The life of the queen, why is there no medical treatment
There are two queens in history, they died young at the age of 36 or so, although they are separated by thousands of years, but their fates are strikingly similar. In their short lives, they have left endless thoughts for us modern female friends.
What does marriage mean for women? Even if they marry into a wealthy family and live a life at the top, why is their life so short? They don't even have time to see their children grow up**.
They all came from famous families, married into the royal family when they were young, and took on the responsibility of opening up branches and leaves for the royal family and adding glory to their parents' families. In 601, Changsun was born in the Sui Dynasty's Yangzhou Thorn History Family, his father Changsun Sheng was a general of the Sui Dynasty, Wen Taowu strategy, proficient in literature and history, dabbling in various historical books.
Her mother is also a beautiful girl. In this family atmosphere, the eldest grandson loved reading since he was a child, and he was also good at writing poems and essays. In the emperor's harem, there is only one queen among the three thousand beauties, and she must cultivate both inside and outside, and also have a prominent maiden family as a backer.
Li Yuan's family is also the Sui Dynasty, and he has a good relationship with the eldest grandson's family, Li Yuan is the nephew of Queen Dugu, and he is a relative of the Sui Dynasty royal family. Li Yuan's wife, Dou, was a virtuous and talented woman, and she gave birth to five children for Li Yuan: Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Xuanba, Li Yuanji, and Princess Pingyang Zhao.
After careful consideration, Changsun Sheng hoped that his daughter would marry a good husband. In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the country was in chaos, and everything needed to be planned in advance. He took a fancy to Li Shimin, the second son of Li Yuan's family, and felt that he was talented, brave and strategic.
More importantly, he believes that the children educated by Mrs. Dou will not be bad. Choosing a son-in-law depends not only on the background, but also on the parents, especially the mother. Parents are their children's first teachers, and their words and deeds will have a profound impact on children, and children can learn the most from their parents.
Changsun Sheng not only has a vision, but also a pattern. Although daughters are not worried about getting married, there are not many good men. Since he took a fancy to Li Shimin, he took the initiative to go to Li Yuan's house to discuss his daughter's lifelong affairs.
Li Yuan had long heard that Changsun Sheng's daughter was talented and beautiful, and when he saw him personally come to the door to propose marriage, the two sides hit it off and decided on a family affair. The eldest grandson has an elder brother of the same father and mother, the eldest grandson Wuji, who is about the same age as Li Shimin.
After the eldest grandson and Li Shimin got married, the relationship between the two became closer and closer. In 609, Changsun Sheng died of illness, and the 9-year-old Changsun became an orphan. Changsun Sheng used to be the pillar of the family, he had three wives and four concubines before, and he also gave birth to many children.
His death has brought family conflicts to the fore. The eldest grandson, Wuji, does not get along well with other half-siblings. During this critical period, Gao Shilian, the uncle of the eldest grandson, took the initiative to take them into his home, provided them with food and shelter, and taught them to study.
Under the care of her uncle, both the eldest grandson and her brother learned a lot of skills. This not only laid the foundation for the eldest grandson to become a virtuous queen in the future, but also provided help for the eldest grandson Wuji's career.
During this period, their relationship with Li Shimin remained very close. If they are kicked out of their homes and live in poverty, how can they continue their education, let alone maintain a close relationship with Li Shimin.
In 613, Changsun married Li Shimin, who was only 14 years old and underage. However, she is about to start having children. In 618, Li Yuan was proclaimed emperor, and Li Shimin followed his father to fight, and was named the king of Qin, and the eldest grandson became the princess of Qin.
After Li Yuan became emperor, the harem concubines competed for favor, and the struggle between the sons became increasingly fierce. This tense situation made the eldest grandson always stand behind Li Shimin to support him.
She used her wisdom to help Li Shimin. She took care of her father-in-law carefully, handled the family relationship well, and had a very good relationship with her sister-in-law. She tries to do as much as she can and keeps a low profile.
Li Yuan was very satisfied with this daughter-in-law and often praised her. In 626, Li Shimin, under the planning of the eldest grandson Wuji and others, launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion and won the victory. After the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin was named the crown prince, and Li Yuan abdicated to Li Shimin that year.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, the eldest grandson was canonized as the queen. At this time, the eldest grandson clan can be said to be the phoenix among people, and finally came out of it. However, when you are in a high position, the pressure also increases.
You can't have it both ways!
Let's take a look at a woman's early life. Fucha was born in Manchuria in 1712 with the Yellow Banner, and her grandfather Mi Sihan was the Minister of Parliament during the Kangxi reign and the Household Secretary for seven years, and had the financial power of the state.
His father, Li Rongbao, and several uncles also held important positions in the imperial court, so that the Fucha clan received a good orthodox education from an early age. She understands righteousness, has a high level of cultural accomplishment, and has the temperament of a wealthy girl.
Some people were born in Rome, others were born outside of Rome, and illustrious families brought wealth that ordinary people could not match, especially spiritual wealth, which can nourish a child's life.
The eldest grandson and the Fucha are both from good backgrounds. Although the eldest grandson has encountered family changes, he has a good uncle and father's advance planning. The Fucha clan entered the royal family through draft girls.
