Since Nurhaci rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, the war between the Jurchens (Qing Dynasty) and the Ming Dynasty has never stopped. However, in this struggle, as the Ming Dynasty became increasingly corrupt, coupled with natural disasters and rebellions, the Qing Dynasty gradually gained the upper hand and won the final victory. After the Qing army entered the Central Plains, it wantonly slaughtered the people and suppressed the Remnant Party of the Ming Dynasty, and the cruelty of the means and the wide range of killings were shocking. However, since the Qing Dynasty wanted to unify the world, blind killing could not solve the problem, so the Qing Dynasty tried to adopt the Policy of Huai Rou, appointing Han chinese officials and respecting Han cultural etiquette. When the Qing emperors went to worship the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, they could not avoid a false sigh of pity.
However, in this group of worshipped imperial spiritual thrones, there was a sudden existence of an empress, which was a very incredible thing at that time. Why can an empress be juxtaposed with an emperor? But at this point, it really has to start from the fate between her and Nurhaci.
In 1572, Emperor Mingmuzong died of excessive indulgence, and the throne passed to the ten-year-old crown prince Zhu Yijun. However, due to Muzong's sudden death, Zhu Yijun was still young at this time. In order not to let Daming be destroyed, in Emperor Muzong's will, he would be assisted by three courtiers, including his mother Empress Li and Zhang Juzheng, until he reached adulthood.
Empress Li was undoubtedly a qualified imperial mother, and she taught her son strictly and often pointed out Zhu Yijun's faults, which made the government and the opposition politically clear, and the national situation was greatly improved. And the most admirable thing is that unlike a group of harem rioters, when her son Zhu Yijun grew up, she did not covet power at all, and immediately returned power to him. However, she ate and prayed to the Buddha all day to pray for the future of Daming and her son, so Zhu Yijun also respected her very much.
In 1583, because the Manchurian department of Atai often led an army to harass the Ming army, the Ming general Li Chengliang raised an army to surround his hiding place. At that time, Nurhaci's father and grandfather had gone to the city to persuade Atai to surrender, hoping that he would take the initiative to surrender. However, Nikan Wailan, who also belonged to manchuria, secretly communicated with the Ming army and put the Ming army directly into the city, and Nurhaci's grandfather and father died in the war.
Nurhaci was very angry about this, and he asked the Ming army to hand over the murderer Nikan Wailan, but the Ming Dynasty refused. He then tried to conquer Nikan Wailan, but due to insufficient preparation, he was captured by the Ming Dynasty. The matter was very tricky at this point, and Li Chengliang reported the matter to the emperor and asked Zhu Yijun to decide. At this time, Zhu Yijun also made a difficult decision, and it was difficult to decide for a long time. However, when the benevolent Empress Li learned the ins and outs, she dissuaded: Nurhaci was originally a loyal servant of Daming, and his father and ancestors were born and died for Daming, but they were killed by mistake, so how could he be killed in the name of a sinner? Zhu Yijun heard this and immediately ordered someone to release Nurhaci and give him a generous gift.
However, what people did not expect was that Nurhaci's determination to oppose Ming became more and more determined after that, and finally overthrew Daming. However, Nurhaci did not forget the grace of Empress Li in that year, which was inherited by the Qing Dynasty from generation to generation, not only worshiping every year, but also producing a special dish. Whitewater pork was born from this.