Chapter 17 2. Queen's Fate

On April 27th, the first year of Tianqi (1621), Emperor Tianqi married Empress Zhang together.This year, Emperor Tianqi was seventeen years old, but short in stature, and Empress Zhang was fifteen years old, but tall and mature. Empress Zhang likes reading and writing. She imitates her face and style, and her calligraphy is beautiful.He also chooses a court lady who is smart and knowledgeable, to read Tang poetry and Song Ci aloud, and study quietly at night with a lonely lamp.She also likes women's reds, and she uses white silk to make clothes like a crane cloak (chang, coat), and wears them to worship Buddha and offer incense. The palace called this kind of clothes "Neon Clothes and Feather Clothes", and was praised by concubines and court ladies.However, such a virtuous Queen Zhang was not safe in Kunning Palace and failed to escape the "three disasters and eight disasters".

Water and fire are incompatible, and evil is opposed to good.Empress Zhang and her nanny (ao) guest Wei are natural enemies.Seeing that Emperor Tianqi doted on the Empress of the Central Palace, Keshi was jealous and very displeased, and often questioned Emperor Tianqi: "Your Majesty took Shaoai and forgot about me!" You married a beautiful girl and forgot about me!The Hakka family and Wei Zhongxian colluded to guide Emperor Tianqi to alienate the queen and have sex day and night.The minister advised Hakka to leave the palace.When the Ke family was about to leave the palace, Emperor Tianqi cried and cried and refused to eat or drink.When the Ke family celebrated his birthday, Emperor Tianqi went to celebrate it in person, drinking for three days, and celebrating with music and music.But the queen's Qianqiu Festival (birthday), the palace is deserted.Ke Wei divorced the relationship between the emperor and the empress, and played tricks on Emperor Tianqi.

The villain is hard to guard against, stop with stillness.Wei Zhongxian recruited a thief with ten thousand gold, sneaked into Kunning Palace, and hid at night.After a few omissions, close the door and go to bed. After removing makeup in front of the mirror, sit on the red sandalwood toilet.Hearing a voice suddenly, seeing the thief's shadow shaking, the queen yelled, and the thief fell to the ground in fright.The queen was startled, and called the palace servants to tie the thief with a rope, and handed over the performance to Emperor Tianqi for disposal.Wei Zhongxian is afraid, please let him order Jin Yiwei to kill him.

Pregnancy is aborted, and Yuanzi is lost.In the third year of Tianqi (1623), Queen Zhang became pregnant.Ke Wei tried to make the queen have an abortion, and Emperor Tianqi lost Yuanzi.Wei Zhongxian became even more insolent, trying to kill Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others.After hearing about it, I said the Emperor Tianqi, but weeping and weeping.In the harem, Concubine Yu Zhang was granted death; Concubine Hui Fan and Concubine Zhang were reprimanded and thrown into the cold palace. Dodged Ming Di, but was shot in the back.Ke Wei designed to frame Queen Zhang.From time to time, there was a man from Henan named Sun Er who committed a felony and was in prison.Wei Zhongxian used his release from prison and a large sum of money as bait, and planned with Sun Er to fabricate that Empress Zhang was born to him and gave Zhang Guoji his adopted daughter.Ke Wei spread rumors in the palace again, and said to Emperor Tianqi: The daughter of the sinner Sun Er, should not insult the palace.Emperor Tianqi had doubts and planned to abolish the empress several times.Emperor Tianqi went to Kunning Palace to see the queen, and was reluctant to part with him, so he joked, "Are you the daughter of the second offender?" How dare a concubine humiliate the imperial confinement for a long time, I hope that I will be reprimanded as soon as possible." The emperor thanked him, and then he went into the inner room, and the emperor thanked him.The hand is the whole crown, and then he forced a smile.Emperor Liu and the empress sat in the imperial banquet, and they were as good as before, and said to Wei Zhongxian: "The empress loves me, but the rumors are not enough to go into details." Li Guo, a scholar and Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, said: "The queen is like a parent. How about those who help the father to trap the mother?"In February of the seventh year of Tianqi (1627), Wei Zhongxian instigated his party Liang Chaimeng to impeach Zhang Guoji.Emperor Apocalypse cut Ji Juelu from the country and released him to the old county.The queen took off her crown to decorate, and thanked the emperor, and the emperor comforted her.

Every afternoon, the queen will wear a crane cloak and worship the Buddha and satirize scriptures.The emperor asked why he was suffering, and said to him, "Pray for the loyal ministers Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others." Another day, the emperor was lucky in the harem, and the sound of reading books spread outdoors.The emperor asked what book to read later, and replied: "Zhao Gaochuan also." It is a metaphor for Wei Zhongxian, and Emperor Tianqi is silent. For the Queen of the Palace, righteousness comes first.Faced with the complex relationship between the emperor, guest Wei, and the Six Palaces, Queen Zhang, what should she do?He "favors the emperor with sincerity", "treats him calmly" with the guest Wei's conspiracy, and recommends his concubines to sleep with him, while he himself is "peace of mind".Empress Zhang's character is tough on the outside and soft on the inside. Emperor Tianqi said: "You are strong and unsmiling. But when I see your face, I am happy but charming and pitiful."——What is the performance of a strong personality and a soft appearance?

