The famous Nine Sons Seizure Incident that occurred during the Kangxi Period, whether from historical materials or film and television dramas, I think many friends have a deep understanding of this. It is no exaggeration to say that this matter can be called the most painful thing in Kangxi's life, the prince is two and two wastes, the princes are gangs and factions are fighting openly and secretly, they do not care about brotherly feelings, and the piles and pieces give Kangxi a great blow. In the end, the fourth son of the emperor, Yin Chan, could win the succession to the throne, not only because of his unique strengths, but also because of his shortcomings. Let's analyze it in detail:
Portrait of the Kangxi Emperor
Being born low is both a disadvantage and an advantage
1, the matriarch is weak and not valued
Sejong Jing Tianchang Yun Jianzhong Table Text Wu Ying Ming Kuan Ren Xin Rui Sheng Da Filial Piety to Chengxian Emperor Zhen Yin Chan, the fourth son of Shengzu also. Mother Officiating Empress Dowager Uya. Born with different signs, the sky is majestic, and the demeanor is condensed. Kangxi thirty-seven years to seal Baylor. He was the Prince of Yong in 48 years.
In the early morning of October 30, 1678 (the seventeenth year of the Kangxi Dynasty), Yin Chan was born in the Yonghe Palace of the Forbidden City. Although her birth mother, Uya, was from the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner (Shangsan Banner), she was a shrouded leader of the Uya Clan. The daughter of Wu Wei, in 1673 (the twelfth year of the Kangxi Dynasty), she was drafted into the palace once a year through the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and was only a palace girl. At the time of his birth, because he was an unnamed concubine, he had no right to raise the prince born (concubines and above could have a chance), so after Yin Chan reached full term, he was sent to the noble concubine Tong Jia (i.e., Empress Xiaoyiren) of the Chengqian Palace to be raised on his behalf.
It was precisely because of the humble origin of the matriarch that Yin Chan's birth did not bring much joy to Kangxi. However, with the slow growth of age, Yin Chan's own potential was gradually discovered, and he began to learn his homework at the age of 6, and he was well received by zhang ying, Xiong Zhilu, Xu Yuanmeng and other famous masters as teachers. Therefore, with this diligence and wisdom, whenever Kangxi went out, he would always think of the fourth son of the emperor, or Mulan Qiuhuo, or inspect the place, or exhibit the mountain mausoleum. Even sometimes, Emperor Ama would let him do some government errands, and Yin Chan did a very good job with his own talents.
Portrait of the Yongzheng Emperor
Therefore, even if there is a disadvantage in the body, Yin Chan can still be ignored under the premise of decades of imperial life, so that he broadened his horizons, increased his talents, and laid a solid foundation for his future handling of government affairs, while the so-called disadvantages have become advantages at this time, why say so?
The reason is very simple, a child from birth with a variety of aura, is placed on a variety of high hopes, then his words and deeds will also be invisibly infinitely magnified, become the focus of everyone's attention, and prince Yinrong and Eight Brother Yinyu are typical representatives of this type of person.
2. The crown prince born with a golden spoon
Emperor Shaoji will rule for a long time, and will establish the Yuan Chu and maolong guoben, with the auspiciousness of the Mianzong Society, and the hope of the subjects. He was born a concubine, who was two years old. The Emperor and Empress Dowager Are honored to be ordered to establish the Grand Ceremony of the Crown Princess and the Empress Dowager, which should be held immediately. Now he is crown prince with his concubine Yin Rong. Erbu scrutinized the ceremony and chose the auspicious period to play.
Yin's biological mother was empress dowager Hesheli, the wife of the Kangxi Emperor, who died in childbirth at the age of 21 after giving birth to Yin in early May in 1674 (the thirteenth year of the Kangxi Dynasty). In order to commemorate his wife, the Kangxi Emperor made a bold decision to break through the ancestral system, and with the permission of Empress Dowager Tai (Empress Xiaozhuangwen of the Borjigit clan) and empress dowager (Empress Xiaohuizhang of the Borjigit clan), on the third day of June in 1675 (the fourteenth year of Kangxi), on the grounds that "the Yuan Chu will be established and the Maolong Guoben" was established, li Yinrong was publicly declared crown prince, which also made him the first crown prince of the Qing Dynasty to be publicly appointed before the emperor's death. In November 1678 (the seventeenth year of Kangxi), Yin Rong, who was only 5 years old, unfortunately suffered from pox, and in order to take care of his son, Kangxi, who was very rational, did not approve a recital for 13 days, which showed that he attached great importance to this concubine, which was a treatment that Yin Chan had never experienced.
