According to the rules, the bell must be rung at Qianqing Palace to convene a meeting of civil and military officials in Beijing to officially announce that the emperor is back.
Who sets the rules?
have no idea.
In terms of quoting scriptures, there are probably two sources.
First, during the Jingtai period of the former Ming Dynasty, Xu Youzhen, Shi Heng, and Cao Jixiang supported Zhu Qizhen to seize the door and rang the bells and drums in Fengtian Hall (today's Taihe Hall), summoning the ministers to announce the restoration of the Supreme Emperor.
Second, during the Jiashen period of the former Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng's army surrounded the capital. Chongzhen ordered the eunuch to ring the bell and summon all officials to discuss the matter of fending off thieves, but no one came.
Regardless of the origin, the sound of bells and drums that resounded over the Forbidden City on the 17th day of the winter lunar month in the fortieth year of Qianlong's reign sounded unlucky.
At least, Jia Liu thought it was unlucky.
Along with the sound of the bell, countless heads poked out from all directions in the city, each looking more confused than the last.
"Who rings the bell?"
"The new emperor has ascended the throne?"
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Hundreds of prominent figures gathered at the yamen of Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army were talking about it.
These people include veterans of Liaodong and newcomers to the customs, and half of them are eloquent figures from each banner, such as Hong Dade, the great-grandson of Hong Chengchou, the founding minister of the country.
As one of the few important figures in the Han army who raised the yellow flag, Hong Dade played an important role the night before yesterday and even yesterday.
The specific manifestation is that he took advantage of the opportunity of the Han army's Xianghuang Banner capital commander and scholar Shu Hede to be on a business trip, took advantage of the chaos and led people to capture the Han army's Xianghuang Banner capital's Yamen, and announced that he would take over the command of the Han army's Xianghuang Banner.
Of course, Hong Dade did not forget to give himself the name of righteousness.
What righteousness?
Of course it was for the sake of the stability of the Qing Dynasty.
Hong Dade was able to become the "big boss" recommended by the Han Army Xianghuang Banner. Apart from the fact that he had served as a general in Xi'an, the main reason was that his family was the only one in charge of the banner.
To be precise, Hong Chengchou's descendants are a bit special among the Eight Banners, having two independent commanding powers.
When the Great Patriarch was alive, he only gave Hong Chengchou the title of Captain of the Third Class Light Cart. However, the Holy Patriarch was grateful for Hong Chengchou's contribution to the Qing Dynasty, so he not only carried Hong Chengchou's grandson Hong Yimiao into the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner, but also acted as a matchmaker himself. He betrothed the son of Gu'ermacuo, the son of Gushan Beizi, Gu'ermacuo of Xilan Banner, and the daughter of Fuguo Gong Aoshan to Hong Yimian.
Therefore, the Hong family actually has two inheritances in the Eight Banners. One is the branch of Hong Yimiao who was carried into Manchuria's Zhenghuang Banner, and the other is the other two grandsons of Hong Chengchou who stayed in the Han Army's Xianghuang Banner.
Regardless of whether it was the branch that entered the Manchu banner or the branch that stayed in the Han army, Kangxi gave each of the descendants of the Hong family the power to lead a lieutenant.
Speaking of which, Grandpa Saint is much kinder than his father, Grandpa Shizu.
Zuoling was formerly called Niu Lu, and those who could lead Niu Lu were important figures in the Eight Banners.
It has been passed down from generation to generation. Today, the head of the Hong family in Zhenghuang Banner, Manchuria is Hong Jiayuanbao, and his mother is the daughter of Fuguo Gong Aoshan.
The head of the branch that stayed behind with the yellow flag of the Han army was Hong Dade.
When the chaos broke out, no one knew what was going on. At this time, not to mention having a leader in hand, there were dozens of loyal slaves who could decide the fate of a flag, not to mention having a leader.
After Hong Dade took control of the Han army and set up the yellow flag, he did not forget to carry it into the Manchurian family of Shangsanqi. He led his men to successfully save his cousin Hong Jiayuanbao's family, and took advantage of the situation to take the Manchurian leader commanded by his cousin.
If all are mobilized, Hong Dade can now mobilize no less than 3,000 men.
Whether they can wear armor or whether they can fight is another matter. Anyway, these three thousand people are really there, and everyone has to be called Uncle Hong.
Naturally, when the heroes of the Eight Banners of the Han Army gathered at the Dutong Yamen of Zhenglan Banner to hold a aftermath meeting, Hong Dade, the head of the Han Army with the Yellow Banner, was naturally one of the "Eight Pillars of the Han Army".
The other seven pillar states are Li Fengyao of the Han Army's Zhenghuang Banner.