In 1727, Emperor Yongzheng held a draft girl, and the 16-year-old Fucha clan also participated. The Qing Dynasty stipulated from the time of Shunzhi that women between the ages of thirteen and sixteen of the Eight Banners must participate in the emperor's draft every three years, and the selected women could stay in the palace as concubines or be given to the royal descendants as blessings, and women who did not participate in the draft could not marry.
The outcome of the draft is related to the girl's life.
In ancient times, the emperor could bestow his beloved woman on a prince or relative, but not all chosen women were lucky. Despite this, Yongzheng secretly appointed Hongli as the crown prince shortly after he ascended the throne.
Yongzheng didn't have much interest in women and childbirth, and in this draft, he fell in love with Fucha at a glance and named her Hongli's Fujin. Fucha is smart and beautiful, gentle and virtuous, and has a dignified and quiet temperament by nature, which makes her very suitable for the role of queen.
Fucha and Hongli are the same age, and they respect each other like guests after marriage and are very affectionate. Like the eldest grandson, Fucha is good at handling relationships with his parents-in-law, and the family atmosphere is harmonious, and his happiness will continue to increase.
Yongzheng is very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, and naturally he is even more satisfied with Hongli. Five years later, Yongzheng died, Hongli ascended the throne, and established Fucha as the queen. When Hongli was still a prince, he already had ten Fujin, Side Fujin and Gege.
After becoming the emperor, he took many concubines. Fucha has always worked hard to do his job well, and is actively preparing for pregnancy, wanting to have children for the emperor. She is centered on her husband, but she is already tired inside.
A life of prosperity and wealth is beautiful, but it also has to bear a lot of pressure! The higher the status, the greater the pressure, and the more likely it is to feel insecure.
Empress Changsun had three sons and four daughters, for a total of seven children. Empress Fucha had two sons and two daughters, for a total of four children. The eldest grandson gave birth to her first child at the age of twenty, which was not considered early childbearing at that age.
Historical sources do not provide a clear record of her childbirth prior to this. It's possible that she gave birth to her first child when she was twenty years old, or it could have had some fertility problems in the years before that.
However, after giving birth to the first child, the eldest grandson began to give birth frequently, which can not only show the deep relationship between her and Li Shimin, but also show that she likes children very much.
The eldest grandson gave birth to Li Chengqian in 619, Li Tai in 620, Li Lizhi in 621, Li Zhi in 628, Princess Chengyang in 630, Princess Li Mingda of Jinyang in 633, and Princess Xincheng in 634.
The two fertility peaks of the eldest grandson were separated by seven years. In the entire emperor's birth records, Li Shimin was the most prolific, giving birth to a total of 35 children. The eldest grandson alone gave birth to seven children, which is very rare in history.
In ancient times, having a child was considered to be a bad thing, especially when the medical conditions were not good. The risk of having a child is very large, and it needs to be taken care of by people, and the study is also taken care of by a special teacher.
The eldest grandson can continue to sleep after giving birth, which shows that Li Shimin likes her very much and can't wait to spend the Spring Festival with her every time. The high yield of the eldest grandson is rare in history, and women who have given birth to children know that it is a difficult task.
In the imperial palace, the first task of the woman who is the emperor is to reproduce for the royal family. Although the battles in the harem are not as exaggerated as in the TV series, they are still there.
Numerous women surround a man, each wanting to secure his position and interests. As the mother of the harem, the eldest grandson has always led the harem with its leadership style that understands righteousness.
She uses women's wisdom and instinct to stabilize her position: first, she handles the relationship with the upper and lower levels of the harem very harmoniously, and manages the harem in an orderly manner, so that Li Shimin has no worries; Secondly, she gives birth frequently, because the more children she has, the more positions she will occupy in the future.
Let's take a look at Fucha's birth records: she was 16 years old when she married Qianlong, and she was only 15 years old. At that time, the Manchus were generally precocious, and there were many factors of social instability, so early marriage and early childbearing were promoted, especially for members of the imperial family.
In the second year after their marriage, Fucha gave birth to their first child. In 1728, she gave birth to the eldest daughter of the emperor. In 1730, Yonglian was born. In 1731, she gave birth to Princess Gulun and Jing.
In 1746, she gave birth to Yongcong. From 1728 to 1731, the Fucha family gave birth to three children in four years, which is quite a high frequency. Qianlong sat on the foundation of his grandfather and father, and in the early days of his accession to the throne, he had been very careful to take care of national affairs, and the Qing Dynasty even had a short period of unprecedented prosperity.
History records that the Fucha clan made the palace happy and convinced, not as it was in the TV series. The Fucha clan, like the eldest grandson, relied on wisdom to consolidate their position.
In the harem, if you want to consolidate your position, you have to win the favor of the emperor. Emperors usually like women who are both beautiful and intelligent, who can help with things without causing trouble, and they want this woman to give birth to a son.
Qianlong is a man who attaches great importance to the distinction between concubines and concubines, and he is bent on making his son-in-law the crown prince. Before establishing Jiaqing as the crown prince, Qianlong first made Jiaqing's biological mother the queen, so that Jiaqing could inherit the throne as a son-in-law.
