What a terrible existence was the Zongren Mansion of the Qing Dynasty? Why did the princes and princes be so afraid? Is there really all kinds of inhuman torture in it?
First of all, we have to know what the Zongren mansion does. Zongrenfu was established by the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, originally called The Great Zongyuan, and later renamed Zongrenfu. The Zongrenfu was in charge of the list of the nine clans of the emperor, recording the concubines, names, titles, birth and death times, marriages, and burials of the children of the clan.
In general, the clan government is the department responsible for managing the royal family, managing the royal family
Eat and drink Lazar. If the people of the clan have any request, they must inform the clan government, and then the clan government will report it to the emperor. This can be understood as the role of a middleman.
In addition, the clan government is also responsible for introducing talents and recording the sins and faults of the children of the clan. Later, in the Qing Dynasty, the treatment of flag people was very high, they could not pay taxes, and they could also enjoy excellent treatment. Even if they did nothing, there were imperial courts that would give subsidies.
The treatment in all respects was superior to that of the Han Chinese, but the succession of titles in the Qing Dynasty was complicated. There are 10 ranks such as prince, county king, and belle, and the Qing Dynasty stipulates that the title must be according to the order of the eldest and youngest concubines
Order inheritance. If the eldest son inherits the title, the rank is the same as that of his father.
If it is out of the house, the title is demoted by one rank. If it is an alternate generation, it will also be automatically downgraded by one level. Therefore, the complicated matter of succession to the title was sorted out by the ZongrenFu. The clan government was responsible for compiling the genealogy of the royal family, and also arranged the titles and titles according to the distance of the relationship. So since the Zongren Mansion was responsible for managing and recording everything for the princes, and it seemed that the treatment was not bad, why were the princes still so afraid of this?
First of all, those who can be sent to the sect's mansion to be punished are basically guilty of making a big mistake. For example, in the late years of Kangxi's reign, the ninth son seized the concubine, and the eldest brother was permanently imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion because he cursed the prince Yinrong with witchcraft. Being imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion is like a life sentence, and it is difficult to have a chance to turn over.
Because it was full of criminals, these princes and princes who had been spoiled since childhood and had been spoiled to eat and drink well, once they entered the Zongren Mansion, it meant that they could not eat as well as before. And it was difficult to see the emperor again. On such a dark day as the Zongren Mansion, it was easy for the princes who were usually pampered to feel depressed.
For example, after Yongzheng imprisoned the Eight Brothers in the Zongren Mansion, the Eight Brothers died inside only half a year. Moreover, the people in charge of the Zongren Mansion were generally the most trusted candidates of the emperor. Therefore, the role of the ZongrenFu, for the emperor, for the royal forces that do not support themselves, they can not kill people, but they can easily drive them away, and there are people who are specially monitored, which is a very special and stable position for the emperor.
In addition, the Clan Government is also responsible for the education of the imperial family. In the Qing Dynasty, the highest school, guozijian, was the main institution for the children of the imperial family to receive education, and as a supplement, the zongrenfu also had the left and right zongyi studies. Children under the age of eighteen from all ethnic groups came to the Zongren Mansion to learn the Manchu Book and ride archery, similar to modern schools.
The Qing Dynasty conducted regular inspections of trainees and implemented a reward and punishment system. Those with excellent grades will also be replenished by the Clan Government. So in general, zongrenfu has many functions. It can be seen as a civil administration that manages the royal family, and the life, old age, illness and death of the members of the royal family are under its control, and it can also maintain the rule of the royal family.
So if the concubines make a mistake, they will also be imprisoned in the zongren mansion? In fact, according to the rules, the concubines entering the Zongren Mansion are still not qualified. Because the Dzong people's house is to manage its own people, that is, members of the royal family. In real history, the mistakes made by concubines were managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In order to manage the concubines who have made mistakes more professionally, the Ministry of the Interior has also set up a special department of punishment. This Prudential Punishment Division is the department that really manages the concubines who make mistakes.
Once the concubines are sent to this department, it is really better to live than to die. Where is the Zongren Mansion so comfortable and there are people who manage to eat and drink. First of all, from the perspective of work style, the Zongren Mansion is aimed at members of the imperial family, and these members are also the emperor's own people, so they do not dare to provoke at all.
The Prudential Division is the complete opposite, because once the concubine is sent there, it is explained
She was unfavored, and it would be difficult to be favored again. Therefore, the people of the Prudential Punishment Division do not need to worry too much, and can boldly deal with these concubines. Moreover, the Prudential Punishment Department rarely deals with them in the normal way, but will deal with them strictly and never lightly. There are two main reasons.
One is that these concubines may have offended people before, and in the palace fight, if this concubine is favored, another concubine will be favored. If there was a contradiction between the two concubines, the favored concubine would use the Prudential Punishment Division to tell them not to let go of the out-of-favor concubines.
At this time, the Prudential Punishment Department can only deal with it seriously. On the other hand, there is the darker psychology of some people in the Prudential Punishment Division. Seeing that the concubines who are usually domineering and domineering have now ended up in this step, I can't help but want to vent my anger, but this is unlikely. Therefore, the Prudential Punishment Division is the place where the nightmare is for the concubines. Therefore, as an institution that manages the imperial clans, the Zongren Mansion is actually not as terrifying as rumored. For example, after the old ten in the Yongzheng period were imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion, they should still eat, drink, and live freely.