The Grand Council was replaced by an Imperial Cabinet led by Prime Minister Yikuang on 8 May 1911.

Yikuang ( 16 November 1838-28 January 1917 ), titled Prince Qing ( Prince Ch ' ing in Wade – Giles ) or more formally Prince Qing of the First Rank ( 慶親王 ), was a Manchu noble and politician of the late Qing Dynasty.

Yikuang was born of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the eldest son of Mianxing ( 綿性 ), who held the title of " Duke Who Assists the Nation " ( 輔國公 ).

Born with relatively little status, Yikuang was disgraced in his young age when he took in concubines during a mandatory mourning period after his father's death.

In the late 1890s, Yikuang was sent to replace Prince Chun in overseeing the construction of the Imperial Summer Palace.

Yikuang was involved in the " sale " of official positions, in which a person could obtain an official post through Yikuang's recommendation by paying him a certain sum of money.

During the Boxer Rebellion from 1899 to 1901, Yikuang was extremely pro-foreign.

Two factions were formed in the Qing court-one comprised a number of " moderate " pro-foreign politicians led by Yikuang, while another xenophobic faction was headed by Prince Duan.

However, Yikuang was discredited for his pro-foreign stance when a multi-national military force marched into Beijing during the Seymour Expedition in 1900.

Yikuang was immediately replaced by the " reactionary " Prince Duan as leader of the Zongli Yamen ( the Qing Dynasty's de facto Ministry of Foreign Affairs ).

During the conference, Yikuang was seen as a representative while the actual negotiations were done by Li Hongzhang.

Returning to Beijing as a senior member of the imperial court, Yikuang persisted in his old ways, and was despised by not only reformers, but also by moderate court officials.

After Empress Dowager Cixi's death in 1908, Yikuang led the " Imperial Family Cabinet " as Prime Minister under the regency of Zaifeng, Prince Chun.

Yikuang, Prince Qing | Prince Qing with some royal cabinet members

Yikuang and Li Hongzhang signed the Boxer Protocol on 7 September 1901.

Yikuang and his son Zaizhen were both notorious for their rampant political corruption.

Yikuang became a " go-to person " for backroom deals in politics.

Yikuang even wrote letters to foreigners, inviting them to take shelter in the Zongli Yamen during the Siege of the International Legations, when Prince Duan's men besieged the Beijing Legation Quarter.

Yikuang and Prince Duan's forces even clashed several times.

Yikuang and his son Zaizhen amassed large amounts of money and moved from Beijing to the British concession in Tianjin.

Yikuang died of illness in 1917 in his residence.

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