This Xi Li is actually the historical Concubine Li Kang. Unlike Concubine Li Zhuang, she was very favored.
When Emperor Taichang, my adoptive father, first ascended the throne, he wanted to confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort on Xi Li. The ceremony was about to begin, but Emperor Guangzong suddenly passed away, and the conferment was not carried out.
This Xi Li had great ambitions. She was the one who moved the palace, and she wanted to rule the country from behind the scenes, but she was stopped by the ministers and failed.
At the same time, Xili is also the cruel and ruthless one.
The biological mother of Emperor Tianqi was Concubine Wang, whose status in the Crown Prince's Palace at that time was second only to that of Crown Princess Guo.
After Guo died of illness, Wang Cairen's mother became the woman with the highest actual status in the prince's palace because of her son's status.
However, Xi Li took advantage of her favor and became arrogant. She did not take Concubine Wang seriously at all and often bullied her.
In the 47th year of the Wanli reign, Xi Li became angry for unknown reasons and beat and humiliated Concubine Wang to death.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao could also guess something. She wanted to hold Wang Cairen's son in her own hands because he might be the future crown prince.
Although Xi Li also gave birth to a son, he died at the age of five. She didn't want power to fall into the hands of others, so killing Concubine Wang and holding the prince in her hands was naturally a very safe measure.
Things turned out just as Xi Li had planned. She obtained the qualification to raise Wang Cairen's son Zhu Youxiao, and gained an important political capital for herself.
Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian also gave his biological mother, Lady Liu, to Xi Li for upbringing after her father condemned her to death.
Xi Li wanted to be crowned queen, but her adoptive father died too quickly, leaving her with no time to do anything.
When Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne, Xi Li came up with another case of moving the palace. Unlike Dong Li, this Xi Li had a very good relationship with Kebaba.
This Xi Li was very ruthless. She spread rumors that Emperor Tianqi abused her adoptive mother, causing her to jump into a well and commit suicide with her daughter in her arms.
Censor Jia Jichun submitted a memorial accusing the Donglin Party of interfering too much in the affairs of the inner court, and was condemned by the public.
Emperor Tianqi issued an edict to disclose that Xi Li had beaten his mother, Concubine Wang, to death and abused himself, and he demoted Jia Jichun from his post.
A big reason why Emperor Tianqi doted on Kebaba was that Kebaba filled his need for a mother - his biological mother died early and his adoptive mother was not good to him, so the only person he could confide in was Kebaba.
Emperor Chongzhen had the same feelings for his adoptive mother, Concubine Li Zhuang, so he killed Kebaba and Wei Zhongxian without hesitation. However, Concubine Li Zhuang died early and did not survive for another two years.
Every sip and every bite has its own cause and effect. There is no such thing as coincidence in the world.
Zhu Youxiao naturally would not allow the harem to become so chaotic again. He decisively killed Kebaba, and the next step was to kill Concubine Li Kang.
Historically, Concubine Li Kang lived a long life.
In the 17th year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty fell. Empress Zhou of Emperor Chongzhen, Empress Zhang of Emperor Tianqi, and many eunuchs and maids in the palace committed suicide for their country.
However, given Li Kangfei's personality, she naturally did not have such high integrity, and as a result, she was captured by Li Zicheng and later fell into the hands of the Qing court.
She and some other surviving Ming Dynasty concubines were supported by the Qing government. She died on May 18, the 13th year of the Kangxi reign, at least eighty years old.
Consort Li Kang of the Western Li Dynasty was one of the longest-lived empresses in China's two thousand years of feudal history.
At this time, it had been fifty-four years since the "Palace Move Case" occurred, and a full thirty years since the fall of the Ming Dynasty.
Her husband's family, the Ming Dynasty, had long since vanished, her only daughter had long since died of illness, and her son-in-law and grandchildren had all committed suicide.
Thinking back to this Concubine Li Kang from the West, Zhu Youxiao sighed lightly. He had to admit that she was also a talented person!
