Mongolia used to be a powerful nation that won every battle, but it was unlucky. After only a hundred years, it declined and its power split. It is divided into Mobei Mongolia, Mobei Mongolia and Monan Mongolia. The Horqin grassland where Xiaozhuang is located is a small branch under Monan Mongolia. Horqin grassland itself is not strong, surrounded by strong enemies. Therefore, Horqin grassland never expects people from its own tribe to recover lost land. They have always relied on marriage with other powerful tribes to get strong support. Women are the most precious things in Horqin grassland, and beautiful women can bring powerful allies to their tribes. She is the second daughter of Belle Zhai Sang in Horqin Grassland, Xiao Zhuang. She has been outstanding since she was a child, and she is a pearl on the Horqin grassland. Her noble status determines that her marriage is not voluntary, and that she will bring great strength to the tribe through herself.
Horqin and Manchuria have been married for generations, and Huang Taiji also needs the support of Mongolian tribes. In order to fulfill his father's great wish, Huang Taiji needed to be able to look back and worry-free when attacking the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, an alliance with Mongolia is the best choice. He has married Borzijit Zhezhe of Horqin, which is his greatest blessing. But after being with Zhezhe for many years, I only gave birth to one daughter, which is a very dangerous thing for both Huang Taiji and Horqin. Because in their view, the strongest foundation of the Covenant is that Huang Taiji and Zhe Zhe can have an heir with Manchu descent. However, Zhezhe's stomach failed to live up to expectations. After years of infertility, she finally got pregnant, but only as a daughter. So at this time, Xiaozhuang, who has grown to thirteen years old, was considered by both communities.
Don't think thirteen years old is still young. People on the grassland eat milk and meat, so they develop very early. In fact, thirteen years old is a little too old for a woman in the grassland. Therefore, the marriage between Xiao Zhuang and Huang Taiji is actually a political transaction. Xiao Zhuang married Huang Taiji for the sole purpose of giving birth to a son, an heir with two blood lines. Women in Horqin knew from an early age that the tribe raised them and gave them the best things. After getting married, they want to seek greater welfare for their tribe. So Xiaozhuang's marriage to uncle is not what people think. She and Dourgen are separated. At that time, there was no seamless metallurgical law for unmarried foreigners, and their sexual relationship was actually very chaotic. So it was difficult for us to accept that an aunt and a nephew served together, which was very common at that time.
Xiaozhuang is a very clever woman, and she will not be dissatisfied with marrying Huang Taiji. She will only win over Huang Taiji and have a son. Xiao Zhuang married Huang Taiji, not because of love, but because of the common expectation of both societies.
Xiao Zhuang died in the 26th year of Kangxi at the age of seventy-five. But instead of being buried with Huang Taiji, she stayed in the coffin until the Yongzheng Dynasty. Xiao Zhuang Mausoleum Storm has always been the focus of scholars' debate. Why wasn't Xiao Zhuang buried with Huang Taiji? Why did Yongzheng rise to the tomb for burial many years after her death?
Many scholars believe that Xiao Zhuang was not buried with Huang Taiji because Xiao Zhuang married Dourgen, which made her feel ashamed to see Huang Taiji after her death, so she chose to be buried alone instead of Shenyang and Huang Taiji.
Actually, it was her own last words. "Zigong of Emperor Taizong's article has been peaceful for a long time, and it is not convenient to be buried at this time. Not running a funeral home is a waste of time and people, and it doesn't mean being buried together. I love your father and son too much to leave. I have no regrets. " Kangxi is a filial child. My grandmother has one last wish. How could he not keep it? However, Xiao Zhuang insisted on resting outside the Xiaoling Mausoleum, which gave Kangxi a difficult problem. He had to demolish the five temples on the east side of Cining Palace where his grandmother once lived, transport all the building materials to the red wall outside Xiaoling Mausoleum, and rebuild it as it is, as a "temporary Taiping Hall" for the Queen Mother. Because my grandmother has told him many times that she likes this palace very much. For decades, the filial Kangxi really didn't know how to arrange his grandmother. Later, Kangxi died and Yongzheng ascended the throne, leaving Yongzheng with this difficult problem. Kangxi's mausoleum was settled, so only Xiao Zhuang's mausoleum was left for Yongzheng. Yongzheng is also smart. He knew that no matter where he set the grave, it would cause criticism. Therefore, he invited all ministers to suggest the location inside and outside the mausoleum. Although the emperor didn't say it clearly, those ministers who are used to watching and reading words don't know what the emperor means! So the next day they went on stage one after another, saying that Xiaozhuang had stopped coffin for so long and should have been buried. Since Xiaozhuang's last wish is to stay in front of him, the temporary Anfengtang is a place with good feng shui. If you are buried here, you will protect the country of the Qing Dynasty. Yongzheng took one look at the throne and, with a stroke of a pen, erected the tomb of Xiao Zhuang and buried it in the temporary Anfengtang.