Ande Hai (Up and Down)

Author: Song Yisan Wei Ruxu
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Because of his help in securing the favor of the Xianfeng Emperor for his sister Lan'er, and his assistance to Empress Dowager Cixi in eliminating the Eight Grand Councillors during the "Xinyou Coup," An Dehai achieved great merits and became the Chief Supervisor of the Imperial Palace, wielding immense power and surpassing the Three Dukedoms. Thus, he became overconfident, recommended his younger brother An Dehe to enter the palace as a eunuch, secretly left the capital, flew the imperial flag, and repeatedly exploited the people's wealth, violating the ancestral regulations. Governor of Shandong Ding Baozhen, citing the violation of the Qing Dynasty's ancestral regulations by eunuchs leaving the capital, reported to the Tongzhi Emperor and had him executed.