Chapter 18 3. The ruins of Qianlong

How could this Prince Li's mansion be wiped out later? During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, although Yunfeng's eldest son, Hongxi, was strictly guarded and he was not allowed to go out of the house casually, Yunfeng's wives, concubines and grandchildren were still allowed to have enough food and clothing in life, and enjoy a life where they can open their mouths with food and stretch out their hands with clothes. .In May of the eighth year of Yongzheng (1730), Hongxi was also granted the title of Prince Li.The treatment of the palace was promoted from the county king to the prince.

Emperor Yongzheng died of illness, Emperor Qianlong succeeded to the throne, Prince Li Hongxi and his palace underwent major changes.In October of the fourth year of Qianlong (1739), Funing, the clan's mansion, reported Hongxi. What can’t be done? It is necessary to make goose-yellow Jianyu and multiply it to advance. If I don’t accept it, I will keep it for my own use.”Order Ge to go to the prince, and he is still allowed to live in Zhengjiazhuang, and he is not allowed to go out of the city. (Volume 13 of "Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty") In December, someone reported Hong Xi and asked "What is the emperor's life expectancy?" and so on.Emperor Qianlong was furious, and decreed that Hongxi should be "permanently confined in the Jingshan Orchard". (Volume 16 of "Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty") is the "Hongxi Case".These two crimes - "the intention is not to be questioned" and "I will keep it for my own use" are specious!

Why did Emperor Qianlong convict Hongxi of the "specious" "crime"?In terms of age, Emperor Qianlong Hongli was 17 years younger than Prince Li Hongxi.If Emperor Kangxi hadn't abolished Prince Yunfeng, the current emperor would be Hongxi, while Hongli was just a prince or county king, so the two cousins, Hongxi and Hongli, were very worried about this.This is the most hidden and vulnerable place in their hearts, which cannot be touched at all.When Emperor Qianlong heard that Hongxi had a little bit of related talk, his sensitive point was touched, and his reaction was extremely strong.

Hongxi was deposed from the clan and changed his name to Forty-Six. His descendants followed the example of the descendants of Aqina (Yunyu) and Seth Hei (Yunyu) from the clan and wore red belts.Hong Xi died on September 28, the seventh year of Qianlong (1742), at the age of 49, and was buried in Nandian Village, Huangtu, southwest of Zhenggezhuang.Later, he returned to the clan and restored his original name.Hongxi's royal title was inherited by Yunfeng's tenth son, Hong, who was demoted to Lijun Wang.The palace was moved from Zhenggezhuang to the city, and then it was located in Wang Daren Alley in Dongcheng (now in the area of ​​North Overseas Chinese Building, Santiao Dongkou Road, Beixinqiao).

In February of the twenty-ninth year of Qianlong (1764), all the soldiers (with their families) of Zhenggezhuang were sent to Fuzhou for garrison.The officers and soldiers were transferred away, the whole household followed, and the house was empty when the people left, and the roots were uprooted.Its vacant houses and ruined warehouses.Since then, Prince Li Hongxi and his residence of Prince Zheng Gezhuang have become relics of history. The documents and materials were burnt, the palace buildings were destroyed, and Zheng Gezhuang’s palace, palace, city and barracks disappeared from the surface of the earth and disappeared in the historical records, thus becoming an unsolved case in Qing history.However, the Manchu archives, literature classics, historical sites and field investigations cited above have solved this historical unsolved case.

From the beginning of construction in the fifty-seventh year of Emperor Kangxi (1718), to the occurrence of the "Hongxi Case" in December of the fourth year of Qianlong (1739), and to the twenty-ninth year of Qianlong (1764) when Zheng Gezhuang sent soldiers to Fuzhou After the garrison, the decree was destroyed and abolished, announcing the end of the history of Zhenggezhuang Kangxi Palace and Prince Li's Mansion in Qing Dynasty.It took a total of forty-eight years to build the palaces, palaces, cities and barracks in the various villages of Zhengzheng in the Qing Dynasty.The palaces, palaces, cities and barracks of the various villages of Zheng in the Qing Dynasty, the beginning of Kangxi, the prosperity of Yongzheng, the end of Qianlong, and the relics today are a side and a picture of the fierce, cruel, tortuous, intricate, and mysterious court struggles of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties. Miniature, not only has important historical value, but also is a historical and cultural heritage.