Since ancient times, the feudal concept of male respect has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. As China's last feudal dynasty before it entered the modern era, the Qing Dynasty was no exception. However, on this historical stage where the brush is filled with men's faces, there are rarely two women with real power, one is Empress Xiaozhuang, and the other is Empress Dowager Cixi. Of course, the latter has become a notorious historical figure because of the well-known peace-seeking and traitorous behavior, and the other one is rare in history, and her story makes me deeply admire, and today we will talk about Empress Xiaozhuang and her affairs.
Unlike Cixi, Xiaozhuang's wind evaluation is much better. In her legendary life, she has witnessed two generations of emperors ascending to the throne, from the initial young lady who did not understand the world to the empress dowager who was in power, and the transformation in the middle was really amazing.
Although Xiaozhuang was born into a famous family, he was only given the status of side Fujin, and did not receive enough attention from others. You know, as the noble character of the famous Horqin tribe, but also has a rare beauty and wisdom, it is simply unbelievable that Xiaozhuang is not optimistic!
During the Qing Dynasty, in order to maintain their rule, the Mongols began to adopt the method of marriage to strengthen the interests of other forces, and it was in this context that Xiaozhuang entered the palace. However, for a long time, the beautiful Xiaozhuang was not welcomed by the Emperor Taiji he married, but suffered cold eyes all day long, and it was difficult not to arouse speculation and doubt from the outside world. Fortunately, with a good life, Xiaozhuang lived a satisfactory life in the palace. However, this situation soon took a sharp turn for the worse shortly after her sister Hai Lanzhu entered the palace. What makes people wonder is that regardless of appearance or morality, Xiaozhuang is far superior to Hailan Zhu, why is it Hailanzhu who is loved by emperor Taiji instead of Xiaozhuang? It's worth exploring the reasons behind it.
On the one hand, although Xiaozhuang is outstanding in appearance and too intelligent, in a society where men have always been in power, such a woman is too radiant and easy to overpower others, which is not pleasing to people.
On the other hand, Hai Lanzhu went to the opposite side of Xiaozhuang. She is considerate, knows how to observe the color of words, and is virtuous and virtuous, knows how to grasp the heart of a man, and is really the most suitable candidate for the wife of the "husband and son". Because of this, the Emperor Taiji held her as a pearl in his hand, and the courtesy was unique, so that all the powders in the harem lost their color. As for pandering to the trick of pleasing people, it has never been something that the strongest filial piety can do.
Just when everyone thought that Xiaozhuang would never turn over again, fate secretly opened another door for Xiaozhuang. Just when Hai Lanzhu gave birth to the dragon species and was expected to truly sit firmly in his position, the crown prince died prematurely to everyone's surprise, leaving only a group of people who were still in shock. Three years later, Hai Lanzhu, who suffered the grief of losing his son, also died with the child who had not yet come to truly see the world.
In fact, the pain caused by the death of Emperor Taiji's beloved Hai Lanzhu was far greater than the death of the Crown Prince. Soon after, Huang Taiji died and returned to the west. Subsequently, Xiaozhuang helped his son Aisin Kyora Fu Lin to ascend to the throne smoothly, and the era name was called "Shunzhi". During this period, Xiaozhuang did not choose to hold real power, but together with the regent Dolgun, he carefully assisted the Shunzhi Emperor, who was still young at the time, in managing the government. After the death of the Shunzhi Emperor, he was succeeded by his third son, Xuan Ye, known historically as the Kangxi Emperor. However, at this time, the Kangxi Emperor was also very young, so at this time Xiaozhuang chose to continue to assist the young grandson who had become the emperor, and waited until he really grew up and pro-government, and then returned the power to him.
It can be seen that although she has become the most powerful woman in the world, Xiaozhuang does not have much obsession with power. Perhaps, it is this character that is detached from power that adds a legendary color to this famous woman in history.