As the saying goes, geese leave their voices, and people leave their names. Chinese has always loved face and paid great attention to his reputation. Not only do you care when you are alive, but you also care after you die. Therefore, what kind of title was obtained after death became a major issue of concern to the princes and generals.
The name is divided into beautiful and evil. As the name suggests, beauty is praise, and evil is critical.
Taking the four famous ministers of the late Qing Dynasty as an example, Zeng Guofan's nickname was "Wenzheng"—the top title that all the courtiers of all dynasties could get; Li Hongzhang's courtesy name was "Wenzhong", second only to "Wenzheng"; zuo Zongtang and Zhang Zhidong's nickname was "Wenxiang", ranking after "Wenzhong".
The names of the above four are all beautiful.
Who is the representative of the evil?
In Chinese history, the first person in the "evil rumors" was Qin Juniper of the Southern Song Dynasty. As we all know, Qin Ju framed Yue Fei for the crime of "false accusation" and left a bad reputation for thousands of years, so he was given the nickname "Miao Ugly".
In the late Qing Dynasty, the representative figure of the evil rumor should be Prince Yi of Qing.
When Yi Xi was alive, he was deeply appreciated by Empress Dowager Cixi, and his power was so great that even Yuan Shikai had to give him gifts. But after he died, he got a bad name: secret.
What is "secret"?
"Posthumously past" is "secret". This means that Yi Li made mistakes when he was alive.
Yi Li was particularly greedy, selling officials and lords, and seeing the money eyes open. To receive this evil rumor is truly deserved.
In 1917, Yi Xi died of illness in Tianjin. At that time, although the Qing court had long since perished, the small imperial court of the Forbidden City still existed. In order to fulfill his filial piety, Yi Xi's son asked Puyi for a title on behalf of his father.
At first, Puyi was reluctant to give him a courtesy. Why? Because Puyi counted the account of burying the Great Qing Dynasty on Yi Xi's head. Puyi believes that it was Yi Li's adultery with Yuan Shikai that forced him to abdicate, which destroyed the ancestral inheritance of Ai Xinjue Luoshi.
However, Yi Li's son was not dead hearted, and even asked for the door of Prince Zaifeng of Alcohol. Zaifeng is Puyi's biological father. Puyi could not stand Zaifeng's repeated lobbying, and in a fit of anger, he gave YiLi a bad word: "Secret.".
Realistically speaking, instead of getting this evil rumor, it is better not to have a name. Yi Li's self-made clever son is really a pit daddy little master.