However, because History of the Qing Dynasty is a combination of aerial novels, there are inevitably some historical fallacies in the play. In this issue, Bian Xiao will take stock of seven common historical mistakes in The Harem.
1. The Empress Dowager and Empress claimed to mourn for their families.
It's not only the biography of Zhen Huan, but also the drama of Qing Dynasty. Many queens and queens of costume dramas like to call themselves "bereavement", probably because the screenwriter thinks this title has a unique domineering. But in fact, mourning for the family is the queen's proposition after her husband's death, because ancient women attach importance to her husband is the key link, and calling themselves mourning for the family is mainly to show their nostalgia and respect for her late husband. More importantly, the word "bereavement" was coined by modern screenwriters. Even if the real queen in history lost her husband, she never called herself that.
Second, concubines call themselves male and female servants.
The popularity of Zhen Huan's biography has made some lines in the play become online buzzwords, including the queen's sentence? Men and women can't do it? Most famous, until now, many netizens often use this language to express their helplessness. But this sentence is also inconsistent with historical facts, because the emperor's concubine can't call herself? Concubine? . ? Concubine? It was originally a title for slaves, but later it was extended to? My wife and concubine? Is synonymous with the lower class talking about wives and concubines to the upper class. If a concubine wants to show humility to her husband, she can call herself? Concubine? 、? My body? Even? Concubine? Don't call yourself? Concubine? Yes, just because the word is too low, it is not modesty, but insult.
Third, casually call officials? My Lord.
We often hear officials say hello in the Qing Palace drama. After entering the palace, Wen was called "Wen Ye" to show respect and alienation. In fact, what was the honorific title for officials in the early Qing Dynasty? Master? Instead of. My Lord. ; In the mid-Qing Dynasty, only central officials and local officials above grade four could be called adults. It was not until the late Qing Dynasty that local officials and county magistrates were qualified to be called adults. As a physician, Wen in the play should be a seven-product official in Yongzheng period, and should not be called Master Wen in terms of time or official position. The correct way is to call the official position directly.
Fourth,? Lucky? abuse
In the drama of Qing Dynasty, XX auspicious is probably the most commonly used polite expression, and it seems feasible to say such greetings to everyone. In fact, the word auspicious is a unique greeting between eunuchs in the Qing dynasty, and it is only used as a greeting between eunuchs. Eunuchs treat emperors, concubines and ministers; Ministers and concubines of the emperor; The princess didn't say hello to the emperor and queen. The correct way to salute in Qing Dynasty is to kowtow first, then say hello to XX, and finally add a blessing.
Five, the emperor's concubines dance in front of everyone.
In the episode of The Queen of the Palace, Zhen Xuan's opponent used a trick to make Zhen Xuan dance in front of everyone in order to humiliate Zhen Xuan, which should be a very important mistake in the overall situation. Historically, female music was abolished in the Qing Dynasty as early as the Shunzhi period, so women in the Qing Palace were not allowed to dance in public during the Yongzheng period, and Zhen Xuan, as the emperor's concubine, could not dance in the palace to please the emperor according to the etiquette of the Qing Dynasty, let alone dance in front of everyone as in the play.
Six, men and women at the banquet.
In Empresses in the Palace, the emperor often banquets with his concubines, and everyone chats and gets together to eat and drink, which is a big mistake. According to historical records, in the Qing Dynasty, both men and women had to sit separately at banquets, and even husband and wife could not sit at the same table, not to mention the emperor's concubine sitting opposite other men as in the play. This 87th edition of A Dream of Red Mansions is excellent.
Seven, the braid problem of men in Qing Dynasty
This question has been filmed in almost all the costume dramas of the Qing Dynasty. What was the hairstyle of men in Qing Dynasty? Yin and yang head? The amount of hair of yin and yang heads gradually increased with the time of Qing dynasty rule. The hairstyle of Manchu men in the early and middle Qing Dynasty is shown in the following figure, and it didn't become a common hairstyle in our TV series until the late Qing Dynasty. So the big head of the Qing palace drama? Did Kang Yong do it? During the play, men's hairstyles were all wrong.
Some of these mistakes may be due to the writer's carelessness, and some may also be due to the writer's acquiescence in the use of most costume dramas for the convenience of the audience. Although there is no strict respect for historical facts, it is understandable. I'm not writing this to find fault, but I just think that if everyone can master some correct historical common sense while watching TV dramas, why not?