Princess is a kind of name for the daughters of ancient monarchs, as golden branches and jade leaves, they look glorious, but in fact, their fate is miserable, they do not have the initiative in life, especially in marriage, all are the fate of their parents, the words of the matchmaker, so most princesses have served as victims of the political game. This is the case with whom I want to talk about today, she is Princess Heshuo Pure Princess.
Born in the sixth year of Chongde (1642) of the Qing Dynasty, Princess Heshuo Ke Chunchang was the fourteenth daughter (younger daughter) of Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, and her mother was Concubine Qilei. Originally the daughter of a nobleman of the Chahar clan, the Emperor Taiji took it into his pocket after conquering the Chahar clan, but due to the small power of the Qilei clan's mother's family, her status in the harem was not high, and she was only a concubine.
In the first year of Shunzhi, Princess Heshuo Kechun came to Beijing with her brother Shunzhi Emperor and lived in the golden forbidden city, which surprised her, and the princess at this time was only three or four years old. At this time, a Ming general led the army south to attack the city for the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing court granted this person the title of prince, this person was Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, and the Qing court also left Wu Yingxiong, the son of Wu Sangui, in the Beijing division.
In the tenth year of Shunzhi, the 13-year-old Princess Heshuo Kechun married Wu Yingxiong, the son of Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, which was obviously a political marriage, no doubt in order to keep Wu Yingxiong in the capital division, as a way to restrain Wu Sangui. Although the princess understood that this was a political transaction, after marriage, she was still very affectionate with Wu Yingxiong and gave birth to several children, including the eldest son Wu Shilin and two youngest sons.
In the sixteenth year of Shunzhi, Princess Heshuo Kechun had a new title, that is, Princess Heshuo Jianning, and two years later, the princess gave birth to Wu Yingxiong's eldest son, Wu Shilin.
After Kangxi succeeded to the throne, San Fan posed an increasing threat to the Qing court, of which Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, was the most powerful, and even had a situation in which "half of the world's taxes were consumed by San Fan", which caused Kangxi a lot of headaches. As a last resort, Kangxi ordered the withdrawal of the domain, but what he did not expect was that Wu Sangui immediately raised the banner of anti-Qing in disregard of the safety of his son Wu Yingxiong.
In order to deter Wu Sangui, Kangxi ordered wu Yingxiong and his eldest son Wu Shilin to be executed, and Princess Chunchang and Wu Yingxiong's other sons were imprisoned.
In the twentieth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Rebellion of the Three Provinces was quelled, and Kangxi ordered that the "second youngest grandson born to Princess Heshuo Kechun be hanged, and the grandsons of the zhushu beheaded and abandoned the city". Although Princess Kechun was not personally in danger of life, almost all of her family was killed, and she truly became a lonely person.
After that, Princess Heshuo Spent the second half of her life in loneliness and loneliness, without even a single relative around her, at most it was the superficial comfort of her nephew Kangxi. In December of the 43rd year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Princess Heshuo Kechun survived 23 spring and autumn seasons, and finally came to the end of her life and passed away at the age of 63.
Princess Heshuo Ke Chunchang Sacrifice Text:
"Erhe Shuo Ke Pure Princess, Huifen Jade Leaf, Xiu Yu Golden Branch." The carriage is dressed in the return of the house, and the grace is prepared for the gift; the rebellion of the feudal seal is revolted, and the reproach is cursed. Although the vastness is deep and benevolent, it is like looking up to Chengfu anointing, and the twilight scene is full of frost. He is about to be raised for many years, but he is deep and dead. alack! This branch is in the mind, Lun Zhi Si Zhao. Nie gave the sacrifice and recommended the incense, and set up several feasts to make the offering. Spirit is not ignorant, Shanklais. ”
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Qing Shilu, Four Genealogies of the Qing Imperial Family