During the Qianlong Dynasty, there were 8 people who served as chief military ministers, of which Yin Jishan's term of office was as short as less than one year, and he was only a title and was not responsible for specific affairs. Therefore, in a strict sense, the Qianlong Dynasty only had 7 chief military ministers. In order, Ertai, Neqin, Fu Heng, (Yin Jishan) Liu Tongxun, Yu Minzhong, Ah Gui, and He Yan.
During Qianlong's administration, the post of chief military aircraft minister was really difficult to do, and it was definitely a high-risk occupation. Because most of these seven people did not end up well, either dying of sin or being liquidated after death.
There are two who have been given death by sin
The first one is Ne-kin. His grandfather was the kangxi dynasty's assistant chancellor Shu Bilong, the Niu Cobalt Lu clan was the most prominent family in the Qing Dynasty, and Ne Qin was born in such a prestigious family, holding a golden key from an early age. In the fifth year of Yongzheng, Ne Qin, who was in his 20s, attacked the second-class dukedom and was awarded the rank of minister, and was promoted to military aircraft minister in eleven years.
In the early years of the Yongzheng Dynasty and the Qianlong Dynasty, there were two big men in the military aircraft department, one was Ertai and the other was Zhang Tingyu, both of whom were the favorites of the Yongzheng Emperor, and in the early years of Qianlong, a dispute over the portal was formed. The Newly succeeded Qianlong Emperor had to rely on them to handle the important affairs of the military state due to his lack of experience in governance.
However, ten years after Qianlong, the Qianlong Emperor began to cultivate a new generation, of which Ne Qin became the object of Qianlong's key training. He was also quite talented, and unlike the sons of the general nobility, his mind was clever and well-behaved.
In the thirteenth year of Qianlong, the chief military aircraft minister Ortai died, and although neqin ranked after Zhang Tingyu, he became the actual chief military aircraft minister. However, after all, ne qin is shallow and has no reputation in the DPRK. Therefore, Qianlong has been looking for a good opportunity to hope that Ne Qin can make a meritorious career as soon as possible.
Soon the Battle of Jinchuan broke out, and Qianlong saw the opportunity to let Ne Qin go to the front line as the chief military aircraft minister to plan military affairs. However, Qianlong's move was too prescriptive, and it was obvious that Ne Qin was not a military talent, and eventually made repeated mistakes in the Battle of Jinchuan, resulting in the rout of the army. In a fit of rage, Qianlong sent a message to escort Ne Qin to Beijing and put him to death with the Sword of Qiu Bilong.
Ne Qin served as chief military aircraft minister for only three years, and he also became the first chief military aircraft minister to be executed in the Qing Dynasty.
The second is Washu. He Yan did not need much ink to say, he was only appointed as the chief military minister after Ah Gui's death, that is, in the second year of Jiaqing. After the death of Emperor Qianlong, He yan was soon punished by the Jiaqing Emperor, ending his "brilliant" life with a three-foot white aya. He was the second chief military minister to be executed.
Two were liquidated after their deaths
The first is Ortai. After the death of Prince Yi, Ortai began to serve as the chief military minister, and then worked in this position until Qianlong for thirteen years. As mentioned earlier, Ertai and Zhang Tingyu had a portal dispute in the early years of Qianlong, which was disliked by Qianlong.
However, after all, he was a former courtier, and he was a Manchu, plus the time node of his death was also relatively good, so he was still decent before he died, and Qianlong did not embarrass him much, and after his death, he also received the honor of enjoying the Taimiao Temple and entering the Xianliang Temple. However, eleven years later, twenty-four years after Qianlong, Ortai's nephew Echang was convicted in literary prison, implicating Ortai, and Qianlong originally had no good feelings for Ortai, claiming that if Ortai was alive, he would be punished severely, and ordered him to be withdrawn from the Xianliang Ancestral Hall.
The second is Yu Minzhong. Yu Minzhong was born, the poetry article naturally did not have to say, plus he and Qianlong were similar in age and there was no generation gap, so he was promoted quickly, and Qianlong became a military minister in twenty-five years.
Yu Minzhong's official reputation and character are also average, and during his reign, he was involved in disputes several times and was involved in several major cases. But Qianlong seemed to be particularly kind to him, and was protected by him every time. Some people say that the Qianlong Dynasty officials' rule of corruption began with Yu Minzhong, and there is a certain truth to this.
After Liu Tongxun's death, Yu Minzhong took over the post of chief military aircraft minister for six years. Whether in the imperial court or on patrol, he was the most conspicuous figure that the imperial court could not leave. Many important decisions in the court were made by the emperor who adopted his advice, and at that time he was already the first powerful minister in Beijing who knew everything about the government and the public.
In the forty-fourth year of Qianlong, Yu Minzhong died of illness, and the Qianlong Emperor issued an edict to give preferential mercy, enter the Ancestral Hall of Xianliang, and call him "WenXiang", which is a very satisfactory result. However, the following year, Yu Minzhong's grandson and cousin started a lawsuit over a family property dispute, and Qianlong ordered a strict investigation, which found that Minzhong's family property was as much as two million taels and involved in many major corruption cases.
Angered, Qianlong ordered Yu Minzhong to use the emperor's favor to solicit bribes and withdraw him from the Xianling Ancestral Hall to set an example.
Of the seven chief military ministers of the Qianlong Dynasty, only Fu Heng, Liu Tongxun, and Ah Gui were able to die well, and in addition, many military ministers were also sentenced to death by Qianlong, dispatched, and exiled. In this way, Qianlong may also be the most difficult to serve among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty.