Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 197 The Eternal First Palace

Zhu Youjian returned to Qianqing Palace and began to deal with some urgent and important memorials.

When it was time for dinner, he specifically asked the imperial dining room to cook a few more dishes, and then told the two princesses to have dinner together.

The life of Emperor Chongzhen was very simple, and the harem was relatively harmonious in history.

There were almost no disturbances, and Zhu Weixie inherited the virtues of her mother, Queen Zhou, never wasteful and arrogant.

The lives of several emperors in the late Ming Dynasty have always been chaotic in this aspect. From Jiajing, they indulged in this, which made the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty unable to stand it anymore, and repeatedly advised him to "raise the saints" (that is, pay attention to the body).

In Wanli, an impulse at the age of 19 caused dozens of years of disputes between the country and the country, and it reached its peak in Taichang. Because of the unexplainable legend of "Ye, lucky seven people in a row", he became proficient in less than a month. Everyone died.

According to this genetic principle and the law of inertia, it should be difficult for Chongzhen to escape this curse called a woman.Surprisingly though.

From Emperor Chongzhen's accession to the throne at the age of 17 to his suicide at the age of 34, this was the most passionate decade of his life. This young man was in his prime.

Life in the harem is far less colorful than his elders. He earnestly upholds the idea of ​​thrift and sex control, and this strictness permeates every detail.

He devoted all his energies to governing the country. Regardless of how the level of governance is, let's not talk about it. This kind of spirit is really admirable.

Emperor Chongzhen's empress, Zhou, was born as a commoner. Because her family was poor in her childhood, she took care of housework early. She was a sensible woman who was in charge of the family early.

During the Tianqi period, Zhu Youjian, who was still the king of Xin, chose the princess, and Zhou was also included in the election because of her gentleness and good looks, although she was not outstanding among many women.

However, Empress Yi'an, who was in charge of supervising the selection of the concubine, had a unique insight, and she chose the Zhou family at once, and was soon named Concubine Xin.

Due to Wei Zhongxian's huge power and dark political vortex at that time, Zhou accompanied Zhu Youjian to live a low-key and cautious life in Xinwang's mansion for a long time.

Although she is a royal relative, she is no different from the daughter-in-law of ordinary people. At the most dangerous time, because of fear of being framed by outsiders, Zhu Youjian only ate food made by Zhou's own hands.

After such a day lasted for a year, finally, Zhu Youjian successfully ascended the throne, and the Zhou family was also successfully promoted to Queen Zhou.

Zhu Youjian, who became the emperor, made up his mind to work hard.

The first is to ask the harem to be frugal and simple, and Empress Zhou is also very supportive of her husband's great cause. She doesn't wear jacquard clothes or eat extravagant food.

There should be some truth to this record. During the reign of Chongzhen, there was a severe shortage of money, and sometimes he had to sell tributes to make extra money. The emperor's own internal money was used to supplement military expenses, and life in the palace was not easy.

Of course, Chongzhen cherished such a virtuous and good woman. The relationship between the emperor and empress has always been very good, which has been passed down as a good story in history.

Of course, the couple occasionally quarrels, what should we do if we get into trouble?Once, two people quarreled in Jiaotai Hall because of a trivial matter.

Empress Zhou didn't dare to call the emperor's taboo to complain, so she shouted "Xin Wang, Xin Wang", one is that it is better not to be responsible for scolding, and the other is to imply the relationship between husband and wife that has been going on for many years, do you remember?

In the Legend of Zhen Huan, those concubines of the older generation always like to mention how they were when they were still in the palace. This is a kind of capital.

At that time, Chongzhen was so angry that he accidentally pushed Queen Zhou to the ground. The queen was very wronged and angrily went on a hunger strike to resist. Chongzhen also regretted it afterwards.

Seeing Queen Zhou ruining her body, she immediately apologized and asked in person anxiously until Queen Zhou started eating.

Look, look, even between the emperor and empress, there are such moving details, our empress is so cool and arrogant, Chongzhen is subdued.

