Qianlong greatly admired his grandfather Kangxi and followed suit everywhere, which also made the two have many similarities. What is even more coincidental is that the attitudes of the two emperors towards the eldest son of the emperor also seem to be similar. Kangxi's eldest son, YinFu, was plotting to become crown prince, but Kangxi never looked up to him and even imprisoned him to death. Qianlong's eldest son, Yong Huang, was in almost exactly the same situation. However, Yong Huang's body and mind were not as strong as Yin's, and he was reprimanded by Qianlong and died of fear.
Yong Huang, like Yin, was born to concubines, and their mothers were of a very low status. In the eyes of the Han people, the eldest son, even if he is a concubine, has a lot of say, and in the absence of a concubine, he is almost the best candidate for the crown prince. The Manchus, however, did not see it that way. Qianlong, like Kangxi, very much wanted his concubine to inherit the throne, but unfortunately, the two princes born to Empress Xiaoxian died one after another.
Moreover, Empress Xiaoxian also suffered a heavy physical and mental blow due to the death of her son, and soon passed away. Qianlong's relationship with the empress was very good, and he was very sad about it, and even his mood was irritable, and he did many incomprehensible things. For example, he gave the feudal governor to commit suicide because the governor of Huguang, Selen Er, shaved his hair without permission during the empress's funeral.
Although Qianlong had deep feelings for the empress, it did not mean that everyone would do so. Yong Huang had no reason to be too sad, for him, there was no empress at that time, let alone a concubine, and the chances of becoming the crown prince himself were great. He was very young, the city government was not deep, and he had no professional acting training, so he could not cry at the queen's funeral. At this moment, Qianlong was angered, and he angrily rebuked Yong Huang for not understanding etiquette, and announced to the civil and military officials: These two people can never inherit the great unification!
As soon as the Emperor's golden mouth opened, Yong Huang's path to becoming the heir was cut off. In fact, he was still able to become a clan prince and enjoy the glory and wealth. However, being in the Imperial Family, with too heavy a burden of thought, Yong Huang's psychological quality was poor, and he was so frightened by Qianlong that he actually died of fear.
After Yong Huang's death, Qianlong felt guilty and posthumously made him the Prince of Ding. Yong Huang was unpopular, but his son Mian'en was very unexpectedly spoiled by Qianlong.
Mian'en was the second son of Yong Juan, who showed extraordinary talent from an early age, and it is said that he was an all-rounder in literature and martial arts, and was the leader of the clan's children. When he was eight years old, he followed Qianlong to Mulan Qiulu and hit the bullseye with one arrow. When Qianlong was cheering, Mian'en was not in a hurry, calmly bent his bow and pulled the arrow, and hit the bull's-eye again.
At this moment, Qianlong came to be interested, and promised with great pleasure: If he is hit again, he will be rewarded with a yellow coat. Before the words could be heard, Mian En sent the third arrow steadily into the bullseye. Manchus are immediately in the world, and have a natural affinity for those who are skilled in bow horses. Qianlong was overjoyed, but unfortunately there was no yellow coat suitable for children to wear, he pulled the apricot yellow flag, wrapped his precious grandson in it, and happily hugged Mian En and left.
As Mian En grew up, he became a well-informed and gentle man. Qianlong gave him many errands, and they could be done properly. The "Great View of the Wild History of the Qing Dynasty" tells a story that when there was a fire somewhere in Beijing, it was located near the Qinglou, and many women came out to avoid the fire. Mian En, as the president of the firearms battalion, came to fight the fire, and when he saw so many women, he couldn't help but blurt out:
It is a woman, why is there so much?
This story, not only is not to ridicule Mian En for not having insight, but it shows that Mian En follows the rules, and is not a stupid disciple who looks for flowers and asks Willow.
Such an outstanding young man, of course, Qianlong cherished, and even some favoritism. The title of King of Dingjun was originally inherited by Mian'en's brother Miande, but because Mian'en was favored, Qianlong found an excuse to abolish Miande and make Mian'en the king of Dingjun. Later, Qianlong promoted Mian'en to the rank of prince. At this time, most of Qianlong's own sons had not yet mixed with Wang Jue.
In Qianlong's later years, he also had a headache about the problem of heirs, and he once wanted to pass the throne directly to Mian'en. Even the envoys sent by the DPRK to the Beijing Division heard about this. According to the Records of the Li Dynasty, the emperor's successor was none other than mian en and yuan. Although Mian'en was The nephew of Yuanyan, he was actually fourteen years older than Yuanyan, and was deeply loved by Qianlong, and his possibility seemed to be greater.
However, Qianlong was still very worried that if he did not pass on his son to his grandson, he would repeat the tragedy of Ming Taizu in that year. In order to avoid cannibalism, but also for the standardization of the Qing Dynasty's imperial succession, he finally chose Zen to be located in Yuanyan. In this way, Jiaqing's rice bowl was not snatched away by Mian En.
Mian En was indeed a loyal person, and although he did not have the opportunity to take the throne, he was loyal to Jiaqing. In the eighth year of Jiaqing, the unemployed servant Chen De suddenly assassinated Jiaqing at the Shenwu Gate, and the guards were helpless, that is, Mian En stepped forward, escorted meritoriously, and was once again rewarded with a yellow coat.