In ancient history, the reason why Yongqi did not ascend to the throne was not due to emotional entanglements, but because of a bumpy fate and weak blessings. At the age of 25, he passed away, leaving behind the only pair of children in the world, one of whom was named Mianyi. In order to protect Yongqi's bloodline, Qianlong felt very sorry for his grandson Mianyi, so he took him to the palace to raise him.
However, Mianyi was not particularly favored by his grandfather Qianlong in the palace. Although he served the emperor's fifteenth son Yongyan when he was a child, he was named the king of the county by Jiaqing when he became an adult, but he was sent to guard the imperial tomb. Whether Jiaqing is in love with Mianyi or cold and ruthless, all this has become a mystery. Perhaps, Mianyi has always kept a low profile in the palace and lived carefully, although he was knighted, he did not attract too much attention in Jiaqing's eyes.
In the palace, power struggles were commonplace. With the prosperity of Qianlong's heirs, filial children and grandchildren vied with each other to inherit the joy under the emperor's knees. As time passed, Qianlong's pain at the loss of Yongqi gradually faded. As Qianlong's pity for Yongqi gradually weakened, his favor for Mianyi gradually drifted away.
Mianyi was sent to the Shangshu room from a very young age to study Xi with the imperial uncles. Because he had no father to rely on and was not favored by his grandfather Qianlong, Mianyi was lonely in the deep palace, and no one cared about his situation.
Qianlong often told him that his abba had shown extraordinary intelligence from an early age, excelling in multiple Chinese languages and proficient in mounted archery and algorithms. Therefore, he believes that the only way out is to become another Yongqi. In order to win Qianlong's appreciation, Mianyi worked hard and devoted all his energy to cater to Qianlong. Qianlong liked Mobao, and he worked hard every day to practice Xi;Qianlong would suddenly check his homework, and he memorized the history books by heart.
In the forty-ninth year of Qianlong, with the hard work of Mianyi, he finally won the recognition of Qianlong. Qianlong looked at his calligraphy and exclaimed, "Your calligraphy attainments are even better than your father Yongqi, and if he knows under the spring, he will also feel comforted." ”
In that year, Qianlong granted him the title of Dorobelle.
Although Mianyi did not show any special joy. Because of the early death of his elder brother Yonghuang, the eldest son Miande directly inherited the title of Prince Yonghuangrong, while the younger son Mianen was named the prince of the county, both of which were higher than Baylor. Compared with Yongqi, who was named Prince before his death, Mianyi not only did not get the opportunity to succeed, but was also demoted by two levels, and finally only received the title of Baylor.
However, the cold reception received by Mianyi is much more than that. Under the strict etiquette system of the Qing Dynasty, the colors and patterns of clothing, and the number of rewards were strictly divided according to their respective ranks. For example, in color, the prince uses golden yellow, while the crown sun uses purple, and in terms of rewards, the prince gets more rewards than the crown grandson.
In the 34th year of Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong specially gave the two brothers Miande and Mianen golden bridles and saddles, and their status was equal to that of the princes.
As Qianlong's 54th birthday approached, he distributed red envelopes to the prince Gege and his grandchildren. However, in this reward, only Mian En received 5,000 taels, which was as rich as the princes and Gege. At this time, Miande had passed away, and Mianyi only received 2,000 taels.
At first, Mianyi thought that because he was the son of a concubine, he could not inherit Yongqi's title. Ironically, however, Miande was deposed by Qianlong for forming a party for personal gain. Mianen, who was also born in the same family as Mianyi, was named a prince and was also entrusted with the task of managing the affairs of various banners, which was highly trusted by Qianlong.
Although Mianyi was still a little Baylor when Qianlong died, he had been working silently in his childhood and youth. In his tortuous upbringing, there was a person who was always by his side. This companion was only four years older than him, but there was a far cry in generation, and that was the emperor's fifteenth son, later Jiaqing.
Jiaqing's biological mother is Concubine Ling, Qianlong's favorite concubine, and she has been pampered since she was a child. Because of his intelligence and wit, he was deeply favored by Qianlong. When he was studying in Shangshufang, Jiaqing noticed Mianyi and thought that this nephew was good at astronomy and geography, good at literature, good at dancing, and good at calligraphy. He couldn't wait to become friends with Mianyi, so he proposed to Qianlong to make Mianyi his companion.
Mianyi felt that this was a little strange, after all, how could a nephew be a companion for his uncle?But Jiaqing didn't care, pestering Mianyi to accompany him every day. At the beginning, Jiaqing and Mianyi sat together seriously to read a book, discuss the mystery of the book, and share their understanding of knowledge.
