Author: Shi Yuchun
In December of the thirteenth year of Tongzhi (January 1875), Emperor Muzong of The Qing Dynasty died at the age of 19.
Earlier, in September of the eleventh year of Tongzhi (October 1872 AD), the Qing court held a grand wedding ceremony for the 17-year-old Tongzhi Emperor.
Although the time from the big marriage to the death was more than two years, during this period, the Tongzhi Emperor did not have children.
Ten days before the death of the Tongzhi Emperor, he was already critically ill many times and had symptoms of precariousness.
Seeing that the Tongzhi Emperor had reached such a situation, for the sake of the Jiangshan Society, the Qing Palace had already begun to agree on the matter of succeeding the imperial heir.
Since the Tongzhi Emperor had no heirs, then, according to the closeness of blood relatives and the order of etiquette, the ancestors were traced back to the descendants of emperor Wenzong of Qing (Ai Xin Jueluo Yixuan) of the Tongzhi Emperor.com.
The Xianfeng Emperor had two sons, one of whom was the Tongzhi Emperor, which goes without saying.
The other son of the Xianfeng Emperor died on the day of his birth, not to mention.
Helplessly, he could only go back two generations and continue to look for it from the heirs of Emperor Daoguang of The Tongzhi Emperor's grandfather, Emperor Xuanzong of Qing (Ai Xin JueLuo Minning).
According to reports, the Daoguang Emperor had nine sons:
The eldest son of the Emperor, Aisin Kyora Yiwei (1808–1831 CE), was a mother and concubine of the Nara clan. At this time, Yi Wei was dead. After his death, he was posthumously honored as Dorobele, and the funeral was handled according to the example of the crown prince, and the minister in charge of the interior, Ai Xinjueluo Baoxing, was sent to manage the funeral; the Later Daoguang Emperor gave him the title of "Hidden Zhi". Soon after the Xianfeng Emperor ascended the throne, he posthumously made him the King of Doro County. He left no heirs, and took Prince Cheng's great-grandson Aisin Kyora Zaiji as his heir and attacked Beizi.
The second son of the Emperor Ai Xinjueluo Yigang (1826 ~1827 AD), his biological mother Xiao Jingcheng Empress Borjigit, prince Gong Aixin Jueluo Yibi's half-brother, died in May, and the Xianfeng Emperor ascended the throne and posthumously awarded the title of Prince of Shunjun( 漣和).
The third son of the Emperor Ai XinJueluo Yiji (1829 ~ 1829 AD), the birth mother of Empress Xiaojingcheng of the Borjigit clan, Prince Gong Ai Xinjue Luo Yi Bi half-brother, born in January and died; the Xianfeng Emperor took the throne, posthumously awarded the title of King of Hui County.
The fourth son of the Emperor, Ai Xinjue luo Yixuan (1831-1861 AD), also known as the Xianfeng Emperor, was the mother of Empress Xiaoquancheng of the Niuhulu clan, who reigned for 11 years and died at the age of 31.
The fifth son of the Emperor, Ai XinJueluo Yixuan (1831-1889 AD), was a concubine of the NiuhuLu clan, who succeeded to the Prince of Aixin Jueluo Miankai (奕誴三叔), the Prince of Xianfengjian (誳郡王; Xianfengjian, the Prince of Jin; Tongzhizhong, who was a zongling, and was later impeached;
The sixth son of the Emperor Aisin Jueluo Yixuan (1833 -1898 AD), his mother Empress Xiaojingcheng of the Borjigit clan, the testament of the Daoguang Emperor, the Prince of Fenggong; Xianfeng III (1853 AD) to the fifth year of Xianfeng (1855 AD) served as the foreman of military aircraft; in the eleventh year of Xianfeng (1861 AD), Emperor Wenzong of Qing died, and joined forces with empress dowager Lianggong to launch the Xin You coup and was awarded the title of Prince of Parliament; Xianfeng Eleventh Year (1861) to Qing Dezong (Aixin Jueluo· Zai Xiang) Guangxu Decade (1884 AD), as the foreman of the military aircraft minister and the foreman prime minister Yamen Minister, during this period, although in the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865 AD), although he was removed from the title of king of the council, but still in the center of power; in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884 AD), due to the defeat in the Sino-French War, he was deposed, known in history as "Jiashen Yishu"; it was not used again until the twentieth year of Guangxu (1894 AD), with the aftermath of the defeat of the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War From the 20th year of Guangxu (1894 AD) to the 24th year of Guangxu (1898 AD), he served as the Minister of Military Aircraft for the Foreman and the Minister of the Yamen of the Foreman Prime Minister.
