the origin of polygamy begins with men's extravagance. It is a fact in the biological world that the number of sexes is often roughly equal. Marriage is forbidden, or if it is forbidden and not strict, if sexual relations are not allowed except for the legal spouse, and several people want to occupy the opposite sex for themselves, then there are many people, that is, there are couples. Therefore, at all times and in all countries, the society with husband and wife system must take monogamy as the principle. But there are always some exceptions. In ancient times, there were two kinds of people who had sexual relations outside their wives: one was brought by their wives' families, which was called "Ai". One is inherent in one's own family, which is called concubine. The reality of the future generations is eliminated, so its name is also eliminated, but the general term for people who have sexual relations other than concubines. The meaning of the gift is to send, that is, people who send their wives and daughters are not limited to women, such as Yi Yin, who is a minister of Xin's family. It is the same as the husband's family following the groom to meet the bride. The primitiveness of Yu Yu is actually the best man at the wedding today, and there is no reason to have sex. Later, privileged men were not only married to one family, but also to wives other than the first wife, which was not named by name, so they had the meaning of spouses other than the first wife. In ancient marriage, the most important thing was to follow the generations, and this rule was also destroyed by the privileged. A man who marries a wife is not only his wife, but also his nephew, so there is a system of governors marrying nine women. Take one country and two countries will go to the entrance, each with a nephew. The system of marrying nine women, according to "White Tiger Tong Yi? Marriage article says that the son of heaven is the same as the vassal. There are also people who think that the son of heaven marries twelve women, such as "Spring and Autumn Stories?" Jue Guo pian is. This fear was changed because the emperor and the vassal were uneasy. In fact, in ancient times, emperors and princes, in fact, may not be much different. Book of Rites? The last section of Faint Righteousness says: The son of heaven has a queen, three wives, nine wives, twenty-seventh wives and eighty-one royal wives. The case "Faint Righteousness" is "Etiquette? The biography of "Confused Rites of Scholars" is based on the interpretation of classics, but this section of "Confused Righteousness" is independent of classics. Literature is not a genre; It is said that there is nothing to see elsewhere; And after the establishment of Wang Mang, the system of preparing peace, harmony, beauty and imperial power, harmony with three people, harmony with nine people, beauty with twenty-seven, and imperial power with eighty-one; See Hanshu? Biography. It was intruded by later generations, and there was no doubt about it. "Guan Yi" said: "Without a doctor's crown ceremony, there is a faint ceremony? The ancients were fifty and then knighted. How can a doctor be crowned? " Marry after fifty, which is known as remarriage. A vassal can't marry again because he marries nine women at a time. Ram was published for nineteen years. If the doctor has a wife, how can he marry again? Guan's family has three returns, and Confucius ridiculed it for not being frugal. Ba Shu: Bao Xianyun: Three returns and three surnames. That is, it is a gift to ridicule the tyrant. Therefore, there is absolutely no exit except Renjun. As for concubines, they are women in the family and have the meaning of being connected with the master. In the era when familism was developed, the national law did not interfere in matters within the door. No one can punish the master for his position in the family. If there is a female slave in the family, the family mainly destroys her chastity, so there is no way to punish her. Therefore, whether you have a concubine or not is a matter of fact, legally, or not. However, in ancient times, there were many other habits based on status, or there were restrictions, which were unknown. The level of later generations gradually leveled off. The habit of distinguishing according to status has been largely eliminated, and taking a concubine has become a universal right for men. Even so, the law still depends on the status, and the number of concubines is determined. Such as "Tang Shu"? Baiguan Zhi: There are two sons and daughters in the prince, and ten in the prince; Two products are eight; Lord protector and three products; Four products and four; Five products and three; "Ming Law": People who are over 4 years old and have no children can only take a concubine, and offenders will be forty. However, most of these laws are written, but in fact, the right of polygamy is enjoyed by the rich. The difference between the comfortable and the ordinary was quite strict in ancient times. Because the ancient hierarchy was originally severe, wives and concubines were out of nobility and out of base race, and their status in society was very different. The level of later generations is flat, and the identity of wives and concubines is not as good as that of the previous generation, so in fact, the difference between nobility and inferiority is also small. Only in law and custom, in order to maintain the order between families, we have to make some differences. "Yan Family Instructions" said: "Jiang Zuo is outspoken and evil. After mourning, he often ends his family affairs with a concubine. Hebei is contemptuous of the side room and does not anticipate abortion, so it is necessary to remarry. As for three or four. " This is the old wind that Jiang Zuoyou never married again along the ancient times, and Hebei became a swing. However, if I end up with a concubine, I will have a concubine before I can do it. If there is nothing, you can't stop marrying. If you remarry, you can't regard it as a concubine. "Tang Shu? "Biography of Confucianism" said: "There are two temples in Zheng Yuqing Temple, which are suspected of offering sacrifices. Please have a secretary. Dr. Wei Gongsu suggested that the ancient princes married nine women, so the temple was at a loss. Since the Qin Dynasty, there have been remarriages, and both the former and the latter are suitable, and there is no suspicion. " Since Qin dynasty, there has been remarriage, that is, due to feudal destruction, there is no system of remarriage, nine women and three returns. Wei Gong-su's proposal is to marry the former and succeed the latter, all of which are clear evidence in the appropriate room etiquette. But in terms of etiquette, there can't be two concubines at the same time, so the secular so-called double marriage is forbidden by law. Dali Academy explained that the person who marries in the future will be a concubine. .. the general history of China-Lv Simian. txt.