Biography of Empress Xiaoqin

Empress Xiaoqinxian, Yehenala clan, Anhui Huining Chi Guangtai Dao Hui Zheng daughter. In the first year of Xianfeng, he was elected to the palace and was called a nobleman. Four years, Feng Yi concubine. In March of the sixth year, Mu Zongsheng was born and Concubine Yi. Seven years, into the concubine. Ten years from the Xingre River. In July of the 11th year, Wenzong collapsed, and Mu Zong ascended the throne and was honored as the empress dowager along with Empress Xiaozhen.

At that time, Prince Yi Zaiyuan, Prince Zheng Duanhua, and the co-organizer of the university, Shangshu Sushun, etc., were posthumously ordered by Wenzong, called "the minister of Zanxiang Administration", and they were good at government, and the two empress dowagers suffered from it. The imperial history Dong Yuanol asked the two empress dowagers to manage the government, and the two empress dowagers summoned Zaiyuan and others to enter the discussion, and Zaiyuan and others thought that there was no empress dowager in this dynasty, and it was difficult. Shilang Shengbao and university scholar Jia Zhen and others followed. Prince Gong stayed in Beijing, heard the funeral and went to go, and the two queen mothers were good at government for Yan Zaiyuan. In September, Feng Wenzong returned to Beijing after his funeral, that is, he issued an edict to Zaiyuan, Duanhua, and Sushun, all of whom were killed, and deposed the ministers who had praised the government of Xiang. Confer on the king of the council, and the above decree will be on the curtain of the king's ministers.

In November, the two queen mothers were enshrined in the palace of the imperial heart, and the curtain was lowered to listen to the government. The edict said: "It is not a pleasure to hang the curtain, but with how difficult the current affairs are, the king's ministers and others can't do nothing?" Acceptance, it is to be invited by the aunt. As soon as the emperor has learned from the classics, he will return to power. "Naturally, the Japanese summoned the king of politics and the minister of military aircraft to enter the same pair. The internal and external chapters were played, the two queen mothers read the decree, and the ministers of the king drafted the decree, and submitted it the next day. After reading, the two empress dowagers gave the same Taoist hall a small seal of knowledge, and still issued the above decree. The imperial history Xu Qiwen was played, so that Chinese and foreign ministers were lost in current affairs, and they were blunt; With the imperial history of Pei Xian, the admonition of thrift, the name of the instrument; With the imperial history Bian Bao playing, strict rewards and punishments, strict officials, cautious recommendations. The deeds of the emperor and the queen of the mother in the pre-history of the Han Lin series can be the precepts of the law to advance. At the beginning of Tongzhi, the chaos was not stopped, the soldiers were incomprehensible, the two queen mothers sought governance together, ascended into the old Cheng, relied on the generals, Guangdong, twisted and flattened, Yunnan and Long. In February of the twelfth year, he returned to Muzong.

In December of the thirteenth year, Mu Zong collapsed, the Queen Mother decided to establish Dezong, and the two Queen Mothers returned to listen to the government. The edict said: "Today's emperor Shao Cheng is still in his prime, and the current affairs are difficult, so he has no choice but to listen to the government. Tens of thousands of people are reasonable, the night is not far behind, the people's livelihood is fraught, and the provinces are still prone to floods and droughts. Chinese and foreign ministers, Jiuqing, and Kedao have the responsibility of words and deeds, and those who are responsible for employing people and administration, all political affairs, and current affairs are beneficial and can be seen in practice, and they are perfunctory in detail. To Dun thrifty, flashy, should start from the palace, ears and eyes play, flashy, all not progressive. "The officials of the feudal territory should be diligent in seeking Lu Yan's suffering, and be willing to compensate; Clear the prison and arrest diligently. Accumulate grain for relief, and implement it with the strength of the company; And when the camp is reorganized, the military equipment is repaired, the meritocracy is elected, and the people are rested. "Use the imperial history Chen Yi to play, walk in the study of the south and talk about Wang Qingqi; With the imperial history Sun Fengxiang and others, the dethroned the Minister of Internal Affairs Guibao and Wen Xi; and the lawlessness of the palace prison shall be punished by three swordsmen and four rods. For a while, the palace was purged.

