Chapter 74 The little emperor's "Oedipus complex"
After the death of Ming Shenzong, his eldest son Zhu Changluo finally succeeded to the throne as Ming Guangzong.But the emperor was so unlucky that he finally waited until he ascended the throne, but died only a month later.Even the year name was not available in time, so the ministers had to change the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620) to the first year of Taichang, so that the poor emperor could enjoy the full treatment of the emperor.
After Ming Guangzong's death, his son Zhu Youxiao should have ascended the throne as emperor, but at this time there was a twist.One of Ming Guangzong's favored "Xi Li" selection servants actually controlled the prince and wanted to make himself a queen mother.She imprisoned Zhu Youxiao in the Qianqing Palace and refused to let him meet with the ministers.In the end, Minister Yang Lian and others, together with the eunuch Wang An, the supervisor of ceremonies and Bingbi, snatched the little emperor out and lived in Ciqing Palace by taking advantage of her unpreparedness.However, at this time, Xi Li was still occupying the Qianqing Palace, and the emperor could not ascend the throne, so the ministers tricked and frightened her, and finally let her move away, allowing Zhu Youxiao to live in the Qianqing Palace.This is the "moving palace case".After that, Zhu Youxiao went to Fengtianmen to be the emperor, and changed the next year to the first year of Tianqi, which was Mingxizong.
Ming Xizong wanted to say that the emperor was already sixteen years old at this time, but in the case of moving the palace, he had no idea at all, and was fiddled with like a puppet. If the ministers did not strongly support , it is hard to say whether he will be the emperor in the end.It seems that this emperor is really a child who hasn't grown up yet, so he can't even do without his nanny.
The emperor's biological mother, Wang Cairen, passed away not long after he was born. He had been raised by his nanny Ke Shi, and he was very close to this nanny.Less than ten days after he ascended the throne, Keshi was named Fengsheng Lady.Later, when the emperor got married, Keshi, who was a nanny, should leave according to regulations, but the little emperor cried and cried when he left Keshi, and couldn't eat, so he had to call her back again.So, relying on the emperor's love for her, the Ke family became domineering in the palace.
Ordinarily, Ke Shi is just a nanny and should live with the court ladies, but the little emperor specially let her live in Xian'an Palace, and the ceremonial guards of entry and exit are all planned as concubines.The Ke family also put on a big show, with a cloud of attendants, more imposing than the queen, even the attendants' clothes are very gorgeous, with gold and silver.Ke Shi likes to dress up.She likes to imitate Jiangnan's makeup, with wide sleeves and low bun, which is extremely coquettish, and the concubines and concubines in the palace compete to imitate it.Every time she washes and washes, there are dozens of maids waiting around, each with their own duties, and they dare not slack off.She also often chooses the body fluid of three or five beauties as grease to moisten the hair on the sideburns. It is said that this prescription is passed down from the old people in Lingnan, and it is called "Qunxianye", which can make people have no gray hair when they grow old.
A nanny dressed up so flirtatiously.Many people suspected that her relationship with the little emperor might not be legitimate.Although she was much older than the emperor, such a thing was not without precedent in the Ming Dynasty.Concubine Wan Gui of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty was originally a maid who served him, ten years older than him.Ming Xianzong loved her very much, and even left with her sadly after her death.Therefore, it is not impossible for the little emperor to fall in love with his nanny.And the Ke family is famous for being promiscuous in the harem, so it is more reasonable for her to seduce the young emperor.It is said that the Ke family often made a kind of "dragon egg" soup for the emperor, so that the emperor could greatly nourish his yang energy. Judging from her future behavior, I am afraid that it was not for the emperor to favor a few more concubines, but maybe for her own "enjoyment" .Therefore, she is also full of "jealousy" like that concubine Wan Gui, and looks down on Xi Zong's concubines in every possible way.
