Ru Song (1737 - 1770), of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, styled himself as Suxin Daoren. He was a fifth-generation descendant of Prince Yutong Dorodo, and a fourth-generation descendant of the former Prince Rui Dorbo. He belonged to the Manchu Plain Blue Banner. Dorbo and his great-grandfather, Zhen Guo Gong Surfa, grandfather Fu Guo Gong Seler, and father Fu Guo Keqin Gong Gongyibu were later restored to the lineage of Dorgon and posthumously honored as Prince Rui.In the 27th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1762), Prince Xindu Dezhao passed away. The court, recognizing Ru Song as a descendant of Dorodo, ordered him to inherit the title of Prince Xing. His father, grandfather Surfa, and great-grandfather Seler were posthumously honored with the same title. Ru Song held various positions such as Commander-in-Chief, Left Censor, Acting Minister of War, and Right Censor. He died in the 35th year of Qianlong's reign (1770), and the court bestowed upon him the posthumous name "Kè".
In the 43rd year of Qianlong's reign (1778), Emperor Qianlong, in response to the slander against Dorgon by petty people, recognized his contributions to the founding of the dynasty and posthumously restored Dorgon as Prince Rui. He also bestowed a new posthumous name "Zhong" and enshrined him in the Imperial Temple. According to the rules for princely tombs, Dorgon's tomb was repaired, and the Ministry of Rites was ordered to perform sacrifices in spring and autumn. The title was made hereditary without demotion. An edict was issued to restore Dorbo as a descendant of Dorgon, and Ru Song's son Chunying was ordered to inherit the title of Prince Rui. Ru Song himself was posthumously honored as Prince Rigek.
Ru Song held the title of Prince Yu (Prince Yuzheng) during his lifetime and was later posthumously honored as Prince Rui due to his ancestors, making him a rare case in the Qing dynasty. He was skilled in landscape painting and authored "Dingxiang Pavilion Poems" (6 volumes, Qianlong 19th year Debao (Qing Dynasty) manuscript, with a preface by the scholar Wen Qing (Qing Dynasty)) and "Yiqing Shushishi Poems" (Qianlong 54th year printed edition, with a preface by Prince Yongxuan Yongxing), both of which are still in circulation.
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Family
• Wife: Lady Tongjia Zixin (styled herself as "Natural Master"), author of "Xuchuang Yake Collection" (2 volumes, Jiaqing printed edition) and "Baoshan Hall Family Instructions"; her father was a Manchu Plain Yellow Banner official, Ling Shouwei Neidachen Rongjing Gong Namtu; mother was Lady Wulanara (also known as Hadanara, father was a Manchu Plain White Banner official, Minister of Punishments Sheng An); grandfather was Minister of Works Kuadai; great-grandfather was First-Class Duke Tong Guogang; and brother Sici married Lady Wulanara (father was a Manchu Plain WhiteBanner official, Grand Secretary Zhalang A Zhalanga).
• Son: Prince Rong Gong Chunying. His wife was Lady Fucha, daughter of a Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Grand Secretary and Loyal and Brave Duke Fuheng.
• Grandson: Scholar and Official Xienen (mother was Secondary Wife Lady Li). His wife was Lady Niohuru, daughter of a Manchu PlainYellow Banner official and Shandong Governor Tongxing (also known as Tongsing); son Zongshi Rongshou married Lady Gaoga (father was a ManchuPlain Yellow Banner official Baturu Gaoqi, grandfather was a Two Huai Salt Commissioner and Superintendent of the Imperial Household Department Gao Heng, and great-aunt was the Empress Noble Consort Hui Xian to Emperor Qianlong).
• Grandson: Prince Rui Shen Baoren. His wife was Lady Zhangjia, daughter of a ManchuPlain Yellow Banner Wenke Gong Qinggui, and granddaughter of Wenden Gong Yin Jishan.
References
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