The return gift from Ye He and Baylor finally arrived. In addition to allowing Jinghua to establish the "Changchun Station" in the northern part of Ye He's territory, this time Ye He's east and west cities sent a quite sincere return gift.
The most precious thing in this return gift is a string of Buddha Dong beads with "light gold that is almost transparent, and the light is shining inside". It is made up of 108 top-quality Dong beads, all of which are the most precious pale gold among Dong beads.
A large golden bead, round and flawless. Holding it in your hand, it shines brightly, as if the Bodhisattva is personally present.
Dongzhu is often thought to come from the East China Sea, but in fact it is not. This is a freshwater pearl produced in the Northeast. It is usually not comparable to the South China Sea Pearl Pool (later Beibu Gulf, mentioned in this book according to the Guangxi volume).
The size of the pearls and the variety of colors are not as good as those of the southern pearls. However, the "Light Gold East Pearl", which is extremely noble, is particularly precious and is classified as a divine product.
In the Liao Dynasty, one of the major tyranny that provoked the Jurchens to resist was that the Khitan royal family forced the Jurchens to search for the East Pearl too much. This shows how precious the East Pearl is. In addition to its unique noble color, the difficulty of collecting the East Pearl itself is also an important reason.
People have a saying: "If you count a river easily, you won't find a single clam; if you gather enough clams to fill a boat, you won't find a single pearl."
The reason why Ye He's gift in return was delayed until close to the middle of the year was because the best time to collect the Dongzhu was around March and April. At that time, it was still extremely cold in the Northeast, and pearl divers had to jump in naked.
Looking for clams in the glacier, there is only one pearl among a thousand clams, and one flawless pearl among a hundred pearls is rare.
Therefore, even though Ye He is the most powerful Jurchen chieftain today, he not only took out his collection from the past, but also worked hard to search for pearls in March and April this year, and finally collected these 108 flawless pearls.
Light gold Dadong beads are strung together to form this Buddhist bead.
Why are they made into Buddhist beads? Because Gao Jingshi is the reincarnation of the third Ming Dynasty king... Yes, Tibetan Buddhism has been spread to the Jurchens through the Mongols, and Ye He, who is closest to the Mongols, also already knows the news about Gao Jingshi's "reincarnation of the third Ming Dynasty king".
I quickly slapped this flattery on me.
As for why King Ming took their princess as his concubine, well...there is no need to pursue this matter too much. After all, Anda Khan is still the King of Wheels. It's trivial, trivial.
After receiving the gift in return, according to Jurchen rules, Gao Jingshi should consummate the marriage with Meng Guzhezhe. In order to show respect for tradition, Gao Jingshi let Meng Guzhezhe live in Baiyulou. Now he is too busy to go to Baiyulou to spend the night, so he simply lets Mengguzhezhe live in Baiyulou.
Meng Guzhezhe was brought to Rixin Building.
Gao pragmatism was so busy that he went to the Ministry of Revenue to close the Yamen before returning to Shangshu Gaofu. When he arrived at Baiyu Tower for dinner, he asked Gao Mo whether he had received it.
Gao Mo said: "Reply to the master's words, as if Madam is waiting in the room."
"We're here, okay." Gao Yingshi said smoothly: "Has she eaten? If not, come over and eat first. I have some reports to approve later, so I won't go to bed so early, so she shouldn't be hungry.
"
Gao Mo was obviously stunned and hesitated: "Come here to eat?"
"Otherwise?" After Gao Pingshi said this, he realized: "Oh, you mean the concubine can't come to my table?"
Gao Mo whispered: "This is a rule..." After a pause, he also knew that his master sometimes likes to break the rules, so he unconsciously added: "If the master insists, I need to arrange it."
, arrange for irrelevant people to go."
Gao pragmatic pondered for a moment and nodded: "Then you can make arrangements." He actually knew what Gao Mo meant. After all, an old man like Gao Mo was the most insistent on rules. Although he could not go against his own will, he still
As much as possible, he hopes that his "breaking the rules" will not be spread out, because in his opinion, such things will have an impact on his reputation.
