Li Fei is not only not persecuted by Cixi, but by Cixi's extra care and a series of courtesies, indicating that Li Fei's relationship with Cixi is very cordial. The movie is scandalizing Cixi
Readers who have watched the movie "The Draped Curtain" must have been y impressed by the plot of Cixi's brutal persecution of Concubine Li, another consort of Emperor Xianfeng. In the movie, Cixi and Concubine Li are a pair of love rivals. Summer Resort in Yi Guifei living in the West
Li Feifei thousand charming, can sing and dance, by Xianfeng's favor, simply do not put Cixi in the eyes. Wanted to be favored, and try hard to climb up the Cixi jealous of her. After the death of Emperor Xianfeng, Cixi successfully launched the Xinyou coup, realize the curtain, became the actual ruler of the Qing dynasty. After eliminating her political rivals and purging the hostile forces, she went back to fix the former Princess Li, who had been competing with her for favor. Cixi followed the Han Dynasty Empress Lu's method of persecution of Mrs. Qi, the hands and feet of Concubine Li were cut off, mounted on an altar, and she was humiliated to the fullest extent. This episode, in the film eerie, try to portray Cixi as a mean and unkind, vindictive woman image. So, is there really such a person in history as Concubine Li, and is her relationship with Cixi really like what the movie portrays? Did Cixi really persecute her with such cruelty?
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According to history books and Qing Palace archives, Concubine Li was the daughter of the chief minister Qing Hai, the Tatara clan. Daoguang seventeen years (1837) born on February 27, than the Xianfeng Emperor 6 years younger than Cixi 2 years younger than Ci'an the same age. The first year of Xianfeng (1851) to participate in the selection of the showgirls, Consort Li and Cixi was selected. Consort Li was named Noble Lady Li and Cixi was named Noble Lady Lan. Xianfeng two years (1852), they entered the palace at the same time. In the fourth year of the reign of Xianfeng (1854), Concubine Li was named Li Concubine and Cixi was named Yi Concubine. Xianfeng five years (1855) on the seventh day of the fifth month, Concubine Li for the Xianfeng Emperor gave birth to the eldest daughter of the Emperor, three days later was promoted to Li Fei. On March 23, 1856, Cixi gave birth to her eldest son, Zaichun, later Emperor Tongzhi, and was promoted to Concubine Yi on the same day. Less than three months after the death of the Xianfeng Emperor, Cixi in the name of the Tongzhi Emperor, "Fei Li served the Imperial Examination for a number of years, the birth of the Grand Princess", promoted her to Li Huanggui Fei, over the level of Fei Fei, a promotion of two levels. Tongzhi thirteen years (1874) in November, Cixi and down the imperial decree, honoring Li Huang Guifei for Li Huang Guifei, the status is only lower than the Empress Dowager.
Over the years, Li Fei weak and sickly, often take medication, in Guangxu sixteen years (1890) November 15 died at the age of 54 years. The third day after her death, the Guangxu Emperor himself to the golden coffin before the wine, salute. Her coffin was temporarily placed in the Tamura Funeral Palace. Guangxu nineteen years (1893) on April 18, Li Fei gold coffin buried in the Qing East Mausoleum Dingling Fei Yuan bed. This consort garden bed of the backyard built with 15 treasure tops, *** divided into three rows. Consort Li's roof is located in the first row of the center of the position, in the most prestigious position of the garden bedding.
Li Fei born of the daughter is the only daughter of the Xianfeng Emperor, so much loved by the Emperor and the concubines, Tongzhi nine years (1870) was named Rongan solid Lun Princess. Qing Dynasty system: only the daughter of the Empress can be sealed as Princess Gu Lun, concubines can only be sealed Heshuo Princess. According to this provision, the daughter born of Princess Li should be named Princess of Heshuo, but Cixi made an exception and named her Princess of Rong'an Guolun.
The above historical facts show that Li Fei is not only not persecuted by Cixi, but by Cixi's extra care and a series of courtesy, that Li Fei and Cixi's relationship is very cordial. May be because of Li Fei himself more docile, and in the Cixi firmly grasp the country, the power of the harem, Li Fei does not pose any threat to her, so she is so courteous.