Yiyi (奕枻) | 24 Histories

Overview

Yiyi was a prince Chun.

PeriodQing

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1861 九月
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 387, passages 37-38
AD 1880 to AD 1890 光緒六年徙防旅順十餘年間巡閱
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 461, passages 35-36
AD 1884 光緒十年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 123
AD 1888 海軍議起
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 450, passage 197
AD 1850 to AD 1859 道光三十年至咸豐九年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 96
AD 1875 醇親王之子入承大統
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 445, passage 24

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AD 1886 閱海軍
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 445, passage 58

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Emperor Dezong (德宗)
son 子
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 445, passage 24

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Career and standing

Grand Council 樞府
AD 1884 光緒十年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 123
superintendent of the navy 總理海軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 450, passage 197
naval inspection duty 閱海軍
Performed
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 445, passage 58
Prince Chun of the Commandery 醇郡王
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 96
Prince Chun 醇親王
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 123; Draft History of Qing 450, passage 197
Prince Chun 醇賢親王
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 36

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Member of imperial clan
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 36
Polity Qing 清 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 444, passage 123
Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 387, passage 38; Draft History of Qing 420, passage 96

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · Topic forestall reckless speculation
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 450, passage 200

Events and relationships

Inspected camps and gifted robe
Inspection · Imperial inspector · With Song Qing (宋慶)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 36
Relation Student of · Person Zeng Biguang (曾璧光)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 96

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 96

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History

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 387Volume 387 Biographies 174: Zong Shisushun, Mu Yin, Kuang Yuan, Jiao Youying, Chen Fuen · 1 passage

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肅順方護文宗梓宮在途，命睿親王仁壽、醇郡王奕枻往逮，遇諸密雲，夜就行館捕之，咆哮不服，械系。 Sushun was then escorting the late emperor's coffin on the road. Prince Rui Renshou and Prince Chun Yiyi were sent to seize him; they met at Miyun and captured him at night in the relay station. He roared defiance and was put in irons.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 420Volume 420 Biographies 207: Han Chao, Tian Xingshu, Ceng Biguang, Xi Baotian · 1 passage

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入直上書房，授恭親王奕訢、醇郡王奕枻讀。 He entered the Upper Study and tutored Prince Gong Yixin and Prince Chun Yiyi.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 444Volume 444 Biographies 231: Huang Tifang, Zong Shibaoting, Zong Shishengyu, Zhang Peilun, Deng Chengxiu, Xu Zhixiang · 1 passage

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太后怒，罷恭親王奕訢等，而詔醇親王奕枻入樞府，盛昱復言：「醇親王分地綦崇，不宜嬰以政務。」 The empress dowager was enraged and dismissed Prince Gong Yixin and others, but then summoned Prince Chun Yixuan to the Grand Council. Sheng Yu protested again: "Prince Chun's princely station is too exalted to be burdened with routine state affairs."

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 445Volume 445 Biographies 232: Wu Kedu, Zhu Yixin, Tu Keshou, An Weijun, Wen Ti, Jiang Chunlin · 4 passages

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欽奉兩宮皇太后懿旨，以醇親王之子承繼文宗顯皇帝為子，入承大統為嗣皇帝，俟嗣皇帝生有皇子，即承繼大行皇帝為嗣。 By decree of the two empress dowagers, the son of Prince Chun was adopted as heir to Emperor Wenzong, ascended the throne as successor emperor, and when he should have a son of his own, that son would succeed the late emperor in turn.

默念穆宗嗣統未有定議，孝哲毅皇后又仰藥殉，遂疏請表揚穆後潛德，更諡號，並解醇親王奕枻職任，詔嚴斥奪職。 Brooding over the unsettled succession to Emperor Muzong and Empress Xiaozheyi's death by poison in devotion to her husband, he memorialized to honor the late empress's hidden virtues, revise her posthumous title, and remove Prince Chun Yixuan from office. An edict sternly rebuked him and stripped him of his post.

逾歲，醇親王奕枻閱海軍，蓮英從，一新憂之。 A year later Prince Chun Yixuan inspected the navy with Lianying in attendance, and Yixin was deeply troubled.

風聞北洋大臣以座船迎醇親王，王弗受，而太監隨乘之，至駴人觀聽。 It was rumored that the Beiyang minister welcomed Prince Chun with a seat-boat. The prince refused it, but the eunuch rode in it anyway, to the shock of all who saw and heard.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 450Volume 450 Biographies 237: Li Henian, Wen Bin, Ren Daorong, Xu Zhenyi, Wu Dacheng · 4 passages

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大澂盛負時譽，會海軍議起，以醇親王奕枻為總理。 Dacheng enjoyed great contemporary renown; when plans for a navy were raised, Prince Chun Yixuan was placed in charge.

大澂素與王善，治河功成，實授河道總督，加頭品頂戴。 Dacheng had long been on good terms with the prince; after the river works succeeded he was formally appointed Yellow River commissioner and granted the first-rank hat finial.

大澂遂疏請尊崇醇親王稱號禮節。 Dacheng then memorialized requesting elevated titles and ceremonial honors for Prince Chun.

疏入，孝欽顯皇后震怒，出醇親王元年所上預杜妄論疏頒示天下。 When the memorial arrived, Empress Dowager Cixi was furious and had Prince Chun's own memorial from his first year in office — written to forestall reckless speculation — published throughout the empire.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 461Volume 461 Biographies 248: Song Qing, Lv Benyuan, Xu Bangdao, Ma Yukun, Yi Ke Tang A, Rong He, Zhang Shun · 1 passage

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醇賢親王奕枻被命巡閱，嘆為諸軍冠，親解袍服贈之。 Prince Chun Yixuan was sent to inspect the camps and declared Qing's the finest army in the field, personally taking off his own robe and presenting it to him.