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As we all know, the essence of feudal society is a patriarchal society with the clan system as its core.

In ancient times, women's status was always lower than that of men.

However, even in such an environment.

There are still many outstanding women who have occupied a place in the history books of every dynasty, and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of the Qing Dynasty is one of them.

Xiaozhuang, a woman full of magical colors.

She experienced the reigns of Huang Taiji, Shunzhi and Kangxi, and raised Shunzhi and Kangxi.

She also pushed Kangxi to the throne and had a profound influence on Kangxi's life.

It can be said that it was Xiaozhuang who opened the way for Emperor Kangxi to govern the country, and it was Xiaozhuang who made Kangxi what he is today.

"Empress Xiaozhuang is one of the few outstanding female politicians in history."

"Although she holds great power, she never rules behind the scenes. Such a broad mind is truly commendable."

"Her life spanned the reigns of four emperors: Nurhaci, Huang Taiji, Shunzhi and Kangxi."

"He also trained and assisted two young emperors in succession, making an indelible contribution to the political stability of the early Qing Dynasty."

"In the early Qing Dynasty, after Huang Taiji's death."

"Because he did not establish a sound system of imperial succession during his lifetime, his eldest son Haoge and Prince Rui Dorgon both had the opportunity to fight for the throne for themselves."

"Prince Su Haoge has the support of the Plain Yellow Banner and the Bordered Yellow Banner, while Prince Rui Dorgon has the support of the Plain White Banner and the Bordered White Banner."

"The two sides were arguing and gradually became enemies, with signs of a fight to the death."

"At the critical moment, Xiaozhuang could not bear to see the newly established Qing regime destroyed by internal struggles, so she stood up resolutely."

"Xiaozhuang first found the oldest and most prestigious prince of the Eight Banners, Daishan, who controlled the Zhenghong Banner and Xianghong Banner."

"Explain the pros and cons and point out that only by letting Fulin succeed to the throne can the conflict between the two white flags and the two yellow flags be eased."

"Jirgalang, the leader of the Bordered Blue Banner, is relatively weak and has always been attached to Daishan. If we can convince Daishan, Fulin's succession to the throne will be just around the corner."

"Prince Li Daishan was known for his kindness and wisdom. After Nurhaci's death, Daishan, as the second son, had the status and strength to compete for the throne."

"But in the end, for the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty, he resolutely nominated Huang Taiji to succeed the throne."

"Prince Li Daishan finally agreed to Empress Xiaozhuang's proposal for the sake of the overall situation and was determined to support Fulin as the emperor."

"The news reached Dorgon's brother, Prince Yu Duoduo, the leader of the Bordered White Banner. He and Ajige then encouraged Dorgon to seize the throne by force."

"Among the eight banners at that time, the two white banners had the strongest combat power."

"But the two white flags alone could not compete with the other six flags. After weighing the pros and cons, Dorgon had to accept the fact that Fulin was the emperor."

"From then on, Fulin officially succeeded to the throne, and in 1644, the reign was changed to Shunzhi."

"The regime has become more stable, and the internal fighting has basically come to an end."

"Xiaozhuang used her own strategy and wisdom to win over Daishan, weakening the power of both Dorgon and Hauge, and successfully pushed the Qing regime into a stage of stable development."

"After Fulin ascended the throne, the struggle between Dorgon and Hauge for the throne was quelled, and the Qing Dynasty had hard-won time to develop."

"But as the Qing dynasty expanded, Dorgon and Hauge's desire for power grew."

"In the first year of Shunzhi, the Ming regime was internally divided."

"The Qing army entered the country under the leadership of Wu Sangui, and the Qing Dynasty changed from a local government to a central government that unified China."

"As the Qing dynasty came to power in the Central Plains, Dorgon began to become restless and began to exclude dissidents."

"First, they gradually weakened the power of another important regent, Prince Zheng Jirgalang, and then began to plot to get rid of Hauge."

"Hauge was credited with pacifying Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, so he wanted to compete with Dorgon even more."

