 In 1725 the Qing Yongzheng Emperor bestowed the hereditary title of Marquis on a descendant of the Ming dynasty Imperial family , Zhu Zhilian ( 朱之璉 ) , who received a salary from the Qing government and whose duty was to perform rituals at the Ming tombs , and was also inducted the Chinese Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners . Later the Qianlong Emperor bestowed the title Marquis of Extended Grace posthumously on Zhu Zhilian in 1750 , and the title passed on through twelve generations of Ming descendants until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912 . The last Marquis of Extended Grance was Zhu Yuxun ( 朱煜勳 ) . 
