The Twelve Emperors of the Qing Dynasty: The Inside Story of the Women's Boycott in Xianfeng Emperor's Draft

Introduction: The main source of the imperial power of the Qing emperor was the draft girl. The draft girl is held every three years. All Manchu women aged between 13 and 17 in the Eight Banners in the Qing Dynasty were reported to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development for the record every year. /kloc-after 0/7 years old, even if you are over 20 years old, you are not allowed to get married if you are over 20 years old and have never experienced it. Only after examination, no love, being dumped, can you get married freely. Xianfeng emperor

There is also a registration system for draft girls. Women registered after the primary election must be re-elected. Before re-election, she was not allowed to get married freely in private. The registration period for women students is 5 years. During the registration period, silver will be given every month, and silver 1 silver will be given every month if the number of registered people is below level 3. If they fail again, they can get married. If the registration is delayed for five years, an extra twenty taels of silver will be awarded. If the registered female practitioner doesn't check for a long time, and after five years, she still doesn't get the written notice of anonymous withdrawal from registration, then she will never get married.

Other female practitioners gathered in Shenwumen, arranged in shifts according to age, and were introduced into Zhenshun Gate by eunuchs and entered the imperial garden. During the introduction, there is a class for every five people. The emperor chooses to leave the sign, otherwise he will leave the sign. When choosing to watch, these beautiful women don't stand on their knees, don't move, don't look directly at the emperor, don't pose, and can only look down at their eyes. If the emperor stops to ask questions, the female teacher can only give a short answer and can't say more. The elected female disciples are either the concubines of the emperor or assigned to princes, county kings and emperors' grandchildren.

One day in the deep winter of the ninth year of Xianfeng, a group of female candidates were introduced into the inner hall, and Emperor Xianfeng would personally read them out. Among them, there is a girl in thin clothes, and her father is a four-product officer of Beijing camp. Because of his poor family, he wore very little and shivered with cold. The girl was very angry when she saw that the emperor didn't come out for a long time, and she wanted to leave the team many times. The minister in charge of this matter was afraid of an accident and forced to stop it. One by one, the female practitioners talked about this matter, only to hear the girl say loudly, "I heard that there were heartless and bad kings in ancient times." Is it the emperor today? " At this time, Emperor Xianfeng was behind the screen, and he heard all the girl's words. Emperor Xianfeng was surprised and rushed out and shouted, "Who is yelling here?"

The girls were too scared to speak. Only the girl calmly walked out and knelt before the emperor: "I told you." Q: "Why do you say that?" A: "We people are attracted to see the saints, and the saints will not come out for a long time. It's too cold for us to help. Moreover, I risked my life to beg the emperor, and the court should be measured. Now the world is in chaos, the military is constantly, and the army can't even pay. People in the city have difficulties in food and clothing, and they are in a precarious situation. However, the emperor chose a concubine today and a woman tomorrow, instead of choosing a good soldier to pacify thieves and robbers. Isn't this a heartless bad king? Dare to talk about the emperor, rather die than surrender. "

The girl's words made the emperor blush, and Emperor Xianfeng wanted to attack and killed the girl. However, on second thought, it didn't help. So he softened his face and said, "Girls who don't want to choose, you can go now." The girl immediately kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness." Say that finish, stand up and tell everyone to go. Female practitioners have lost their souls, their legs are shaking, and they can't walk. It was not until we found that Emperor Xianfeng had returned to the palace that everyone fled hastily. This year's draft girl ended hastily.

The girl's behavior shocked the ruling and opposition parties. Later, Emperor Xianfeng demoted the girl's father to save face. At the same time, the girl was assigned to a prince of the imperial clan as a concubine. "Qing Gong Ci" also recorded the campaign activities of female practitioners:

Female companions lined up with three flags, and embroidered brocade reflected the palace locusts.

L tooth has ordered the general of the south expedition, and he still smells the green card in the draft.

There is a note under the poem to prove it: Wenzong is a draft girl, saying that Fang Chi, a bandit in the southeast, has never heard of the imperial court choosing a general life teacher. Are you still used to choosing women at this time? Say it more frankly. Literati is not a crime, and Wang Renfu made a biography of it.