The purpose of intimacy In the ancient history of China, the word affinity appeared in many dynasties. Different dynasties have different reasons for getting married, but the purpose of getting married is basically the same: peaceful coexistence or alliance.
For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the vassal states sought allies to expand their own camps in order to survive and develop, and kinship and marriage relations among the vassal states were very common.
Another example is the famous peace policy of the Han Dynasty. Before Emperor Wu wrestled with Xiongnu, after Liu Bang was besieged by Deng Bai, the Han Dynasty carried out a pro-Xiongnu policy to ensure the short-term peace and relative stability of the border. This kind of personal rule was forced by the Han Dynasty, which was unwilling and humiliating.
After Emperor Wudi attacked Xiongnu in the north, the power contrast between Han and Hungary changed fundamentally, and the Han Dynasty surpassed Xiongnu in national strength and military strength. At this time, it is no longer shameful for Huns to ask for a kiss. For example, Wang Zhaojun's leaving the village is a famous example.
However, whether it was humiliation or later, the purpose of the Han Dynasty was only one: peace and stability.
Kissing is not just "marrying a princess". Pro-marriage is a marriage policy adopted by different regimes for peace or alliance. Pro-marriage itself is by no means as simple as "marrying a princess".
For example, the marriage of the princess in the early Han Dynasty was only one item, and all kinds of materials were mainly given to the Xiongnu in the name of the princess's "dowry".
Another example is the pro-marriage in the Tang Dynasty. Take Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet as an example. There are also a large number of seeds, craftsmen and handicrafts following Princess Wencheng into Tibet.
The emperors of the Central Plains dynasty were willing to "marry the princess" but unwilling to "marry the princess". In ancient history, the Central Plains dynasty gradually became the center of the eastern world because of its superior environment, developed economy and advanced civilization, while the surrounding nomadic and other minority regimes were relatively backward, gradually forming the distinction between Chinese and foreigners.
For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, other ethnic groups around were divided into "Xirong, Beidi, Nanman and Dongyi". Chu and Qin, which are bordered by Na Man and Xi Rong, are not favored by the governors of the Central Plains and are regarded as "barbarian" countries with backward civilization.
On the one hand, the Central Plains dynasty "married the princess" for the stability of the dynasty, on the other hand, it also had the lofty meaning of "reward". After all, marrying a princess is an old father-in-law and has promoted a generation; On the one hand, the Central Plains dynasty did not want to marry the "princess" of neighboring countries' regimes. On the other hand, it thinks they are the daughters of uneducated "barbarians" and doesn't like that kind of "barbarism".
This is also one of the important reasons why emperors in the Central Plains seldom marry princesses.