In 1875, 19-year-old Tongzhi suddenly felt that there were 10,000 ants crawling on him, and his heart was like being roasted on a fire.
Lying on the bed, although he was particularly painful, he still looked hard at the door, waiting for the arrival of his beloved wife and queen, whom he had not seen for a long time.
At the critical moment when he scratched his heart and scratched his liver and couldn't bear it anymore, the queen finally arrived in a hurry.
Tongzhi, squeezed the queen's hand hard, tears like beads of broken threads, crackled and fell, and said with difficulty: "I can't stop you." ”
The aggrieved queen, hearing these words, looked at the dying Tongzhi in front of her, and directly pounced on Tongzhi and cried.
It's just that in addition to being sad, a cloud of doubts rose in the queen's heart, obviously when they met last time, they were still a good living person.
Although the interval is longer, he is only 19 years old, which is the age of vigor, how did he become what he is today?
The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she became.
As a newlywed, Tongzhiben also dotes on her, but the number of times she really sleeps is counted.
She had never even had the opportunity to admire his face.
How she wished that they could be like a normal couple.
But at this moment, Tongzhi suddenly bent down and shook, and his body was like a deflated leather ball, paralyzed, and he could no longer breathe.
She watched as Tongzhi was tortured to death by Hualiu's disease.
This is the story of Tongzhi's death, after the late Qing Dynasty, it was widely circulated among the people, and even many people wrote various novels based on this model, which were made into many film and television works.
There is only one point in the core, 19-year-old Tongzhi, living absurdly, lingering in the land of fireworks, contracting flower willow disease, and dying early.
But some people say that Tongzhi died of smallpox.
Then the question arises:
In real history, did he die of willow disease or smallpox?
Creation and man, urchins were born into imperial families.
In 1856, there was a cry from Chuxiu Palace, and Xiao Tongzhi was officially born.
As Xianfeng's first son and only son, he was the crown prince of the dynasty, and he was the reliance of his mother Cixi for the rest of her life, and the key to her favor.
The two even held him on the tip of their hearts.
This only heir, Xianfeng couldn't wait to familiarize him with imperial politics immediately.
Sure enough, when Tongzhi was 5 years old, she was sent to Shang's study by her father, and although Cixi felt sorry for her young son, she was also happy in her eyes.
She knew that this was the only way to ascend the throne.
According to the Great Qing Ancestral System, since the Qianlong period, there have been mandatory rules for princes to study, but only princes over 6 years old are required.
After that, Xiao Tongzhi would get up every day before dawn, and at 5 o'clock he would sit in the upper study, look at the old gentlemen, and talk to him endlessly.
And the little one, he had to do it until 3 p.m. before he was allowed to leave school.
What's more, he rarely has days off during the year. Even if it is the New Year, you must report to Shang's study.
This hard work planted a shadow in Tongzhi's young heart.
However, Xianfeng died suddenly, disrupting his study plans, and he thought he would never have to study again.
But at this time, his mother became a "tiger mother", sat in the temple of nourishing hearts, and began to listen to the government. Like her mother in the world, she has a heart that hopes to become a dragon.
At this time, Cixi not only found 4 teachers, but also asked Prince Gong Yixun to watch Tongzhi's study.
However, no matter how strong the lineup is, it cannot change the fact that Tongzhi is a scumbag.
According to the records in the "Weng Tongyong Diary" by Tongzhi teacher: 1. He is 15 years old, and his morning reading is extremely weak, and he can barely cope with it; Second, 16 years old, the spirit is extremely scattered when looking at the fold, although he tries his best to inspire, he is finally tired of thinking, helpless! Third, when the Japanese military plane saw it, the two palaces discussed the lessons, and they were extremely unattentive in their words, and yesterday they could not read the broken sentences, and when they talked about "Zuo Chuan", they could not do it. If that's the case, don't worry.
The big marriage and the government hurt him
Like all scumbags, in addition to not studying well, comrades are excellent in other aspects, such as playing football, metallurgy, and often watching and acting.
But Cixi, who was strong, could not accept this fact at all. She called her comrades to her side at every turn, tortured them harshly, and reprimanded them greatly, which simply became commonplace.
Slowly, the relationship between the two became more and more rusty. Tongzhi, on the contrary, obtained rare maternal love from his mother Ci'an.
Tongzhi knew that he was not capable of dealing with imperial politics, and seeing the twists and turns that gave him a headache, he preferred a carefree life.
Watchable. He was old enough to get married. Pro-government should also be put on the agenda.
It's just that on the issue of choosing an empress, Cixi and Ci'an fought over each other.
Cixi liked the 14-year-old Fucha because she was younger and more conducive to later control.
Ci'an prefers the 19-year-old Aluth.
Finally, there was a Tongzhi who chose the right, but against his mother's wishes, he gave Yuruyi to the Alut clan.
It was this choice that laid the bane for her married life.
Although her son did not compete in his studies and chose a daughter-in-law she didn't like, after all, her son was biological.
To this end, Cixi prepared a grand and grand wedding for her son.
It can be said that throughout the entire Qing Dynasty, there were only 3 emperors who had held big weddings. And Tongzhi's big wedding, both in scale and cost, greatly exceeded the top 3 emperors.
Moreover, this big wedding lasted for 53 days.
It's just that the comrade never expected that his mother would wait for him after marriage.
Because they are the queens they choose, the little two are very affectionate.
But at this time, Cixi actually reprimanded Tongzhi and told him to go to the Fucha clan's room more often, and did not let him share a room with the empress.
Hearing this, Tongzhi huffed and rushed out the door. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, but his arms couldn't reach his thighs, and he had to listen to his mother.
Thinking of this, he simply ran back to the Nourishing Heart Hall and did not go anywhere.
And looking at the court, the same rule that does not understand the dynasty and politics is simply thrown to the mother.
Seeing the newlywed Tongzhi, sleep alone and nourish the heart. Prince Gong's son Zaicheng came up. The lonely and lonely Tongzhi can withstand the temptation of Zaicheng.
Since then, Tongzhi has often sneaked out of the palace and entered Fireworks Willow Alley to vent his bitterness.
He was so caught up in it that he couldn't help himself, leaving the entire dynasty behind.
In the end, the 19-year-old Tongzhi died in pain, and after his death, his whole body festered, leaving only a pile of white bones.
The cause of death is a mystery
At that time, the young Tongzhi had just returned from a hunting trip before he died.
In October of the thirteenth year of Tongzhi (1874), he read the Chinese martial arts and horse step shooting.
Most people said that he died of willow disease, and even the descendants of Li Deli, the imperial doctor who treated him, came forward and confirmed that he died of willow disease.
But now, modern medicine has developed, has long denied this view, willow disease infection is particularly slow, first need 3 months of development, and to achieve systemic ulceration, it takes at least 5 years or more.
Another theory is that he died of smallpox.
Weng Tongjiang also wrote in his diary: The holy bow has the joy of smallpox.
And coincidentally, a year before his death, his sister Princess Rong An Gulun also died of smallpox.
According to the Qing Palace archives "Banzai Yejin Medicinal Medicine Book", the pulse cases and medication during the Tongzhi and smallpox periods were recorded in detail.
To sum up, the 19-year-old Tongzhi eventually died suddenly due to smallpox.
Write at the end
Tongzhi, when he should have taken up the heavy responsibility, he fled, indulged in the willow alleys of Flower Street, and missed the opportunity to save himself.
Only blame him for being born in the wrong place, and a little boy who could have lived carefree became a victim of Cixi's rights.
If he was born in an ordinary family, there might be other developments, at least he would not leave early.
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