As the pinnacle of historical drama, although "Yongzheng Dynasty" is adapted from Mr. February River's original novel "Yongzheng Emperor", it still greatly restores the "Nine Sons and Concubines" incident and the Yongzheng Emperor's ruling career of "being diligent before the world".
This representative work of historical drama with almost no protagonists and supporting roles, almost no redundant shots, bridges, and even a word of nonsense, restores the real history of the Qing Dynasty for us in many aspects. Among them, the seriousness of this drama in dealing with the official positions of the Qing Dynasty is by no means comparable to other film and television dramas.
However, do you really understand the many official positions that appear in the Yongzheng Dynasty?
<h3 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > minister of the study</h3>
During the Kangxi Dynasty, the upper study room, in fact, was called "Shang Shu Fang", which was the place where the emperor and grandson went to school and studied, not the central institution of power.
During the Kangxi Dynasty, the institution that really held the power of the government was the "South Study Room", which should be the prototype of the "Upper Study Room" of this play. However, judging from the kangxi emperor's description of Tong Guowei, Ma Qi, and Zhang Tingyu as the three "ministers of the upper study" as "imperial court ministers", these three ministers should all be officials and university scholars. That is to say, Tong, Ma, and Zhang should all be equivalent to today's Politburo Standing Committee members, leaders at the state level.
<h3 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > nine-door admirals</h3>
At the critical moment of the struggle for the throne, Long Keduo, who was then the "Admiral of the Nine Doors", was definitely a key figure in helping the emperor's fourth son, Yin Chan, to succeed to the throne.
The "Commander of the Nine Gates", full name "Commander of the Five Battalions of the Nine Gate Infantry Patrol", was a real-power official position in the Qing Dynasty with 30,000 to 40,000 elite troops, in charge of the nine gate guards and access control of the capital, in charge of the patrol and prison of the capital, and also the commander of the palace janissaries. His rank is Zheng Erpin (正二品), and his administrative rank is equivalent to today's provincial and ministerial level +, vice-national level-, and the specific position is equivalent to the current commander of the Beijing Garrison District and the director of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.
<h3 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the Minister of the Interior</h3>
After the restoration of Crown Prince Yinrong, the fourth son of the Emperor, Yin Chan, began to serve as the "Minister of the Interior of the Consular Guard". The Kangxi Emperor was able to easily crush the coup plan of the crown prince Yin Rong, and Yin Chan's "Minister of the Interior" played a decisive role.
"Consular Guard Internal Minister" was one of the few official positions in the Qing Dynasty, who was in charge of the emperor's personal guard force, and could not be held by clan relatives and nobles who were not absolutely trusted by the emperor. Although the "Minister of the Interior of the Imperial Guard" only restrained more than 2,000 internal guards, these guards were military officials with higher administrative ranks, basically equivalent to the current director of the Central Security Bureau, but they had a very high administrative level - the Zhengguo level.
<h3 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Shangshu and Shilang of the Punishment Department</h3>
The Punishment Department, one of the "six ministries" of the Qing Dynasty, "Shangshu" is the highest administrative officer of each ministry.
"Shangshu of the Punishment Department", that is, the highest leader of the Punishment Department, the highest judicial gate of the Qing Dynasty, was basically equivalent to the Minister of Public Security and the Minister of Justice, who are also concurrently serving as state councilors today, and the administrative level is the vice state level.
"Punishment Department Waiter", the deputy of the Punishment Department Shangshu, the rank of the second product, basically equivalent to the vice minister of public security and vice minister of justice, the administrative level is provincial and ministerial level.
<h3 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi</h3>
The "Viceroy of Sichuan and Shaanxi" was one of the "Nine Viceroys" of the Qing Dynasty, a proper feudal governor, whose rank was Zhengerpin (正二品), and was generally upgraded from Yipin by adding the title of "Bingbu Shangshu".
The name and scope of jurisdiction of the "Viceroy of Sichuan and Shaanxi" were changed several times, and during the Kangxi Dynasty, he had jurisdiction over Sichuan and Shaanxi and oversaw Gansu, and his specific functions and powers were "to govern the military and the people, to make general efforts to control the civil and military forces, to inspect and raise officials, and to repair and seal the territory", and to take charge of the military and civilian affairs of Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces, with great power in their hands. As far as specific positions are concerned, it is basically equivalent to the secretary of the Northwest Bureau in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the administrative level is the deputy state level.
<h3 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Jiangnan Patrol Salt Road</h3>
Some people think that the "Jiangnan Salt Patrol Road" served by Ren Bo'an in the play is the "Jiangnan Salt Law Road" during the Qing Dynasty, which the author believes is inappropriate.
Li Gan, the governor of Chizhou whose rank was from Sipin, was so embarrassed in front of the emperor's fourth son Yin Chan and the emperor's thirteenth son Yin Xiang, why was Ren Bo'an, who was also from Sipin, always treated with courtesy by the two princes? This shows that Ren Bo'an's grade is definitely above four grades, and the official position is extremely critical. From a comprehensive point of view, Ren Bo'an's official position should be from Sanpin's "two Huai salt transport envoys", in charge of "the people's livelihood plan, business and people's interest, water and land transportation", is responsible for salt control and inspection of the real power official.
Salt transport envoys, not only full of oil and water, have great power, but also generally procure valuables for the court, reconnoiter social conditions, etc., with a special status and almost no restrictions on their authority. This is the reason why the fourth son of the Emperor, Yin Chan, and the thirteenth son of the Emperor, Yin Xiang, are really jealous of Ren Bo'an.
<h3 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > envoys and envoys</h3>
During Li Wei's tenure as governor of Jiangsu, Jiangsu's envoys and envoys had the privilege of sitting in the hall, and because of the opposition of these two officials, Li Wei could not even make the new policy go smoothly.
The envoys are in charge of the finances and civil affairs of a province; according to the envoys, they are in charge of the prison and judicial affairs of a province; and the two are called "two divisions", which are the provincial leaders second only to the inspectors of a province.
On the whole, the envoy is at the level of the main minister, which is basically equivalent to the vice governor who is also a member of the standing committee of the provincial party committee; according to the envoy, he is at the level of the deputy minister, which is basically equivalent to the secretary of the provincial political and legal committee.
<h3 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > grain road</h3>
After Li Wei followed Nian Qianyao to Sichuan, he was gradually promoted from Zhi County to "Grain Dao", and was an official of the Qing Dynasty who supervised the transportation of grain in various provinces, and his rank was ZhengSi pin (正四品), a representative official position among the "Daoists" of the Qing Dynasty.
In terms of administrative level, "grain road" is basically equivalent to the department and bureau level +; in terms of specific positions, it is basically equivalent to the assistant governor in charge of specific affairs.
< h3 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > postscript</h3>
In terms of the setting of specific official positions and the arrangement of authority, "Yongzheng Dynasty" greatly restored the official system of the Qing Dynasty, and the degree of seriousness and responsibility in this regard alone is far beyond the reach of other film and television works. Coupled with the interpretation of many hall-level performance artists, this is not a drama, it is a history of twists and turns.
References: Film and Television Drama - Yongzheng Dynasty, Qing History Manuscripts and Officials' Chronicles