The fact that Li Fengyao was the spokesperson for the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army was inseparable from the fact that he was an imperial guard and his ancestor was Li Yongfang. His brother Li Shiyao was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
In addition, Li Fengyao has a close relationship with Fulehun, the former governor of Sichuan and now in charge of the overall situation in the palace.
The spokesman for the Zhengbai Banner of the Han Army is Hao Yuanan.
His ancestor was Hao Xiaozhong, the deputy general under Zuo Liangyu. He followed Zuo Menggeng and was demoted to the Qing Dynasty to be the commander-in-chief of the Hunan Right Army. He was awarded the hereditary title of third-class Adahahafan. In the eighth year of Shunzhi, he was captured in a battle with the Daxi Army commanded by Sun Kewang. He was unyielding.
He was killed and could be called a hero of the Qing Dynasty.
Hao Yuanan also held military positions and served as admiral of the Fujian Navy for two years.
The spokesman for the Han army with the white flag was named Ma Yong.
My ancestor was Ma Ning, a military general in the Ming Dynasty. He accompanied Meng Qiaofang, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, to quell the anti-Qing movement of the Hui people initiated by Mila Yin and others. He was promoted to governor and governor for his merits.
The spokesperson of the Han Army's Zhenghong Banner is called Gao Gongzhi, whose ancestor is Gao Di, the general who guarded Shanhaiguan together with Wu Sangui.
Wu Guokui, the spokesman for the Han army who raised the red flag, was descended from Wu Rujie, who served as the admiral of Gansu.
The spokesman for the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army was Zu Jianchang. It was originally discussed that Jia Daquan would represent the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army to negotiate with the other seven banners, but Jia Daquan refused in every possible way and refused to let Zu Jianchang take over.
Helpless, Zu Jianchang became one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms.
Deng Tong, spokesperson for Xianglan Banner, is descended from Deng Changchun, a Ming general who came to the Qing Dynasty on his ancestor's birthday.
Deng Tong was also the first person to lead the Xianglan Banner to respond to the Zhenglan Banner’s bloodbath in Manchuria.
The reason is that Deng Tong's cousin is named Chang Fu.
After all the prominent figures from each banner had basically arrived, nothing was discussed in the commotion.
The conveners Zu Jianchang, Chang Fu, Liu Wanquan and others actually had no idea, because the message sent to them by the Sixth Master was just to gather the people of the Eight Banners of the Han Army and wait for the next step.
It was almost dawn, and the Sixth Son's notice had not yet come, so everyone was puzzled, so they simply slaughtered sheep and pigs in the Dutong Yamen to let the banner leaders fill their bellies first.
While he was eating, a bell sounded from the palace summoning officials to enter the palace.
According to the rules, all civil and military officials of fourth rank or above in Beijing must enter the palace.
Liu Zi also sent someone to inform everyone to enter the palace for a meeting, and told his uncle that Qianlong had been restored to power.
A few old guys agreed to go to the palace first to check the situation.
Afterwards, Zu Jianchang came out to speak to the respectable leaders of each banner. He said nothing else but asked the chaotic crowd to be quiet first, and then selected a "delegation" based on seniority to enter the palace for a meeting.
What's the meaning?
"Our ancestors are all the founding heroes of the Qing Dynasty, but it is related to the future and destiny of the Eight Banners of our Han Army, and the lives of our 300,000 Han Army children, so we have to have a backbone to discuss it together, otherwise you will have an idea after entering the palace.
, I have an idea, if you have this idea and he has that idea, our Han Eight Banners are definitely not aligned. What are the consequences of this lack of alignment? You all should know without me saying it."
Zu Jianchang's proposal received enthusiastic support from many fourth, fifth and sixth generation traitors who came to the meeting.
The problem is that our ancestors are all traitors, and the previous purge operations have all been successful, so who should we choose to enter the palace for the meeting?
What criteria should be used for selection?
Chang Bingzhong and his father, Chang Fu, came up with the idea to follow the "Biography of Erchen" compiled by the National History Museum as the standard, with descendants of the A series standing in the front and those of the B series standing in the back.
After discussion, everyone felt that this standard was reliable, so eight teams were quickly formed.
In good order.
They are also convinced by each other.
"Everyone is a hero for their ancestors, no matter the old Liaodong ones or the new ones after entering the customs. To put it bluntly, we are all our own people. In this situation, we, the Eight Banners of the Han Army, have to stick together. After entering the palace, everyone has to act according to the situation!
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After emphasizing the importance of unity and cooperation, the delegation of the Eight Banners of the Han Army, headed by the "Eight Pillar States", began to enter the palace.
Each banner dispatched three hundred disciples to enter the palace together to avoid any accidents.
The Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Lower Five Banners of Manchuria are also electing officials to enter the palace. Only those officials in the major yamen in Beijing do not need to discuss with others. When they hear the bell, they put on their court clothes and enter the palace honestly.