The Empress Dowager Zhaosheng's original name is Ma, also known as Queen Ma. She is the biological mother of Emperor Yongli.
Empress Ma's son Yongli Emperor was the last emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty. After Emperor Yongli was killed by people sent by Wu Sangui, the Ming Dynasty was completely destroyed.
Although the Ming Dynasty perished, the people at that time were unwilling to accept this fact, especially after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs and issued a shaving order that left the head but not the hair, and the hair but not the head, so that the people were The Qing rulers became even more resistant.
Now that the last emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty has died, Empress Ma and others cannot pose a threat to the Qing Dynasty. Instead of harming Empress Ma, it is better to treat her favorably, which can also appease the hearts of the Ming Dynasty's remaining ministers and people.
Moreover, it was Wu Sangui who captured Emperor Yongli and others from Myanmar , and it was Wu Sangui who sent people to kill Emperor Yongli. Now the people are resenting Wu Sangui. If the rulers of the Qing Dynasty did not harm Yong Instead, the mother of the emperor treated her preferentially. In this way, she became a good person. Let Wu Sangui do this evil person alone!
After Emperor Yongli was hanged in Kunming, Empress Ma cried loudly and cursed: Wu Sangui, you traitor! You are determined to rebel, but you use my family as a trick. I will never close my eyes until I see you. You will be torn into pieces!
It can be seen that Empress Ma was more resentful towards Wu Sangui than towards the rulers of the Qing Dynasty. Not long after Emperor Yongli was killed, Empress Ma was sent to Beijing.
On the way to Beijing, she met her daughter-in-law, Queen Wang, in Huangmaoyi. After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law met, they cried a lot. They didn't know what would happen to them after going to Beijing, and the royal family in the late Ming Dynasty all They are very courageous. For example, before Emperor Chongzhen died, his queens and concubines were unwilling to live and ended their lives one after another.
After Queen Ma and Queen Wang exchanged their feelings, they decided to end each other's lives by strangling each other. Later, Queen Wang died, but Queen Ma did not die. After Queen Ma was sent to Beijing, she received pity and sympathy from the Qing court. Respected and supported by the Qing court throughout his life, he lived to the age of 91.