There is a quite famous incident in the late Qing Dynasty, which vividly reflects the "rule" that concubines are not allowed to eat at the master's table. It is said that Tan Yankai's mother, Mrs. Li, was originally just a girl in the Tan family, until she gave birth to Tan Yankai, her status
It was only a little better, and she was officially taken as a concubine.
However, although her status has finally been improved and substantially improved due to the fact that mother is more valuable than son, Mrs. Li is still not allowed to eat at the table, and there is still a gap between her and the main wives.
Fortunately, Tan Yankai has been filial and sensible since he was a child. He sees and remembers everything his mother has done for the family. So he works hard and studies very hard. He especially likes to learn calligraphy from his father. After several years
With his hard work, his calligraphy skills have greatly improved, and every piece of his work is flowing and flowing, even earning praise from his father.
When he was 11 years old, he entered a private school. In just two years, he won the title of scholar in the boy examination. In the imperial examination in 1904, he won the title of Huiyuan. At that time, he was only 22 years old. His official career continued all the way.
Gao Ge, after another two years, he actually won the Jinshi, and was called a unique genius by Guangxu.
As his son gained more and more honors, his mother Li's status finally changed dramatically. It was after Tan Yankai became a Jinshi that Tan Zhonglin, Tan Yankai's father, said to Mrs. Li during a family meal.
Say "Sit down and eat!"
Just this sentence, Mrs. Li has waited for 24 years, and it was only because her son won the Jinshi that she finally waited for this "gift". It can be seen that the concubine wants to sit at the same table with the master to eat
How difficult it is.
Seeing that Gao Pragmatic still insisted that Meng Guzhezhe dine with him, Gao Mo looked helpless, but he still bowed and said, "Old slave, I'll make arrangements now."
After all, Gao Pingshi treated Gao Mo differently from ordinary servants. When he saw him like this, he explained: "Uncle Mo, Meng Gu Zhezhe is different from ordinary concubines after all. It is related to the overall situation of Liaodong and must be expedited. Have you ever
I have heard a saying: The rules are there, but you can go outside the rules; changes are unpredictable, but you still don't deviate from the rules."
Gao Mo nodded and said: "This statement came from the Song Dynasty Prime Minister Lu Gong, and I was lucky enough to hear it." After a pause, he added: "As for Mrs. Ru's family background and the significance of this family background to the master, I also have some understanding of it.
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Gao Jingshi nodded and said no more. Gao Mo then went down to make arrangements. However, Gao Jingshi did not wait for Meng Guzhezhe, but started eating by himself.
Not long after, Gao Mo's voice came from the door: "Master, Madam is here."
"Come in." Gao pragmatically replied and raised his head at the same time.
The woman who heard the sound and came in was none other than Meng Guzhezhe. Meng Guzhezhe in the 16th year of Wanli was still very young, only fourteen years old. If placed in later generations, she had not even graduated from junior high school. Therefore, Gao Pragmatism can be seen on her face
Clearly youthful, even immature.
However, such a young and immature girl is currently holding her hair in a bun that only women have, wearing a dark green flowered half-armor, a plain white dotted floral skirt, and very few hair accessories on her head.
There is only a gold walking stick and two simple dongzhu gold earrings.
If there is anything special about this outfit, there are only two points: it is clearly made and clean. But Gao Pragmatic took a closer look and found that she was able to express her own characteristics very well.
Meng Guzhezhe's face is round. In terms of delicate facial features, not to mention Huang Zhiting, who is known for her natural beauty, even compared to Liu Xin and Zhu Yaonao, she is slightly inferior. However, Meng Guzhezhe has a unique advantage, her skin is particularly fair.
, just like the snow in Liaodong.
Green is a difficult color to control in women's clothing, because it "eats" the skin. If it is not white enough, it will appear dark and lose its "delicacy". However, in Chinese aesthetics since ancient times, there has always been "one".
There is a saying that "white covers a thousand ugliness", so women rarely choose green tops unless their skin color is like snow.
Meng Guzhezhe knew the importance of today, but she specially chose a dark green dress, naturally to show off her skin as white as fresh snow.
As soon as Gao Jingshi's eyes fell on her cheek, she seemed to blush a little, and her skin became white and rosy. Before she could reach Gao Jingshi, she timidly blessed her with a standard gift and said softly.