Fucha knew Qianlong's thoughts very well, and as the queen, the pressure she was under in her heart could be imagined. Maybe Qianlong really loves her and hopes that their children can inherit the throne, or it may be because of Qianlong's stubbornness about the distinction between concubines and concubines.
Giving birth to children in ancient times was about fate, and it was not up to you to decide at all. The only way to do this is to have as many children as possible until you give birth to a son. Fucha actually gave birth to a son in his second child, but this son died when he was nine years old, which shattered Qianlong's dream of becoming a son-in-law.
In order for his son to be made the crown prince, the Fucha clan began to actively prepare for pregnancy. The queens all hope to make their son the crown prince, and if their own son does not have one, they will inherit a son from other concubines.
Fucha thinks that since he can still live, he should continue to work hard. As we age, so does the stress. At that time, the average life expectancy in the Qing Dynasty was very low, with the average life expectancy of men being only 45 years and the average life expectancy of women being only 50 years.
But the average life expectancy of women in the palace is even lower than that of ordinary families, and the average life expectancy of Kangxi's three empresses is less than twenty-seven years. It can be seen that being a queen is also a high-risk profession.
However, in 1746, Fucha gave birth to four children, and she and Qianlong were very happy, and Qianlong even planned to make this son the crown prince. Fucha was overjoyed by the birth of her son, and she only hoped that the children would grow up safely.
She died before she was 40 years old, and how many women want the queen's throne, but they don't know that it is actually a high-risk profession. The eldest grandson fell ill after giving birth to his last child, and his condition worsened, and despite the best doctors and medicines, he did not get better.
Although it is generally believed that it is a woman's duty to have children, in fact, frequent childbirth and preparing for pregnancy before the body recovers can cause damage to the body, and lactation is a period of physical recovery.
At that time, aristocratic women often did not have a lactation period, and they would enter a state of preparing for pregnancy in the first month after giving birth. In addition, the eldest grandson also needs to deal with a huge harem, huge work pressure, and heavy housework and trivial chores make her physically and mentally exhausted.
When her illness was serious, the prince wanted to grant her amnesty and pray for her, but she refused, because she believed that life and death were fate, and wealth was in heaven. Eventually, she died in the year when her children were still alive.
Although Empress Changsun gave birth to seven sons, they generally did not live long, and the longest-lived Li Zhi only lived to be 55 years old. After the death of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin personally took care of the young children born to her, and continued to reuse her elder brother, Changsun Wuji, who became Li Shimin's confidant.
The average life expectancy of the seven children of the eldest grandson empress was only 31At the age of 71, this is mainly due to two reasons: first, there is high social pressure and competition among members of the royal family; The second is that the children's physical quality is not good.
Although they both managed to grow up, all the other children died as adults, except for Li Mingda, who died at the age of 12. Due to the poor physical condition of children, they also need to face various pressures when they grow up, and the medical conditions are not good, so even some minor illnesses can be fatal.
If Empress Changsun saw her children die young, she would be very distressed, because these children were born to her desperately.
Fucha fell ill due to the loss of his son. She was young, only seventeen years old, and had her firstborn daughter. However, the child died shortly after birth, and he didn't even have time to choose a name.
The young couple was in great distress because they had been expecting to have more children. Soon, Fucha became pregnant, and gave birth to her eldest son, Yonglian, in 1730, and Princess Gulun and Jing in 1731.
She has a pair of children, and her husband dotes on her. She believes that life is full of good things, especially when her children are expected to become future heirs to the throne in the order of their eldest and youngest.
However, fate is merciless. In 1738, Yonglian, who was only nine years old, died of a cold wind, a tragedy that could not be avoided at the time, and even the doctors could not do anything about it.
Fucha lost his beloved son, and then fell into the pain of losing his son, Qianlong did his best to repair the tomb for Yonglian, and Fucha was busy with harem affairs to heal himself. However, in 1746, Fucha gave birth to Yongcong, Qianlong attached great importance to it, and Fucha was full of expectations, but in 1748 Yongcong died of smallpox, and Fucha fell ill.
Of the four children she gave birth to, only Gu Lun and Princess Jing lived long, and the other three died young, which was extremely cruel to the Fucha clan. In order to make her happy, Qianlong took her out to tour Shandong, but Fucha's body couldn't bear it, and finally died of illness in Shandong Xinggong, dying.
This was a huge blow to Qianlong, they have been married for 22 years, and he wrote a lot of poems for Empress Fucha. However, did he ever wonder why the Fucha clan would die at such a young age?
The story of Empress Changsun and Empress Fucha gives modern women three lessons worth pondering: First, no matter whether they are rich or poor, they must pay attention to their physical health and maintain good living habits.
Secondly, although childbearing is a woman's responsibility and expectation, excessive childbearing will bring harm to oneself and should be treated rationally. Finally, no matter how high the status, pressure will follow, and women should do what they can when choosing a partner or job, and not blindly pursue fame and fortune to the detriment of their physical and mental health.
Remember, good health is the primary guarantee of life, and without a good body, you can't enjoy the beauty of life.