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After being made crown prince, Yin Rong did show his talent at first, not only studious but also literate and martial, and Kangxi repeatedly ordered him to stay in the Capital Division to oversee the regency of the state when he went out to fight. However, as he grew older, his character gradually developed, and with the "assistance" of Soeto (Empress Xiaochengren's uncle), Yin's path went farther and farther in the opposite direction as his father had hoped.
3. The Eight Brothers who are known for their wisdom
In 1681 (the twentieth year of the Kangxi Dynasty), on the tenth day of february, the eighth son of the Emperor Yin Yu was born, and his birth mother, the daughter of the Wei clan's internal management leader Abu Nai, like Yin Chan's biological mother Wu Ya, came from the Zhenghuang Banner Wrapping, and from the perspective of favor, it was worse than the Wu Ya clan.
Yin Yu, who was also weak in the matriarchal clan, knew from an early age that only through his own efforts could he make up for the shortcomings in his body, and in fact he did it, not only stood out among the brothers, but also honored the corporal on weekdays, without any noble style of a prince. Because of this, there will be nine brothers and ten brothers who are not strong enough to join them, as well as the big brother who defected halfway. And Yin Yu, it is to welcome two hands in favor. In this way, Yin Yu's team gradually changed from a humble and weak prince to a huge force that could be compared with the prince. But behind the seemingly growing on the surface, because Yin Yu's full receipt of the order actually brought him many adverse effects.
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First of all, exposing his intentions and ideas prematurely made the wise and wise Kangxi wary of them early; secondly, the Yin Yu team, as the largest number of the three major forces in the conquest, there were very few people who could be pointed to in the ground, most of them were people who had the original intention of stepping into the clouds in order to be able to use the eight masters in the sky, and such a team that failed to achieve the unity of purpose and good and bad naturally could not help them complete their great cause.
Therefore, compared to Yin Rong and Yin Yu, who have a far-reaching impact on every move after attracting much attention, Yin Chan is not only not born tall but also everything will be done appropriately, so that even if there are more ideas in his heart, he will not be known to everyone, and hiding himself well is the best protection for himself in the situation at that time, and the disadvantage at this time has naturally become an indisputable advantage.
Avoid its sharp edge and hide its strength
Compared with the limelight of Prince Yinrong and The Eight Brothers Yinchen, the strategy adopted by Yinchen shows his extraordinary foresight.
First, understand the intentions of the superiors and do what they like
In May 1708 (the forty-seventh year of Kangxi), on the way to Kangxi's tour of Xingxi, Yin Rong, who had been the crown prince for 33 years, did three major things wrong: 1. For his improper body, he indulged in the arbitrary behavior of his subordinates; 2. Angered his father Kangxi because of the death of the eighteenth prince Yin Gong; 3. Spying on Kangxi's imperial tent at night, making Kangxi mistakenly think that he was going to do rebellious things. After a long period of disappointment and anger, Kangxi broke out completely at the Burhasu Palace, formally abolishing Yin's position as crown prince on the grounds that Yin Rong was "lawless and disobedient".
Kangxi stills
But soon, remembering The merits of Empress Xiaocheng's birth, Kangxi Dun was remorseful, but Emperor Jinkou Yuyan could not change it, so he announced on The fourteenth day of November of the same year in Changchun Garden that the crowd of ministers should work together to select a new crown prince, which was actually a good excuse for re-electing Yin Rong as the crown prince.
However, at that time, few people could think of this, but under the black box operation of Alinga, Wang Hongxu and others, the courtiers suggested that the Eighth Brother Yinyu be made crown prince. As a result, the Kangxi Emperor sternly refused. At this time, Yin Chan, who seemed to be inconspicuous on the surface, resolutely sided with the second brother Yin Rong and urged Yin Rong to be restored as the crown prince, although Kangxi did not make a direct reply at that time, but Yin Chan left a good impression in his heart.
