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On March 19, the 17th year of Chongzhen (April 25, 1644 AD), Li Zicheng led the Dashun army into Beijing. Emperor Chongzhen knew that the situation was gone, and he hanged himself on the crooked neck tree on Meishan Mountain at the age of 34. Only one old eunuch Wang Chengen was with him at the time. (This article refers to age, according to the old habits, all use the imaginary age, the same below.)
Chongzhen's death has a very strong and tragic color. He deeply felt that he had no face to see his ancestors in the ground, so he removed the crown to cover his face. His left foot is bare, his right foot is wearing a red shoe, and his blood-splitting last words are written on the blue robe- will split my corpse by any thief, and don't hurt the people alone.
(Emperor Chongzhen stills)
Emperor Chongzhen was martyred, and he practiced the ancestral motto of "The king is dead" in the most tragic way. So, what about his concubines and children? What happened to them after the fall of the Ming Dynasty? Z3z
Chongzhen is indeed an emperor who has worked hard to rule. He has very few concubines, and most of them were taken up before he became the throne. Among them, the only ones who had children were Queen Zhou and Guifei Tian. Concubine Tian Gui was originally a concubine that Chongzhen loved very much. She gave birth to four princes, but three of them died. After losing her three sons in a row, Tian Guifei died of grief in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642) at the age of 32.
When the Ming Dynasty fell, the only high-rank concubines in the Chongzhen harem were Queen Zhou and Concubine Yuan. According to "The Biography of the Empress and Concubine of the Ming Dynasty", the day before the self-hanging, that is, on the evening of March 19, 1644, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Queen Zhou and Concubine Yuan to hang themselves. Empress Zhou led her death, and Concubine Yuan awakened after being hanged. She was slashed, but still did not die. Later, she and other surviving concubines in the late Ming Dynasty were properly arranged by the Qing government.
(Queen of Zhou stills)
After talking about the concubine, let’s focus on the children of Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen had 7 sons, 6 daughters and 13 children in his life, but 4 of his sons and 4 daughters died. When the Ming Dynasty fell, Chongzhen had only 3 sons, 2 daughters, and 5 children. They were Xianyun. Prince Zhu Cihong (16 years old, biological mother is Queen Zhou), Ding'ai King Zhu Cijiong (13 years old, biological mother is Queen Zhou), Eternal Mourning King Zhu Cixiang (13 years old, biological mother is Tian Guifei), and Princess Changping (16 years old, biological mother is Queen Zhou) ) And Princess Zhaoren (6 years old, mother unknown).
first talk about son.
The day before Chongzhen's death, he ordered the three princes Zhu Cihong, Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong, and Yong Wang Zhu Cizhen to be sent to their relatives Zhou Kui (father of Queen Zhou, grandfather of Prince and Ding Wang), Tian Hongyu (father of Tian Guifei) , Yongwang's grandfather) took refuge at home.
Ironically, after the fall of Beijing, all three princes were dedicated to Li Zicheng. Li Zi became enthralled by the hearts of the people. Crown Prince Zhu Cihong was named Song King, and King Zhu Cijiong and Yong Wang Zhu Cixi were named dukes. In the Shanhaiguan battle shortly afterwards, the three princes were led by Li Zicheng on an expedition.
It is said that the prince Zhu Cihong lived in Laojun Mountain for more than 30 years, disguised as a Taoist, and died at the age of 51. According to the Records of the Qing Dynasty, in the 47th year of Kangxi (1708 AD), the "Wang Shiyuan" in the case of the third prince of Zhu called himself the fourth son of Chongzhen (Zhu Cizhen). He became a teacher and became a teacher for dozens of years. The life of a mortal at the age of 77, he was executed by the Qing government and ransacked.
(Photos of the Third Prince Zhu)
Let me talk about my daughter.
also came to Shouning Palace when the city fell on March 18th, and said to Princess Changping: "Why are you born in my royal family!" 's words were full of helplessness and reluctance. After speaking, she covered her face with a sleeve and swung a sword at her precious daughter. Princess Changping fainted immediately. Later, Emperor Chongzhen swung his sword and killed Princess Zhaoren, a 6-year-old daughter. In
martial arts novels, Princess Changping is portrayed as a one-armed god nun of martial arts. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, she recruited disciples and planned to reverse the Qing Dynasty. However, these are just fabrications of literary works. In real history, Princess Changping was indeed not hacked to death by Emperor Chongzhen, but recovered after five days. In the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1645 AD), Princess Changping wrote a letter requesting that she be a nun, but the Qing court did not approve it, but married her according to the marriage contract.Zhou Shixian (the horse chosen by Emperor Chongzhen for Princess Changping).
In the third year of Shunzhi (1646 AD), as the small court of Nanming retreated steadily, Princess Changping knew that there was no hope for her rejuvenation. In addition, she missed her father and queen day and night, so she became depressed and became ill. She died soon at the age of 18. She was five months pregnant at the time of death.
(Changping Princess stills)
The author said: When the disaster was approaching, the emperor Chongzhen dealt with his son and daughter in the opposite way-sending away his son and killing his daughter. It is not difficult to understand his motives. Sending away his son is to leave the blood for Daming and leave the possibility for the restoration of the country. Killing the daughter is to defend their last dignity as the subjugated princess. After all, the princesses of the Northern Song Dynasty were the shame of Jingkang. The tragedy is a lesson of blood.
Reference: The pictures in the "History of Ming Dynasty"
are from the Internet, and the copyright belongs to the original author.
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