In the "Kangxi Dynasty", Kangxi personally recruited Gardan for the first time and fell seriously ill and almost died.
In the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty", during the Kangxi Emperor's first imperial conquest of Gardan, the Kangxi Emperor was deeply ill, his physical condition deteriorated extremely, and he was on the verge of death. In an extremely dangerous situation, Concubine Rong rushed to the camp of the big army and took good care of it, coupled with the fact that she happened to meet Zhang Cheng and Bai Jin to treat Kangxi's illness, so that Kangxi's body gradually recovered its health, and then she could continue to command the army.
This description in the TV series is also well documented in history, Kangxi's first personal conquest of Kaldan, first of all, the army was divided into two roads, one way was led by the general Fuyuan and the prince of Yu Fuquan, the 30,000 troops, out of Gubeikou, all the way by the 20,000 troops led by the general of Anbei and the prince of Gong Changning, out of Xifengkou, the two large armies began to advance side by side, in an attempt to form a pinch attack on Gardan. After the Kangxi Emperor set out on two main forces, he accompanied him behind the palace, but during the march, the Kangxi Emperor fell ill with wind and cold, so he returned to the dynasty "at the request of the courtiers" to recuperate, and reappointed Fu Quan as the commander-in-chief, and put in charge of all military affairs.
Therefore, Kangxi's first personal conquest of Kaldan did not reach the battlefield and did not participate in direct command.
If Kangxi really died at this time, then it would be indisputable that the crown prince Yin Rong would inherit the throne.
First of all, Yin Rong was the established heir to the throne since he was made crown prince.
After Yin Rong's birth, the Kangxi Emperor's wife Empress Hesheli died, as a sustenance for Empress Hesheri's feelings, but also in recognition of Soni and Suo Etu's contributions to himself, so the Kangxi Emperor crowned the newly born Yin Rong as crown prince. Yin Rong also became the only crown prince in the history of the Qing Dynasty to be officially crowned.
In terms of birth, Yin Rong's birth mother was Kangxi's exposé empress, and Yin Rong became the eldest son of Kangxi's concubine; in terms of status, Yin Rong was the crown prince who kangxi worshipped heaven and earth, and was his own successor and the crown prince of the country; on traditional culture, according to the tradition of "father and son succeeding" and "having a concubine", Yin Rong's succession to the throne also became a natural thing.
Therefore, from this point of view, after the death of Kangxi, the absolute legitimacy and inheritance of the owner of the throne of Yin Rong is beyond doubt.
Secondly, at this time, Yin Rong had been the crown prince for more than twenty years, and had won the support of the court and inside and outside the country.
Yin Rong has been crowned crown prince since the day of birth, it can be said that the name is early, almost all the ministers above the court also regard the prince as the future emperor, and it is most natural for the crown prince Yin Rong to inherit the throne of the Kangxi Emperor, which is the most logical and easy for the courtiers to accept, and not only within the dynasty of this matter, including Tibet, Mongolia, and even Korea and other vassal states, the acceptance of Yin Rong is also far more than other princes, which is also determined by the identity of The Crown Prince and the Crown Prince.
On the other hand, Yin Rong's support for the political clique headed by his grandfather Soetu will also be more conducive to the stabilization of the throne and the smooth transition of power.
Third, Empress Xiaozhuang was bound to support Yin.
At this time, Empress Xiaozhuang was still alive, and once the Kangxi Emperor died, only Empress Xiaozhuang could stabilize the situation, and Empress Xiaozhuang was a staunch supporter of Yin, and it can be seen from her last words to Concubine Rong that Kangxi could not depose Yinrong's crown prince.
Xiaozhuang's support for Yin rong, on the one hand, is also because the name of yin rong's crown prince is determined early, and yin rong's succession to the throne can ensure the stability of the political situation; on the other hand, the marriage between Kangxi and empress Hesheli was presided over by empress xiaozhuang, and out of love for empress Hesheri and regret and longing for the death of empress hesheri due to difficult childbirth, Kangxi will certainly not give up Yinrong, and then will do his best to support Yinrong.
Yin Rong was made crown prince by Kangxi, that is, he undertook the mission of inheriting the throne after Kangxi's death, and there was also a lot of support from inside and outside the court, and it was also in line with tradition and legitimacy of the throne, so it was justified and deserved to be inherited by Yin Rong.
Under the circumstances at that time, it was almost impossible for the eldest brother to inherit the throne.
Although he was the eldest prince of Kangxi, he was after all the prince of Shu chu, and his status was lower than that of Yin Rong, and he did not have the legal rationality to succeed to the throne while Yin Rong was still alive; moreover, his support force in the dynasty was the Pearl Group, which was on a par with the power of the Soetu Group, and did not have an absolute advantage in strength.
More importantly, Kangxi never thought of passing the throne to the eldest brother Yin, so even if Kangxi died, it was impossible for Yin to inherit the throne, and the only one who could finally ascend to the emperor's throne was the crown prince Yin.