In 1636, Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty proclaimed himself emperor in Shengjing, and the founding name was Daqing. In 1644, the Qing army entered the customs, Li Zicheng fled west, the Shunzhi Emperor entered Beijing, and the whole country was unified. On February 12, 1912, the deposed emperor Puyi abdicated, and the Qing Dynasty ended in history.
The Qing Dynasty is a major stroke in Chinese history. The Conquest of the Nine Sons, the Prosperity of Kangqian, the Opium War, and the Penghu Reform Law were staged here successively. At the same time, it is also a dynasty that the film and television circles like to focus on, and "Huan Zhu Gege", "Iron Tooth Copper Tooth Ji Xiaolan" and "Deer Ding Ji" all use this as the background of the story.
In the Qing Dynasty in 296, a total of twelve emperors were born. Among these twelve emperors, Kangxi and Qianlong are undoubtedly two emperors full of legends. Many people know that Kangxi was very fond of Qianlong, and he was also an imperial grandson who he personally cultivated, and the degree of favor was what many princes and emperors expected
Dust out of reach. However, there was another emperor who could share the favor of the Kangxi Emperor equally with Qianlong, and even to a greater extent.
First, Kang Qian's first sight
It is also interesting to say that the Kangxi Emperor first met Hongli, who was already over 12 years old. Many people think it is incredible, is it so difficult for a grandson to see his grandfather? Is it that Kangxi did not want to see Qianlong or did not like Qianlong's father Yongzheng.
You know, there are more than thirty princes in Kangxi, nearly a hundred emperors and grandchildren, so many people, it is really not easy to meet and leave an impression. It was this meeting that made Kangxi notice the emperor. If you think about it, you should also know that qianlong's ability to stand out among the grandchildren is definitely beyond doubt. So how much did the Kangxi Emperor really like Qianlong?
Flipping through the history books, we can know that since Hongli was noticed by Kangxi, it was put into the palace to cultivate. Kangxi was accompanied by Him until his death, and Qianlong was also with him, and this treatment was not enjoyed by other princes and grandsons. The Kangxi Emperor personally taught and guided the study of Hongli and calligraphy, and urged him to learn musket and archery, which can be described as a double practice of literature and martial arts.
The Qing Shilu records that the Hongli calendar was often accompanied by the Kangxi Emperor. When Mulan paddocked, the Kangxi Emperor had such an evaluation of Hongli: "It is a precious life, and the blessing will be given", what does it mean? This means that the calendar is rich and noble, and the blessing even exceeds oneself. Who in the whole world is more blessed than the emperor? Does this mean that Kangxi intended to let Hongli inherit the unification?
Of course, Kangxi brought Hongli with him not only to see his intelligence and intention to cultivate, but more likely to learn the way of governing the country and teach him how to be a qualified emperor. Otherwise, how could Kangxi personally cultivate a grandchild at the age of 60?
Yongzheng succeeded to the throne as the next Qing Emperor after Kangxi, and 15 years later Yongzheng was located in Qianlong, when Qianlong was not yet 30 years old, and it can be said that Qianlong's ascension to the throne was quite smooth. Of course, it is also indispensable to the cultivation of the Kangxi Emperor to make him more outstanding and lay the foundation for his ascension to the throne.
2. Emperor Sun Hongchen
The throne is planned to be given, can we still find a more favored emperor than Qianlong? Not to mention, there is really such a person, that is, Hongyao.
Who is Hongyao? People who may not pay much attention to Qing history do not know much about this person, after all, the waves he has turned over in history are not very large. Hongchen was the second son of The Crown Prince Yinrong, who had been deposed by the Kangxi Emperor.
Compared with Qianlong, Hongyao was taken to the palace by Kangxi since childhood to be trained. At the age of 12, I saw my grandfather and my grandfather since childhood, and it is needless to say who is more favored. Unfortunately, Hongyao had a bad lucky father, and his future was ruined.
