In Chinese history, women who have had a little to do with politics and imperial power have never been able to get a good reputation. China was a feudal patriarchal society in ancient times, and it was taboo for women to encroach on imperial power and participate in politics, even if they entered the political circle for some special reasons, it was inevitable that they would become extremely dark and bloody because of the disputes over power and interests.
But there are always exceptions to everything, there was a royal woman during the Qing Dynasty, she was originally a harem princess, but she married her uncle in middle age, and she also had a considerable right to speak in the former dynasty.
In addition, she has received high praise and evaluation both in the main history and in the wild history, and everyone will not feel strange when it comes to this woman's name, she is the famous Empress Xiaozhuang in history.
Empress Xiaozhuang - the most remarkable harem woman in the Qing Dynasty
On March 28, 1613, Empress Xiaozhuang was born in the Mongol tribe of the south of the country, and her full name was "Bumubutai Borjigit", which in Mongolian contains the beautiful meaning of "noble person descended from heaven".
Xiaozhuang from the Mongolian steppe was the second daughter of a Belle grandfather of the Horqin tribe and the niece of Empress Xiaoduanwen. "Xiaozhuang" was a courtesy name personally given by the Kangxi Emperor after her death, which was used to show her virtuous and solemn life.
In 1626, at the age of 13, Xiaozhuang was sent to the capital city of Shengjing by his brother Wu Keshan to marry Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, who was already in charge of Fujin Zhezhe, so Xiaozhuang was given the title of Lateral Fujin. In the same year, Emperor Taiji officially sat on the throne, and Xiaozhuang was crowned as a concubine on the west side.
Three years after entering the palace, Xiaozhuang gave birth to Princess Gulun Chang, and after that, the favored Xiaozhuang became pregnant one after another, giving birth to 2 women and 1 male to The Emperor Taiji. The boy's name was Ai XinJue Luo Fu Lin, later the Shunzhi Emperor. After Xiaozhuang gave birth to a prince, she was crowned as a concubine of Yongfu Palace.
Xiaozhuang's relatively good fertility made her relatively superior in the harem and life, but as the emperor Taiji's concubines increased, the honor and favor that Xiaozhuang could obtain was diluted.
Later, Huang Taiji was overly sad because of the death of his concubine Hai Lanzhu, and he died in his prime, and his death did not matter, Xiaozhuang became a widow at the age of 30. In that situation, Xiaozhuang was not only worried about the future of his son Fulin, but also worried about whose hand the world would fall into.
But in the end, we all know that Xiaozhuang helped his son Fu Lin to become the successor emperor with wisdom and atmosphere, and at the same time, Xiaozhuang also had to step into the political field and start the second half of her legendary life.
Throughout his life, Xiaozhuang went through the three dynasties of Emperor Taiji, Shunzhi and Kangxi, and raised his son Shunzhi Emperor and grandson Kangxi Emperor well, and Kangxi was able to become one of the few Ming Lords in history, inseparable from the assistance and guidance of his grandmother Xiaozhuang.
Historians always say that Xiaozhuang achieved Kangxi and pushed the Qing Dynasty to the rule of the prosperous world, and throughout the annals of history, we should really call Xiaozhuang the most remarkable harem woman of the Qing Dynasty.
Huang Taiji and Xiaozhuang's love-hate complex
After Emperor Taiji took Xiaozhuang as a side concubine, he did spoil Xiaozhuang for a period of time, otherwise he would not have given birth to 4 children with Xiaozhuang. But in fact, in the context of the prevalence of Manchu-Mongolian marriages, the marriage of 13-year-old Xiaozhuang to Huang Taiji, who is 21 years older than her, is more political.
After the Emperor Taiji took the throne, there must be more and more women in the harem, in 1634, Xiaozhuang's sister Hai Lanzhu married Huang Taiji, although Hai Lan Zhu once married people, but she knew very well to grasp the heart and emotions of Huang Tai Chi, the charm of Hai Lan Zhu let Huang Tai Chi experience what is the husband, how to be a man who can shield women from the wind and rain, since entering the palace, Hai Lan Zhu has set three thousand pets in one.
The harem's exclusive favor of this matter, as the empress of Zhe Zhe can not manage, other concubines can not do, this group of women have since tasted the emperor Taiji snubbed, as a concubine Xiaozhuang is naturally no exception.