However, not long after, Mianyi was completely led astray by Yongyan. Flying kites, catching grasshoppers, climbing tall trees, playing tricks on eunuchs, messing around every day, there is no rule to speak of.
If it was just Mianyi alone, he wouldn't dare to come nonsense. However, Yongyan is different. As Qianlong's favorite prince, he can do whatever he wants, and no one has ever dared to stop him. Even if someone complained to Qianlong behind his back, Qianlong only blamed him on the surface, and he was reluctant to really punish him.
Mianyi knows that his status in the deep palace is like a transparent person, so he can only bow his head and be a man. Since Yongyan's support, those who looked down on him in the past now have to give three points. This made Mianyi feel that he finally had some sense of existence.
After Qianlong's death, Jiaqing unexpectedly granted the long-awaited title of county king to Mianyi. Mianyi was overjoyed in her heart and couldn't wait to kneel down to thank her. However, Jiaqing was not a monarch who easily rewarded his courtiers, and he had his own thoughtfulness.
smiled and said to Mianyi: "My father has just passed away, and as a son, I should guard the tomb and fasting to show filial piety." But I can't ignore the needs of the people of the Qing Dynasty. You are my most trusted relative, go to the Qing Dongling on my behalf to do your filial piety, this is also your reward to me. ”
Mianyi's face was slightly cold, and he was still expecting Jiaqing to promote him and arrange a ** to assist him in handling court affairs. However, Jiaqing asked him to guard the mausoleum. The duty of guarding the mausoleum is heavy, and sending him to guard the mausoleum is obviously a big fuss.
Although the two used to be playmates, they have been fighting and fighting for food since childhood, and they have never distinguished each other, and there is neither an age boundary nor a bond between kings and ministers. However, the current situation is not what it used to be, Jiaqing is now the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, his every word and decision is unquestionable, and Mianyi, as a courtier, can only obey and obey.
Mianyi soon set off for the Qing Dongling Tomb on the outskirts of the Forbidden City. The responsibility of guarding the mausoleum is heavy, and it is necessary to keep the mausoleum clean, regularly inspect the structure, and carry out repair work. In addition, it was also necessary to supervise the eunuchs and palace maids to present tributes on time, and regularly arrange song and dance performances that Qianlong liked during his lifetime, so that he could continue to enjoy the pleasure under the nine springs.
In addition to these jobs, Mianyi sometimes has to kneel in front of the mausoleum to cry and mourn to express his thoughts about his ancestors. Completely different from the bustling and complicated life in the capital, there is only a lonely cemetery here. Mianyi lives an ascetic-like life every day, quitting the chaos, and his heart is even more confused, and he doesn't know how long the years of guarding the tomb will last.
There was no rule on how many years the clans sent to guard the tomb were required to return to the capital. Kangxi's twenty-third son Yinqi is an example, he has been guarding for 41 years, which makes Mianyi unhappy about this and does not want to follow in Yinqi's footsteps.
In the sixth year of Jiaqing, Mianyi experienced the second Spring Festival in Dongling, Qing Dynasty, and became increasingly bored with this kind of life. However, on the day of February 27, news suddenly came from the palace that Jiaqing issued a decree that it was decided that Yongzheng's fourteenth younger brother Yinyu's grandson Gushan Beizi Yongshuo would replace Mianyi Shouling, and stipulated that the clan sent to Shouling would be replaced every three years in the future.
After learning the news, Mianyi was overjoyed, but he couldn't leave immediately, because Jiaqing had explained that after a few days of mourning for Qianlong, he needed to go to Yuling to hold a release ceremony, and then return to the capital with Mianyi. Although Jiaqing came to the Qing Dongling Tomb to worship Qianlong, he also understood the feelings of his childhood playmates. After the group arrived at the Qing Dongling Tomb, he inquired about Mianyi's life in the past two years and the maintenance of the mausoleum.
Mianyi truthfully stated and detailed his dedication during the mausoleum. Jiaqing was very satisfied with this, and found an excuse to praise him for his dedication to guarding the tomb, so he promoted him to the Mongolian capital of the Zhenglan Banner. This position is the highest commander of the banner, responsible for commanding all military and administrative affairs under its command, and has a noble status, and is a first-class official.
This sudden change shocked Mianyi, and she almost forgot to kowtow and thank you. Jiaqing didn't blame him, just smiled and looked at his overly excited expression because of the surprise. However, fate seems to like to tease Mianyi, and on the way back to the capital, a fire breaks out in the imperial court of Jiaqing.
