In September of the 14th year of Qianlong (1749), a special prisoner received a holy decree in the prison of the Criminal Department, and after thanking Heaven, he was forced to commit suicide. said that he was special because his identity was different, he was not only the cousin and brother-in-law of Emperor Kangxi, but also an important minister in the court at that time, an official to a university scholar, and in charge of military affairs. However, this identity did not save him from death. So, what did this person do wrong and cause him to be killed?
1. Relatives of the Qing Dynasty
This person's name is Qingfu, the word Ruiyuan, the surname is Tong Jia, and he is a native of Manchuria with a yellow flag. Qingfu was born in a very prominent family, and his father was Tong Guowei, who was called "uncle" by Emperor Kangxi! It turned out that Tong Guowei's sister was Empress Xiaokangzhang, the biological mother of Emperor Kangxi. Later, Tong Guowei's two daughters entered the palace successively and became the concubines of Emperor Kangxi, namely Empress Xiaoyiren and Emperor Huihui. Qingfu is the sixth son of Tong Guowei, in other words, he is both the cousin and brother-in-law of Emperor Kangxi.
The relationship between Emperor Yongzheng, Emperor Qianlong and the Tong family is not ordinary. When Emperor Yongzheng was born, due to his low biological mother's status, he was raised by Empress Xiaoyiren, so he always called Long Keduo (Tong Guowei's third son) his uncle. Emperor Qianlong was summoned into the palace by Emperor Kangxi when he was a child to raise him, and the person who was responsible for taking care of him was Emperor Huihui's concubine. Based on these factors, Qingfu, as a relative, had a very smooth career in the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods.
Second, steady progress
In the fifth year of Yongzheng (1727), the first-class duke Long Keduo was removed from the title, and Emperor Yongzheng issued an order to let Qingfu inherit it. It didn't take long for Qingfu to get another errand from the minister of Sanzhi and the envoy of Luan. After that, Qingfu successively served as the deputy commander of the Han Army of the Zhengbai Banner, the commander of the Han Army of the Zhenglan Banner, and the Minister of Parliament, and in the eleventh year of Yongzheng (1733), he served as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, acting in charge of the affairs of the Criminal Department, and later transferred to the Ministry of Households. A year later, Qingfu was promoted to the rank of Minister of the Imperial Guard, and entered the core of the Qing Dynasty's power.
After Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, he sent Qingfu to serve as the general of Dingbian, replacing Fupeng, the king of Pingjun, and presiding over the war against Dzungaria. The following year, relations between the Qing Dynasty and Dzungaria eased, and Qingfu proposed some strategies to govern the border, which was approved by Emperor Qianlong. After that, Qingfu was transferred back to Beijing, "acting as the secretary of the department, and also serving as the household department, and seeking the truth and removing the criminal department". In the second year of Qianlong (1737), Qingfu was appointed as the governor of Liangjiang, and then transferred to the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, the governor of Liangguang, and the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi.
3. Given to commit suicide
At that time, the relationship between the Qing Dynasty and the Tusi in the Sichuan-Tibet area was very tense, especially the Tusi Ban Roll who was looking at the right pair of people, and dared to rob the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty who were stationed in the camp and returned to the camp. Therefore, Qingfu proposed to send troops to recruit Zhan to the right area. Emperor Qianlong agreed to this and proposed that "you must get the banroll". After that, Qingfu presided over the battle of Zhan Zheng. In May of the 11th year of Qianlong (1746), the Qing army played Kai. But in fact, Qingfu didn't catch Ban Luan, but lied that "Ban Roll was burned".
At the same time, Qingfu also captured Ban Luan's son, Sha Jia Qili, "in order to change his name to Dechang Lama, Ling still lives in Ban Roll's big tower, pretending to be called the scripture hall." For these situations, Qingfu did not report them truthfully. After that, Qingfu was transferred back to Beijing, "entered the cabinet to manage affairs, and was ordered to take charge of the military department". In the twelfth year of Qianlong (1747), Zhang Guangsi served as the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, quelling the rebellion of Jinchuan. During this period, these problems of Qingfu were discovered. Emperor Qianlong was furious, "Xia Qing was reinstated in the prison department", and made the decision to give death.
References: 1. "Qing Shilu"; 2. "Qing History Manuscript"