Yang Jiaofeng on "Towards the Republic", No. 69:
The Guangxu Emperor was the eleventh emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the ninth emperor after the capital was Beijing, and reigned for a total of thirty-four years.
As the third-longest-reigning emperor in the history of the Qing Dynasty, the Guangxu Emperor was extremely desolate compared with the Kangxi Emperor who ranked first and the Qianlong Emperor who ranked second, with many sons and many grandchildren.
In "Toward the Republic", this desolation is even more pitiful, so how did the tragedy of the Guangxu Emperor's life really cause it, and why did he have no heirs?
Yang Jiaofeng on "Toward the Republic" No. 69: It seems that the royal family is not good, and the secret of the Guangxu Emperor has been revealed as early as the big wedding night!
One
In fact, not only the Guangxu Emperor, but also the Tongzhi Emperor, who was the biological son of Empress Dowager Cixi, also had no heirs, for many reasons:
When the Kangxi Emperor was fourteen years old, the Rong Concubine Ma Jia gave birth to his first son, and when the Qianlong Emperor was seventeen years old, the Fucha clan, who was still a Fujin, bore him his first son.
Relatively speaking, when the Tongzhi Emperor was seventeen years old, Cixi and Empress Dowager Ci'an officiated with him, but there was a dispute over the selection of the empress.
Empress Dowager Ci'an suggested that the daughter of the attendant Chongqi be made empress, while Empress Dowager Cixi advocated the use of Fucha, the daughter of The Servant Fengxiu, as empress, and the Tongzhi Emperor obviously preferred the former, so the Alut clan became empress.
This also led to the dissatisfaction of Empress Dowager Cixi, and her relationship with the empress was also full of contradictions, which in turn affected the Tongzhi Emperor. Due to the restrictions in the palace, she had reached the age of pro-government, and Empress Dowager Cixi still controlled the government, which made the Tongzhi Emperor begin to escape.
His way of escaping is also very special, it is to go out of the palace to have fun, and at the instigation of the little eunuch, the eight hutongs and glass factories in Beijing are all covered with the footprints of the Tongzhi Emperor. However, no matter how strong the body was, it could not stand the "Imperial Driving March" every day, and soon after, the Tongzhi Emperor was yellow and thin, and his spirit was as weak as opium.
Although the official archives record that The Tongzhi Emperor died of smallpox, according to the Western Observation Mission in the capital, the Tongzhi Emperor was actually infected with syphilis. Because he has been treated according to the method of treating smallpox, he has not been symptomatic, and eventually developed severe infection with syphilis, thus whimpering for his life.
Two
The Tongzhi Emperor experienced a total of four or five years from the infection of syphilis to his final death, and he was only nineteen years old when he died, which means that he was already infected before the big marriage.
Coupled with the fact that he did not love the concubine chosen by the empress dowager, and he himself was sick again, this explained why he could not leave an heir.
Before his death, the Tongzhi Emperor was also extremely miserable, according to the "Qing Palace Archives":
"Wet poison is accumulated, the waist is red and swollen and broken, the male root is festering and flowing with pus, the smell is not smellable, the doctor diagnoses and treats it with 'smallpox', and the empress dowager allows it to be."
However, at this time, the Taiyi was already powerless to return to heaven, and within a few days of treatment, the Tongzhi Emperor was terminally ill, and the situation before the death of the Tongzhi Emperor was recorded in the "Long Live Grandpa Into medicine and medicine Emperor Bo":
“...... The lower part is festering, the smell is inaudible, and pus oozes from the whole body, which is as much as half a bowl... To gain insight into the waist and kidneys. ”
There are also yeshi notes that before emperor Tongzhi died, he once confronted the tai doctor in front of Empress Dowager Cixi, saying that he did not have smallpox at all, so why should he be treated according to the method of smallpox?
At that time, Empress Dowager Cixi did not make a sound, but chose to leave silently, and in this way, the Tongzhi Emperor died.
