In feudal society, Beijing was used as the capital city six times and was the true "ancient capital of the Six Dynasties". Therefore, the city has a very rich historical and cultural heritage buried underground. Therefore, in modern society, beijing is building subways, reservoirs and other work, how to avoid those underground cultural relics is a very difficult thing.
More than 60 years ago, when Beijing was repairing the reservoir, it accidentally came across the cemetery of the Qing Dynasty's emperors and nobles. In order for the construction of the reservoir to proceed smoothly, the government had to ask archaeologists to dig up the tomb. After digging it up, they were surprised to find a truth about Yongqi and confirmed the rumors of a hundred years ago. What is the truth? What were the rumors of a hundred years ago? If you're curious, read on.
Talented, but died young
Ai Xinjueluo Yongqi was the fifth son of the Qianlong Emperor. He can be said to be a more famous Qing Dynasty prince in modern times. Because he is the five brothers that Xiao Yanzi likes in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge".
However, what most people don't know is that the real Yongqi was a very talented prince in the Qing Dynasty, and was deeply loved by his father.
Yongqi has been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood, and his head has been enlightened very early, and he has shown great intelligence, whether it is arithmetic or Chinese, riding a horse or archery, he is proficient in everything, and his personality is also lively and cheerful. Therefore, Qianlong's favorite child at that time was him.
Yongqi's birth mother was a haigui, who was very ordinary in the harem and had no outstanding places, so she rarely received the favor of the emperor. However, because Qianlong was very fond of Yongqi's child, his birth mother was promoted to concubine of Pleasure.
Such a Yongqi really did not live up to Qianlong's love, not only smart, but also very brave. Once, the palace where the emperor lived in the Yuanmingyuan caught fire, and it was Yongqi who carried the Qianlong Emperor out without fear of danger to his life and saved Qianlong's life. At that time, Yongqi was only 22 years old. The other ministers and subordinates, as well as the crown prince, did not dare to take a step forward in the face of the burning palace. In contrast, Qianlong was more appreciative of Yongqi, and his good feelings and expectations for him rose again.
Two years later, he was given the title of Prince of Heshuorong. You know, throughout the entire Qing Dynasty, there are very few princes like him who have been crowned as princes at a young age. Therefore, his excellence and the importance that the emperor attached to him can be seen.
However, when he was crowned prince, he already had bone gangrene. Osteitis was a type of osteomyelitis that was difficult to cure in the era when medical treatment was not developed. Therefore, Yongqi's illness was not treated, and his condition continued to worsen, and he finally died at a young age because the treatment was ineffective, when he was only 25 years old.
When he died, the Qianlong Emperor wept very sadly and was devastated. It is not difficult for us to understand his sadness, because Yongqi is impeccable in all aspects, and it is a pity that such a perfect person died young.
However, after Yongqi's death, some rumors about him gradually emerged in the folk.
What are these rumors
The rumor is that Yongqi was the crown prince set by Qianlong, and Qianlong originally wanted to pass the throne to him. This rumor is not empty. Earlier we mentioned the advantages of Yongqi, both knowledgeable and courageous, able to write and martial arts, and a clear and tolerant personality, and in all aspects it is indeed very suitable for being a future monarch.
However, the Qing Dynasty implemented a secret storage system. That is to say, no one but the emperor will know who is the crown prince. Making Jianchu so mysterious, it is no wonder that the world can't help but gossip and speculate. When they saw that the most prominent person was Yongqi, they thought that Yongqi should be the mysterious prince, so they discussed it in the streets and alleys, and soon the rumors spread.
After Yongqi's death, this rumor still did not disappear, and it still prevailed for a while, until Qianlong established a new crown prince. However, whether this rumor is true or false was not confirmed at the time. After all, the fifth brother had no chance to become a monarch. However, hundreds of years later, people have discovered the truth. What is this truth?
Yongqi's mausoleum reveals the truth of the rumors
On this point, it is necessary to mention the royal garden mausoleum, the capital of the Qing Dynasty in Beijing, naturally Yongqi is also to be buried in Beijing. He was buried in a cemetery on the outskirts of Beijing dedicated to burying members of the royal family. Because the cemetery is after all an ancient person from the previous dynasty, there are many treasures and cultural relics buried with it, so the authorities and governments have always treated it with a protective attitude and tried not to destroy it during construction.
But this is not a long-term solution. Finally, in 1958, Beijing needed to build a reservoir near the cemetery. But the cemetery cannot be moved, and the reservoir can only be built in this place, what should I do? After some deliberation, the government decided to carry out a protective excavation of the cemetery and set aside space for the construction of the reservoir.
And this digging digs out the truth of that year. Before digging up the tomb, the archaeologists were surprised to find that Yongqi's tomb faced the Phoenix Mountain, covering an area of 360 acres! With such a broad field of vision and such a vast area, it can be seen that his mausoleum is very solemn and honorable.
After the archaeologists dug up the mausoleum, they found a strange phenomenon of Yongqi's tomb. In Yongqi's tomb, there are many unusual funerary items, and the structure of the tomb is also very complicated compared to other princes. Such a scale is really not something that a prince or prince can enjoy. What's going on here?
Archaeologists continued to study and discovered that the specifications of Yongqi's tomb were according to the specifications of the prince. So he has more funerary goods, more complex tomb structures, and a wider area.
And this also shows one thing, that is, when the Qianlong Emperor ordered the construction of Yongqi's mausoleum, he was regarded as a prince. It can be seen that the rumors of the past are true. Qianlong did make Yongqi crown prince, intending to inherit the throne to him after a hundred years.
epilogue
After reading the short life of brother Wu and the story after his death, how do you feel? Do you have a different view of the five brothers in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge"?
The ancients paid the most attention to dignity and inferiority, and from this point of view, we can learn a lot of things. Just think, if it weren't for the fact that the size of the prince's mausoleum was different from that of an ordinary prince, then we wouldn't know the truth about whether Yongqi was the prince at that time. In fact, there are many historical facts similar to those speculated from the clues in the grave. It seems that the wisdom of the ancients was very prescient.
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