Emperor Guangxu was very depressed after his wedding, and even fell into the arms of his bride (cousin Longyu) that night and cried: "Sister, I will always respect you, but you see, how embarrassed I am!."”
From the very beginning of its establishment, the Qing Dynasty attached great importance to political marriages and family marriages. Political marriages were mainly between Mongolian tribal leaders, such as Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, Shunzhi Emperor and many others married women of Mongolian nobles as wives and concubines.
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Emperor Guangxu's marriage was designated by Cixi, and it was his brother's daughter Longyu, so Emperor Guangxu's heart was also very depressed, and on the night of the wedding, he even fell into Longyu's arms and cried: "Sister, I will always respect you, but you see, how embarrassed I am." ”
The family marriage in the Qing Dynasty was actually an extension of the political marriage, that is, the marriage of the children of two nobles who were related, such as the marriage of aunts and cousins, and the marriage was not limited to generations.
For example, when Huang Taiji, Mang Gusi's aunt and nephew married Huang Taiji as a concubine, and Emperor Shunzhi married the daughter of the elder brother of his mother, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and the Shunzhi Emperor and the Empress were cousins.
Emperor Guangxu married his cousin as empress, who later became Empress Longyu. Cixi married Longyu to Emperor Guangxu, mainly following the example of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.
Empress Longyu. Longyu is the daughter of Cixi's brother Guixiang, and is Cixi's niece from her mother's family. And Emperor Guangxu is not Cixi's own son, he is the son of Cixi's own sister Yehenara clan, from the mother's side, Emperor Guangxu is Cixi's nephew.
So if you count it from Cixi's mother's side, Emperor Guangxu and Longyu are cousins. Longyu is older than Emperor Guangxu and should be Emperor Guangxu's cousin. Cixi married her niece to her nephew, which can be regarded as a kiss.
Emperor Guangxu is an emperor who is very cowardly, although he is the emperor, but in the face of the authoritarian Empress Dowager Cixi, he only has to obey orders, and Emperor Guangxu never dares to disobey the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Emperor Guangxu had a deep family affection for Longyu, and their relationship was as close as brother and sister. On the other hand, turning a person who has long been regarded as an older sister into his wife is a huge psychological obstacle for the young Guangxu.
But in order not to disobey Cixi, and to make Cixi happy, Emperor Guangxu could only refrain from doing so. At the same time that Cixi married Longyu to Guangxu as the queen, she also chose Concubine Jin and Concubine Zhen of the Tala clan to be the concubines of Emperor Guangxu.
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Cixi's approach was also for her political considerations, the purpose was to hand over the government to Emperor Guangxu, and Cixi could also use the empress to manipulate Emperor Guangxu, at least she could monitor and control the emperor's every move.
Therefore, Emperor Guangxu's heart was also very depressed, and on the night of the wedding, he even fell into the arms of his cousin Longyu and cried: "Sister, I will always respect you, but you see, how difficult I am." ”
What's more, Emperor Guangxu's young son of heaven must hope that his queen can be beautiful, but Longyu's appearance is quite ugly, not to mention thin, and there is a little water snake waist, which is also very unsuitable for Guangxu.
Guangxu, who was unhappy in his heart, naturally refused to share the bed with his cousin Longyu.
From above, we see the psychological growth and struggle of a young emperor, as well as a woman who is at the mercy of political affairs, her helplessness and strength.
We say that whether this is the tragedy of the Guangxu Emperor or not, but from a profound analysis of human nature, power and emotion, in this interweaving of politics and emotion, Guangxu and Longyu are looking for their place, even if they can't get rid of the tricks of fate in the end.
The emperor is sometimes a person in the rivers and lakes, and he can't help himself!