There are also rumors that the then Empress Alut clan was pregnant, and it was Empress Dowager Cixi who forced her to commit suicide, one corpse and two lives, but this is not the case.
After all, at that time, Empress Dowager Ci'an was still alive, and if the empress was really pregnant, she would not dare to give Cixi any boldness, and she was her own grandson (granddaughter).
Three
Absorbing the failures of The Tongzhi Emperor's education and discipline, Empress Dowager Cixi was more attentive to the education and control of the Guangxu Emperor:
In any case, although the Guangxu Emperor was inferior to Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong, he could handle government affairs independently with his ability. Although it may not be possible to become a generation of Ming Jun, at least it will not be as useless as Xianfeng and Tongzhi.
However, due to the fact that Empress Dowager Cixi was really strict in her management, it also caused a deep psychological shadow for the Guangxu Emperor. For example, Empress Dowager Cixi loved to watch dramas, and often asked the Guangxu Emperor to accompany her, of course, the Guangxu Emperor could only stand next to Empress Dowager Cixi to watch the drama.
Once the drama team staged "Eighteen Pulls", and the clown who played the emperor on the stage joked:
"I'm a fake emperor, and there's a place to sit, and you see the real emperor is still standing!"
Empress Dowager Cixi realized that she really did not give the emperor face, and from then on, the Guangxu Emperor accompanied him to watch the drama, and only then did he have a seat.
Similarly, when the Guangxu Emperor was seventeen years old, he also reached the age of pro-government, although Empress Dowager Cixi had already postponed the period once, but it could not be extended forever, right?
So the guangxu emperor's election began, and likewise, Empress Dowager Cixi still wanted to install a person of her own around the Guangxu Emperor, and Empress Dowager Ci'an had died, and there was no longer any way for the Guangxu Emperor:
The selection was held in the body and the temple, and the alternate showgirls were arranged in turn in the hall, and in front of them was a small table with gold and jade ruyi, and two red embroidered purses.
If the emperor likes which show girl, then he can give Jin Ruyi, then it means that this person is the empress, and if he gives the purse, then he is a concubine.
Four
For this kind of marriage event, the Guangxu Emperor was not stupid, and he also had his own ideas:
Although he knew that this draft was just a play with Empress Dowager Cixi, he still wanted to fight for it. Therefore, when Empress Dowager Cixi said, if you have a crush on any girl, you should give her Jin Ruyi.
The Guangxu Emperor knew that he could not do this kind of thing himself, so he was not willing to cooperate, and directly said that this kind of marriage matter was still his father to be the master.
Empress Dowager Cixi was not satisfied, although the result was affirmative, but she also hoped that the process would also follow the form, so she still asked the Guangxu Emperor to select the draft according to the rules.
The Guangxu Emperor listened, wow, did the father figure it out, did he really have to give himself a pro-government, could he choose the wife of his choice?
So he quickly picked up Jin Ruyi, directly bypassed the daughter of Gui Xiang, who was deliberately arranged by Empress Dowager Cixi in the first row, and ran directly to the daughter of Inspector Dexin of Jiangxi in the second row. The sudden change made Empress Dowager Cixi panic and hurriedly shouted:
"Emperor!"
The Guangxu Emperor immediately appeared on the spot, looking back at Empress Dowager Cixi, but the Empress Dowager closed her eyes again and turned her mouth to the first row. The Glowing Eyes of the Guangxu Emperor immediately dimmed, returned to the daughter of Gui Xiang in the first row, tucked Jin Ruyi into her hands heavily, and then went back sullenly.
The concubines in the back, the Guangxu Emperor did not want to choose anymore, and could not be the lord anyway, and Empress Dowager Cixi naturally would not let the daughter of Dexin, whom the Guangxu Emperor liked, be selected, but made up her own mind to give the two daughters of the third row of ceremonial departments Zuo Shilang Changxu.
