In the Thirteen Dynasties of the Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng was an authoritarian ruler who practiced a reign of terror and harsh politics, and his life was also extremely controversial, and various legends about him were widely circulated in the folk. In fact, before the broadcast of "Yongzheng Dynasty", most people's impression of Yongzheng was cold and ruthless, bloodthirsty and cruel. Among them, the secret service organization "Blood Drops", which obeyed Yongzheng's orders and carried out terrorist activities, was particularly impressive.
Blood droplets are a kind of dark weapon recorded in popular novels in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and according to legend, blood droplets are a kind of dark weapon unique to the Yongzheng Emperor's secret service organization Stick Rod, which is specially taken from the first level, which is extremely terrifying. There is also a folk saying that it was a poison from the time of the Yongzheng Emperor. In fact, whether it is a hidden weapon or a poison, the blood droplets are inseparable from Yongzheng, and as a tool of Yongzheng's rule, it symbolizes Yongzheng's cruelty and cold-bloodedness. In the former movie "Blood Drops", Yongzheng's image is extremely cold and gloomy, and he is a complete villain.
It was not until after the broadcast of "Yongzheng Dynasty" that the interpretation of the Yongzheng Emperor in the play allowed the audience to have a new understanding of Yongzheng and no longer fully regarded him as a tyrant. However, many people also accuse the Yongzheng Dynasty of over-glorifying Yongzheng and downplaying his brutal rule. So, what is the real Yongzheng in history?
In fact, Qing Shizong Yongzheng is a "blood droplet" and a straightforward man, and his image is extremely complex. History's evaluation of Yongzheng is easy to face, but it is difficult to summarize it in one sentence.
"Blood droplets" Yongzheng
The negative evaluation of Yongzheng by the people is not out of thin air, so many emperors in the Qing Dynasty, the world mentioned Yongzhenglai, but they were always afraid, but it was not all the credit of the literati's "Spring and Autumn Brushwork". Regardless of whether the Yongzheng Emperor was right or wrong in the end, the brutal rule after he ascended to the throne was indeed frightening.
After Yongzheng ascended to the throne, he immediately perfected and institutionalized the secret folding, and encouraged officials to inform. As a result, everyone in the imperial court was in danger and panicked, and some officials also used the secret folding system as a tool for political struggle. However, with the secret folding system, the Yongzheng Emperor was still not satisfied, and he set up a secret service agency sticky rod office to monitor hundreds of officials, and its level of terror was comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty's West Factory and East Factory.
Not only that, the Yongzheng Emperor also built a large number of literary prisons, he beheaded Wang Jingqili, Zha Si Ting slaughtered the corpse of the public, and Lu Shengnan's army was in front of the Fa. In the case of Lü Liuliang, Yongzheng not only opened the coffin of Lü Liuliang, who had been dead for forty years, but also executed all the Lü clan and his students, and countless innocent people were killed.
During the reign of Yongzheng, intellectuals were often arrested and imprisoned, and the three ethnic groups were linked. This made the literati of the Qing Dynasty completely demoralized and no longer dare to talk about politics. What is even more ironic is that Yongzheng actually moved Tang Bin, who was only a promise and had no integrity, into the "Xianliang Ancestral Hall" to set an example for the Han people to follow.
In rectifying the administration of officials, Yongzheng's repressive measures were very severe, and regardless of the circumstances, anyone who resisted the officials was punished as a crime of rebellion, and he was often slashed at all times. Historical records record that some people "are in one place, although they are not the ones who have done it, but they are watching from the sidelines, that is, they are all in the same evil, and they are all decided." ”
Yongzheng's repressive rule led to the literati being very dissatisfied with him, and according to legend, he was killed by Lü Liuliang's granddaughter Lü Siniang. Folklore is not true, but this statement is widely spread in the folk, which at least proves that many people hate Yongzheng to the bone.
Straightforward "strange" emperor
However, the seemingly brutal Yongzheng also has a side that he does not know. Yongzheng was diligent in government affairs all his life, and the history books said that he was "diligent in his work before the world", "in the morning and in the evening", "thirteen years on the throne, worried day and night, without any civil engineering, sound and color entertainment". ("Miscellaneous Records of the Pavilion")
Yongzheng's life was basically dedicated to the Qing Dynasty, he inherited Kangxi, and after succeeding to the throne, he struggled to get rid of the ills left by his father, rectified the problem of official corruption, improved the people's livelihood, and left him a Qing Dynasty with sufficient treasury.
From the conquest of the Ninth Son to the dictatorship of thought, Yongzheng's side is often cold and desperate, but he is a very strange emperor in private.
Yongzheng often wrote the words "sudden change in painting style" in serious secret compromises:
That's what he is! That's it! That's the emperor! If er and other ministers do not live up to their promises, they will not fail to live up to Er and so on, and they will not be able to do so!
Okay, wait a minute?
The report of the secretary of state is quite lengthy, but there is no need to apologize, and there is no need to be so polite between the monarchs and courtiers.
Good things and good things, such things are not pleasing to the unless the emperor stays also!
If you wait for this to make you happy, why can't you cure the disease, and why can't you get rid of it? He has been healed. Is it good to be kind to Babel and so on?
It is hard to imagine that such words full of true feelings and warm greetings would come from the mouth of a cold-blooded emperor.
In life, Yongzheng is even more interesting, he is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty who likes Western culture the most. Yongzheng likes to dress up as a Westerner, wear wigs and glasses, and look like a hipster. Yongzheng was probably one of the earliest role-playing enthusiasts, and he often asked court painters to paint him in various roles, including hunters, samurai, old men, and even high monks, to satisfy his wild ideas.
In addition, Yongzheng is also a dog lover, and he has two of his most beloved pet dogs, called "Creation Dog" and "Hundred Blessing Dog". Yongzheng was extremely fond of these two dogs, and he personally designed the kennel and clothes, which is a special honor that many beautiful ladies cannot enjoy.
It is difficult to imagine that a "blood droplet" in the eyes of the world will have such a warm side. However, this is actually the real Yongzheng. As Yi Zhongtian commented on Yongzheng: "He is really mean, but not unkind; cold is really cold, but not ruthless." The statement that Yongzheng dynasty was unofficial and unclear may be exaggerated, but it is a fair evaluation of Yongzheng's rule of the country. Yongzheng is undoubtedly a very individual and an outstanding figure. He is emotionally rich, strong-willed, strong-spirited, with a strong personality, sharp eyes, and hard work. (Pin Ren Lu)
Resources:
Miscellaneous Records of the Pavilion
"Pin Ren Record"