In the three hundred years of the Qing Dynasty, who was the woman with the fastest promotion rate of the empress?
Not Qianlong's concubine, nor Cixi, but Shunzhi Emperor's peerless favorite concubine Dong Efei.
When she entered the palace, she was made a concubine, and in only one month, she was also made an imperial concubine. Directly crossed the position of noble concubine. Such a speed of promotion is extremely rare in the history of the Qing Dynasty.
Dong E's record is not limited to the speed of promotion.
In just four years from entering the palace to her death, she was neither the original empress of the emperor, nor the concubine who gave birth to the heir to the imperial throne, nor did she raise the young emperor, nor did she even do any credit to Daqing.
By her existence alone, she gained shunzhi's infinite favor and the attention of future generations to her. Today we take a look at the legendary Concubine Dong E, what is the basis.
Dong Eshi was born in Manchuria and was the daughter of the chancellor Eshuo's family.
E Shuo was originally a military general from the northeast, because he had been with the army to the south for many years, and had a family stationed in the Hangzhou area of Jiangsu Province, so his daughter Dong Eshi was not like a grinning northern girl, but more like a gentle and lovely southern girl.
Dong E's family has loved calligraphy and painting since childhood, and he is even more talented and intelligent, and he has never forgotten the books he has read. Imagine that this is a well-read and reasonable, and has a unique "literary" temperament.
The daughters of the Eight Flags family could not avoid participating in the draft.
The 18-year-old Dong Eshi also ushered in this day.
Of course, a good girl like her must have been selected to enter the palace.
There is a legend here, according to the Qing Dynasty draft system, thirteen or fourteen years old need to participate in the draft, why dong Eshi was 18 years old before he was selected into the palace?
It was because earlier, Dong Eshi was first designated as Shunzhi's younger brother, that is, the Prince of Xiang, Bomu Bogol, to be a Fujin.
As the Prince of Fujin, Dong Eshi often went to the palace to attend parties, and was favored by Shunzhi.
The emperor favored his brother's daughter-in-law and did not have any restraint, but often thought of various reasons to let Dong Eshi enter the palace.
Over time, Prince Xiang felt that something was wrong, so he became angry with Fujin and even moved.
When Shunzhi learned of the situation, he decisively sent his brother to prison, and eventually Prince Xiang died of anger, but Dong Eshi was recruited into the palace and became Shunzhi's favorite concubine.
This story was also made into the TV series "Young Heavenly Son".
In fact, this story of Dong E's family lacks evidence to support it.
First of all, Dong Eshi participated in the draft, and it was impossible to be picked by the prince first.
It must have passed the emperor's eyes first, and the emperor picked the rest, and then he would be picked by Prince Belle.
Secondly, some people say that Dong Eshi entered the palace at the age of 18, and it was too late. The normal age of Qing Dynasty show girls is 13-17 years old, and 18 years old is indeed over the age.
But you know what? The draft system of the Qing Dynasty was a rather complicated task.
From registration to layer-by-layer screening, to the final level of the temple election, it can take a year, or even up to two years.
Some delays during this period are normal.
Cixi was also seventeen or eighteen years old before he was drafted into the palace, so it should be normal for Dong E's elderly to enter the palace.
However, what she never expected was that when she entered the palace at such an old age, she was madly favored by the emperor, and even the position of the first entry into the palace was two or three levels higher than others!
In the thirteenth year of Shunzhi, on August 25, Dong Eshi, who had just entered the palace, was crowned "XianFei", a situation that only occurred to the successor of the Kangxi Emperor.
Women who generally enter the palace and are concubines are likely to be the heirs of the empress. And Dong Eshi, who made his debut through the draft, came up and was crowned a concubine, which shows how crazy Shunzhi is to this woman.
However, this was not dong Efei's peak moment.
Do you know who was the first woman in the Qing Dynasty to wear the crown of imperial concubine?
Yes, she is Shunzhi's peerless favorite concubine, Concubine Dong.
Just 36 days after Dong E's concubine was enthroned, before even the canonization ceremony could be held, the Shunzhi Emperor issued another decree, and Jin Fengxian was made an imperial concubine.
In the Qing Dynasty, from Nurhaci to Emperor Taiji, there was never a rank of imperial concubine.
Dong Eshi even directly stepped over the noble concubine and jumped up, becoming a woman next to the empress. She also became the first imperial concubine of the Qing Dynasty.
Then, long before Dong E's entry into the palace, Shunzhi already had two empresses and countless concubines. Why did dong E's arrival directly subvert Shunzhi's emotional world?
Don't forget, both empresses of Shunzhi belonged to the family.
The first was forced by Dorgon, and the second was forced by the Empress.
Therefore, the harem high positions of Shunzhi are all related households. It's hard to meet what you like.
Although his harem was also quite numerous, they were all nameless concubines and personalities that did not even deserve their titles.
Legend has it that Shunzhi loves women very much, and will often find some palace women in the palace at random, resulting in the list of members of Shunzhi's harem, which is almost impossible to get on the table.
Until the appearance of Dong Eshi. First of all, she came from an orthodox family and belonged to a Manchurian family.
