As the Prince Lü peerage was not awarded "iron-cap" status, this meant that each successive bearer of the title would normally start off with a title downgraded by one rank vis-à-vis that held by his predecessor.
However, the title would generally not be downgraded to any lower than a feng'en fuguo gong except under special circumstances.
The first bearer of the title was Yuntao (1686–1763), the 12th son of the Kangxi Emperor.
In 1722, Yuntao was made a junwang (second-rank prince) by his father for his military achievements.
However, a year later, he was demoted two grades to beizi, but was restored as a junwang in 1730.