Hoa Than is greatly favored by Qian Long because of this beauty: What is the truth?

Referring to Hoa Than, we often know him as one of the “First to visit” in Chinese history. Hoa Than was an official of the Qing Dynasty, during the reign of Qian Long. He was greatly favored by the Qianlong emperor, even so large that many generations later still could not fully explain.

Although he is a greedy mandarin, it is undeniable that Hoa Than’s talent is undeniable because if he only relies on the cleverness of taking the Qianlong dragon, he cannot get so many privileges. However, there is an opinion that Hoa Than is so favored not because of his talent but because his appearance resembles a noble concubine. So what is the truth behind?

Hoa Than is said to resemble which of the concubines?

Hoa Than is said to have the same appearance as a concubine. That person is Don Tuc Hoang Quy Phi (Nian Thi). She was one of the concubines loved by Emperor Thanh The Tong Ung Chinh. Nien concubine is Nian Canh Yao’s younger sister, born in the 34th year of Kangxi. When she was just 14 years old, she was brought into the government to marry Prince Yin Chan (later Ung Chinh).

At that time, the Nian family belonged to the “Liberal Han Army”, so her status was relatively low. However, she was still known as Ung Chinh’s “song concubine”, her favor was even more than for the empress at that time. However, later because of the expansion of his brother Nien Canh Yao under Ung Chinh. Yongzheng was determined to stop Nian Gengyao’s expansion, so she was abandoned and her position was affected.

According to historical records, Nian Fei and Qianlong had met before. Qian Long fell in love with Nien Phi. Moreover, because she was estranged from Ung Chinh, she also followed Qian Long to take revenge on Ung Chinh. Every time they met, Nien Phi had intimate actions with Qian Long, which was seen by Hi Phi, Qian Long’s biological mother at that time.

At that time, Queen Ola La La Thi of Ung Chinh had died, and Hi Phi was the ruler of the six palaces. For fear that everything exposed would affect her son’s inheritance, Hi Phi decided to handle the trouble by preparing a white silk band to force Consort Nien to commit suicide.

Similarities of Hoa Than and Nien Phi

After Qian Long ascended the throne, he accidentally met Hoa Than and discovered that Hoa Than was a man, but had the same appearance as the former Consort Nien. Qian Long asked for more age, only to find out that the year Hoa Than was born was also the year that Consort Nien died.

Even more surprising to Qian Long is that Hoa Than has a pale pink cinnabar mark on the top of his head similar to the one on Consort Nien’s forehead. Both birthmarks are in the same place. Therefore, that makes Qian Long feel that the appearance of Hoa Than is the will of God. After that, Qian Long appointed Hoa Than as the guard guard and every day, wherever he went, he took him with him.

Therefore, in the early years, Hoa Than always helped Emperor Qianlong to ease his mind. Qian Long also tried to make up for the regrets of Concubine Nien by always favoring Hoa Than. Despite his intelligence, Hoa Than never imagined that this was the reason why Qian Long favored him.

Thanks to the special favor of Qian Long, Hoa Than has gained a lot of privileges and benefits in a brazen manner. He is known as the great tourist in Chinese history with a huge fortune. It is said that it is equivalent to the amount of money that the Qing state treasury took 15 years to collect.

It can be said that the real root cause of the fact that Hoa Than is always considered by Qianlong as a great god and has special favor is really a mystery. There are many opinions given, but this can also be one of the reasonable reasons to help us explain.