The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

Update time: 21-06-2406 58:[-]

What class do you have?Nature is the lesson to be taught.

According to the ancestral system of the Qing Dynasty: when a prince is born, regardless of his concubines, as soon as he falls to the ground, a nanny will take him out and hand him over to the wet nurse.

As usual, a prince has 40 people to serve him: eight nannies, eight wet nurses, and other sewing masters, starch masters, lamp masters, and pot stove masters.

After weaning, the wet nurses will be removed, leaving only one or two to continue to serve. In the vacated positions, a number of young eunuchs in the palace will be added as masters (meaning master and partner in Manchu).

The wet nurses left by Xiao Shisi's side are Fei Mo and another Sun.

At this time, it is necessary to teach him how to eat, how to talk, how to walk, and how to salute.

At the age of six, you should prepare a small hat, a small robe, and small boots, and teach him how to follow the adults on duty.To start school, that is to study in the upper study.

Just after dawn, I will get up, after washing and dressing up, I will enter the Qingmen, and stand in front of the emperor with the princes.

Sometimes the threshold of the main hall is too high for the prince to cross, so the little eunuch will hold it and put it inside the door.

The prince did not meet his biological mother as soon as he was born, and there was a fixed time to meet each year. Even if they met, they could not talk too much, let alone get close to each other anytime and anywhere like folks.

This is the rule established by Kangxi, but it was after the birth of Xiao Shisi, so he was able to grow up in front of Concubine De, and the mother and son also lived in Yonghe Palace, so Concubine Min could often meet with Brother Thirteen If Concubine Gui Yi raised her up like the Thirteenth Princess, it would be miserable. Concubine Min has only met the Thirteenth Princess a few times?So Concubine Min was very attentive to Concubine De and was very grateful.

According to the regulations, when the prince grows up to 12 years old, there will be a master who understands Manchu to teach the national language (that is, Manchu).

At the age of 14, he was taught to bow and arrow, ride and shoot.

The prince usually gets married when he is sixteen or eighteen. If the father is still in power, he will live together in the palace in the place commonly known as elder brother; if the emperor is dead, he will take his biological mother and wife to the new palace. The mansion given to him by the emperor was separated.

Under such circumstances, many women in the harem do not necessarily want to be favored, but they definitely want to have a son. Even if the son does not have a chance to inherit the great line, but in the future, he will have the opportunity to leave the palace and be cared for by his own son , being a concubine is at ease, so the women in the palace want a son very much.

Of course, if it is the first emperor's first queen, there is no need to do this, because her son inherits the throne, and she will also be promoted to the queen mother.

Therefore, from the time when the prince was infancy to when he got married, the mother and son only met each other more than a hundred times, so how could there be any feelings at all.

The relationship between the princess and her biological mother is even more distant from that of the prince. There are only a few dozen times from landing to getting married, just like the concubine De and the fifth princess are rare.

What surprised the common people even more was that each Gege was given a mansion as soon as she got married, and she did not live with her parents-in-law. Her parents-in-law wanted to see their daughter-in-law, but they had to meet the emperor's gift. What about the princess.

Moreover, the son-in-law (known as the forehead in the Qing Dynasty) can only live in the outer room of the mansion.

Every time a call is made, Gege and the son-in-law have to go through countless twists and turns to be able to get together. The rights in this regard are all in the hands of the nanny, the so-called housekeeper in the folks.

If Ge Ge didn't bribe the nanny, even if the call was announced, the nanny would obstruct it in many ways, and even directly reprimanded Ge Ge for being shameless.

Among all living beings, everyone's blessings are divided, but they are by no means unlimited.

Enjoying unlimited grace and treatment in this respect also means greater loss and regret in other respects.

Hou Men is as deep as the sea, and the palace is cruel and strict.

It is difficult for these young princes and princesses to get the love and brotherhood enjoyed by other children.

When the princess got married, the emperor gave her a special mansion so that she would not live with her parents-in-law.

When the parents-in-law see their daughter-in-law, they must behave like a monarch and a minister.The son-in-law lives outside the princess' mansion, and the son-in-law is not allowed to see each other unless the princess summons her.

