Historically, Emperor Shunzhi died from an illness caused by smallpox. Shunzhi Emperor was originally named Aisin Gioro . Fulin, he was the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he was like Emperor Kangxi also inherited the throne at a very young age, but unfortunately died when he was very young. However, there are many people in the folklore who say that Emperor Shunzhi did not die but became a monk.
In fact, Emperor Shunzhi was a man who studied very hard, hoping that he could be a good emperor, and during his reign he introduced many new policies. It was because he wanted to implement new policies, there were many important ministers in the court at that time were dissatisfied, no one understood his painstaking efforts, so that he was very bitter, and then he had the idea of becoming a monk.
Most people may not be aware of Emperor Shunzhi's contribution to the Qing Dynasty but they must know the love story of Shunzhi and Princess Dong'e. The story goes that Shunzhi and Princess Dong'e were very close to each other. It is said that Consort Dong E was Shunzhi's sister-in-law, which adds a touch of ambiguity to this luscious story. Shunzhi favored Consort Dong E so much that he didn't care that she was once a married woman and wanted to make her queen.
Because of the love of the house, Dong E Fei gave birth to the Prince was born said that this child is his first child, may be if this Prince in the big point on the possibility of sealing him for the Crown Prince, but unfortunately the sky has unpredictable winds and clouds, it did not take long for this highly favored Prince of the sick and died, and Dong E Fei is also because of the death of the child and gradually emaciated, and finally perished. Shunzhi Emperor suffered the blow of the death of his beloved son and lover one after another, the idea of becoming a monk was even stronger, and he repeatedly proposed to become a monk.
While Emperor Shunzhi wanted to become a monk many times, his imperial sons were still too young to take on the important task of running the country, and the Qing Dynasty could not do without a master. It was impossible for Emperor Shunzhi to become a monk during that time period, so he could only have died of illness. It is said that it is because Shunzhi is dying of smallpox, once successfully survived smallpox Kang Xi only into the eyes of filial piety Zhuang when the emperor.