Serjile

Overview

Serjile was a member of the Huihe clan of the Plain Red Banner. Volume 39 of the official Qing dynasty genealogy, *The Comprehensive Genealogy of the Manchu Clans of the Eight Banners*, records that he lived in Nimacha, surrendered to the Qing dynasty at the beginning of the dynasty, and originally served as a military officer in the Imperial Guard. Nimacha here refers to his ancestral home and cannot be directly used as his clan name; "military officer" is his clearly recorded actual official position.

The Imperial Guard belonged to the Qing dynasty's imperial guard system. The military officer in charge of the Imperial Guard managed corresponding personnel and was not the same as the infantry officer, cavalry officer, or guard officer. His son, Juehetuo, served as a guard captain; Erqide served as a military officer in the Imperial Guard; his grandson, Haiyu, served as a ceremonial officer; Wu Dali served as a vice minister of the Ministry of Works in Shengjing; and his great-grandsons, Mingfu, served as a secretary and Yongfu, a principal. These positions belonged to different descendants.

Shengjing was the secondary capital of the Qing dynasty after its conquest of China. The Ministry of Works in Shengjing and the Ministry of Works in Beijing should be distinguished in terms of organization. The vice minister was a deputy position within the ministry and cannot be directly written as the highest-ranking official in the national Ministry of Works. The Secretariat was involved in document drafting, the Chief Clerk was in charge of the business of his subordinate office, and the Ceremonial Officer was responsible for related ceremonies; not all of them were military commanders. My personal military officer term of office, my resume in the Ministry of Works of Shengjing, the Ceremonial Office, and my ancestral home are yet to be verified.