The full name of the fifteenth elder brother is Aixinjueluo Yongyan, who was later the Jiaqing Emperor (Renzong of the Qing Dynasty). After his succession, he was renamed Aixinjueluo Yongyan [yóng yǎn]
< p>This involves a very common naming of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty and the taboo culture of China's feudal society. Let me tell you some of the tricks here. I believe that after reading the article, you will understand why Emperor Jiaqing had to change his name when he became emperor.Reason for name change: taboo
1. What exactly is taboo?
In the imperial era, the names of monarchs and elders must be avoided to be spoken or written directly to show respect. This culture has a long history. Here are a few interesting examples: Avoiding the name of the emperor: in Han Dynasty During the reign of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, Xiucai was changed to Maocai, and the idea of ??promoting Maocai gradually became popular in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Qianlong stipulated that the door curtains of homes could not be pasted with the words "Five Blessings". The reason was that Qianlong's great-grandfather, Emperor Shunzhi, was named Fulin. Sometimes the names of powerful queens are also taboo: at first, pheasants were not called pheasants, but pheasants. Later, the taboo was changed to avoid the name of the famous Empress Lu, Lu Pheasant.
2. Why should we avoid taboos?
Because the names of emperors of the Qing Dynasty are relatively common or necessary characters, like Hong, especially Yong! It’s too common. Here’s an example to give you a feel:
Premise: If Emperor Jiaqing didn’t change his name, he would still be called Yongyan
A certain student is reading a textbook in the academy
I happened to read "The Book of Songs. Wei Feng. Papaya": "You give me a papaya, and you give me a Qiongyao in return. A bandit repays you, and you always think it's good! Give me a peach, and you give me a Qiong Yao in return. . It’s always good to be rewarded by a bandit! Give me a piece of wood and plum, and repay it with a piece of gold..." A certain student found that there was suddenly no sound around him. He looked up and saw that the teacher and classmates on the podium had expressions on their faces. Look at yourself in horror.
A certain student denounced his death for making false remarks about the name of the Holy One...
This scene is not very funny, but if you pay attention to the Qing Dynasty's love of literary inquisition, you probably won't find it this way. It's an event that doesn't exist.
3. How to avoid taboos?
To get back to the topic, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty started avoiding taboos after Kangxi, and they were not so particular before. Kangxi's sons were all of the "Yin" generation. The full name of Emperor Yongzheng is Aixinjueluo Yinzhen
The name genealogy of Qing emperors: Yin, Hong, Yong, Mian, Yi, Zai, Pu, Yu, Heng, Qi, Tao, Kai, Zeng, Qi, Jing, Zhi, Kai, Rui, Xi, Ying, Yuan, Sheng, Zheng, Zhao, Mao, Xiang
The common people took a look and said: Yes, the emperor’s name has been confirmed, and it will be deducted in the future. Character.
The method used by the Qing emperor to avoid taboos: Jingque’s last stroke
Remove the last stroke of the character Xuan, and rewrite Chun’s “子” into “日”
< p>The general situation is: the character "Xuan" in Kangxi's name Xuan Ye was missing the last stroke when it was taboo; the character "Yin" in Yongzheng's name Yinzhen was missing the last stroke when it was taboo, and he ordered his brother to change the character "Yin" to The word "allow". When Yongyan was born in Jiaqing, Qianlong considered the taboo of the monarch's name. The word "Yong" was a commonly used word, and it was inconvenient to avoid taboos. He ordered Yongyan's "Yong" to be changed to the uncommon word "陙". After Yongyan succeeded to the throne, he changed his name to "Yong". "Yongyan" Therefore, among the names of the Qing Dynasty emperors, Jiaqing Yongyan was the first one to change his/her seniority (this is also because Jiaqing was very obedient to Qianlong)To summarize: Fifteen Ah. My brother was originally from the Yong generation, but because he was about to ascend the throne and become emperor, he changed his name to Yong Yan for the convenience of the brothers (I changed it alone) and for the convenience of the people (in order to take care of the people's daily life), so everyone was happy!