In 1972, local farmers in Inner Mongolia discovered an ancient tomb of women in the process of doing farm work, and experts arrived to investigate the tomb, and finally found a coffin in the main tomb, and the opening of this coffin shocked everyone present.
In this coffin lies a woman, her body is not decomposed extensively, her hair and scalp are not separated, her skin looks very textured, and the most shocking thing is that this woman is wearing a dragon robe. This dragon robe has eight lifelike golden dragons, which is the nine dragon dragon robes second only to the emperor.
So who is this woman lying in the coffin? Why was it possible to have such an extravagant mausoleum when the status of women was not high at that time? Today, let's learn about the tombs of the Qing Dynasty!
1. Valuable funeral goods
According to the recollections of archaeologists, the size of this mausoleum is quite large, but some of the mausoleums have been damaged by tomb robbers. It is initially estimated that the area of this mausoleum reaches 5,000 square meters, the distance between north and south is 105m, and the width from east to west is about 45m.
According to the statistics of archaeologists, the number of cultural relics unearthed in the mausoleum is large, roughly divided into two categories, one is clothing, the other is jewelry. Jewelry includes a wide range of categories, including headwear, earrings, necklaces and hand accessories.
Among the many headdresses, there are many shapes that represent blessings to the tomb owner, many unearthed headdresses represent the meaning of Fulu Shou, and some of the ornaments are used to express the elegant quality of the tomb owner. Then archaeologists want to analyze the identity of the tomb owner through ornaments, you can refer to the relevant records of the "Imperial Ritual Schema". Many ornaments represent the noble identity of the tomb owner, and most of the jewelry is jadeite, pearl, diamond, gold as the main material, then the possibility that the tomb owner is royal is very large.
What shocked the archaeologists even more was that the woman was wearing a dark yellow dragon robe with eight balls of rice beads. Many people's first reaction was to think that someone wanted to rebel at that time to dress like this. However, after a systematic analysis of the clothes, it was found that there were eight five-clawed dragons on this dragon robe, and the fineness of the workmanship may be shocking to modern craftsmanship.
Moreover, the dragon motifs on the whole body are embroidered from pearls, and the number of pearls can reach about 80,000. And those who know history will know that not the Yellow Emperor can wear dragon robes, even princes, Fujin or princesses can wear no more than eight dragon robes, and nine dragons belong to the emperor exclusively.
But this dragon robe still left many people with doubts, and the source of doubt was that the color of this robe was bright yellow. According to the "Great Qing Huidian", only the empress dowager or empress and the emperor's auspicious clothes can be taken bright yellow, and others are not qualified. So the tomb owner's dragon robe is bright yellow, and after verification, the owner of the tomb is Princess Rongxian, the third daughter of the Kangxi Emperor, so is this suspected of violating the "Great Qing Huidian" at that time?
Second, the princess marries
The owner of this mausoleum is Kangxi's third daughter, Princess Gulun Rongxian, who has prototypes in many film and television dramas, such as in the film and television drama "Kangxi Dynasty", her name is Lan Qier. Princess Gulun Rongxian was eccentric, intelligent and sensible since she was a child, so she was deeply loved by Kangxi.
Moreover, Princess Rongxian's mother was Concubine Rong, who was deeply loved by Kangxi after entering the harem, and they gave birth to a total of five children. However, fate was ill-fated, but four of the five children died unexpectedly, leaving only Princess Gulun Rongxian alive, and she also became the heart of Concubine Rong and the Kangxi Emperor. Therefore, Kangxi's love for this princess is even deeper, which is one of the reasons why the princess has such a high burial treatment after death.
Princess Gulun Rongxian was deeply loved by Kangxi, but she was still married by her father to Mongolia and became a pawn in the political marriage. But fortunately, his husband, Urgon, was a young and promising Mongolian man. He also pampered her very much, did not abuse the princess, and let her live a happy life in Mongolia.
So Kangxi loved his princess so much, could he bear to let her go so far away and ignore it? It's not! After his daughter married into Mongolia, Kangxi used four opportunities to visit his daughter in Mongolia.
For Princess Gulun Rongxian, her fate is linked to the country, and her marriage to the frontier is a complete gamble, but this time she won a lot of gamble, because the husband he married loved him very much. After his marriage, Urgon took only Princess Gulun Rongxian and did not marry any other women.
The two of them lived a free and easy life on the grassland, although not as prosperous as Kyoto, but the children were complete, and the people were harmonious, making Princess Gulun Rongxian happier than other princesses. Urgon is the husband chosen by Kangxi for his most beloved daughter, not only has responsibilities and responsibilities, but he is also a fierce general on the battlefield. Therefore, Kangxi will let Urgon be at his side when he goes on expeditions.
