In the history of the Qing Dynasty, there was such an emperor who became a monk because of the death of his favorite concubine. He was the emperor shunzhi. Although it is impossible to prove that Shunzhi became a monk, it is enough to see Shunzhi's love for this favorite princess. And this favorite princess is legendary in history: Dong E Fei.
dong efei, surnamed dong e, is a native of Benxi, Liaoning province. Dong E Fei's ancestor Lunbu, with more than 4 people from his tribe, took refuge in Nurhachi during the Nurhachi Uprising. Nurhachi was very happy with his behavior, so he was given a name? Lukesu? The name of.
Princess Dong was born in 1639. She was not only gifted, fond of reading history books, but also proficient in calligraphy, which was very rare in this harem in the early Qing Dynasty. Because, at that time, the harem women did not pay attention to this aspect of self-cultivation, they only needed to know how to serve the emperor with heart, and other things had nothing to do with them.
such a gentle, kind, understanding and talented woman came to the palace. She didn't want to participate in politics, let alone disturb the harem, just because of love, just because of love for Shunzhi. However, this kind of love brought her misfortune, so that after her death, the political situation of the Qing Dynasty was influenced by her.
In novels such as The Romance of the Qing Palace and The Thirteen Dynasties of the Qing Palace, Dong E Fei is called Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute in Qinhuai. Dong Xiaowan, whose name is Bai, whose word is violet, was born in the apocalypse of Ming Dynasty, and was a famous prostitute in Qinhuai area at that time. At the age of 19, Dong Xiaowan got married and was 14 years older than her? Four childe? One of them is a concubine, and after marriage, their feelings are very good.
During the great turmoil in the late Ming Dynasty, although the husband and wife lived a vagrant life, Dong Xiaowan lived alone with her husband until the Shunzhi period, when Dong Xiaowan died of illness at the age of 28.
So, why do future generations associate Dong Xiaowan with Princess Dong E?
maybe it's because they all have one last name? Dong? Word, both of them are truly stunning beauty, plus, some literati in writing unofficial history, in order to make the plot more bizarre, more attractive, will adopt the method of substitute stealthily, described Dong Xiaowan as Dong Hubei princess, which is also understandable.
As we all know, the emperor shunzhi succeeded to the throne when he was very young, and his mother, Empress Xiaozhuangwen, was also very strict in his discipline. In addition, the power of the imperial court at that time was in the hands of his uncle Dourgen.
Therefore, living in Shunzhi in this environment is very distressing and boring.
However, the mother of Shunzhi, Empress Xiaozhuang Wen, married her niece Bolzigit to the emperor shunzhi to be the empress in order to maintain the rule of the Qing Dynasty. However, the pampered queen did not solve problems for Shunzhi, but often quarreled with Shunzhi, which led to their emotional disharmony. Therefore, Shunzhi felt that everything was not going well.
in the early Qing dynasty, all the famous aristocratic women or wives in the Qing dynasty could go to the palace to serve the concubines in the harem after screening. Among them, Princess Dong E was one of them. She often went in and out of the palace, which slowly attracted Shunzhi's attention. Dong E-fei's beauty and talent are deeply liked by Shunzhi, and Shunzhi is also a comfort to Dong E-fei whose husband is away all the year round.
They can't help but fall in love from acquaintance, and they also like each other.
Soon after, Shunzhi married Princess Dong E into the palace. As soon as Princess Dong entered the palace, Shunzhi made her a virtuous princess. A month later, Shunzhi made another excuse and said: Princess Dong E is the cleverest and most intelligent concubine in the whole harem. I directly sealed Dong E Fei as the imperial concubine. Not only that, Shunzhi also held a grand conferring ceremony for Dong E Fei, and at the same time, granted amnesty to the world.
This treatment was the first time in the Qing Dynasty.
In 1657, the second year after Dong E Fei became an imperial concubine, she gave birth to her first child with Shunzhi. Shunzhi is very fond of this child. After the child was born, the first thing Shunzhi did was to worship heaven and earth and accept the congratulations of the princes. A month later, Shunzhi also hosted a very lively full moon banquet for this son.
Although this son was born to an imperial concubine, he enjoyed the treatment of his first son, and even Shunzhi once again granted amnesty to the world because of the birth of this child. Unfortunately, Dong E Fei's child had a bad life. He only lived for a few months and died. After the death of the child, Shunzhi was heartbroken. He made him a prince, built a high-standard cemetery for him, and personally wrote a eulogy: He Shuo Rong Qinwang, my first son. Born on the 7th day of October in the 14th year of Shunzhi, Yutian was born on the 24th day of the 1st month in the 15th year of Shunzhi, and covered with clouds for several months. Ji Ji ceremony, memorial seal and Shuo Rong Qinwang? Whoo! I take advantage of the imperial things, regret the fate of heaven, fear every morning and night, and think about the entrustment of my ancestors, the birthplace of Ji Yinsi. I was deeply pregnant with Princess Dong, who was already in poor health. Because of the death of her son, her health was getting worse every day. In 166, Princess Dong died of illness at the age of 21.
On her deathbed, Princess Dong specifically told Shunzhi: Don't go beyond the etiquette to hold a funeral for her. However, after her death, Emperor Shunzhi buried her with the queen's etiquette, and made her a queen, posthumous title. After the death of Dong E-fei, Emperor Shunzhi did not go to court to handle political affairs for several months in order to express his grief for Dong E-fei.
Slowly, Shunzhi's yearning for Dong E Fei made him unable to extricate himself, so that he was too sad and then contracted smallpox. Shunzhi, 24, decided to let his son Xuanye be the next emperor and went with his beloved princess. And this, only six months after the death of Dong E-fei, Shunzhi was buried with Dong E-fei after her death.
Recently, however, some historians have put forward a point, that is, Dong E Fei, the favorite of Emperor Shunzhi all his life, is actually Dourgen's daughter Dong E Gege. So, what's going on?
After Dourgen's death, Gege was claimed as a daughter by the then minister, E Shuo. However, because of her distinguished status, Gege could not be brought up under a different name, so she became the later Princess Dong. It is recorded, however, that Empress Xiao Zhuang didn't like Dong E Fei very much. I don't know if it was because she knew that Dong E Fei was actually Dourgen's daughter, so she always opposed Dong E Fei being with Emperor Shunzhi.
Since ancient times, beauty has been unlucky. When people talk about Princess Dong, they all say that she has the beauty of the country. However, from the historical data, Shunzhi is more concerned about the kindness and noble character of Dong E Fei. In the imperial harem, it is a place where beautiful women are like clouds, but it is very difficult to find a true soul mate.
It can be said that the encounter between Shunzhi and Dong E Fei is undoubtedly a kind of luck. They cherish each other's hearts, but unexpectedly, it is really regrettable that Princess Dong E died of illness in her youth, leaving an affectionate Shunzhi to reminisce.