In "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the two organizations that most often punish people are the Shenxing Division and the Zongren Mansion.
The Shenxing Department was an organization affiliated with the Qing Dynasty's Ministry of Internal Affairs and the fifth of the seven departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was responsible for the three banners of punishment. It was originally called Shangfangsi. In the 12th year of Shunzhi, it was renamed Shangfangyuan. In the 16th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, it was renamed Shenxingsi.
When Nian Gengyao lost power, Cao Guiren revealed that Concubine Hua had harmed Chun Guiren, given tapioca starch to Wen Yi, and told Yu Ying'er to poison Zhen Huan. The queen ordered her to be cut off. Qiu went to inform the emperor that the palace maids of Yikun Palace should be scrutinized by the Shenxing Division.
As soon as the camera turned to Concubine Hua, she murmured to herself, "It's already been two days and two nights. It's not good to enter the punishment department without vomiting blood or leaving blood in the corpse's mouth." They can all dig up items." Shen Xing Si
Why did Concubine Hua say that? In other words, why does she know Shen Xing Si so well?
Since the Shenxing Division first appeared, it was the contribution of the Empress Hua Fei. At that time, Xia Dongchun was arguing with Zhen Huan and others outside the palace, and Concubine Hua heard it. Xia Dongchun said that she was helping the Queen teach them a lesson. Concubine Hua quit when she heard that it was your turn to make the decision in this palace, so Xia Dongchun became very popular.
As for Zhang Hong, let’s take a look at what Zhou Ninghai said. One Zhanghong
And this one Zhanghong was executed by the Division of Punishment.
In addition, Xin Changzai, who only heard about it from other people's mouths just a few seasons after his debut, was also imprisoned.
Xin Chang had just lost her child when she first appeared on the stage. The miscarriage was not more than a few months old. The emperor wanted to take a look. The green head card was also made angry by Concubine Hua.
The next time it happened, it would be even more unfortunate. Yu Yinger, who was born as a maid and had a lower status than herself, was immediately imprisoned in the Sentence Department because she did not give up her seat!
This moment has disturbed the Empress Dowager. What area is that? It is an area where palace servants who have done wrong things are detained and tortured. This inexplicably imprisoned a queen mother, Yu Ying. The son was also brave, so he quickly ordered people to let Xin Changzai out and asked the emperor to comfort him well.
The Sentence Department is generally strict. Once convicted, it is difficult to overturn the verdict. A maid eunuch with low influence will be killed by a stick accidentally, and no one will hold him accountable after his death. When some concubines were sent to the Sentence Department, it usually meant that the emperor already disliked her, and the Sentence Division would not show mercy. Even if he could escape alive in the end, he would only have to stay in the cold palace for the rest of his life.
However, although the Criminal Division has a heavy focus, the scope of its case management is based on the "Qing Dynasty Huidian". Due to the limitations of its work capacity, it is mainly responsible for the investigation and trial of some actual cases. Fights within the Shangsan Banner or prosecution cases between Han people under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be minor cases with a penalty of less than 100, otherwise the Sentence Department will not have the right to hear the case.
More serious matters, involving the faces of the royal family and princes, are the responsibility of the clan government.
In episode 39, after Emperor Yongzheng sorted out Prince Dun who wanted to rebel, he had a meaningful speech with Prince Guo. He said that when the late emperor was still alive, the old and the old were collusive and intended to instigate. After the emperor's defeat, he was demoted, but Prince Dun followed him and was later protected. After Emperor Yongzheng left the throne, in order to appease him, he gave them the title of prince.
In the previous episode, Emperor Yongzheng gathered a group of important ministers and said that Lao Ba Lao Jiu had been imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion for some time. Not only was he restless and restless, but he also cursed him and the late emperor, asking important ministers How do we deal with this matter. Zongren Mansion
Thus it can be inferred that Lao Ba and Lao Jiu rebelled and were imprisoned in Zongren Mansion by the late emperor. After Emperor Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, they have been imprisoned in Zongren Mansion to think about their mistakes.
This is very interesting. Any mistakes made by the palace people were sent to the punishment department for torture, but the emperor's rebellion was only thought about in the clan mansion.
According to the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions", the Ming Dynasty's Zongren Mansion was mainly responsible for "the affairs of harmonious clans and clans", that is, responsible for the membership of the royal team, the compilation of Jade Butterfly, and the list of clans. The registration of Hou's children, birth, death, marriage, etc. By the Qing Dynasty, all these responsibilities of the Zongren Mansion were absorbed by the Qing Dynasty, and in addition, some other functions were also enhanced.
"Replying the jade ultimatum with time, paying homage to the emperor, and predicating the noble status" means that they professionally repair the genealogical ultimatum to record the kinship relationship between the various princes and the emperor, distinguishing the relatives, distance, near and far, etc. The elders and younger ones respect each other, compiled and bound into volumes, and stored in various ways.
The jade certificate is a bit similar to today's ancestral genealogy or household registration. Once someone in the royal family is born, or a woman comes into the family, it must be recorded in the registration.
In addition, I have said before in "The Legend of Zhen Huan: Why are Prince Dun, Prince Guo, and Shen Beile treated differently when they are also the emperor's sons"? In order to better encourage the children of princes to be diligent, more Seeing my country's contribution, the Qing Dynasty adopted a system of inheritance and descent.
For example, if the father is a prince, when the official title is sent to the eldest son, it will be downgraded by one level and he will become a county king; if the father is a county king, when the official title is sent to the eldest son, he will also be downgraded by one level and become Baile Lord. , and so on, generally when the rank reaches the rank of General of the Auxiliary State, there will be no further decrease. When the eldest son inherits the descending official title, the clan government must change the family's jade certificate.
Generally speaking, the main functions of the clan mansion are twofold: First, it records the birth dates, marriage dates, staff changes, mistakes and contributions of all clan members. ; The second is to solve the crimes committed by the royal family members. To put it simply, it is to help the royal family cover up the family scandal.
Generally, the person in charge of the Zongren Mansion is called Zong Ling, and most of them are old and sinister princes.
Because the targets of the Zongren Mansion are relatives of the emperor and the royal family, even if they make mistakes, they are still relatives of the emperor and the royal family. Therefore, the torture of the Zongren Mansion is not as strict as that of other units.
Let’s go back to the time when Emperor Yongzheng asked the ministers how to deal with the problem of Lao Ba Lao Jiu. At that time, Longkodo’s response was that although they had broken the law, they were the emperor’s biological parents and brothers after all. Please ask the elders of the clan to Just educate them.
Since the Zongren Mansion is already so lax compared to the Shenxing Division, why would the emperor who had done something wrong still be afraid when he heard about the Zongren Mansion?
First of all, you have to think about your mistakes when you enter the clan house. Although they are not likely to be tortured, their movements will be restricted and their influence will be reduced. They were born with a golden spoon at a young age, and their basic necessities are limited. Everything is of the best quality. How can I bear the dim dark room in the clan's mansion?
In addition, the Zongren Mansion is an organization that can only be released, and most of the emperors who are imprisoned will not have a chance to be released. What awaits them is to gradually grow old and bad, spending the rest of their lives in a dark room where they cannot see the light of day. This is why the emperors are worried.