Yin Chan stills
Second, Taoguang cultivates obscurity and does not show sharp edges.
Relative to Yin Yu, who wants to be superior to others everywhere, Yin Chan has been adhering to the purpose of "TaoGuang cultivating obscurity and not revealing sharp edges" since he knew everything, especially when Prince Yin Rong was deposed for the first time and the princes were foolish, it was even more necessary to always maintain a calm and calm mentality and give people an external image that was content with the status quo, he was known as the "first idle person", advocating Buddhism, and there was no dispute with the world. On the one hand, in addition to the thirteenth brother Yin Xiang, Yin Chan and other brothers can basically maintain a friendly relationship of distance and level; on the other hand, by establishing a good image in front of his father to win his father's favor, he secretly accumulates strength to consolidate his strength and wait for the best time.
The team is excellent and the people are united
1. Brothers with one heart, and their profits are broken
Compared to the Ninth Brother and The Tenth Brother in the Eight Brothers camp, the princes of the Yin Chan team were really much stronger. Taking the thirteenth brother Yinxiang as an example, in his body, his life changed from a downturn to a sharp turn, but this did not affect his clear insight and keen judgment in the slightest. This person who has been in love with his fourth brother since he was a child is not only closer than his brother, but also in his position, no matter whether he is happy or bitter, he always stands with Yin Chan and swears to die, which is why Yongzheng is willing to make many exceptions for him (even jumping four-level crown prince, his birth mother was even posthumously awarded the title of imperial concubine and buried with Kangxi in Jingling, after his death, he did not need to avoid Yongzheng's name, he still did not have Yin Xiang, and the first precedent was set to enter the Xianliang Ancestral Hall), which truly confirmed the old saying: Brothers are in the same heart, their profits are broken.
Yin Xiang stills
2. Civilian and military generals, united as one
In addition to the good brothers who have a better heart than Jin Jian, yin chan's team also has all the civilian and military generals who have offered their words and suggestions to win the victory over thousands of miles. Zhang Tingyu and Long Keduo, the senior ministers, Nian Qianyao, who quelled chaos and fixed the survey, Li Wei, who had no ink in his chest but was an official, and Dai Duo, who was resourceful, all of them worked together to form a city and played an indelible role in Yin Chan's road to expanding his strength. Compared with the wide range of Yin Yu team members but the uneven quality of the good and bad, each member of the Yin Chan camp can be independent and united, so the final success is inevitable.
Shi Haijun said:
Throughout the 45 years that Yin Chan was a prince, although he did not get much attention from his father because of his humble origins, he was far less popular than the crown prince Yin Rong and the Eight Brothers Yin Yu in the incident of taking the wife, but it was precisely by virtue of not showing his sharp edges and good intentions that he maintained a good distance from his brothers, and also achieved the effect of gradually gaining his father's favor invisibly.
In November of 61, Shengzu was in Shen Fu Chun Garden and ordered to replace the temple hill. At noon, the Holy Patriarch Washu summoned to the Palace of The Emperor and proclaimed the throne. Saint Zubong. Xin Ugly, on the throne, to the next year as the first year of Yongzheng.
In 1721 (the 60th year of the Kangxi Dynasty), the then 44-year-old Yin Chan went to Shengjing on the orders of his father to visit the ancestral tombs, and on the winter solstice, he sacrificed on behalf of his father in the southern suburbs. All indications are that he has become one of the best candidates in Kangxi's mind to inherit the throne. On November 20, 1722 (the 61st year of the Kangxi Dynasty), seven days after the death of his father, the 45-year-old Yin Chan officially succeeded to the throne at the Taihe Temple. Although he was controversial in his succession to his brothers and treated his brothers cold-bloodedly and ruthlessly after his succession, it was also an indisputable fact that Tao Guang yang was obscure and diligent in governing the country. He counterattacked from his inferior position, which was not optimistic, and became the final victor of the conquest.
Resources:
The Four Genealogies of the Qing Dynasty
"Cases of the Great Qing Dynasty"
Records of Emperor Shengzuren, Records of Emperor Sejongxian
Zhao Erxun's Draft History of the Qing Dynasty. Shengzu Benji", "Qing History Manuscript. Sejong Benji", "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty. Volume 214. Liechuan I", "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty. Volume 220. Column VII
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