In 1636 AD, Huang Taiji changed the name of the country to "Qing" and changed his title of "Great Khan" to emperor. Now that there is an emperor, it is natural to appoint a queen, so Huang Taiji established Dafu Jin Zhezhe as the queen of the middle palace, also known as the monarch Fujin . Until Huang Taiji's death, there was no change of queen.
Therefore, many people misunderstood that Zhezhe was Huang Taiji's first wife, and it was natural to make his first wife the queen. However, Zhezhe was not Huang Taiji's original wife, and as we all know, Zhezhe had no children in his life and only gave birth to three daughters for Huang Taiji. In this case, why can she become the queen?
To analyze this problem, we must first start from the source. Since Zhezhe is not Huang Taiji’s original partner, then who is Huang Taiji’s original partner? Why didn't she become the queen? Next, the author will explain this problem to you first.
Huang Taiji's first wife was actually Niu Hulu. She was the daughter of Empress Jin hero Fu Yidu. In the thirty-fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Niu Hulu married Huang Taiji's direct descendant Fujin, and later gave birth to Huang Taiji's third son Luo Bohui. Since she was the direct descendant of Fujin and had a son, why didn't Niu Hulu become the queen?
Because in the forty year of Wanli, Niu Hulu passed away at the age of twenty. Then Zhezhe must be in charge next, but that's not the case. Because Zhezhe had not yet married Huang Taiji at this time, the person who replaced Niu Hulu as the Great Fortune Jin was Huang Taiji's side Fujin Ulanala.
Ulanara was of prominent birth, and her niece was Nurhachi 's concubine Abahai. Therefore, Nurhaci asked Huang Taiji to marry her out of political reasons. The Ulanara family was more favored than the Niu Hulu family because Huang Taiji's eldest son Hauge and second son Luoge were both born to her.
Ulanala had family support and gave birth to two sons for Huang Taiji, so after Niu Hulu's death, she was naturally succeeded as Dafujin. In the forty-second year of Wanli, in order to win over the Mongolian forces, Nurhachi decided to marry him. Huang Taiji formally married Zhezhe, and the Ulanara clan also welcomed Zhezhe into the house as Dafujin.
Later, one day on the way back to her father's house, Ulanara passed the door of Nurhachi and Azig on a tug. Nurhachi thought this was an arrogant and rude act, so he ordered Huang Taiji to abandon her. At that time, the Ulanala tribe had been wiped out by Nurhaci, so the Ulanala clan had no backing, and was thus abandoned by Huang Taiji.
In the sixth year of Tiancong, Huang Taiji planned to start centralizing power, so he formally enthroned Fu Jin in the harem. At this time, the person who had been following him the longest was Zhezhe. Moreover, Huang Taiji relied on Mongolian power. He had reached an agreement with Mongolia that the queen of the Qing Dynasty must come from Mongolia in the future, so Zhezhe became King Fujin of the Later Jin Dynasty.
After Huang Taiji became emperor, Zhezhe naturally became the queen of the middle palace. Logically speaking, although Zhezhe relied on the power of her mother's family to become the queen, she had no son, and there was no guarantee that she would secure her position in the middle palace. However, Huang Taiji always respected her and never thought about deposing her.
I think there are three main reasons.
The first Zhezhe is the daughter of Mongolian Horqin Baylor. Even if the other queen appointed by Huang Taiji is still from Horqin, her identity cannot be compared with Zhezhe. Besides, if you do this, you will directly offend Horqin Baylor, which is equivalent to offending the entire Horqin clan.
Secondly, Zhezhe did not give birth to a son. Apart from Huang Taiji, Horqin's people were also anxious. Therefore, after their discussion, Zhezhe's niece Mubumutai was dedicated to Huang Taiji. Later, Mubumutai's sister Hailanzhu was also dedicated to Huang Taiji, and Hailanzhu also became Huang Taiji's favorite concubine.
Fortunately, Mubumutai and Hailanzhu both gave birth to sons for Huang Taiji, which indirectly consolidated Zhezhe's position. Zhezhe and his two nieces were both prosperous, so Huang Taiji had no reason to get rid of Zhezhe. Instead, he wanted to treat his three nieces and nephews kindly.
Although the third Zhezhe did not have a son, she kept the harem in order during Huang Taiji's reign, and Huang Taiji was very satisfied with her.Even though Huang Taiji later favored Hai Lanzhu alone, he always respected Zhezhe very much. Every time someone from Mongolia came to congratulate him, he would let Zhezhe take charge of the overall situation, demonstrating his lofty status.
Huang Taiji also named Zhezhe's father, Horqin Beile Manggusi, as Prince Heshuofu, and his mother, Horqin Concubine , as Concubine Heshuofu. Every time Concubine Horqin came to court, Huang Taiji greeted her with great courtesy and gave her generous gifts when she left. This not only gives Horqin face, but also highlights Zhezhe's status.
For these reasons, even if Zhezhe has no son, no one can shake her position as queen. After Huang Taiji's death, Bumbutai's son Fulin successfully inherited the throne with the help of Dorgon and the support of Zhezhe. Shunzhi Zhezhe was the mother and empress dowager.
In the sixth year of Shunzhi, Zhezhe passed away at the age of fifty-one. He was buried with Huang Taiji in Zhaoling . After the two emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong added posthumous titles, the final posthumous title was "Queen Zhengjingrenyizheshuncixizhuangminfutianxieshengwen".
I think that although Zhezhe did not get the love of Huang Taiji in his life, he got his respect. Although she has no sons, she has firmly established herself as queen and is respected by everyone. Therefore, her life can be considered happy.
(reference "Manuscript of Qing History")
