Chapter Seventy-One—Enlightening the Five Banner Masters
Actually, don't look at a room of princes and princes, there are Yue Le's eldest, and the others are either young children (Hongyi), or teenagers, at best, there are a few young people!
Yue Le was born on September 19, 1625 (October 19, 1625) in the tenth year of the Mandate of Heaven, at the age of 31. Qing Taizu Nu ~ the fourth son of Abatai, the seventh son of Erhachi, and the uncle of Xuanye. Let's take a look at the real ages and generations of the remaining Five Banner Owners.
Zhenglan Banner Owner: Xinjun Wang Doni, born on October 18 of the first year of Chongde (December 14, 1636 AD), at the age of 16. Qing Taizunu ~ Erhachi's fifteenth son, Duoduo's eldest son, Xuanye's cousin;
The owner of the white flag: Prince Xian Fushou, born on May 17, 8th year of Chongde (July 2, 1643), at the age of 13. Qing Taizu Nu ~ the eighth son of Erhachi, the fourth son of Haoge, the eldest son of Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, and the cousin of Xuanye.
The owner of the Red Flag: Prince Xun Chang Adai, who was 15 years old at the time (this is apocryphal, and there is no examination of the official history.) However, Chang Adai is the seventh son of Daishan and the first son of Mandahai, born in the seventh year of Mandahai's mandate, that is, in 1622, and it is speculated that his eldest son should have been born at the age of Mandahai at the age of seventeen or eighteen, that is, around 1640). Qing Taizu Nu ~ Erhachi's second son Daishan's grandson, Xuanye's cousin.
The owner of the red flag: Luo Keduo, the king of Pingjun, was 20 years old at the time (this is apocryphal, and there is no official history.) Daishan's eldest son, Yue Tuo, grew to Luo Luohun, and Luo Luohun grew to Luo Keduo, and the birth dates of the latter two cannot be examined! [Very dizzy, dizzy! If Yue Tuo was born in 1599 and died in 1639, if Yue Tuo had his first son at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and Luo Luohun had his first son at the age of seventeen or eighteen, then it is estimated that Rokoduo should have been born around 1635, then he would have been 20 years old). Qing Taizu Nu ~ Erhachi's second son, the great-grandson of Dai Shan, and the nephew of Xuanye.
Blue flag owner: Minjun Wang Ledu, born on September 29 of the first year of Chongde (October 27, 1636 AD), at the age of 20. Qing Taizu Nu ~ Erhachitang's nephew and uncle and the third son of Prince Shuo Zheng Jierharang, Xuanye's cousin who did not come out of the "Nine Clans and Five Suits" [1].
In other words, when it comes to real age, in Hongyi's eyes, they can only be regarded as teenagers! In terms of generation, they are basically the brothers, nephews and even grandchildren of Emperor Fulin of Shunzhi (Luo Keduo, King of Pingjun)! Especially with the death of Prince Zierharang of Shu Heshuo Zheng on the eighth day of May this year, there are not many elders left in the Fulin clan now! That's why Fu Lin, Xuan Ye, father and son want to take the opportunity to wipe out all the five flags, they are all orphans and widows, who doesn't bully who is stupid!
Entering the Yin'an Palace, Yue Le sat down in the main seat with a little humility, but it took a lot of trouble to see who would sit in the main guest seat:
In terms of seniority, he is naturally the twenty-year-old King Ledu of Minjun, but he is the only one among the five princes who is not in the line of Taizunu ~ Erhachi, so he naturally does not dare to sit down;
In terms of age, there is also a Pingjun King Luo Keduo, who was also twenty years old at the time, but he has the lowest seniority, and he doesn't dare to be disorderly even if he calls Xuan Ye uncle;
In terms of intimacy, Prince Xian Fushou is the Taizong Emperor's Taiji lineage, and he is the closest to Fulin and Xuanye, but he has just committed murder by slaves, and he does not dare to make a mistake;
On the title, there is only one other noble Chang Adai who is "Prince Xun", the age is not too big or small, and the generation is also the elder of Xuanye, but it is precisely today that he met Luo Keduo, the king of Pingjun, who is the great-eldest grandson of Dai Shan, representing the Dai Shan lineage of the Zhengzhi clan, since the emperor said that today is to discuss the "family affairs of the heavenly family", Luo Keduo does not sit, although he himself is an uncle, it is not good to sit in the position of the host and guest in the end.