"However, Haoge lacked experience in court struggles and was quickly defeated. He was imprisoned by Dorgon on charges of concealing the merits of his subordinates and died in prison."

Sai Jinhua: Although Empress Xiaozhuang was both talented and beautiful, she was never favored by Huang Taiji.

As the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji implemented the basic national policy of marriage between Manchus and Mongols more than any other emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Huang Taiji had five wives, including Empress Zhezhe, Consort Hai Lanzhu, and Consort Xiaozhuang.

She was regarded by later generations as a talented and virtuous wife, but she was never favored by Huang Taiji.

In fact, it was precisely because of Xiaozhuang's intelligence and wisdom, and because she was too enthusiastic about politics, that she lost the favor of Huang Taiji.

For the great ruler Huang Taiji, what he needed was a wife, someone to sleep with.

Rather than a female politician, she was not a supervisor of the Manchu-Mongol marriage.

For Huang Taiji, Xiaozhuang's virtue was the most bitter medicine.

As the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty to take practical actions to centralize imperial power, Huang Taiji's desire for power surpassed everything else.

Hong Chengchou of the Ming Dynasty was captured, but he went on a hunger strike for several days and refused to surrender, which made Huang Taiji, who was eager to recruit talents, extremely anxious.

However, in the initial stage of persuading the Han officials to surrender, Hong Chengchou, who was quite courageous as a loyal minister, scolded and drove away the Han officials who were trying to persuade them to surrender.

At one point, the persuasion work came to a stalemate and made no progress.

At this time, Xiaozhuang appeared and used her beauty to awaken Hong Chengchou's desire for beauty, so he decided to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

It is undeniable that Xiaozhuang was successful in persuading Hong Chengchou to surrender.

It must have made a huge contribution to Huang Taiji's political planning, and also greatly satisfied Huang Taiji's political ambitions.

However, Huang Taiji was a man after all, and a big man who was high and mighty and would not allow anyone to challenge his authority.

It is easy to imagine how much shock and humiliation it would bring to Huang Taiji if he used such a method to persuade Ming officials to surrender, considering that his concubines, whom he absolutely owned, were so powerful.

In addition, Xiaozhuang's strong support for the basic national policy of marriage between Manchus and Mongols also made Huang Taiji quite disgusted.

Xiaozhuang, who came from Khorchin Mongolia, was responsible for the marriage between Manchu and Mongolia and maintaining the long-term political alliance between the Aisin-Gioro and Borjigit families.

After marrying Huang Taiji, compared to serving Huang Taiji wholeheartedly and giving birth to offspring for him, Xiaozhuang was obviously more enthusiastic about the marriage between Manchu and Mongolia.

For Huang Taiji, the support of Khorchin Mongols was certainly important.

But he hoped that his concubines would stand firmly on the side of the Qing Dynasty and stand firmly behind him rather than their own families.

Xiaozhuang's wrong judgment of her own role obviously made Huang Taiji dissatisfied and he gradually lost favor with her.

The appearance of Hai Lanzhu gave the 45-year-old Huang Taiji spiritual sustenance.

After his aunt Zhezhe and sister Xiaozhuang married Huang Taiji successively, the alliance between the Khorchin Mongols and the Later Jin regime became more stable.

Hai Lanzhu, who was already 26 years old and had been married before, was sent to Shengjing again to marry Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji's pursuit of power had reached a certain height, and what followed was loneliness and desolation.

At this time, Huang Taiji no longer needed the concubines in the harem to make any political contributions to him.

He hopes that someone can become his true companion and fill the emptiness in his loneliness.

Hai Lanzhu is already 26 years old, although she is no longer young.

But it was fuller and more mature, and immediately captured Huang Taiji's heart.

After marrying Huang Taiji, the virtuous and quiet Hai Lanzhu immediately regarded him as her own life and gave him comfort and consolation as much as possible.

For countless nights, Hailanzhu just quietly accompanied Huang Taiji.

There is no politics, no disputes, no Manchu-Mongol alliance, and no swordplay. It is just a mature man and a mature woman simply relying on each other and sharing their inner thoughts.

