Among the many concubines in the Qing Palace, Xi Guifei was a special existence, and the TV series "The Biography of Zhen Huan" made this woman who was obliterated by history another fire, making her a household name. However, in the play, Xi Guifei is described as growing from a young girl who does not understand the world to a poisonous woman who is good at scheming, fighting down Concubine Hua, overthrowing the empress, and finally the mother of the world and obtaining supreme honor, which is different from the real history.
In history, Xi Guifei has an ordinary appearance, an ordinary family background, and mediocre qualifications, and is not like the scheming in the TV series. Compared with the Yongzheng Emperor's admirable affection for empress Dowager Uranara and the young concubines, her importance to the Yongzheng Emperor was extremely weak. She made a gorgeous turn entirely with her brilliant son.
What is the background of Xi Guifei
Xi Guifei, born in the thirty-first year of the Kangxi Dynasty, surnamed Niu Hulu, was a Manchurian yellow flag bearer. The surname Niuhulu was one of the most prominent clans in the Qing Dynasty, producing many celebrities, empresses, imperial concubines, ministers, etc., and the Hezhen we know as one of them is also one of them.
Empress Xiaozhaoren was a distant aunt of Concubine Xi, and her grandfather was also the first hero of the founding of the Qing Dynasty. Concubine Xi's great-grandfather was Er Yi Teng, and both were cousins. Er Yidu once said to his aunt, "How can the eldest husband be born in the world? I must establish a career and vow not to worry my aunt. He followed Nurhaci around in the battle, and he did not lose. In order to thank Eyidu, Nurhaci married his own sisters and daughters to him in one go.
Concubine Xi's great-grandfather, Er Yiteng, did nothing. Concubine Xi's father, Ling Zhu, had served in the Ministry of Rites, and was a military official, only a medium-ranking official. And Concubine Xi Guifei was not born noble, and her posture was also average.
In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi, Xi Guifei was 13 years old, entered the palace to participate in the draft, and after the selection, she was given the fourth brother Yinchen by the Kangxi Emperor as a gege, and belonged to a concubine of lower status in the palace.
But the selected show girls are not necessarily the beautiful women who "close the moon and shy flowers, sink the fish and fall geese", do not be confused by the word "show girl". The criteria for the qing dynasty's open draft, one is morality, the other is the door, it can be said that it has nothing to do with the appearance of the eight rods. When the showgirl is selected for the parade, she must wear a wide flag suit, and it is strictly forbidden to wear a revealing fashion, let alone a tight suit that shows a good body. Therefore, the emperor also had a helpless moment: there were really not many beautiful beauties in the harem.
Regarding the appearance of The Noble Concubine Of the Xi Guifei Niu Hulu Clan, it can be seen in the "Portrait of Empress Xiaoshengxian's Imperial Dress", in which the old lady has a long face, wide mouth, large ears, high and bright cheeks, a broad and full forehead, and a rounded and fleshy chin. This is the costume portrait that the Qianlong Emperor ordered the painter to paint for her on her sixtieth birthday. Such a look is definitely a blessing, but it is not a beauty. Therefore, Yin Chan did not treat her very well, and let her enter the palace for many years as a concubine.
The path to promotion of the Nyūrō clan
Historically, Xi Guifei was not a person loved by Yongzheng, but a blessed person. One might ask, where does the blessing come from? First, she met an emperor who was not a lustful person and did not judge people by appearance, otherwise it was difficult to have a chance to turn over; second, the character determined fate, and the virtuous and virtuous character of the Niuhulu clan allowed her to seize the opportunity to change the situation at this time.
Since entering the palace, the Niu Hulu clan has been in a position of gege for more than ten years, and Yin Chan is even likely to have a husband and wife name with her, and there is no fact of a husband and wife, because she has not seen her give birth to a son and a half daughter for more than ten years.
Until the forty-ninth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Yin Chan was suffering from an infectious disease and was seriously ill, and the other wives and concubines were afraid of being infected, and did not dare to go near the service, and if they could hide, they could hide, and the service that could not be hidden was not very attentive, and hiding for a while was a temporary time. At this time, Niu Hulu stood up, did not care about anything, personally went to take care of Yin Chan, guarded day and night, did his best, and boiled the soup and medicine.
Yin Chan was very touched, re-examined this "gege" who was dedicated to taking care of him, and gradually developed a good feeling for the Niu Hulu clan. It was also during this time that Yin Chan often went to the Nyulü Lu clan dormitory, and after several contacts, she actually became pregnant, and the next year gave birth to a boy, named Hongli.
Since then, the fate of the NiuHulu clan has changed dramatically!
Niu Hulu clan "mother is precious to son"
Sixty-one years of the Kangxi Dynasty, this year is the mother and son of the NiuHulu clan and Hongli who ushered in a major change in their lives.
In his later years, Kangxi also wanted to share the joy of heaven with his children, with the filial piety of his son and the company of his son. However, the sons engaged in intrigues and tricks, competing for the throne, which made him exhausted and often lonely.
He had 35 sons, 20 daughters and 97 grandchildren in his lifetime. There were so many children and grandchildren that he hadn't even seen them. Yin Chan knew the thoughts of his father, the Kangxi Emperor, and when the peony blossoms in the Yuanmingyuan, he invited the Kangxi Emperor to come to his home to admire the peonies, and the Kangxi Emperor gladly agreed.
The Kangxi Emperor came to the Yuanmingyuan and enjoyed the wine and flowers, and the mood was very comfortable, which was another rare relaxing family gathering. Yin Chan wasted no time in proposing to let the Kangxi Emperor meet his son, and the Kangxi Emperor nodded in agreement.
