Some titles for the court of the Ming Dynasty.

(1) Face scale

1. Written language and greetings for major festivals.

The crown prince and the prince sent congratulatory notes to the emperor or participated in major festivals, calling themselves "the eldest son", "the first son" or "wang", calling the father emperor "His Majesty the father", and the queen "Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother". Emperor Xiangzu called himself "the eldest grandson of a certain Feng" or "the first grandson of a certain Feng", called the emperor "grandfather of the emperor, His Majesty," and called the empress "Her Royal Highness the grandmother". Brother Xiang Emperor, self-proclaimed "the first brother Feng XX", called the emperor "eldest brother His Majesty the Emperor", and called the queen "His Royal Highness the Sister-in-law". Uncle Emperor Xiang, self-proclaimed "the first nephew Feng XX", called the emperor "uncle/uncle Emperor His Majesty", and called the empress "aunt/uncle Her Royal Highness the Empress".

(2) Oral language

(1) The prince calls his father "Daddy", "Father", and "Your Majesty". Such as: "Gushan Brush? Narrative 1: The prince (Zhu Youji) hugged his neck and shouted, "Daddy." "Weep down. / "Ming Ji Beiluo? The minister presents the prince": The prince said: "...... The second speed is to bury my father and mother with the imperial ceremony. / History of the Ming Dynasty? Shenzong Benji": Mu Zong tried to gallop in the palace and admonished: "Your Majesty, the lord of the world, riding alone, would rather have no worries?" ”。

(2) The internal officials call the emperor "long live", "long live the lord", "grandpa", "long live the grandfather", and "the emperor". "Chronicles of the Middle": Long live the prince, the first one does not know. / Envoy the ministers to respect the law of the long live lord, and dare not be reckless. / "Miscellaneous Notes": "A slave can't get back to his grandfather." ”。

(3) The internal officials called the prince "Little Master", "Chitose Lord", and "Master". "First Pull Zhishi": "Go to the palace, hit one and kill one, kill the master, eat and eat, and wear yours." / "Ming Ji Nanluo? The Prince's Case": And Yun "In accordance with the order of the new emperor, welcome the young master into Beijing." / "Records of the Middle": The author asked the king to accompany him to read An and transfer it to the East Palace, saying: "Chen Ju is a thousand-year-old master, and he begs Rui to read this book." ”。

(4) The emperor and other elders call the prince "brother". "The Beginning of the First Pull": The temple summoned the crown prince to the palace and said loudly: "Brother, don't be afraid. But go read and write. / "Apocalypse Palace Words": In the first year of Taichang, the emperor has ascended the throne, and Li Xuanzhi still called the emperor and said: "My brother." ”

(5) The emperor or prince called his close ministers "a certain companion": "History of the Ming Dynasty? The Biography of the Eunuch :(Wanli) and Xiao Nei erected a play, and when he saw the guarantee, he sat down and said: "The big companion is coming." / The prince (Youji) occasionally reads the Buddhist scriptures from the inside, and the prince is surprised: "My wife is here." / "Dingling Notes": Shang (Wanli) said: "Feng is coming, what can I do?" The group of eunuchs said: "Since he has been punished by the emperor, how dare he come?" ”。

(6) Calling the queen and the imperial concubine "Niangniang": "Records of the Middle Palace": Wang Niangniang of the East Palace, a native of Beijing. Xigong Duan Niangniang, Nanzhiren. / Later, the princess, Zhang Niangniang's puppet illness in the middle palace, Fan Niangniang, that is, the concubine Hui was crowned the imperial concubine, and the second princess was born on February 30 in the fourth year of the Apocalypse.

(7) Called the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, etc. as "Lao Niangniang": "Zhi Zhongzhi": Guangmiao Ziyuan with filial piety Yuanzhen Empress Guo Lao Niangniang will give birth to the princess and have no children, and there is filial piety and the queen Wang Lao Niangniang's birthday emperor.

(8) The princes and brothers call each other "elder brother" and "younger brother": "Seven Revision Manuscripts? Record of Yingzong's reset" Emperor Jing heard the sound of bells and drums, and asked left and right clouds: "Yu Qianye?" Left and right said: "Emperor Taishang." Emperor Jing said: "Brother do it, good!" / "Chongzhen Palace Ci": A few days before Xizong's great progression, the emperor knelt in front of the window to greet him, because he said: "My brother is so thin, you need to take care of yourself." ”。

3. Self-proclaimed.

(1) The emperor calls himself "I" or "I".

