Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 286 Puyi's wish to let go of his ancestors
During the reign of Qianlong in his later years.

A space-time historical plane 230 years from modern times.

In the deep palace of the Forbidden City, the remaining eleven emperors of the Qing Dynasty appeared one by one. They did not descend from the sky, but walked in directly from the gloomy and dark palace, just like the scene of evil spirits appearing.

The first one to appear was Qing Taizu Nurhachi.

The emperor of the Qing Dynasty outside the pass was neither fat nor thin, he was strong and strong, with a straight and big nose, and a long iron face.

But his hairstyle is really funny and ugly.

The hair is only left on the back of the head, two top and bottom, braided to hang down, and more than ten stems of the mustache are left, and the rest are tweezed...

Many people may not know about this Qing Taizu.

He had been a frontier general in the Ming Dynasty.

For example, Timur, the sixth ancestor of Nurhachi, was originally a Wanhu of Wanhu Mansion in the Yuan Dynasty. In the third year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, he was recruited by Ming Chengzu Zhu Di to pay tribute to Beijing and was granted the command of Jianzhou Guard.

Dong Shan, the fifth ancestor of Nurhachi, was first appointed as a command envoy, and later promoted to the right governor, and he and his uncle Fancha were in charge of Jianzhou Zuowei. In 1467 AD, he was beheaded by the Ming Dynasty for repeatedly plundering people and animals in Liaodong.

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After Nurhachi became an adult, it is said that he started his business by relying on thirteen armors and gradually grew stronger. However, in the early stage, because Nurhachi inherited his father's title as the governor of Jianzhou, he was a canonized official of the Ming Dynasty, so he worked many times. A courtier of the Ming Dynasty.

In the 13th year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty awarded Nurhachi the post of General Dragon and Tiger of the second rank.

In the 17th year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty once again granted him the title of governor of Jianzhou Zuowei.

There must be a historical allusion in the middle.

Named "Yi Tong Father and Son":
It is said that when Nurhachi was under Li Chengliang's command, every time there was a battle, he bravely charged and fought first, and won many military exploits, which was appreciated by Li Chengliang.From then on, Nurhachi gradually approached Li Chengliang and became a follower and bodyguard.The two of them were inseparable, going in and out of the capital, and their relationship was very close. Some historical materials say that they are "friends like father and son".

Counting from the ancestors, many of Nurhachi's families are registered courtiers of the Ming Dynasty. Nurhachi also entered the court eight times to submit, so this is why the Qing Dynasty regime is also the reason for China.

There are two unsolved mysteries about Nurhachi.

One is that the cause of his death remains a mystery.

Regarding the cause of Nurhachi's death, the historians have always had different opinions, and the focus of the debate is mainly on whether he was injured by Yuan Chonghuan's gunfire and died of anger, or because he died of poisonous gangrene.

The other is where did the surname "Aixinjueluo" come from?
What is the surname of Qing Taizu Nurhachi?Ordinary people may say the surname Aixinjueluo without hesitation.In fact, there are different opinions about Nurhachi's surname, literature records, official and unofficial history, and it has become a historical mystery.According to literature records, there are six theories: Nurhachi's surnames are Tong, Tong, Cui, Que, Jueluo, and Aixinjueluo.The ancestors of the royal family in the Qing Dynasty used mythology as their name and believed that their surname "Aixinjueluo" was originally a gift from heaven.

The reason why Nurhachi's surname is full of mysteries is that there was no writing in Manchuria in the early days, so there was no original Manchurian document record.

At the beginning, there was no Manchu language in Manchuria. How were the surnames of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty recorded in the official and private books of the Ming Dynasty and North Korea?

It is said that the origin of the surname "Aixinjueluo" is recorded in Ming Dynasty documents, saying that Nurhachi, the great ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, was surnamed Tong or Tong, because Nurhachi used to be an official of the Jianzhou Guard in the Ming Dynasty, and rode to BJ eight times to pay homage to Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty. Tribute.

Perhaps today's dialogue program can unravel the two hidden secrets of Nurhachi.

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The second person to enter the imperial study room was Nurhachi's eighth son, Qing Taizong Huang Taiji.

About him, modern audiences know more about the love entanglement story between his queen Xiaozhuang and Dorgon.

After all, is the top of Huang Taiji's head shiny green?

I'm afraid we can see the outcome today.

Huang Taiji's "hairstyle" is even more exaggerated, it is the classic "money rat tail"!
How to describe it?That is to shave off all the hair around the head, leaving only one as big as a penny, with braids drooping. If the hair on the top of the head is larger than a penny, it will be cut off.

Of course, the braid hairstyle in the Qing Dynasty was not the same. It went through three processes in total: rat tail-pig tail-boa constrictor.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, that is, when Cixi was in power.

The area of ​​hair storage is constantly expanding, and the area of ​​hair storage has reached two-thirds of the entire hair growth area.

since ancient times.

It is said that the body, hair and skin are affected by the parents. The ugly braids in the Qing Dynasty are simply different in the world.

Because of this hairstyle.

I don't know how many Chinese people in the Central Plains were killed!

In 1645 A.D., Shunzhi issued an order declaring that "since this announcement, all provinces in Zhili, inside and outside the capital, will be shaved within ten days. If you avoid sparing your hair and argue cleverly, you will never borrow lightly." Zuo shaves his hair, otherwise he will be "killed without mercy".

This is the famous "hair shaving order" in history.

Since then, whether to keep hair or not is no longer a personal preference, nor is it an ordinary problem, but has risen to a serious life-and-death issue.