Emperor Taiji loved Hai Lanzhu and even crowned the eighth prince born to Hai Lan Zhu as the heir to the throne at the first time, but this child was weak and blessed, and died when he was six months old. As a mother, Hai Lanzhu could not bear this huge blow, and she missed her dead child excessively, and gradually became entangled in the sick bed, and died in the palace in 1641.
The death of his favorite concubine Hai Lanzhu made Huang Taiji's heart ache beyond reproach, and he became haggard because he missed the deceased concubine Hai Lan Zhu all day, and the depressed and decadent Huang Taiji died 2 years later.
What is certain is that Huang Taiji is deeply in love with Hai Lan Zhu, and the emotional foundation between Xiaozhuang and Huang Taiji is not deep. After the death of Huang Taiji, Xiao Zhuang had reason to resent this seemingly "infatuated" man in his heart, because Huang Taiji, as an emperor, would not be depressed and decadent for a woman, and his last life would be whimpering, abandoning jiangshan and social ji.
Looking through the history books, we know that after 42 years of Emperor Taiji's illness and death, Xiaozhuang died of old age, and when Xiaozhuang was dying, he asked his grandson, the Kangxi Emperor, not to bury him in the same place as Emperor Taiji. If it were not for the premature departure of this man, Xiaozhuang would not have been so worried about assisting her son and grandson, but her pain could not be poured out with people.
What is the relationship between Xiaozhuang and Dolgun
After the emperor Taiji funeral queen, according to ability and qualifications, there are two candidates who can ascend to the throne: Dolgun, who is half-brother of Emperor Taiji, and Hauge, the eldest son of Emperor Taiji. These two each had their own side of the power, some of the important ministers in the court supported Dolgun, some supported Hauge, and in the absence of an heir to the Emperor Taiji, they could only use martial arts to solve the battle for the throne.
Finally, some of the older courtiers gave a suggestion: Since Dorgon and Hauge are equal in strength, then waging a war is certainly tantamount to self-harm within the Qing Dynasty, and you are all now noble princes, so it is better to choose another prince to be the emperor. When the courtiers heard this, they all thought that this proposal was good, so the next thing to do was to find a prince who everyone was satisfied with and become the emperor.
This decision was undoubtedly an excellent fate for Xiaozhuang and Fulin, who wanted her son to become emperor, and when she sought support, she immediately thought of Dolgun, who was 2 years older than herself and knew better. Dorgon and Xiaozhuang were uncles and sisters-in-law, and in order to win the emperor's throne for Fulin, Xiaozhuang secretly wooed Dorgon, hoping that he would support Fulin's succession.
Sure enough, when the courtiers once again gathered in the court to discuss the promotion of the new emperor, Dorgon took Fu Lin to the throne and said: I support Fu Lin, but he is still young, when I and Prince Zheng assist him, wait for Fu Lin to grow up, and return to power immediately.
Dorgon did this, and history has always said that he loved his sister-in-law Xiaozhuang. But if you think about it from the perspective of Dorgon, in fact, this decision is also a good move in such a situation - Dorgon as the regent can not only hold great power, but also win a good name, and after his own strength grows in the future, is it not easy to seize the throne?!
After Fu Lin succeeded to the throne as emperor, Dorgon held the position of regent, had unlimited freedom to enter and leave the palace, and also commanded military power, and lived a very happy life. But over time, the man's desire for power still exceeded everything, and Dorgon did not want to be subordinate to the position of subject, he secretly created all the utensils used by the emperor, and the expanded mansion was more grand than the palace.
In order to keep Fulin's throne, Xiaozhuang's first thought was to give Dorgon a constant increase in rank, and when Dorgon showed dissatisfaction again, Xiaozhuang ordered the emperor to make Dolgun the regent of his father.
Xiaozhuang retreated step by step, Fu Lin was puzzled, and there was a lot of discussion between the government and the public, but Xiaozhuang, who had nothing to rely on, could only struggle to support himself. In the fourth year of Shunzhi, Xiaozhuang finally released a big move, he married the regent Dorgon as the empress, and after that, every New Year's Festival, Dorgon stood next to the Shunzhi Emperor as the "Emperor Father" and accepted the prostrations of the courtiers.
Does Dorgon love filial piety? I'm afraid he loves the throne and power more. Does Emperor Taiji love Filial Piety? I'm afraid he loves Hai Lan Zhu more. Xiaozhuang painstakingly assisted the Shunzhi Emperor and the Kangxi Emperor, leaving a good name for herself in the history of Qing, but who knows the pain in her heart?