Huang taiji set an ancestral motto that the emperor could not sleep with his concubine. What did Kangxi think of? Kill two birds with one stone?

The way that Kangxi came up with was to build a palace.

During the reign of Huang taiji, the Qing dynasty had not yet entered the customs. In order to warn ourselves and let future generations give up the bad habits such as excessive indulgence of women, it is stipulated that the emperor cannot share the bed with his concubine. So did Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty.

The intention of the regulations is good, and being an emperor is also a top priority for the royal family. If you can only bury yourself in government affairs, you have no personal space. As an emperor at night, it is unreasonable that there is no concubine to bring me tea and water.

Emperor Jiajing issued such a rule because he slept with his concubine at night and was almost strangled by his maid-in-waiting. In order to learn a lesson, he certainly had to publish some countermeasures.

Emperor Kangxi, as the emperors of past dynasties, immediately came up with a solution. He asked the workers to build several palaces and then arranged for his favorite concubines to move in. In this way, if the emperor wants to call any concubine, he only needs to let her arrive at the palace in advance at night, and then the emperor can move into the palace in the name of rest. In this way, we can kill two birds with one stone without violating our ancestors' family laws and satisfying our own wishes. So many concubines stopped living in the palace in the later period.

As soon as this move came out, the Qing emperors after Kangxi followed suit. It is said that Emperor Xianfeng finally used this palace as a palace and lived in it all the year round, including handling state affairs and meeting with ministers. No one is surprised. This fully proves the truth that "rules are dead and people are alive". So it is not unreasonable to say that all roads lead to Rome.