In order to completely conquer the Central Plains people spiritually, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty regarded shaving their hair as a sign of submission. For this reason, they did not hesitate to threaten death.

This is of course unacceptable to the people in the Huaxia region of the Central Plains. A strand of blue hair is not only accepted by the parents, but also becomes a symbol of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, which must not be shaved off.

For this reason, the slogan of those who rose up to resist was: "Better to be a hair-tying ghost than to be a shaved man!"

At that time, the resistance was extremely fierce, and the suppression by the rulers of the Qing Dynasty was also extremely brutal.

Under the bloody storm, how many horrific historical tragedies were staged, Jiangyin ten days, Jiading three massacres, how many people fell to the ground.

The most tragic thing is "Jiangyin Ten Days". On the second day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the people of Jiangyin, led by Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu, swore to defend the hair on their heads, pledged allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, defended the city for 81 days, and killed the Qing Dynasty. There were 5000 soldiers, and [-] strong men died on the city wall.

The city was broken, and the Qing army slaughtered for ten days, and the sword was not sealed until the city was completely killed.

More than 17 soldiers and civilians died under the sword of the Qing soldiers, and only 53 young and old survived.

Resist, suppress, resist again, suppress again.As the small courts of Nanming collapsed one by one, people's hopes of recovery were also shattered one by one.

Just this notorious braided head, you say that future generations will not be hostile to your slavery regime?
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Then Shunzhi, Kangxi, and Yongzheng entered the imperial study.

As a descendant of Qianlong, he immediately stepped forward to greet him.

The successors were Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi, Guangxu, and Puyi who succeeded Qianlong.

A total of twelve emperors gathered in one place.

Be ready.

As a descendant, Lin Feng also looked around and explained the reason for this time.

Among all the Qing emperors.

The only person Lin Feng admired was Emperor Yongzheng.

Because this Emperor Yongzheng can be said to be the most diligent emperor in history. During his reign, he was diligent in political affairs, and he boasted that "the world is ahead of the world with diligence" and "vigorous in the morning and evening."

It is said that during the 13 years of Yongzheng's reign, Yongzheng insisted on personally reviewing every memorial every day. During the 13 years, Yongzheng slept for less than 4 hours a day, and wrote more than 1000 million words on memorials written over tens of thousands of years. Every year, Yongzheng only rests on his birthday.

He "precedes the world with diligence", does not patrol, does not go hunting, and manages political affairs daily, all year round.As far as Zhu’s memorials are concerned, there are more than 35000 Chinese memorials and more than 6600 Manchu memorials in the Yongzheng Dynasty, with a total of more than 41600. He reigned for 12 years and 8 months, actually about 4247 days, with an average of about 10 memorials per day. , Mostly at night, I wrote the Zhu comment by myself, and never handed it to others. Some memorials had more than 1000 words of comment.

In addition, at the beginning of Emperor Yongzheng's accession to the throne, the bureaucracy was slack, and the officialdom of the court was turbid, almost rotten to the root. Due to his decisive attitude and resolute actions, the financial situation of the Qing Dynasty has been significantly improved in a short period of time, and the situation of officials has greatly changed.

This also led to a saying in later generations:
"Kangxi was generous and Qianlong was generous. If it weren't for Yongzheng's rectification, the Qing Dynasty might have declined early."

"In the Yongzheng Dynasty, there were no officials who were unclear".

Yongzheng ascended the throne at the age of 45 and died at the age of 58. He worked day and night for 13 years and never stepped out of BJ City. He did many practical things for the country and the people.It can be said that the huge Qing Dynasty, with a population of [-] to [-] million, was all supported by him alone.

In the end, Yongzheng died suddenly. Some people said that he was assassinated for engaging in literary prisons, and some said that he was poisoned to death.

In fact, Yongzheng was not assassinated, nor was he poisoned to death, but was exhausted to death.A machine will burn out if it runs for a long time, let alone Yongzheng.

The data here may be slightly different, and may have been beautified by Qing Dynasty civil officials.

But the overall difference should be small.

Because many historical materials in modern times, whether from the court or from the people, all show that Yongzheng was a workaholic and died of exhaustion on the supreme throne.

at this time.

There was a white-haired thin old man who stretched his head and asked weakly, "Mr. Lin, may I ask, when were you born?"

Who is asking?

It's Puyi!
The last king of subjugation in the Qing Dynasty was also the last emperor of the feudal dynasty in ancient China.

Lin Feng remembered that Puyi died of kidney cancer in Yanjing in the 60s at the age of 61.

Pu Yi, who was introduced to this time and space at this time, happened to be 60 years old, a year before his death. At this time, he was mainly responsible for the research work of Qing history in relevant departments.

He didn't wear a dragon robe, but a very classic Chinese tunic suit from the last century.

She has a modern haircut, glasses, a pen in her cuff, and shiny leather shoes under her feet.

It is already the appearance of a modern person.

Lin Feng replied, "Junior, born in the late 80s."

In fact, the time gap between Lin Feng and the last emperor in the history of the feudal dynasty is only 20 years.

even.

Lin Feng's grandfather who traveled all over the world to make a living.

It may still be somewhere in Yanjing.

Met the last emperor.

Puyi came over, shook hands with Lin Feng in a modern manner, and said quietly:
"Mr. Lin."

"I know, all the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, you are ashamed of the Huaxia people, and you are ashamed of all Huaxia people."

"I, Puyi, only hope that the past history cannot be changed, and I also hope that Mr. Lin will spare my ancestors."

Pu Yi misunderstood.

He thought that Lin Feng, the "God of Time Traveling", was here to carry out the liquidation on behalf of the Huaxia people!
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(End of this chapter)