In August 1861, after the Xianfeng Emperor of Chengde signed the Treaty of Beijing, he felt that he would soon die. Therefore, on the 21st of the same month, he summoned Zaiyuan the Prince of Yi, Duanhua the Prince of Zheng, Sushun, Jingshou, Mu Yin, Kuang Yuan, Du Han, Jiao Youying, and other important ministers before his sickbed, and issued a holy edict, establishing Only Zaichun as crown prince, and appointing eight of his confidants as "Minister of State affairs of Zanxiang" as assistants to his 6-year-old son Zaichun.
So, who were these eight who were appointed by the Xianfeng Emperor as "Ministers of Gu Order"? What was their end?
The first was Prince Yi, Aisin Kyora Zaiyuan.
Zaiyuan was the sixth grandson of QingshengZu Ai Xinjue Luo Xuan ye, the fifth grandson of Yixian Prince Ai Xin Jue Luo Yin Xiang, the hereditary Prince of Heshuo Yi, one of the twelve hereditary iron hat kings, successively served as Zuo Zhongzheng, Zong Ling, and leading the minister of internal affairs, and he was the head of the eight ministers appointed by the Xianfeng Emperor.
On November 2, 1861, Zaigaki was arrested during a coup d'état jointly initiated by the Yehenara clan and Yi and others, and was given white silk to commit suicide at the age of 46.
The second was Prince Zheng, Ai XinJueLuo Duanhua.
Duanhua was a Manchurian blue flag bearer, the seventh grandson of Prince Zhengxian of Zilharang, and the third son of Ur Gong'a, prince of Zhengshen. Daoguang was appointed as a third-class auxiliary general in the sixth year. Successively, he served as the Prime Minister's Minister of Camp Affairs and The Imperial Minister, and the Daoguang Emperor MinNing was appointed as the Minister of Gu Order, the Minister of Military Parade, and the Right Emperor on his deathbed. Before his death, Xianfeng appointed him as a minister of gu orders.
On November 2, 1861, Duan Hua was arrested in the Xin You coup jointly initiated by yehenara and Yi and others, and was given to death for the crime of "trespassing", at the age of 54.
The third is the First Class Chengjia Yi Yonggong, Fucha Jingshou.
Jing Shou was a Manchurian yellow flag bearer, the great-grandson of Ming Rui, the governor of Yungui, and the son of Shangshu Bo Qitu of the Ministry of Works. He was the son-in-law of the Daoguang Emperor (驸馬爷), and served as a former minister of the Mongol capital.
Jingshou was stripped of his post after the Xin You coup d'état jointly initiated by the Yehenara clan and Yi and others, but remained a duke and a donkey, and later served as a minister of the interior of the guards, in charge of the affairs of the Shenji Battalion (i.e., the Yankees). Guangxu died in June of the fifteenth year (1889) at the age of 60.
The fourth is Aisin Kyora Sushun.
Sushun was a Manchurian with a blue banner, the seventh grandson of Zheng Xian's Prince Zilharang, the sixth son of Zheng Shen's Prince Ur Gong'a, and his brother-in-law Duanhua, the chancellor of Gu Ming. Since the middle of daoguang, he has successively served as a former minister, a minister in charge of internal affairs, a tobe Shangshu, and a co-founder university scholar, and was deeply trusted by the Xianfeng Emperor.
On the night of October 2, 1861, Sushun was arrested while traveling to Miyun on his way back to Beijing at the Palace of the Xianfeng Emperor, and was subsequently beheaded at Caishikou at the age of 45.
The four above are all relatives of the emperor and the state, and the other four are military ministers from the Military Aircraft Department (the central organ of power of the Qing Dynasty).
Tohwa Lo Mu Yin, zi Qingxuan, he was the Manchurian Zhengbai Banner, successively served as a ceremonial attendant, the left-wing general soldier, the Li Fan Yuan Shangshu and the capital, the Bingbu Shangshu and other positions. Mu Yin was dismissed from his post and exiled to Xinjiang after the Xin You coup d'état jointly initiated by the Yehenara clan and Yi and others, and died after returning home three years later.
Kuang Yuan, a native of Jiaozhou, Shandong, was born as a jinshi, successively served as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, the teacher of the Xianfeng Emperor, the right waiter of the bingbu, the left shilang of the official department, the shangshu of the rebbe, the minister of military aircraft, etc. After the coup d'état of Xin You, he was dismissed from his post, and later taught and educated people at the Luoyuan Academy in Jinan, and died in the seventh year of Guangxu (1881) at the age of 66.
Du Han, a native of Bin County, Shandong, was the eldest son of Emperor Du Shoutian, who was born as a scholar, and successively served as a reviewer of the Hanlin Academy, a waiter in the Ministry of Works, and a minister of military aircraft, etc. After the coup d'état, Xin You was dismissed from his post and exiled to Xinjiang. He was pardoned and ruled for five years (1866) at the age of 60.
Jiao Youying, a native of Tianjin, was born from a man of great stature, because of his quick writing, outstanding talent, and considerable insight, and was recommended by Su Shun, in October of that year, he was ordered to learn to walk on the military aircraft minister, and the edict of the Xianfeng Emperor was more than his hand, and he was later appointed by Xianfeng as one of the "Eight Ministers of Gu Feng". Xin You was dismissed from his post after the coup d'état, pardoned and retired to his hometown of Tianjin "Kui Garden".
Looking at the 8 ministers appointed by the Xianfeng Emperor, Sushun was beheaded, Zaiyuan and Duanhua were given death, and the remaining 4 ministers were dismissed and exiled, and their outcomes were not good. Slightly better was Ezhu Fucha Jingshou, who was stripped of his post after the Xin You coup, but was later used by the imperial court.
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