The news that Concubine Zhuang was moving into Ciqing Palace was naturally something that could not be concealed, but the outer court really had no way of caring about these things because they were already overwhelmed.
The reason was simple: Li Ruzhen was imprisoned in the East Factory, and things were getting out of control. When the Donglin Party members heard the news, countless members panicked instantly.
That night, these people gathered again at the residence of Sun Shenxing, the Minister of Rites, to discuss countermeasures.
Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou were all present, as was Gao Panlong, a veteran of the Donglin Party. Everyone looked unhappy.
"Things have reached a critical point." Gao Panlong was the first to speak.
Among all the people present, Gao Panlong has the longest seniority.
When the Donglin Party was founded, Gu Xiancheng, together with Gu Yuncheng, Gao Panlong, An Xifan, Liu Yuanzhen, Qian Yiben, Xue Fujiao, Ye Maocai (then known as the Eight Gentlemen of Donglin), initiated the Donglin Conference and formulated the "Donglin Conference Agreement", which stipulated that one or two general meetings would be held every year and a small meeting once a month.
Among them was Gao Panlong, who passed the imperial examination in the 17th year of the Wanli reign. After his father's death, he returned home to observe mourning. In the 20th year of the Wanli reign, he was appointed as a messenger in the Ministry of Rites.
In the 22nd year of Wanli's reign, Gao Panlong submitted a memorial to impeach the Prime Minister Wang Xijue and was demoted to the position of Dianshi of Jieyang, Guangdong.
In the 23rd year of Wanli's reign, Gao Panlong resigned from his official position and returned home. He rebuilt Donglin Academy with the Gu Xiancheng brothers and taught at home for more than 20 years.
It can be said that Donglin Academy is a group of frustrated people. How did they become frustrated? They are a group of people who want to gain a good future by gaining fame.
To put it bluntly, it's about impeaching powerful people in exchange for your own future. Once you're demoted, you go home.
The Donglin Party included numerous officials who had been ousted from the court during Zhang Juzheng's reforms. Zhang Juzheng's performance evaluation system eliminated about three-tenths of the total number of officials, and these individuals were never reappointed. At the time, Zhang Juzheng was powerful, and these sacked officials formed a coalition.
After tracing back to the roots, we can find that the Donglin Party are a group of frustrated people and also a group of useless officials.
After lecturing for more than 20 years, connecting with students and former officials everywhere, how powerful was the Donglin Party?
They are well versed in all kinds of officialdom routines, and it can be said that they are invincible in officialdom.
With such qualifications, although Gao Panlong's official position was only the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, his status was very high. Later, Gao Panlong would serve as the Shaoqing of the Ministry of Rites, the Right Shaoqing of the Ministry of Justice, the Minister of the Ministry of the Imperial Household, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate.
How can an official who has never had any experience in local governance be a senior official in the court? How can such a person who has been teaching at home for more than 20 years be a good official in the court?
The Donglin Party brought a bad atmosphere when it came to power. Officials who worked diligently were not promoted, and talking big became the key, which is why Yuan Chonghuan boasted that he would pacify Liaoning in five years.
That was in the second year of the Tianqi reign. Yuan Chonghuan went to the capital to meet Zhu Youxiao, and the censor Hou Xun promoted Yuan Chonghuan to the Ministry of War.
Not long after, Guangning was captured by the Later Jin army, so the court discussed whether to send people to guard Shanhaiguan.
After Yuan Chonghuan learned about this, he went outside the Great Wall alone to check the terrain.
After returning to the court, Yuan Chonghuan said: "As long as I can be given enough troops, money and food, I can defend Shanhaiguan alone."
A civil servant who passed the imperial examination and had never fought in a war or led troops went out for a stroll and was directly appointed as the assistant military commander, in charge of the troops outside the Great Wall.
If the Donglin Party does not do bad things, then no one will do bad things.
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