Alas, I want to say that Chongzhen is actually a good man~~
Besides the empress, Concubine Tian Guifei was Chongzhen's favorite woman. Concubine Tian Guifei was beautiful, intelligent, and graceful. Her mother was once a folk advocate, so she taught her the skills of singing and dancing.

There is a poem that praises her talent and appearance: "Plenty, richness, beauty and solidity are unparalleled, and the number one in Cuju and chess." Today, she is definitely an almighty goddess who is proficient in everything.

Such a stunner, no wonder Chongzhen would love it.But this beautiful girl is not the kind of beauty that comes standard with it.

On the one hand, Chongzhen was self-disciplined and strict in the life of the harem, and Queen Zhou's Shude was also an excellent example. On the other hand, Concubine Tian Gui was also more sensible.

When her natal family took advantage of her status to act mischievously, she personally warned her family not to do so, otherwise she would have to commit suicide.

The relationship between Concubine Tian and Empress Zhou has always been very harmonious, the empress is tolerant, and the concubine is respectful, so no matter how chaotic Chongzhen's previous dynasty was, the harem has always been calm and the family is harmonious and everything is prosperous.

Such a respectful life of the royal family has always been the state of yearning for all dynasties. It is really rare for a subjugated king in Chongzhen to practice such a model.

This is not only due to the perseverance of this young man, but also to praise his sensible woman.

However, after all, it is the fate of subjugation, after all, it is the end of the world, and Chongzhen's harem is destined not to have a happy ending.

But if you want to think that they are all tragedies just because of one "death", that is far from enough.

In fact, what they did was even more shocking, pathetic, and admirable. They added a thick ink to history with extraordinary courage and strength.

Let's talk about Queen Zhou first.After the peasant army broke through Beijing, Chongzhen resolutely gave up fleeing south in order to preserve the spirit of integrity, and only wanted to die for the country with his own body.

Before he committed suicide, he ordered his family members to kill him first. He said mournfully to his wife, Queen Zhou, that the situation was over.Empress Zhou cried bitterly and responded that the concubine had served His Majesty for 18 years, and now she died for the country, and she died without regret.

The two looked at each other speechlessly and burst into tears.

After that, Empress Zhou bid farewell to her children calmly. This virtuous queen hanged herself from a beam in Kunning Palace without fear. The responsibility and shoulders of her precious Kunji, that kind of heroism, amazed the man!

In addition to the queen (Concubine Tian Gui died earlier), other palace people also showed amazing courage.

There was a court lady surnamed Wei who, seeing concubines and princesses committing suicide one after another, did not want to be tarnished by rebels, so she jumped into the Yushui River and died, and hundreds of people followed her to commit suicide.

There was also a palace man surnamed Fei who originally chose to throw himself into the well, but was rescued by rebel soldiers.

Seeing Fei's beauty, these soldiers all wanted to snatch her and rape her. At a critical moment, Fei tactfully shouted, "I am the eldest princess!"

The thieves didn't know what the eldest princess looked like, so they didn't dare to attack immediately, so they sent her to Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng pulled over a few dogs who surrendered to identify her, and recognized her as a concubine, not a princess.

But because of her beauty, Li Zicheng rewarded her to a school, but Fei said, "I am also a woman from the palace, the general should marry me with courtesy."

The school was very happy to see her beauty, so they held a banquet to treat each other formally.Fei took advantage of the fact that the school was drunk, and killed him with a dagger.

She said with emotion, as a weak woman, I can be regarded as worthy of Daming and the Emperor if I can defeat a general who kills a thief!Then calmly killed himself.This loyal and staunch girl was only 16 years old at the time.

This is the simple and gentle harem of Emperor Chongzhen, this is a firm and heroic harem, not only the gentle love of daughters like a trickling river, but also the bones of men like majestic mountains.

With the pale blood and tears of the last days, the tragedy of the Chongzhen Dynasty was interpreted by the masters of the palace behind him, which was more heart-wrenchingly sad than the battlefield.

Even if the posterity accuses me of the endless darkness at the end of the Ming Dynasty, when I read this historical material, it is hard not to be moved... The historical volume is only a few pages, but how heavy the past is compressed!

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