The special profession of nursing mother has existed since ancient times, and in ancient times, the nobles and nobles basically had nursing mothers, also known as nursing mothers, also known as nursing mothers, nursing mothers, etc. The main job was to feed the children of the hosts, which was very common in ancient high society. Ordinary people have great respect for their nursing mothers, let alone the emperor of the Heavenly Son. As the old saying goes, fertility is not as great as nurturing, and everyone will have a grateful heart. Especially born in the royal family, due to various reasons, many emperors' birth mothers did not wait for their sons to succeed to the throne. The birth mother may be involved in the palace fight, or may not be in good health and die early, while the nursing mother is different, and the royal family chooses the nursing mother first to see whether the family is a good family woman. It also depends on her physical health, especially for women who have had healthy children. More importantly, people with good conduct, generous speech and demeanor, and a strong sense of responsibility. Because the words and deeds of the nursing mother will affect the princes, especially if one of the princes is still the future emperor, the conditions for the selection of the nursing mother for the royal family are very harsh.
In history, there have been many famous nursing mothers, some of whom have been honored by the emperor as empresses, some who have become the emperor's noble concubines, and some who have the right to invade the government and the opposition. This is mainly because they are the closest people to the emperor, from the birth of the crown princess was taken away by the nursing mother, the nursing mother is actually not easy, their own children have just been born, even if they can't eat a few bites of milk, they are sent to the palace to feed the princesses. After that, it was basically difficult to see the family, and it was lonely and lonely alone, but in this way, the nursing mother put all her efforts on the prince, which is why the prince became the emperor and was particularly close to the nursing mother's family and rewarded her. They were forced to be separated from their families, especially their husbands and children waiting to be fed, so that the royal children they fed in the future would not forget their nursing mothers after they developed.
Here are a few historical books that record in detail the emperor's deep relationship with his nursing mother.
1. Emperor Wudi of Han had a deep relationship with his nursing mother
Emperor Wu of Han was a man of great talent and was revered by posterity as Emperor Wu of Han, and there are too many stories of Emperor Wu of Han. On the one hand, he was able to expand his territory roughly. On the one hand, he was fierce and cruel, forcing the empress to die, destroying his own son the crown prince and the three clans, killing his daughter, and the prime minister forced him to die or kill several. However, Emperor Wu of Han was particularly kind to a daughter, who was his nursing mother. Emperor Wu of Han's nursing mother indulged her son's knowledge of the law and broke the law, and did no evil, and everyone dared to be angry and did not dare to speak. However, it was finally reported to Emperor Wu of Han, who was also furious and furious, and on the spot, he wanted to severely punish the nursing mother, and exiled all the nursing mother's family to the bitter cold land on the frontier.
When the nursing mother heard about this, she was frightened and scattered, she was the one who knew Emperor Wu of Han the most, and hurriedly begged someone to go. She first found Emperor Wu of Han's most favored eunuch, Guo Sheren, who said that he could not save her, and her mother's heart was half cold. Then Guo Sheren said that you go to Dongfang Shuo, he has a way, and the nursing mother immediately runs to Dongfang Shuo's house to intercede as if grasping for a life-saving straw. When they arrived at Dongfang Shuo's home, the nursing mother told Dongfang Shuo with a handful of snot and tears about the matter and asked for help, and Dongfang Shuo naturally understood the relationship between Emperor Wu of Han and the nursing mother, and also knew the character of Emperor Wu of Han. He immediately promised to help intercede, and told the nursing mother not to intercede with Emperor Wu of Han, and when Emperor Wu of Han drove you away, just leave, and turn around three times in one step, and then look at his eyes. After some instruction, the nursing mother waited for tomorrow's dawn with a nervous heart.
The next day Emperor Wu of Han called the nursing mother a tantrum, the nursing mother did everything according to The words of Dongfang Shuo, after the reprimand, the nursing mother went out step by step and turned back three times, and when she was about to reach the door, her eyes flashed with tears. Dongfang Shuo felt that it was time and loudly reprimanded the nursing mother: "Ru Yi'er." Now that the emperor has grown up, will he rely on Ru to feed him alive? ”
Does that mean you're deaf? Your Majesty has grown up now, and he will not be able to feed himself with your milk. When Emperor Wu of Han heard Dongfang Shuo scolding the nursing mother, he thought of the nursing mother's love for him when he was a child, and suddenly his heart softened, and he immediately pardoned the crimes of the nursing mother and her family.