Secondly, her talent deeply attracted Shunzhi. The two were able to exchange literature and painting skills with each other, and Shunzhi instantly felt that he had found a confidant.
In today's words, Dong Efei should be regarded as Shunzhi's soul mate.
Finally, there is another point, that is, Dong Efei's heavenly posture is national color, and her appearance is extremely high.
It was precisely these three points that Shunzhi had to put Concubine Dong on the altar in the shortest possible time. Therefore, a huge ceremony was held for the canonization of imperial concubines.
The reason why this ceremony has a name in the history books is because it is beyond the usual scale. The grandeur of the scene even exceeded the queen's posthumous ceremony.
This made Empress Xiaozhuang, who lived in the harem, and Empress Xiaohuizhang, who was not favored, feel a sense of crisis.
This goods will not be scrapped again!
Sure enough, Shunzhi really moved the idea of abolishing it again. However, fortunately, he was dissuaded in time by the sensible Concubine Dong E. This was only later preserved.
A year after Dong Efei entered the palace, she gave birth to a beloved son.
Shunzhi issued a statement saying that the fourth prince was his first son, directly ignoring the three sons in front of him. For he will most likely make him his heir. However, this short-lived prince only lived for 104 days, failing to live up to the great responsibility given to him by his father.
If he could survive, there would be nothing to do with Kangxi behind him
The death of Aizi caused a deep blow to Dong Efei.
Even if this hundred-day baby was posthumously honored as the Prince of Heshuorong, it still did not soothe the soul of Concubine Dong E, and her future state was either sick or on the way to illness.
In this way, he fell ill for three years and died of illness in the seventeenth year of Shunzhi.
So what kind of moth will Shunzhi produce at the funeral of His Concubine?
The world's favorite concubine Dong Eshi died at the age of 22, and the Shunzhi Emperor was like five thunderbolts, tearing the liver and lungs. Five jaw-dropping things were done in a row.
The first was to order the officials of the Second Pin of the DPRK to carry a coffin to a harem woman, which is unique in history. Cixi, the terminator of the Qing Dynasty, did not dare to do so. Only because Shunzhi loves Dong Efei to the point of madness.
However, these Erpin officials, who acted as shoulder men, found that Dong Efei's coffin was extremely heavy when carrying the coffin, which showed that the Zi Palace of this peerless favorite concubine was filled with rare treasures.
The second crazy thing Shunzhi did was to ask 30 palace eunuchs to be martyred, so as not to make Aifei lonely in another world.
"Life martyrdom" has a long history in ancient times, and in the early Qing Dynasty, it was gradually abolished because it was too cruel.
Shunzhi's request stunned Empress Xiaozhuang and the courtiers, but unfortunately no one could dissuade him.
In the end, it was the Emperor's trusted Zen master Xisen who persuaded him to prevent this great martyrdom.
From this point of view, Shunzhi has gradually lost his mind because of the death of Dong Efei.
The third crazy thing was that only on the fifth day after Dong E's death, Shunzhi had to hold a posthumous ceremony for his deceased concubine.
Posthumously honored as empress by the Imperial Concubine.
What kind of person is qualified to be a queen?
Friends who like to see the palace drama should understand that one of the following five conditions must be met.
- Concubine Fujin before the emperor ascended the throne.
- Before the emperor ascended the throne, he succeeded Tofu Jin.
- The emperor succeeded to the throne from an early age, and when he grew up, he married for the first time, that is, the empress.
- The emperor's biological mother can be posthumously awarded.
- Those who have raised the young emperor can get the posthumous title.
Obviously, Princess Dong Efei did not meet any of the above points, and Shunzhi's posthumous title can be said to be very willful.
As for Dong E's nickname, it was even more painstaking.
The rebbe first handed over the four-character courtesy name, which was rejected by Shunzhi. Six characters Eight characters were all rejected. Ten words are always OK, and in the end, the ceremonial department used almost all the good words, and Shunzhi was willing to give up. Dong E's final courtesy name was: Xiao Xian Zhuang and Zhi De Xuan Ren Wen Hui Duan Jing Empress.
The fourth thing Shunzhi did for Aifei was the craziest, that is, to cut his hair and become a monk.
Those who know history may know that Shunzhi was a bald emperor.
The origin of this bald head is precisely because of the death of Concubine Dong.
In the days without Aifei, Shunzhi's spirit was on the verge of collapse. It was as if there was no longer any meaning in being alive.
Shunzhi, who had all his thoughts, was relieved in the world of the Buddha, so he decided to become a monk.
He asked Master Xisen to shave his hair, and Empress Xiaozhuang found Xi Sen's master in time to prevent the tragedy from happening.
A woman has brought such a great influence to a generation of kings, which shows that the existence of Dong E's clan is not just a legend.
After 138 days of Dong E's death, Shunzhi finally followed.
The legend of this woman has finally come to an end.
Dong Efei can be said to be wonderful in life and great in death.
At the age of 18, she ascended to heaven step by step, and her favor had nothing to do with her family lineage, and it was completely "existence is the king".-like existence.
The details we find in the history books today may be only one-tenth of the story. More than three hundred years ago, dong e's scenery should be even worse.