Kangxi went out to inspect, the imperial concubine gave birth to a princess, Kangxi ordered: send out of the palace, burn Gui as the son of heaven, also like ordinary people have seven passions and six desires. Since ancient times, the emperor's harem has been towards

Kangxi went out to inspect, the imperial concubine gave birth to a princess, Kangxi ordered: send out of the palace, burned

As the Son of Heaven, you also have the same seven passions and six desires as ordinary people. Since ancient times, the emperor's harem has often been filled with countless beauties, and Kangxi is no exception. Another reason why there are so many concubines in the harem is that the royal family needs to extend the heirs, and it is necessary to constantly open branches and leaves to stabilize the royal bloodline. But in Kangxi's harem, there was an imperial concubine who gave birth to a princess, but was burned by Kangxi.

As we all know, the most favored by Kangxi is not others, but his original match. Kangxi also made her empress, but this empress died before she could enjoy the glory and wealth. After that, Kangxi also made Niu Hulu an empress, but unfortunately, the Niuhulu clan could not escape the fate of early death.

Three times and twice, Kangxi also died against the empress. However, the harem could not be left without a master for a day, so Kangxi ordered tong Jiashi, who was his favorite at the time, to be the imperial concubine and assist in many affairs of the harem.

In the original harem, the position of the imperial concubine among the many concubines was below one person and above ten thousand people. However, at this time, there was no empress, and the imperial concubine was the one in charge of the harem, and Tong Jia's position in the harem could be described as rising.

She herself was born very noble, the daughter of Kangxi's uncle Tong Guowei, and Kangxi and her were cousins. In modern society, blood relatives cannot marry, because such a concept that is not in line with social ethics can also lead to some health problems of newborns.

However, in the eyes of the ancients, marrying relatives means kissing and kissing. Therefore, it is not surprising that Kangxi and Tong Jiashi are married. According to historical records, Kangxi was very fond of him, and Tong Jia became the first imperial concubine in the history of the Qing Dynasty to assist in the affairs of the Six Palaces.

Since he was deeply favored by Kangxi, it was also reasonable to have children. According to records, in the twenty-second year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Tong Jia gave birth to a princess. At this time, when Kangxi was on a hunting tour, he was naturally very happy when he first learned of this.

But before Kangxi could taste the joy of fatherhood, the little princess had just lived for twenty days before she was infected with the disease. Due to the poor medical conditions in ancient times, even if the tai doctors at that time tried their best to heal, they still could not save the little princess. After this matter reached Kangxi's ears, he was even more sad.

In fact, from the perspective of modern people, we should be able to guess that the children born of the marriage of close relatives are not very good in health and have poor resistance. In such a situation, after contracting the disease, the possibility of the child dying is very large. But the ancients did not have such "hindsight".

In ancient times, a child who died prematurely was generally seen as an ominous symbol. The ancients believed in the fatalism of past lives and this life, and they seemed that these children died early because they had done too many evil things in their previous lives, so they did not have the blessing to come to the world in this life. Moreover, due to the ominous signs, the children who died prematurely could not enter the ancestral graves and were not eligible to enter the soil.

So Kangxi, who learned of this, made a seemingly cruel decision, that is, to send the young princess who died prematurely out of the palace, find a secluded place where no one was, and set it on fire. I believe that many people will feel puzzled, even if this child is blessed, then why is Kangxi so cruel to her?

In fact, Kangxi was also bitter in doing so. On the one hand, he could not accompany his beloved wife when he experienced the pain of losing his son; on the other hand, according to the customs of the Qing Dynasty, children who died young should be cremated.

We know that the Manchus were nomadic peoples and that the cremation system was practiced before they entered the customs. This is because they have no place to live when they graze their cattle, and where there is water and grass, they drive their flocks to wherever they go. In this way, it is more convenient to carry the ashes of relatives and be able to send condolences when migrating.

After entering the customs, the Qing people followed the customs and began to implement the burial system, paying attention to the safety of entering the soil. Especially when Kangxi ascended the throne, the burial system became more popular. However, at that time, not everyone had to be buried, and some children who died prematurely or young children were not eligible for burial after their deaths, so the Qing people would still cremate them.

The reason why Kangxi burned the young princess was caused by their customs and habits at that time, even if he was a noble son of heaven, he could not change the rules left by the old ancestors without authorization, especially in the palace, the heavy rules were even more difficult to overcome.

After the death of the little princess, it was thought that the young Tong Jia and Kangxi were in love, and that they would be able to conceive a royal heir again in time. Unfortunately, for the next five years, Tong Jiashi was unable to conceive a child, and in the twenty-seventh year of Kangxi, Tong Jiashi became seriously ill. Coincidentally, when Tong Jia's imperial concubine was seriously ill, Kangxi happened to be absent from the palace.

However, Kangxi, who heard the news, rushed back and made the seriously ill imperial concubine empress. Unfortunately, Tong Jiashi did not survive and still died. After Tong Jia's death, Kangxi did not declare the cause of Tong Jia's death. However, in some materials, we can find that the cause of Tong Jia's death was difficult birth during childbirth, and the reason for this is not known to us now.

Flipping through the materials, it can be seen that Tong Jiashi worked hard for many matters in the harem, and her health was not good for many years, which may also be why her child died prematurely. Looking at the history of the Qing Dynasty, it can be found that the heirs of the emperor in the late Qing Dynasty were also relatively small, which is presumably related to the ancient tradition of close relatives marrying.

We know that the ancients have always advocated that "death is like life", and not only funerals will be held for deceased relatives and friends, but also many ceremonial customs to mourn, and on the annual Qingming Festival and the death day of relatives, they will also take their families to visit the grave.

In fact, these customs, including the burial system, are the traditions left by our ancestors for generations, even if the burial system has been abolished in many places now, these customs have undoubtedly become the customary way of worship in our hearts.