In his later years, due to the deposing of the crown prince, Kangxi had to choose an heir to the throne from among his other children. At that time, many princes wanted to be emperors, so the struggle for the throne became particularly fierce, and it was called "nine sons and concubines" in history.
Among the many princes, there were eight brothers and four brothers, but when Kangxi was dying, he gave the throne to the fourth brother Yongzheng.
The most important reason why Yongzheng was able to become emperor smoothly was supported by Kangxi's confidant Long Keduo.
At that time, Longke's official position was the Nine Gate Admiral, how big was the Nine Door Admiral? How many people can he mobilize?
The Nine-Door Admiral sounds like a six-door office, but is actually responsible for the defense of Beijing.
The reason why it is called the Nine Gate Admiral is because during the Qing Dynasty, there were a total of nine gates that could enter the city of Beijing. The job of the Nine Gate Admirals is to guard all nine gates and protect the safety of the Imperial City.
Because the task of the army that held the capital was very special, in addition to the nine-door admiral who could mobilize these soldiers and horses, it was the emperor who directly issued the holy will to be able to dispatch.
Therefore, the Nine Gate Admirals must be close associates of the Emperor to hold this position, and it was precisely because of Kangxi's trust that Ronkodo sat in this position.
Roncodo had a total of two troops in his hands, the first being an infantry battalion and the second being a patrolling five battalion.
The mission of the infantry battalion is similar to that of the soldiers guarding the city, the task is to protect the safety of the city of Beijing, and this infantry battalion has a total of more than 20,000 horses.
The patrol five battalions are different from the infantry battalions, and their duties are responsible for the internal security of the imperial city, which is equivalent to the second line of defense inside the imperial city, and is used to clean up the rogue thieves who enter the imperial city.
Moreover, the patrol of the five battalions is mainly cavalry, the scope of work is to protect the safety of the imperial city and the outside of the suburbs, this group of men and horses is not as concentrated as the infantry battalion, relatively scattered, a total of more than 10,000 people.
After understanding the above information, it is not difficult to understand why Yongzheng wants to win over Longkeduo, and the army that Longkeduo controls is equivalent to directly controlling the situation inside the imperial city.
If Long Keduo did not support the Yongzheng Emperor, with the power in his hands, he could completely let the soldiers and horses patrolling the five battalions directly enter the palace, and support the Eight Brothers to compete with the Yongzheng Emperor for power.
On the other hand, if the Eight Brothers had secretly prepared their soldiers and horses to seize power in the Yongzheng throne, with the support of Long keduo, it would be impossible for the Eight Brothers to form an army, let alone succeed in seizing power.
If the Eight Brothers mobilized soldiers and horses from the outside, if there was no support from Longkodo for defense, it would be very easy to be attacked into the palace, then Yongzheng's throne would not be stable at all.
At that time, for the sake of safety, one of Yongzheng's best choices was to win over Longkeduo to get Longcodo's support.
With the support of Longkeduo's force, even if there were many literati warriors under Brother Ba'a, they could not say that Yongzheng would be pushed down, and it can be simply said that who had the support of Longkeduo at that time was equivalent to getting the world.
Taking a step back, even if Yongzheng did not have the Kangxi Edict, as long as Long Keduo approved of him, Yongzheng could sit firmly on the throne of the emperor. Moreover, Roncodo was still responsible for the security of the imperial city, even if he did not help suppress the ability of The Eight Brothers, but as an emperor, he also had to have a good relationship with this minister.