Min Ning, the later Daoguang Emperor, was the second son of the Jiaqing Emperor, and he was the only emperor in the Qing Dynasty to ascend the throne as the eldest son of a concubine. When Daoguang took the throne, it was the time when the Qing Dynasty was in decline, it can be said that during his reign it was the beginning of the humiliation of China's history, in fact, this can not be blamed on him, after all, it is the reason for the world situation, but after the defeat of the war, he still did not think of making progress, appearing extremely mediocre, so why did the Jiaqing Emperor choose him to inherit the unification.
This incident is related to an incident that occurred in Jiaqing in the eighteenth year, when the anti-Qing and Restoration Organization Tianli Sect sent some personnel to rush into the Forbidden City, when the Jiaqing Emperor was not in the palace, the rebels under the leadership of eunuchs rampaged through the palace, and the concubines and princesses in the palace were frightened and chaotic.
At that time, Min Ning was studying in the study, and at this juncture he ordered martial law at all gates and sent people to mobilize reinforcements, while he stood in front of the Yangxin Hall to observe the situation.
At this time, several nominal army personnel climbed up to the roof of the imperial dining room opposite the Yangxin Hall and prepared to jump in, Min Ning saw that it was immediately a shot put into a nominal army, and after the gunpowder gun was fired, it was necessary to reload the projectile, but Min Ning could not find the projectile for a while, so he directly ripped off the gold button on his chest as a projectile, and put it on a rebel army holding a white flag, and the other rebels retreated one after another. At this time, reinforcements also arrived, thoroughly understanding the crisis. Min Ning ordered the Forbidden Army to continue to search for the remnants of the rebels, and himself went to the Chuxiu Palace to comfort his mother.
This incident made the Jiaqing Emperor greatly appreciate Min Ning, and immediately crowned him as the Prince of Zhi, and constantly praised him for his courage and insight, and since then, the Jiaqing Emperor has begun to train him as his successor.
From the above events, it can be seen that this Daoguang Emperor did have courage and strategy when he was young, so why did he appear so mediocre after taking the throne? During the reign of the Daoguang Emperor, although Chao Gang was dictatorial, he had to do everything himself, and he was known for his frugality. However, internal affairs such as official rule, river work, water transportation, and smoking ban have not improved, and there has been little achievement in diligent administration and governance, so that the history books call it "Jiadao Zhongde".
In fact, the Ability of the Daoguang Emperor to be a shoucheng king is more than enough, but in the case of the distance between the world and the Qing Dynasty at that time, it is far from enough to be a pioneering and innovative king, don't look at his boldness in defending the Forbidden Palace, but in governing the country, he hesitates and is capricious, and when he bans smoking, he hesitates and swings between prohibition and invincibility; during war, he is capricious between the main battle and the main peace; after the defeat of the war, he is at ease, get by, do not reflect at all, and do not summarize lessons learned.