From " Step by Step Shocking " to "Story of Yanxi Palace", Qing palace dramas have been active on the big screen. Although the contents of these TV dramas have been adapted to some extent, most of the historical figures do have real prototypes. And they all retain a certain personality of the characters.
Judging from the 296 years of 's rule in the Qing Dynasty, the most glorious moment was during the period of Kang, Yong, and Qian. Due to the fame of these three emperors, many of their concubines in the harem were also well known to everyone.
For example, the concubine in "Huanzhugege" is the concubine of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty Xiaoyi Chun empress Wei Jia, and the second empress of Qianlong in "Story of Yanxi Palace" is Uranala's Ruyi.
In the harem, in addition to the concubines who came from official families, there were also maids who worked hard on their own. Sometimes, these people can still get good positions. During the Yongzheng period, a fifteen-year-old palace maid climbed onto the dragon bed and even gave birth to the sixth prince for the fifty-six-year-old Emperor Yongzheng.
Even after the death of the palace maid, Emperor Qianlong, the fourth son of Emperor Yongzheng, suspended the court for three days for the concubine. Who is she? Why is it so influential? Today let’s talk about the story.
Born to be a slave
Speaking of Emperor Yongzheng, everyone will think of the most tragic case in the history of the Qing Dynasty, which was the seizure of the legitimate son by . As the winner among many princes, Emperor Yongzheng naturally had his own political methods.
After ascending to the throne, Emperor Yongzheng established two organizations in order to better manage the former dynasty and the harem. One was the Military Aircraft Department , which was responsible for managing major affairs in the DPRK, and the other was the Internal Affairs Department to handle official affairs. Responsible for the palace's documentation work.
The people working there are equivalent to modern clerks. Although they are small clerks, the public officials inside are also serious and have official positions. Most of the officials are fifth-grade. Liu Man, a Han man, is in charge of the internal affairs office. One of the fifth-grade stewards.
Later, Liu Man's family underwent earth-shaking changes because of one policy, that is, the draft system. The Qing Dynasty stipulated that the female relatives of the officials of the fifth rank and above in the imperial court were required to participate in the royal draft.
Liu Man's official position will reach the edge of this policy. Facing the authoritative imperial power, Liu Man has no choice but to send his fifteen-year-old daughter to the palace. Even though Liu Man's daughter has entered the draft, there are also college prospects in this draft.
The Qing Dynasty emphasized the Eight Banners system. If you wanted to become a concubine, you had to be a child of the Eight Banners. Children like Liu Manzhi, who was protected by the Three Banners in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, were born as lackeys of the Qing royal family. Even if they were lucky enough to enter the draft, most of them would be arranged to become The maids of each palace.
If unfortunately you lose the election, you will most likely serve those high-ranking Eight Banners children, or you may become a palace maid. Liu Man's daughter knew very well that her family background was not good, and she would definitely get a position as a palace maid in the future to serve her master in various palaces. Finally, she would return home after staying in the palace for three years.
Therefore, Mrs. Liu never had any thoughts that she shouldn't have when she was in Chuxiu Palace. As for the other children from the Eight Banners, they had never seen this little daughter of a fifth-rank official placed among her competitors. in the list.
Fortunately, the emperor loves
As the saying goes: "The less greedy a person is, the easier it is to get God's favor." Liu Man's daughter, Liu, is such a lucky person. Although Mr. Liu was born in a humble manner, he has a good appearance and a measured approach and knows how to assess the situation.
In the final selection, Emperor Yongzheng took a fancy to the flowery Liu family at a glance, and asked to leave the Liu family's name, and named Liu family as a promise. From then on, Liu promised to become one of the many mistresses in the harem, and officially became the emperor's woman.
What many concubines in the harem did not expect was that this Liu promised to be very charming. Just one year later, he was named Liu Changzai, and in March of the same year, he was named Liu Guiren. He was promoted three times in two years. It can be seen that this Liu He has a holy heart.
