In September of the 60th year of Qianlong, the Qianlong Emperor announced that he would be crown prince Yongyan the next year, and at the same time that he would abdicate the throne as "Emperor Taishang", he would posthumously honor Crown Prince Yongyan's biological mother, Emperor Lingyi, as "Empress Xiaoyi". As a result, Empress Xiaoyi became the only empress of Han ancestry in the history of the Qing Dynasty, which made up for her regret that she had been an imperial concubine for ten years before her death and could not be crowned, and it seemed to directly prove the Qianlong Emperor's sincere feelings for her.
"Empress Xiaoyi"
, that is, the birth mother of the Jiaqing Emperor, famous in the history of the Qing Dynasty
"Concubine Ling"
, the historical prototype of Wei Yongluo in the TV series "Yanxi Raiders". According to the interpretation of the "Yanxi Raiders", and even according to the official documents of the Qing Dynasty, Lingfei has always been the Qianlong Emperor
"Spoiled Princess"
image. After the death of Empress Fucha, Concubine Ling gave birth to 6 children in 10 years;
"Don't waste it"
Later, Ling Concubine
"Imperial Concubine"
He was in charge of the harem for 10 years; in the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong, the Qianlong Emperor secretly made The Emperor's fifteenth son Yongyan, the fifteenth son of Lingfei, the crown prince, seem to be a direct proof of Lingfei's favor.
However, can these materials really prove the image of Lingfei's "pet concubine"? Or, is the Qianlong Emperor really true love for Concubine Ling?
How much weight does Concubine Ling's status as an "imperial concubine" really carry
Succeeding the Empress
Later, the Qianlong Emperor enfeoffed Concubine Jin as
, is to
"Queen"
The transition can directly prove the Qianlong Emperor's true love for Concubine Ling.
During the Qing Dynasty
According to the different functions, there are two kinds: one is pure
, when the empress is critically ill, after death, or when the empress is unable to exercise her powers normally, temporarily take the harem
"The Head of the Concubines"
The other is
"Follow-up"
Before being officially canonized, it is used for transitional positions, but it will be specified in the canonization decree
"The Affair of the Sixth House"
of the authority.
Concubine Ling was promoted to the title of Concubine
In the decree, there is none
Moreover, the reason why Concubine Ling was able to be promoted to the title
and just that
"Empress Contradiction"
After the outbreak, the Qianlong Emperor used it to block the emergency response of the Yoyo crowd. As for some people's belief that the reason why Empress Ji cut off her hair was because the Qianlong Emperor insisted on making Concubine Ling an imperial concubine despite empress Dowager's opposition, it was even more untenable.
Don't forget, the Qianlong Emperor is the most important in the history of the Qing Dynasty
"The Difference Between Concubines"
The emperor, even the will
"Concubine Barrier"
Regarded as the only law that rules the harem. Such an emperor would disregard the face of the empress so much and openly promote a throne
"Like a vice queen"
, is equivalent to punching the queen in the face
？ Of course not!
Concubine Ling
Identity, actually in charge of the harem for 10 years, why has it not been able to go further and rank in the middle palace? In addition to covering up the identity of the crown prince of the fifteenth son of the emperor, Yong Yan, the more important reason is probably that the Qianlong Emperor did not expect to crown him as a queen.
The real reason why Concubine Ling was posthumously honored as "Empress"
Concubine Ling was blessed during her lifetime
"Dongzhu Chaozhu"
, indicating that the Qianlong Emperor had long regarded it as such
。 Qianlong's sixty years of posthumous sealing also proved the qianlong emperor's deep love and righteousness.
First, when
Of Wei Jia, though not clear
power, but its power to
In order to establish the authority of Concubine Ling and stabilize the situation in the harem, the Qianlong Emperor must maintain the authority and status of Concubine Ling with practical actions. That string was only suitable for the empress and the empress dowager
This was the actual action of the Qianlong Emperor; more importantly, Concubine Ling was given the gift
, but it is not eligible for normal wear.
Moreover, in the sixty years of Qianlong, the Qianlong Emperor posthumously crowned Concubine Ling as empress, and there are clear reasons:
You sign up for the son. Posthumously sealed with honor. Mother-in-law. Follow the rules of the call. The Son should be unified. Fukusoki also. Ersun Keishao is in Hongtu. Etiquette is also appropriate.