Huang Taiji, who was at the front line of the Battle of Songjin at the time, heard the news that Hai Lanzhu was critically ill. He ordered his generals to hold the position and rushed back to Shengjing overnight.

This shows how much Huang Taiji loved Hai Lanzhu, who didn't care about politics or imperial power and only cared about whether her husband was happy every day.

It is precisely this rare simplicity that made Huang Taiji feel so deeply for Hai Lanzhu, and formed a sharp contrast with the virtuous and intelligent Xiaozhuang.

Not to mention a monarch who is in desperate need of spiritual comfort, it's any mature man.

If he had to choose between Xiaozhuang and Hailanzhu, he would probably do the same as Huang Taiji.

I prefer Hai Lanzhu who thinks of herself as a woman rather than Xiaozhuang who thinks of herself as a politician.

"After Dorgon's political enemies were purged, he gained power over the government and the country for a time."

"His ambition to replace Emperor Shunzhi by appointing his cronies became increasingly apparent."

"Emperor Shunzhi had long been dissatisfied with Dorgon and wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible."

"But Xiaozhuang advised him to be patient, saying that the time was not right and any rash action would alert the enemy."

"We must wait until Emperor Shunzhi takes power, and then we can eliminate Dorgon in one fell swoop."

"However, Dorgon's ambition was not realized, and he died of illness during a hunting trip."

"Faced with Dorgon's death, the Shunzhi Emperor was obsessed with how to dig up his tomb to vent the anger he had been suppressing for years."

"At this time, Xiaozhuang told Emperor Shunzhi that this was a good opportunity to consolidate the imperial power."

"Emperor Shunzhi, at the instruction of Empress Xiaozhuang, first took back Dorgon's military seal, and from then on, all military and national affairs were decided by the emperor."

"Afterwards, Dorgon's title and temple honors were stripped away."

"This made the princes and ministers who had previously been attached to Dorgon feel uneasy, and they had no choice but to ask Emperor Shunzhi to resign from their posts in order to save their lives."

"This move almost took back all the power that Dorgon had worked so hard to build over the years."

"Finally, Emperor Shunzhi took control of the Plain White Banner."

"From then on, the command of the upper three banners all belonged to Emperor Shunzhi."

"Less than a hundred days after Dorgon's death, Emperor Shunzhi issued an edict announcing Dorgon's guilt and making it known to the world."

"With the help of Empress Xiaozhuang, Emperor Shunzhi truly realized his own rule, and from then on, no external forces interfered in state affairs."

"In the eighteenth year of Shunzhi's reign, Emperor Shunzhi died of illness."

"Shunzhi passed the throne to his third son Xuanye, who was only eight years old and later became Emperor Kangxi."

"Since Xuanye was only eight years old when he ascended the throne, he was neither able to handle state affairs nor to control his ministers."

"Therefore, Xiaozhuang specially selected four regents to assist the young Xuanye."

"Among the four regents, although Soni is the chief, he is old and ill and unable to take care of government affairs."

"Ebilun and Oboi were both from the Bordered Yellow Banner. The Bordered Yellow Banner and the Plain White Banner had always been at odds with each other, so they joined forces to exclude Suksaha, who was from the royal family of the Plain White Banner."

"After Suksaha was overthrown by Oboi, Oboi actually held the power."

"He was very popular for a while, looked down on others, and posed a great threat to the rule of Emperor Kangxi."

"After learning that Oboi was becoming more and more tyrannical, Empress Xiaozhuang decided to help her grandson, Emperor Kangxi, to eliminate Oboi and his followers."

"If you want to take it, you must first give it. Xiaozhuang first gave the Emperor Kangxi instructions."

"For his meritorious service in killing the traitor Suksaha, Oboi was promoted to the rank of first-class duke, a hereditary title."

"In addition to playing hard to get, Xiaozhuang also used some tricks to deceive people."

"Let many young guards wrestle with Emperor Kangxi, and let Oboi handle all the tedious government affairs such as military and national affairs."

