Wu Sangui rebelled, and Empress Hesheri died of difficult childbirth, and at this time, Soetu fell into an extremely dangerous situation, not only the political future was uncertain, but even the entire Hesheri family would fall into the abyss.
In the twelfth year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1673), the Qing Dynasty was experiencing a life-and-death test. The "San Francisco Rebellion" broke out, and the rebels of Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi, and Geng Jingzhong swept through half of the rivers and mountains south of the Yangtze River; in the capital, Kangxi had just escaped the assassination of Prince Zhu San, and then encountered the rebellion of eunuchs in the palace; the Chahar rebels in the north were directly approaching Gyeonggi, and Wang Fuchen in the northwest was also sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight. For a time, the storm was everywhere, and the Qing Dynasty was full of crises.
At the same time that the entire Qing Dynasty was facing this major crisis, The Kangxi Emperor and the imperial chancellor Suo Ertu was also "embattled" and fell into an extremely unfavorable situation.
First of all, it was the news of Wu Sangui's rebellion that reached the capital, instantly making Suo Ertu a sinner in this imperial court.
When Kangxi decided to tear the clan, Soetu firmly stood in the face of opposition, and vowed that not only should not tear the clan, but also continue to provide for San Francisco to calm his heart, and even pointed out that Wu Sangui and others would not rebel at all, and before that, in order to safeguard Wu Sangui's status and interests, Soetu had to collect a large amount of wealth from Wu Sangui every year through Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingxiong, and became Wu Sangui's spokesman and defender.
Now that Wu Sangui had suddenly rebelled, the imperial court was unprepared, and in an instant it had lost half of the country south of the Yangtze River, and the number one criminal in this imperial court was none other than Suo Ertu.
Secondly, just when the imperial court needed to unite and face the current suffering together, it was Suo Etu who proposed to kill Mingzhu, Chen Tingjing, Zhou Peigong and others in exchange for Wu Sangui's strike.
Upon learning the news of Wu Sangui's rebellion, Soe-e-tu not only did not think of making any preparations for counter-rebellion, but also thought of using this opportunity to eliminate dissidents and maintain his own power and position, completely disregarding the unity of the imperial court and the overall situation of quelling the "San Fan Rebellion", which not only made Soe-e-tu even more disgusted by Kangxi, but also pushed Soe-e-tu into the opposite side of the entire imperial court, and Soe-e-tu's situation also became unprecedentedly isolated.
Third, it was Empress Hersheri who died of difficult childbirth when she gave birth, causing Soetu and the entire Herscheli family to lose their most important political patron at the moment.
In the Kangxi Dynasty, Soetu, who was able to stand above the court and rank among the powerful courtiers, initially relied on his father Sony, who after sonny's death relied on his daughter, Empress Hesheri. It can be said that Empress Herschel sitting in the palace is the spokesperson for the interests of the Herschel family, and at the same time the biggest political patron of Soetu.
However, Empress Herschel died of childbirth, and the close connection between the Hersheri family and Kangxi was greatly weakened, and more importantly, the political future of Soetu and the interests of the entire Hersheri family could be devastated by the death of Empress Hersheri.
At this time, Zhou Peigong should appoint YinRong as crown prince on time, and Kangxi also accepted Zhou Peigong's proposal and publicly announced Yinrong's title as crown prince.
Although the rebellion of the eunuchs in the palace had been quelled, in the face of the Chahar rebels who were under the pressure of the army and the dangers that could occur at any time, Kangxi had to be prepared to prevent the unexpected, and at the same time to avoid falling into a greater internal contradiction crisis if there was a real accident, the imperial court would not argue about the issue of the country.
In Kangxi's view, in addition to this reason, there was also his deep affection for Empress Hesheri, and it was also to stabilize SuoEtu and his entire political clique.
After all, Soetu is too important, Soetu is in the cabinet, and he is in charge of the military department, unlike a rising star like Pearl, the power of the Heschel family has been spread throughout the government since the Sony era, and to win the war with San Francisco, it is still necessary to continue to rely on the support of Soetu and his Herschel family, as well as his entire political group.
On the other hand, at this time, Because of his consistent opposition to the withdrawal of the domain and the loss of Empress Hesheri, Soetu had other thoughts and thoughts, and was bound to make new plans for his political future and the interests of the entire family. At this time, Kangxi made YinRong crown prince, which was to dispel this idea of Suo Ertu, so that Yin Rong would become a new link between Kangxi and the Hesheri family, and at the same time become a new interest spokesperson for the Hesheri family, and re-establish a political alliance with Soetu. And Soetu will also understand that Kangxi did not hate himself because of the "San Francisco Rebellion", and at the same time did not affect the status of the entire Heschel family in Kangxi's heart because of his previous errors in judgment, and must be grateful to Dade, who fully supported and assisted Kangxi in quelling the Rebellion of San Francisco.
Suo Etu bowed down to Zhou Peigong, which was an apology and respect for Zhou Peigong, and at the same time a thank you to Zhou Peigong.
Suo Etu directly offered to let Kangxi kill Zhou Peigong and others to appease Wu Sangui's anger, but Zhou Peigong did not resent Suo Etu, and with the help of "repaying grievances with virtue", Yin Rong became the crown prince, and Suo Etu himself became "living in the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain", and his heart was full of incomparable apologies.
Zhou Peigong did not put aside the foundation of this imperial court because of his personal grudge with Suo Etu, and always put the interests of the imperial court first and supported Yin Rong, rather than supporting the great brother Yin Zhen, the nephew of the pearl who advocated the withdrawal of the domain with himself, which also made Suo Etu solemnly respect Zhou Peigong.
Yin Rong was made crown prince, so that Soetu and the entire Hersheri family did not fall into a desperate situation because of the death of Empress Hesheri, their political future and family interests were still guaranteed, and there was still a strong link and entanglement between Soetu and Kangxi, so Soetu was also extremely grateful to Zhou Peigong.
It is precisely because of this apology, respect and gratitude that Soetu did not hesitate to give up the figures of his courtiers and state abbots and bow down to Zhou Peigong to apologize.