Growing up in Guangzhou, she was deeply influenced by foreign capitalist trends and became one of the few "progressive youths" at that time. However, fate arranged her to be elected to the palace because of her beautiful appearance, and she was promoted from Concubine Zhen to Concubine Zhen.
Although she had hoped to be able to wander the world, reality made it impossible for her to escape the shackles of the royal family.
In the TV series "The Pleiades of the Firmament", Concubine Zhen played by Zhang Meng fell into doom because of the emperor's deep love.
This young emperor, Aixin Jueluo Zaiyan, is also known as the Guangxu Emperor, not only because of Concubine Zhen's youthful beauty, but also because she was influenced by Western ideas and resonated with him.
It is said that he even favored Concubine Zhen more than Empress Longyu.
The queen is very unhappy, this thing comes to sleep in your house every day, and is extremely cold to me, which makes me feel very lonely. I've decided to take revenge on you.
So Empress Longyu united with Li Lianying, the great eunuch at the time, secretly put a man's boots into Concubine Zhen's palace, and then ran to the Empress Dowager Cixi to complain, claiming that this woman had adultery.
Although it seems naïve now, it caused an uproar at the time. Empress Longyu is the younger sister of Cixi's younger brother, and she is the queen arranged by Cixi to Guangxu, that is, an arranged marriage.
Therefore, the two of them hit it off and went together. Cixi therefore arrested Concubine Zhen, stripped off her clothes, and taught her a hard lesson, and finally the matter was temporarily settled when she couldn't ask why.
In the legend of the last emperor, Hui Yinghong plays the Empress Longyu, and her story is full of tragedy. Many people will think that as the emperor's daughter-in-law, Concubine Zhen and the eldest lady should not have so much power, and even the emperor can be beaten at will.
But in fact, the fate of the Guangxu Emperor was so tragic, after he became a pro-government at the age of eighteen, the power was still in the hands of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Although Guangxu did not want to be controlled by Cixi, he still launched the Wuxu Reform in an attempt to change the backward state of the Qing Dynasty and regain power.
However, after the failure of the reform, Cixi placed him under house arrest in Yingtai, Zhongnanhai, resulting in him not holding real power for a single day in his life. Not only that, but the woman he loved the most was also picked up by Cixi.
This is a story full of tragedy, which makes us deeply feel the ruthlessness of power and the fragility of human nature.
After the failure of the Wuxu reform, the Empress Dowager Cixi sent her into the cold palace on the grounds of "Concubine Zhen's propaganda of Western thoughts", and after Guangxu gave her a pearl cheongsam one day, she was very dissatisfied, and ordered the eunuch Cui Yugui to get all her pearls, and gave Concubine Zhen thirty bamboo poles, and finally sent Concubine Zhen into the cold palace, which was recorded in Deling's "Yingtai Weeping Blood".
Concubine Zhen is an optimist, and although she was beaten, she still patted her ass optimistically and returned to the palace. She was generous and often rewarded court ladies and eunuchs. These people who have been rewarded touted Concubine Zhen's sycophants like a mountain, saying that she is the best in the world and a fairy descending to earth.
Concubine Zhen became even more proud because of this, and began to spend money lavishly. However, the Qing Dynasty stipulated that the annual income of the queen was 1,000 taels, the annual income of the concubines was only 300 taels, and the annual income of the concubines was only 200 taels, and the expenses of the concubines far exceeded these amounts.
So, she began to think of another way to solve the problem. According to Hu Sijing's "National News and Preparation", Concubine Zhen was found in a secret room and found a book, which recorded that she had obtained some income by selling her official position for money.
The authenticity of these records cannot be determined, but in any case, Concubine Zhen's actions caused a great deal of controversy at the time.
This news tells how the Empress Dowager Cixi treated Concubine Zhen and the reasons behind it.
After the Empress Dowager Cixi heard the picture of Concubine Duan's appearance restored by modern scientific and technological means, she forced Emperor Guangxu to issue an order to demote Concubine Zhen from a concubine to a nobleman, and stripped Concubine Zhen naked and scolded her.
