Aisin Gioro Yinzhen

On January 16, 1688, the fourteenth son of Emperor Kangxi, Yunyu, was born.

Aisin Gioro Yunyu, formerly known as Aisin Gioro Yinzhen, was renamed Aisin Gioro Yunyu (1688~1755) in the first year of Yongzheng. He was the 14th son of Emperor Kangxi. His biological mother was Queen Xiao Gongren, a compatriot of Emperor Yongzheng. In the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi, he led his troops as commander of the Western Expedition and made important contributions to defending peace in Xizang. After Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, he sent a remote delegation to guard the imperial tomb under confinement, which was changed to an enclosure in the fourth year of Yongzheng. It was not until after Qianlong ascended the throne that Yunyu regained his freedom.

The fourteenth brother, Yunzhen, was originally named Yin Zhen (whether he first called Yin Zhen before changing his name to Yin Zhen is still under discussion in academic circles, but all available information in the Kangxi Dynasty shows that his name was Yin Zhen) Yongzheng ascended the throne and changed his name to Yunzhen. He was very smart and talented since he was a child. Yin once said: "The fourteenth brother is extremely smart, both talented and virtuous, and none of my brothers are as good as him." Yin Zhen was loved by Kangxi. Since his youth, he has frequently followed his father on patrol and is often given some special treatment in daily life. [1]For example, some princes, with the grace of the emperor's father, had the right to withdraw official goods, and the Da Nai provided their family with food supplies. This practice is usually limited to one year, and after the expiration, it is up to the emperor's father to decide whether to continue it. The longer the continuation lasts, the more it reflects the emperor's love. Among Xuanye's sons, there is not only one who enjoys this special opportunity, but the one who lasts the longest is Yinzhen. For seven years, from the fifty-fourth year to the sixty-first year of Kangxi, Kangxi always approved the 14th Brother's family to take over palace objects. If Kangxi had not passed away suddenly, Yinzhen's treatment would continue.

Yin Zhen has a straightforward personality and values love and righteousness. He has been in love with the talented and humble eighth son of the Emperor, Yin Zhen, since childhood. In September of the forty-seventh year of Kangxi, when Kangxi scolded Yin Zhen for his ambition and attempted to murder Yin Zhen, Yin Zhen stepped forward and knelt down and said: "Eighth Brother has no such intention, and we are willing to protect him! "For a time, Kangxi was very angry." He went out of his place to wear a sword and wanted to kill Yinzhen. Yin Qi, the fifth son of the emperor, knelt down to persuade him to stop him. The princes bowed their heads and begged him. He was angry a little and ordered the princes to tarry Yinzhen."Yin Zhen was beaten twenty times. Walking difficult. However, this incident later made Kangxi feel that he was affectionate and righteous towards his brothers, and had a further understanding of Yinzhen's outspoken and consistent qualities, so he loved him even more later.

After the Western Expedition, Kangxi not only rewarded him with 100,000 taels of silver, but also often took several of his sons with him and rewarded him with more rewards. Although Yinzhen's title was only a bell, his sons married on the same scale as the eldest son of several princes. In addition, Kangxi rewarded Yinzhen frequently, which no one among his brothers could match. In the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi, he led his troops as commander of the Western Expedition and made important contributions to the suppression of the Jungar rebellion and the defense of peace in Xizang.

In the spring of Kangxi's fifty-seventh year, the leader of the Junggar Department, Cewu Arabtan, sent troops to attack Xizang, and Lazang Khan requested the Qing Dynasty to send troops to rescue. In October of fifty-seven years, Yinzhen was appointed as the general of Fuyuan to lead the army into Qinghai, to crusade against Cewu Arabtan, to designate the Great General King, and to go out with the specifications of the Son of Heaven's personal expedition, "using the flag of the Zhenghuang flag, according to the style of the king's standard". In December, when Yinzhen commanded the division of the western expedition to set off, Kangxi held a grand farewell ceremony for him. "The king, beizi, and the Duke of the expedition all gathered in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The king, Baylor, beizi, and the ministers above the second rank who did not go out of the expedition all gathered outside the noon gate. The great general Yin Zhen knelt and received the seal of the imperial edict, and after giving thanks and saluting, he went out of the Meridian Gate with the seal of the edict, rode out of Tiananmen Gate, and went from Desheng Gate. The kings, Baylor, Beizi, Duke, and other ministers above the second rank were all sent to the private soldiers. The great general Yin Zhen looked at the kowtow and saluted, and marched in line.

