The most amorous emperor of the Qing Dynasty: slept with 9 concubines, had 55 wives and 53 children

Normally, Qing emperors would have about 10 concubines, but in the book "Kangxi Complete Biography", historians recorded that in his harem there were 49 noble ladies or more, 67 of whom received official titles.

The number of people who served the king but were in low positions was no less than 200.

Even when he was old, the king still continuously summoned beauties from the Jiangnan region to serve him in the palace, not to give birth to children for the royal family. That alone is enough to show the level of this king's amorous and romanticism.

The image of Emperor Kangxi in movies

In the movie "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace", the film producers were extremely bold when showing the scene of Emperor Qianlong's "collective sexual intercours.e". Although the sexual intercours.e scene in the movie was quite gentle and the number of concubines in the script was reduced from 5 to 4, it still surprised the audience about this king. However, Qianlong's debaucher.y was still nothing compared to his grandfather, Emperor Kangxi - whom Qianlong respected very much.

The image of the romantic and amorous King Kangxi is clearly shown in palace dramas such as "Scarlet Heart" and "Palace". Although King Kangxi is not the main character in the drama, the audience can see the largest harem and princes in history.

In the movie "Scarlet Heart", actor Liu Songren plays the role of Emperor Kangxi. This emperor had a total of 55 children, 54 biological children and 1 adopted chil.d - Princess Gulun Chunxi. Of the 55 biological children, excluding the princesses and princes who died young, only 20 sons lived to adulthood during the reign of Emperor Kangxi.

In the film, Prince Yinreng, played by Zhang Lei, is the son of Empress Xiaochengren. He is also the only male heir of Kangxi and was appointed Crown Prince at a young ag.e. However, because Yinreng had poor morals, a bad tempe.r, and was too addicted to alcohol and women, he was twice strippe.d of his position as Crown Prince by the emperor.

Because King Kangxi had many children, it led to many disasters, the most terrible of which was the "Nine sons fightin.g for the throne" event - nine sons fought for the throne in one night. The movie "Scarlet Heart" very realistically reflected this historical event. In it, Ngo Ky Long played the role of the fourth prince of King Kangxi, who won the throne in the "Nine dragons fightin.g for the throne" battle and ascended to the throne with the reign name Ung Chinh.

Kangxi was famous for being a romantic and amorous king, but he was also a wise king. This emperor always showed his sincere feelings towards his concubines. During his lifetime, he often went on trips, and whenever he went to a place, he would send specialities of that place to his concubines in the harem. Although there were many beautiful women around him, he was still very sober when it came to matters of state.

The Chinese-produced film "Kangxi's Private Journey" reflects these issues in an attractive and vivid way. Through it, the film highlights the intelligence and bravery of King Kangxi in resolving and handling situations as well as strictly punishing corrupt officials who harm innocent people.

The king with the most concubines in history

Because he had the longest reign in history, the harem of Emperor Kangxi was also very large. This emperor had 4 queens, 3 imperial concubines, 1 imperial concubine and 11 concubines. Among them, there were 9 concubines known as "Nine Concubines in a Chain" of Emperor Kangxi, all of whom were perfect and famous among the people, including: Imperial Concubine Tue, Imperial Concubine Binh, Imperial Concubine Luong, Imperial Concubine Vinh, Imperial Concubine Tuyen, Imperial Concubine Thanh, Imperial Concubine Hue, Imperial Concubine Thuan Y Mat, Imperial Concubine Thuan Du Can. In addition, this great emperor also had 10 concubines, 15 nobles, 4 secondary concubines, 9 permanent concubines, 9 serving concubines, of which 55 were pregnant.

"Nine concubines in a row" means that Kangxi could continuously favor nine concubines in the same night. In addition, "Eight concubines in the palace" also has a similar meaning. The Qing Dynasty once set many strict laws related to the king's "bedtime" life. However, King Kangxi "circumvented the law" by building many palaces outside to avoid the management scope of the Jingshi Room.

Another special thing is that in Emperor Kangxi's harem, there were quite a few pairs of biological sisters. The emperor took in these pairs of sisters not because of any special interests but only for political reasons, all for the power of the royal family.

Also because of his promiscuous love life, at the end of his life, Kangxi had to receive "immediate retribution" when his health deteriorated. In the 56th year of Kangxi's reign (1717), Kangxi suffered from a serious illness that left the imperial physician helpless. Despite this, Kangxi still did not restrain himself in his sexual affairs. The proof is that even when he was near deat.h, Kangxi's harem still had Chen Guiren who gave birth to his 35th prince. It was just a pity that this prince died young. In 1722, Emperor Kangxi passed away at the ag.e of 69.

A playboy but still a rare wise king

Usually, being promiscuous is often associated with tyrants, such as King Zhou who was infatuated with Daji and caused the Zhou Dynasty to collapse, or King Fuchai of Wu who was infatuated with Xi Shi's beauty and allowed King Goujian of Yue to seize power. However, this was not true for King Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty.

Although he was surrounded by many beautiful women, he was still very calm when it came to important matters of state. A Western priest once said that when the emperor visited Nanjing, he was offered seven beauties. But the emperor only looked at them once and then refused them, and punished all those who dared to do so. This showed his high vigilance against the ministers who wanted to use beauty to sway the king.

A courtier of the emperor also recounted that when the governor of Jiangdong welcomed the emperor in Qingdu, he also presented four beautiful girls; the king was furious and secretly ordered further investigation. He found that his subordinates were all given such "gifts", so he ordered severe punishment for this official.

It was Kangxi's sobriety, firmness, and love for but not infatuation with beauty that made him one of the greatest kings in the feudal dynasties of China.

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