Originally, this punishment was only applied to the ministers of the court, but Cixi used it several times on Concubine Zhen.
This was not only because Concubine Zhen disagreed with Cixi on the issue of peace in the Sino-Japanese War, but also because Cixi was dissatisfied with Emperor Guangxu's previous treatment of Li Lianying, so she wanted to warn Emperor Guangxu and Li Lianying in this way.
Concubine Zhen was seriously injured in this beating and scolding, and the records of the imperial doctor showed that she had convulsions and breathlessness, and she was unconscious, with trembling muscles and pulses around her body, cold and fever, and pain in her muscles and veins.
Soon after, the Wuxu Reform failed, and Emperor Guangxu was imprisoned, and Concubine Zhen, as a medium for Emperor Guangxu to recruit progressive talents, was also implicated by Cixi and ordered to be imprisoned in the North Third Institute of Zhongcui Palace.
Here, it was originally a place for nurses in the Ming Dynasty to care for the elderly, the environment was bad, after Concubine Zhen lived in, the main entrance was locked, her diet and daily life need to be handed in and out from a small window by the subordinates, the diet is simple, no one cares, even if it is a New Year's holiday, the eunuch who guards her will give her an ideological and political lesson on behalf of Cixi, scold her, and then ask her to express her gratitude.
This incident is recorded in detail in the "Forbidden City Overview".
In 1900, the Eight-Nation Coalition invaded Beijing, and the Empress Dowager Cixi decided to resist. Despite the fact that her army lagged behind the enemy in terms of equipment and tactics, she still tried to fight the invaders.
However, her efforts were unsuccessful, and the invaders soon approached the city. The Empress Dowager Cixi realized that she had to seek refuge, so she decided to take Guangxu and others to Xi'an.
However, she has some selfish thoughts in her heart, she thinks that Concubine Zhen is too beautiful and may become a target for invaders, so she decides to let Concubine Zhen kill herself.
The Zhenfei Well in the Palace Museum in Beijing has made countless people feel sorry for the tragic experience of the Zhenfei. It is said that Concubine Zhen was targeted by the Empress Dowager Cixi because she supported Emperor Guangxu's Wuxu reform.
Another theory is that it was because the harem was jealous and Concubine Zhen was too favored, so that the emperor snubbed the empress appointed by Cixi, thus incurring the disaster of death. However, regardless of the cause of Concubine Zhen's death, the Empress Dowager Cixi could not escape her responsibility.
A year later, the Qing Dynasty and the Eight-Nation Alliance went to war, and the Empress Dowager Cixi was forced to flee. The first thing she did when she came back was to see if Concubine Zhen, who had thrown herself into the well, was dead.
She ordered that Concubine Zhen's body be fished up, put into a coffin, and then buried in the palace maid's cemetery. She also tried to falsify history by falsely claiming that Concubine Zhen had committed suicide in order to preserve her reputation.
However, Skynet is magnificent, negligent but not leaky. According to the record of "National News and Preparation", the cause of Concubine Zhen's death was instigated by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and she was the ** who killed Concubine Zhen. No matter how much she tried to hide it, she couldn't change this fact.
Concubine Zhen's experience made people think more deeply about the pursuit of power and interests.
Concubine Zhen, a unique being, is the only one in China's 5,000-year history who has embraced Western ideas and dared to challenge feudal traditions.
February**Dynamic Incentive Plan Her boldness and straightforwardness made her dare to openly oppose the Empress Dowager Cixi, which also laid the groundwork for her later tragedy.
Concubine Zhen was well aware of Emperor Guangxu's predicament, she sympathized with him, understood him, and warmed him with her kindness and affection.
However, the beginning of modern Chinese history is a history of humiliation and joy, and how many women like Concubine Zhen have lost their lives innocently inside and outside the palace walls?
And Cixi, will she have nightmares because of a night of thunder and lightning? Guangxu, will he think of the woman who once fought side by side with him and brought him endless joy at this moment when the sun is setting?