When Yin Zhen was on the expedition, Kangxi issued an edict to the Mongolian prince of Qinghai, saying: "The General King is my prince. He is indeed a good general and leads the army. He knows that he has the ability to lead troops, so he is in charge of the important task of killing people." You should strictly follow the instructions of the General King, whether in military affairs or on matters of great size or detail. If you can work hard in sincerity, it will be no different from my instructions face to face. You should only be harmonious, be as united in body and mind, and work hard to practice. It can be seen that Yin Zhen's status in the eyes of Emperor Kangxi was very high.

In March of 1958 (1719), Zhen Yin arrived in Xining and began to command operations. He commanded the Eighth Banner and Green Camp troops stationed in Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai and other provinces, claiming to be more than 300,000, but the actual strength was more than 100,000. Yin Zhen's general is a comprehensive management position. He participates in military decision-making and command, military dispatch, deployment of personnel, recommending and appointing generals, ensuring logistics, inquiring about enemy situations, stabilizing military morale, motivating troops, adjusting internal and external conflicts, wooing the Dalai Lama, Qinghai various departments and other ethnic minorities, persuading Qinghai various departments to jointly send troops to escort the Dalai Lama, etc. It can be said that the affairs we face are complex and require extremely strong comprehensive capabilities.

After all preparations were ready, Yin Zhen commanded General Yanxin of Pingni and General Ge 'erbi of Dingxi to march into Xizang from Sichuan and Yunnan. In August, Gerbi led his troops to Lhasa. In September, Yin Zhen ordered an extension letter to send the newly crowned Dalai Lama to Tibet, and held a solemn bed-sitting ceremony in Lhasa. At this point, the Xizang rebellion instigated by Tsewang Arabutan was completely put down, and Yin Zhen's reputation was greatly shaken. Kangxi ordered that a monument be erected to commemorate the event, and ordered the imperial family and Duke of the auxiliary country to draft an imperial inscription. After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he used the inscription not to praise his father, but to "praise General Yin Zhen's public morality." He ordered the stone tablet to be destroyed and the inscription to be rewritten.

In May of the 60th year of Kangxi (1721), Yin Zhen moved to Ganzhou (now Zhangye City, Gansu Province) in an attempt to take advantage of the victory to attack the Ili nest in Cewang Arabutan. In November, Yinzhen returned to Beijing to discuss with Kangxi the suppression of Cewang Arabutan in the coming year. Later, he went to the front line, but due to difficulties in transporting military supplies, Kangxi decided to strive for a peaceful solution to the Jungar issue.

After the death of Emperor Kangxi, Yinzhen was recalled to the capital, and then placed under house arrest in Jingling to study. Later, due to the death of the Empress Dowager, he was awarded the false title of county king. As Yongzheng's dominance became more and more stable, Yongzheng became more and more severe towards Yunji. In December of the third year of Yongzheng (1725), Yongzheng launched a complete blow to the brothers who participated in the reserve competition that year, and Yunji was removed from the king and given the gift of Gushan Beizi. At the beginning of Yongzheng's fourth year, Yongzheng went to Yunyu Gushan Beizi and ordered him to be taken back to Beijing and imprisoned in the Shouhuang Palace in Jingshan.

In the first month of the thirteenth year (1735), shortly after Qianlong ascended the throne, he ordered the release of Yunyu and Yunyu. In the second year of Qianlong (1737), Yun Yuan was granted the title of Duke of Fengen Fuguo, in the twelfth year (1748), he was granted the title of Doruo Baylor, and in the thirteenth year (1749), he was promoted to the title of Prince Doruo Xun, and successively served as the commander of the Han Army of Zhenghuang Banner and the chief manager of Juoluo School. However, by this time he was already old and it was impossible for him to make any major achievements in politics. He died 20 years later. After his death, Qianlong awarded him 10,000 taels of funeral silver and awarded him the posthumous title of "Qin".