To sum up, there is only one sentence, that is, the Qianlong Emperor was able to raise the origin of Crown Prince Yongyan in order to make the concubines possible
"Mother is precious to child"
, posthumously honored as empress. From another perspective, even if the Qianlong Emperor did not posthumously crown Concubine Ling as a queen, when the Jiaqing Emperor was pro-government, he would also posthumously seal his birth mother. Instead of ceding this imperial favor to the Jiaqing Emperor, the Qianlong Emperor should be an old and good man himself and add another heavy stroke to his glorious image.
In addition to this, in the subsequent holding
"Queen's Posthumous Ceremony"
On the top, an edict of the Qianlong Emperor also completely exposed his true inner thoughts.
In this edict, the Qianlong Emperor believed that the posthumous title of Concubine Ling
"Because of the birth mother of the Emperor of the Heir, the Book of Grace is given, and it should be sacrificed at the Fengxian Temple"
If it is held again
"Rituals to sacrifice heaven, earth, and temples"
It is simply a blasphemy against ancestors and gods. That is to say, even if the Qianlong Emperor posthumously crowned Concubine Ling as an empress, he did not treat her as an empress, and there was only one reason for the existence of this empress:
She is the biological mother of the Emperor
This queen exists for only one purpose:
Raise the emperor's origin.
The "grace" of giving birth to 6 children in 10 years and the treatment of the imperial heirs she produced
It is true that the number and frequency of the breeding of imperial heirs is an important basis for evaluating whether the harem concubines are favored. But is LingFei's achievement of giving birth to 6 children in 10 years really caused by the qianlong emperor's true feelings?
Let's take two examples to illustrate this directly:
1. In the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong, Concubine Ling gave birth to the fifteenth son of the Emperor Yongyan, and the Qianlong Emperor at that time was busy hunting in the Mulan Paddock. Even if it is
"Yongyan"
This name was also given by the Qianlong Emperor after he was busy with hunting events. As for Concubine Ling's physical condition after giving birth, the Qianlong Emperor did not ask any questions. Even after secretly making him crown prince, the Qianlong Emperor still issued a curse with a fierce heart:
If he is not virtuous, he may be subservient to heaven and make his life short
。
2. Thirty years after Qianlong, the third son of Concubine Ling, the sixteenth son of the Emperor, died, and the 4-year-old prince did not even have a name. Compared with the second son who died at the age of 2, Yongjing, who succeeded the empress, is not enough to explain the problem.
3. Concubine Ling's youngest son, Yong Xuan, is also in the history of the Qing Dynasty
"I don't want the throne, I just want a big house"
The grandfather was even more influenced by the Qianlong Emperor
"Deep Evil"
How much threat and harm will a woman bring to the body when she gives birth, it was not a medical blind spot at that time, but even so, Lingfei has the amazing performance of giving birth to 6 children in 10 years, throwing away the pregnancy for 10 months, throwing away the confinement time, how much easy time is left for Lingfei? This is
Still is
Fertility Tools
glance! Why Did Concubine Ling die at the age of 49 because frequent births seriously damaged her physical health; why Did Concubine Ling's body not decay for a hundred years, was not because Concubine Ling's body was weak and she had to take medicine for a long time!
postscript
From this point of view, is Concubine Ling still the true love of the Qianlong Emperor? Leaving aside Concubine Ling's words, even if she was praised by the Qianlong Emperor in the sky, she was evaluated as
"After looking at the sages of the past, Gaishi has no gaz"
Didn't Empress Fucha also receive the tears and remembrances of the Qianlong Emperor after her death? Let the Qianlong Emperor single-handedly support the successor empress Nala clan, just because
"Advice on haircuts"
It was taken by the Qianlong Emperor
Destroy all portraits and written records, and do not forgive them even after their deaths. All this shows that the Qianlong Emperor not only had no true love for Concubine Ling, but even Empress Fucha and Empress Dowager Ji never received his true love. The Qianlong Emperor really loved only himself, only the supreme power in his own hands.
Fortunately, Empress Fucha was the wife of the Qianlong Emperor and was still qualified to occupy part of the Qianlong Emperor's inner position. As for the others, all the concubines, including Empress Ji and Empress Xiaoyi, were not eligible to associate with the Qianlong Emperor
"Matching the Honorific Title"
It's just an embellishment, just a tool.
References: Qing Shilu , Gaozong Shilu " Qing Shilu " Qing Shi Manuscript • Liechuan Yi • Hou Concubine " , " Miscellaneous Records of Xiaoting "