Soon, among the many grandchildren, the Kangxi Emperor fell in love with the Hongli who was handsome and generous, and at this time the Hongli was 12 years old. This was also the first time he met his grandfather, but he was not afraid and restrained, but generously introduced himself, and talked about his homework, and also memorized "Eilean Said".
The Kangxi Emperor, with his countless experiences in reading people, felt that Hongli was a child who was different, and could not help but praise that Hongli was "blessed with too much."
Soon, Kangxi came to the Yuanmingyuan again and announced that he would personally raise and teach Hongli in the palace. Of the 97 grandsons of the Kangxi Emperor, only the crown prince's eldest son, Hongyao, was once raised in the palace, and Hongyao was likely to be the heir to the future throne. Hongli was just an ordinary imperial grandson, and Yin Chan was surprised by Kangxi's decision, but this was by no means a bad thing. Therefore, Yin Chan sent someone to send Hongli to the palace.
Hongli lived with the Kangxi Emperor for half a year, not only accompanying the Kangxi Emperor, but also exercising his talents. Every time the Kangxi Emperor discussed important government affairs with his ministers, he asked Hongli to observe, and Hongli carefully remembered it in his heart.
The Kangxi Emperor taught Hongli archery, and Hongli was also very competitive, reaching a hundred shots. Once, the Kangxi Emperor took the Hongli calendar to participate in an annual hunting activity. The Kangxi Emperor shot a bear with a gun and immediately ordered Hongli to shoot another shot in the past, so that Hongli could win the reputation of "winning the bear at the beginning of the siege". Hongli was ready to get on the horse to make up for the shot, but he didn't expect the bear to suddenly stand up and pounce on Hongli. The Kangxi Emperor quickly returned a shot and shot the bear to death.
After returning from the hunt, the Kangxi Emperor said to his concubine, "Hongli this child is a blessed man, and if he were to step quickly to the bear, and the bear stood up, I don't know how big a thing would happen." ”
The Kangxi Emperor believed even more in the great fortune of Honglifu and was favored by Yijia. After returning from the hunt, the Kangxi Emperor named to see Hongli's birth mother, Niu Hulu. The Niu Hulu clan was born in the draft, because of the ordinary family lineage and mediocre appearance, the Kangxi Emperor did not look closely at that time, and assigned Yin Chan to do the grid.
This time, the Kangxi Emperor asked Niu Hulu to raise his head and examine it carefully. The Niu Hulu clan had long been accustomed to a life of not being noticed, and knelt in front of the Kangxi Emperor, feeling confused and uneasy. After reading it for a long time, the Kangxi Emperor said, "If it is a blessed person." However, Nyūrō did not realize that this would help her turn her fortunes around.
Some people say that Kangxi passed the throne to Yongzheng because he liked hongli and wanted hongli to inherit the throne. The authenticity of the matter is difficult to verify.
However, the fate of the Nyūrō clan was indeed greatly changed by the Hongli calendar.
After the Yongzheng Emperor ascended the throne, the Niuhulu clan jumped from a concubine in the royal palace to a concubine, and her identity was no longer what it used to be. But empress dowager Uranara and the young concubine were still there, and she was not yet the master of the harem.
In the third year of Yongzheng, Concubine Nian died of illness, and Concubine Xi was promoted to the number two person in the palace. However, the Yongzheng Emperor transferred his feelings for The Noble Concubine to her son Fuhui, who was not his father's favorite son. The Yongzheng Emperor published the Book Integration, 45 bamboo paper books and 19 cotton paper books, which were rewarded to the crown prince, the imperial brother, and the ministers. Fuhui was the only one among the princes to receive a cotton paper book, and the reward specification was higher than that of hongli.
Unfortunately, three months later, Fuhui died of illness. The Yongzheng Emperor was very sad and buried Fuhui according to the prince's routine, when Hongli, who was over 18 years old, was not even a shell. Until the Qianlong Emperor ascended the throne, he was still grumpy about this matter, sighing: The Eight Brothers of that year were really loved by the Imperial Examination.
In the eighth year of Yongzheng, Concubine Xi was promoted to Concubine Xi, second only to empress in the harem. Kangxi said that the Niuhulu clan was "blessed", indeed. The following year, Empress Uranara died of illness, at this time the harem was empty in the middle palace and an imperial concubine was empty, so Concubine Xi guifei naturally became the lord of the harem and ruled the harem.
In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, the Yongzheng Emperor died, and in this year, Concubine Xi guifei was 44 years old, and the internal attendant announced that Hongli was on the throne. Soon after Qianlong ascended the throne, he made his mother, Concubine Xi, the empress dowager, and called her "Empress Chongqing".
After Qianlong ascended the throne, her life of more than forty years had both the "present" of "great glory and filial piety" and the "far away" and traveled with the Qianlong Emperor many times. Xi Guifei is arguably the happiest harem woman in Chinese history.
epilogue
Concubine Xi Guifei was born a low "Gege", with mediocre qualifications, but Hong Fuqi Tian, Shou Lu Shuangquan. "Fu", she was hand-picked by the Kangxi Emperor as a "blessed person" and lived in the "prosperous age of Kangqian"; "Mother is noble with a son", who became a concubine from a royal concubine and later became Empress Xiaoshengxian; "Lu", her son The Qianlong Emperor, she enjoyed all her glory and wealth in her life; "Shou", she lived 86 years, 17 years more than the Kangxi Emperor, 28 years longer than the Yongzheng Emperor, and only 3 years less than her longest-lived son, the Qianlong Emperor.
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