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It was a luxurious and honorable mausoleum, which was supposed to be a pure place for the dead to rest in peace. But a group of officers and soldiers came, and they surrounded the mausoleum and destroyed it. The mausoleum was soon reduced to a pool of ashes, and the dead inside were dug up by them. The air was filled with a faint smell of decay, the smell of life at the end of its life. The officers and men around them also whispered curses from time to time, coming to dig up such an obscure thing as a grave, and they didn't know what kind of bad luck they had fallen to meet.
The corpses, completely exposed to the air, stimulated their eyeballs, but the orders that came up to them also had to be taken from. Before starting, everyone thought to themselves, "I'm sorry, Wang Ye, if you ask for your life, go to the person who gave the order, don't look for the small one."
They first struck the corpse with sticks, and when the damage reached a certain level, they beat it with a whip, and finally cut off the corpse's head. Eventually, the dead were brutally killed, and the elaborate mausoleum no longer existed.
Who is this tragic corpse? Is this story real? From the "palatial" mausoleum above, it is not difficult for us to see that this person is either rich or expensive. Yes, he was an outstanding politician and military figure in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, and the 14th child of the Qing Taizu Nurhaci - Dolgun. The story of the exhumation and destruction of the tomb after death is recorded in the "Tatar War Chronicle" written by the Italian missionary Wei Kuangguo.
Speaking of Dorgon, in addition to his talent and origin, the most enjoyable thing is his past with Empress Xiaozhuang, the mother of the Shunzhi Emperor.
Dorgon and Empress Xiaozhuang, their initial contact was Dorgon's brother, Empress Xiaozhuang's husband, Huang Taiji, which means that the first uncle and sister-in-law between the two people was the identity. Originally, these two people would not have any connection in the strict ancient times, but there was an unexpected storm in the sky, and the Emperor Taiji died suddenly, and when he died, he did not designate the heir to the throne.
The crowd is also eyeing the throne, among them, Dorgon and Emperor Taiji's eldest son Hauge, who will fight for your life and death without giving in. But suddenly Dorgon changed his mind, and he began to support the ninth son of emperor Taiji as emperor, at which time the ministers who supported Hauge also defected for reasons that had not yet been declassified. At the age of six, the Shunzhi Emperor became the young Tianzi, and Dorgon also became the auxiliary prince, and Fu Lin's biological mother, Concubine Zhuang, became Empress Xiaozhuang.
The children are young, how can they guard the country left by their husbands? However, the female ben is weak, the mother is just, and a woman has stepped onto the stage of history in order to protect her children.
The mother thought about it carefully, and finally she thought of a way to protect the child, and she sought out her uncle Dolgun as a strong backing. After all, at that time, Dorgon was very powerful, and he was in his prime, and he was full of energy, and he was the most suitable candidate. During the reign of Shunzhi, Dorgon was successively made regent of his uncle, regent of his uncle, and regent of his father.
But if that's all, why did he experience the pain of whipping the corpse after his death? Shouldn't he be a minister who assists the emperor, but the scenery is behind him?
Many unofficial histories have rumors that there was an unspeakable ambiguity between Xiaozhuang and Dorgon. After all, at that time, for Shunzhi mother and son, the imperial court was in serious trouble, the emperor's position was unstable, a woman could only go to Dolgun, and Dorgon was also a man who coveted beauty, so there was a rumor in history that "the empress dowager married", although it was not clearly recorded in the history books, but we can still find clues.
For example, Dorgon's appointment as regent of his father revealed some information. Before this, he was named uncle regent and uncle regent of the emperor, because according to the generations, Dorgon was indeed the uncle of the Shunzhi Emperor. But shouldn't "Emperor Father" be the Emperor's name for his father? Does this imply the ineffable relationship between Dorgon and Xiaozhuang?
In addition, after Xiaozhuang's death, the Kangxi Emperor did not send the body to be buried with her husband, Emperor Taiji, which was not in line with the system of the time, and as Xiaozhuang's beloved grandson, the relationship between Kangxi and Xiaozhuang did not have a deliberate revenge. Therefore, there is also such speculation that there is a private affair between Xiaozhuang and Dorgon, and for such a relationship, Kangxi does not know how to explain to his grandfather Emperor Taiji, so he gives up the idea of joint burial.
From these rumors of catching wind and shadows, it can be seen that these two people really have an extraordinary relationship, And Xiaozhuang may really be forced to commit himself to him, so in this way, Xiaozhuang should be full of hatred for Dorgon, "submitting" to a man who is not a husband is an unspeakable humiliation for women in ancient times.
At the same time, Dorgon's former power was monstrous, deeply oppressing the orphans and widows in the palace. This is the most helpless wound to a young widowed woman.
It was because of these hatreds and dissatisfaction that after Dorgon's death, Xiaozhuang and the Shunzhi Emperor broke out fiercely, and there was the opening scene - Dorgon's gorgeous mausoleum was destroyed, and he had to bear the punishment of whipping.
Although some people will say that the empress dowager is cruel, despite Dorgon's kindness to support the child to the throne. But as a woman, I know that all the injuries I suffer in the face of adversity will become scars in the future of life, scars that still emit pain in the dark night. And the strength she had accumulated for so long was only to punish the people who hurt her.
Reference: Dorgon was exhumed two months after his death, why did Empress Xiaozhuang hate Dorgon so much? - History black and white gray
"Draft History of the Qing Dynasty and Biography of the Later Concubines" . Nanjing Palace Museum
Entry "Aisin Kyora Dolgun"
What is the relationship between Xiaozhuang and Dorgon? Monarch? Uncle? husband and wife? ------------------ Reading history books at night