"Every time Oboi went to the palace to see the emperor, he could not see Emperor Kangxi. Oboi thought that the young Emperor Kangxi was addicted to pleasure and indulged in sensual pleasures, so he gradually relaxed his vigilance against Emperor Kangxi."

"As Oboi became increasingly arrogant and domineering, he also undermined the interests of many Manchu and Han ministers and princes and nobles."

"At this time, the guards of Emperor Kangxi were gradually becoming powerful, and the time was ripe to capture the traitor Oboi."

Liang Qichao: What people talk about most about Empress Xiaozhuang is her affair with Dorgon.

In order to ensure that her son Fulin would ascend the throne, did Empress Xiaozhuang really have a political marriage with Dorgon?

Huang Taiji's sudden death and the fact that he did not clearly designate his successor during his lifetime made choosing a successor the biggest problem for the newly established Qing Dynasty.

Dorgon gave up his chance to succeed to the throne and let Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's son Fulin ascend the throne.

The Qing Dynasty's succession system included not only sons inheriting the father's business, but also elder brother inheriting the business.

At that time, the only ones who had the ability and power to compete for the throne were Dorgon and Huang Taiji's eldest son Hauge.

When Huang Taiji was alive, the Manchu aristocratic system of government was in place.

They did not want another strong emperor to emerge. What they wanted to see was a situation where many powerful princes shared power.

Moreover, the only result of the stalemate between Dorgon and Hauge would be the collapse of the newly established Qing Dynasty.

As a result, everyone made concessions and at the same time, in order to win over the Mongolian tribes, strengthen the vassal relationship with Mongolia, and consolidate the political alliance, they chose Fulin, the ninth son of the emperor who had Mongolian ancestry, to succeed to the throne.

As for why Dorgon became the regent but Hauge was not, it was because Hauge was too incompetent in politics. Hauge had no foresight and foresight, and lacked the courage to take the throne as strongly as Dorgon.

When he heard that he had no chance of inheriting the throne, he immediately left and ignored it.

Therefore, Fulin's succession to the throne was the best choice made by the Manchu nobles at that time after weighing the pros and cons.

It was not the result of Dorgon's giving up his position, so the theory that Empress Xiaozhuang married him out of gratitude is not true.

After her death, Empress Xiaozhuang was not allowed to be buried in the Qing Zhaoling Mausoleum because she had been married to Dorgon?
In the 26th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang died and was buried 38 years later in Zhaoxi Mausoleum outside the Feng Shui wall of the Eastern Qing Tombs.

Many people believe that the reason why Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang did not dare to be buried in Huang Taiji's Qing Zhaoling Mausoleum was that

It was because she married Dorgon that she was afraid that Huang Taiji would blame her.

In fact, there were three reasons why Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang did not want to be buried in the Qing Zhaoling Mausoleum.

First, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang lived a restrained and simple life and disliked luxury.

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang died of illness in Beijing, while the Qing Zhaoling Mausoleum was far away in Shengjing.

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang did not want to see the long journey, the mobilization of a large army, and the waste of manpower and money.

Second, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang left a will to Kangxi before her death.

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang had deep feelings for Emperor Kangxi and could not bear to be separated from him, so she was unwilling to be buried in the Qing Zhaoling Mausoleum far away in Shengjing.

Third, Huang Taiji’s original wife, Empress Xiaoduanwen, was buried in the Qing Zhaoling Mausoleum.

The title of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Empress Xiaozhuang Wen, was not conferred by Huang Taiji.

According to the ancestral system of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang could only be buried in the Imperial Concubine's Mausoleum next to the Qing Zhaoling Mausoleum.

The extremely filial Emperor Kangxi would not allow this to happen to such an outstanding politician who made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty.

There was nothing they could do in the face of ancestral rules; they could only keep Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's coffin in storage for 38 years without burial.

The rumor that Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang did not want to be buried in the Qing Zhaoling Mausoleum because she married Dorgon is naturally not true.

Did Shunzhi whip the corpse of Dorgon just to vent his humiliation brought upon himself by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang marrying Dorgon?

