Why is there a saying of "ugly people in dirty Tang Dynasty" in history?

"Dirty Tang Ugly Han", also known as "Dirty Tang Smelly Han", is the evaluation of the former dynasty by some literati in Ming and Qing Dynasties and a disguised elevation of their own identity. Contrary to people's literal understanding, this word does not describe who wears untidy clothes, but describes a phenomenon, a bad social atmosphere, which is mainly reflected in the sexual openness of men and women in Tang Han period. We are not saying that sexual openness is a crime, but that sexual openness will be accepted by people of a certain scale. This kind of sexual openness involving ethical issues is mainly reflected in the dignitaries and the royal family.

Let's first introduce the "ugly Han" in the Han Dynasty in chronological order. In the Han Dynasty, the phenomenon of owning Toy Boy was very common among dignitaries. Among the emperors of the Han Dynasty, there were more than 10 emperors who owned Toy Boy, and often a Toy Boy could not satisfy them. If you look through the historical materials carefully, you will find that some emperors who have a high image in your mind also have Toy Boy. These include Liu Che, the famous emperor of the Han Dynasty in history, and Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty during the Wenjing period.

Then some people will ask, how did a male emperor who likes men give birth to a prince? In fact, accurately speaking, they are not a single sexual orientation, which is what our netizens jokingly call "both men and women eat" and "two-way queue-jumping".

Maybe you will find this kind of "love" unreliable, just like Xue Pan in a Dream of Red Mansions, just for fun. Then it may not be what many people think. These emperors didn't just "play", some even moved "true feelings".

Emperor Wendi is a living example. As can be seen from the historical data, he was a good emperor who was diligent and thrifty. Can you imagine that you have to mend all your rags, and then the owner who wears these clothes will have his Toy Boy? He is very generous to his "Toy Boy", and his Toy Boy is Deng Tong.

Deng Tong is an ordinary small official. If it weren't for an unexpected opportunity, he might not have made a fortune in his life. Once, Wendi had a dream, in which there was a small official wearing a yellow hat, supporting a boat in the pool. This man tied his skirt behind his back and pushed Wendi to the celestial world with his hands, making him immortal. We know that the emperor's greatest wish is to be an emperor all his life and never die. After the dream, Wendi sent someone to find such an official, and sure enough, he found a person who tied a skirt behind his back. This is Deng Tong.

To what extent can Wendi love him? I'll tell you a few things and you'll understand. Wherever Wendi goes, he takes Deng Tong with him, and even the private affairs such as the emperor taking a bath, Deng Tong has to serve him. A small official can be promoted to the position of doctor, and the emperor can visit Deng Tong's house in such a noble capacity.

Emperor Wen of Han hoped that Deng Tong would accompany him all his life, so he specially invited an alchemist to tell his fortune. The alchemist said that Deng Tong would eventually starve to death. Wendi sneered, I am the richest man. If I let him starve, he will starve. Finally, I even gave Deng Tong some coinage rights.

It is also a difficult idea for Deng Tong to be favored forever. Emperor Wendi of the Han Dynasty had a poisonous sore, which was very difficult to treat in ancient times. The recurrent toxic sores made Wendi feel unbearable pain. He shouted, "Who can save me? Who can help me? " . The ministers and princes around me are unwilling. They never expected that Toy Boy, who was usually ignored by everyone, would take the initiative to suck out the toxin in the poison sore with his mouth. This incident greatly moved Wendi, and he also reprimanded his son.

Such people often end up like small Shenyang. The prince succeeded to the throne and died miserably. He was pushed to the end and finally really starved to death.

Let's start with "dirty Tang". The people we are familiar with in the Tang Dynasty are not simply Han Chinese. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were many ethnic regimes, such as Xiongnu, Xianbei, Anta, Xi and Qiang, which were greatly integrated. After the demise of these regimes, people here did not leave the Central Plains, but continued to integrate with the Han people. Therefore, the social atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty was a mixture of Hu and Han. Everyone knows that some ethnic minorities have the habit of being brothers and sisters, even if they have an affair with their father's concubines, it is not uncommon. So there were many immoral fooling around in the Tang Dynasty for a reason.

Another reason is the change of faith. Before the Tang Dynasty, we believed in Confucianism. But in the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism was the main belief. Buddhism emphasizes the equality of all beings, so the status of women has been greatly improved. Women can also raise their heads and remarry.

The most famous event is that Li Shimin of Emperor Taizong and his daughter-in-law Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian and her other leaders, Princess Taiping, gave her Toy Boy to her mother to play with.

First of all, Wu Zetian was the first female emperor of China feudal dynasty. When you become an emperor, you naturally have to enjoy the treatment of the emperor. Men want three wives and four concubines, and women naturally have a lot of faces. Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Zongchang are Wu Zetian's favorite faces in her later years. Wu Zetian not only gave them the best material conditions, but also gave them the right to make trouble in the palace, completely ignoring all ministers. As the saying goes, even the emperor does this, and the children and the people will inevitably follow suit.

Among them, Princess Taiping is the most famous one. Princess Taiping is a married man, but she is not satisfied with a man, and even did something stupid to have an affair with a monk in a temple. Make a scene. And remarried after "divorce" with the first husband, which was intolerable in the society before the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, didn't the phenomenon of "dirty Tang and ugly Han" exist in other dynasties? Isn't the Qing Dynasty also the product of the development and growth of ethnic minorities? In the final analysis, it is inevitable that this kind of thing will happen in a feudal imperial society full of decadent life. This statement is just a kind of rhetoric that belittles the former dynasty and raises itself. In fact, they look in the mirror of the previous dynasty and see themselves. This is a crow standing on a coal pile. I only see others being black, but I can't see myself being black. "