According to the funeral system of the Qing Dynasty, no matter how noble the prince is, he cannot be buried in the imperial tomb after death, and from the existing records, neither the Qing Dongling Tomb nor the Qing XiLing has found any cases of the prince being buried. Moreover, according to the regulations, the specifications of the prince's garden can only be under the emperor and the empress. However, Yun Xiang, the Prince of Yi in the Yongzheng Period, was a special case.
Yun Xiang was the right and left arm of the Yongzheng Emperor, and he was just an ordinary prince during the Kangxi Dynasty, and he did not have any titles or titles. However, because he strongly supported Yongzheng in the process of Yongzheng's struggle for reserves. Therefore, after Yongzheng ascended the throne, Yunxiang became the most favored prince among his brothers.
The day after the death of the Kangxi Emperor, Yun Xiang ascended to the throne almost one step at a time, received the title of Prince of Heshuoyi, and was appointed as the Minister of Prime Minister's Affairs, the Prime Minister Hubu Sanku and other affairs.
From the first year of Yongzheng to the eight years of Yongzheng, Yunxiang played an extremely important role, and his affairs involved political, military, economic, judicial and other aspects. He was prudent in running errands and loyal to the king, and won the commendation of the Yongzheng Emperor many times.
Yun Xiang received many honors during the Yongzheng period, such as increasing the number of guards, honor guards, prince doubles, rewards with a large amount of gold and silver, and additional rewards for future generations of county kings. Moreover, in order to highlight Yunxiang's identity, the Yongzheng Emperor posthumously honored Yunxiang's birth mother, who had been dead for 24 years, as an imperial concubine and buried her in the Jingling Tomb of the Kangxi Emperor. During the Kang and Yong dynasties, there was probably only one prince like Yun Xiang who was valued.
Not only that, the Yongzheng Emperor was also very concerned about Yunxiang's aftermath. Originally, the Yongzheng Emperor was ready to choose a cemetery for Yun Xiang near his own Tai Mausoleum, that is, in the Imperial Tomb, hoping that he would continue to accompany him after his death. You know, this is a great honor, and being buried in the imperial tomb as a prince is the dream wish of many people.
However, Yun Xiang was sincerely afraid of this, and repeatedly stubbornly resigned, saying that he did not have this blessing, let alone break the rules of his ancestors. In desperation, Yongzheng gave up. Later, Yun Xiang found a cemetery near Laishui County and asked the Yongzheng Emperor to reward him. At this time, Yun Xiang was already seriously ill, and YongZheng could only agree to Yun Xiang's request.
In the eighth year of Yongzheng, Yun Xiang's health was already very bad, and he knew that the limit was coming, so he made careful arrangements for his future affairs. In accordance with the provisions of the Great Qing Huidian, he drew himself a picture of the garden bed, and instructed his family to build a garden bed according to this map, and there must be no violation of the system. Moreover, Yun Xiang also proposed that after his death, all gold and silver jewelry should not be buried with him, and there would be daily utensils.
On the fourth day of the first month of May in the eighth year of Yongzheng, Yun Xiang, who had been ill from overwork, died of illness at the age of 45. The Yongzheng Emperor was so distraught that he had lost his brother and was so distraught that he would resign from the dynasty for three days and visit Prince Yi's palace several times to pay his respects. According to the Qing system, there was only one word for the title after the death of the prince, but Yongzheng believed that one word could not summarize The merits of Yun Xiang, so at the same time as giving the "Xian", the eight words of "Loyalty, Loyalty, Honesty, Diligence, Diligence, Honesty" that had been given by the previous relatives were added to the title before the title, so That Yun Xiang became the longest one in the Qing Dynasty.
Two years later, in the tenth year of Yongzheng, Yun Xiang's golden coffin was moved to the garden. During the transfer, the Yongzheng Emperor twice laid wine in front of Yun Xiangling. On September 13 of the same year, Yun Xiang was buried in the garden. After Yun Xiang's death, the Yongzheng Emperor ordered him to enjoy the Taimiao Temple and enter the Jingshi Xianliang Ancestral Hall. In the nineteenth year of Qianlong, Shangyu Yunxiang entered the ancestral hall of King Shengjingxian, and in the thirty-ninth year, the title of Prince of Shangyu Yunxiang was hereditary. As a result, Yun Xiang became the first Iron Hat King of the Qing Dynasty.
Yunxiang's garden was completed in September of the 10th year of Yongzheng, and after its completion, the Yongzheng Emperor ordered the establishment of a garrison member, a member of the Thousand Generals, two members of the General Staff, and fifty soldiers, to be guarded forever. Its guarding officer rank and troops far exceeded that of other princes.
Yunxiang's garden was originally built in accordance with the regulations in the Great Qing Huidian, but the Yongzheng Emperor repeatedly ordered that some buildings be upgraded. According to the national regulations: the Prince's Garden has 5 sleeping halls and 3 gates, painted with multicolored, decorated with gold, and glazed tiles.
However, Yun Xiang's garden bed greatly exceeded the prince's specifications in any aspect, not only the hall was increased to 7, but also two monument pavilions, Huabiao, Wukong Bridge and other buildings were built. And these buildings can only be enjoyed by the emperor, even in the empress mausoleum has not been seen, it can be seen that Yun Xiang's garden bed exceeds the Qing Dynasty empress mausoleum, is a veritable Qing Dynasty first prince garden bed.