On September 15, 1813, for Emperor Jiaqing, who was returning to the capital from Rehe, the day seemed to be uneventful, and he enjoyed the scenery along the way, and he was in a happy mood. However, he never expected that the palace he was closely guarding would be broken through by a group of thieves, almost approaching the Palace of Heart Cultivation. If it weren't for the fact that he wasn't in Beijing at the time, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Since the establishment of the Qing Dynasty for more than 100 years, the court has suffered unprecedented breakthroughs, even in the Han, Tang, Ming and other dynasties. What's even more shocking is that the general in charge of guarding the noon gate actually took the lead in fleeing, but fortunately, the emperor's second son Min Ning commanded the rescue officers and soldiers in time to avoid more serious consequences.
The invaders, numbering only forty or fifty people, were quickly wiped out surrounded by more than a thousand Qing troops, and the rebels, including the leader Lin Qing, were quickly captured. This absurd rebellion lasted only two days, and although it was small, it was extremely insulting to Emperor Jiaqing, and it also made him realize that the proud children of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty had declined.
Lin Qing's confession revealed the involvement of many Eight Banners disciples. First of all, it was the emperor's close attendant eunuch who leaked the inside of the palace to Lin Qing, and Lin Qing's invasion plan had long been known to some princes and ministers, but they passed the buck to each other like kicking a ball and did not pay attention to it. Yufeng, the prince of Ruyu, didn't care about it when he learned about it, and even said that he would wait for Emperor Jiaqing to return to Beijing before making a decision.
Ji Lun, the commander of the infantry army, smiled contemptuously when he learned that someone was plotting to attack the imperial city, believing that this was a smear in the prosperous world of Jiaqing, and rebuked the informant. What shocked Emperor Jiaqing even more was that many of the children of the Eight Banners who participated in the rebellion were included.
Emperor Jiaqing knew that since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court had never been stingy with the children of the Eight Banners, providing money and food security, and as long as the Qing Dynasty established the country, they would not worry about food and clothing. However, he was deeply disturbed by the sheer number of the Eight Banners involved in the Tenrikyo uprising.
The case of Cao Lun, an official of Zhengsipin, is one of them. Although his position was more than that of ordinary Eight Banners, the reason for his participation in the rebellion was still poverty. Lin Qing took a fancy to his predicament and took the initiative to approach and help.
He was aware of the Tenrikyo rebellion, but missed the opportunity to revolt because he was out and his son was directly involved in the attack, and the family was eventually executed.
Judging from these aspects, it is reasonable for many children of the Eight Banners to participate in the uprising of the Tianli Sect, and Emperor Jiaqing later regarded this incident as a great shame in his edict, but he did not expect that this incident would have completely opened the fig leaf of the children of the Eight Banners who had fallen so far.
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