Look at this topic you don't laugh, this is really not made up by me, it is a real thing that happened in history, then you will say, is it that this concubine who gave birth to the imperial daughter is not liked by the emperor, so Qianlong rewarded two cucumbers to send at will?
No, the two who collected the cucumbers were the emperor's heart meat, the emperor's favorite people, which thing to reward them was not carefully selected, extremely valuable, so it was definitely not the emperor's whim or delirium, what did it mean to reward two cucumbers? You listen to me slowly explain to you.
(From entering the palace at the age of seventeen to becoming a concubine at the age of twenty-eight, it took Wang eleven years to finally reach the peak of the Qianlong harem.)
(Of course, the reason why Concubine Huan turned over was entirely because she gave birth to the last child for Qianlong: Gu Lun and Princess Xiao)
First, I would like to introduce you to the protagonists of today's story: Princess Huan and her daughters Gu Lun and Princess Xiao (commonly known as the Ten Princesses). Concubine Wang, Manchuria Zhengbai banner wrapped (wrapping is also the meaning of slaves) born, the father is only a small capital, Qianlong twenty-eight years into the palace after the Wang clan was sealed as a permanent presence, and the later novels or film and television dramas in the emperor's favor for the Wang clan is different, in the first few years of entering the palace Wang shi sat on the cold bench, she spent five years to become a noble, but unfortunately it did not take long to be demoted to chang zai, from the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong to the thirty-sixth year of Qianlong, the Wang clan waited for eight years to re-ennobled as a nobleman, but no extreme Tailai, Just when Wang Shi sadly thought that her life would be spent in the harem, Qianlong suddenly moved his heart to this twenty-five-year-old woman, and only a few months later, Wang Shi was promoted from a nobleman to a concubine, Qianlong thirty-nine years, Concubine Wang was pregnant, this was qianlong twenty-nine years after the Forbidden City harem once again had a concubine pregnant, the old emperor over sixty years old was ecstatic, he did not skimp on his honor, in September of the thirty-ninth year of Qianlong promoted the concubine to honor the merits of the Wang family as a royal heir, a few months later, The emperor's ten daughters fell to the ground, and the elderly Qianlong looked at the pink daughter in the swaddling and really loved the pearl in her palm.
(Gu Lun is the title of empress concubine, and the mother of the princess of filial piety is only a lowly coat and can enjoy this title, which shows her favor)
When the princess was twelve years old, the old emperor could not wait to crown her daughter as Princess Gulun, which was actually not trivial, the title of "Gulun" was only eligible for the concubines born to the empress (the daughter born of the empress, Princess Fenggulun, equivalent to the prince level; the daughter born of the concubine was named Princess Heshuo, equivalent to the king of the county), among the many daughters of Qianlong, only two princesses, Hejing and Hejing, enjoyed the title of Gulun, and the other daughters were even born to Empress Xiaoyi (that is, Wei Yongluo in the Yanxi Raiders) was only Princess Heshuo. And Princess Hexiao's concubine was just born in a coat, and Qianlong actually made an exception to seal Andxiao as Princess Gulun, which shows how much Qianlong favors his daughter.
(Although Qianlong has many sons, they are quite out of the eyes of the old emperor, and even Yongyan is too mediocre and honest)
(Qianlong's favorite is still a little daughter whose appearance and personality are very similar to his own, and he also sighs and Princess Xiaoxiao is a man!) ）
Although Qianlong's sons are many but good at literature, they are not skilled in the way of bowing horses, which makes the emperor who emphasizes the Manchurian legal system quite disappointed, and Princess Xiaoxiao made up for her father's regrets very well, the princess is not only similar to Qianlong in appearance, but more valuable is that although she is favored by the emperor, she is not arrogant, and filial piety loves men's clothing, can ride horses, has a bright and resolute temperament, is cheerful and does not lose eyebrows, grows up a little more often wears men's clothes to follow the emperor's hunting, and once shot a deer with an arrow, it is no wonder that Qianlong spoiled he and filial piety to the bone.