So, everyone "humbled" for a long time, and Zuihou finally had no choice but to recommend the emperor's Qincha, less than two years old doll Xuan Ye to sit!
Hongyi pretended to be modest and prevaricated, until Yue Le saw the right time to speak, and Hongyi climbed into the seat and continued to "stand tall" in style.
"Xuan Ye, what other hadiths does the emperor have?" Yue Le asked knowingly.
"Back to the fourth uncle's words, Huang Ama is to let Xuan Ye come to give you a reassuring pill, and the rest of the affairs are all up to the princes to agree with each other." Hongyi made up his mind that the soup would not enter.
"Oh, that's what a few of us were talking about just now." Yue Le nodded, and after thinking for a while, he looked up at the owner of the Blue Banner and the King of Xinjun, who had been in charge of flag affairs for six years, and said:
"Doni, what is the charter of our Blue Flag?"
"This ......" Doni Leng was unexpectedly named by Yue Le, his body trembled slightly, his face was embarrassed, and he looked left and right for several other flag owners to say something, and he couldn't say why.
Yue Le didn't care, he took over the conversation, and talked to himself: "We are the Blue Flag, which was originally led by the fifth son of Taizu Mang Gurtai and the tenth son of Derge, but the two of them could not bear the will of heaven, and they were hit by violent diseases one after another, and they could not die in words, this is the will of heaven [2]!" As a result, Taizong first merged the Zhenglan Banner and the Zhenghuang Banner into a new Zhenglan Banner and the Yellow Banner, and handed over the Zhenglan Banner to the commander of Prince Su Haoge. When the Nine Kings Dolgon ruled the dictatorship, they killed Prince Su, so they handed over the Blue Banner to the Ten Kings Duoduo [Duoduo and Dolgon are half-brothers]. Alas......"
After Yue Le finished speaking, he looked at a few people. Sure enough, Prince Xian Fushou heard about his father Haoge, and he had already covered his face and wept. And Doni, the son of Duoduo, was even more shocked when he heard Yue Le mention the three Dolgon brothers whom the emperor hated the most, and he became even more upset when he saw Fu Shou crying.
"Oh, it turns out that the Zhenglan Banner is really not easy to manage, first it damaged the fifth and tenth sons of Taizu, and then it lost Prince Su, alas, it is really not easy for you to be the king of Xinjun!" Hongyi seemed to point to a sentence.
"This, this ......" Sixteen-year-old Doni panicked even more.
Hongyi's sentence implied that the Zhenglan Flag had buried three flag owners successively, and two of them were still "in a violent illness and couldn't die in words"! This sounds like outright intimidation! Yue Le's words are also hinting at this blue flag, you Doni, as the son of Duoduo, is not rightly in the name of the original leader!
"This is a blue flag, this king is willing to return the prince to the prince, inlaid with a white flag...... Doni finally had an idea that didn't seem to be too bad: the two flags were exchanged.
"No, no, the white flag has just made a big mistake, this king ...... This king and the mother concubine have already discussed, this king is young and incompetent, unable to lead a banner, I implore the emperor to receive it in person, this king I only want to be a Meler Zhangjing (the official name of the eight banners of the Qing Dynasty, the deputy position of a banner, the number of posts is uncertain. After 17 years of Shunzhi, it was renamed "Deputy Capital Commander") is good! As soon as the thirteen-year-old Prince Xian heard what Doni said, he immediately stopped sobbing senselessly, and opened his mouth in a panic to say what Yue Le had taught properly.
"This ...... This ......" Dhoni was dumbfounded.
"Doni, the blue flag is a big banner, and the population is no less than the white flag, can you ensure that the evil slave will not hurt the master?" Yue Le is also a member of the Blue Flag, and in the past few years, taking advantage of Doni's youth, he has long managed his affairs in an orderly manner. As the official flag owner, Doni is really confused about the specific flag affairs.
