According to folklore, the daughter of the Qianlong Emperor married into the Confucius Palace as a daughter-in-law, so the Qing Imperial Family and the Confucius House were relatives. As we all know, during the Qing Dynasty, manchus and Manchus or Manchus and Mongolians intermarried, manchus and Han People were generally not allowed to intermarry. As an emperor, how could Qianlong take the lead in violating this rule and marrying the imperial princess to the Confucius Palace?
According to legend, the daughter of the Qianlong Emperor was married to the daughter-in-law of Confucius's seventy-second grandson Kong Xianpei, who was the YanshengGong during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (Yanshenggong was a hereditary title given to the living descendants of Confucius by successive feudal dynasties), and his wife's surname was Yu. There is a Mu'en Hall on Kongfu East Road in Qufu, Shandong, which is a special shrine built by Kong Xianrong, the 73rd generation of Yan Shenggong, to commemorate Lady Yu, in addition to commemorating Yu's end, there is also the meaning of admiration for the emperor's grace. In addition, the north of Kong Lin's Sushui Bridge is the Hall of Enjoyment, which is used to set up an incense altar during the worship of Kong, and behind the Hall of Enjoyment is a cemetery surrounded by a red wall, the tomb of Confucius in the center, and the tomb of his son Kong Carp in the east and south respectively. Out of the red wall, the northeast corner of the cemetery is the tomb of Kong Shangren, a famous Qing Dynasty literary figure and author of "Peach Blossom Fan". To the west of Kong Shangren's tomb, there is a tomb of "Luan Yin Praise", majestic and dazzling, and here is the tomb of Kong Xianpei's wife Yu Shi. What is remarkable is that in the whole Konglin, this tomb is the most luxurious. All this is enough to show that Yu's status is really not ordinary, otherwise as a female stream, how could she be so respected in the Kong Mansion? What is the relationship between this Yu clan and the Qianlong Emperor?
It is said that Yu was the daughter of the Qianlong Emperor and Empress Xiaoxianchun fucha. Fucha clan died early, leaving behind his young daughter, plus Qianlong and Fucha clan have been in love for more than 20 years, and their love is like the sea, so Qianlong has special compassion for this daughter. In the thirteenth year of Qianlong (1748), when the Qianlong Emperor went down to Jiangnan, the economic south, soon, the accompanying empress began to fall ill, Qianlong immediately decided to return to the palace, but unexpectedly did not wait to return to the capital, the empress died halfway. Qianlong was so grief-stricken that he wrote "Shu Sorrowful Endowment" to recall the dead, two of which were: "Sorrow is not sad and sorrowful, and it is not sad to be separated. "Thirty years after Qianlong, when Qianlong passed through Jinan again, he went around the city again, and then composed seven poems to express his remembrance of Empress Xiaoxianchun:
Jinan did not enter the city for four times, fearing that it would enter a hundred sorrows.
Spring and March used to be partial to drama, and seventeen years of hatred were not even.
The daughter born to Empress Xiaoxianchun had a black mole on her face, which would have been a very normal thing. Who knew that after she grew up, some alchemists and gentlemen made a big fuss about the black mole, saying that the princess was "fateful", and even had the appearance of "Kefu" and "short life", and she must marry a person with great blessings and great wealth in order to eliminate disasters and difficulties. In this way, the princess's marriage encountered trouble, and no one dared to marry her, and it was difficult for you to find Ruyi Langjun as the emperor's daughter. Later, someone gave advice to the emperor and said that Confucius's seventy-second generation grandson Kong Xianpei was the most noble and prominent of the world, so why not marry the princess to him? After Qianlong listened, he also felt that it was very reasonable. According to the customs of various dynasties, Yan Sheng Gong could walk on the imperial road of the imperial palace, could bring his son to the court, and run parallel with the emperor, although he was a Han Chinese, but his status inside and outside the qing dynasty's court was extraordinary, and even when the emperor went to Qufu, he had to perform three kneeling and nine prostrations to Confucius, the ancestor of Yan Sheng Gong. Therefore, the Qianlong Emperor agreed to the marriage. However, due to the Qing government's regulations that Manchus and Han could not intermarry, in order to avoid public regulations, the emperor gave his daughter to Yu Minzhong, a scholar of Wenhuadian University and a Han Chinese, to be a righteous daughter. As a result, the royal princess whose original surname was Ai Xin Jueluo became Yu Shi, and then because Minzhong came forward to get engaged to the Kong family, as the daughter of the Yu family (as the third daughter of Yu Xianggong), she married Kong Xianpei, the seventy-second generation of Yansheng Gong, and made an exception to form a Manchu-Han marriage.
