Everyone is afraid of marrying the princess of the Tang Dynasty, especially the big families, why?

In the minds of modern people, the fact that a man in ancient times was able to marry a princess and become a horse was obviously an extremely glorious thing. Many historical films also build similar plots.

However, in fact, in feudal society, especially in the Tang Dynasty, marrying a princess is not an ideal choice, especially for prestigious families.

Why do they think that way? Isn't marrying the emperor's daughter the same as standing in the world? Not only is the future open, but the whole family is also supported by the emperor, benefiting without harm. However, according to the analysis from Sohu, if we put ourselves in the position of the great families of that time, we will see that marrying a princess is really a "bargain" but there is no profit.

The reasons why the Tang Dynasty great families did not want to marry princesses

Firstly, in terms of the role of a wife, a princess of the Tang Dynasty is not a good choice at all. The princess is the king's daughter, pampered since childhood, accustomed to arrogant habits, most of them have erratic temperaments. For the young ladies, it is also normal to be a little overbearing. But, if you marry an ordinary lady, the husband and wife quarrel, the husband can also argue equally. If you marry a princess, it is certainly impossible.

For example, the story of Princess Thang Binh in the story of the famous "Four Da Kim Chi" in history. The son of Fan Yang, the county king Quach Ziyi, was Quach Ai who married Princess Thang Ping, the daughter of Tang Dai Tong. In the 80-year-old life of Guo Ziyi, when everyone respectfully wished for life, Princess Thang Binh behaved impolitely. Angry, Guo Ai returned to the room and scolded the princess, saying: "You think that your father is the Emperor, but you can rely on yourself to rape people! My father, Guo Ziyi, can also be the Emperor, I just don't want to!" The princess was angry and cried, and ran into the palace to denounce Tang Datong.

Tang Datong heard the story and said to the princess: "That's the truth! Suppose Guo Ziyi is the Emperor, to see if you can be overbearing?!". Guo Ziyi knew about it, so he dragged Guo Ai back into the palace to confess. But after hearing the story, Dai Tong not only did not blame the groom, comforted Guo Ziyi, and only rewarded a few dishes. Guo Ziyi then hit Guo Ai with a few dozen staffs, and then also retreated.

Objectively speaking, Guo Ai's words were not wrong. Because those who are familiar with history know, without Guo Ziyi, whether the Tang Dynasty can put an end to the An Su rebellion is still a big question. Modern historians also believe that Guo Ziyi was one of the people who "recreated the Great Tang".

Quach Ai's words at that time may only be words when angry during a quarrel between husband and wife. But even Guo Ziyi, who has made great contributions to the Great Tang, must be like that, let alone other great families.

Secondly, in terms of personal virtue, most of the princesses of the Tang Dynasty were also not good wives. From historical documents, the Tang Dynasty was a fairly open era. Princesses who have been pampered since childhood are even more liberal in terms of personal life.

For example, in the Tan Tang letter, it was mentioned that Princess Gao Yang, the daughter of Tang Tai Tong, married the second son of the famous general Fang Xuanling. This marriage was originally a couple. But after getting married, Princess Gao Yang felt unhappy, and then openly became involved with a monk named Bien Co, causing a stir in the whole city.

Coming to Tai Tong's ears, he ordered Bien Co to be tried along with more than 10 slaves who were with the princess due to the crime of covering up for the master. The princess did not know her guilt, and even more resented Tai Tong. Since then, the princess has not held back from anything anymore, trying to communicate with the Taoist literati. Until Tang Taitong died, the princess did not have the slightest mercy.

Another example is Princess Taiping, the daughter of Vo Tac Thien, she didn't even need to hide it, openly nurtured the male charisma in the government, and even gave the male charisma she was satisfied with to her mother.

Such things don't just happen once or twice, but many times. Therefore, the reputation of the Tang princesses is declining.

Third, the princess is the emperor's daughter, with an extremely noble status. Normally, after the princess gets married, not only the horse must perform the ceremony every day, but even the horse's parents must regularly question the princess. For example, in the story of Princess Thang Binh, the reason why Quach Ai quarreled was because the princess was too rude. Not only did he not respect his parents-in-law, but he also forced Guo Ziyi to bow down.

After the princess got married, not only did Pho Ma have to perform the ceremony every day, but even Pho Ma's parents had to regularly question her. (Photo: Sohu)

Of course, marrying a princess is also not without benefits. At least with the emperor as his father-in-law, in the future, Po Ma's path as an official will definitely be promoted. Po Ma's clan will also be invited.

But these benefits were meaningless to the real great families. For them, even if their children and grandchildren do not marry princesses, their path is still open. Moreover, the support from within the clan was stronger than the support of the emperor, and it did not cause dissent.

In terms of the glory of the family, in the Tang Dynasty, many great families have existed for thousands of years, and the history of the family can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. In such a long history, these clans have accumulated so much glory, they don't need the grace of marrying a princess.

Therefore, for the top families, the benefits that marrying a princess brings are really very limited. Compared to the costs paid when marrying a princess, it is completely a "sale" of capital loss.

In addition to the above reasons, there is also the most important cause. During the Tang Dynasty, some of the leading great families basically did not attach importance to the Li royal family. Especially some families, representing the Shandong clan, think that their clan's history is older, and their status is also higher than that of the Li dynasty.

This has been documented in many historical records. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Taitong ordered the people to rank the clans in the world. However, the final result that everyone voted for was that some Shandong families were at the top. And the royal family of the Li Dynasty is only ranked second.

After that, Tang Taitong had to put aside all conflicting opinions, let his wife preside, compile a new version, bring the Li royal family to the top, and consider it over. But this genealogical version of the clan is not as convincing as the previous version. People still think that some Shandong families have a higher status.

These families, on the one hand, despise the Li family, on the other hand, are also to maintain their legitimacy, basically do not want to marry the royal family, much less want to marry the princess. These great families want to marry each other, they don't care about people outside the family, even the royal family is no exception.

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