Because her husband often went to war, Princess Gulun Rongxian had become the de facto ruler of the Bahrain Ministry at that time. Princess Gulun Rongxian, who has known the book since she was a child, and has a good understanding of military affairs, has managed the army in a good manner, and she has also been admired by many people for her ability and decisiveness.
Princess Gulun Rongxian sometimes thinks of her father and hometown, and her husband understands his wife's homesickness very well. So he would accompany the princess back to Beijing to visit her parents, and he would also bring Mongolian-specific supplies, which shows how understanding Urgon is.
The Kangxi Emperor was a very wise emperor, he would personally correct the twists and turns every day, and he was a very diligent person. It is precisely because of his long time working on national affairs that his physical condition is not very good. In the forty-eighth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor had a serious illness, and the news also reached the ears of Princess Gulun Rongxian.
The princess was very anxious and returned to the Forbidden City overnight to take care of her father. After Kangxi recovered from his illness, he was very pleased with his daughter's care of herself, so it was also on this occasion that Princess Rongxian was promoted to Princess Rongxian of Gulun.
Most of the people who can get seals in the palace only after death, but Princess Gulun Rongxian was sealed before her death. Princess Gulun Rongxian was the only person in the history of the Qing Dynasty who enjoyed this kind of treatment, which shows how much Kangxi loved his daughter. Rongxian lived in Mongolia until he was 56 years old, died in the sixth year of Yongzheng, and was buried in Mongolia. When Rong Xian was buried, Yongzheng specially approved his sister to be buried in a dragon robe, which was regarded as giving Rong Xian the last scenery.
3. Why marry far away?
Several other princesses, represented by Princess Gulun Rongxian, married far away from the frontier, and in addition to stabilizing the frontier, they actually wanted to bring a specific culture belonging to Kyoto to Chifeng and other regions. So what exactly do they contribute?
First of all, the first point is that in the regulations of the Qing Dynasty, it was stated that the princess who married must go to the local area to promote Lamaism, and the highest religion in the Chifeng area is Lamaism, which is enough to see that the princesses have contributed a lot of strength.
To a certain extent, religion is influenced by politics, economy and culture, and the spread of religion can actually subtly change the ideological concepts of border people. At the same time, it can also strengthen the ties between the local and central governments, so it is necessary to promote Lamaism.
Moreover, Lamaism laid a certain foundation for the later excellent Mongolian culture, and secondly, the princess married into the Inner Mongolian region to a certain extent to help the introduction of crafts. Those who know Wang Zhaojun's appearance will know that when the princess marries, she will bring a large number of servants.
These servants are skilled craftsmen in various industries, and their arrival has had a certain impact on breaking local traditions. Moreover, many builders will build temples and houses that belong to the Beijing style, which will also have an impact on the local construction industry, which is also a way to connect the local and central governments.
In addition to the above two points, the marriage of the princess also played an important role in the introduction of agricultural civilization to a certain extent. Those who know geography may find that the Chifeng area is also predominantly nomadic civilization. A large number of servants brought by the princess are Han Chinese, and these Han people are best at farming, which is also helpful for the local development of grassland cultivation.
Moreover, by reclaiming wasteland, food production can also be increased, which plays an important role in spreading planting methods and cultivated land civilization. The dissemination of farming ideas will also greatly change the local living structure, which will greatly help improve the living standards of the people.
In different times, the fate of many people cannot be controlled by themselves, such as the princesses married under the Great Qing, their fate is influenced by others. But fortunately, when the princess married into a remote area, she was not abused, but gained a happy life and promoted political exchanges.
Kinship is important to advancing history, so our focus should not only be on how much the funeral goods are worth, nor on why the princess wears a dragon robe. We should think more about the fact that these princesses used their values to promote the integration between ethnic groups and build bridges between the Central Plains and the frontiers, which is the real meaning of their marriage.
IV. Summary
The combined value of Princess Gulun Rongxian's funeral goods exceeds 100 million, and these values cannot actually be measured in money. Because her contribution to the frontier and the Central Plains is priceless, and Kangxi's love for his daughter is an invaluable honor.
The princess lived a very happy life, but she deserved some happiness; She gave her life, so these honors are also deserved. From this point, it can also be seen how big the gap is between historical figures and characters in TV series.
In the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty", Lan Qi'er's end is not so happy, after she married far away from the frontier, her husband was killed by her father, so there is still a certain gap between the TV series and history, we must respect history and respect everyone's fate. Today we have relevant content about Princess Gulun Rongxian to explain here, interested friends we will see you in the comment area!