"You are in the middle of the ten thousand people, feel the light of the ten thousand..." When this familiar song sounds, many people will first think of some classic scenes in the TV series "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang". It is this TV series that has spread all over the country that people have a deeper understanding of Empress Xiaozhuang, especially the love-hate relationship between her and Dorgon, which has touched the hearts of countless people.
Empress Xiaozhuang was a legendary woman who had so many things happened in her bumpy life, whether it was her bumpy marriage or her "love affair" with Dorgon, which gave the empress a veil of mystery. Most popularly, Empress Xiaozhuang cultivated and assisted the two emperors of Shunzhi and Kangxi, indirectly consolidating the rule of the early Qing Dynasty.
What makes people want to find out more is what kind of woman Empress Xiaozhuang is, which will make Dorgon willing to give up imperial power just to win a smile from the beauty? And the mystery of all this is about to come out with the restoration of his portrait.
Married to Emperor Taiji
Empress Xiaozhuangwen, formerly known as Bumubutai, in the steppe, Bumubutai means "a noble person descended from heaven", plus her father Horqin Buleb and once asked the lama to calculate the fate of Bumubutai, saying that she was born phoenix. It is precisely because of this prophecy of the lama that Bumubutai is destined to have an extraordinary life.
Bumubutai spent a very pleasant childhood and adolescence in the steppe, until she was favored by Huang Taiji, and at the age of 13, she became the side fujin of Huang Taiji. The marriage between Bumubutai and Huang Taiji, in essence, is a marriage based on the interests of the two families, which is destined to be a tragedy.
Due to the delay in childbearing of Emperor Taiji's great blessing Jin Zhezhe at that time, coupled with the prophecy of the lama, Emperor Taiji could not wait to marry Bumubutai. Since The Emperor Taiji was already in his thirties at the time, and Bumubutai was a few years younger than his eldest son Hauge, the two did not even have a common language, becoming a strange couple.
The husband's empathy is not love
After Bumubutai entered the palace, he did not get the favor of Emperor Taiji, and the appearance of his sister Hai lanzhu disturbed Emperor Taiji's heart even more. In the relevant records, Hai Lanzhu was a delicate and gentle woman, and even if she had given birth to a good face, these did not affect the Emperor Taiji's favor for her in the slightest.
Huang Taiji, who has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, longs to meet a woman who is gentle as water, and Hai Lanzhu is such a woman. Emperor Taiji not only gave all his favor to Hai Lanzhu, but also made her a concubine, second only to her aunt Empress Zhezhe.
The unfavored Bumubutai was named Zhuang Concubine, ranking last among the five concubines, and from this incident, it can also be seen that the Emperor Taiji's feelings for Bumubutai can also be seen.
In today's view, it is an "incest" event for an aunt to serve a husband with a niece, but we cannot treat historical events and historical figures with modern eyes. In the early Qing Dynasty, it was extremely common for Zhezhe and Bumubutai's two nieces to serve the Emperor Taiji together.
Huang Taiji and Hai Lanzhu are both in love with each other, and the love between the two is stronger than Jin. But fate did not take care of the lovers, with the sudden death of Hai Lanzhu, The Emperor Taiji also became ill from longing, and soon died, leaving a chaotic government, and the battle for the throne was about to break out.
In the face of power, no one can resist the temptation, in the battle for the throne, there are two forces on an equal footing, one is the eldest son of the Emperor Taiji, Hauge, and the other is the younger brother of the Emperor Taiji, Dolgun.
However, what is incomprehensible is that the slightly superior Dorgon actually took the initiative to withdraw from the battle for the throne, and instead pushed Bumubutai's son Fu Lin to the throne, known as the Shunzhi Emperor.
Emotional entanglement with Dorgon
It is precisely because of this shocking act of Dorgon that the emotional entanglement between him and Bumubutai will be talked about by posterity. Bumubutai, as the most unfavored concubine of the Emperor Taiji, her son was able to ascend to the throne, and the most important thing was the "fulfillment" of Dolgun. It is precisely because of this that there will be various gossip in the folk, such as the love affair between Empress Xiaozhuang and Dorgon.
The direct evidence of this rumor is that the Shunzhi Emperor exhumed the corpse of Dolgun after his death, and if there was no daughter's affair between Bumubutai and Dolgun, how could Shunzhi do such a thing as digging a grave and whipping a corpse? With the restoration of Empress Xiaozhuang's portrait, it seems that we can peer into the history of that time through this portrait.
With the advancement of modern science and technology, the portrait of Empress Xiaozhuang has been restored. As her portrait unfolds, a dignified-looking woman is revealed to the world. In related film and television dramas, in order to better show the image of Dolgun as a beauty rather than a country, Empress Xiaozhuang appears in the image of a beautiful woman.
The real portrait of Empress Xiaozhuang has been restored, and people have discovered that Empress Xiaozhuang is not a beautiful woman in the traditional sense. So why did Dorgon like this mediocre-looking Empress Xiaozhuang?
In Dorgon's life, he was too powerful to naturally see countless beautiful women, and he would not be easily seduced by beauty. In Empress Xiaozhuang's body, her wisdom and talent may be an important reason for Dorgon's obsession!
At the time of Emperor Taiji's death, Empress Xiaozhuang was less than thirty years old, and at this time, Empress Xiaozhuang faded the childishness of her youth, coupled with years of deep palace life like walking on thin ice, Empress Xiaozhuang was no longer the carefree little girl who was 13 years old.
The thoughtful Empress Xiaozhuang knew how to use her strengths to get what she wanted, and her gentleness opened Dorgon's heart like water.
A legendary life
Although Empress Xiaozhuang was not favored by Emperor Taiji, she also gave birth to five children for Emperor Taiji, which also explained the personal charm of Empress Xiaozhuang from the side. The sudden death of Emperor Taiji led to the rise of Empress Xiaozhuang, who needed to win the battle for the throne for the sake of her son Fulin, so she set her sights on Dorgon, who held real power.
When empress Xiaozhuang and Dorgon, who still had the charm, put Fu Lin on the throne, her relationship with Dorgon was also much discussed. In particular, in order to appease Dorgon's emotions, Empress Xiaozhuang decreed that Dorgon be made regent, once again giving Dorgon supremacy.
Although Empress Xiaozhuang was not favored by her husband Emperor Taiji, she won an absolute victory in the battle for the throne, which was a success for her. Empress Xiaozhuang's life is full of too many legends, which can be called a strange woman.
Although the emotional entanglement between Empress Xiaozhuang and Dorgon has never been recorded in the main history, the rumors about the two have never stopped. Whether it is the loveless marriage between Empress Xiaozhuang and her husband Huang Taiji, or the complex emotional dispute between her and Dorgon, none of this can make us ignore the important role of Empress Xiaozhuang in history.
Empress Xiaozhuang experienced three kings in her lifetime, and was also the empress who assisted the emperor the most in history, creating the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty and enjoying praise in the history books. However, Empress Xiaozhuang's life was lonely, and when she was young, she married her uncle, who was in her thirties for the honor of the family, never got the love of her husband, and spent a long period of deep palace life.
At the critical juncture of life and death, Empress Xiaozhuang fought to the death and pushed her son Fu Lin to the throne. Although the mother and son were ultimately unable to reconcile, and the relationship between mother and son was weak, none of this could hide her brilliance, and Empress Xiaozhuang became an empress who was famous in history, a model figure among women, and a truly legendary woman.