The series of revengeful actions taken by Emperor Shunzhi after Dorgon's death were indeed cruel, but it is not difficult to understand if you understand what Dorgon did at the time.

After supporting Fulin to ascend the throne, Dorgon became arrogant and conceited and monopolized power.

In the third year of Shunzhi, Dorgon even took the emperor's exclusive seals and military tokens for himself and monopolized military power.

From Prince Regent to Emperor's Father Prince Regent, Dorgon made Emperor Shunzhi address him in a way that seriously hurt Emperor Shunzhi's self-esteem and the dignity that an emperor should have.

Dorgon also fabricated charges to kill Emperor Shunzhi's brother Hauge and took possession of Hauge's wife.

In addition, Dorgon, who had the support of the Two White Banners, represented the interests of the Two White Banners in all aspects.

And damaging the interests of the two yellow flags meant damaging the interests of Emperor Shunzhi.

Any of these reasons could drive an emperor crazy, so it is not surprising that Emperor Shunzhi took those actions after Dorgon's death!
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was an outstanding female politician in the early Qing Dynasty. She assisted two emperors, Shunzhi and Kangxi, throughout her life. She was a famous virtuous empress in history and should not bear the reputation of marrying off someone else.

"In the eighth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Oboi was ordered to enter the palace, but he did not see Emperor Kangxi after entering the palace."

"Aobai thought that Emperor Kangxi was indulging in pleasure as usual and did not pay much attention to it."

"At this time, the ministers wanted Oboi to go to Wuying Hall to invite Emperor Kangxi to come out to discuss matters."

"Obai was usually arrogant and domineering, so he went to find Emperor Kangxi at the request of the ministers."

"Because Oboi went to Wuying Palace alone and without any weapons, he was knocked down by the guards as soon as he entered the palace."

"Even though he was the bravest warrior in Manchuria, he was no match for the well-trained young guards and was soon captured."

"The world praised Emperor Kangxi for his youthful ability. At the age of 14, he captured the bravest warrior in Manchuria with his courage and wisdom."

"Little did they know that the person behind this was actually Empress Xiaozhuang."

"Without Empress Xiaozhuang's instructions and careful planning, Emperor Kangxi alone would not have been able to wrestle with the cunning and treacherous Oboi."

"After Oboi was arrested, his followers were also arrested one after another."

"Many Manchu and Han ministers and princes and nobles requested Emperor Kangxi to exterminate all nine clans of his clan and severely punish Ebilun and others who had colluded with Oboi."

"Emperor Kangxi was young and hot-tempered, and he had been holding this grudge for many years."

"Now I can finally hold my head high and feel proud, and I am determined to severely punish Oboi and his followers."

"At the critical moment, Xiaozhuang patiently taught Emperor Kangxi."

"The Qing regime is basically stable now, so it is not appropriate to start a war. On the contrary, this incident is a good time to win people's hearts."

"Emperor Kangxi followed Empress Xiaozhuang's teachings and only executed a few people who were most closely related to Oboi, while most of the other participants were pardoned."

"Even Ebilun, one of the four regents who came from the same Yellow Banner as Oboi, was pardoned from death and only had his position as Grand Tutor removed from office."

"Then he gave Ebilun the responsibility of managing the palace guards, and he still trusted Ebilun as before."

"After this incident, some of Oboi's followers were grateful and pledged allegiance to Emperor Kangxi until death."

"It also made the Bordered Yellow Banner, headed by Ebilun, more supportive of Emperor Kangxi, and made the Eight Banners more united."

"The downfall of Oboi has far-reaching consequences. If Emperor Kangxi insists on building a large prison, I'm afraid the regime that was finally stabilized in the early Qing Dynasty will be in turmoil again."

"Fortunately, Empress Xiaozhuang was mature and far-sighted, and taught Emperor Kangxi to use both kindness and severity, which ensured the stable development of the early Qing Dynasty."

"Xiaozhuang was a central figure on the political stage in the early Qing Dynasty, and her life was full of ups and downs."

"Although he was at the pinnacle of power, he never ruled from behind the scenes and always made plans from behind."

