Speaking of the harem of the Qing Dynasty, I think the first thing that comes to mind is the various "palace fighting dramas" that deceive me, right? But in fact, the harem of the Qing Dynasty was not like this, especially during the time of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and the harem of the Qing Dynasty was notoriously harmonious. For example, Empress Xiaohuizhang, who reigned for fifty-seven years in the Qing Palace, is a typical product of this harmony.
Empress Xiaohuizhang was the second empress of the Shunzhi Emperor, and although the Shunzhi Emperor was the third emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he was the first emperor after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. Such a person, the power and prestige in his hands are naturally not comparable to the previous emperors. Even emperor Taiji, the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, was a few points inferior.
But the Shunzhi Emperor is most famous not for his strategy in governing the country, but for his "rebellion". Presumably, everyone knows that in the era of feudal despotism, marriage between men and women is not their turn. Especially in those rich and noble families, this kind of "arranged marriage" situation is even more serious. It was so serious that even the emperor could not directly refuse.
Therefore, as soon as the Shunzhi Emperor took the throne, the officials in the court joined forces with Empress Xiaozhuang in the imperial palace to marry the Shunzhi Emperor and asked the Shunzhi Emperor to make her empress. This extremely reluctant process was the emergence of the first empress of the Shunzhi Emperor, Empress Yuan.
But who was the Shunzhi Emperor? He "rebelled" but "six relatives did not recognize". Soon after Empress Yuan was ordained, the famous Concubine Dong Guifei in the history of the Qing Dynasty appeared in the life of the Shunzhi Emperor. The Shunzhi Emperor liked Dong Guifei too much, not only staying in Dong Guifei's palace night and night, but also gradually giving birth to the idea of "abolishing Yuan Li Dong".
The Shunzhi Emperor dared to think and dared to do it, directly defying the public opinion, and directly deposed Empress Yuan on the grounds that Empress Yuan had done nothing during her years as empress, but the Shunzhi Emperor, who deposed Empress Yuan, still failed to succeed in getting Dong Guifei to ascend to the throne. Because Empress Xiaozhuang was still alive in the harem, watching the every move of the Shunzhi Emperor.
Empress Xiaozhuang is not comparable to ordinary empresses, because she is the founder of the Qing Dynasty and the most loved woman in Huang Taiji's life. Coupled with the fact that Empress Xiaozhuang was still the titular "concubine" of the Shunzhi Emperor, he had great courage and did not dare to rebel.
Therefore, in May of the eleventh year of Shunzhi, when the post-abolition incident had been finalized, Empress Xiaohuizhang entered the palace with her sister Shuhuifei. Because the origins of Empress Xiaohuizhang's sisters were very much in line with the concept of "door to door", and because Empress Xiaohuizhang's father at that time was the Duke of Horqin Town, Empress Xiaozhuang was sure to become the second empress of the Shunzhi Emperor.
Although the Shunzhi Emperor later gave birth to the idea of abolishing the empress, the Shunzhi Emperor, who was afraid that he would "die of illness" after the abolition of today and tomorrow, finally dispelled this idea. However, after accepting it, the Shunzhi Emperor still did not like Empress Xiaohuizhang very much in his heart, so until the death of the Shunzhi Emperor, Empress Xiaohuizhang did not get several favors.
However, all this did not affect the position of Empress Xiaohuizhang in the entire harem, plus Empress Xiaohuizhang was born with kindness and kindness, and in the years when she was empress, there was not a single chaos in the entire harem of the Qing Dynasty. Like the "Qing Palace Drama" in the kind of "fighting for the wind and jealousy" incident is even more impossible to see.
The princes living in this environment are naturally grateful to Empress Xiaohuizhang, not only treating Empress Xiaohuizhang as her own mother, but also visiting every three to five. Among these princes who were grateful to Empress Xiaohuizhang for Dai De was what we later called the Kangxi Emperor.
The kangxi emperor's birth mother was actually not prominent, and in the records of the history books, only a name of "Tong Jia" was left.
At the age of eight, after the death of the Shunzhi Emperor, Empress Xiaozhuang directly sent the eight-year-old Kangxi to the throne, making him the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The Kangxi Emperor did not disappoint his expectations, honoring Empress Xiaozhuang as "Empress Dowager Tai" and Empress Xiaohuizhang as his "Empress Dowager Empress", treating her like his own mother. As for his birth mother Tong Jiashi, he naturally could not be snubbed, and was also honored as "The Empress Dowager".
As for the Dong Guifei who was loved by thousands of people, in view of the fact that when Empress Xiaohuizhang was ill, Dong Guifei took care of her sleeplessly for five consecutive days and nights, and the Kangxi Emperor also gave Dong Guifei the title of "Imperial Concubine Of Ning". From this point of view, we can see that Empress Xiaohuizhang's ability at that time not only conquered her friends, but also conquered her own "enemies". But from this point, it can also be seen that the person at the tip of Kangxi's heart may not be Empress Xiaozhuang, but Empress Xiaohuizhang.
The first important person in Kangxi's heart may not be Xiaozhuang, but Empress Xiaohuizhang
Although the empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty reigned for 57 years, although she was not favored by the Shunzhi Emperor, Kangxi treated her like a mother
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