However, what really allowed Liu to gain a foothold in the harem was not the emperor's favor, but the birth of the prince.In the eleventh year of Yongzheng's reign, Liu Guiren gave birth to the emperor's sixth son, Hongluo, the prince of Guogong County, who was fifty-six years old.
Since Liu Guifei had meritorious service in giving birth to a child, and also allowed Emperor Yongzheng to have a son in his old age, the emperor once again adjusted the Liu family's status, promoted Liu Guifei to a concubine, and also drafted a title, changing it to " Qian Concubine ", ranking as a concubine. under.
You must know that having a title and not having a title are two different things. Concubines with titles will be superior to concubines of the same level. As for Emperor Yongzheng's choice of the word "Qian" for the Liu family, it is also very meaningful.
Because the Liu family's promotion path has been smooth sailing, and the birth of the prince has firmly established the Liu family's position. Emperor Yongzheng did not want the Liu family to be pampered and lose her true nature, so he used this title to beat her. Liu family.
Mrs. Liu was also a smart person. She successfully accepted the advice of Emperor Yongzheng. Although she gave birth to a prince, she was still docile and respectful, cautious and modest, and cautious in her words and deeds. This kind of neither fighting nor grabbing temper continued until Emperor Yongzheng came to power. Collapse, Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne.
A loving mother often loses her son
Emperor Qianlong was very satisfied with this "little mother" who knew the general situation and knew how to advance and retreat, so after he ascended the throne, he named the former concubine Liu "Huang Kao Qianfei". As for Qianfei, she was The sixth son of the emperor, Aixinjueluo Hongluo, was not feared by Emperor Qianlong because he was too young.
He even gained the favor of Emperor Qianlong because of the twenty-year age difference. Facing the orphans and widows left by Emperor Yongzheng, Emperor Qianlong can be said to have treated them very favorably. The life of Concubine Qian, mother and son was much better than that of other adult princes.
After all, the two of them can still live in the palace, unlike other adult princes who are released and executed. Facing his younger brother Naituanzi, Emperor Qianlong could be regarded as doting on him more than his own son.
He not only allocated the famous garden Old Summer Palace to the Sixth Emperor's younger brother to live in, but also invited many famous Confucian scholars to teach Hongluo, hoping to train the Sixth Emperor's younger brother to become his right-hand man.
The sixth prince Hongluo became even more prosperous as an adult. Emperor Qianlong arranged many official positions for his younger brother, and even adopted Hongluo as his son to Prince Guo. Suddenly, the names of the two princes resounded throughout the capital.
Logically speaking, at this time, Hongluo should be very satisfied, inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. But who would have thought that his past indulgence would develop Hongluo's insatiable temper.
He repeatedly enriched himself by taking advantage of the convenience of his official position and the favor of Emperor Qianlong. Emperor Qianlong saw this in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. In order to punish Hongluo, he dismissed him from his official position and reduced his title to Baylor.
Who would have thought that this punishment would actually make Hongluo sick. Emperor Qianlong regretted it so much that he gave Hongluo's title back. However, the illness came like a mountain, and Hongluo passed away. Emperor Qianlong was deeply saddened to see Hongluo, who had been raised by his own hands, die of illness.
He not only gave Hongluo a grand burial, but also wrote an inscription for Hongluo himself. Concubine Qian Liu was also in great pain after losing her beloved son, but she knew that her son deserved it and never went to Emperor Qianlong to argue with her. However, the pain of losing her son made Liu depressed. Concubine Liu also left two years later. Human world.
Faced with the death of two relatives one after another, Emperor Qianlong was deeply grieved. He ordered that in order to mourn this respectful and modest emperor, the whole country would stay away from court for three days. This move was undoubtedly a supreme honor for Concubine Qianlong. .
Although Liu was born humble, she captured the respect of the two emperors with her docile temperament, and lived her life safely and smoothly. She was considered the lucky one among ancient women. What do you think about this?
