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The three empresses in Qianlong's life: the most loving and pitiful, the most hated and the most helpless

Now there are a lot of Qing court palace fighting dramas, many palace fighting dramas like to put the background in the Qianlong period, this may be because the Qing Dynasty in the Qianlong period is still a prosperous world, but the editor thinks that it is more because Qianlong's emotional experience is indeed more tortuous. Qianlong had three empresses— the Fucha clan, the Nala clan, and the Wei Jia clan, two of whom were enthroned before death, and one who was posthumously enthroned, and these three empresses also represented Qianlong's three emotions of love and pity, most hatred, and most helplessness.

Fucha clan

The three empresses in Qianlong's life: the most loving and pitiful, the most hated and the most helpless

Fu Cha clan can be said to be a generation of sages, of course, she did not have much achievements in politics, after all, Qianlong was rich and powerful, and she was mainly Qianlong's xiannei helper. The Fucha clan was born well, at least in line with the first prerequisite for the Empress of the Qing Dynasty - family lineage. I am also a smart and virtuous person, and everyone is beautiful.

The three empresses in Qianlong's life: the most loving and pitiful, the most hated and the most helpless

For example, in the Manchu Customs, it was originally liked to use deer tail hair to sew ornaments on the sleeves, but in the Qing Dynasty, gold thread was used instead. Qianlong told the Fucha clan about this, and the Fucha clan immediately made a flint sac made of deer tail fluff for Qianlong to promote the atmosphere of frugality. Once Qianlong fell seriously ill, the doctor said to rest for a hundred days, Fu Cha clan will take care of Qianlong for a hundred days, wait until Qianlong is well and then move back in.

The three empresses in Qianlong's life: the most loving and pitiful, the most hated and the most helpless

Qianlong's relationship with the Fucha clan was very deep, but the heavens did not go according to people's wishes, and the Fucha clan died relatively early. Qianlong was very sad because of Fucha's death, and even because some princes disassociated Fucha's death because he was not sad enough. Princess Gulun and Princess Jing of the Fucha clan also received special preferential treatment, and even if they undertook the task of peace, they did not have to marry far away, but stayed in the capital. Because this is the only bone blood left by Empress Fucha.

Narasimha

The three empresses in Qianlong's life: the most loving and pitiful, the most hated and the most helpless

The Nala clan and the Fucha clan are two extremes, because Qianlong hated the Nala clan very much. In fact, for a long time, the relationship between the Nala clan and Qianlong was relatively harmonious, and after the death of Empress Fucha, the Nala clan also became the second empress of Qianlong and became the lord of the harem. But I don't know what the reason is, Nalashi suddenly "went crazy", quarreled with Qianlong and cut his hair. In Manchu customs, this was a very bad act and represented a curse.

The three empresses in Qianlong's life: the most loving and pitiful, the most hated and the most helpless

As for the specific cause of Nala's hair loss, there is still no conclusive conclusion, and no one can be sure. But this did not affect the outcome of this matter, that is, the relationship between the Nala clan and Qianlong was completely broken, and Qianlong did not abolish the Nala clan, even if it did not really abolish the Nala clan, it also deprived her of her political rights as an empress, even if it was the specifications of the funeral after death. Therefore, she can be counted as the woman qianlong hates the most.

Wei Jiashi

The three empresses in Qianlong's life: the most loving and pitiful, the most hated and the most helpless

One of the sayings that the Nala clan broke her hair was that Qianlong wanted to make Wei Jia a noble concubine. In the case of an empress, the Qing Dynasty was generally unable to establish an imperial concubine. That's why Narasimha would cut his hair short in anger. This statement is not conclusive, but if it is true, it is enough to show that Qianlong attaches great importance to Wei Jiashi. Later, judging from the number of children of Qianlong and Wei Jia, he was also very fond of Wei Jia.

So why does Xiaobian think that Wei Jiashi is the most helpless? Because even if Qianlong loved Wei Jiashi like this, he could not crown her as an empress, but always ruled the harem as an imperial concubine. This is not because Qianlong is unwilling, but because of practical problems. First of all, Wei Jia was of Han origin, while most of the Qing empresses were Manchus.

The three empresses in Qianlong's life: the most loving and pitiful, the most hated and the most helpless

Secondly, Wei Jia's son Yongyan was the candidate for the crown prince, while the Qing Dynasty used a secret reserve system, if Wei Jiashi was crowned empress, it would basically be to explicitly show Yongyan as the crown prince. Therefore, it was not until Qianlong was ready to abdicate and announce Yongyan as crown prince that he posthumously named Wei Jiashi as empress, so Xiaobian thought that she was the most regrettable.

References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Grand View of the History of the Qing Dynasty

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