Due to the popularity of the "Yanxi Raiders" TV series, two historical figures were on fire, that is, the two empresses of the Qianlong Emperor, namely Empress Fucha and Empress Xiaoyichun (Concubine Ling). The historical Empress Fucha was the white moonlight of the Qianlong Emperor's life, and after Empress Fucha's death, the Qianlong Emperor wrote more than a hundred love poems and mourning poems for her. And Concubine Wei Jiashi even used the honor of the imperial concubine to control the affairs of the six palaces, acting as an empress, and became the lord of the harem with no name and real power in the middle and late Qianlong period.
Qianlong
Qianlong was born intelligent and had great achievements in martial arts, and during his reign the Qing Dynasty reached the highest peak since the heyday of Kangqian. On the basis of the martial arts of the Kangxi and Yongzheng dynasties, the Qianlong Emperor further completed the unification of the multi-ethnic state, and the socio-economic and cultural development was further developed. Because Qianlong attached importance to social stability and cared for the disaster-stricken people in the early days, during which the world was exempted from money and grain five times, and grain from eight provinces was exempted three times, which reduced the burden on the peasants and made the Qing Dynasty show signs of a peaceful and prosperous world.
In addition, Qianlong's management of the frontier was also his greatest achievement. He maintained the unity of the country at that time, improved the central government's rule over Tibet, unified Xinjiang, and re-incorporated Xinjiang into the Chinese territory, thus maximizing the territory of the Qing Dynasty (laying the foundation for the territory of modern China). However, in the later period of his reign, he was too extravagant, and the official rule was corrupt. In his later years, he was even more self-contained and blindly arrogant, and did not keep up with the pace of the times, widening the gap between China and the West and leaving the world far behind.
Empress Xiaoxian
Qianlong was also the longest-lived emperor in history, reigning for 60 years, and after the Zen throne for more than 3 years, he served as emperor taishang for more than 3 years, and actually held power for 63 years. Such a long time in the country's supreme power is also rare in history, and the Qianlong Emperor finally ended his legendary life at the age of 89. The Qianlong Emperor lived so long, and there were many beauties in the natural harem, and according to historical records, there were as many as 42 concubines. Although the Qianlong Emperor had many concubines, he had only three empresses in his lifetime, namely the original Empress Xiaoxian, the Empress Dowager, and Empress Xiaoyi.
Among the three empresses, the Qianlong Emperor was the most affectionate to his wife, Empress Xiaoxianchun, and the two were very affectionate and very affectionate. After Qianlong ascended the throne, the Fucha clan was made empress. Although the young Fucha clan was deeply loved by Hongli and came from a noble family, she always adhered to the rules, handled people kindly and low-key, dressed simply, and could not see the slightest style of clumsiness, so Hongli was even more respectful of her.
Empress Hyohyun-chun dressed in a portrait
After the death of Empress Xiaoxianchun, the Qianlong Emperor was also devastated. The Qianlong Emperor personally designated Empress Fucha as "Xian", which means: "The name of the word "Filial Piety" is actually the Lady Virtue of the Empress's life." This is also the Qianlong Emperor's affirmation of the merits of his wife, and it should be known that there are very few empresses in history who can get the emperor's (husband)'s) affection, and this is the only case in the Qing Dynasty.
The second empress of the Qianlong Emperor was Empress Chundi, who was also the prototype of the concubine who was hidden in the "Yanxi Raiders". Qianlong was a side fujin when he was the Prince of Bao, and later came to the throne after the death of Empress Xiaoxianchun. Although she was the queen of the Qing Dynasty, she was snubbed by the Qianlong Emperor because of a southern tour, and although she was not deposed, she was buried according to the imperial concubine etiquette after her death (in fact, it was only equivalent to a concubine). This pure emperor succession empress is the heroine of the TV series "Ruyi Zhuan" and the prototype of the vicious queen in "Huan Zhu Gege".
Jiaqing
The third empress of the Qianlong Emperor was Empress Xiaoyi Chun (令妃), but everyone should pay attention to the fact that the last empress, Empress XiaoYi Chun, was not an empress before she died, but a mother and a son. In the sixty years of Qianlong, Hongli proclaimed Yongyan (Jiaqing) as crown prince, and at the same time posthumously named his mother Emperor Lingyi as empress. According to historical records, Wei Jia's face was beautiful and kind,000, and he was very much loved by the Qianlong Emperor.
Concubine Ling was made a concubine in the first month of the tenth year of Qianlong, at this time Wei Jia was only nineteen years old, and she was ranked as one of the three concubines (at that time, there were three concubines on the throne of the Qianlong Emperor, namely Shu Concubine Yehenara, Yi Concubine Bai clan and Ling Concubine Wei Jia), the Qianlong Emperor named her "Ling Concubine", "Ling" character out of the "Book of Poetry , Daya" "Ru Gui Ru Zhang, Ling Wen Ling Wang", in ancient Chinese there is a good meaning, Wei Jia let the emperor hear and see the good, beautiful side.
In addition, the text at the Cleveland Museum of Art in the "Qianlong and Queen Concubines Picture Scroll" is described as follows: "Only Qianlong, the Empress, and concubine Ling were painted by Lang Shining, the remaining seven were painted by Lang Shining's disciples, and the last three were continued by court painters." At that time, Concubine Ling was still only a concubine, and Qianlong asked Lang Shining to paint her, which showed how much attention she had received at that time.
And it is from the portrait painted by Lang Shining that we find that the Concubine Ling of Qianlong at that time was exactly the same as the shadow queen Zhou Dongyu! If we ignore Zhou Dongyu's black eyeliner, we find that the eyes, nose, and mouth are a concubine, it is almost like "reincarnation"!