The marriage of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the most peculiar is the emperor Taiji, the founder of the Qing Dynasty although there are only fifteen concubines, but there are a variety of things, both three aunts and nephews from one door, and two widows who remarried themselves. In addition, Emperor Taiji actually gave two of his concubines to others, the first was the side concubine Yehenara clan, and the second was the Eastern Palace Concubine Zarut Borjigit clan that I want to talk about today.
First of all, let's talk about the position of the Eastern Palace Concubine among the many concubines of the Emperor Taiji, this position is second only to the empress of the Middle Palace (Qingning Palace), ranking second in the harem, so if it is not really favored, it is impossible to sit in this seat.
So, what is so peculiar about this Eastern Palace Concubine that I want to talk about today?
According to historical records, the Zarut Borjigit clan was the daughter of a nobleman from the Mongolian Zarut tribe, and her father was Belle Daiqing. Since he succeeded to the throne, Emperor Taiji continued to expand his power to the Mongol region, and the Zarut clan also quickly submitted, at this time, the Emperor Taiji heard that there was a very beautiful woman in the Zarut department, the daughter of Belle Daiqing, and immediately sent emissaries to bring the Zarut Borzigit clan to Shengjing.
After the Zarut Borjigit clan came to Shengjing, they did not enter the palace immediately, but temporarily lived in the station, and then, the Emperor Taiji came to the station with his personal attendants to check it out, and sure enough, this Zarut Borjigit clan did have the appearance of a closed moon and a shy flower, and the appearance of a sinking fish and a goose, so the Emperor Taiji ordered that the Zarut Borjigit clan be included in the harem.
In February of the sixth year of Tiancong, Emperor Taiji officially enthroned the Zarut Borjigit clan as the Eastern Palace Fujin, at that time, the Middle Palace Fujin was Zhezhe, and the Western Palace Fujin was Bumubutai (孝庄).
After entering the palace, the Zarut Borjigit clan immediately gained the favor of the Emperor Taiji, and gave birth to the Imperial Daughter twice in the seventh year of Chongde and the ninth year of Chongde, that is, the sixth daughter of the Emperor and the ninth daughter of the Emperor. Although he was not able to give birth to a prince, the frequency of two births in three years can show the favor of the Borzigit clan of the Zarut tribe.
However, just when the scenery of the Zarut Borjigit clan was infinite, a woman appeared in the Imperial Taiji Harem, she was the niece of Daifuku Jinzhe of the Middle Palace and the sister of Theogu Fujin Bumubutai, Hai Lanzhu. Although Hai Lanzhu was already 26 years old at the time, her arrival changed the pattern of the Qing Harem in an instant, so The Emperor Taiji made a shocking decision: to abandon the Eastern Palace Concubine Zarut Borjigit clan.
Moreover, Huang Taiji still married Zarut Borjigit to Nan chu of Yehebu, who turned out to be Huang Taiji's cousin.
Of course, Huang Taiji did not record this incident in the official historical data, but the fact that he divorced his wife could not be hidden.
At the same time that Emperor Taiji had deposed the Zarut Borjigit clan, he also married two widows of the Mongol Chahar clan, namely the two Fujins of Lin Dan Khan, namely the Nang Dafu Jin Namu Zhong and the Dou Tu Men Fu Jin Bat ma Xuan.
In the first year of the Chongde Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, the newly established Emperor Taiji was full of spirits, and the concubines of the Five Palaces were greatly enthroned, in addition to the original Empress Zhezhe of the Middle Palace and the Concubine Zhuang of the West Palace Yongfu Palace, they also added the Concubine Hai Lanzhu of the Guanju Palace, the Noble Concubine of the Lintong Palace, the Noble Concubine Namu Zhong of the Lintong Palace, and the Lady Ofe of the Yanqing Palace, The Lady Ofpa ma Xuan. Coincidentally, these five women were all from the Mongolian Borjigit clan, of course, this also had a lot to do with the Manchu-Mongolian marriage practiced by the Qing court at that time.
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Records of Manchuria, Records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty