Hongjira Chabi was the daughter of King Zhongwu of Jining; the favorite woman of Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty; and the empress of the Yuan Dynasty who was deeply loved by the people. She not only has a good face, but also has a smart nature, is good at grasping changes in the situation, and has become the right and left hand of the Ancestors of the Yuan Dynasty, and she plays an irreplaceable role behind the great deeds of a generation of Great Khans.
Her mother, who had been virtuous and virtuous all her life, was admired by all the people, and as an empress, she should have enjoyed extraordinary treatment after her death, so why did she ask to be buried on a deserted mountain after her death? Under Kublai Khan's confusion, she gave this answer.
She said: "The emperor does not have to worry about the concubine, as long as he promises to bury her in the wilderness, there will be future emperors who will come to worship her." "So did Empress Hongjira Chabi's words really come true?" At the beginning of the story, we begin with the life of the protagonist, Empress Hongjira Chabi. After being a country, there must be many legends.
First, to resolve the crisis of Ali's brother
When Kublai Khan did not succeed to the throne, Hongjira Chabi married him, and with his southern conquest of the Northern War, he assisted him in establishing the Yuan Dynasty. In many times of crisis, she used her ingenuity to help Kublai Khan turn the tide.
In the ninth year of Yuan Xianzong,Kublai Khan was ordered to conquer the Southern Song Dynasty, and when it came time to cross the river to besiege Ezhou, Yuan Xianzong Möngke Khan died on the front line of the attack on the Diaoyu City of Shudi. At this time, the Khan's position is empty, and the country must not be without a monarch for a day, otherwise the people will be afraid.
His younger brother Ali Bu, who remained in the capital helm of Helin, was persuaded by his henchman AlanDar to take the Khan's throne, ignoring his brother who was fighting outside the country, and tried to take the opportunity to inherit the Khan's throne.
After Kublai Khan's brother-in-law heard about the tao, he sent emissaries to kublai khan, who was on the front line of the Southern Song Dynasty, to persuade him to hurry back to the north of the desert to defend the people's hearts. At this time, Kublai Khan did not want to return in vain and continued to fight on the front line.
Hongjira Chabi realized the seriousness of the matter, kept an eye on Ali Buge's movements, and found that he had secretly sent troops to the north and south of the desert to eliminate Kublai Khan first. She immediately sent emissaries to bring the secret report to Kublai Khan overnight.
After receiving the secret report, Kublai Khan summoned his advisers to analyze the situation and make strategic decisions, and decided to immediately rush back to his political base area of Yanjing from the front. After that, there were major battles between Kublai Khan and Ali Buge, such as the Battle of Yaobei Valley and the Battle of Ximu Tu'er. The war lasted four years, and Kublai Khan, who finally won the hearts of the people, won the final victory
Without The immediate decision of Hongjira Chabi and the timely grasp of the situation, Kublai Khan may not have been able to win. Therefore, Hongjira Chabi played an indelible role in the resolution of this crisis. Therefore, her merits were remembered by Kublai Khan, who was very fond of and respected her.
2. The Queen of Diligence and Generosity
So far, the historical records of Hongjira Chabi have written that Kublai Khan's great achievements could not be separated from her help. She not only had an outstanding performance in politics, but also was a great empress who was thrifty, skillful, virtuous, and benevolent.
The most favored by the emperor, she can enjoy all the glory and wealth, but she has a simple and low-key life. In order to warn the descendants of the royal family to maintain the virtues of thrift and thrift, Chabi planted the vow grass brought back from genghis Khan's hometown in front of the palace where he lived. She felt that it was a pity that some waste items were thrown away, so she personally led the palace maid to use the old bow strings to weave clothes and make carpets with discarded sheepskin.
Empress Chabi often gave much care to the captured members of the Southern Song dynasty royal family. Chabi found that the Southern Song Dynasty Empress Dowager Quanshi was very dissatisfied, so he sympathized with her very much, and played it many times, begging Kublai Khan to agree to let her return to Jiangnan.
Kublai Khan did not accede to Chabi's request, but still asked Chabi to give more special care in material matters and to persuade Quanshi ideologically. Chabi did his best to help her, so that the Quan clan, who had been pampered and now forced to leave their hometown, was greatly comforted.
Once, Chabi heard Kublai Khan return from hunting and complain about the glare of the sun. Chabi thought about how to change this situation, so he took the hat that Kublai Khan wore when he was hunting and carefully observed it, and an idea suddenly arose, and adding a brim in front of the hat would have the effect of shading the sun.
Kublai Khan was very happy to know that Chabi had sewn hats that could shade the sun, and ordered a large number of imitations, so that people who went out from then on no longer had to worry about being pierced by the sun. Such a skillful and approachable queen, who can not love?
3. Rest in the barren mountains after death
Empress Hongjira Chabi died in 1281 at the age of 54. Before she died, she told Kublai Khan that after she died, she did not have to go to great lengths to bury her, but to bury her on a mountain in Danling. Kublai Khan thought that the Yuan Dynasty was vast, where could not bury his favorite empress, why did he choose the desolate Danling Mountain?
Sensing Kublai Khan's incomprehension, she said to him, "The emperor does not have to worry about his concubines, as long as he promises to bury her on a barren mountain, and there will certainly be future emperors to guard her spirits." But did her prophecy really come true? The answer is yes, and it was the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty who came to guard her tomb.
What's going on? How did Qianlong find the tomb of Empress Chabi on the barren mountain? Did she really have the ability to predict the future before she died? Was the fulfilled prophecy a coincidence or was it predestined? First, let's talk about how Qianlong discovered the tomb of Empress Chabi.
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Chabi had been buried on the barren mountain for five hundred years. At this time, Qianlong ordered the construction of a splendid palace, the Yuanmingyuan, which happened to be built on the tomb of Empress Chabi. So her grave was discovered, and the Qianlong Emperor had great respect for his ancestors, so he asked the construction craftsmen to build a Buddha Pavilion for Empress Chabi. This is the origin of a well-known building in the world-famous Yuanmingyuan - Buddha Xiang Pavilion. We can't help but marvel at the fact that Queen Chabi's prophecy was truly fulfilled. Is prophecy doomed in the dark? Perhaps the answer to this question is related to the fact that Empress Hongjira Chabi has been adhering to the true colors of not forgetting her roots and maintaining thrift and thrift throughout her life.
She was so diligent and frugal that after her death, she certainly did not want Emperor Kublai Khan to waste a lot of money and material resources in order to bury her. Therefore, before dying, she asked the emperor to bury her on a barren mountain, and her statement that there would be a future emperor to guard her tomb was likely a white lie that made Kublai Khan feel at ease to bury her. Later, it came true, perhaps it was just a coincidence, and there were too many things that happened under the coincidence of chance in this world.
As an empress, she asked to be buried in the wasteland, saying that there would be an emperor to guard her tomb. Whether this story was really foretold by Queen Chabi or a coincidence, it would be better to keep it in mind as a mysterious and beautiful story.
What is important is the good, noble qualities possessed by Empress Hongjira Chabi, who is kind, simple, benevolent and intelligent, and who is able to make a decision in the face of urgent situations. The founding empress of the Yuan Dynasty was empress dowager, and the wife of Yuan Shizu was Xianliang Shude. She is really showing us the glorious image of a woman, she deserves to be admired by future generations, and she is also worthy of fame and history!