The seventh son of the Emperor Ai Xin Jueluo Yizhen (1840 -1891 AD), the mother of the Zhuang Shun Emperor's noble concubine Wu Yashi, whose Great Fortune Jin was the younger sister of Empress Dowager Cixi; the 30th year of Daoguang (1850 AD) was crowned as the Prince of Kou County; after the death of the Xianfeng Emperor, in conjunction with Prince Gong, he launched the Xin You coup and began to be reused; in the third year of Tongzhi (1864 AD), he was crowned prince; in the eleventh year of Tongzhi (1872 AD), he was enthroned as prince of Jin; the Guangxu Emperor ascended the throne and was replaced by the hereditary prince of Jiafeng; the tenth year of Guangxu (1884 AD), The military aircraft department led by Prince Gong Yixuan was repulsed by the whole class, and the history was called Jiashen Yishu, who began to take over the government in the name of the commercial office; in the eleventh year of Guangxu (1885 AD), the prime minister of the navy Yamen embezzled naval funds to build the Summer Palace;
The eighth son of the Emperor, Ai Xin Jue Luo Yi Xuan (1844 ~ 1868 AD), the mother of the Noble Concubine Wu Ya clan of the Zhuang Shun Emperor, the prince of Ai Xin Jue Luo Yi Zhen and his mother's brother; the Xianfeng Emperor ascended the throne, the King of Fengduo Luo ZhongJun, the pawn, Tan Duan, childless; and was ordered to be consort Ai Xin Jue Luo Zaitao as his heir. At this time, Yi Xuan was dead.
The ninth son of the Emperor Ai Xin Jue Luo Yi Zhen (1845 AD ~ 1877 AD), the mother Zhuang Shun Emperor Concubine Wu Ya Shi, the Prince of Alcohol Ai Xin Jue Luo Yi Zhen and his mother's brother; Xianfeng Emperor took the throne, fengfu County King; Tongzhi took the throne, ordered to be exempted from feasting and prostrating, playing the title of the book; Tongzhi 3rd year (1864 AD), divided the government, still walking in the inner court, ordered the pipe orchestra department; Tongzhi eleven years (1872 AD), conferred the title of prince of the interior; Guangxu Emperor took the throne, reinstated the order to be exempted from feasting to see prostrations, the title of the book; 卒, Tan Jing; childless, He was followed by Yi Dongzi Zaipei, the grandson of Yun Yu , the King of Yuke County.
Among the nine sons of the Daoguang Emperor, at this time, the Xianfeng Emperor was dead, it was needless to say.
In addition, the eldest son of the emperor, the second son of the emperor, the third son of the emperor, and the eighth son of the emperor were all dead at this time.
Also, the fifth son of the Emperor was passed on, which can also be temporarily excluded.
If you want to find a successor among the sons of the Daoguang Emperor, then, at this time, the sixth son of the emperor, Yi Zhen, the seventh son of the emperor, and the ninth son of the emperor, Yi Zhen, all seem to have a chance.
Of course, in the same way, it is also possible to find a successor among the grandchildren of the Daoguang Emperor.
However, in this way, there is a problem, these people are the uncles of the Tongzhi Emperor, or the cousins of the Tongzhi Emperor, if they take over the throne, it is equivalent to the Tongzhi Emperor completely extinct, and in the future, even if they are sacrificed, they will completely lose the weight of the emperor.
Based on the consideration of heirs and sacrifices, the successor of the Tongzhi Emperor naturally needed to be found among the great-grandchildren of the Daoguang Emperor first, because the great-grandchildren of the Daoguang Emperor were the sons and nephews of the Tongzhi Emperor. In doing so, it is in line with the rules of etiquette, and it is also possible to retain the heirs of the Tongzhi Emperor in the name of succession, without losing the thickness of his sacrifice.
However, the actual situation was that the grandchildren of the Daoguang Emperor were all still young at this time, and there were no major grandchildren at all.
In fact, when there is really no way, you can also go back three generations and find it from the heirs of Emperor Jiaqing of Qingrenzong. However, the branches that have been identified in this way are somewhat too distant. In fact, the Qing Palace did not do this.
Looking around, I found the house of Belle Ai Shin Kyora Zaiji.
Ai Xin Jue Luo Zaizhi (1839 ~ 1880 AD), originally the great-grandson of Yong Yao, the eleventh son of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, was originally named Zaizhong, his grandfather Mianyi, his father Yi Ji, born to Yi Ji's concubine Shen Shi; in December of the fourth year of Xianfeng (1854 AD), he was ordered to succeed Yi Wei as his heir and granted Dorobele.
