During the Qing Dynasty, the only man who could be buried in the imperial tomb was the emperor. Even if he was the prince of the Heavenly Emperor, he could not be buried in the imperial tomb after death. According to the emperor's special decree, he could be buried near the imperial tomb. However, in the history of the Qing Dynasty, there was really a prince who was buried in the tomb after his death. He was the eighteenth son of Kangxi Yin Yin.
In the 40 years of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Yin Yin was born in the Forbidden City, and his biological mother was Shun Yi Mi Princess. Wang was originally a Han girl in the south of the Yangtze River. Her cousin was Kangxi Fa Xiaoli Xu. During his southern tour, Li Xu, who was a weaving company in Suzhou, introduced his cousin Wang to Kangxi. Kangxi laughed and accepted it. The family was called into the harem.
Although Wang was born from a humble background, he was favored by Kangxi at that time. The Wang family gave birth to three princes, namely the fifteenth son Yinzhen, the sixteenth son Yinlu, and the eighteenth son Yinyu. Kangxi loved these three younger sons very much and often took them on tours, especially the emperor's eighteenth son Yin Yin, who accompanied his father when he was only 7 years old.
In July of the 47th year of Kangxi, Kangxi went out of the border, and the emperor's eighteenth son Yinyu was also on the list of accompanying princes. However, unexpectedly, on the way, Yinyu contracted the disease, and the condition was very serious. . At that time, both Kangxi and the ministers who accompanied him were very worried. Only the prince Yinrong was very indifferent to this and had no brotherhood. Kangxi began to hate the prince and even rebuked him. The prince Yinzhen, who was reprimanded by
, not only failed to constrain, but spied on Kangxi's tents at night. This behavior was exposed by the eldest son Yinzhen. At this time, Kangxi finally couldn't bear it, and immediately summoned the accompanying minister, and deposed the prince Yinfeng in front of everyone. On the same day that Kangxi was deposed, the eighteenth son of Emperor Yinzhen unfortunately passed away at the age of eight.
The elder son was not filial and the younger son died, which made Kangxi suffer a serious illness. Kangxi realized that he had neglected to discipline the prince for many years. After the death of
Yinyu, Kangxi ordered her to be buried in the Jingling Concubine's Yamen. Jingling Concubine's Yamen was the place where many concubines and concubines of Kangxi were buried. Why did Kangxi buried her son in it? Is it because you love YinYin the most?
Of course not. Kangxi’s most beloved one should be Chenghu, the eldest son born to Empress Xiaochengren, followed by the prince Yinzhen. No matter how he can't get his turn. Is it because Kangxi loves the birth mother Shun Yi Mi the most? Of course not, Kangxi's favorite is undoubtedly the fourth concubine Hui Yi Derong. As for the real reason, I am afraid that only Kangxi can know it. In any case, Yin Yin became the only prince buried in the imperial tomb.
Although Yinxun died young, concubine Shun Yi also had two sons, and the ending of these two sons was very good. The fifteenth son Yinzhen was named Prince Yu by Yongzheng, and the sixteenth son Yinlu received the respect of the emperors of the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties. It is especially important to note that Yongzheng ordered Yinlu to inherit the title of Prince Zhuang. The prince
is derived from Shuo Sai, the fifth son of Emperor Taizong in the Qing Dynasty. It was originally called Prince Chengze, and later renamed Prince Zhuang. Because Shuo Sai’s son Boguoduo had no children to inherit the title, Yongzheng made Yinlu inherit the title. Moreover, this prince is hereditary, which is what we often call the iron hat king.
Reference materials: "Manuscripts of Qing History", "Records of the Holy Ancestors of the Qing Dynasty", "The Mausoleum is Easy to Know"