Introduction: Most of the stories about sourdrang queen's marriage originated from the Grand View of unofficial history in the Qing Dynasty and spread among the people. However, in the history of the Qing Dynasty, there is no record of the queen's marriage. Perhaps it is not excluded that future generations think that it will hurt the royal family's face at this time, so it is not recorded. In addition to the draft of Qing history, there are a lot of evidence materials about whether the queen mother married or not. Today, however, we can't restore the situation at that time, and we can only glimpse the research contrast from historical records; As for whether the Queen Mother is really married, today's historical research will analyze and compare many historical materials in order to explore the mystery of the Queen Mother's marriage as much as possible.
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The rumors about Xiao Zhuang's marriage mainly come from unofficial history Grand View in Qing Dynasty, the romance of Qing history, Zhang Huangyan's ci of building a palace in the former Ming Dynasty, and the fact that Xiao Zhuang was not buried with Huang Taiji after his death, which aroused people's curiosity about the mystery of the queen mother's marriage.
Unofficial history Grand View in Qing Dynasty
In the Grand View of unofficial history in Manchu Dynasty, it is described in detail that after the death of Huang Taiji, Zhuang Fei married his younger brother Dourgen in order to win him over. It happened that Dourgen's wife died again, and at the instigation of Fan Wencheng, an imperial edict was issued in the name of Shunzhi. It is recorded in the imperial edict that the queen mother voluntarily married Dourgen; After the imperial edict was promulgated, Zhang Huangyan, a famous anti-Qing fighter in Zhejiang, also heard about it and wrote poems to commemorate it. The main contents of his poems are as follows:
Shangshou is an icon, and Cining Palace is full of rotten doors; Yesterday, the spring official entered a new instrument note to give a big gift to the Queen Mother's wedding.
But after Xiaozhuang's death, he thought it was ridiculous to get married, and he was ashamed to see Huang Taiji, so he told his grandson Kangxi to bury himself in the Qing Dongling. There are also romantic love stories about Xiao Zhuang's marriage and Xiao Zhuang and Dourgen in the film and television drama Kangxi Dynasty and The Secret History of Xiaozhuang. So more people believe the fact that Xiaozhuang got married.
Xiaozhuang secret history stills
So is Xiaozhuang married or not? Let's look at other historical records. The Romance of Manchu Dynasty recorded the story of Xiaozhuang's honey trap surrendering to Hong Chengchou, a former Ming general. However, it is recorded in the Biography of Hong Chengchou in the Qing Dynasty that Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty because Huang Taiji was moved by Hong Chengchou's putting on mink, which seemed to have nothing to do with Zhuang Fei at that time. According to historical records, after Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, Dourgen was brave and good at fighting, surpassing many of his brothers. Huang taiji also appreciated his younger brother Dourgen, who was later named Prince Rui. At this time, Xiaozhuang's sister married Dourgen.