Five
The Guangxu Emperor also became the emperor with the fewest concubines in the history of the Qing Dynasty, with only one and two concubines:
Empress Dowager Cixi still had a glitch, and although Chang shu's two daughters were chosen by herself, her inadvertent little daughter Zhenfei became her enemy.
In order to take revenge on Empress Dowager Cixi, the Guangxu Emperor also deliberately became close to Concubine Zhen, ignoring Empress Longyu's feelings.
But the Guangxu Emperor, perhaps entering the palace when he was a child, was played with by the good palace maids, or was born with physical defects, or the spiritual stimulation of the day after tomorrow, in short, his body was problematic.
Empress Dowager Cixi was also worried about this situation, so on the big wedding night, she sent someone to monitor the bed between the Guangxu Emperor and Empress Longyu. The Guangxu Emperor naturally knew that someone was monitoring, even if there was no special person, in fact, the eunuch in the worship room would also record it, there was no way, he could only work hard.
Unlike the excited Empress Longyu, the Guangxu Emperor had tears in his eyes, after all, in the face of his cousin, he had taken care of his cousin so much. He did try his best, but this cousin's appearance was really sorry for the emperor, not only old, thin, but also hunchbacked. The Guangxu Emperor tried many times, trying to make the body react at the beginning, but it was unsuccessful.
Empress Longyu was also very disappointed and said:
"It seems that the royal family is not good!"
The Guangxu Emperor cried unceasingly, plunged into Empress Longyu's arms, and cried:
"Sister, I will always respect you, but you see, how embarrassed I am?"
The failed cave room flower candle night, it may be that the Guangxu Emperor does have physical problems, but it is more likely that he is still angry and refuses to sleep with Empress Longyu, after all, this woman is his sister, and it is so ugly that it is difficult to mouth.
Six
However, Empress Longyu, who felt insulted, was not satisfied, although she looked ugly, she was also pampered from childhood.
She ridiculed the Guangxu Emperor for not being able to do it, and naturally annoyed the Guangxu Emperor, and the relationship between the two people became bad since then, and they constantly quarreled.
Later, the quarrel became fierce, and the Guangxu Emperor also became angry, and scolded Empress Longyu, and the empress, who could not stand it, ran to Empress Dowager Cixi in anger to file a complaint.
Originally, Empress Longyu hoped that Empress Dowager Cixi would enlighten herself and comfort her, after all, the matter of the two sons still did not want her in-laws to participate. But I didn't expect empress dowager Cixi to stop doing it, so why not, on the contrary, not only scolded the Guangxu Emperor in front of everyone, but also advised the empress:
"Don't be too upset, you're still young, you don't have to think about this sick seedling, I have a way to clean him up!"
Even Empress Dowager Cixi said that the Guangxu Emperor was incompetent and sick, and for the Guangxu Emperor, this humiliation could be imagined how painful it was.
Therefore, according to the current records, the Guangxu Emperor had sperm disease, weak body, coupled with mental stimulation, so he lost his fertility.
But there are also rumors that Zhenfei was actually pregnant, after all, the Guangxu Emperor had two concubines after one, and the other two did not like it, but this one was what he liked. Rumor has it that after Zhenfei became pregnant, she was severely beaten and miscarried by Empress Dowager Cixi, and the records after the diagnosis and treatment of the Taiyi were:
"Convulsions, closed teeth... People are not awake, and their veins are trembling. ”
From then on, Princess Zhen also lost the ability to procreate, and she also had some problems interfering in the affairs of the dynasty, and finally after the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, she was thrown into the well by Empress Dowager Cixi, who fled westward, for the following reasons:
"Princess Zhen is young and beautiful, and she will be insulted by foreigners, and she will be ashamed of her ancestors!"
When Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu returned from Xi'an, Emperor Guangxu was imprisoned in Yingtai, Concubine Zhen died, and the other two did not love, and from then on, they were never queens.
My name is Yang Jiaofeng, we are not talking about "Towards the Republic", but this heavy history, and a flesh and blood character, the 68th issue ends here, the next issue is more exciting, like please pay attention to it!