The story of Concubine Xiang has always been very fascinating, and the various versions are much the same. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info old novels and Cai Dongfan's "Romance of Qing History", "Qing Dynasty Wild History Grand View" and other books describe that in the middle of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, when the Qing army quelled the rebellion in Xinjiang, the chieftain Huo Jizhan was killed, and the Dingbian general Zhaohui captured Huo Jizhan's princess and dedicated it to the emperor. This woman is naturally beautiful, beautiful and moving, and her body will exude a strange fragrance, and she is known as "Xiangfei".

Emperor Qianlong fell in love at first sight and was registered as a concubine. In order to please the beauties, it is specially allowed to wear their own national costumes in the palace, and use the plane to transport back dozens of tons of yellow sand in the Taklamakan Desert, imitating the style of the Western Regions, and build a Baoyue Building in Xiwan, the houses are all following the Huifeng, and the "Huizi Camp" is built across the street in the south of the building, and the **** worship temple and private houses are repaired. Concubine Xiang stood upstairs, and she could look at the salute from afar to comfort her homesickness.

Qianlong often visited in person and hoped that he would be obedient. However, Concubine Xiang's character is strong, she would rather bend than bend, she wrapped her body tightly with a cloth, and secretly carried a pistol - by the way, it was a sharp small dagger (if it is a pistol, at close range, even if you buckle the trigger, I am afraid that history will be rewritten?), indicating that she will never give in. Qianlong got close several times but failed, and was almost stabbed. Concubine Xiang misses her old master and often cried. When the Empress Dowager learned of this, she summoned Concubine Xiang and asked, "If you refuse to give in, what are your plans?" Concubine Xiang replied with "The country is ruined, and the family is willing to die", and the Queen Mother said: "Today, as you wish." Concubine Xiang bowed her head and thanked her, so everyone took advantage of Emperor Qianlong's solitary stay to hang Concubine Xiang to death.

After Concubine Xiang died, Qianlong was heartbroken and sent his coffin to his hometown in Kashgar, Xinjiang for burial.

This theory was widely circulated in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, and it was poignant and moving. In 1914, the Forbidden City Yude Hall exhibited an oil portrait of a Qing Dynasty woman with the title of Xiangfei's costume, which made people believe the rumors of Xiangfei more and more true.

This legend has reached the sequel to Jin Yong's "Book of Swords and Enmity" and the TV series "Huanzhu Gege", adding branches and leaves, sprinkling and sprinkling, and it is even more spectacular: whether it is Princess Hanxiang with superb dancing skills or Princess Xiangxiang from Huijiang, they are all extremely beautiful and radiant, and their bodies contain strange fragrance, and the entire Hui tribe regards them as "immortals". Hanxiang lived in the palace, could sing and dance, beautiful and noble, when dancing the body of the strange fragrance with the wind, attracting flocks of butterflies; Princess Xiangxiang appeared in the battle between the two sides, radiant, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers saw the beauty, "countless spears fell to the ground", dumbfounded, unable to fight, so that the general had to order the retreat of ten miles......

Literary and artistic works are inevitably exaggerated. Although modern medicine has proved that if people take figs, maifan stones, winter melon seeds and other manganese-rich foods and Laili petals for a long time, they can indeed activate epidermal cells, inhibit the formation of skin pigment, make women's hair black and shiny, white and tender, play a role in beauty and beauty, and exude a faint fragrance in the body. But it is difficult to say whether it can attract butterflies like Huibu Xiangfei, the fragrance is scattered, and all beings are turned upside down? In TV series and novels, Xiangfei's identity is no longer Huo Jizhan's concubine, but she has become the daughter of Ali and Zhuo Mu, the generals of the defeated army. The leader has suffered a defeat, the army has pressed the border, and the whole clan has become prisoners of war and slaves, at this time, as a special political carrier and bargaining chip, Hanxiang (or Princess Xiangxiang) has no choice-

Abandon lovers, sacrifice yourself, and save the whole family.

The west wind is full of yellow sand, and the Qiang pipe is full of frost. The distant desert was heard with the song of the shepherds and the jingling of camel bells...... Concubine Xiang looked into the distance, tears welling up in her eyes......