In the fifth year of Guangxu, he was buried in the tomb of Mu Zonghui. Wu Ke, the head of the ministry, committed suicide from Shangling, and left a beggar to surrender a clear decree to return to the heirs of Mu Zong in the future. The lower minister Wang Yijuan, the minister Wang, etc., please don't discuss, Shangshu Xu Tong, etc., the bachelor Bao Ting, Huang Tifang, the secretary Zhang Zhidong, and the imperial history Li Duandi, all don't neglect what Chen sees. The edict said: "I have not clearly determined the storage location, and I can read the request, which is inconsistent with the family law." The emperor was entrusted by Mu Zong, and in the future, he carefully selected Yuan Liang, and inherited the unification, and his successor was the heir of Mu Zong, keeping the constitution of the ancestors, showing the world to be selfless, and the emperor would be able to be good at this will. ”

For six years, the Queen Mother did not hesitate, and ordered the governors to recommend medical treatment. Eight years later, he recovered. Empress Xiaozhen collapsed, and the Queen Mother was in charge of the country. Ten years later, France invaded Vietnam. The Queen Mother scolded Prince Yi and others for following the wrong path, and even used Prince Shiduo and so on; He also instructed the Military Aircraft Department to deal with Prince Yifang (proofreader's note 1) in case of critical events. The concubines Sheng Yu, Xizhen, and Zhao Erxun of the imperial history each said that it was not appropriate for Prince Alcohol to participate in the aircraft service, and said: "Since the curtain has been lowered, the current situation has been measured, and it is impossible not to enter the aircraft service without pro-Xiang. The edict ordered the meeting with the Minister of Military Aircraft, which refers specifically to important military affairs, not to general orders and news. Yi Yu repeatedly pleaded, and ordered the emperor to be in charge of the government, and then issued an edict, and then temporarily obeyed the order. This is a compliment, and the ministers can't know everything. "It's the year, the Queen Mother's 500,000 birthday.

Eleven years, France agreed. Prince Yitong suggested the establishment of a navy. In the summer of the thirteenth year, he ordered to patrol Haikou with Li Hongzhang, a scholar and governor of Zhili, and sent the eunuch Li Lianying to follow. Lian Ying served the Queen Mother, quite useful. Yu Shi Xuan Yi Xin to the provinces of the flood, please repair the province, resignation and Lianying. The Queen Mother was not resigned, and she was responsible for a new recital. A new repetition, Yan Hongzhang Gu boat to welcome the king, the king resigned, Lian Ying multiplied by the line, so that the official greeted the person for the king boat. The Queen Mother reprimanded the king, and the king said, "No." "Then he was dethroned.

The Queen Mother ordered to return to the government in the first month of the following year, and Prince Yitong and the Minister Wang asked the Queen Mother to train for several years. Minister Wang and other articles on the training ceremony, the order is as agreed. Please put on the emblem, do not allow. Fifteen years later, Dezong got married. In February, the Queen Mother returned to power. After the imperial historian Tu Ren Shoushu asked the queen mother to return to power, he still wore the chapter and the ruling was implemented. The Queen Mother can't, and said: "Hanging the curtain to listen to the government is a last resort." The deep palace learned from the shortcomings of the previous generations, and returned to the government in time. After returning to power, Prince Alcohol has a single title, and he must reach it for the time being. Prince Alcohol Mi Chen: 'The first judgment of major policies, military affairs, can the province be determined? Receive. It is not a book that is a common practice, so that the discipline and government will never end. "Because of the rebuke of benevolence and obedience, he seized office.

