This day is the day when Emperor Jiaqing paid homage to Dongling and returned to the palace. Just as the mighty honor guard was protecting Emperor Jiaqing as he turned around the Shenwu Gate and prepared to enter the Zhenshun Gate, a middle-aged man suddenly jumped out from the corner and came straight to Emperor Jiaqing, holding a sharp knife in his hand.
This scene immediately shocked everyone present. The guards and escorts on both sides of Shenwumen all forgot their duties and stood still. No one dared to rush forward to stop them, and could only watch helplessly as Emperor Jiaqing resorted to "self-rescue": fleeing in a panic. Fortunately, Emperor Jiaqing still had a few brave people around him. The imperial envoy Wang Mian'en rushed to stop the assassin, and Lavadozi rushed to hug the assassin. The Imperial Guards Zaktar, Jurhang, Danbadolzi, Sanghistar, Qianqingmen Guards and two other guards also met the siege. During the fight, Danba Duoji was stabbed in three places with a knife, and Mian'en's left robe sleeve was cut off. The assassin was eventually captured. Seeing the assassin surrendering amid the light and shadow of the sword, the other hundreds of guards on both sides of the Shenwu Gate seemed to have come to their senses. In a hurry, they rushed forward and surrounded Emperor Jiaqing.
After interrogation, the details of the assassin were quickly found out: Chen De, 47 years old, from Gyeonggi Province, lived in Shandong until he was 30 years old, because his parents were both domestic slaves under Songnian's family, and he was a Yellow Banner man. , is a friend of Haiphong, Qingzhou, Shandong. Later, his master and parents died one after another, and Chen De was unable to make a living in Shandong. When he thought that one of Jiang's nephews was working as a guard at the Zhengbai Banner Internal Affairs Office, he came to Beijing with his wife and children. After arriving in Beijing, Chen De and his wife worked successively as servants in the Guard's Pavilion, the Biyou Qing family of the Ministry of War, the Biyou Yuxing family of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Tu Guan of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then worked as servants in the Dachangsuo family, and finally worked as servants for a man named Meng Ming. The man has been a cook for five years. Later, after Zhang passed away, it was very difficult to take care of his 80-year-old mother-in-law and two underage sons. On February 25, the eighth year of Jiaqing's reign, Chen De was dismissed by Meng Ming because he lost control of his emotions, drank too much and made trouble. He had no choice but to move in with his nephew Jiang. Jiang's house was too small and he could live there for less than a month, so he had to move to Hong's home next to Xiaotiantianjing outside Donghua Gate.
Life was really poor, and Chen De's spirit began to drift. Although he wanted to die, he didn't want to die so lightly. Then he remembered a strange dream he had had a few years ago in which he was wearing an embroidered robe and looked rich. Immediately, he felt "blessed in his soul" and thought that the yellowing of his robe meant that he must have "the blessing of an emperor". On February 16, the eighth year of Jiaqing, Chen De saw the sergeants paving the streets of Beijing with loess and knew that the emperor would return to Beijing in the near future, so he made up his mind. I think that as long as you risk your life and put the emperor in your hands, you can become rich and expensive. From the 60th year of Qianlong to the second year of Jiaqing, Chen De served as a servant under Huangqi Da Changsuo of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Specifically, he is a low-level handyman who prepares vehicles and items for Cheng Jia. Although this job has low pay and low status, he often goes in and out of the palace and is very familiar with the paths.
So, a scene happened on leap February 20th.
After the case was concluded, Chen De and his son were executed on the 24th of that month. Although Chen De was dead, the way this savage was "willing to be beheaded but dared to attack the emperor" was enough to make Emperor Jiaqing lose his face.
It is not uncommon for emperors to be assassinated in history, but it is truly a miracle that Chen De, as a humble servant with no background and mental disorder, could openly enter and exit the harem with a knife. What is even more surprising is that the guard responsible for security was placed under the assassin's door and became as timid as a mouse after the incident. All this made Emperor Jiaqing extremely angry, who had fled at birth. This was a palace he considered impenetrable. Are those imperial guards carefully selected by the Qing Dynasty from the Eight Banners disciples who have been supported from generation to generation? I don’t know where all the money has gone over the years! What made Emperor Jiaqing even more embarrassed was that when the incident occurred, he was surrounded by hundreds of ministers shouting about the emperor's wisdom every day, but only eight of them were willing to serve him. Although Chen De did not say during the interrogation that he had a secret envoy, the frightened Emperor Jiaqing still could not eliminate his doubts on this point. First, he rewarded the people who "rescued the driver": the betrothed Wang Mian'en and Lavandouzi each received an annual salary of 100,000 stone, and a royal coat.
