Empress, referred to as Hou for short, is the title of the highest ruler (emperor) of the empire in world history. The word "Hou" originally refers to the monarch, formerly known as Hou, and later extended to "the monarch's wife and concubine." According to Xunzi, the son of heaven is the only one, and no one can be equal to him, so the spouse of the son of heaven can't take the homonym "wife" of "Qi" but can only be called "Hou".
The catalpa tree in Zitong is the most precious of all trees. The ancients regarded catalpa as a symbol of having a son. Emperors set up empresses not only for the sake of their mother's instrument, but also for the sake of building children and inheriting the Great Unity, so as to continue and maintain the long-term rule of the dynasty. This is a great event that emperors of all ages have attached great importance to. Call building storage the foundation of the country. Therefore, the queen called Zitong, which catered to the psychology of feudal rulers.
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Other titles of the queen
1, pepper house. Empresses' palaces in the Han Dynasty are mostly painted with peppers to keep warm and ward off evil spirits, which also means "having many children and grandchildren". Therefore, the pepper house can be called the queen's bedroom or the queen's bedroom.
2. Nakamiya and Gong Zheng. The ancient queen's bedroom was mostly located in the middle of the harem, so the queen's bedroom can be called the main palace or the middle palace.
3. Hou Yuan and Yuan Di. The emperor's Yuan Pei Empress can be called Yuan Empress, which is different from the queen who succeeded to the throne.
4. follow. The emperor's second queen, after the Yuan Dynasty.
5.zitong. The emperor's address to the queen is equivalent to "wife" in modern language.
6, the mother of the world, the mother of heaven and earth. It's a courtesy title for the queen.
7. Kun Ji. Another name for the queen.
8. Word lake and suffix. Used as a title of respect for the queen or the emperor's mother (mostly the empress dowager), or as a synonym for their bedroom.
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