Chapter 37 Chapter 37: The Death of Yunli

Friends who have watched the seventy-third and seventy-fourth episodes of "The Legend of Zhen Huan in the Harem" must have noticed the following plot: the emperor asked Zhen Huan to kill King Guo with poisoned wine.Zhen Huan couldn't bear the death of her lover, and wanted to drink the poisoned wine, but she didn't want King Guo to change the poisoned wine, vomited blood and told Zhen Huan that she was the only wife in her life.Zhen Huan was so sad that she didn't have time to tell Yun Li that her twins were his own before she died.Yunli died tragically in Zhen Huan's arms.Here, there is a question: How did King Guo (actually Prince Guo) Yunli die?

First of all, we should be clear: Emperor Yongzheng died in 1735, and Prince Yunli of Guo died in 1738 after that—that is to say, in the TV series "the emperor asked Zhen Huan to kill the king of Guojun with poisoned wine", Then the story of "Yunli died tragically in Zhen Huan's arms" is purely fictional.Then we should also know that Emperor Qianlong who came to the throne later, the nephew of Prince Guo Yunli, continued to entrust important tasks to Prince Guo Yunli: On September 12th in the first year of Qianlong (1736), Prince Guo Yunli The birth mother of Li added the emblem; on September 13th, "Eternal gift to the prince with double salary..." On September 20th, because "Prince Zhuang and Prince Guo both worshiped when they sat in the palace, I was deeply disturbed... They are all the sons of Emperor Zuren, the younger brother of Emperor Daxing, and I am my uncle. My elders are so respectful, how can I always worship before me..." Order Yunlu and Yunli to summon them in the side hall to avoid the ceremony of prostration.On September 21st, Prince Guo Yunli wrote a letter proposing the formulation of the "Crime of Stealing Money and Grain".On the fourth day of October, Prince Mingguo, Prime Minister Yunli's family affairs.On October 18th, Prince Mingguo Yunli took charge of the Criminal Department.During this period, about November of the first year of Qianlong, Prince Guo Yunli suffered from foot disease.In the second year of Qianlong (1737), Prince Guo Yunli wrote the "Emperor Sejongxian Shangyu" and made great contributions.In the third year of Qianlong (1738), Prince Guo Yunli died.42 years old.The question now is: Why has Prince Guo Yunli been able to maintain a high position and power throughout his life through the Kang, Yong, and Qian dynasties?

Prince Guo Yunli (1697-1738), formerly known as Yinli, was the seventeenth son of Emperor Kangxi.After Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, he avoided the taboo and changed his name to Yunli.Because Yunli supported the four princes (that is, the later Emperor Yongzheng) from the beginning, he won the trust of Emperor Yongzheng, and he was granted the titles from county king to prince.After Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, he continued to entrust Prince Guo Yunli with an important task, ordering him to be in charge of the Ministry of Punishment.Yunli lived through the three dynasties of Kang, Yong and Qian, and held a high position and authority throughout his life.

Prince Guo Yunli believed in Tibetan Buddhism and often summoned eminent monks to debate scriptures in his palace.Yun Li immersed himself in the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhist classics from an early age, and had close contacts with representatives of Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing at that time.Although politically mediocre, Yunli's official career was prosperous and smooth in his short life. Perhaps it was his belief in Tibetan Buddhism that was the important reason why he avoided the disaster of killing himself and dying in old age. The rulers of the Qing Dynasty knew the importance of spiritual rule in maintaining and consolidating feudal rule, and using religion was an effective method of rule.The Qing government was particularly good at using Tibetan Buddhism, and believed that the upper class of Youli Tibetan Buddhism was an effective way to rule the Mongolian and Tibetan areas, so it was very active in protecting and supporting Tibetan Buddhism.Several emperors in the early Qing Dynasty were also very interested in Tibetan Buddhism. In the Qing court, studying Buddhist scriptures became a fashion at that time.As a prince, Yunli must have been influenced. He once worshiped Ganzhuba, a famous monk during the Kangxi period, who personally presided over the compilation and publication of "Kanjur" as his teacher, and then studied under the Eighth Great Hutuktu of Mongolia (Mongolia). Language, is the title awarded by the Qing government to the top living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism in the Mongolian and Tibetan areas), two masters in the study of Buddhist scriptures.

Prince Guo Yunli, a self-satisfied layman, is very keen on the study of Nyingma classics of Tibetan Buddhism, especially organizing and translating the "Fu Zang Sutra" into Mongolian and Manchu. The Nyingma sect is one of the sects of Tibetan Buddhism. Because the monks of this sect wear red hats, it is also called the Red Sect.It has the longest history among the factions and was formed in the eleventh century AD. "Nyingma" means "ancient" and "old" in Tibetan. The so-called ancient means that its teachings have been passed down from the eighth century AD and has a long history; the so-called old means some of its teachings and regulations. It is mainly based on the old secret mantras of Tubo in ancient times.The Nyingma Sect is closely related to the Bon religion, which is inherent in Tibet.From the eighth to the ninth century AD, Tantric Buddhism was introduced to Tibet from India, and it was passed on from father to son.However, the Bon religion has a great influence on the Tibetan people, and it happens that the mystery of Tantric Buddhism is very similar to it, and the two are gradually combined as a result.This faction has no monasteries, loose organization, no systematic teachings, and no complete Sangha system.They took Indian Buddhism as their teacher, used the classics of the school, established temples, carried out some collective activities, and finally formed a sect.This sect had no name at the beginning, and it was not until some other sects came into being that it was called the Nyingma sect because of its characteristics.The so-called "Fu Zang Sutra" refers to the fact that Indian monk Padmasambhava and others came to Tubo to spread Buddhist Tantra classics in the eighth century AD. Rejection, etc. Lian Huasheng and others believed that the time to spread Tantrism in Tubo was not yet ripe, so they buried these classics in caves or underground. .The Yunli organization translated the "Fu Zang Sutra" of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism into Mongolian, which enriched the Mongolian Buddhist literature and objectively speaking, made an important contribution to the Mongolian Buddhist culture.