Shao Yan, the son of Mian'en, was the son of Bayan Gilga and Rawang Dozi. He served as an assistant to the king and rode horses in the Forbidden City. His bodyguard, Dan Badolzi, was Baylor, with an annual salary of 30,000 shi. The bodyguard Zaktar is a hereditary third-class man; the Zhu Hang family is a hereditary cavalry captain; Hu Tangqi and Zhang Qinglei have an annual salary of 5,000 shi.
Only a few people were willing to salvage the car. Emperor Jiaqing was so angry. He was angry and suspicious, and his punishment would be more weighty than the reward letter: the commander of the Shenwu Gate Guards was dismissed, the deputy commander of the Zhenshun Gate Guards was dismissed, the deputy commander of the Beijing Guards was dismissed and retained, and the commander of the Beijing Guards was dismissed and transferred to In Rehe, the director of the Imperial Envoy Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was transferred to Ili. The three imperial guards who led the escape were beheaded. The other sergeants were either dismissed from their posts or handed over to the minister in charge for severe punishment; Su Wangyong, who was with him, could not come to come. The first one is handed over to the clan.
No amount of punishment can restore the emperor's face. While Emperor Jiaqing strictly ordered to apply for access control, he had to issue an edict to accuse others. He was heartbroken: "But among the hundreds of spectators, aren't there any of my close relatives? Aren't you servants of the country's grace? Seeing such a string If they are still so indifferent, do you expect them to focus on national affairs? Zhu Chen has a clear conscience and asks himself, can he be worthy of it? Chen Dezhi, as a dog, does not need to pity people who are afraid of him. I heard about this police officer. "
Men can enter the palace at will, but nothing can be found in assassinating the emperor. Such a thing was not only an irritation to Emperor Jiaqing, but also a great shock to the concubines. They just didn't expect the humiliation to follow. Although Shen Yan's access control was strictly enforced and despite frequent correspondence, the emperor's words still had no meaning and the Forbidden City was still unsafe.
In the blink of an eye, one and a half years have passed since the Chen De case.
On November 24, the ninth year of Jiaqing, an Anhui monk named You broke into the Forbidden City with ease. The monk visited Mount Putuo in the first month of that year. I don’t know if he felt lucky after praying. He wanted to go to Beijing to find the emperor and get a royal abbot or something. After arriving in Beijing, he has been lingering near the palace. Although I didn't find a chance to enter the palace, I got a general idea of ??the direction of the palace and the loopholes in the guards. In the early morning of November 24, a friend waiting outside the east gate of Jingshan met a "good opportunity" -. He followed the food delivery team to the palace and sneaked into the palace. Unexpectedly, God was not good at it, and poor Ding You was caught by the patrol before he could find the emperor's palace. What's even more pitiful is that although the guards caught the friend entering the palace this time, they were severely punished by the angry emperor.
Then, on February 20, the 10th year of Jiaqing, another strange thing happened. A middle-aged man named Sha Miwen entered the palace carrying an iron gun. This man was also very brave and killed several guards guarding the Shenwu Sect. All the guards played together and managed to subdue them, but because
Although we didn't figure out the details, this time the guards of Shenwumen finally didn't let the assassins break into the palace. Emperor Jiaqing, who consciously saved a little face, planned to reward all the guards. This was not bad, but the emperor made a mistake at this time and asked the sergeants to report the situation in detail. After salivating, the emperor was shocked to discover that the reason why the guards were injured was not all because of the bravery of the assassins, but because the guards were too tired and obstructed when on duty, and no one was wearing them. Emperor Jiaqing, who was secretly complaining, had no choice but to end the merit report hastily and let it go.
On December 10, the 16th year of Jiaqing, another ridiculous thing happened. Right under the eyes of Emperor Jiaqing, in the middle of the Forbidden City - inside the Jingyun Gate where the guards and ministers were on duty - a thief actually got into it. The thief also used extremely skilled techniques on the market to cut a hole in the Hailong leather jacket of Qu Tingzhen, the cabinet secretary on duty. By the time the guards heard the news, the thief had already disappeared without a trace.
It can be seen from these incidents that the guards of the Forbidden City at this time were just decorations. Their essence was the same as that of the Qing Dynasty, that is, mud could not get on the walls.
Only the above mentioned can only be regarded as a foreshadowing of another major event that happened later. Compared with this big thing, the previous things can only be regarded as small things.