CixiYears of love, only confirmed, smallyears old
When she was young, the Empress Dowager Cixi had an unforgettable relationship, the only one she had ever been proven, and her lover was a full 30 years younger than her.
Who is this mysterious lover? How will their love story end?
Empress Dowager Cixi's life is full of mystery and legend, although she has been in charge of the Qing Dynasty for 50 years, the world often only sees her strength and determination as a female politician, but ignores that she also has the emotions and desires of ordinary people.
Today, what we want to share is a little-known love affair of the Empress Dowager Cixi, which was recorded in a county chronicle, allowing us to re-acquaint ourselves with the Empress Dowager with seven emotions and six desires.
When Emperor Xianfeng died and the 26-year-old Empress Dowager Cixi became the empress dowager, she had to face competition from a group of men, which was an unimaginable pressure for ordinary men.
However, when she meets the right person, she can also show a gentle side like water. This relationship allows us to see the true side of the Empress Dowager Cixi, who is not only a politician with courage, but also a woman with feelings.
It turns out that love is such a magical thing, when you meet that person, even the most tenacious heart can be melted. In the spring of 1888, Cixi was already 53 years old, she walked in the imperial garden as usual, every day at this time, Emperor Guangxu would come to greet her, although this life was uneventful, but on this day, the appearance of a person broke this peace.
Behind him was a guard, young and strong, with a sharp look between his eyebrows, and a very handsome countenance, and Cixi just looked at him one more time, and fell into deep love.
Cixi learned that Narsu was the grandson of Monk Greenqin, a famous general of the imperial court, appreciated by Emperor Xianfeng, loved by the people, and his descendants were also treated favorably by the imperial court.
Narsu began to practice martial arts at the age of 10, and before the age of 20, he became a guard of the Qianqing Gate, which is an extremely demanding position, not only requiring the noble children of the Eight Banners, but also requiring meritorious service on the battlefield to be competent.
With his civil and military talents, Narsu became the emperor's cronies and guards at a young age, and with a prominent family background, the future is bright. When Cixi heard these news, she couldn't help but ripple in her heart, and Narsu's superior background was even more noble.
At this time, Cixi was in power, and it was easy to find someone to bow down to her, but in the face of love, she chose gentle means. She found Emperor Guangxu and placed Narsu beside her, and the two were inseparable.
The atmosphere between the two is becoming more and more ambiguous, and Narsu, as Cixi's personal guard, has always been inseparable. Over time, a deep affection developed between them.
The following year, Cixi promoted Narsu to Minister of the Interior, but this also brought new problems. According to the rules of the Qing court at that time, male foreign ministers could not enter the harem at will, let alone Cixi as the person in power.
Any scandal could ruin her reputation. Luckily, Li Lianying came up with an ingenious solution.
Cixi and Narsu's forbidden love Cixi, who was over half a hundred years old, racked her brains in order to get together with her lover, and in the end it was Li Lianying who helped solve the problem. At that time, the emperor's drinking water needed to be carried in from Yuquan Mountain in the western suburbs every day, led by the eunuchs of the imperial dining room, escorted by guards, and set off in the morning and returned in the afternoon.
Li Lianying set his sights on the water delivery link, and he ordered someone to build a large water tank, separated by a wooden board in the middle, and filled with water on one side and Narsu on the other. In this way, Narsu was sent into the harem every day unknowingly, and the two were able to complain to each other.
Narsu was tormented because of his lover's identity. But he gradually got used to it, and having Cixi as a backing made him less afraid. However, no matter how meticulously planned, it is difficult to hide the truth.
One day, his father stumbles upon the truth and is amazed.
He couldn't believe that such a corrupt thing could happen to his son. So, he went home privately and asked Narsu's wife, only to find out that Narsu had not been home for the night for some time.
At this time, he had to believe this fact, so he found his son, and after some questioning, he finally got a definite answer. Although Narsu initially refused to admit it, after persuasion, he realized his mistake and finally reluctantly uttered four words: "I can't help myself." ”
Fearing that the scandal would affect the family's reputation and even lead to death, King Bo went to the palace to ask Cixi to spare Narsu. However, Cixi resolutely disagreed, and no matter how much King Bo pleaded, she insisted on not letting him go.
Eventually, King Bo came up with a plan, he told Cixi to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and Cixi could not refuse his request and could only agree. So, the Narsu family immediately left.
Although they knew in their hearts that Cixi would definitely sense their departure, she also knew that she could not stop their actions.
In order to save the whole family, Narsu knelt in front of the spirit of his ancestors and committed suicide by swallowing gold in front of his father. Although this made King Bo painful, he could only accept it. After returning to Beijing, in order to protect the whole family, King Bo told Cixi that Narsu had died of a violent illness.
Cixi was incredulous, and then cried. She washed her face with tears every day, grieving the death of Narsu. However, a few days later, she noticed that something was wrong and ordered an investigation.
But the results of the investigation left her heartbroken.
Cixi did not find love again until she was fifty years old, but her lover died for unexplained reasons. The sudden death of Narsu left Cixi in deep grief and unable to extricate herself for a long time.
Therefore, after the death of Narsu, she spent a lot of money to hold a grand funeral for him and gave him a solemn tribute. As a person in power, Cixi could not mourn her lover in person like an ordinary woman, but she did everything she could to give him the best treatment.
She even took out many precious funeral goods, and made an exception to posthumously crown Narsu as the "Prince of Chengshen". In addition, he was sent to guard his mausoleum, so that he enjoyed the highest funeral treatment among princes.
Cixi began to investigate the cause of Narsu's death, and it didn't take long to discover that it was King Bo who forced him to commit suicide by swallowing gold. Narsu did not die of illness, but committed suicide. King Bo also died suddenly a year after Narsu's death, but for unknown reasons.
Considering Cixi's clues, we can probably guess the reason. The mausoleum of Narsu is called"Filial piety mausoleum", this is because he died at the behest of his father, but also because he dedicated his life to protect his people, which is an act of filial piety in feudal society.
The love story of Cixi is not recorded in the official history, and it is likely that it will not appear. These stories are all circulated among the people, so many people regard them as wild history and do not take them seriously.
After research by relevant scholars, the rumors between Narsu and Cixi do not seem to be groundless. In the official history, the suicide of Narsu Tunjin and the sudden death of King Bo are recorded, which coincides with the relevant descriptions in the wild history.
In addition, the tomb of Narsu had been stolen, and the funerary goods included many precious night pearls and rare treasures, which were obviously more rare than ordinary guards and princes could have, and perhaps only the Empress Dowager Cixi had such deep financial resources.
Although this epic love recorded in the county chronicles cannot be used as an official history, its authenticity is very reliable in combination with many historical materials. There are many scandals about Cixi's life, such as exaggerated health regimens, and even miscarriages, but these cannot be confirmed.
Only her relationship is convincing. In fact, although Cixi is known for her decisiveness, as a human being, she naturally has seven emotions and six desires. From the age of 26, she was widowed, and she was accompanied by power, until one day, she met love, which is not incomprehensible.
In that feudal era, the relationship was considered scandalous, but in modern society, everyone has the right to pursue love, and this is normal. Cixi's love story, how true do you think it is?