What does Lafayette in the TV series mean, and why is it called Cixi Lafayette?

The emperor's mother, in the Qing Dynasty, the emperor's mother, that is, the empress dowager, was respectfully called Lafayette, showing a kind of respect, and Cixi was the biological mother of the Tongzhi Emperor, so she was called Lafayette.

It is the common name of the Buddha, and it is also the honorific title of the queen mother in the Qing Dynasty, it is Li Lianying who invited her to visit the palace in order to coax Cixi, and it is also the earliest Manchu female leader to be called Manzhu, which means "Buddha".

Galeries Lafayette means the queen mother, which also represents an honorific title and a manifestation of great power.

The title "Galeries Lafayette" was not exclusive to the Empress Dowager Cixi, as all the emperors of the Qing Dynasty called it "Lafayette".

In November 1861, the Empress Dowager Cixi staged a coup d'état in the palace, and after listening to the government, she was called "Lafayette" in the imperial court. As for how the name came about, there are several different theories.

One is the theory of worshipping the Buddha and sitting in meditation. According to the record of the Qing Dynasty's wild history, "After Xiao Qin's political leisure, he once made Guanyin model banquet makeup. The inner eunuch Li is lucky, and Li's sister is the dragon girl. She took a great ** in the western way and hung it in the bedroom. Gong Jun called ** to Lafayette. ”

Second, others say plus. It is said that the title "Galeries Lafayette" was given to her by Lee. Cixi was very devout to the Buddha and never stopped reciting sutras for the Buddha, even if she sometimes went out on excursions.

There used to be little rain in Beijing, and all the grains in North China suffered. According to custom, in this case, Cixi and the imperial court** would ask for rain from Rulai every day until the rain came. This time, it only rained for three days, and Li was very excited, so he took the opportunity to compliment Cixi, saying that the Empress Dowager was really great, just like a Buddha.

This compliment made Cixi very happy. From then on, Cixi became Li's "Lafayette", and she called it that every time she spoke.

Soon after, the name of "Galeries Lafayette" spread throughout the palace, Beijing, and the whole country.

The third is the theory of self-emblem. Cai Dongfan said in the Romance of the Empress Dowager Cixi that on Cixi's 60th birthday, "she added a emblem, so much so that the servants called him Lafayette or called him the ancestor Danbu." ”

Fourth, according to Mongolian customs. Wang Wusheng said in the secret history of the nunnery, "The palace is called Lafayette, which follows the Mongolian customs."

All four of the above theories believe that the title "Lafayette" is exclusive and exclusive to the Empress Dowager Cixi, which is a misunderstanding. In fact, the title of "Lafayette" is not exclusive to the Empress Dowager Cixi, because all the emperors of the Qing Dynasty called it "Lafayette". It turns out that the emperors of some dynasties have special titles in addition to their respective temple names, nicknames, and honorific titles, such as the special name of the emperor of the Song Dynasty "Guanjia", and the special name of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty "Master".

What was the special name of the Qing Dynasty emperor "Galeries Lafayette"? This is because the Qing Dynasty was founded by the Jurchens, and the earliest leader of the Jurchens was called "Manzhu".

"Manzhu" is the transliteration of the Buddha's "Yanzhu", which means the Buddha's "auspiciousness". Therefore, the Jurchen leaders have been passed down from generation to generation and are called "Manzhu". Later, some prominent families, world leaders, were named "Manju".

Therefore, after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu "Manzhu" was translated into "Buddha" and became the special title of the Qing Dynasty emperor. The Empress Dowager Cixi, for a special purpose, asked others to call her "Lafayette". She tried to compare herself to an emperor.

Because Cixi was a devout Buddhist, he liked to call him Lafayette by his palace maids. In this way, he liked this title more from the bottom of his heart, and once rewarded the first eunuch under his command to call him for this title.

Galeries Lafayette means kind, generous and benevolent Buddha, used to refer to the emperor's nickname, temple name and year name, Cixi likes others to call her Lafayette, indicating that she wants to be the emperor.

Galeries Lafayette is derived from the Manchu word "full dwelling", which translates into Chinese to mean auspicious, wishful Buddha. After Nurhachi, the rulers became Manchu. Cixi hoped that this title was also an ambition to rule the imperial court.

First of all, Cixi believes in Buddhism, and Lafayette is a kind of longevity and good beginnings and finishes, so Cixi especially likes others to call her Lafayette.

Galeries Lafayette is deduced from the Manchu language "Manju", Manju translated into Chinese is auspicious, benevolent Buddha, after the founding of Nurhachi, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were called Manchu, and then gradually translated directly into Lafayette, so Lafayette is actually another name for the Qing Dynasty emperor, not another name for the Queen Mother, Cixi let others call herself Lafayette, is her ambition to be the emperor.

In fact, Galeries Lafayette was the name of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and Cixi liked to be called Lafayette by others, indicating her ambition to be emperor.

Because Galeries Lafayette is the collective name of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Cixi asked people to call her Lafayette, in fact, she just wanted to be the emperor and rule the Qing Dynasty for half a century, and her popularity and influence were relatively large, so people only knew that she was Lafayette.

In fact, this special title of Galeries Lafayette can also reflect Cixi's special status, which is different from the previous harem, and can better reflect Cixi's value.

Cixi likes to be called "Lafayette" very much, and the reason for this is nothing more than Si Chen, she compares herself to the emperor, so as to show her identity and status!

The reason why the emperors of the Qing Dynasty used the title "Lafayette" was because the ancestors of the Manchus, the Jurchen chiefs, were the first to be called "Manzhu". "Manzhu" is the transliteration of the Buddha's name "Manshu", which means "Buddha" and "auspicious".

Cixi is known as Galeries Lafayette in many film and television dramas, where does the word Galeries Lafayette come from? One is from the Manchu Manzhu, that is, the Manshu in Buddhism, which has the meaning of auspiciousness, and the other reason may come from a bureau deliberately set up by Li Lianying.

Why is Cixi called "Lafayette"? How did the term "Galeries Lafayette" come from? Is there any history?