Muyin

Muyin (, 1814–23 January 1872 (托活洛氏) and the Manchu Plain White Banner. In 1860, during the Second Opium War, he and Zaiyuan (Prince Yi) made the Imperial Commissioners in charge of peace negotiations with Anglo-French army. They met British and French officials in Tongzhou. When the negotiations failed, the members of the British delegation, including Sir Harry Parkes, were arrested by Qing soldiers and escorted to Beijing for trial, where they were incarcerated and tortured. In the meantime, Anglo-French expeditionary forces closed in on Beijing, Muyin and Zaiyuan were replaced by Prince Gong as negotiator for peace. However, the Allies continued to advance on Beijing. Muyin fled with the Xianfeng Emperor to the Chengde Mountain Resort in Hebei. Later that year, the eight regents were ousted from power in the Xinyou Coup orchestrated by Prince Gong and Empress Dowager Cixi. ) in Xinjiang. In 1864, he completed the installment payment for the fine, and was allowed to return to Beijing. He died at home in 1872.