Although Yongyan in the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong has been secretly designated as the crown prince by Qianlong, since the death of the fifth brother Yongqi, the emperor's sons have a good and uneven comprehensive level, and the honest and mediocre Yongyan is just a general who has made Qianlong quite critical, looking at the sons who died early or were difficult to be the big responsibility, and then looked at the energetic daughters who accompanied him, the old emperor sighed indignantly: "If Ru is the crown prince, ru will be established as the prince." ”
(The elderly Qianlong is moody, but as long as the princess is around, the old emperor will always smile and smile)
Qianlong's love for Hexiao even the Koreans could not help but sigh, the elderly Qianlong temper gradually became moody, and the eunuchs who served were often guilty of minor transgressions, at this time, as long as he pulled Hexiao over, no matter how angry Qianlong was, he would immediately calm his anger.
(Because of he filial piety, concubines are also in a rising position in the harem, so she also arrogantly kills a palace girl)
Because of filial piety, the status of concubines in the harem also ascended to the heavens, perhaps they were snubbed by the emperor for too long, the suddenly favored Wang clan was quite arrogant, Qianlong forty-three years also beat a palace girl alive because of a small matter, which made Qianlong Longyan angry, in his later years Qianlong paid special attention to his image of "perfect old man", and it was simply a smear of his own heroic name to kill the palace maid in such a bold way! In the emperor's own words: I have been in charge of the world for more than forty years, and I am the lord of all the people under the world, and my honor has never killed the palace maids with a staff, at most, it is to beat dozens of boards to finish the work, how dare you kill the palace people? Must be severely punished! Concubine Qianlong said: "It is a matter of human life, and its offense is not light, because she remembered that she had raised a princess, so it was treated leniently, and if it is based on the facts of the case, it is not too much to depose the name of Yi." "If you either have a good daughter, it is not too much to depose your position!" As a result, Wang was demoted to a concubine, and was reprimanded by the old emperor, and ordered to fine the victim's parents with a fine of 100 taels of silver, so that they could bury their daughter well.
(Concubine Huan's behavior made Qianlong, who called himself a "perfect old man", quite annoyed, and if he did not look at the face of Hexiao, he would severely punish Concubine Huan.)
Do you think qianlong did this very authentic and fair thing? In fact, this is just the old emperor's self-boasting, Qianlong forty-three years in November Wang was demoted to a concubine, the result was less than a year after being restored to a concubine, as for what reprimand fines, Qianlong every year to give wang family treasures do not know how much, just one hundred and two silver is simply nine cattle and a dime! And the reason why Wang Shi was able to reinstate her as a concubine so quickly was completely stained with the light of her daughter, after all, the impact of Eun Niang's blame on Hexiao was not small, and Qianlong's punishment of Wang Shi, who was thinking about his beloved daughter everywhere, was also lifted high and gently fell.
(At this time, He Yan was the first important minister of the Qianlong Dynasty, rich in the world, and marrying his beloved daughter to Fengsheng Yinde did not count his daughter being wronged)
As the princess grew older, Qianlong began to worry about the marriage of his beloved daughter, as the most honorable princess of the empire, Qianlong wanted to find the best family in the empire for hexiao, so that the princess could spend her life happily and happily, and chose and chose, Qianlong took a fancy to Hezhen's son Fengsheng Yinde. At this time, He yan was the minister of the imperial court, the minister of parliament, the minister of the inner guard, and the commander of the infantry, and also served as the head of the household department, the official department, and the military department Shangshu! Combining the wealth, politics and military power of the empire, the power is monstrous and rich, and marrying such a family can not insult the identity of my daughter!
(Princess Hexiao's dowry is the largest of all the daughters, and the emperor's preference for her can be imagined)
At the same time, the dowry of Princess Xiaoxiao was the most abundant of all the princesses, even the two sisters who were also crowned as Princess Gulun were beyond reach, it can be said that Qianlong's love for Hexiao made him pay no attention to the feelings of other princesses who had already married, and the value of his dowry and the variety of treasures were jaw-dropping. Qianlong not only rewarded a large amount of land, slaves and filial piety, but also the best treasures for dowry, which are said to be worth millions of taels of silver alone, in addition to an additional 300,000 taels of silver to be given as a dowry. In order to ensure the grandeur of her daughter's wedding, "On the day of the princess's wedding, the high official offered Ruyi Zhubei in his hand and bowed down in front of the princess's car, without worrying about thousands of times. Although the old Ah Gui of the First Pavilion is old and respected, he is not exempt. ”
In this way, it seems that Hexiao and Wang Shi are among the top two reds in the harem at the end of Qianlong, and they are the emperor's beloved wives and daughters, how could Qianlong, who prides himself on being a "perfect old man", think of taking two worthless cucumbers as a reward? Aren't you afraid of others laughing at him?