"Xiaozhuang assisted Emperor Shunzhi and Emperor Kangxi successively, and patiently taught them how to be wise rulers and to think twice before handling state affairs."

"Xiaozhuang made an indelible contribution to the unification and prosperity of the country in the early Qing Dynasty."

"Throughout her life, although Xiaozhuang held a high position, she never let power blind her eyes."

"Her vision and vision will always be praised by future generations, and her deeds will also leave an indelible chapter in the history books of the Qing Dynasty."

Lu Xun: In the eyes of her grandson Kangxi, Xiaozhuang was a kind and wise grandmother, but in the eyes of her son Shunzhi, she was so annoying.

In the eyes of her son Shunzhi, Xiaozhuang was an extremely incompetent mother.

She is authoritarian and vicious, backward and corrupt.

This mother and son who depend on each other in a turbulent political situation should have been loving and filial to each other, but in reality, their feelings are cold and there are many estrangements between them.

The mother sees her son as a rebellious and unfilial person, while the son sees his mother as a tyrannical and unreasonable person.

This tense situation continued for more than ten years after Shunzhi's death, and as a mother, Empress Xiaozhuang never visited her son's grave even once.

They are not mother and son at all; they are clearly sworn enemies.

As the backbone of the imperial court, as long as Xiaozhuang was there, the rule of the Qing Dynasty would be as solid as a rock.

But such a profound and wise Xiaozhuang did not become what she is overnight. She was once young, ignorant, and politically immature.

Xiaozhuang and Fulin, an orphan and a widow, depended on each other for survival. In order to push her son to the throne, Xiaozhuang ran around everywhere.

After the death of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji, no successor was designated. Both his son Hauge and his younger brother Dorgon were eyeing the throne.

For the sake of her son Fulin, Xiaozhuang took action personally.

On the one hand, he tried to win over Daishan, the middle force, and on the other hand, he tried to persuade Dorgon and Hauge to compromise for the sake of the overall situation.

So under the manipulation of this weak woman, Fulin, who was only six years old, became emperor.

Although Fulin ascended the throne, his mother Xiaozhuang ranked last among the four concubines, and Dorgon, Hauge and others held heavy troops and power.

Therefore, even though they were emperors, the mother and son had to rely on others for everything, and for this, Xiaozhuang made many sacrifices.

There were many reasons why the relationship between Xiaozhuang and Fulin deteriorated to the point where it did later.

First, the relationship between Xiaozhuang and Dorgon was unclear.

As for the relationship between Xiaozhuang and Dorgon, history books are very secretive about it and there are many rumors among the people.

Regarding the Queen Mother's remarriage, the rumors among the people are an undeniable reality.

After all, in order to appease Dorgon, Shunzhi first appointed him as the Emperor's Uncle and Regent, and then upgraded him to the Emperor's Father and Regent. In the eyes of the people, wasn't this tantamount to recognizing Dorgon as his stepfather?
In addition, the Qing Dynasty tradition did have the custom of younger brothers marrying their widowed sisters-in-law and sons marrying their stepmothers, so it is no wonder that the people had such rumors.

The young and energetic Shunzhi hated Dorgon to the core, and was half ashamed and half angry about the rumors about his mother.

Therefore, after Dorgon's death, Shunzhi, who took power, could not wait to carry out a political purge against him. The young emperor also demanded that the coffin be opened and the body be mutilated.

On the one hand, it was revenge for so many years of oppression, and on the other hand, it was also revenge for the bad things done by his mother and Dorgon.

After Dorgon's death, Xiaozhuang and Shunzhi were very secretive about the Empress Dowager's remarriage.

This gap is like a seedling hidden deep in the heart, buried deep in the soil, but one day it will break through the ground.

Second, Xiaozhuang and Fulin had conflicting political views.

Xiaozhuang hated Chinese, and the old lady did not hide it at all.

As a Mongolian who married a Manchu, Xiaozhuang narrowly and stubbornly believed that "when Han customs flourish, the Hu fortunes will decline."

