The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 26 The Tongjia clan appears
Among the remaining clan members, the only one who needs attention is the direct descendant of the Tong Jia family.

The Tongjia clan is special in that it is the mother clan of the current emperor. Emperor Kangxi's biological mother, Empress Xiaokangzhang, came from the Tongjia clan.

The Tongjia clan itself is not a big clan, otherwise Empress Xiaokangzhang would not have been able to remain a concubine during the reign of the late emperor. She gave birth to a good son. In the first month of the eighteenth year of Shunzhi, Emperor Shunzhi died, and the emperor succeeded to the throne. He went on to give her the title of 'Empress Dowager Cihe'.

What a coincidence, for unknown reasons, he died in the third year after Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne. He was only twenty-four years old at the time, and he was buried in Xiaoling Mausoleum!
When Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of eight, he was suppressed by four auxiliary ministers, Obai had the exclusive power, and the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager suppressed him!

The little emperor with little power naturally could not significantly promote his mother's family. However, Emperor Shunzhi advocated Sinology. After the current emperor succeeded to the throne, he did not change the legacy of the previous emperor for three years, continuing the former emperor's style of promoting Han culture.

On the grounds of 'filial piety', he was still able to show kindness to his mother clan to a small extent. The noble civil and military ministers of the entire dynasty, who can stand in the court, have an average of 800 tricks per person, and a reckless man cannot survive in this court.

Therefore, the civil and military ministers of the entire dynasty all have their own plans. No one is a saint and can have no fault of selfishness. Sitting on the dragon throne is an emperor with old feelings, which is more disturbing than an emperor who is without partiality. They are reassured.

But even a small promotion would be enough to benefit the Tongjia family, and the Tongjia family had developed rapidly in the ten years since Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne.

They are loyal to the emperor! But it will not arbitrarily invade the interests of all parties.

With a humble growth and only one big mountain to rely on, it is easy for people to find their position, and for a clan to find its position and direction. It is easy to turn over.

The Tong Jia clan has developed so far. Although it is still not as good as the ancient wealthy clans, it can still be regarded as having a name and surname. certainly!
It’s incomparable to the Queen’s mother clan, the Hesheli clan! Not to mention the Niu Hulu clan of the iron-blooded family of Concubine Niu Hulu.

But finally no longer can a leaf fall and be killed.

The Tong Jia clan is inconspicuous. It’s eye-catching because it’s the emperor’s mother clan! China has been guarding against so many foreign relatives for five thousand years, and it is not unreasonable to guard against them.

Many families are started by women.

The Lu family of Empress Lu, the Wu family of Emperor Zetian, and the most famous family of Yang Guifei, the favorite concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Then the hearts of parents all over the world were not reborn as boys but as girls; blue clouds appeared in the high places of Li Palace, and fairy music could be heard everywhere. Such a popular poem is the change of customs brought about by Yang Guifei's favor.

Therefore, men in history looked down upon women and tried their best to suppress them, and on the other hand, they relied on women to make a fortune. Even a word of irony is not enough to explain the ridiculousness of this.

It is inconspicuous because the nobles have their own so-called pride. They are proud of their own existence and do not think that they will be replaced so easily.

So they will let down their guard and then be kicked out of the country.

After Emperor Kangxi came to the throne, the two younger brothers of Queen Xiaokangzhang, Tong Guogang and Tong Guowei, were called "Guojiu", so the Tongjia family came from two direct descendants of Fujin.

The two direct descendants of Fujin came from the Queen's mother's family, the Hesheli family, and Niu Fei's mother's family, the Niu Hulu family. Tong Guogang's direct descendants were from the Niu Hulu family, and Tong Guowei's direct descendants were from the Hesheli family. "I pay my respects to the Queen, and the Queen will live a thousand years; I pay my respects to the Niu Fei, and I will live happily ever after." Naturally, the two direct descendants did not come from the direct branches of the Niu Hulu family and the Hesheli family, because at that time Neither the direct descendants of the Hesheli family nor the Niu Hulu family had any suitable girls.

But even if he comes from a side branch, he is still carefully raised. It's a person who is going to be married to the emperor's mother's family. It's not okay if the family background and upbringing are not available. Therefore, the two direct descendants of Fujin are very well behaved!
Only different from the arrogance and elegance of Niu Hulu and the solemn and generous nature of Hesheli, the two descendants of Tong Jia were docile and cautious when they saluted.

"You two, Eke, please get up quickly." The queen greeted them with a smile, and quickly asked Wan Yan and Ding Ruzhong to help the two direct descendants of the Tong Jia family, Fujin.

Wan Yan, the eldest maid who serves the Queen. Ding Ruzhong, the eunuch who served the queen, his status beside the queen was equivalent to Li Dequan's status beside Kangxi.

This is an honor that no one in the clan has had!

The Queen is very close to the two direct descendants of the Tong Jia family, "I have long thought about the two E Kechus, and I usually think of asking them to come into the palace, but the two Eke Chus are also very disciplined." After a while, she usually leaves after staying for a while." The queen said with an angry smile, also making fun of the two direct descendants of the Tong Jia family, Fujin.

This is nothing more than telling the civil and military ministers of the court that this is the emperor's maternal clan. The emperor and her as the queen are both close to each other and are always close to each other. Anyone who wants to do something evil must think carefully about it first.

"The Empress is concerned about me. The two concubines have let down the love of the Empress. However, the rules have always been like this. It is not easy to embarrass the Emperor and the Empress." Tong Dafu and Niu Hulu did not reject the Queen's closeness. , but they are also cautious. He also always thinks about the Emperor and the Queen.

"Ekechu is a member of his own family. Enie's spiritual tablet is now enshrined in the Ancestral Temple. However, the Emperor Jingren Palace has always protected Enie. Enie's relics are also there. After a while, the two Ekechu also came. You can go to Jingren Palace and have a seat." There are some relatives and ministers from the clan, so it's hard for the Queen to speak too clearly. After all, Queen Xiaokangzhang's spiritual throne is also enshrined in the Ancestral Temple. If you want to offer sacrifices, you should go there. It’s the Ancestral Temple offering sacrifices!

But the Imperial Ancestral Temple is an important place, and not everyone can see it if they want. Even Kangxi himself cannot go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple often now, so he made a compromise and placed a painting of Xiaokang in the main hall of Jingren Palace, the former residence of Empress Xiaokangzhang. The portrait of Queen Zhang, I will remember it from time to time when I miss her!

The Tong Jia family originally belonged to the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army. The year before last, after the emperor took charge, he transferred the Tong family from the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army to the Xianghuang Banner of the Manchu Army. The Tong family name was changed to Tong Jia.

And Queen Xiaokangzhang is the leader of all this!

It is impossible to say that Kangxi had no feelings for his mother clan.

"Yes, thank you for the grace of the empress. I and I are going to see Eyun. We, the young and old men of the Tong Jia family, are all thinking about Eyun. I and Na Dui will go to Jingren Palace to sit down. We can go back to see Eyun." Let the young and old at home tell me!" Tong Dafu and Niu Hulu replied very appropriately.

In Manchu, the aunt is called Ekechu. The elder sister is Eyun, and the sister-in-law is called Nadui.

Since they were carried into Manchuria with yellow flags, the two direct descendants of Tong Jia's Fujin family were not bad at first. At the same time, they worked harder on the rules and approached the Manchu people to avoid making a joke. The old and young men in the family were shameless, and the emperor was also shameless. Son!

(End of this chapter)