Inspection Travel Notes｜Sentimental Mongolian Prince——Narsu

The Mausoleum of Narsu, Prince Chengshen of the Qing Dynasty, is located in Tianshou Village, Tangfang Village, Liushutun Township, Kangping County. Founded in 1890, it has a history of more than 120 years. recently. I came here with my cultural protection friends for an inspection.

Narsu Cemetery is built on a high hill outside Tianshou Village, covering an area of ??more than 8,000 square meters. It faces south and is surrounded by "Feng Shui Walls". In front of the mausoleum are three main halls. (also known as "Guo Hall"), there are six wing rooms on the east and west sides, forming a four-in-one courtyard in front of the cemetery.

Search "Baidu Encyclopedia" and there is the following record: The mausoleum is the tomb of Narsu (Baylor), the eldest grandson of Seng Gelinqin. According to legend, Narsu and Cixi had an ambiguous relationship. For this reason, when his father took him to worship his ancestors, he ordered him to swallow gold and die, and was buried in the Houling. It was originally named "Xiaojie Mausoleum" and was later called "Xiaojia Mausoleum". During the investigation of cultural relics, a stone tablet was found with the inscription "The Tomb of the Bai Family in the First Side Chamber of Prince Chengshen" inscribed in running script. From this, we know that the tomb is the Mausoleum of Narsu, Prince Chengshen, who was posthumously named "Prince Chengshen".

According to historical records: Narsu, of the Borjigit family, was born on the second day of April in the fifth year of Xianfeng (May 17, 1855) and died in the Qingming Dynasty in the 16th year of Guangxu (1890). Three days before the festival, he is thirty-five years old.

Narsu died young and slept silently here for more than 120 years. Who would have thought that deep in this ancient and mysterious Lingqiu, there is a distant and sad love hidden story. There are also widely circulated stories about the ambiguous love affair between the owner of this tomb and the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Narsu is the grandson of Senggelinqin, a famous general of the Qing Dynasty. Prince Senggelinqin was loyal to the defense of the Qing Dynasty and made great military exploits. He was awarded by Emperors Xianfeng and Tongzhi. Narsu's father, Boyanna Mohu, was the prince of Boduolegatai of Kezuohou Banner. He was a former imperial minister and the admiral of the nine gates of the capital. The Horqin tribe under his command is the Royal Guard.

According to the regulations of the Qing Dynasty, the children of Manchu and Mongolian princes were sent to the capital to study. When Narsu was ten years old, he attacked Horcinda Robele and came to the capital with his father, where he began to study and practice martial arts. Narsu has a pure bloodline of Mongolian princes. He has been handsome and smart since he was a child. He has already practiced martial arts before he was twenty years old. He is tall and strong. He serves as a guard of the Qianqing Gate of the Forbidden City in the Royal Guards and walks in front of the emperor. At the age of twenty-nine, he received the attention of Emperor Guangxu and was promoted to the rank of Minister of the Royal Palace Guards. He became one of the close guards holding a leopard tail gun and could freely enter and exit the palace.

It is said that the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the fourteenth year of Guangxu (1888) was the birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi (1835.11.29-1908.11.15) (she was fifty-three years old). The imperial court set up a banquet in the Summer Palace. Banquets and birthday celebrations. Empress Dowager Cixi accidentally met Narsu, a guard in the Forbidden City (there are many versions of the legend about the encounter, so I won’t go into detail here). Although the Empress Dowager Cixi was supreme and powerful, she was lonely and miserable because she had been a widow for many years. Seeing that Narsu was handsome and graceful, he actually fell in love with him and took the initiative to show his goodwill by getting close to him. Narsu was thirty-three years old at this time. Although he was frightened, he saw that Cixi was pampered and had a well-maintained appearance. He was also touched by Cixi's deep affection. The two chatted enthusiastically, admired each other, and soon became a couple. Loving lover.

Subsequently, Cixi summoned Narsu to her side and granted him the title of a fourth-grade bodyguard with a sword, who would serve him day and night. Cixi also often rewarded Narsu with some treasures. Although Narsu had three wives and concubines, he often stayed in the palace at night because of his busy official duties.

The affair between the Empress Dowager Cixi and the young guard quickly spread among the government and the public, and was discovered by Narsu's father, Boyan Namohu. Namohu broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that the secret would be exposed and would be implicated. The family suffered the disaster of annihilation of nine clans, so they petitioned Cixi to allow Narsu to take leave and return to his hometown in the Northeast in the name of returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors. After Namohu returned to his hometown in Horqin Right Back Banner with Narsu and other three sons, he held a family meeting to explain the seriousness of the matter and decided to grant Narsu death to save the family. Narsu knew that he had made a big mistake and expressed his willingness to listen to his father's advice, but he asked for three more days of hunting and entertainment in Horqin Grassland before his death. Namohu agreed to his request,

According to the regulations of the Qing Dynasty: the first son of a prince was granted the title of prince, the remaining son was granted the title of prince, the second son of the prince was granted the title of prince, and the remaining son was granted the title of Baylor. In order to let Narsu leave with peace of mind and no worries, Namohu said that your son Amullinggui is still young, although Narsu is not a prince. After I die, your son will inherit my throne and it will not be passed on to your two younger brothers.

In the 16th year of Guangxu (1890), after three days of hunting and recreation, Narsu committed suicide by swallowing gold on his father's orders. After his death, he was buried on a hill 40 miles west of Kangping, surrounded by two Fujins.

The news of Boyan Narsu's "death of sudden illness" reached the capital. Empress Dowager Cixi felt extremely regretful. Although she didn't say anything, she suspected that Na Mohu was responsible, and held a grudge in her heart. Immediately, he sent someone to "go to pay homage to the late Horqin, Bellenar, Su, tea and wine, and he would be rewarded as such." According to the instructions of Prince Namohu, the Horqin Zuohou Banner Palace built this cemetery. Since Narsu died in accordance with his father's will, the cemetery was named "Xiaojie Mausoleum" and the local people commonly called it "Xiaojia Mausoleum" and "Xiaozi Mausoleum".

The next year (1891), Cixi planned to poison Boyanna Mohu to death. After Boyanna Mohu died, he was also buried in Lianhuagang, twelve miles away from Narsu Garden's dormitory. As previously instructed, Narsu's six-year-old son Amullinggui inherited the throne.

In the eighteenth year of Guangxu (1892), Cixi issued an edict posthumously conferring the title of prince to Narsu: "The late Beilenarsu is the grandson of Seng Gelinqin. In memory of his previous labors, I would like to express my kindness to you." Amullinggui invited the prince to pursue him" and gave him the posthumous title: "Chengshen". It was unprecedented in the history of the founding of the Qing Dynasty that Narsu was posthumously awarded the title of Prince Chengshen.

Prince Narsu of Mongolia, a talented young man, lost his life due to love, leaving only a lonely grave to regret in the world, which also added a touch of mystery and desolation to the ancient land of Horqin.