they are just fertility tools.
I will never succeed in my life, even if I am spoiled, it will not help.
Because, after being accepted as a concubine, there is no future in this life. This is because in the eyes of her husband, it is like a bought commodity. Love you if you are happy, insult you if you are unhappy, and kill you at will. There will be no great punishment for this in ancient times.
Yanwu, a famous star in the Tang Dynasty, smashed his father's concubine's head with a hammer when she was eight years old. The reason is "who has a minister with a thick wife and a thin wife?" I can think that the low status of concubines has been deeply rooted in the hearts of children.
Back, if we savor the simple records of the reflection, we can only conclude that Sun Zena and Zhou Xiaoqiao are basically pictures. The reason why it is related to love is inseparable from the reverie of future generations and the need of such a love benchmark, including Su Shi's Niannujiao? The rendering of "Red Cliff Nostalgia" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" needs to add a touch of feminine beauty under the background of fierce artillery fire. At present, in order to please the audience, movies and TV series try their best to increase the viewing flow and other factors.