On January 27, 1688, Empress Xiaozhuang Wen, who assisted the emperors of Shunzhi and Kangxi, died at the age of 75.
Xiaozhuang has completed her glorious life, and for the Qing Dynasty, Xiaozhuang contributed everything she had, cultivating two outstanding emperors, Shunzhi and Kangxi.
Xiaozhuang died, Kangxi was very sad, but what was even more tragic was that Xiaozhuang left Kangxi a century of problems before he died.
The general meaning is this: Huang Taiji's Zi Palace has been placed for so many years, so don't disturb the tranquility of Emperor Taizong.
If I were to be transported to the joint burial, in addition to disturbing Emperor Taizong, I would also have to work and lose money, and I would lose the meaning of the joint burial.
I miss in my heart that your two fathers and sons can't bear to go away, so I will find a place to bury in Zunhua, and I have no regrets in my heart.
Having said that, this originally seemed to be a very simple thing, but it stumped Emperor Kangxi.
As for the reason behind it, let's talk about it later, let's reverse the order first, and talk about why Xiaozhuang is unique in terms of burial after death?
Why is Xiaozhuang unwilling to be buried with Huang Taiji
Xiaozhuang's mouth, the deceitful ghost, what does he think in his heart, and how can he really let the historian record it?
I guess that Xiaozhuang is unwilling to be buried with Huang Taiji. Xiaozhuang married Huang Taiji to give birth to a child for Dafujin, not because of love.
In that year, the Later Jin gradually grew and encroached on the Mongolian region, and because the Mongolian tribes were also fighting with each other, a tribe in Korqin took the lead in forming an alliance with the Later Jin.
After the alliance, the two tribes adopted the method of marriage to consolidate the fruits of victory. The first to marry Huang Taiji was a woman named Zhezhe.
In order to show the sincerity of the marriage, Huang Taiji not only ran out hundreds of miles to pick up his relatives, but also put them in the position of the main house when he brought them back.
But after many years, Zhezhe's stomach did not even move at all, so the tribal leader of Horqin married Xiaozhuang.
In terms of generation, Xiaozhuang belongs to Zhezhe's niece, and she married to give birth to a son for Zhezhe. But for many years, Xiaozhuang's stomach has not moved.
The leader of Horqin was anxious again, and this time it was Hai Lanzhu who had already married a wife. Hai Lanzhu was deeply favored by Huang Taiji, and the two also gave birth to a son.
During this period, Xiaozhuang also gave birth to a son and two daughters, and Zhezhe also gave birth to two daughters in a row, perhaps it was really the good luck brought by Hai Lanzhu.
Huang Taiji made his and Hai Lanzhu's son the heirs in minutes, which was originally a happy thing, but due to the untimely death of this little boy, it began to turn sour.
First, Hai Lanzhu was immersed in grief and could not extricate herself from her death, and died suddenly.
It can be seen from this that Huang Taiji has never been particularly fond of Xiaozhuang, and because the two are in their twenties, Xiaozhuang has not felt the love of the two.
This is one of the reasons why Xiaozhuang is reluctant to be buried with Huang Taiji.
In order to bless, Xiaozhuang and Dolgon also had an affair
I knew that it was not too simple for Dorgon to take the blessing and replace him. But it was Xiaozhuang that became a wall between Fulin and Dolgon.
Hyozhuang played with Dolgon, so that Dolgon never took the last step. This has to be said to be the credit of Xiaozhuang.
But it's not a day or two, Xiaozhuang always hangs, and it can't be hung for more than ten years, what kind of person is Dolgon?
Perhaps, the rumored story between Dolgon and Xiaozhuang is not groundless, and according to the Manchu uniform, the relationship between the two is allowed to be together.
In this case, Xiaozhuang may really feel the long-lost love here in Dolgon. It may also be because of this reason that Xiaozhuang is reluctant to go to the burial with Huang Taiji.
Why did Kangxi make a difficulty?
Xiaozhuang's intentions, in fact, Kangxi also understands. In this case, the wishes of the deceased must be respected.
Isn't it okay to bury it directly, what is Kangxi struggling with? It turns out that Shunzhi occupies the best piece of land in the feng shui of Dongling in the Qing Dynasty.
According to the generation, the son should not be in a better position than the old lady, in terms of merit, Shunzhi is not as good as Xiaozhuang, then this problem is embarrassing, you can't let Shunzhi make room, right?
In the end, Kangxi simply built a "temporary Fengdian" outside the feng shui wall of the Qing Dongling, and temporarily parked the Zigong Palace of Xiaozhuang there, which was 37 years.
How Yongzheng perfectly solves this problem
The problem that Kangxi didn't solve until his death was solved by Yongzheng, a little clever ghost.
Yongzheng decided to directly establish a cemetery outside the Eastern Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty and arrange for Xiaozhuang to be buried, and the reasons given were also very authentic.
Because the Zhaoling of Xiaozhuang and Huang Taiji belong to a system, and the burial place is in the west of Zhaoling, it is called Zhaoxi Mausoleum.
Fundamentally, this is in line with the ancestral system, and the Zhaoxi Mausoleum is located on the left side of the big red gate of the Qing Dongling, under the concept of the ancients' left, the burial position of Xiaozhuang is better than that of the Qing Dongling.
postscript
To sum up, Kangxi placed Xiaozhuang Zigong outside the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty for 37 years because he did not come up with a solution to the problem.
Fortunately, Yongzheng solved this problem perfectly, what a little clever ghost.