Therefore, Xiaozhuang generally seldom met with Han ministers, and she did not speak or knew how to speak Chinese.

Not only did Xiaozhuang herself dislike Chinese, she also forbade her descendants to learn Chinese, which led to a fierce conflict with Shunzhi.

Shunzhi was also illiterate in his early years. When the young emperor took power at the age of fourteen, he discovered that he could not recognize Chinese characters or speak Chinese.

As a result, he could neither communicate with the Han ministers nor read their memorials.

Shunzhi concluded that Xiaozhuang had not done a good job in education and had refused to let him learn Chinese.

So Shunzhi began to study Chinese very hard, and even vomited blood because of his diligence.

As his literary literacy improved, Shunzhi's sense of identification and attachment to Han culture became stronger and stronger.

Xiaozhuang asked her son to regard the Manchus as the main people in all matters and to be wary of the Han people.

However, in Shunzhi's view, this concept was really backward and completely contrary to his own political philosophy as an emperor of great unification, which also led to increasing differences between mother and son.

Third, Shunzhi’s unhappy marriage.

According to the national policy of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor must marry Mongolian concubines, no matter what they look like.

As early as the time of Huang Taiji, the Later Jin Dynasty emphasized the integration of Manchus and Mongols, so Huang Taiji's empress and many concubines were of Mongolian origin.

As the chief leader of the Mongols in the Qing harem, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was extremely concerned about the status of Mongolia in the Qing harem.

Pillow talk was an important battlefield to ensure Mongolia's status and interests, so in Xiaozhuang's view, the emperor's empress must be a Mongolian, and concubines were also indispensable.

Mongolian women gave birth to many sons for the emperor, so that the Manchus and Mongols could be as close as one family.

Therefore, during the reign of Shunzhi, the most active thing that Empress Xiaozhuang did was to provide Shunzhi with Mongolian women for his son to favor.

Shunzhi's first empress was his cousin, which was truly a close relationship.

However, since this marriage was arranged for Shunzhi by Dorgon during his lifetime, Shunzhi could not stand this queen out of hatred and disgust for Dorgon.

The queen was very unhappy that Shunzhi favored other women, so Shunzhi simply found an excuse to depose the queen and make her Concubine Jing.

What Shunzhi didn't expect was that after he had finally gotten rid of the empress, Xiaozhuang immediately stuffed a Mongolian woman into his arms.

This behavior of not considering Shunzhi's feelings made the little emperor very unhappy.

Therefore, Shunzhi continued to ignore the queen. After enduring for four years, he found an excuse to depose her.

It turned out that when Xiaozhuang was ill, Concubine Dong E took care of her day and night, but the empress ignored her, so Shunzhi wanted to depose the empress.

But this time Xiaozhuang could not tolerate it anymore. She clearly opposed Shunzhi's move to depose the empress, and Shunzhi had no choice but to compromise.

Shunzhi was extremely unkind to his two queens, but he had a deep love for Concubine Dong E.

The young emperor really loved Concubine Dong E. After only one month in the palace, Dong E was promoted from Concubine Xian to Concubine Dong E.

Originally, Xiaozhuang's series of actions in marriage made Shunzhi feel depressed, and when he saw Dong E, he lost all his rationality.

In the second year after entering the palace, Dong E gave birth to Fulin's fourth son. Shunzhi directly issued a general amnesty, treating this child as his future successor.

Unfortunately, the child died of illness. The extremely grief-stricken Shunzhi made an exception and conferred him the title of Heshuo Rong Prince. This series of illegal operations made Xiaozhuang extremely disgusted.

What made Xiaozhuang even more angry was that Emperor Shunzhi wanted to depose the empress and replace her with Consort Dong E more than once, threatening Mongolia's status in the harem, which made the relationship between mother and son increasingly strained.

Both Xiaozhuang and Shunzhi were pitiful. This mother and son never had a good communication with each other.

Both sides are strong and tough people who firmly believe that their decisions are correct.

Thus, the contradictions gradually accumulated, and finally developed to the point where the relationship was almost severed. (End of this chapter)