"This king ......," Doni said again.
"Fourth grandfather, nephew still thinks that the five flags can't be pushed to the emperor in one go!" Twenty-year-old Luo Keduo, the king of Pingjun, found that the two "young and ignorant" little flag masters were not the opponents of Xuan Ye and Yue Le at all, and saw that he was about to obey Xuan Ye and Yue Le's words and ruin the big guy's big thing, so he hurriedly helped.
"Oh? Why not? "Fourth grandfather," Yue Le asked.
"My nephew thinks that first, the reason why the lower five flags are lower is to highlight the majesty of the three flags led by the emperor himself, and if there is no 'down', how can it be 'up'?" Rocoduo came prepared, and seeing Yue Le contemplative, he continued:
"Second, the population of the lower five banners was originally messy, and it was better to have clear regulations for the upper three banners, so rashly ask the emperor to lead it himself, these trivial flag affairs, wouldn't it make the master upset? Fourth grandfather, second uncle, do you two say this is the reason? The more Luo Keduo spoke, the more he felt that his idea was tenable, and with the encouragement of the eyes of several others, he talked eloquently at Yue Le and his "second uncle" Xuan Ye. Even Hongyi is also bowing his head frequently at this time!
"Third, a few of us have been favored by the emperor for several generations, how can we retreat because of a little flag matter now, and eat the emperor in vain? That's not sensible, isn't it? "When it comes to Zuihou, the king of Pingjun, Luo Keduo, is a majestic and righteous man.
"Trivia?" Hongyi spoke, vigorously raised his left arm wrapped in splint bandage, looked gloomy, and then said: "King Pingjun, you said that although it is not a big deal for me to be injured in the mule and horse city, the royal prestige is now worthless under the five banners?" You can kick down my little Dorobelle today, but in the long run, the minions who can't keep the five flags will dare to go to the noon gate to smash the field and make trouble! ”
"Second uncle is angry, second uncle, nephew doesn't mean that!" Rocodo was so frightened that he hurriedly raised his ass and frequently saluted Hongyi. The other four were also secretly frightened.
"Hehe, King Pingjun doesn't have to be like this, Xuan Ye is just making an analogy. However, the first two items you said are also reasonable, what do you think the princes think? Hongyi changed back to his well-behaved appearance and continued to ask.
"What King Pingjun said is reasonable, I don't dare to eat the emperor in vain." Several spoke in unison, except for Fu Shou.
"It's a small matter to eat the emperor in vain, but it's a big thing to coerce the emperor's family!" Yue Le suddenly said heavily, and suddenly shook several princes from the chairs to the floor tiles, kneeling in a circle, "Wow, wow, wow".
"Several, my emperor Ama has told me more than once that if it weren't for the two white flags that enveloped the nine kings, Dolgon, the nine kings who were the banner masters, would never have spied on the throne. But when it comes to the critical time, the five flags Weishenme can't communicate with the emperor? Hongyi's voice was not loud, but it was very powerful to silence the halls.
"Fu Shou will ask the emperor to personally lead the white flag." Fushou took the lead. The two white flags in Hongyi's mouth, the positive white flag, were led by Fu Lin himself after Dolgon's death and became one of the three flags. Nowadays, only his own white flag has become a sinner in this history.
"Doni...... Doni is willing to hand over the blue flag and ask the emperor to receive it himself! ”
Finally, two of them took a stand. Three others were silent.
Hongyi nodded at Wu Liangfu beside him.
"Prince Zhuang and Prince Heshuo Chengze have arrived!" Wu Liangfu withdrew to the gate of the hall and spread loudly.
Several princes looked back at each other, but only Luo Keduo, the king of Pingjun, was paralyzed and generally indifferent.