In 1690, Kangxi personally led an army to attack Kaldan. Yin Rong and Yin Rong went to visit, at this time the Kangxi Emperor happened to be ill, and Yin Rong was a look of no concern, probably feeling that the throne was at his fingertips, and even acting was too lazy to be perfunctory, and Kangxi was dissatisfied with him for this matter.
In addition, Yin Rong lived a lavish life, accepted bribes from officials, and had an arrogant attitude towards his brothers, without any brotherhood, which also increased the dissatisfaction of the Kangxi Emperor. I thought that after ordering the execution of Suo Ertu, Yin Rong would restrain after losing his patron, but he did not expect that Yin Rong would become more intense, and the bad performance was worse than before.
Remembering the late Empress Xiaochengren of the Hesheli clan and the great deeds made by the Yinrong mother clan for the Qing Dynasty, although Kangxi was deeply saddened and disappointed by Yin's behavior, he did not think of deposing him as crown prince, so he devoted more energy and time to cultivating Hongrong.
If Yin Rong had not been deposed as crown prince and had successfully ascended the throne in the future, Hongrong, who was favored by Kangxi and Yin Rong, would have been the only choice to inherit the throne in terms of birth, ability, and love. Unfortunately, Yin Rong still lost his position as prince, and Hong's ending was not perfect.
In 1708, the Kangxi Emperor made up his mind to abolish Yin's position as crown prince. After a year, the Kangxi Emperor once again passed on the position of prince to Yin Rong, who had lost the position of prince once, did not learn his lesson, and was still not thinking of making progress, brutal and arbitrary.
The outbreak of the Toheqi huihui case also completely disappointed the Kangxi Emperor, and in 1712 he was deposed as crown prince again and imprisoned in the Xian'an Palace. He died in 1724. Yin's affairs did not affect Hongyao's body, and the Kangxi Emperor's love for Hongyao did not decrease, but also increased, perhaps because of his father's affairs and wanted to compensate Hongyao more.
3. Qianlong succeeded to the throne
Did the Kangxi Emperor ever think of passing the throne to Hongyao? Maybe he really thought about it. The Kangxi Emperor even said publicly: Hongyao was very virtuous, so he could not bear to make others crown princes, and degraded Yunrong. But he did not dare to do so, after all, he had learned from the past.
Zhu Yuanzhang passed the throne to his grandson Zhu Yunjiao before his death, and because of this incident, he also triggered the "Battle of Jingnan" in history. He was afraid that if he directly passed the throne to Hongyao, he might stage the tragedy of the Ming Dynasty again, causing his uncles and nephews to turn against each other, so he did not dare. In order to ensure that Hongyao can live more stable and smooth in the future, and afraid that no one will take care of Hongyao after his death, he instructed Tuoyongzheng to reuse Hongyao.
On November 13, 1722, rumors spread in the imperial palace that the Kangxi Emperor had pre-appointed a prince before his death, and this person was Yin's second son, Hongyao.
After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he obeyed Kangxi's wishes, and always entrusted Him with heavy responsibilities, successively making him the Prince of Doroli County and the Prince of Heshuoli, a position that no one in his generation could surpass. Hongyao was very popular with this, and in order to thank Yongzheng's kindness, he even honored Yongzheng as "Emperor Father" in the recital. During Yongzheng's reign, Hongyao has always been content with his duties.
Qianlong's succession made Hongyao feel unhappy, knowing that Qianlong was 17 years younger than Hongyao, and he did not show his talent at this time. Just imagine who wants to let his teenage brother who is younger than himself dictate to himself every day?
So Hongyao gathered a group of supporters and prepared to seize the throne. In the fourth year of Qianlong, Hongyao failed to seize the throne and was demoted to a commoner, and Qianlong subsequently imprisoned him. Three years later, Hongyao died of illness.
4. Summary
It can be said that Hongyao is a pathetic character. He had the ability and the status, and it was natural to inherit the throne, but his father's behavior made him lose the world he deserved. He could have enjoyed his old age in peace, but because of his ambition, he forced himself to a dead end, and his tragic death was regrettable!