Because of the mistake he made, Jiaqing belittled the Fu Chang'an of Qianlong Yuling. Fu Chang'an was dissatisfied with Jiaqing's punishment and asked to return to the capital on the grounds of pain in his legs and hands. Jiaqing's face was gloomy, and he asked the accompanying minister and Mianyi: "What do you think about this matter?"”
The ministers bowed their heads and were silent, and Mian Yi sensed that the situation was serious, so he said: "Maybe his leg is really painful, otherwise he wouldn't have asked for ......."”
Before Mianyi finished speaking, Jiaqing angrily smashed the paperwork in his hand on the ground, and scolded angrily: "Is he really injured when he says he is injured!."It's clear that I don't want to guard the Qing Dongling, so I just find a reason to get out!You are so stupid, with your pig's head, do you still expect you to handle the affairs of the positive blue flag well?If you ask for gender anymore, please punish yourself. ”
Although Mianyi was removed from his post, Jiaqing allowed him to continue in court. Half a year later, Jiaqing's anger subsided, and he was appointed as the capital of the Mongol Banner of the Zhenghongqi, and allowed him to enter and leave the inner court to manage the affairs of the Shangqi Yuan.
Mianyi's illustrious time did not last long, and he made a serious mistake again, which caused great anger in Jiaqing. In the eighth year of Jiaqing, Jiaqing's beloved wife and Daoguang's biological mother, Empress Xiaoshu, unfortunately passed away. Jiaqing instructed Mianyi and others to bury Empress Xiaoshu's Zigong in the Anchang Mausoleum Underground Palace.
A few months later, when Jiaqing checked the paperwork records of the funeral, he found that the final step of the funeral was to "close the stone door". He frowned and asked Mianyi and the others: "After you bury the queen's Zi Palace, you will close the door of the underground palace, so when I am a hundred years old, I will be buried in **?."
As soon as he finished saying this, Mianyi and the others lowered their heads, and Jiaqing angrily smashed the paperwork in his hand on the ground and scolded: "Nonsense!."I gave you a few months to deal with this, but I didn't do it, what's the use of raising you bunch of waste!”
Everyone involved in this matter was sentenced, and Jiaqing was particularly dissatisfied with Mianyi: "You are not only incompetent, but also lack responsibility, whether you do something wrong or cause trouble, can you still be called a **?"Punish yourself for six years, out of my sight, I don't want to see you again. ”
Mianyi was removed from all positions, and as for the issue of deducting Yulu, Jiaqing was not ruthless, and only deducted half a year's Yulu every year to ensure that he had enough funds to support his life. As long as the deduction is completed within six years. Although that is the case, Jiaqing's attitude is unpredictable.
Less than a month later, there were rumors that the Yuling Longen Hall had been severely damaged, and Jiaqing went to inspect it himself, and found that the wooden pillars had rotted, which was simply a complete failure of the construction project. He remembered that Mianyi had mentioned this matter during the guarding of the mausoleum, and began to think in his heart that he was actually working hard to practice, so he reduced the fine to three years.
However, it is difficult to tell if Mianyi is unlucky or if he is really stupid, and soon after, he is caught up in another stupid incident that causes great anger in Jiaqing. In the eleventh year of Jiaqing, Mianyi, who had few children, finally welcomed his second son, and he was in an extremely happy mood, and he couldn't wait to look through the dictionary and classics and choose a name for his younger son.
This should have been good news, but at the same time as informing the clan that "the elder brother of the Mianyi family has an official name", it was also a notification to the emperor to ask for a reward. However, Jiaqing's face changed suddenly after hearing the news, his fists clenched, and his hands trembled with anger.
Mianyi's youngest son was born in the seventh year of Jiaqing, and exactly the year before, Jiaqing issued an edict stipulating that all children and grandchildren born to his own brother must be named by him himself.
Mianyi fell into a delicate situation at this time, his eldest son was born in the fourth year of Jiaqing, so he personally chose the name, which was understandable at the time. After all, at that time, Jiaqing had not yet issued the relevant edict. However, this time he took the liberty of naming his second son to bother himself, because it was obviously disrespectful to Jiaqing's authority.
Jiaqing told the Zongren Mansion: "The name he chose did not follow the will of the ancestors. Although he used the word Yi, in the second half of the name, he chose the word 'gold', and we agreed to use the word '糸'. Look at the name he gave his son, whether it was Yiming or Yiyi, which obviously violated the rules of the ancestors. ”
The ** of the Zongren Mansion are all obedient, and they dare not have any objections, so they can only nod silently in agreement. Jiaqing reproached Mianyi on the spot: "It seems that he doesn't really regard me as someone close to me, which also makes me relieved." I decided to fulfill him, so that he would stay away from the affairs of the court, and that he would no longer have to set foot in the palace, but that he would go to work outside the city on an errand. ”
However, Jiaqing's mood change was quite strange, and the anger came and went quickly, but it also dissipated instantly. In the twelfth year of Jiaqing, when Mianyi went to Zhaoxi Mausoleum to supervise the supervision of the Ming Tower, he accidentally found that the trees in the cemetery were stolen and removed. He urgently wrote a memo and submitted it to Jiaqing.
