Yongzheng Qin gave Yinxiang a hereditary replacement for the "Iron Hat King".
Yinxiang, the thirteenth son of Emperor Kangxi, had a close relationship with Emperor Yongzheng, and after Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, he died in the eighth year of Yongzheng (1730) because of his conscientious assistance to Emperor Yongzheng, and Emperor Yongzheng crowned him as Prince Wu Shuoyi and inherited the throne. As a result, Prince Yi Yinxiang became the ninth iron hat king in the history books of the Qing Dynasty, and the first iron hat king after the eight founding heroes of the Qing Dynasty. However, the iron hat king given by Emperor Yongzheng was removed twice when he succeeded to the throne for the second time, so what?
First, let's take a look at what is"The Iron Hat King": Although the Qing Dynasty also had hereditary titles, they were practiced"Hereditary", i.e., only sons can inherit titles according to rank. For example, after the death of the prince, although the son can inherit the title, he can only inherit the title of the king of the district.
However, there is a more special kind of title, which is familiar to us"The Iron Hat King"In the entire Qing Dynasty, in addition to the eight founding heroes, there were only twelve iron hat kings (Prince Daishan of Alcohol, Prince Zheng of Jierharang, Prince Rui Dolgon, Prince Yu Duoduo, Prince Su Haoge), Prince Zhuang Shuosai, Keqin County Wang Yueertu, Shuncheng County King Fu Shun), the entire Qing Dynasty only Yi Prince Yinxiang, Gong Prince Yiyun and Shuncheng County King Fu Deshun. (Zhuang Prince Shuosai, Keqin County Wang Yuetuo, Shuncheng County Wang Yun Zhixin), the entire Qing Dynasty only Prince Yi Yinxiang, Prince Gong Yixun, Prince Alcohol Yixun, Prince Qing Yixuan had this treatment.
Whether it is in film and television dramas such as "Yongzheng Dynasty", or in history, from Kangxi's later years of "Nine Sons to Seize the Inheritance", Yinxiang's thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang is Yongzheng's hardcore ally, so after Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, he was immediately appointed as one of the four prime ministers, and with the promotion of Prince Heshuoyi, Yinxiang can be licensed without shying away and can continue to be used"Yin"Word.
Although Yinxiang continued to assist Yongzheng for eight years after his early death, because of his great contribution to the Yongzheng Dynasty, Yongzheng said:"The son of my brother Hongxiao, the legacy of Prince Yi, immortal. Where I have given my brother kindness, the Hereafter shall not arbitrarily deprive him of it. "In this way, Prince Yi became the first iron-hat minister after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty.
However, Prince Yi's title of Iron Hat King was revoked twice in later generations:
The first time: was ousted in the Xinyou coup. After his father's death, Jaeyuan was named Prince Yi in February of the fifth year of Daoguang (1825), becoming the seventh Prince Yi. In July of the 11th year of Xianfeng (1861), Emperor Xianfeng appointed his eldest son Zaichun as the crown prince before his death.
Since Jae-chun was only five years old, while appointing eight people including Jae-won, Su-shun and Duanshuo as ministers of care, he also added Empress Niu Co-lu and the crown prince Jae-chun (who was in charge of his mother and concubine)."Edict"with"Same hall"seals, the execution of the holy decree of the two seals, so that the eight ministers are restricted.
Shortly after Emperor Xianfeng's death, Empress Niu Colu (i.e., Empress Dowager Ci'an) and Concubine Yi Guifei (i.e., Empress Dowager Cixi) quarreled over the harem's interference in the affairs of the Eight Ministers. The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces then launched"Xinyou coup d'état", through Prince Gong Wang Yi to seize the military power of the capital, but the eight ministers were unsuccessful.
Xinyou coup d'état"Later, Prime Minister Duanhua, Su Shun and the two widows of the royal family were the biggest threat to the royal family, so all three of them took the title and died. As a result, Prince Yi's title was abolished because he was not less than eight points behind the governor.
2nd time: Dismissed for supporting the Boxer Rebellion. In the third year of Tongzhi (1864), the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's more than ten years of movement was pacified, rewarded by the Qing court, and the title of Prince Yi was restored, not only the fourth grandson of Hongli and the fourth son of Yinxiang, Zaifeng, inherited the title of Prince Yi, but also Zaifeng's great-grandfather Mianyu, grandfather Yongfu, and father Yijiang were all named Prince Yi after their deaths! Prince Yi.
In the seventeenth year of Guangxu (1891), Zaifeng died, and his eldest son Pu Jing inherited the title of Prince Yi, and lived a different life from his cautious father. A few years later, the Boxer Rebellion broke out, and the imperial court was torn between paying for the Boxers and intervening, and later Duanwang Zaiyi proposed to unite with the Boxers and fight against the foreign powers on their own, and Prince Yi, Prince Zhuang, Zaifeng, Zailan Governor, Baylor Zaifeng and others all agreed.
In the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu (1900), under the pretext that the Qing court suppressed the Boxer Rebellion"The Eight-Nation Alliance's War of Aggression against China"broke out, and in August of the same year, the Empress Dowager Cixi hurriedly fled with Pu Jing and other imperial ministers.
On January 15, 1901, the Qing court first adopted a draft peace treaty, followed by a draft peace with the Great Powers on January 21, 1901. On 19 February, the Qing court approved a list of twelve people to be executed by the powers, namely Zai Yi, Zai Lan, Zai Xun, Ying Nian, Zhao Shuqiao, Yu Xian, Qi Xiu, Xu Chengyu, Xu Tong, Gang Yi, Li Bingheng, and Dong Fuxiang.
Although Pu Jing was not among those who were executed, he was imprisoned and died soon after. After Pu Jing's death in July 1902, he was stripped of his title.
Although Pu Jing was stripped of his title after his death, this only applied to him, and Prince Yi's title was not abolished. After Pu Jing's death, the title was inherited by his nephew, Yuqi, who was two years older, and he lived until 1948 as the last Prince Yi.