During the Tongzhi period, Mu Zong proposed to repair the Old Summer Palace and serve the two empress dowagers to live there, but nothing was done. Dezong to Wanshou Mountain Dabao Grace Longevity Temple, Gaozong Fengxiao Shengxian Empress three times blessed here, ordered to rule, prepare for the Queen Mother's luck, and more Qingyi Garden for the Summer Palace, the Queen Mother Xu Zhi. After returning to the government, the Queen Mother was stationed. On October 10, the Queen Mother's Birthday Day, the ministers of the king congratulated her, as usual. Sixteen years, Prince Alcohol Yi. Twenty years later, Japan invaded Korea, and with the order of the Queen Mother, Prince Gong was born. In the same year, the Queen Mother was 600,000 years old, please receive congratulations in the Summer Palace, imitate the example of Kangxi and Qianlong, from the inner to the garden, the road passes, set up the colorful shed altar, and hold a celebration. The Korean military was in a hurry, and the Queen Mother ordered it to stop. Twenty-four years, Prince Gong Yixu.

The Empress Dowager is respectful, and the court is in charge, and she will ask for her life. Taking care of the country's affairs, thinking about changing the law to save the country, the queen mother does not mean it, and the accumulation is different. In the last issue, the Empress Dowager was fortunate to have a military parade in Tianjin in September, and it was falsely rumored that the Empress Dowager would be strangled; It is also said that there are people who plan to besiege the Summer Palace and rob the Queen Mother. In August, the Queen Mother returned to the palace from the Summer Palace and resumed the training of the government. The above diseases are life-threatening. In December of the twenty-fifth year, the king of Liduan County, Zaiyi Zipu (Zuo Yan Right Jun), succeeded Mu Zong as the prince.

In the twenty-sixth year, the Boxer Rebellion began, Zai Yi and others believed in his skills, said to the Queen Mother, called the righteous people, even if he ordered to enter the Beijing Division, killed the German envoy Klinder and the secretary of the Japanese Embassy, and surrounded the Embassy. Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, America, France, England, Italy, Japan, Heland, and Russia invaded. In July, the Beijing division was forced. The Queen Mother is from Deshengmen, Daoxuanhua and Datong. In August, he was stationed in Taiyuan. In September, to Xi'an. Prince Yixuan of Mingqing and Governor Li Hongzhang negotiated peace with various countries. Twenty-seven years, the nations made a covenant. In August, the Empress Dowager sent to Xi'an. In October, he was stationed in Kaifeng. Shiduan County King Zaiyi was offended and abolished with his righteousness and fist, and Pu (Zuo Yan and Right Jun) went out of the palace with a public title. In November, he returned to Beijing. Shang is still living in Yingtai. The Queen Mother repeatedly issued edicts: "Mother and son are united in their efforts to implement the new policy." "In July of the 32nd year, an edict was issued to prepare for the constitution.

In October of the 34th year, the Queen Mother fell ill. The disease is getting worse. Ren Shen, the Queen Mother ordered Prince Alcohol to be the regent of Zaifeng. η™Έι…‰, collapsed in Yingtai. The Empress Dowager decided to establish the Emperor Xuantong and was honored as the Empress Dowager on the same day. Jiaxu, the queen mother collapsed, seventy-four years old, buried in Longfu Temple. In May of the second year, Yu Shi Pan Dunyan said because of the drought, please change the name, saying: "After the collapse in the 100 days of Mu Zong's ascension, the road rumors, or said that the sorrow caused the disease, or the clouds are desperate, and the strange festival is not shown, how can it comfort the spirit of the sky?" Why is it the hope of the people? The Queen Mother dismissed her unfounded words as fallacy and seized office. In March of the fifth year, he was buried in Huiling, and he was on the throne. Xuantong added a confession, said filial piety, Zhe, Jiashun, Shu, Shen, Xian, Ming, Gongduanxian, Tianzhang, Shengyi, Empress.

"Qing History Manuscript" after the concubine biography