Empress Xiaozhuang Wen

Author: Manas
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: A life spanning four dynasties, serving three emperors, two empresses who helped establish the early Qing dynasty, laying the foundation for the Kangxi and Qianlong era of prosperity. A great woman's life filled with joy and sorrow, leaving behind many mysterious stories, poignant love between emperors and empresses, and an inner world difficult to express. Empresses Xiaoduan and Xiaozhuang, along with Hairanzhu, were all married to Hong Taiji. Dorgon gave the empire to his beloved. The Shunzhi Emperor loved beauty more than the empire. It solves three major mysteries of the early Qing dynasty, revealing the mysteries of the empress's marriage and the Shunzhi Emperor's retirement as a monk, and presenting a thrilling historical panorama.