(2) The concubine calls herself a "concubine", "concubine", and "daughter": "The Remains of the History of Tong": I asked the concubine, and the concubine said: "...... Some Wu officials' families came to Beijing, and the concubine's family bought it. / History of the Ming Dynasty? Lizhi": "The queen is called a concubine in the north, and she kneels to accept it. / "Sanhuan Notes? Above? Chongzhen": All the East and West Palaces call themselves daughters. (This can be verified from other sources, and there is also this saying among the people, such as "Geng Ji Ed.") Basho Woman": The woman bowed and said: "Er Jiao's also." This is the couple's private nickname.

(3) The prince calls himself "son", "son", and "minister" to the emperor: "Chongzhen Palace Ci" is the concubine of Xuanyi Kangzhao Liu in the palace, and the concubine of Shenzong. The emperor is the lord of Cining Palace, and he is like a mother. After the end of the New Year's Festival, the emperor sat down, and the Russian owe it did not collapse. Don't be alarmed by the concubine's ring, and her life is still covered. Left and right planted with stalks. In an instant, Shangjue, took up his clothes, and Xie said: "When the ancestor was a god, there were few things in the sea, and it was difficult for his son, bitter branches, two nights of provincial documents, and he did not try to hand over his eyelashes, and he was not self-contained in front of the concubine. "/ The Hall of Light is dedicated to the statue of Emperor Anyu. On the ninth day of the first month, on the twenty-fifth day of December, the emperor went to Xingxiang, and his courtesy words, each claiming to be his son. / Dingling unearthed Wanli Emperor's book, cultural relics number x18:4 "Filial heir emperor Chang Luo Ji Shou Bai worship the foundation of the sage Jiudao diligent years to consolidate the ......" (4) The crown prince calls himself "Bengong" and "I": "First Ba Zhi Shi": and sent an edict from the East Palace: "...... The palace repeatedly consulted in detail, and Liu Cheng repeatedly abused him. / (Eastern Dynasty) rumor: "Dongchang spares me, that is, Mr. Guo." "Jujube Forest Miscellaneous? East Palace": Wu Jungong said: "...... Yudong Palace is called Mr. Lecturer, Yu Guan, and self-proclaimed Palace. ”。

(5) The vassal king called himself "lonely": "Hongguang Shilu Copy" :(Fu Fan by Song) told the ministers: "Life is based on loyalty and filial piety, and today the great yun has not been reported, and the lonely cannot be the king." The first king was martyred, the mother of the country sowed more, and the loneliness could not be relatives, and there was no gift of ascending to the great treasure. And I heard that the East Palace, Yong, and Ding were still among the thieves, or they could be killed. The three kings of Gui, Hui and Rui are all uncles, but Mr. Zhu chooses the best to welcome him. "History of the Southern Ming Dynasty? Shaozong Benji" :(Tang Fan Yu Jian) said: "Lonely heaven and earth stand at the pole, there must be an obscure-proof sun and moon; The emperor is in the world, and there is no immutable hardship. ”

Fourth, back weight.

(1) The prince is called "eldest brother" in the palace. "The First Pull Out the Beginning": Ci Sheng asked: "The ministers of the outer court said that the eldest brother should be determined early, how to send him?" / "The Dream of Chunming": Will retire, there is a purpose: let Brother Xuan come to see Mr. every time.

(2) The palace calls the palace people "all people". "The Beginning of the First Pull": The temple said: "He is the son of the Duren." ”

5. Female dependents of officials

The wife of Lord Yipin is called Madame

The wife of the second grade is also called Mrs.,

The wife of Lord Sanpin is called Lady

The wife of Lord Sipin is called Gongren

The wife of Lord Wupin is called Yiren

The wife of Lord Liupin is called Anren,

The wife of the Seven Grades is called Confucian.

PS: I saw that some book friends put forward a lot of opinions about the title in the comment area, and Han Han thanked the book friends for reminding me, and I will pay more attention to it in the future.