: "I have met the master and served him for dinner."
Gao Pingshi smiled and said, "I didn't ask you to come and wait for the meal. You can come and eat."
Meng Guzhezhe lowered his head slightly and replied: "I am very grateful for the master's favor, but it concerns the rules and regulations, and I dare not violate them."
Gao Pingshi didn't expect Meng Guzhezhe to say this, and glanced at Gao Mo subconsciously. Unexpectedly, Gao Mo seemed a little surprised, and when he saw his gaze, he shook his head slightly.
Gao Mo didn't tell her in advance? Gao Pingshi narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Meng Gu Zhezhe, and thought to himself: Could it be that I have underestimated this girl?
Gao pragmatically thought about it, and he thought that in "Qing Shi Lu", Huang Taiji's biological mother Yehenara Menggu Zhezhe was called the queen. She was also the first queen of the Qing Dynasty (respecting the honor), and the first Ye He
A queen who was born in the Nala clan.
However, this history book was revised when Huang Taiji was in power. As the saying goes, the mother is more valuable than the son. After Huang Taiji ascended the throne, it was only natural that he respected his mother as the queen.
So, can this be evidence? Gao Pragmatic did think so before, but now that he thinks about it carefully, it doesn't seem certain.
It is recorded in "Biographies of Celebrities in the Qing Dynasty" that after Huang Taiji became the emperor, according to the Han system, he revered his concubine's biological mother as the filial, kind and high empress.
However, the birth of Huang Taiji was related to the government because he was the "Khan" who was elected by public recommendation after Nurhachi's death. If the previous sentence is true, it means that in the Manchu clan system, there is no difference between the direct concubines and the direct concubines.
All have a chance to inherit the throne.
So some people think that Huang Taiji took Dorgon's position, and Dorgon was the legitimate son at that time (the eldest son of the then concubine Abahai). If this theory is true, and since Huang Taiji is a concubine, then he
It is "taking the concubine for the legitimate son".
Is this really the case?
After all, Huang Taiji's father Nurhaci was just the previous tribal leader. Although it was normal to have many wives, most of the marriages of Jurchen leaders at that time were political marriages. According to the "Records of Emperor Taizu Wu of the Qing Dynasty", there were four people in the main family.
Among them was Huang Taiji's biological mother, Meng Guzhezhe, who was called the "Queen of the Middle Palace." Meng Guzhezhe had only one son, Huang Taiji.
However, this record was only revised after Huang Taiji ascended the throne, so whether its statement is true or not needs to be verified. However, one thing that is certain is that in the original history, Meng Guzhezhe came to Nurhachi's side.
The characters, time, and events between the arrival of the step-concubine Fucha and the eldest concubine Abahai can all be matched.
In the twenty-fourth year of Wanli, the Fucha family seemed to have faded out of people's sight. In 1620, "the concubine was offended and died." This showed that the Fucha family had fallen out of favor, and even the title of the principal concubine was no longer guaranteed.
In "Manwen Old Documents", there is such a story: Huang Taiji once recalled that when he was a child, he often gave his food and clothing to Mang Gurtai - this is very suspicious, because Mang Gurtai was a big man.
The son of the concubine Fucha.
If the Fucha clan was still a royal concubine, how could her son be in such a miserable state? There are different versions of the historical data about the fate of the Fucha clan: One theory is that Mang Gurtai drew his sword in front of the emperor and provoked
Huang Taiji was angry and said that he "killed his mother to invite favors". This theory is more mainstream (mentioned earlier in this book); but there is another theory from the "Manuscript of Qing History", which states that she was "guilty"
Given to death.
Regardless of how she died, in short, after the Fucha family was deposed, the next main wife should be Meng Guzhezhe. Therefore, Huang Taiji has only been directly "raised" by his father Nurhaci since then. Living conditions are rich,
He also had extra supplies to support his brother Mang Gurtai. The story of Yue Tuo's childhood can also confirm this.
Huang Taiji was deeply loved by Nurhachi and was raised in the palace. They lived in the same room and it was his biological mother who took care of Huang Taiji's daily life. This shows that Meng Guzhezhe also "lived in the same room".
