The history of the Chinese nation is actually a history of war and a history of blood and tears. Whether it is the struggle between ethnic minorities and Han people, or the internal struggle of Han people, it is often accompanied by the flow of blood donation.
In today's era, in the eyes of some people, the Yuan Dynasty is a dynasty where the Han people were enslaved, and the Qing Dynasty also has a lot of criticism in their mouths. In the eyes of others, the Yuan Dynasty was an era of great unification, representing that the 'Chinese' had conquered the world, even Europe. The Qing Dynasty had such a existence as Kang Qiangshengshi, which is worthy of praise.
Today, from a neutral point of view, Xiaobian will analyze and analyze with you whether the Kangxi Emperor is a good emperor or not.
First of all, we have to look at the resume of the Kangxi Emperor, who ascended the throne at the age of eight, and the auxiliary ministers were Aobai, Shubilong, and Suksaha. However, he did not take the government until he was fourteen years old, and before that, the people who controlled the government were his grandmother, Empress Xiaozhuang, in addition to the three auxiliary ministers. After his pro-government, he used his plan to eliminate Aobai and Ping San Francisco, carried out the Yaksa self-defense counterattack, recovered Taiwan, and pacified Dzungar. These seem to be his achievements, and opening up the territory and placing them on any emperor is worthy of a big book.
In his later years, Kangxi also did the wrong thing, he used the prison of writing to massacre the Han people who opposed him, and in order to strengthen his rule, some people who should be killed and who should not be killed were killed. There was also Dai Zi, who claimed to be the first in the world to build a machine gun, who was also exiled by him. In these respects, he has hindered the development of society, especially in science and technology, to a certain extent.
The first is talking about foreign wars, and the second is about people's livelihood. What did Kangxi do during his reign that was beneficial to the people's livelihood?
The first is to repeal the "Circle Field Order",
Second, extend the tax exemption period for reclamation.
Third, implement the policy of changing the name of the land.
Fourth, the silkworm is free of money and food.
Fifth, the unity of the earth and the earth.
Sixth, repair the Yellow River, Huai River and Yongding River.
Seventh, abolish the craftsmanship system.
These are his exploits, which are written down in the history books. Not to mention whether these merits are beneficial or detrimental to the common people, at least his exploits can be listed. Here Xiaobian is not defending the Kangxi Emperor, at least in Chinese history, there are not many emperors who can list their merits one by one.
The third is to analyze from the cultural point of view, when the Kangxi Emperor reigned a large number of Western cultures poured in, and the Kangxi Emperor was a person who could accept new things, so he was very preferential to those missionaries. Speaking of this, some people must ask, if the Kangxi Emperor was really an emperor with tolerance, why was Dai Zi exiled? The two seem to be somewhat contradictory, in fact, Xiaobian feels that there is no contradiction at all.
Because in this regard of accepting Western culture, some people think that the Kangxi Emperor is just for the sake of showing off. If you put together the affairs of Dai Zi, it seems that the Kangxi Emperor was indeed not an emperor with tolerance.
What are the facts? The fact is that Dai Zi was once used by the emperor and entered the South Study Ton to teach, and Kangxi also valued his talents. As for the reason why he was exiled later, it was related to Dai Zi's preference for telling the truth, and he offended people with his righteous words, which led to his exile. Therefore, Xiaobian believes that this pot should not be carried by Kangxi, but should be carried by those who impeached Dai Zi.
Finally, let's talk about the literal prison created by the Kangxi Emperor in his later years. In fact, in the Kangxi era, the literal prison was already much less than before. However, whether it is much less or not, this is a place that can be criticized, and Xiaobian will not excuse him. What were the cases of literal prison during Kangxi's reign?
The more famous one is the "Nanshan Collection" case. Dai Mingshi was beheaded simply because he agreed with Fang Xiaobiao's view of Nam ming's proper name, and his family and friends were also implicated as slaves. There are also the Zhu Fangdan case, the Wang Xihou case, and the "History of Ming" case initiated by the pro-government former Aobai and other ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
In summary, Xiaobian feels that the Kangxi Emperor was indeed a good emperor, even if he was more overheated in his later years, he cannot be said to be a bad emperor, but only that this good emperor did bad things. Even if the Kangxi Emperor is an emperor, he is a person in the final analysis, and when people make mistakes, it is just a matter of how many.
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