During the Qing dynasty, there were eight great surnames in Manchuria, but even within these surnames, different families had different political statuses. Taking the Niu Co Lu clan as an example, the most famous is the family that lives in Changbai Mountain, and the Hongyi Gong Yidu family has the highest prestige.
Guerjia, a surname with a prominent position in Manchuria, is best known for its branch that lives in the Suwan region. Rong Lu, an important ** in the late Qing Dynasty, is also a member of the Guerjia clan.
Once, after he was promoted to the head of the household, he met a Dutong, and when the two chatted, Rong Lu learned that Dutong was also surnamed Guerjia, so he took the initiative to make friends. However, when Du Tong asked if Rong Lu's Guerjia clan had the word "Su Wan" in front of it, Rong Lu replied that no, and Du Tong shook his head and said that they were not of the same clan, which seemed to look down on Rong Lu a little.
At that time, people like Rong Lu were not uncommon. People with the same surname will strictly follow the family order as it symbolizes their status and status. The Guarga clan is a large ethnic group divided into 13 different branches, including the Suwan Guarja clan, the Yehe Guarjia clan, the Nayin Guarjia clan, and so on.
However, the Guerjia clan is recognized as the most famous is the Suwan Guerjia clan, that is, the family of the Zhiyi Gongfei Yingdong. In the sixteenth year of Wanli, Fei Yingdong joined Nurhachi with his father, Suwan's minister Solguo, and he was awarded the title of first-class minister for his bravery and good fighting, and was promised to be the daughter of Chu Ying, the eldest son of Emperor Nurhachi, and became a member of the Yellow Banner of Manchuria.
Fei Yingdong, brave and good at fighting, participated in the battles of the Varkha Division, Hada, Ulla, Yehe and other divisions, and made significant contributions to the famous Battle of Sarhu.
He was one of the five founding ministers of Wanli in the forty-third year of the country, and after the death of the fifth year of the Mandate of Heaven, Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne and posthumously crowned him as the Duke of Zhiyi. In the sixteenth year of Shunzhi, he was known as "the first hero to create a life".
In the political arena of the Later Jin and early Qing dynasties, members of his family held many important positions, including the Fifth Minister, the Sixteenth Minister, the Parliamentary Minister, and the Auxiliary Minister. He himself was one of the Five Ministers, and Lange, Turai, Yang Shan, and Bahar also served as Parliamentary Ministers.
Aobai, the third son of his ninth brother Wei Qi, was one of the famous four auxiliary ministers during the Kangxi period. According to statistics, the "Eight Banners Manchurian Clan General Genealogy" counts the Fei Yingdong family in detail, from before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs to the Qianlong period, his family members served as first-class officials, including the ministers of the guard, generals, ministers, scholars, scholars, scholars, and capitalists.
In the early days of the Later Jin Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty, the members of the Fei Yingdong family not only played an important role in discussing and assisting the government, but also held many high-level official positions and were deeply involved in politics, especially in leading troops and managing flag affairs.
The Fei Yingdong family of the Guarjia clan is a typical military meritorious family, due to the outstanding military exploits of the family ancestors, their descendants often serve as high-grade ** in the imperial court, which has been passed down from generation to generation and has continued until the Qianlong period.
From before entering the customs to the Qianlong period, members of the Fei Yingdong family actively participated in many battles outside the pass, including the Battle of Salhu, the Battle of Ningyuan, the Battle of Dalinghe, the Battle of Songjin, the Battle of Shanhaiguan and other major battles.
Since entering the customs, the Fei Yingdong family has always been committed to the cause of unifying the Central Plains, they are not afraid of hardships and dangers, bravely kill the enemy, participate in the crusade against Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other rebel forces, attack the Southern Ming regime and other battles.
Their fronts spread across Shaanxi, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Huguang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other provinces. In the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong dynasties, Fei Yingdong's descendants actively participated in major battles such as quelling the rebellion of the three feudatories and the Junggar rebellion, and accumulated outstanding military achievements.
It can be said that from the early Qing Dynasty to the Qianlong Dynasty, the Fei Yingdong family participated in almost all major battles, and they made important contributions to the unification and stability of the country with their heroic and tenacious spirit and outstanding military talents.
Although the family gradually withdrew from the military arena after the late Qianlong Dynasty, they still participated in national politics and the management of the Eight Banners with military merits, and made their own contributions to the development and progress of the country.
Although the reputation of the Fei Yingdong family is not as loud as that of the Yidu family, their status among the eight major surnames in Manchuria is undoubtedly the top three. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, many famous figures have emerged from this family.
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the descendants of the Fei Yingdong family changed their surname to "Guan".