Zaizhi was ordered to succeed The Daoguang Emperor's eldest son, Wang Yiwei of Yinzhi Commandery, as his heir. Zaizhi has two sons, the younger son is named Pu Kan. At that time, Pu Kan was only eight months old. When Emperor Tongzhi was critically ill, he deliberately established Pu Kan as a reserve. Therefore, He summoned Pu Kan to the palace to watch and raise. However, before he could put Pu Kan in storage, the Tongzhi Emperor died. This matter, with the death of the Tongzhi Emperor, was also stopped. The court was isolated from the outside world, and no one knew the details of this matter and the subsequent handling.
The day after the death of the Tongzhi Emperor, the two palaces (Empress Dowager Ci'an and Empress Dowager Cixi) summoned the Inner Court Walk, the Imperial Front Military Aircraft, the Princes and Ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Hongde Hall Walk, the South Study Room Walk, etc., to discuss and discuss the determination of a new monarch.
According to reports, after the gathering of the courtiers that day, Empress Dowager Cixi sent a message and asked you:
"Emperor Bintian, the world cannot be without a monarch, who is suitable?"
The courtiers fell to their knees and wept, and no one knew how to deal with it.
Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Prince Gong Yixuan and said:
"How about Yi Chenlai succeeding to the throne?"
Prince Gong listened, wept bitterly, and fell to the ground.
Empress Dowager Cixi said slowly:
"Yi Chen, don't you want to take on the heavy responsibility of this world?" Since this is the case, let Yi Zhen's son enter the palace to succeed him! It is said that YiZhen first had a son, Zaihan, born to Yehenara Wanzhen of The Concubine Of jin, who died as early as the third day of the first month of November in the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866 AD), at the age of 2. Yi Zhen's second son, Zai Xiang, was born to The Concubine Fu Jin Yehenara Wanzhen at the age of 4, later known as the Guangxu Emperor. YiZhen's third son: Unnamed, born to Yehenara Wanzhen of The Concubine Fujin, died on the ninth day of the first lunar month in the first year of Guangxu (1875 AD).
Empress Dowager Cixi finished her words, and Prince Yizhen of Alcohol also wept bitterly and fainted on the ground.
At this time, Prince Yi of Qinqin said:
"If that's the case, wouldn't that be an heir to the current emperor?"
Prince Yi of Qin's words, it was as if the empress dowagers of Ci'an and Cixi had not heard them.
The two houses then exited the council and entered the inner palace.
It seems that everything is fixed, that is, just a cutscene.
After the two palaces entered the inner palace, the council, Prince Gong Yizhen and Prince Yizhen of Alcohol still fell to the ground crying.
Finally, it was the inner overseer of the palace who lifted them up, put them on the board, and carried them out.
Regarding this matter, Rong Wenzhong (Guarjia Ronglu), who was personally present, later said to people:
"Prince Alcohol is indeed a man of great length, he heard that his son was made emperor, and after crying, he still wanted to climb up by himself, so I tugged on his clothes, and he gave up!"
However, it is because of this action that Prince Yizhen of Alcohol records it in his heart.
For this reason, Prince Yizhen of Alcohol thought that Ronglu did not treat him as well as his brother Prince Gong Yizhen, and his heart was very unhappy and unhappy.
Later, after Prince Gong Yizhen was deposed, Yizhen the Prince of Alcohol secretly seized power, and he released Rong Lu as a general in Xi'an, Shaanxi.
Rong Lu spent a long time in Xi'an before returning to The Beijing Division.
Speaking of Ronglu, I will repeat a few words.
It is said that at that time, the flag people living in the Beijing Division paid great attention to appearance, and they specially groomed themselves without anything, and they were neatly dressed and dressed one by one. And they see it as something very important.
However, after the flag people left the Beijing Division, they were not so particular, and the longer they spent outside, the more they did not pay attention to the appearance.
Therefore, those flag people who have been out for a long time and return to the Beijing Division, their appearance and appearance will be much different from their own past, or compared to the flag people in the capital.
When Rong Lu was in the Beijing Division, he paid great attention to clothing. His clothing, length and length fit, width and narrowness are decent. At that time, the beauty of his appearance was crowned among the generations.
Rong Lu had been sent to Xi'an for many years, and after returning, his colleagues in the Beijing Division first met and found that he was still dressed in the same lichen as when he was in the Beijing Division that day, and at that time, many people thought that this was a must.
This article is based on a section in volume II of Liu Tiren's "Different Dictionaries" of the Qing Dynasty.
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