Although the life span of the ancients was generally relatively short, Qianlong had a long life, and when he declared Jiaqing the crown prince, he was already more than eighty years old. When he made the crown prince, he did something that many people could not understand -- let the prince pay homage to an older brother who died early, that is, another son of Qianlong. Supposedly, the crown prince's status was already very high, so why did Qianlong let him worship a deceased person? What others don't understand doesn't mean that Yong yan himself doesn't understand it, because the brother he worshipped is named Yong Lian, who is also his father's favorite son, and he died at the age of nine. When Yonglian was born, Qianlong had not yet become emperor, but was still a prince. Yong Lian's mother was fucha, and she was also Yongzheng's most optimistic candidate for the future empress. The Yongzheng Emperor had long intended to pass on the position to Qianlong, so he attached great importance to his marriage and personally selected his concubines. The Fucha clan was chosen and given to Qianlong by Yongzheng himself.
In ancient times, the requirements for the origin of empresses were very strict, especially in the Manchu-administered Qing Dynasty, and the hierarchy was more serious. The fucha clan was also born very noble, a serious yellow flag man. Her ancestors had followed Nurhaci to fight the world, and after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, she had always been loyal to the imperial court and was a rare elder of the imperial court. Since then, his descendants have always been highly valued by the imperial court, and Fucha's father also had a close friendship with Yongzheng. All the nobles of the Qing Dynasty attached great importance to the quality of their children, and the Fucha clan was also proficient. Under the guidance of her family and husband, her cultivation is also very good, and she can be called virtuous and virtuous. When Yongzheng was choosing a concubine for Qianlong, Qianlong had already been secretly made crown prince, so he was very cautious about choosing a concubine. When Yongzheng first saw Fu Chashi, he felt that this woman was very empress dowager, and after careful consideration, decided to choose her as the Fujin of Qianlong.
Although the marriage between the two was all promoted by Yongzheng, they had never even met before they were married. However, fucha was very good at both appearance and moral character, and soon attracted Qianlong's attention, and the two got along very harmoniously. Coupled with the fact that Qianlong himself was also a very talented person, Fu Cha was deeply attracted, and the relationship between the two gradually went from shallow to deep. Soon after, this Fujin gave birth to a son, who was also the eldest son of Qianlong.com. Both his own eldest son and the woman he loved, Qianlong naturally liked it very much. Even Yongzheng was very attentive to this grandson, and specially named him "Yonglian". Opening the dictionary, it is not difficult to find that "琏" has a very beautiful meaning, which is enough to see that Yongzheng attaches great importance to this eldest grandson, and even intends to let him inherit the position.
After Yongzheng's death, Qianlong, who was twenty-five years old at the time, naturally became emperor. Although Qianlong is slightly inferior to his elders in terms of political achievements, he can also be remarkable. Soon after he ascended to the throne, he followed his father's example and placed it behind a plaque indicating that the throne would be reserved for Yonglian after his death. In fact, the Qing Dynasty has never been like other dynasties in terms of establishing a crown prince, and it is not necessary to establish the eldest son as a crown prince. At that time, Qianlong was still so young, there was no need to be in such a hurry to make Yong Lian the crown prince, and perhaps other princes were equally excellent. However, he was in a hurry to let Yong Lian take his place, which was enough to see how much he liked this eldest son. Unfortunately, even though Qianlong was an emperor, he still couldn't control everything, and he was bent on Yonglian to take his place, but he didn't expect that this son, who made him proud, actually died of wind chill at the age of nine.
After the death of the eldest son, Qianlong was very sad, and since the secret edict was no longer valid, he could only take it out and posthumously crown him as the crown prince and bury him thickly. Qianlong also specially built the grave of this son next to himself, hoping to be a father and son again in the next life. After that, no matter how busy Qianlong was, he would take time to visit Yong Lian's cemetery and accompany his poor son. After the death of this crown prince, Qianlong successively appointed several princes as princes, but for what reason, as long as any prince was made crown prince, he would die before long. In addition to his sadness, Qianlong also left a deep psychological shadow, and he no longer dared to easily mention the matter of the crown prince.
Qianlong's delay was directly dragged on for decades, and in the blink of an eye, he himself was already more than sixty years old, and no matter how he dragged it out, he needed to determine the matter of the crown prince. After many changes, Qianlong's sons have four left, and except for Yongyan, the other three are not very good. In addition, this son was born to his favorite concubine, so he wrote the name of this son into the secret edict.
Qianlong's life span was too long, until he was eighty-five years old, still very strong, at this time he was already embarrassed to continue to stay on the throne, which made Yong Yan the crown prince. After that, he specially asked him to worship Yonglian and revealed a message to Yongyan: You were not originally a person I wanted to be a chinese, but you should be more conscientious and become a good emperor in the future. Under Qianlong's beating, Yong Lian really did not dare to covet the throne, until Qianlong was willing to abdicate, and he should sit on a high position.
Article author: Dahui
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