It is well known that Yongzheng stood out in the fierce nine sons of the concubine, mainly thanks to the support of Nian Qianyao and Long Keduo. For this point, Yongzheng himself also recognized that when he first succeeded to the throne, he said that his upper position was externally due to Nian Tangyao and internal to Longkeduo. Therefore, he first served as one of the four ministers of the prime minister's affairs, and then accepted him as the official Shangshu and Jia Taibao, and even called his uncle directly in the court, which is rare in all dynasties. Except for the officials elected by Van Longkodo, they can do whatever they want without being invited, and the title is "Tong Xuan". However, the grace of the Holy Grace was difficult to last, and it was not long before Roncodo was killed by Yongzheng's raid and confinement.
Some people thought that although Roncodo was informal and conniving at his subordinates, he did not have the right to invade the government and the opposition, and he could not see it, so he was not dead or alive. The author thinks that this statement has some truth, because he is not useless, but his results are indeed self-inflicted.
First of all, he was disrespectful and disrespectful, and used his power to rob his father-in-law's concubine.
"Ritual" is the core of Confucianism, and although the Qing Dynasty was in power by ethnic minorities, the influence of Confucian culture has been increasing since the Shunzhi Entering the Guanguan. However, when Kolongkodo visited his father-in-law, he took a fancy to his father-in-law's concubine Li Si and directly asked for it. The father-in-law was afraid of his authority and had to give it a courtesy. This is an unjustifiable act, both from a moral and a national law perspective.
Secondly, after he took Li Si as his own, he not only spoiled her alone, but also listened to her rumors and made his original wife an adult.
This act of spoiling the concubine and destroying his wife and disregarding the love of the husband and wife was really cruel, and it is no wonder that there are rumors that his sister-in-law Yue Xing'a died because his birth mother was mutilated, and he hated his father and his favorite concubine, and waited until Roncodo's crimes were exposed, so he fell into the well. In addition, Roncodo doted on the son born to Li Si so much that he formed a character that no one in sight. Once, he ordered the fourth child to accompany the woman in and out of the forbidden door, who expected that the fourth child would "avoid the road to the horse in front of the car, without any fear", which seemed very arrogant. In addition to this, he indulged in the misdeeds of his domestic servants,
Although these were only Roncodo's family affairs and did not do much damage to the country, when he violated Yongzheng's taboo, these became the catalyst for his downfall.
At first, Yongzheng trusted him very much, but whenever he couldn't make up his mind, he would consult with him, but then Yongzheng gradually became suspicious of him.
This change is mainly due to his pride in merit and self-affiliation. Although Yongzheng had made a lot of efforts to ascend the throne, he took himself too seriously.
He once compared himself to Zhuge Liang, and also trumpeted that he was the commander of the infantry army, and he had great power and could mobilize 20,000 troops at will. In addition, like Nian Qianyao, he interfered with the dispatch of officials. Although this was his due authority as an official Shangshu, everyone knew that the appointment of hundred officials was the exclusive property of the emperor, and Longkeduo, as a courtier, dared to do so, and there was indeed a suspicion of forming a party for personal gain. Moreover, a series of things such as his stealing of jade and conniving at the domestic servant Niu Lun to demand bribes are also facts, so Yongzheng's disposal of him is not unreasonable.
But Roncodo is not useless. When he negotiated with Russia on behalf of the Qing government on the demarcation of the border, he not only fulfilled his duties and carefully investigated the field, but also took a resolute attitude and strongly demanded that Russia return the invaded Mongolian lands. However, unfortunately, at the critical moment when the Sino-Russian negotiations were about to succeed, Yongzheng imprisoned him on charges of forming a party for personal gain. As a result, the negotiations failed, and the Qing government lost a large amount of territory. It can be seen that Roncodo's diplomatic talents are very good, and his actions to safeguard national interests are also worthy of recognition. All in all, although he did not have more than enough to die, he could not talk about dying unjustly.