Xuan Ye and Yue Le both got up and went to the door to greet the Prince Zhuang and his mother, Prince Heshuo Chengze, Princess Nala. Prince Zhuang Bo Guoduo was only six years old at the time, but he inherited the title of Prince Se Shuo of Heshuo Chengze, who died last year, and was Xuan Ye's cousin. The key point is that Bo Guoduo was changed to a red flag as early as the eighth year of Shunzhi! Although he is not the banner owner, he is a young prince, and he is also the grandson of Huang Taiji and the nephew of Fulin!
That is to say, today's red flag, the banner owner is "Doro [3] County King", not the same line as Taizong. There is a "Prince of Heshuo [4] in the banner", and he is in the imperial line! This thing with red flags has long been collected in the hands of the emperor.
"Ladies and gentlemen, excuse me! The concubine heard that the fourth uncle, King Anjun, was discussing flag affairs with several banner owners in the palace, so she accompanied Bo Guoduo to come, which was very presumptuous. Seshuo's surviving person, Princess Nala, said.
"This king originally handed over the flag to the emperor's uncle! Rocodor, what about you? Six-year-old Prince Zhuang Bo Guoduo went straight to the point and loudly questioned his twenty-year-old cousin, King Luo Keduo of Pingjun, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Xiao Wang...... Xiao Wang is also willing to ......," Luo Keduo, the king of Pingjun, reluctantly agreed. As soon as this Prince Zhuang arrived, he understood that he, the owner of the red flag banner who had long been set aside, had to compromise, otherwise, the emperor would be able to let himself live a good life in a few days!
On the side, the owner of the Red Flag and Prince Xun, Chang Adai, the owner of the Blue Flag and the King of Minjun, saw this unexpected scene, and they all secretly thought about it.
Chang Adai's Zhenghongqi, under the banner Meile Zhangjing Jueshan, after Fu Lin was in power, he ordered him to "specialize" the post of Zhenghongqi Meile Zhangjing, in fact, he had already collected the banner very firmly.
Ledu's inlaid blue flag, its Meile Zhangjing Lanbai, was also ordered to "specialize" the inlaid blue flag to consolidate the mountain after Fu Lin's pro-government, which is exactly the same as Jueshan.
The two flag owners knew in their hearts that if they didn't express their position at this time, Wu Liangfu at the door would "pass through" the two main owners of the affairs one by one, and if they didn't agree at that time, I was afraid that there would be no many offerings in the flag the next day......
Fifteen-year-old Chang Adai finally raised his head and said, "Xiao Wang implores the emperor to receive the red flag!" ”
"Ahem...... cough ......, this king is also willing to second, respectfully ask the emperor to personally lead the blue flag...... cough cough...... "Twenty-year-old Ledu's body has been getting weaker and weaker recently, and seeing that his time is short, he is not willing to spend all his strength [5].
As a result, an unprecedented reform in the history of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was successfully completed with the joint efforts of director and male No. 2 Xuan Ye, producer Fu Lin, starring Yue Le, and several supporting actors!
[1] "Nine Clans and Five Suits", among the nine clans, there are great-grandparents, great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, oneself, sons, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; Horizontally there are self, brothers, cousins, second cousins, three cousins, sisters, cousins, second cousins, and three cousins. Around the vertical and horizontal nine clans, the family structure of the nine clans and the five suits is formed.
[2] Regarding the fact that Taizu's fifth son, Mang Gurtai, and the tenth son, Dege, successively "fell ill and died unspeakably", later generations speculated that it should have been done by Huang Taiji. Interested readers can search for the so-called "Mang Gurtai, Mang Guji, and Derge Sisters and Brothers Rebellion Case".
[3] "Doro" is written as doro in Manchu, which is a Manchu word of beauty, which is equivalent to the meaning of "rite, Tao, and reason" in Chinese, and is crowned with the meaning of "rite, Tao" before the titles of the king of the county and Baylor.
[4] "Heshuo", written as hoso in Manchu, is the square of the four directions, the corners of the northeast and northwest corners. Placing it before the title has the meaning of ruling and managing one side.
Prince Heshuo, written in Manchu as hosoicinwang, is the king of one side.
[5] In the official history, Ledu, the king of Minjun, died in December of the twelfth year of Shunzhi, which is indeed running out.