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Hai Lanzhu, daughter of Belle of Korqin, was also the sister of Empress Xiaozhuang.
Although her younger sister Dayu'er married Emperor Taiji earlier than her, she was not as favored as she was. Her favor is not only reflected in the glorious deeds recorded in the historical records, but also vividly reflected in her title.
Hai Lanzhu married Emperor Taiji and was given the title of "Concubine Chen". After her death, Emperor Taiji posthumously gave her the posthumous title of "Min Hui gong and Yuan Concubine".
This is not simply the title of a single concubine, but a big deal.
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Hai Lanzhu only married Huang Taiji at the age of 26, and before that, her experience was a blank piece of paper, and there was no record in the historical records.
Even so, after marrying Huang Taiji, she still enjoyed the unique favor of a generation of emperors. Huang Taiji gave her a very chic title, Concubine Chen.
Before this, this title was actually not common. "Chen" means emperor, throne and imperial palace, and has a very noble meaning. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty li zhi wanted to give the title of "Concubine Chen" to Wu Zetian, but the imperial court opposed it, believing that it was trespassing, so he finally gave up. In the Zhao and Song Dynasties, Zhao Heng and Empress Liu took the children of the palace women to raise, and in order to make up for this palace girl, Zhao Heng gave her the title of Concubine Chen. That is to say, in addition to the four concubines of "Guixian Shude", a special title was added to show her difference.
And this title was given to Hai Lan Zhu by The Emperor Taiji.
Hai Lanzhu has been favored since marrying Huang Taiji at the age of 26, giving birth to a son, who is also very popular with Huang Taiji, and has even been regarded as the heir of Huang Taiji to inherit this Qing Dynasty.
However, the heavens did not go according to people's wishes, and this son later died prematurely, and Hai Lanzhu was also hit by a disease, and finally died of depression, and died at the age of 33.
After Hai Lanzhu's death, Emperor Taiji posthumously gave her the title of "Min Hui gong and Yuan Concubine".
What is the "Princess Yuan"? In the Jin Dynasty, the title of "Yuan Concubine" was a title second only to the empress, higher than the status of concubines, but lower than the status of empresses. The concubine who was crowned after Hai Lanzhu's death was the same.
However, all along, the "Yuan Concubine" in Han culture has the meaning of sending a wife. For example, according to the Records of the Song Dynasty, empresses He, Yin, and Pan of Song Taizu, Taizong, and Zhenzong were all called "Yuan Concubines", but none of them had been empresses before their lives, that is, they were all posthumously sealed, so here "Yuan Concubines" only emphasize the identity of their wives, and there is an essential difference between them and "Yuan Hou". However, in any case, the Han Dynasty generally rarely gave concubines the title of "Yuan", especially the concubines, and if they were given the title of "Yuan Concubine", they were regarded as trespasses.
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When Hailan Zhuxiang disappeared and died, Emperor Taiji was extremely angry, believing that Empress Zhezhe and Da Yu'er conspired to kill her, and even wanted to kill them to avenge Hailanzhu.
Whether it is historical records or film and television drama materials, they all agree that Hai Lan Zhu is the love of Huang Taiji's life, so why is Hai Lan Zhu and Da Yu'er also married to Huang Tai Chi, and they are still sisters, and the way the two people are treated is so different?
In fact, this is also related to their encounter. Da Yu'er married Huang Taiji at the age of 13 because of the political marriage between Horqin and Daqing, even if Da Yu'er was the first beauty of the grassland, after a sense of freshness, Huang Taiji was not so interested.
When Hai Lanzhu married Huang Taiji, she was already 26 years old. In ancient times, 18-year-old unmarried women were considered "older leftover women", let alone 26 years old, and even more so, one foot stepped into the ranks of "old pearls and yellow". But at this time, Emperor Taiji not only did not dislike marrying her, but also was extremely pampered, giving her guanju palace and the title of concubine.
Since he had such a deep affection for her, why didn't Emperor Taiji seal Hai Lanzhu as empress?
You know, Huang Taiji is not only a man who knows how to love, but also an emperor of the Qing Dynasty. If you are in your place, you must not worry about it.
If you don't have to consider any conditions to choose your wife, Huang Taiji will definitely choose Hai Lan Zhu. However, to be crowned empress, it is necessary to take into account the power at all levels of the imperial court, his ambition and reason, and even more for the sake of this country.
But Hai Lan Zhu was the love of his life. When he learned that Hai Lanzhu's time was running out, the Emperor Taiji, who was fighting outside, immediately rushed back, and returned to Guan Ju Palace, but only saw Hai Lanzhu's gradually cold body, he was like crazy, extreme grief.
Two years after Hai Lanzhu's death, Huang Taiji followed her. Emperor Taiji was not only a very powerful ruler, but also very devoted to his beloved, which was relatively rare among the emperors of all dynasties. Therefore, the love story of Huang Taiji and Hai Lanzhu has always been talked about by posterity.
Author: Our team has a falling moon