Prince Xian Yunzhu is the oldest living prince in the clan. His great-grandfather is Emperor Taizong's eldest son Hauge, and his grandfather is Hauge's fourth son Fusui. It was originally the inheritance of Prince Heshuosu, but was changed to Prince Xian in the eighth year of Shunzhi.
After the emperor's father and regent Dorgon fell off his horse and died, the three flags of Xianghuang, Zhenghuang and Zhengbai all fell into the hands of the ancestors.
After taking power, Emperor Shizu redistributed Niulu of the Eight Banners and gave the owner of the Xiangbai Banner to Hauge's son Fushou. Dorgon's brother Azige was kicked out of the Zhenglan Banner for treason. The Duoduo family became the owner of the Zhenglan Banner, and the ownership of the other three flags remained unchanged.
During the Qianlong period, the flag masters of the Eight Banners were finally finalized as the "Shangsan Banners" and were personally controlled by the emperor;
The Prince Li family (including Prince Keqin and Prince Shuncheng) is the owner of the Zhenghong Banner and the Xianghong Banner;
Prince Xian, inherited from the Prince Su line of Hauge, is the flag owner of the white flag;
The Prince of Xinjun, inherited by Prince Tongrui of Yu, is the owner of the Zhenglan Banner;
Prince Jian, who is inherited from the lineage of Prince Zheng, is the owner of the Xianglan Banner.
The flag master has been finalized, but the new clan clan under the Qing Dynasty's ancestral system must have a public record.
It turns out that those who have entered the eighth clan clan have been assigned Niulu, so we have to give the newly ennobled princes who have entered the eighth clan clan a Niulu, right?
As a result, Qianlong stipulated that the upper three flags, which belonged exclusively to the emperor, should be allocated exclusively to the lower five flags.
Even the Niu Lu assigned to Qianlong's sons also came from the Lower Five Banners, not their father's own Upper Three Banners.
As a result, the Lower Five Banners were split into pieces, and the Emperor directly appointed the Commander-in-Chief and Deputy Commander-in-Chief. As a result, not only were the Lower Five Banners unable to threaten the Upper Three Banners, but even the nominal banner owners, the princes, could not be mobilized. When the Five Flags are lowered, at most, officials from one of the flags will be asked to handle certain matters.
That is to say, slaves must fulfill their obligations to their masters. Even if you are the Minister of Military and Aircraft, as long as you are from the banner, you have to fetch tea and water when the prince's family has something to do.
As a servant of Shangsanqi, it doesn't matter whether you are the daughter of the governor's family or the daughter of a general. As long as you are born in Baoyi, you must participate in the draft of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After being selected, you have to enter the palace and serve as a maid. There is no discussion.
Since Qianlong not only dismantled the Five Banners wantonly after he ascended the throne, but also tried his best to suppress the clan, many of the clan children who were supposed to seize the title under the Five Banners were delayed in doing so. As a result, the clan children under the Five Banners complained against the emperor, but they dared not speak out in anger.
As a result, there were various rumors about the Queen Mother and the Emperor in the capital, and the members of the clan under the Five Banners were more active in fueling the rumors than those who started the rumors.
The reason why Toendo, the former nine-door admiral, failed to suppress rumors is because many clans secretly hide and disseminate banned books. Some of them are the governor of the country, the auxiliary prince, and even the prince's family. How can he, the nine-door admiral, investigate, search, and ban rumors? ?
Moreover, Toenduo's background is also complicated. His ancestors were originally Han Chinese with the surname Sun, and later he became a servant of Prince Azige's family.
After Nian Gengyao, who was highly favored by the emperor at that time, married their master, Azige's great-great-granddaughter, as his stepwife, the Toendo family followed their master to the Nian family.
After Nian Gengyao committed a crime, he asked Endo's father to report many internal affairs of Nian's family to the emperor, but he was exempted from punishment. Later, he was transferred to Manchuria with a red flag, and his surname was changed from Sun to Sun Jia.
The flag owner of Manchuria with the red flag is Prince Keqin, who is descended from the line of Prince Li, that is, Prince Ping, Prince Qingheng.
Qingheng was a bit of an idiot. After reading the book "The Improper Queen Mother", he was convinced of the descriptions in it. Somehow, he got together with Fulehun, the Minister of Rites, and actually helped Fulehun connect the clan, with the intention of The Qing Dynasty "restored its origins".
With such a flag master around, Ton could not be ruthless in many things.
It is rumored that the reason why the emperor drove Toenduo to Xiling was because he was afraid that Toenduo had a complicated background and would rebel at a critical moment.