This incident also reflected Qianlong's desire to show his intention to unite the Manchus and Han by marrying Kong Fu. At that time, the Qing Dynasty's rule over China had already gained a firm foothold, and as a ruler, it was natural to want to strengthen communication and alliance with the Han and coexist peacefully to further consolidate its rule. At the same time, the Manchus have always had great respect for the advanced Han culture, hoping to learn and absorb Han culture, the Qianlong Emperor himself is a scholar-type ruler who is proficient in Han culture, he reads Chinese history books, creates Chinese poetry, paints with ink, studies the Fa Jing, builds gardens, etc., consciously contacts Han culture, accepts Han culture and honors Han culture. Therefore, honoring Kong and honoring the saint is also an inevitable choice, and the emperor's daughter marrying into the Confucius Palace can be said to be the inevitable result of this idea.
Since Yu Shi married into the Confucius Palace, the imperial court has been doubly generous to the Confucius House. During the Qianlong period, it can be said that China's reverence for Kong and Confucianism reached its highest peak. Before his death, Qianlong made 8 pilgrimages to Qufu to show his respect, and of course, the latter times he also had the intention of visiting his daughter. Every time they arrived, Kong Xianpei and his wife Yu Shi personally greeted them outside the south gate of Qufu, and then entertained Qianlong with the highest standards. So far, there is a big dish called "Tongtian Shark Fin" in Kongfu cuisine, which is said to have been handed down at that time, and the origin of its name, in addition to indicating the imperial taste of the emperor, I am afraid that there is also a hint that the Kong family is incomparably great, the meaning of the Emperor of Shangtong, otherwise who dares to name such a dish? This big dish was later also used in the Confucius Palace to entertain other dignitaries and nobles, and spread to the society, becoming a famous dish in Shandong.
According to historical records, in early March of the fifty-fifth year of Qianlong (1790), Qianlong made his eighth pilgrimage to the Confucius Temple in Qufu. Kong Xianpei led all the doctors and clansmen to the Fucheng Canal to meet them. After the emperor summoned him, he encouraged him to study hard, and asked about his heirs with concern (at this time Kong Xianpei was 35 years old and had no heirs). On the fifth day of the first month, the emperor stationed in Tai'an and presented Kong Xianpei with the imperial pen "On Le Yi" and the imperial "Remembrance of the Past" inscription. On the fourteenth day, the emperor went to the Confucius Temple to pick incense. On the 15th, an amber ceremony was held. After the ceremony, he stayed in the Temple of Confucius and returned to Luang on the sixteenth day. During the emperor's stay in Qufu, Kong Xianpei made meticulous arrangements, and everything had to be done personally, day and night. When the emperor summoned him, he untied the three pairs of purses he was wearing on the spot and gave him a collar of the silver rat python robe, a collar of the silver rat gown, and a large satin eight ends. Kong Xianpei was very grateful, and after prostrating his head in thanksgiving, he said, "My emperor respects the master and respects the Tao, and the eight advents... Mu Enshi's high thickness, shame (gradually) micro-effect on Juan'e..."
Dear officials and friends, Qianlong Ye, we have said this, and the next time we will start to talk about Emperor Jiaqing.