Jiaqing was quite pleased, and said to the courtiers around him: "It seems that my nephew still has a skill, and his work attitude is quite meticulous and serious. Let him go back to the DPRK and continue to govern. ”
The eighteenth year of Jiaqing witnessed an event that made Jiaqing feel humiliated for the rest of his life, which was later recorded in history and was called the Guiyou Change. On the 14th of September, more than 200 followers of the Lin Qing sect of the Tenri Sect disguised themselves as ordinary traders and skillfully blended into the capital.
In the afternoon of the next day, when the hot sun was shining, they arrived at the gate of the Forbidden City, and under the internal and external collusion of the eunuch Liu Decai, they successfully infiltrated the Forbidden City and went straight to the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, in an attempt to start a rebellion. Fortunately, at that time, Jiaqing, his close ministers, and the clan were on their way back to the capital from the Chengde Summer Resort, when they suddenly received an urgent message from the palace and quickly changed direction to the cemetery.
Subsequently, all of these ** were captured and sentenced to death, and none of them were spared. However, this rebellion, instigated by the missionaries of the Tenri Sect, actually caused the emperor to abandon the palace and flee, and only more than 200 people launched it, but caused such a horrific scene, which not only shocked the imperial court, but also disgraced the imperial family.
Jiaqing fell into panic, and faced the inquiries of his courtiers, asking him about his next plan of action, whether he would choose to go to the tomb or return to the Forbidden City.
At a glance, most of the entourage were pampered clan brothers, unarmed, and everyone was in danger. Jiaqing felt that it was too dangerous to return to Beijing, and his lips trembled and he cursed: "Go back, can you ensure my safety?"If you encounter the remnants of those thieves along the way, will you destroy them?”
The crowd was silent, and no one dared to make any guarantees. And the relatives of the clan are all indifferent, and they don't care about themselves, as if they are planning how to save their lives and escape, and laugh at Jiaqing for being a coward and afraid of things.
However, at this critical juncture, a brave man stood up and pleaded with tears in his eyes: "Please speak up, the emperor is not only our monarch, but also our relatives!"We have the responsibility to protect his safety, so that the world laid down by our ancestors can be stable!”
The clan was silent after hearing this, while Mianyi wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, held Jiaqing's hand tightly, and comforted: "Please return to the palace quickly, as long as you guard the Forbidden City and stabilize the overall situation, the soldiers will be full of confidence and will be able to resist the thieves and make it impossible to succeed!."”
Jiaqing looked at Mianyi's sincere gaze and nodded solemnly. Afterwards, Jiaqing returned to the palace safely and stabilized the whole situation. Looking back and remembering Mianyi's original advice, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart. If Mianyi hadn't persuaded him to return to the Forbidden City, this country might be in jeopardy, and he would have become a laughing stock in history.
Therefore, Jiaqing's feelings for Mianyi are deeper, and he is no longer as fickle and prone to tantrums as before. He often said to others: "Although I have many cousins, nephews and nieces, only Mianyi truly cares about me." In fact, he was the only nephew I was really close to. ”
Looking back on Mianyi's tortuous career, he often gets involved in some puzzling affairs, which frequently causes Jiaqing's dissatisfaction. Although Jiaqing was angry many times because of Mianyi's mistakes, the punishment was only a small fight such as removal from his post and fines, and the most severe one also deprived him of the title of county king. But as long as Mianyi did something sensible, Jiaqing always managed to find a compromise and restore him to his position.
In addition, Mianyi has also received many preferential treatment from Jiaqing. On the occasion of Jiaqing's fiftieth birthday, he generously gave all his nephews red envelopes, and Mianyi, second only to Mian'en, was only two thousand taels less than Mian'en.
Jiaqing once rewarded Mianyi with a ** python robe and let him wear this luxurious thing to the court. For the emperor who has always been stingy, during his reign, such a prestigious reward has never been awarded to members of the clan except the prince, and this honor has only been awarded to Mianyi.
At the moment of Mianyi's death, Jiaqing was originally on his way to the Qing Dongling Tomb to sweep the tomb. After receiving this painful news, he immediately sent a messenger with 5,000 taels of ** to deal with Mianyi's funeral, personally drafted the name, and personally went to Mianyi's grave to pay the funeral rites after returning to the capital.
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