Although He Shen also came from the Lower Five Flags, he is undoubtedly more trustworthy than To En Duo in terms of family background and current interpersonal relationships.
Whether it is due to ineffective censorship or fear of rebellion, I am afraid that even the person involved, Toendo himself, does not know the truth.
Anyway, now that he is the director of the management committee in Xiling, he feels that he is quite unjust.
Yun Yun was already 74 years old when he came to the throne in the 37th year of Qianlong's reign, and now he is 77 years old. He is one of the few longevity people in the Aisin Gioro clan.
At present, apart from the Queen Mother who just passed away, there is no second elder than Yun Yu in the entire clan.
In addition, the Prince Xian Mansion was inherited from the lineage of Taizong's eldest son, Hauge. Hauge was supposed to be the first choice to be emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but he failed to succeed due to various complicated reasons.
Therefore, as various political rumors spread between the Queen Mother and the Emperor, more and more people began to suspect that the Emperor might not really be the son of the late Emperor, and was most likely even Han Chinese. Then Yun, the eldest member of the clan, must have become a force in all parties. focus of attention.
Recently, many clan ministers have gone to Prince Xian's mansion, including many county princes.
The purpose of these clan ministers' request to see Prince Xian must be to hope that the old clan king would stand up and say a few words.
Whether it is clarifying rumors or clarifying the source, it can play a special role in the current situation.
However, the 77-year-old Yunzhuo saw no one. Even if his nephews and grandnephews asked to see him, he would be sent back.
Because she was too old, when the Queen Mother passed away, she was supposed to go to the palace to pay her respects, but this meeting was avoided.
Yun's attitude of staying aloof was definitely what the emperor wanted to see, but the clan had a lot of criticism about it.
However, not everyone in Prince Xian's palace is as unwilling to get mixed up in the trouble as Yunwen. Many people are also actively connecting in private, and the most enthusiastic one is the third-class guard Yong Xi.
This Yongxi had a very close relationship with Baylor Yongfu, who was born in the Prince Yi family, and both of them were on duty at the Qianqing Sect.
After all, he was getting older and Yun couldn't keep up with his energy, so he really didn't know anything about the "different movements" of his nephews and nephews.
Even if he knew, the old sect king might not say anything.
For such a large family, with thousands of clans, to suddenly encounter such a big event, it is unreasonable to put all the eggs in one basket.
But Yun Wan never expected that even though he pretended to be deaf and dumb, someone would still target him at Prince Xian's palace.
The royal palace has an army guard. During the Yongzheng period, 40 prince guards and 160 vests were appointed, and a total of 200 portions of money and food were allocated from the treasury.
In addition to the guards, the palace also has guards, including 6 first-class guards, 6 second-class guards, and 8 third-class guards.
In addition to the guards of the prince and son, the guards of the county princes below, the guards of Baylor, the guards of Beizi, the guards of the Zhenguo, and the auxiliary princes, as well as the coated servants of the royal palace and direct and collateral families, Prince Xian's palace can mobilize at critical times. A force of about a thousand people.
Whether they have combat effectiveness is another matter. People can really mobilize so many people.
The person who discovered that the palace was being watched was the first-class guard Galtai. He noticed it yesterday afternoon but was not too sure. After discovering that more and more people were watching the palace today, Galtai realized that something was wrong and quickly reported it. master.
After hearing Galtai's report, the old Prince Xian put down the tea bowl with the ginseng soup and asked: "Are they from Fulong'an or Santai?"
Fulongan was in charge of the bodyguards, and Santai was in charge of the Three Banners Guards. They were the emperor's two most capable and trusted ministers.
The troops and horses commanded by the two men were also forces directly related to the emperor's safety.
The prince's question made Galtai startled for a moment, and he shook his head and said, "I don't know, he looks so sneaky."
After a moment of silence, the old prince ordered: "Tell the people in the house that no one is allowed to go out these days. Even if the sky falls, you have to stay at home for me."
"嗻!"
Galtai hurriedly went to convey the prince's message.
At the same time, in an alley about two blocks away from Prince Xian's palace, two Manchus, one tall and one short, were suddenly blocked by several big men.
"What are you doing?"
The two Manchu boys looked at the people who stopped them with some confusion. They were all in civilian clothes, and they didn't know which yamen they were from.
The big men didn't say anything. They stepped forward and held the two of them down. Without any explanation, they cut off their braids with a dagger.
Looking at their braids in the hands of the big men, the two Manchu boys became anxious and asked angrily: "Why are you cutting our braids!"
"The emperor has already cut off his braids, what are you doing with them?"
The leader of the big man clasped his hands and pointed toward the palace, "Besides, this is also the emperor's wish!"