Although it was a feudal society in ancient times, there were still many women with a handsome demeanor, and even many women in power. For example, Wu Zetian, the founding emperor of Wu Zhou, was the first orthodox female emperor in Chinese history, and Cixi, the real ruler of the late Qing Dynasty, also controlled the Qing dynasty for half a century.
And what we want to talk about today is a woman in the Qing Dynasty, she married her uncle at the age of 12, her husband, son, grandson are all emperors, and her fourth child is still a cattle man in the history of the Qing Dynasty.
Legendary woman Empress Xiaozhuangwen
This legendary woman was Empress Xiaozhuangwen of the Qing Dynasty.
In many TV series such as "Kangxi Dynasty" and "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang", we have a certain understanding of the female character of Empress Xiaozhuangwen.
Empress Xiaozhuangwen was not only a qualified concubine and mother, but also an outstanding female politician.
At that time, Empress Xiaozhuangwen was the most noble character of the Mongols, with an orthodox bloodline and a noble status. In order to maintain their power in the Qing Dynasty, the Mongols married Empress Xiaozhuangwen to emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty at that time.
Before that, Empress Xiaozhuangwen's aunt had actually married Emperor Taiji. However, the Mongols are nomadic peoples on the steppe, and they are not so important to ethics and morality. After all, compared to such seemingly undemodified behavior, the power exchanged for it is what really makes people yearn.
Later came the High Lan Zhu
The imperial succession of the Qing Dynasty was also in accordance with the hereditary system of the Previous Central Plains, if the Emperor Taiji died, then the son of the Emperor Taiji would take the throne, so if the concubine who was the emperor wanted to gain a firm foothold in the harem, he had to give birth to a prince for him.
Empress Xiaozhuangwen was also very contentious, and gave birth to three children in a few years, but all of them were daughters. Although the daughter can be a princess, after all, under the feudal imperial system, the princess cannot inherit the emperor's mantle.
Empress Xiaozhuangwen married Huang Taiji, also because her aunt did not give birth to a son to Huang Taiji after marrying her. Later, in order to consolidate their power again, the Mongol tribe married Hailanzhu to Emperor Taiji.
I don't know what kind of charm Hai Lanzhu has, as soon as she married, she was deeply liked by The Emperor Taiji, not only favored the harem, but also her status quickly overshadowed Empress Xiaozhuangwen.
In the history of the Qing Dynasty, Hai Lanzhu was also the favorite concubine of the Emperor Taiji. After three years of marriage, Hai Lanzhu gave birth to a prince. Because of Emperor Taiji's love for Hai Lanzhu, he didn't even think about making this son crown prince.
It was supposed to be a happy and blessed thing for Kazumimi, but Hai Lanzhu's son did not escape the fate of early death.
After Hai Lan Zhu's son died prematurely, Hai Lan Zhu also fell ill. Her health deteriorated, and three years later Hai Lanzhu left the world. As soon as Hai Lanzhu died, Huang Taiji's heart was filled with grief and gradually became depressed. Not long after, Huang Taiji also went with Hai Lan Zhu.
Xiaozhuang became empress dowager
Although the death of the emperor is a major event, the Qing Dynasty cannot be left without a master for a day, and the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor is imminent. The fourth son born to Empress Xiaozhuangwen, Fu Lin, became the heir to the throne, and he was the future Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
However, Shunzhi was young and difficult to assume a big responsibility, and in the Qing Dynasty, there were two huge forces, the Prince of Rui, Dolgun, and the eldest son of Emperor Taiji, Hao Ge.
Therefore, Empress Xiaozhuangwen began to operate with her own means to pave the way for Shunzhi to ascend the throne, and eventually Shunzhi successfully took the throne and took power in the Qing Dynasty.
Shunzhi did not sit on this throne for long before he suddenly died. Empress Xiaozhuangwen withdrew from the brief loss of her son and began to assist her eight-year-old grandson Kangxi in ascending the throne.
Kangxi ascended the throne
Kangxi was weak in the court of the Qing Dynasty, because he was still young and had not yet established his own power. Therefore, Empress Xiaozhuang had to help Kangxi handle most of the affairs of the Qing Dynasty, but Empress Xiaozhuangwen was different from Cixi.
Cixi's curtain-down obedience to the government was just a pretense, and what she wanted was always the regime of the Qing Dynasty. Guangxu was nothing more than a puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, a pawn in disguise for Cixi's seizure of power. And Empress Xiaozhuangwen really helped Kangxi with the mentality of assisting, and her purpose was never to sit on the throne of the Qing Dynasty herself, but to cultivate a son of heaven who could truly govern the Qing Dynasty well.
At this time, the Qing Dynasty was strong and powerful, and it was the biggest threat. In order to avoid confusion, Empress Xiaozhuangwen had been helping the young Kangxi and Aobai mediate.
Under the cultivation of Empress Xiaozhuangwen, Kangxi grew up smoothly, and when he was 14 years old, he already showed imperial style. After Kangxi took power, he first began to conquer Aobai, then pacified San Francisco, and successfully recovered Taiwan during his reign.
Since Kangxi came to power in the Qing Dynasty, a series of measures have been implemented to benefit the country and the people, which has made the kings and subjects up and down the court unite. And because of his diligent political achievements, he laid the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and he would create the Kangxi dynasty in the future.
Of course, without the assistance of Empress Xiaozhuangwen, there would be no such outstanding Kangxi Emperor, so Empress Xiaozhuangwen would be called a famous empress in history.