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Gao Pragmatic had not thought about this issue carefully at first, but now she has a general idea from Meng Guzhezhe's simple performance just now, Meng Guzhezhe can sit on
The location of the main wife is inseparable from her background and her personal appearance.
In the tenth year of Wanli, in the fifth year of their wedding, Nurhachi went to Menggu Zhezhe's natal family, the Haixi Jurchen Yehe tribe, to seek support. Menggu Zhezhe's father, Yang Jiniu, caught his eye and betrothed his eight-year-old daughter to Nurhachi.
, there are also many horses and stomachs as dowries.
Six years later, Meng Guzhezhe officially married Nurhachi. Judging from Meng Guzhezhe's background, she would definitely not be a concubine, and judging from the time, Meng Guzhezhe could not be a royal concubine at that time, so the most likely possibility is that
, at that time, Meng Guzhezhe was the concubine.
According to the "Manuscript of Qing History", Meng Guzhezhe had a good temper and a docile personality. He did not interfere in government affairs and took care of "Taizu" wholeheartedly. These words are generally a bit exaggerated, but one thing is for sure. Meng Guzhezhe not only had a good family background, but also had a good personality.
Because of his appearance and conduct, he was favored by Nurhaci.
In addition, when Meng Gu Zhezhe died, Nurhachi had four slaves bury him, killed a hundred cattle and horses each as sacrifices, and fasted for several months. Not to mention, Nurhachi also buried Meng Gu Zhezhe in the
He lived in the yard where he lived for three years, and was later buried in Shiniaman Mountain. After that, Nurhaci moved the capital to Liaoyang, and Meng Guzhezhe's remains were also moved to the Tokyo Mausoleum.
In the Tatar royal family, the criteria for classifying wives as concubines are actually quite simple: first, the noble family status. The more powerful the mother's family is, the married woman will have status in her husband's family, because this kind of marriage has more
The first is alliance; the second is the degree of favor of the husband. Throughout the dynasties, emperors have had many wives and concubines, and it is very common to compete for favor; the third is the order of first come, first served. This standard is the easiest to be overturned.
A woman who is favored by her husband can easily be eliminated.
Gao Pragmatic found that, looking at it this way, Meng Guzhezhe's advantages were indeed great.
Because of this, the Fucha family fell out of favor and were expelled from the main wife. Meng Guzhezhe became the main wife as a matter of course, which is completely normal. Therefore, the term "Queen of the Middle Palace" should be attributed to Meng Guzhezhe during the Nurhaci period.
real identity.
In this way, in the early years of Huang Taiji's life, he was actually more important than his mother, so he, Daishan, Amin, and Mang Gurtai were named "Big Belle" whose status was second only to "Khan".
On the other hand, the reason why Huang Taiji was elected as "Khan" was not only his own abilities, achievements and political methods, but also his status as "the legitimate son" (or one of the legitimate sons).
In other words, when Nurhaci died, although the eldest concubine was already Abahai, not only Abahai's children were legitimate sons. The sons of all the concubines in the past were counted as legitimate sons. Although Nurhachi followed some Mongolian practices
Traditionally, there is a different view from the Ming Dynasty on the establishment of elders and younger ones, but the principle of "establishing direct descendants" has not been shaken.
However, since Gao Jingshi thought about this matter carefully, he knew that Meng Guzhezhe's concubine's success was not easy - at the time when she became the concubine because the Fucha family fell out of favor, the relationship between Jianzhou and Ye He was basically the same.
Water and fire, if Meng Guzhezhe herself has no ability, it may be difficult for Nurhachi to be willing to make her the concubine.
Earlier, Gao Pragmatic was confused by Huang Taiji's outstanding performance and ignored Meng Guzhezhe's abilities. Now he finally changed his mind after seeing it in person. He even had some doubts that Huang Taiji paid special attention to the culture of the Han people, and maybe Meng Guzhezhe also had a share of the credit.
?
Otherwise, where did the etiquette that Meng Guzhezhe showed just now come from? It would be unreliable to say that she learned it temporarily after being named by her two brothers to marry her.
Gao pragmatic squinted his eyes and looked at Meng Guzhezhe for a while, then suddenly said: "What if I insist that you sit down and eat with me?"
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