Every time the call is made, the princess and consort have to spend a lot of money to get together.

The person in charge of calling is the nanny who accompanied the princess as a dowry, commonly known as the "housekeeper", and she has great power.If the princess does not bribe the nanny to please the nanny, even if she summons her, she will still not be able to see her husband despite the nanny's obstacles.

Most of the princesses are weak people, and they dare not tell their mothers when they enter the palace, and they are not allowed to speak.

It can be seen that the fate of the princesses in the Qing Dynasty was very tragic, and most of them died of lovesickness and depression.

In the Qing Dynasty, the princesses had very few children, and almost all the children of the concubines were born in the concubine.

If the princess dies earlier than the concubine, the concubine will be expelled from the princess mansion, and all the utensils and utensils in the princess mansion will be taken back and confiscated.

The only lucky princess in the Qing Dynasty was Yichi's only daughter...Princess Rong'an.

Princess Rong'an betrothed to Guerjia's Gushan Ezhen Fuzhen.

However, Princess Rong An and her husband have not seen each other for more than a year due to lack of "care" from the nanny.

One day when she entered the palace, Princess Rong An knelt down in front of her father and begged for orders, "Who will my father marry my ministers and daughters to?"

Emperor Xianfeng said: "Fu Zhen is not your son-in-law?"

The princess replied: "What's the shape of Fu Zhen? My daughter-in-law has been married for a year, and I haven't seen her yet."

Shang said, "Why don't you see me?"

The princess said: "The nanny does not let the minister's daughter see."

Shang said: "How can the nanny take care of your husband and wife? You can do it yourself."

Princess Rong'an received her father's order, and immediately dismissed the nanny when she returned home, and summoned Fu Zhen.

From then on, the couple lived a loving life and had several children.

Although the status of the prince is higher than that of the princess, loneliness always accompanied their childhood.

The princes' schoolwork is very heavy, perhaps this can make them temporarily forget their loneliness.

But Li Dequan told them both that the princes of the Manchu imperial family received the most rigorous training in education when they were young.

Because the two of them are going to study in the study room soon, there are many rules about going to the study room in Li Dequan's rules today. Only then did the two children know how hard it is to go to the study room!

They get up every morning and are taught by the only grand master in the palace.

The first class is literature.

When these royal students came into the classroom, the teacher got up from his chair to accept the "big invitation" from the students, and he returned one and sat down.

If the homework is memorized, a student will put the book in front of the grand master, and then go back to his seat and memorize it repeatedly.

If the homework is not memorized, the grand master will ask an eunuch present to bring a pointer and give a correct demonstration again.

Each prince is accompanied by eight students ("haha beads" in Manchu, of course, this is the translated name), and they have to study the same textbooks as the prince.

It is necessary to admonish the latter more severely. If the prince can't memorize it, Haha Zhuzi will take the whip on his behalf.

But on the other hand, if the princes study as well as other students, they will also be commended or rewarded.

For the most rebellious prince, as a last resort, the only way is to let him be punished.

Although most of the time the grand master just talked about it, but he couldn't bear it anymore and would take him to see the emperor.

At this time, the Qing emperor would order an eunuch to twist his face.

This reminded Xiao Shisi of a legend. It is said that the Empress Dowager Cixi used this method to punish the late Emperor Tongzhi and let him study hard.

And this incident was mentioned by the tour guide when he went on a tour. It can be regarded as an anecdote.

The princes had two hours of Han Chinese literature class, and then they used Manchu Tungusic and Mongolian to do composition.

The level of the teacher is lower than that of the Taishi, and he is called "Master". He must greet the students at the door and bow first before starting classes, learning Manchu Tungusic and Mongolian, and sometimes learning local dialects.

The next class is to perform competitive sports such as horse, step, and arrow under the guidance of "Ada" (Manchu, riding and archery coach).

Fencing and rock throwing, the young princes spent the whole day training their mind and body, and they went to bed early.

