The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

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"Concubine Heyele and Concubine Ezhuo may have forgotten the traitor Obai," Concubine Li reminded lightly from the side.

Concubine Li didn't care about the dispute between Manchu and Han, but she also didn't allow her face to be dull. If it were during Tiancong's Chongde period, Concubine Li would not have said a word.

After all, the ministers and concubines of the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia had the final say in the harem of the previous dynasty. Some looked down upon them with contempt and accepted them as they pleased. After all, their lives were not as important.

However, things are different now, and the national policy is completely different. From the previous emperor to the current emperor, they all respected Han culture, such as emphasizing ethics and governing the world with filial piety.

During the reign of the late emperor, Shi, the concubine of the Han army's flag, "Ke Fei", ascended to a high position.

This is undoubtedly a signal, which means that the status of their concubines under the Han Army Banner is no longer as low as that of a concubine. They also have the opportunity to aspire to high positions!
As long as there is this opportunity, the concubines of the Han Army Banner will no longer be inferior to the concubines of the Manchu Army Banner.

Moreover, Concubine Li has received preferential treatment because of her status since she entered the palace. Therefore, she also understood that time has changed and today is different from the past. The concubines of the Han Army Banner have had the opportunity to rise.

Concubine Li smiled brightly, and her attitude and voice reminded her very well: "It can be seen that no matter whether it is Manchu, Mongolian or Han, it is inevitable that there will be bad apples, right?"

Concubine Li's eyes calmly scanned the concubines who were still standing.

The traitor Obai was a serious crime of treason. Not to mention the whole family, but also the followers, even the princes of the clan, were all quietly dealt with.

The greatest crime in the world is rebellion.

Although Concubine E Zhuo discriminated against the Han people, she was not blind, so she snorted and said: "We are all black sheep, unlike the Han people. We are all black sheep and cannot be compared."

It is already a popular trend among Han girls to bind their feet. When Emperor Taizong came to rule the Central Plains, he deeply felt that the "foot-binding" of Han women was harmful to the harmony of the world. Out of compassion, he also ordered the abolition of foot-binding.

However, this has become a chronic disease, and even Emperor Taizong himself could not do anything about it. In the end, he could only order that the women of the Eight Banners were not allowed to have their feet bound.

The young and old men in their Han families talk a lot about benevolence, justice and morality, but they sit back and watch the young, old, women and children in their families suffer from acquired disabilities, and even say that this is orthodoxy. What a joke!
Could it be that during the Tang and Han Dynasties, women bound their feet. They are nothing more than a bunch of wimps who don’t even have the courage to admit their mistakes, let alone correct them.

Instead, he inflicts his own mistakes on the old, young, women and children, and refuses to change them until death, as if they will be able to clean up their mistakes once they are done, and he will be a decent man.

Ridiculous and arrogant, hypocritical and cowardly, they are beasts in human skins. They might as well be dead and make people feel clean. What's the point of being respectable?

The daughter’s family she taught is also a hypocritical hypocrite.

"Concubine E Zhuo must provide evidence when she speaks. If not, she will be held responsible." Concubine Li reminded lightly, but also somewhat meaningfully. "Our Han military flag and the Han people are not the same thing."

For example, Han women were not allowed to enter the palace to serve as the emperor's concubines, but women under the banner of the Han army were also serious emperor's concubines! Even though the status is not high.

In the previous dynasty, all officials in the dynasty were descendants of the Eight Banners.

To be precise, the status of the Han ministers is indeed slightly lower than that of the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia, but compared with the Han people, there is definitely a world of difference. He is not a person of the same world.

"Sister Li is right. None of the girls from the Han Junqi family have bound feet." At this point, Concubine Dong did not hesitate to stand with Concubine Li. They were both born in the Han Army Flag, and when the Han Army Flag was humiliated, they themselves were also humiliated.

"That's also because of the so-called classics that you Han ministers regard as classics." Concubine E Zhuo refused to give in. "Let me think about how you Hanchen treat those so-called classics. Oh! That's right!..."

Concubine E Zhuo sarcastically said: "You Han ministers wish you could treat it as a sacred Buddhist sound, burn three sticks of incense in the morning and evening, and every day, you wish you could kowtow sixty times a day and worship it as your ancestors. Oh! No, I'm afraid. You don’t even care so much about worshiping your ancestors!”

Just such a thing, standing and sitting with them, made her feel sad, hurt her liver and hurt her eyes.

"I have seen all the concubines," he said, and Ding Ruzhong came out. This is the great eunuch beside the queen, the chief eunuch of Kunning Palace. His status in Kunning Palace is equivalent to Li Dequan's status in Qianqing Palace.

The concubines did not dare to accept his gift, and all politely said, "Eunuch Ding."

"The concubines haven't left yet?" Ding Ruzhong only acted as a smiling tiger and didn't know what to do. There were some minor frictions and arguments among the concubines in the palace, which lasted for more than a day or two. But as long as peace is maintained, the Queen doesn't care.

Then he looked at everyone with a smile and said: "The empress has decreed that Concubine Bai is jealous and evil, has evil thoughts, and has no words and deeds. The mastermind and followers have all been dealt with, so he ordered the servants to inform the Sixth Palace so that the concubines and servants in the harem can guide them. Take it as a warning. Is this slave about to go to deliver the order?"

Ding Ruzhong had a very good attitude. After he finished speaking, he said with a very genuine attitude: "I have to go on errands, you concubines, please do as you please."

"We're leaving now," Concubine Yehenala stood up and said. "Eunuch Ding, go get busy!"

"Hey!" Ding Ruzhong responded. "Concubine Nala and Concubine Ma Jia should also be careful, and I won't disturb them."

The queen is a Manchu, so she is naturally proud of the Manchu people. What's more, the improvement of the status of the Han ministers was at the expense of the interests of the Manchu ministers. The Queen is also a member of the Manchu court, so naturally she is not happy to see this kind of division.

But she is the queen! The Queen will closely follow the Emperor's footsteps and will never be a drag on the Emperor's national policies.

Therefore, the queen will never show too obvious bias. But many times, the queen can pretend that she doesn't know.

Moreover, it is also the queen's responsibility to balance and mediate the conflicts between the Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners concubines. Preventing conflicts from arising is also a method of mediation.

Ding Ruzhong left with two servants, "I'm afraid the Queen is not in a good mood today. It would be a sin for us not to make the Queen happy, so please don't gather outside Kunning Palace!" Concubine Nala waited on her by her side. The palace maid supported him and spoke calmly, with some sense.

She not only supported with words, but also with actions. She glanced at the maid waiting on the side and said, "Huan'er, let's go!"

Concubine Li understood that there was no conclusion to these arguments, so she just took a breath and walked with her personal maid.

The Queen still calmed down everyone's emotions. Concubine Ma Jia also said: "The Queen's Kunning Palace is not a place for gatherings. If anyone sees us, we all gather outside Kunning Palace. I'm afraid It’s not pretty.”

"Let's go!" After saying that, Concubine Ma Jia ordered the personal maid standing beside her, and the maid helped her away.

The concubines also left one after another. In addition, the concubines of the Han Army Banner also only looked at each other and walked away.

(End of this chapter)