Not long ago, I saw a post, the content is a netizen complained about the customs of the bride price (fixed gift) in his hometown, the local woman's family generally wants 400,000, and her family conditions cannot afford it. Seeing this, he remembered the same "fixed gift" that Qianlong sent out, and Qianlong actually took the initiative to "request" to marry his daughter to the son of a minister, and the first gift he sent was very special.
The minister's name was Uya Zhaohui. Zhaohui died in 1764 at the age of 56, leaving only a son named Zalantai, who was only 8 years old at the time. An 8-year-old child, his personality has not been cultivated, why did Qianlong appoint him as his son-in-law? This has to start with his father Zhaohui.
Zhaohui was Qianlong's grandmother, Yongzheng's mother, and a member of kangxi's Concubine Wuya clan. Nine years after Qianlong ascended the throne, Zhaohui was still just making a small pen and paper style in the household department. With the beginning of the reign of the Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors, the people of the Wuya clan were also promoted, and in this year, Zhaohui was favored by Qianlong and transferred him to the military aircraft office.
After that, Zhaohui began his legendary life. In his lifetime, he successively held the positions of Bingbu Langzhong, Cabinet Scholar, Right Attendant of the Punishment Department, and Deputy Governor of Manchuria under the Zhenghuang Banner, and participated in the "Battle of Big and Small Jinchuan", "Battle of Pingzungar", "Battle of Ili", "Battle of Heishui Camp", etc. Every time the Qing army fell into danger, Zhaohui was in danger, calmly commanded, and finally turned the tide of the war.
When quelling the rebellion of Daxiao and Zhuo, Zhaohui wrote a letter to Qianlong: "I personally led eight hundred people to Kucha... Don't break the enemy army, don't return the trend! Qianlong was greatly appreciated and ordered a reward for Zhaohui's dazzling eyes, and Zhaohui also lived up to Qianlong's expectations, and in the Qianlong Dynasty, he regained 1.9 million square kilometers of land near the Tianshan Mountains, becoming the person who recovered the most land in Chinese history.
It can be said that Zhaohui's exploits can be compared with Huo's illness in the Han Dynasty, but Zhaohui's fame is not as great as Huo's. In the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong (1760), general Zhaohui, who had fought many battles, returned to the capital, and the Qianlong Emperor ordered that a portrait be painted for him and hung in the Cabinet of Meritorious Servants in recognition of Zhaohui's great merits in quelling the rebellion in Xinjiang. But four years later, Zhaohui died of illness in the task of controlling the flood.
Qianlong was very sad to hear the news and ordered a generous burial of Zhaohui. However, Zhaohui's family situation is very special, he has been fighting abroad for many years, he can't take care of his children's private feelings, leaving only a young son, Zalantai, who has not even read all the books, how can he take care of his father's funeral? Therefore, Qianlong hurriedly issued a decree and ordered Guan Bao, a servant of the Ministry of Works who was of the same clan as Zhaohui, to be responsible for handling Zhaohui's funeral.
At the same time, the Qianlong Emperor rewarded 5,000 taels of funeral silver, which was a specification that could only be possessed by the prince's funeral in the Qing Dynasty, which showed Qianlong's affirmation of Zhaohui's merits. Not only that, Qianlong also braved the heavy snow to attend Zhaohui's funeral, he saw that Zhaohui's family was only orphaned and weak mothers, they cried very sadly, and their hearts were very unbearable, so he unzipped the purse in his waist and placed it on the offering table in the spiritual hall.
Zhaohui's family was suddenly surprised and happy, and felt that the family had the hope of rejuvenation again. Why? Because in Manchurian culture, sending a purse is a way to "set the gift", which means that the Qianlong Emperor wants to marry the Zhaohui family. Zhaohui had only one son, which means that the Qianlong Emperor decided to marry his daughter in and make this child a donkey, expressing his consolation for the family of heroes.
After Qianlong left, Zhaohui's family wept with joy. In the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong (177), Zalantai, who had succeeded his father to the title of Duke of Wuyi Mouyong of the First Rank, did marry Princess Heshuo and Princess Ke, the daughter of Concubine Ling, and Zhaohui Yimen became an imperial prince, and Qianlong sent such a valuable "gift" entirely because Zhaohui's merits were too great, even if he married his daughter, it was difficult to express his appreciation for Zhaohui.