Rafting on the water, good words to persuade.Emperor Tianqi sometimes went paddling in Xiyuan with Empress Zhang. Emperor Tianqi operated the oars with his hands, and the oars were dexterous and easy to come and go. people.Emperor Tianqi said: "You are also my teacher." You are my teacher!But soon the playfulness continued.Wei Zhongxian performed obscene plays in the palace, which were vulgar and vulgar, unsightly.The queen couldn't stand it anymore, and left the table under the pretext of feeling unwell. Refuse to look at internal exercises and strictly abide by the palace norms.Another time, Emperor Apocalypse called the empress to watch the internal exercise together, which was the joint exercise of eunuchs and court ladies-Emperor Apocalypse himself was the general, with three hundred eunuchs in one row, drawing dragon flags, waving them in the wind, and lined up on the left; Hundreds of people, draw phoenix flags, line up neatly, and line up on the right.When the queen saw it, she said she was sick, so she went back first.Emperor Tianqi had no choice but to order the beautiful and plump palace man to replace the empress to take the drill.

Peace of mind, self-love and self-respect.Emperor Apocalypse often brought "fangzhong medicine" (aphrodisiac) to Kunning Palace, and the queen put it away and threw it into the well.She persuaded Emperor Tianqi to say: Your Majesty's body is weak, so he should love himself for the sake of the clan.Empress Zhang usually stays in the palace, even though the weather is hot, she always sits upright, does not apply fragrance, does not apply powder and dai.Sometimes in the morning, when he was doing makeup in the mirror, Emperor Tianqi watched from behind and drew eyebrows for the queen himself.Emperor Tianqi once again waited on the queen in the bathroom, and said with a smile: "You are flawless, like white jade, you are really a so-called jade man."

Apocalypse is dying, treat each other with righteousness.On the sixth day of May in the seventh year of Tianqi (1627), Emperor Tianqi fell ill.At the end of July, he moved to Maoqin Hall.Every time the queen is called to serve the illness.Wei Zhongxian went to the immortal Fang Linglu to drink it, and Emperor Tianqi became seriously ill day by day.By August 18, he was critically ill.Wei Zhongxian designed to seize power. Design swap, Wei's regent.Wei Zhongxian carried out Wei Liangqing to deal with the crisis.Who is Wei Liangqing?He is the nephew of Wei Zhongxian, who had no military exploits in the great victory in Ningyuan, but was named Suning Bo. After the completion of Huangji Hall, he was promoted to Suninghou, and soon he was promoted to Suning Duke, and he was given 1,000 hectares of farmland, that is, 100,000 mu.Wei Zhongxian thought of an idea: he wanted Empress Zhang to pretend to be pregnant, and took Wei Liangqing's son as the empress's son.At this time, Queen Zhang was twenty-one years old.Wei Liangqing said to people in private: I am not happy to be an emperor, because the empress Zhang is both virtuous and beautiful. If you share the same bed, you will have no regrets even if you die!Seeing that life and death are in the hands of Wei Zhongxian, Empress Zhang said solemnly: "I will die if I obey my orders, and I will die if I don't obey my orders. If I don't die accordingly, I can see the spirits of my ancestors in heaven!"Wei Zhongxian did not dare to act rashly.

Persuade King Lixin to stabilize the overall situation.When Emperor Tianqi was critically ill, Empress Zhang advised the emperor to establish King Xin (Zhu Youjian).Emperor Tianqi said: "Wei Zhongxian told me that there are two people who are pregnant in the harem. If you give birth to a boy in the future, he will be your son and inherit the throne. Isn't it okay?" Empress Zhang tried hard to advise.Emperor Tianqi understood, and immediately summoned Zhu Youjian, the king of letters, into the palace to accept his will.Xin Wang Zhu Youjian declined first, and Empress Zhang came out from behind the screen and said to Xin Wang: "The emperor's righteousness will not be tolerated, and the matter is urgent. I am afraid that there will be changes, so I should thank you quickly." Xin Wang Zhu Youjian then worshiped and accepted .Tianqi Emperor Xu encouraged the king to be the king of Yao and Shun, and said that Wei Zhongxian could take on the great responsibility. He also pointed to the queen's entrustment and said: "The middle palace has been with me for seven years, and I have benefited a lot from every correct word and advice. This year, Shaowei (li, Widow) live here, you can be sympathetic, and my younger brother should treat her kindly." King Xin nodded.At this time, the queen made people hide King Xin in another palace.After a while, the emperor collapsed.Empress Zhang passed on the imperial edict, ordering the British Duke Zhang Weixian and others to welcome Lixin Wang.Xin Wang Zhu Youjian came to the throne, this is Emperor Chongzhen.Wei Zhongxian set up another conspiracy to put poison in the diet.Empress Zhang warned Emperor Chongzhen in advance to be vigilant about diet and not to eat food in the palace.

After Emperor Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, he was very grateful to Empress Zhang.In the first month of the first year of Chongzhen (1628), Empress Zhang was honored as Empress Yi'an. She first lived in Cining Palace, then Ciqing Palace, and then Renshou Palace.