It was really not shabby, and it could even be said that it was the noble status of Princess Wang and Princess Xiaoxiao that was eligible for these two cucumbers.
What's going on?
In fact, it is very simple, with the gradual progress of science and technology and transportation, our lives have also undergone earth-shaking changes, we can still enjoy tropical fruits and a variety of anti-seasonal vegetables in the winter, but this matter is impossible before, want to eat cucumbers in winter? You're daydreaming!
(For the people of Beijing, the most common vegetable in the cold winter is Chinese cabbage))
Many people may not understand what happens to eating a cucumber in winter. This is related to the habits of cucumbers, cucumbers like warmth, and extremely intolerant of cold, in the spring and summer to eat a cucumber is not unusual, if it is in the cold autumn and winter season, sorry, this is difficult. Beijing is located in the north, every September and October began to cool down, to the New Year is even colder, like cucumbers such as warm and cold plants can not survive at all, so the most common fruits and vegetables in the northern winter is Cabbage, is to take its cheap, good preservation characteristics. Mr. Wang Zengqi once said in "Hutong Culture": "The Cabbage culture of Beijingers is understandable. The stack of cabbage that everyone in Beijing eats in their lifetime is about as high as the Beihai White Pagoda. ”
Since cucumbers could not be cultivated in the cold winter of the Beijing Division, how did the two cucumbers that Qianlong rewarded Concubines come from?
(Although there were greenhouse cellars in ancient times, the cost was too high for ordinary people to bear)
The answer is simple, spend a lot of money to cultivate it! Similar to modern times, there were similar vegetable greenhouses in ancient times, but mainly vegetables were planted in warm cellars or kang, the so-called kang is actually to build a kang fire in the room to increase the indoor temperature, and cultivate cucumbers, leeks and other plants in such a warm environment. Liu Tong of the Ming Dynasty specifically recorded such a fire in the "Imperial Scenery and Material Strategy", and the fruits and vegetables cultivated here were only for the royal family.
If you want to eat shallots, leeks and cucumbers in the winter, you have to "cover the roof and burn them day and night", and the cultivation fee of a cucumber is as high as half a silver! Ordinary people are even reluctant to light oil lamps, where are the conditions to open a cellar to grow cucumbers? So in the winter, cucumbers are a luxury, and you have to have an identity to eat!
(Painstaking cultivation brought about a soaring price, and in the winter a cucumber can sell for fifty taels of silver!) ）
So some people say that Lao Tzu can spend money? Then you may really be sad that money is reluctant to buy, the above said that the cost of cucumbers will cost half two silver, then how much does it cost to flow into the market? Two cucumbers cost fifty taels of silver! The "Record of the Sea of People" records: "When I tried to hear that there were two pieces of wang melon sold in the Chinese New Year's Eve market, the internal officials asked for their price, asked for hundreds of gold, and promised fifty gold." The city people laughed, so they said one of them, and the internal officials urgently stopped. The remaining one sold for fifty gold and went away. "It seems to us that this cucumber seller is crazy, and two cucumbers dare to ask for a hundred taels!" Equivalent to nearly thirty thousand yuan now! The eunuch who passed by planned to bargain, one hundred and two is too expensive, how about two sticks and fifty two? To say that seven thousand yuan of a cucumber is also a big advantage, the result of this cucumber seller even thinks that fifty two is a cheap sale, angry to eat one, seeing that another cucumber is also going to be eaten, the eunuch tensed up, and the last fifty two deals.