This story is recorded in the "Records of History", here is mainly about the wisdom of Dongfang Shuo, he was a close subject of Emperor Wu of Han, and he knew Emperor Wu of Han too well. There is no way for him to punish the nursing mother, they have all been impeached to him, and they must take a stand. Dongfang Shuo understood that Emperor Wu of Han would definitely recall the nursing mother in the future, so he was willing to help with this help. He not only helped the nursing mother, but also pleased Emperor Wu of Han, which was simply the best of both worlds. The Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and the nursing mother was also a mother, so it makes sense that Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty was particularly kind to the nursing mother.
2. There were two nursing empresses in the Northern Wei Dynasty
The Northern Wei Dynasty began to make a rule from the founding emperor Daowu Emperor Tuoba Jue to "leave the calves and go to the mother", as long as the crown prince was established, he would kill his mother, the purpose of which was to fear that the harem would interfere in the government of the "mother strong and the son was weak". This move is really damaged, and it is estimated that it was a bad idea given by the Han ministers, learning from Emperor Wu of Han's eight-year-old Liu Fuling to kill his mother Lady Hook Yi for the crown prince. Therefore, many of the emperors of the Northern Wei Dynasty were born without a wife, and could only follow the empress who did not give birth to a son, but after all, it was not the empress who gave birth to no feelings at all, so the nursing mother was the closest person to her when she was a child.
Emperor Daowu's grandson Emperor Taiwu had a very general relationship with his nursing mother Dou, and after succeeding to the throne, he was directly named Empress Bao, that is, Empress Nanny, and Nanny was the first in history to be empress dowager. Later, Emperor Taiwu felt that he was not good enough for the nursing mother, and simply honored him as the empress dowager, which was satisfied.
What's going on? It turned out that Tuoba Jue especially loved this grandson, and he once told people that Tuoba Tao was particularly like himself and would definitely be able to enlarge the country in the future. This Dou clan is also not ordinary, although she entered the palace as a criminal, but unlike ordinary palace women, she is moody and angry, calm, and kind to people, not at all like a fallen person, like a noble person, "pure conduct, in and out of courtesy", so the reputation in the palace is excellent.
Tuoba Tao's son Emperor Mingyuan's favorite concubine Du Gui (Tuoba Tao's biological mother) just died of illness, and Emperor Mingyuan wanted to find a grandmother for his young son Tuoba Tao. He also heard about Dou's good name, so he summoned her, and when they met, it was as rumored, so he asked her to raise Tuoba Tao. Dou Shi is likely to have taken care of Tuoba Tao since he was born, and from the perspective of Tuoba Tao's feelings for her later, he should have grown up eating her milk.
It was unheard of for Tuoba Tao to make Dou Empress Dowager Bao two years after he succeeded to the throne, and seven years later he was directly crowned Empress Dowager, not only that, but also crowned Empress Dou's younger brother as the King of Liaodong. Ordinary people are suddenly rich, and they have the respect of the emperor, but Empress Dou does not. Although she was the first person in the harem, she was still the same as before, and the only thing she did was to always maintain Tuoba Tao.
Later, Tuoba Tao commanded troops to attack Northern Liang, and the northern nomads Rouran took advantage of the void to attack the capital of Northern Wei, the capital was shaken, and many dignitaries and dignitaries were ready to flee. Empress Dowager Dou was calm and self-assured, and took the remaining crown prince to inspect the army to stabilize the army, and then dispatched troops to resist Rouran. Finally, under her command, the army and the people finally repelled the enemy, and the capital was stable, and when Tuoba Tao returned to Beijing after the conquest, he had more respect for Empress Dou.
Empress Dowager Dou had a wish that she liked Tonshan very much, and even told her that she had never done anything in her life that she had no conscience, and that she should not go to hell after death, and that Mount Kunshan was her best destination. Tuoba Tao made time to take his nursing mother to the Yin Mountains to play and take her to relax. But this outing will be the end of Empress Dou's life, and she fell ill and died at the age of sixty-three on the halfway journey.