The little emperor has a problem, that is, his mind is always dizzy and he doesn't remember much.Even if someone close to him suddenly disappeared for several days, he would not ignore it.The Ke family saw this in him, and began to murder his concubine.The emperor's Yu concubine, Zhang Shi, has a serious personality and never pretends to be polite to Ke Shi, who holds a grudge against Ke Shi.Later, Concubine Zhang became pregnant, and Ke Shi secretly slandered, saying that the origin of the child she was carrying was unknown.Concubine Zhang was thrown into the cold palace, and the Ke family sent people to cut off her diet. In the end, Concubine Zhang was so hungry and thirsty that she had to drink the rainwater flowing from the eaves to quench her thirst. At this time, she was extremely weak and died under the eaves up.Feng Guiren once dissuaded the emperor from having sex in the palace, and was hated by the Hakka family and Wei Zhongxian. Without telling the emperor, they framed her for slandering the emperor and forced her to commit suicide.The emperor didn't know at first, but later the concubine Li told him, but he didn't care.Knowing this, the Ke family falsely preached an imperial decree to confine the concubine Cheng.Fortunately, Concubine Cheng had learned from Concubine Yu, and had already stored food in the wall, so she was still alive after more than half a month.One day the emperor seldom thought of her, so he went to ask Ke Shi and found out that she was under confinement.The emperor thought that he had a good relationship with Concubine Cheng before, and had two daughters, so he couldn't help but feel sad, so he pleaded with Ke Shi, and Concubine Cheng was released, but Ke Shi couldn't forgive her, and dismissed her as a palace servant.In this way, the lives of the concubines in the harem were all controlled by Ke Shi.
Not only the concubine, but also the empress of Xi Zong, the Ke family would not let her go.Empress Xizong is the Zhang family. She was fifteen years old when she entered the palace.The empress was tall and well-educated, and she couldn't get used to Ke Shi's coquettish appearance.The Ke family liked Jiangnan makeup with wide sleeves and a low bun, so the queen ordered all the women in her palace to wear narrow sleeves and a high bun to show resistance.Once she called Keshi into the palace and told her to be a good person.Keshi was frightened and wanted to take the opportunity to retaliate.He ordered his subordinates to spread rumors, saying that the queen was originally the daughter of a robber, and she was not qualified to be the mother of the world at all.However, although Xi Zong was confused, he always had a couple's affection for the queen, and ordered to condemn those ministers, so the Ke family did not dare to act rashly.
But Ke Shi is not reconciled, she is still looking for opportunities.At this time, Empress Zhang was pregnant, and Keshi bribed the maid in the empress's palace to beat her back when the empress was in pain, and secretly beat her hard, which injured the pregnancy. A day later, Empress Zhang had a miscarriage .For the other concubines, the Ke family also used various methods to prevent them from becoming pregnant, or secretly harmed the fetus in the womb, and even killed the prince. Therefore, although Xi Zong had many concubines, he ended up extinct in the end.
Ke Shi not only had an ambiguous relationship with the emperor, but also made the eunuch jealous for her.According to the rules in the palace at that time, eunuchs could not start fires and cook in the palace, but maids of honor could.Therefore, eunuchs often find a court lady to partner with. Over time, feelings develop between each other, and they live together like husband and wife, which is called "pairing food". "Fair food" was originally illegal, but it gradually became popular and became a custom in the palace.Anyone who doesn't have a "fair food" will be ridiculed by everyone.Hakka's "Diamond Food" turned out to be an eunuch named Wei Chao.But then Keshi fell in love with another eunuch.The Wei Dynasty was very jealous, so he scuffled with the eunuch, and the trouble went all the way to the emperor.When the emperor heard about it, he was not angry, and said to the Ke family: "Who do you like in your heart, Nai Ke, tell me and I will make the decision for you."
Therefore, Keshi pointed at the new lover without hesitation, and the eunuch became her "opposite food".This person is Wei Zhongxian, who became famous later on as "Nine Thousand Years Old".