Everything is fate, half a point is not up to people, with this sentence to describe the fate of ancient women is no better. Whether it is a lady who lives in a family of officials and eunuchs, or a commoner woman from a humble background, under the society ruled by male power, the status of women is far lower than that of men, so there will be a system of wives and concubines.
Even with the decline of the dynasty, many people will push the fault on the woman, from the praise of the wrong country to the Anshi rebellion caused by Yang Guifei, these beautiful women inexplicably carried the pot for men, that is, the so-called beauty of the country, in fact, these are undoubtedly wanton denigration of women.
In addition, women have always been victims of political marriages, especially women of official eunuch families, who face a more severe fate than commoner women, that is, family marriages, or diplomatic marriages. No matter what kind of marriage, it is a marriage based on interests, and the victim will always be a woman.
The only princess, pampered
In the imperial family, the status of princesses is still very high, but also because the emperor has "three thousand harems", so the princesses of various dynasties and generations are not in the minority, but in the early Qing Dynasty, only one princess under the knee of the Shunzhi Emperor lived to adulthood, and she was Princess Heshuo Gongyi.
Both the Shunzhi Emperor and his father Emperor Taiji were famous infatuations in history, especially the Shunzhi Emperor's affection for Concubine Dong, and even Empress Xiaozhuang was disappointed in this son countless times. Due to the early death of Concubine Dong, the 24-year-old Shunzhi Emperor died of illness due to longing, and then passed the throne to Kangxi, who was only 8 years old at the time.
In the history books, the Shunzhi Emperor had only six daughters, but the other five did not grow up on time, in this case, Empress Xiaozhuang took great care of her only granddaughter who lived to adulthood and Princess Shuogong.
Seek power for your brother and marry a vassal
People who have watched "Deer Ding" will be amazed by the plot of "Zhi Bao Ao Bai" in the play, although this is only a film and television drama, but in history, there is indeed a character of Ao Bai. When it comes to Aobai, we have to start from the Imperial Taiji period.
When Emperor Taiji had not yet entered the customs, the young and promising Aobai followed Emperor Taiji in the southern expedition to the north, and then made countless battle achievements, and was regarded as a confidant of the imperial court by Emperor Taiji. At that time, Aobai was loyal to Emperor Taiji, and even after the Shunzhi Emperor succeeded to the throne, Aobai's prestige in the court did not diminish in the slightest, and the Shunzhi Emperor was also amazed by his ability.
However, by the time of the Kangxi Emperor, the 8-year-old emperor needed to be assisted by a minister of honor. In order to avoid the tragedy of the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the situation in which power fell into the hands of one person, Empress Xiaozhuang at that time consulted with the imperial court ministers for a long time before deciding to select several high-ranking auxiliary ministers to share the political affairs for Kangxi, and they could also suppress each other, and there would be no one-person monopoly.
In Chinese history, the dictatorship of foreign relatives often occurred, and in order to consolidate the rule of the early Qing Dynasty, not everyone could be an assistant minister. After two dynasties, Ao Bai successfully took over the scepter, and he assisted the young Kangxi Emperor with the other three ministers.
Ao bai, who had spent most of his life on horseback, had the ability to command half a court at that time, and he also had a well-known nickname - "The First Warrior of Manchuria". Therefore, Ao Bai's becoming Kangxi's assistant minister is well deserved, and no one dares to refute it.
As one of the four auxiliary ministers, Ao Bai was not the most powerful person, led by the four dynasties elder Sony, but as the first three ministers became too old, their power was gradually divided, and Ao Bai also embarked on the road of dictatorship.
When Ao Bai was serving as an auxiliary minister, he was arrogant and could kill the eunuchs around Kangxi at will, and even poisoned the auxiliary minister Suksaha.
The departure of Sonny and Suksaha, the two assistant ministers, made Ao Bai even more blind, and completely intensified the contradiction between Kangxi and Ao Bai. Especially when kangxi was pro-conquest, Aobai still did whatever he wanted, and even controlled the power of the government.
Tragic marriage, red face and short life
Dealing with cautious enemies requires a one-move victory, otherwise you will face the worst-case scenario of abandoning your previous achievements. At this time, Empress Xiaozhuang stood up, and the empress dowager, who had gone through two dynasties, made a suggestion, that is, to let the princess marry the Aobai family.
When the princess married, on the surface, she valued the Aobai family, but in fact, she could relax Aobai's vigilance against Kangxi and capture Aobai when necessary. I have to say that Empress Xiaozhuang is a woman with superior wisdom. Following her grandmother's advice, the 15-year-old Princess Heshuo married Aobai's nephew Nardu.
This princess, who was pampered in the palace, had to sacrifice her happiness and marry a man she did not like for the sake of her brother's throne, which was lamentable!
As the saying goes, marrying a chicken with a chicken, marrying a dog with a dog, although Heshuo Gonggong is a noble princess, but in the era of the patriarchal system, after marrying, she can only obey her husband's orders and live a married life with a lot of anger. Ao Bai was originally a minister with no one in sight, and he had thought that the Kangxi Emperor would find a way to deal with himself.
But unexpectedly, Kangxi actually married his own sister to his own nephew, and Kangxi's amazing move greatly touched Aobai, and he no longer did what he wanted as before.
During the period when Princess Heshuo gong was married, Kangxi took the opportunity to cultivate his own power and consolidate his imperial power. After a period of dormancy, Kangxi took advantage of Aobai's easing of his guard and sent the assistant minister to prison in one fell swoop, bringing down the Aobai clique.
With the decline of the Aobai family, the life of Princess Heshuo Gongwu was also drastically changed, and she had to follow her husband Nardu and her family to the cold Guanwai and live a life of upheaval and displacement. Fortunately, Kangxi later took Princess Heshuo Gongwu back to live in the capital.
However, years of unhappy marriage and unsatisfactory life had long since exhausted the princess's physical and mental torment. In October of the 24th year of the Kangxi Dynasty, princess Heshuo Gongwu, who was only 33 years old, unfortunately passed away from illness, completing her short life.
Looking at his sister who died young, and remembering the past when she married herself, Kangxi wanted to bury Princess Heshuo Gongwu with the highest standards. However, Kangxi did not succeed in the end, and according to the rules of the woman's family after death, Princess Heshuo Gongshu could only be buried in the ancestral tomb of the Aobai family.
Princess Heshuo Gongmei ended her tragic life in this way, she could have enjoyed the highest honor, watching her own brother worry about state affairs, she voluntarily married a courtier, from here we can see the princess's overall view.
Princess Heshuo gong was lucky because she had a happy childhood, a grandmother who pampered herself and a brother who was distressed about herself, but she was unfortunate, her marriage became a chip of interests, and she could not run to her future according to her expectations.
In the long river of history, there are countless women like Princess Heshuo Gongwuchang, some of whom have left their names, and some of whom have not left a trace. Fortunately, with the gradual improvement of the status of contemporary women, women can speak for themselves and live for themselves.