(For the nobles, eating a cucumber in the cold winter month means that you have status, strength, and silver!) ）
Fifty taels of a cucumber is really a melon of gold, you don't think that this is deliberately raising the market price, people are originally at this price, Tong Sou is not deceived. For this reason, someone wrote a poem sighing: "Cucumbers are better than ginseng at first sight, and they are as small as a hairpin worth a few gold." Micro objects can not increase life expectancy, ten thousand dollars a meal is what is the heart? "Cucumber can be compared to ginseng, what is the situation?" In the end, it is still the mentality of comparison, for the princes and nobles, I don't know how much I eat, how can I value a cucumber? It is wonderful that there can be no cucumber in the nine cold winters, but I have the ability to eat it, do you see me being awesome? Others are naturally not willing to show weakness, just think you have cucumbers to eat? Tell you what, I can eat it too! This habit of comparing with each other was still handed down from the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty Shen Defu said in the "Compilation of Wanliye": "The Jingshi is extremely heavy and untimely, such as the white lentils in the harsh winter, raw cucumbers, and several rings, all of which are Qili and Zhonggui, imitating the forbidden Chinese French eaters." ”
(White Lentils)
These white lentils and cucumbers are not valuable, but it is because of the scarcity of out-of-season plants that they are warmly sought after by the magnates of the Beijing Division. As a result, the price of cucumbers was also speculated higher and higher, and Tan Qian said in the "Journey to the North" that "to first go to the inner prison, do not hesitate to plant thickly, for the internal house." At the end of March, the king melon is not two inches and a thousand dollars. At the beginning of April, eggplant projectiles or three thousand dollars. "According to the Qing Dynasty unit of measurement, an inch of about 3.5 centimeters, equal to a cucumber less than seven centimeters, can sell for a thousand dollars (equivalent to one or two pieces of silver)! However, when the dignitaries and nobles feast on guests, they are often willing to be the wronged head in order to swing wide: "The courgette is the cucumber, and there are small cucumbers in February in the beijing division, slender as fingers, the price is as high as rice, and all the guests who feast on the guests are used to show Zhenye, in fact, the fire is forced to be born." The northern custom still eats the new king melon, the first out, the nobles who are eager to sell, the nobles are also proud to taste first, and they do not wait for the summer. Its earliest producer, although not good, can be two easy thousands of dollars. ”
(In Beijing in winter, even if you eat meat, don't order cucumbers, this cucumber is enough to eat a big meal!) ）
Of course, the locals know this, but the outsiders don't know it! So there are always people who want to save money so they only order vegetables when eating at the restaurant, and they are scared half to death when they see the bill. During the Xianfeng period, there was a man named Fang Hajj who came to the capital to take the exam and ate at a restaurant, and as a result, he ate more than fifty hanging money for a simple meal! (Equivalent to five or two silver) The reader is distressed and thinks that the restaurant is a big bully, but the guy innocently explains that the dish you eat is worth the price! The student said that we ate four small plates of cucumbers, and we didn't even dare to eat meat, and you were playing with me! The hotel guy explained that you should not underestimate this small plate of cucumbers, just this"If the first month of the month, a plate must be ten hangings, and the province makes money for a thousand." "Good fellow, a small plate of cucumbers is worth a silver or two!" It is estimated that Fang Hajj was heartbroken to death, this money can also be used to eat meat, ah, spent so much money to eat a few small cucumbers, loss to death!
To say that it is good to lose some money, there are still friends who have broken friends because of a cucumber in the future!
(Because of a plate of cucumbers, two friends actually want to make a fight)
During the Xianfeng period, there was an official named Pan Bingnian, once he invited a friend to eat at the famous building Guangheju in the Beijing Division, in order to show etiquette, he specially invited his friend to sit in the chief, according to the custom of Beijing, he had to order food, this friend guessed that the price of vegetables was cheap, or I would order a few more to save some money for Brother Pan! So I ordered a plate of cucumbers (I don't know whether to shoot cucumbers or cold cucumbers), and after eating it, I felt that the taste was good, so I ordered three plates in a row, and my friend was happy to eat but did not notice that Pan Bingnian's face was green, why? After the dispersal, the price of these three plates of cucumbers will be five or six! Angry Pan Bingnian simply wrote a letter to a friend asking for a break from friendship - your boy is deliberately making it more expensive to let Lao Tzu be the wronged boss! The friend also looked innocent: God knows that the price of this vegetable is higher than meat!
So you see, are the two cucumbers that Qianlong gave to Concubine Huan particularly valuable? It is estimated that the concubines of the Qing Dynasty should be able to predict the future, see our modern women in order to lose weight and eat cucumbers, but also use cucumbers to face beauty is estimated to be envious of death, this family is how rich ah! These dozens of cucumbers are made like this, and the royals are not so grand!
Author: Yumemu