Tuoba Tao fulfilled Empress Dou's wish to bury her in Mount Cheng, and gave her the title of "Empress Hui", held a solemn state funeral, and built a temple and a monument, offering sacrifices every year. It is also a legend that a nursing mother and nanny can do this.
The example of Empress Dowager Dou happened again in tuoba tao's grandson Tuoba Jun's nursing mother, tuoba tao especially loved tuoba jun' grandson. Since Tuoba Jun had no parents since he was a child, he found a palace maid surnamed Chang to raise him. After Tuoba Jun succeeded to the throne, he imitated the story of Empress Dou, and honored his nursing mother Chang Shi as Empress Bao and then as empress dowager. Even the funeral after Chang's death was the same as that of Empress Dou, who was nicknamed "Empress Zhao" and built a mausoleum on Mount Mozhen in Quang Ninh.
Northern Wei nursing mothers can have such a noble status, mainly because although they are humble people, they are very Sinicized, and they especially respect the culture of the Han family that puts filial piety first. The second is the cruel system of "setting up a son to kill the mother", and most of the people closest to the emperor when he was a child were nursing mothers.
3. Emperor Mingxianzong's nursing mother Wan Zhen'er became an imperial concubine
If the most famous nursing mother is who, it is estimated that most people know that it is The favorite concubine Ofe Wan Guifei Wan Zhen'er of Emperor Mingxianzong Zhu Jianshen, nicknamed "Wan Gui Mazi". Emperor Mingxianzong called this seventeen-year-old nurse a good name, so good that he wanted to make her empress, thanks to the death of the ministers. Otherwise, Emperor Mingxianzong would have been saddled with great ethical sins, and although Emperor Mingxianzong would not have succeeded in making Wan Zhen'er empress, he was basically no different from an empress.
The source of all this also begins with Ming Xianzong's emperor father Ming Yingzong, who became a prisoner of the Tatars after the "Tumubao Incident". After Emperor Mingyingzong was captured, his younger brother Zhu Qiyu (朱祁钰), the Prince of Qi, was made emperor for emperor. Emperor Mingxianzong had not yet been weaned at this time, and after Zhu Qiyu became emperor, he deposed the crown prince Zhu Jianshen and made his son Zhu Jianji the crown prince. When her grandmother, Empress Sun, saw that Zhu Mishen, who was in her infancy, was very pitiful, she sent her personal maid Wan Zhen'er, who had just given birth to a child, to take care of him, and this care was a lifetime.
Wan Zhen'er loved Zhu Jianshen in every way and did not despise him because he was deposed. Later, Emperor Mingyingzong's "Nangong Restoration" regained the throne, and Zhu Jianshen became the crown prince again. When Zhu Jianshen was getting older, he already understood the affairs of men and women, and although Wan Zhen'er was already in her thirties, she was mature and flattering, inducing Zhu Jianshen, so that Zhu Jianshen could not extricate herself. Even exaggerated to the point of running to Wan Zhen'er for the night of her wedding with Empress Wu, Empress Wu felt insulted and called Wan Zhen'er to clean up. As a result, Wan Zhen'er cried in front of Emperor Mingxianzong with pear blossoms and rain, and the distressed MingXianzong's heart was like a knife, and he simply deposed Empress Wu.
Then Empress Wang was established, and of course Empress Wang knew about Empress Wu, and she didn't dare to say more than half a sentence, leaving Wan Zhen'er tossing and turning. Wan Zhen'er gave birth to a dragon species in her thirties, and Emperor Mingxianzong was overjoyed and loved Wan Zhen'er even more, and was immediately crowned as a noble concubine. However, the good times did not last long, the child died at the age of one year, and Wan Zhen'er did not have children after that, but it did not affect Ming Xianzong's feelings for her. Emperor Mingxianzong even wanted to make her empress at one point, but the Manchu Dynasty unanimously opposed her and did not succeed.
In this way, Wan Zhen'er was favored for more than twenty years, and died in the twenty-third year of Chenghua at the age of fifty-eight. When Wan Guifei died, Ming Xianzong was in pain, and he also fell ill, often saying: "Zhen'er is gone, and I will not live long." Sure enough, three months later, Ming Xianzong also died. Wan Zhen'er went from a four-year-old palace girl to a prince's mother, and later became the emperor's favorite concubine, this life experience was also the first in ancient times.
