Affair between men and women is a serious crime in feudal society. Even during the Republic of China, adulterers were often tortured by their tribe members as "soaked in pig cages" and drowned alive.
What's more, it's an affair with the emperor's woman! This is a serious crime to kill the nine clans.
But The greatest emperor of the Qing Dynasty - Kangxi , was cuckolded by others.
The one who cuckolded Kangxi was not someone else, but his son, the second prince Yinreng, who was also the crown prince at that time and the future emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
This has caused a big problem for Kangxi.
At that time, Kangxi was hunting around Rehe, and the people accompanying him included the crown prince Yinreng and his concubine Zheng Chunhua.
One night, the old emperor wanted to flip the sign, but was stopped by the eunuch in his personal body for fear of hurting the dragon body.
Kangxi was furious and directly smashed green-headed .
As upset, Kangxi thought of going to the deer park, with his personal bodyguard Delentai and Tulichen following closely behind.
Unexpectedly, this trip actually broke the affair between Crown Prince Yinreng and his concubine Zheng Chunhua!
Yingreng and Zheng Chunhua had a tryst
Kangxi was angry at the time and almost died.
In a rage, Delentai and Tulichen went to the attic to arrest people.
At this time, the lights in the attic suddenly disappeared, and then a familiar song sound floated out:
"Mmmmm, Moonlight, Ah, Ah, Ah, I am dreaming. Shining the flowing water and the river in the east, don't be shocked to the little boy in the dream..."
That's right, it's Zheng Chunhua's voice.
Listening to the familiar song, Kangxi seemed to recall something, was stunned and walked away stumbled away.
So, why did Kangxi let them go after listening to the song?
Zheng Chunhua was originally just a maid next to Kangxi. Because Kangxi was very strict with the crown prince Yinreng on weekdays, he often scolded the crown prince in front of everyone, completely ignoring the crown prince's face.
Zheng Chunhua, who was serving Kangxi at that time, saw that the prince was pitiful, couldn't help but say, "How could his father treat his son in public without regard for his mercy?" He was just saying a fair word for Yinreng. This move also warmed Yinreng's heart.
Unexpectedly, Kangxi not only did not punish Zheng Chunhua, but instead adopted Zheng Chunhua as his concubine.
Yingreng is also a miserable person. His mother died just after he was born. On the third day of the fifth month of the 13th year of Kangxi (1674), Yinreng was born. His mother, Hesheli, died on the same day due to dysfunction. Kangxi was extremely sad.
After that, Kangxi gave all his love for his wife Hesheli to Yinreng, and the following year, Yinreng just turned one year old, was crowned the crown prince.
As the saying goes, "beating is a relative, scolding is love", and Kangxi, as the emperor, is no exception.
In order to cultivate an excellent successor, Kangxi was very strict in discipline on Yinreng on weekdays. If there were any mistakes, he would strictly punish him no matter what occasion, which made the dignified crown prince lose face in front of the ministers. After a long time, Yinreng couldn't help but feel depressed and even had the idea of giving up.
So, the prince who lacks maternal love talks with his mother's mother Zheng Chunhua as soon as he has the chance. After a while, the two of them have a relationship.
Yingreng and Zheng Chunhua
Although Kangxi brought Zheng Chunhua with him in Rehe hunting, the play revealed that Kangxi had not turned her brand for more than a year at that time, and she was still a concubine who was neglected by Kangxi.
The ballads that Zheng Chunhua hummed were very simple, they were songs that the mother sang when she coaxed her child to sleep. The general idea is: Under the clear moonlight, a mother is holding a child who is about to fall asleep. The mother just wants the moonlight to shine on the rivers and mountains, so she should not scare the sleeping child in her arms.
This book is an ordinary little song, but Kangxi immediately felt soft-hearted after hearing it. Why is this?
This is because when Kangxi heard this, he not only heard that the woman was indeed Zheng Chunhua, but also understood the hidden meaning of the song: If you come in and expose this matter, you will scare your child!
At this time, the nature of fatherly love made Kangxi calm down. The little bits and pieces of Yinreng’s blind date with him when he was young suddenly appeared in front of him.
Especially when I think of his beloved wife Queen Hesheli. I thought of my wife dying from a difficult labor for the emperor, thinking of her debt to her wife, thinking of her commitment to her wife...
Portrait of Queen Hesheli, Yinreng's biological mother,
So, Emperor Kangxi softened.
Besides, the crown prince is the foundation of the country. If the ugly incident is exposed, it will be known to everyone in the world and spread it very much. It will not only damage the royal face, but also hurt the national system of the Qing Dynasty. No matter how angry he was, Kangxi could only stop here.
There is another layer of reason. If the prince is really captured on the spot, in order to protect the emperor's face, Kangxi must severely punish the prince, and may even execute the prince. In order to completely cover up this scandal, not only will the prince die, but everyone who knows it will die, and a great prison will arise, and many innocent people will die in destruction.
, but Kangxi did not want to kill innocent people indiscriminately because of this, so he damaged his holy virtue for generations, so he endured this anger.
Emperor Kangxi is undoubtedly one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history. He did his best to cultivate Crown Prince Yinreng and fulfilled his responsibilities as a father. However, Yinreng "what he carved is not jade, but he is difficult to become a great talent." After being abolished for the second time, he was banned for life and finally died of depression.
