Empress Xiaozhuangwen, of the Borjigit clan, daughter of the Mongolian Horqin Belle Zhaisang, married to Emperor Taiji in the tenth year of the Mandate of Heaven (1625), had a male and three daughters, and was named Princess Zhuang of Yongfu Palace in the first year of Chongde, the niece of Empress Dowager Taiji, and the sister of Concubine Chen. Later, he was appointed empress dowager and empress dowager. Film and television dramas and wild history call her Dayu'er, in fact, the real name is Bumubutai, we are still used to calling her Empress Xiaozhuang.
During the reign of Emperor Taiji and Dorgon, because these two gods themselves were extremely wise and wise, Xiaozhuang did not directly participate in the government, but Xiaozhuang still played a certain role in the stability of the government. For example, the behind-the-scenes activities of persuading Hong Chengzu and Shunzhi to succeed to the throne have promoted the development of the current situation. Later, she raised Fu Lin and Xuan Ye, and after her son and grandson succeeded to the throne, Xiaozhuang, who lived deep in the harem, still did several things that had a political impact on the imperial court.
One was the selection of two empresses for Shunzhi from the Borzigit clan of the Mongols. The rulers of the Qing Dynasty have always attached great importance to manchu and Mongolian marriages, which are of great significance for stabilizing the overall situation and strengthening their own rule. The first empress chosen by Xiaozhuang was her niece, and because Fu Lin was not satisfied, she was deposed as a concubine, and the empress dowager did not forcibly interfere. The following year, Xiaozhuang chose a deposed niece for Fu Lin, and barely survived. It can be seen that the court system in the early Qing Dynasty was not perfect, and this generation was somewhat chaotic, and Xiaozhuang also maintained the advantages of the Borjigit clan in the palace.
The second is to meet Kong Sizhen. Kong Sizhen was the daughter of kong Youde, a Ming dynasty general. Kong Youde made many military achievements after his surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and was made the King of Dingnan by the Qing court, but was later trapped in Guilin and killed. Xiaozhuang had decided to make Kong Sizhen the Imperial Concubine of the Eastern Palace, but because Sizhen had already promised people, he gave up, but ordered Kong Sizhen to enter the palace, adopt her as an adopted daughter, and seal HeshuoGege. This arrangement continued the policy of vigorously co-opting the Han Chinese during the reigns of Emperor Taiji and Dorgon. Later, during the Rebellion of San Francisco, Sun Yanling, the husband of Kong Sizhen, also raised an army to rebel, and under the strong persuasion of Kong Sizhen, Yanling returned. Hou Sizhen led Trilling's subordinates to kill the enemy, to a certain extent, pinning down the rebel forces, and Kong Sizhen's loyalty to the Qing court was entirely the result of Xiaozhuang's adoption and kindness.
Third, during the Shunzhi period, some places were affected. Xiaozhuang has twice saved silver in the palace for a total of 110,000 taels of silver to help the victims. In the eleventh year of Shunzhi, he also allocated 40,000 taels of silver in the palace and 40,000 taels of silver in the imperial palace for the people who were occupied by the land and disasters in the Gyeonggi provinces. In the process of Kangxi pacifying the Three Domains, in order to support the great cause of reunification, Xiaozhuang twice took out the palace to reward the officers and soldiers who were conscripted. It can be seen that Xiaozhuang is usually a thrifty and thrifty person, and the harem is also frugal under her leadership.
Fourth, in the early years of Kangxi, when Aobai was in power, Xiaozhuang, in order to win over Sonny, vigorously defied public opinion, and resolutely proposed to appoint Sony's granddaughter Hesheli as empress, so that Sonny wholeheartedly assisted Kangxi. The Sony family, especially Soetu, later played an important role in eradicating the Aobai forces. It can be seen that Xiaozhuang was politically prescient.
In addition, Kangxi often asked his grandmother's advice as an important reference for major matters such as employment and reward and punishment. King Bo Weng Guonuo of Hui county, Yongnuo was lazy, when he sacrificed the altar of the earth, he was not sick, he also pretended to be ill and did not fast, did not attend, and was stripped of the king, which was also the meaning of filial piety. Xiaozhuang also has the wisdom to recognize people and employ people. At the time of Pingsan Domain, the Qing Dynasty's strong brigades all went south to fight, and even the strength of the Su wei in the rear was empty, but at this time, the leader of the Chahar clan, Bourni, was also foolish to rebel, kangxi was very worried about this, Xiaozhuang immediately recommended the university Shi Tuhai to be slightly outstanding, but when he was responsible, he told Kangxi that there was a concubine in the Cining Palace, and his mother was still living in Chahar at the age of ninety, and told him not to take captivity. Sure enough, Tu Hai lived up to his expectations, and when he had no soldiers to send, he asked for the order to compile the Xiao Jian among the Eight Banners family slaves as soldiers, and the result was a great victory.
In summary, Xiaozhuang actually intervened in the government,but did not take the form of a curtain, and from the perspective of this series of political measures, whether in terms of employing people or acting, Xiaozhuang's political skills and eyesight were very clever, and he was worthy of being a female politician in the early Qing Dynasty.