As the first emperor since the entry of the Qing Dynasty, the life of the Shunzhi Emperor can be described as ups and downs, the complicated feelings between him and Empress Xiaozhuang's mother and son, the open struggle between him and the regent Dolgun, and the unique love between him and Dong Efei are all relished by posterity.
But what interests people most is his early death, the Shunzhi Emperor only lived to the age of 24, even in his time, this age is also considered to be an early death, he is a well-respected emperor, every day, clothed and jade, slaves and concubines, and a large group of tai doctors on standby, how could he die so young?
In fact, if we seriously study the life of the Shunzhi Emperor, we can easily find that it is a miracle that he lived to the age of 24 with his living habits, and if he were not the emperor who enjoyed the supreme treatment in the world, he would not even live to be 24 years old.
day and night
To say that the beginning of the Shunzhi Emperor can also be regarded as a mixture of sorrow and joy, he was originally the ninth son of emperor Taiji, and it is reasonable to say that the throne could not fall on him.
Fortunately, Emperor Taiji had not yet become a prince when he died, and his younger brother Dolgun was ambitious, and in order to be able to obtain the supreme position in this world, Dolgun and the shunzhi Emperor's eldest brother Hao fought to the death.
However, Dorgon and Hauge were equal in strength, and the two fought for a long time, but there was no result, and finally in order to avoid the end of both sides, they decided to choose one of the young sons of the Emperor Taiji as the puppet emperor.
The Shunzhi Emperor's mother was Gege of the Horqin steppe, with the support of the Mongols, so he finally came to power as the result of a multi-party compromise.
It is conceivable that the emperor who came to power like this can have some real power in his hands, so the childhood of the Shunzhi Emperor was quite depressing, and Dolgun moved all the emperor's folds to his own board every day, and the Shunzhi Emperor was basically a machine responsible for stamping, and he could not feel any power at all.
Moreover, Dorgon has an arrogant personality, has no respect for this little emperor, he often transports the honor guards and ministers of the Shunzhi Emperor to his home, and the Shunzhi Emperor has been trembling under the supervision of such an uncle, it is better to live than to die, and he never knows which day Dorgon will directly convulse and kick him off the throne.
What's worse is that the Shunzhi Emperor's mother, Empress Xiaozhuang, is still a little ambiguous with Dolgun, which may be a helpless move that Empress Xiaozhuang had to do in order to be able to keep the orphans and widows, but the damage to the Shunzhi Emperor's heart has not been reduced by a single point.
Since there is no reliable backer, the Shunzhi Emperor can only improve himself, hoping that one day he can rule the world through the knowledge he has learned, driven by such a mentality, the Shunzhi Emperor's learning habits are quite perverted, it can be called the king of the scrolls at that time, even now no one can compare.
According to historical records, the Shunzhi Emperor began at the age of five or six, got up at three o'clock in the morning every morning to read, and then handled affairs until eleven o'clock at night, which means that the Shunzhi Emperor only slept four hours a day.
The mental pressure and physical pressure were so great that the Shunzhi Emperor could not bear such a night and day no matter how young he was, so his body became weaker and weaker, until he died at the age of 24, which was not surprising.
Indulge in lust
Although even the emperor was obsessed with learning every day, this did not mean that he had no desires and no needs, on the contrary, the Shunzhi Emperor's desire for female sex was very heavy.
According to the records, he had his first son when he was twelve or thirteen years old, that is to say, earlier, he had a concubine by his side, and it should be known that at that time he was still an undeveloped child, so that early contact with women was not good for his body.
The Shunzhi Emperor's desire for female color grew heavier and heavier as he grew older, and the ministers of the court heard the strings and knew yayi, and often sent the young and beautiful girls of his family into the palace as concubines, and the Shunzhi Emperor smiled happily every time, and he and this group of concubines sang night and night, and there was almost no free time for a day.
When Empress Xiaozhuang saw that this was not a problem, she married her niece to the Shunzhi Emperor as a concubine, hoping that this grumpy little chick from the Mongolian steppe could control her cousin who mixed with the concubines every day.
But the Shunzhi Emperor was not at all cold to this cousin, even if the empress chased and blocked every day, he would have to mix with the concubines. In the end, the empress and the empress dowager had no choice but to let him go.
Since then, the Shunzhi Emperor has been like a wild horse that has lost its reins and spread joy everywhere, and has taken in many concubines, according to records, his concubines with names and surnames have reached 31, not including the empress who was retired home by him.
It should be known that the Kangxi Emperor only had 43 concubines in his lifetime, the Qianlong Emperor was a famous lustful woman in the annals of history, and there were only 38 concubines in the harem.
The Shunzhi Emperor had the same number of concubines as them, but he himself only lived for 24 years, and both emperors lived past the age of 60, which is one of the few people in the history of the Qing Dynasty.
Grief is hard to suppress
The work was hard and the woman was good, so it was already very harmful to the health of the body, and what was worse was that the Shunzhi Emperor suffered a huge love affair shortly after.
When he was about 20 years old, the Shunzhi Emperor met his lifelong love Dong Efei, and there are many opinions in history about the origin of Dong Efei, some people say that he is the embodiment of Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute in Jiangnan, and some people say that he is the Fujin of Bogol, the younger brother of the Shunzhi Emperor.
All in all, the Shunzhi Emperor had a special affection for her, and the two stayed with each other every day, almost to the point of being inseparable. But this does not mean that the Shunzhi Emperor has no contact with other concubines, after Dong Efei entered the palace, other concubines also gave birth to many children for the Shunzhi Emperor, but the Shunzhi Emperor still liked Dong Efei the most.
Soon after, Princess Dong gave birth to the fourth son of the Shunzhi Emperor, and he was so overjoyed that he actually said that he was his first son, that is to say, he regarded the first three sons as air, and this love was unmatched in the harem, but it also ruined the surname of the fourth brother.
This child who was loved by his father died before he was one year old, Dong Efei was heartbroken, and soon left with his son, the Shunzhi Emperor lost his beloved concubine and beloved son one after another, and his already weak body was completely unable to hold on, and since then he has been sick for a long time, And Empress Xiaozhuang has been looking for famous doctors everywhere, and no one has made him better.
What's worse is that soon after, the Shunzhi Emperor was also infected with smallpox, and at that time, smallpox was almost an incurable disease, and he could only rely on the patients to survive it, and the Shunzhi Emperor's physical condition was so poor, how could he survive it? In extreme grief, he said goodbye to the world once and for all.
As the supreme ruler of the feudal era, the Shunzhi Emperor originally enjoyed the most luxurious and comfortable life in the world, but he himself did not cherish his body, worked hard every day, was a good woman, and was sad for the death of his beloved, so that he could not afford to be sick, so that under the triple overlap, he could live to the age of 24 is already a blessing from heaven.