4. Kangxi's nursing mother Sun's family
Kangxi's relationship with his nursing mother Sun Shi is also very deep and touching. Sun Shi was the wife of Cao Xi, who had just given birth to Cao Yin and was arranged to feed Kangxi. Kangxi was also bumpy when he was a child, and his father, The Shunzhi Emperor, only had Concubine Dong in his eyes, and he loved Jiangshan even more. Kangxi was not welcomed at all, and his mother Tong Jiashi (Empress Xiaokangzhang) was not favored at all, and did not see Kangxi yet. Kangxi later often lamented that he had never been under the knees of his parents since he was a child, and he was very envious of the children who were spoiled in the arms of their parents. Therefore, the first person who knew after Kangxi understood things was the nurse Sun Shi.
The most important reason why Sun was respected by Kangxi was that Kangxi had smallpox when he was a child, and the Manchu nobles could describe smallpox as "smelling the wind and being afraid", lest they avoid it. But the Sun family is different, after Kangxi had a pox, she accompanied her day and night and never gave up. Kangxi was also blessed with a great fortune, and miraculously survived, and he was most grateful to his nursing mother Sun Shi.
Kangxi became emperor at the age of eight, and finally could see his mother Tong Jiashi, but she was blessed and died of illness in more than a year, only twenty-four years old. Kangxi really became an orphan, and fortunately, Sun Shi was by his side and took care of him wholeheartedly. Kangxi was naturally grateful to Sun and treated him like a birth mother.
Kangxi's return to the Sun family was quite interesting, and the Cao family prospered and became rich, and the Cao family even held four high positions as governors. Sun's son, Cao Yin, was as old as Kangxi and had eaten his mother's milk. Kangxi treated him like a brother, and also brought him into the palace, and when he grew up, he was put in charge of the Jiangning Weaving Bureau, which was a fat shortage that was not available to people close to the emperor's confidants. Kangxi also personally handwritten the three-character plaque of "Xuanruitang" and gave it to the Cao family as a sign of grace.
Kangxi lived in the Cao family four times in his lifetime, six times in Jiangnan, if he was not particularly close, how could Kangxi live in his home alone. Kangxi's lower Jiangnan is not a sightseeing tour. He went to observe the people's feelings and inspected the river, and a large part of the reason for living in the Cao family was to go to see the nursing mother Sun Shi and chat with his brother Cao Yin.
The history books record that once Kangxi went to Jiangnan and prepared to stay at the Cao family, Cao Yin helped his mother to greet Kangxi early in the morning. When he saw Kangxi, he was about to kneel and pray, and Kangxi immediately stepped forward to help him. And told the people around him that this is an old man in my family, there is no need to kneel and pray, Kangxi treats her as a relative. Every time Kangxi had to stay at her house for a while, he would chat with his nursing mother when he had nothing to do. Once when the southern tour stayed at the Cao family, just when the old lady was sick, Kangxi immediately went to visit and asked the accompanying imperial doctor to see a doctor and prescribe medicine, until the old lady was unaffected before leaving.
After the old lady's death, Kangxi personally came to pay homage and observe filial piety, and cried bitterly, like a parent. Kangxi was very interesting in filial piety, as he did to his grandmother Empress Xiaozhuang, to his beloved Su Ma Lama, and to his wet mother Sun Shi.
Of course, there are many nursing mothers in history who have been respected by the emperor, and the reason why they can get the respect of the emperor is mainly because they have just given birth to a child and have to leave the child waiting to be fed to feed the royal. Some people even spent their entire lives in the palace, such as Ming Xizong's nursing mother Keshi, until Ming Xizong's death was still in the palace. As soon as they enter the palace to raise the prince, it basically means that they will probably not have a chance to have children in the future, which is very cruel for their daughters. And in order to dedicate themselves to the royal family, they had to endure too much loneliness that other women did not have to endure. When he entered the palace to raise the prince, he was only a teenager, and when the prince grew up, he was not young or even old, and he had already missed the opportunity to give birth.
Therefore, it is also natural that the emperor will be good to the nursing mother after he ascends the throne, after all, in ancient times, he paid attention to a "filial piety" word, and there was more grace than birth.