Kangxi was the longest-reigning emperor in history, and during his reign he made numerous great achievements. However, in the years before he ascended the throne, the power of the government had been firmly controlled by Ao Bai and four other ministers.
Later, because of Kangxi's young age, Aobai gradually developed a disobedient heart, and even killed another minister, Suksaha, and completely broke with Kangxi. After Kangxi took over the government, he designed to arrest Aobai and imprison him in heavenly prison. But what few people know is that in the eradication of Aobai, a royal princess with golden branches and jade leaves also made a major sacrifice.
The princess married into the family of the courtiers
This Qing Dynasty princess who "knew that there were tigers in the mountains and preferred to travel on the tiger mountains" was none other than Kangxi's own sister and Princess Shuo gong, which is often referred to as Princess Cuihua. Although the Shunzhi Emperor was fond of Concubine Dong all his life, in order to continue the royal bloodline, he still gave birth to 14 children in 24 years according to the rules. Princess Cuihua was born to him and his concubine Yang.
Unfortunately, due to the health conditions and medical standards at that time, of the six daughters of the Shunzhi Emperor, only Princess Cuihua lived to adulthood. Perhaps influenced by the early death of her other daughters, princess Cuihua's mother was lowly, and the Shunzhi Emperor also regarded her as a pearl in his hand. Empress Xiaozhuang was also extremely fond of her.
With the love of her father and grandmother, and playing with her younger brother Kangxi, Princess Cuihua's childhood life was very moist, and in the blink of an eye, she became a big girl. However, her happy life soon came to an end. Princess Jade, who was born in the royal family, has no right to choose her own marriage. At that time, the situation in the court was destined to make sacrifices for the Duke of Cuihua.
In 1661, the 24-year-old Shunzhi Emperor suddenly fell ill and died. On his deathbed, he passed the throne to the Kangxi Emperor and appointed four ministers, Soni, Aobai, Shubilon, and Suksaha, to assist him. The four of them had sworn to heaven before the Shunzhi Emperor's spiritual throne that they would work together to assist the little emperor. Although the words were beautiful, when the four people squeezed the power into their hands, everything changed.
Sony was the patriarch of the Four Dynasties and was originally the most prestigious. But he was old and sickly, so he didn't even bother to do it, and he didn't even bother to ask about political affairs. Suksaha was born in the White Banner and was originally a confidant of Dorgon. But after Dorgon's death, he was repugnant for denouncing the former. Shu bilong is the dog's leg of Ao Bai and looks at the head of his horse. Therefore, the real power fell into the hands of Ao Bai.
Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. The power-leaning Ao Bai became more and more arrogant, often ignoring the orders of the little emperor. If Ao Bai really had a rebellious heart at that time, he only needed a great righteousness in name, he could uncover the pole and stand on his own, follow the example of Song Taizu's yellow robe and add his body, and usurp the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, Empress Xiaozhuang and the Kangxi Emperor were very jealous of him.
Empress Xiaozhuang has been through the ages, and she knows that for such a powerful courtier, she can only co-opt and appease, and cannot blindly suppress. Therefore, for now, the only way to marry Ao Bai is to let him relax his vigilance through the relationship between in-laws. As the only remaining eldest princess in the royal family at that time, Princess Cuihua, even if she was reluctant in her heart, she must take on this responsibility and sacrifice her lifelong happiness to resolve this royal crisis.
However, Ao Bai was already a sixty-year-old man at that time, and even if his sword was not old, the royal family could not afford to lose this face and marry the maiden princess to his old man. It just so happened that Aobai's nephew Nar Du had made a battle achievement, so Empress Xiaozhuang pushed the boat along the water and gave him Princess Cuihua.
Suifu Jun demeaned who was out of town
After Princess Cuihua married Nardu, Aobai was indeed very satisfied with this in-law relationship, and her daily behavior was also somewhat restrained. On the other hand, Princess Cuihua suffered a lot. Nardu is rude and rude, and has a temperamental nature. Because of the support of his uncle Aobai, Nardu not only often spent time outside drinking, but also often bullied Princess Cuihua after returning home.
Princess Cuihua had always been well aware of her purpose in marrying Nardu, mainly to drag Ao bai and give the Kangxi Emperor time to secretly develop his power. Therefore, for her husband who was picking flowers and weeds everywhere, Princess Cuihua insisted on being obedient and considerate to him, and even helped him cover up in front of the Kangxi Emperor, so as not to let Kangxi learn that she was bullied and not be able to hold her breath and blame Nardu and Aobai.
Seeing that Princess Cuihua was so weak, Nardu yue was arrogant, and Ao Bai was also very satisfied. Coupled with the fact that the Kangxi Emperor deliberately behaved unprofessionally and played wrestling with the guards every day, Aobai completely relaxed his vigilance. However, the decadence of the Kangxi Emperor was all pretended. Privately, he cultivated his own power and married the daughters of Sauron and Jubillon, tying them to the royal family.
Later, when the Kangxi Emperor saw that the time was ripe, he summoned Aobai to the palace for a visit. Ao Bai did not care about this, and with no intention of having a heart, he was put down by the guards who were ambushed on the left and right. After the fall of Ao bai, his henchmen were sent to the frontier. Princess Cuihua also followed her husband Nardu and was relegated to life in Shenyang.
After returning to the palace, he was depressed
Shenyang is located in northern Xinjiang, the cold is unbearable, and the living environment is far inferior to that of Beijing. Moreover, Nardu was angry with Princess Cuihua because of the matter of Ao Bai, and although he did not dare to scold her as casually as in the past, he often ignored her. The two did not have a good time. Fortunately, when Kangxi later went hunting in Shenyang, he accidentally met Princess Cuihua.
After seeing his sister's living environment, the Kangxi Emperor was heartbroken and felt very ashamed at the same time. He only cares about the major affairs of the country, but he forgets his sister who sacrificed his lifelong happiness. Remembering the flesh and blood family they played with when they were young, he ordered that Princess Cuihua and Nardu be transferred back to the capital, and his sister was taken back to live in the Forbidden City to reunite her with her family.
Although she had a few happy years after returning to Beijing, Princess Cuihua had experienced too much suffering before, and her health deteriorated, and she passed away at the age of 33. When the Kangxi Emperor learned of this, he was heartbroken, personally took care of the aftermath for his sister, and personally wrote an inscription for her. Kangxi originally wanted to bury Princess Cuihua in the imperial tomb. However, according to the ancient rules of etiquette, a woman who has been married is born a person of her husband's family, and dies a ghost of her husband's family.
Although Princess Cuihua is precious to the golden branches and jade leaves, she cannot avoid this fate. In desperation, the Kangxi Emperor had no choice but to order her to be sent to the ancestral tomb of the Aobai family, buried with the highest standard eight-eyed dragon stele, and posthumously named her Princess Heshuo Gongyi.
The place where Princess Cuihua was buried is now a small village called Sheriff's Village. According to local villagers, the place was originally called Cuihuatun, and their ancestors' original surname was "Nala", which was the descendant of the person who was sent here by the Kangxi Emperor to guard the tomb for Princess Cuihua. Today, they continue the task of their ancestors, and every year they will go to the tomb of Princess Cuihua to offer flowers.
Princess Jade flower is unfortunate. Born in the royal family, she became a political pawn that won people's hearts and was forced to accept a bitter marriage. But at the same time, she was lucky, because her brother did not forget her sister and gave her great honor after her death.