The song "You Are the Wind, I Am the Sand" not only moved Ziwei and Little Swallow, but also deeply moved the audience in front of the TV. However, history is not a legend, and no matter how good the story is, it is far from the truth. In recent years, some people have pointed out that for more than 100 years, a group of literati and artists have exaggerated and fabricated a story of "Xiangfei", to the extent that it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, but the relevant deeds are only legends, and there is no such thing as Xiangfei in history.

Among the more than 40 concubines of Emperor Qianlong, there is only one Uygur woman, and she is the famous Concubine Rong. Concubine Rong and Zhuo's (also known as Huo Zhuo's), formerly known as Ipar Khan, came from the Yarkand Hui Department of Xinjiang, and it is generally believed that she is the legendary Xiangfei.

"Qing Historical Manuscript - Biography of the Queen's Concubine" records: "Concubine Rong, and Zhuo's family, Huibu Taiji and Za Lai Nu. When he first entered the palace, he was a nobleman. Progressive for concubines. Concubine Rong was born on September 15, 1734 (the twelfth year of Yongzheng), 23 years younger than Qianlong; In February 176o (the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong), Dingbian General Zhaohui quelled the rebellion of Huo Jizhan in the Hui Division, and the Zhuo family was rewarded as a first-class Taiji for their meritorious service in cooperating with the Qing army to quell the rebellion, and lived in Beijing. The imperial court sent an envoy to pick up the family, and Zhuo also came to Beijing with him.

In the spring of the same year (the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong), He Zhuo was elected to the palace at the age of 27. He was 29 years old in 1762 (the twenty-seventh year of Qianlong), and was canonized as a concubine in May; Her elder brother Turdu was also made an auxiliary duke.

Concubine Rong's delicate and exotic style won the favor of Qianlong and the Empress Dowager, and she was allowed to wear her own costumes in the palace and match the Hui cook. In 1765 (the thirtieth year of Qianlong), the southern tour had accompanied Yangzhou, Suzhou, Jiangning, Hangzhou, along the way, Qianlong gave her a special favor, according to the custom of the Hui department, rewarded Concubine Rong with a variety of suitable meals, including whee wild duck, lamb tripe slices, stewed mutton in wine, etc. In June 1768 (the 33rd year of Qianlong), she was canonized as "Concubine Rong" at the age of 35. Awarded to Manchurian court clothes, auspicious clothes, collars, earrings, counting beads, etc.

In the spring of 1771 (the 36th year of Qianlong), Concubine Rong followed the Empress Dowager and Qianlong to the east, visited Mount Tai, and worshiped the Confucian Temple. In 1778 (the 43rd year of Qianlong), Concubine Rong accompanied her to Shengjing, spent the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival outside the Saiwai, and arrived at the Mulan Enclosure; Qianlong hunted wild boars and roe deer, rewarded everyone with wild boar, and rewarded Concubine Rong with roe deer meat. In 1781 (the forty-sixth year of Qianlong), Concubine Rong was 48 years old. Since the 50th year of Qianlong, Concubine Rong rarely appeared in the palace due to illness, and died on April 19, 1788 (the 53rd year of Qianlong) at the age of 55. Buried in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty.

Concubine Rong and Zhuo were not plundered into the palace, and in the historical books and archives, there is no record of "incense all over the body", let alone the ending of being given death by the queen mother, so it can be seen that she should not be the Xiang Concubine who has experienced twists and turns in folklore? Whether Concubine Rong and Xiang Fei are the same person is not consistent at present. There is the tomb of Xiangfei in the eastern suburbs of Kashgar, Xinjiang today, the building is exquisite, the ancient wood is towering to the sky, the coffin is dug up for the tomb robbers, which has been empty, and there are several lines of palindromic text engraved in the middle of the coffin head, which means "...... in the name of Allah". According to local legends, it was transported back from Beijing during the Qianlong period. Concubine Xiang, a strange woman who resists violence, adheres to dignity, and does not succumb to the power of the royal family, is endearing and legendary. To this day, her life history is still like a fog, where did she come from, what did she go through, and where did she end up? Chaotic and mysterious, the truth is unknown?

Concubine Xiang's life is still worth exploring.

【Xiangfei Information】

1, "Xiangfei" Yu Shanpu Dong Naiqiang

2 "Xiangfei Research Research" (positive, sequel) (Taiwan) Jiang Longzhao (to be continued. )