The daily diet is also fixed and quantitative, and playing cards is never allowed!

This point is strictly enforced. Gambling is the most strictly prohibited activity in the palace, and it is never allowed to appear in normal times unless it is the New Year's Eve.

It is said that they are afraid that they will lose their minds by playing with things.

The origin of the education of princes in the Qing Dynasty can be traced back to the period of Nurhachi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

He himself attached great importance to the education of his own children and set up schools widely.

When it came to Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji once ordered: "Nowadays, the children of Baylor and ministers study, so let them learn to learn, explain righteousness, and be loyal to the emperor. From now on, all children under the age of 15 and over eight years old , all ordered to study.” One of the responsibilities of the Hongwen Academy set up at that time was to have academicians give lectures to the emperor, princes and princes.

After the Qing Dynasty unified the whole country, the prince education system became more formal and perfect, and the prince education system of Shangshufang was gradually established.This system is the product of the reform of the imperial succession system in the Qing Dynasty, which is what Zhao Lian of the Qing Dynasty said: "In view of the scourge of the successive generations of concubines, this dynasty never established a heir, and the prince went to the study at the age of six."

Fourteenth brother knows that the imperial succession system before the Qing Dynasty generally followed the principle of the patriarchal system, that is, the so-called eldest son inheritance system of "establishing a son for the elder and not for the virtuous, and establishing the son for the noble and not for the elder".

However, the secret reserve system established by Emperor Yongzheng is no longer constrained by the establishment of the heir and the elder as in the past. Instead, the emperor selects the heir from among the princes who have undergone strict education. Make it into a great system".

Although it's not the time when his own brother is the emperor, Xiao Shisi has already seen cleverly that the brothers are no longer compatible.

Now it is the prince's second brother and eldest brother who are in the limelight.

But the third elder brother is also quietly showing his head now. He is known for his good studies and respects his teachers.

His own brother is known as the "Princeling". As a half-directed son, he is a good and obedient younger brother to the prince.

The fifth elder brother studies partial subjects. He is a child raised by the empress dowager. He is fluent in Mongolian and can't speak a word of Chinese. .

The sixth elder brother died early, and he was also his own elder brother.

Seventh elder brother has bad legs and feet, can't read well, looks like an invisible person, but he is also the least threatening person.

Brother Ba is good at reading, but his handwriting is not very good. Every time Kangxi comes, he has to read his handwriting. In brother's camp.

The ninth elder brother is the same age as the tenth elder brother, but his birthday is two months behind. Now he is also studying in the upper study room, and the eighth elder brother wins over him.

As for elder brother Eleven, because of his frailty and sickness, he did not move to elder brother's house even though he was old, and has been living in the palace of his mother-in-law Guo Luoluo's Yifei's palace to recuperate.

The twelfth elder brother is Wanliu Hashi, the concubine of the Ding concubine. This is not the same person as Chun Changzai, but they can only be said to be of the same family.

It is a child raised by Aunt Su Ma.

Now he is still in school. His studies are mediocre, but his Mandarin is good. La Aunt Su Ma has spoken Manchu to him since he was a child.

The national language of the Qing Dynasty was Manchu, followed by Mongolian, and Chinese was a very popular language. Even the emperor's edict had to be written in three languages ​​to count.

These are what Li Dequan told Xiao Shisi and Xiao Shisan: "The two little elder brothers will soon be six years old, and by then, they will be considered young adults, and they must know what they should know and whether they should know. "

Don't look at Li Dequan's "businesslike" appearance, but in the past two years, Xiao Shishi has often brought Xiao Shisan to get close to him. Who can resist the cuteness of children?

An eunuch is also a human being. Xiao Shisi is close to him, but doesn't treat him as a slave. How can a man like Li Dequan not feel it?

Xiao Shisi is also very smart, combined with his poor knowledge in his previous life, and the information provided by Li Dequan, he knows more about the rules and conditions in the Qing palace than Xiao Shisan.

Author gossip:

Jianghu has something to say: Actually, after reading the rules in the palace... Jianghu just wants to say, goodbye!