In 1722, Kangxi, who had been emperor for 61 years, died. In the early period of Kangxi's reign, it was undoubtedly a very good development. The Kangxi Emperor created many meritorious achievements, such as quelling the Rebellion of the Three Domains, and then recovering Taiwan, etc. It is undeniable that the kangxi emperor's merits during his reign were very many. Subsequently, the fourth son of the Kangxi Emperor, Yin Chan, succeeded to the throne. Yin Chan's era name is Yongzheng, which is the famous Yongzheng Emperor in history. In fact, in the later period of Kangxi's reign, the seizure of the Ninth Son's concubine intensified.
The two parties of the Nine Sons, the Eight Masters Party and the Fourth Master Party, are definitely the most powerful. Compared with these two, the strength of the Eight Masters Party is higher than that of the Four Masters Party, that is to say, the Eight Masters Party has many powerful people, and the Eight Masters Party has old eight, old nine, old ten, and old fourteen. Then the Fourth Master Party is weak, and the Fourth Elder only has the support of the Elder Thirteen. The power of the Old Fourth YinChen was not large, and the power led by the Old Eighth Yinqi was very strong, but since it had such a big advantage, why did the Old Eighth Force finally lose to Yongzheng?
In 1708, after Yin Rong was deposed as crown prince, the Kangxi Emperor ordered hundreds of officials to nominate a new crown prince. For a time, the governors of various places were recommended by the important ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee, and many officials in the DPRK were attached to the Eight Ye Party, and although yin Qi's Eight Ye Party was strong, Yin Qi did not understand the Kangxi Emperor's imperial heart technique. The former crown prince Yin Rong was jealous of the Kangxi Emperor because of his excessive power, and the powerful Yin Qi also made the Kangxi Emperor jealous. Therefore, the Kangxi Emperor would use the words of the son of Xin Zhiku to suppress and slander Yin Qi. Compared with this, Yin Chan, who has always regarded himself as an isolated subject, has done a better job. Although on the surface Yin Chan regarded himself as an isolated vassal, secretly, Yin Chan also plotted inconspicuous but quite important local official positions for Nian Qianyao, Tian Wenjing, Dai Duo and other subordinates.
From the perspective of governing the country, the Kangxi Emperor would not choose Yin Qi to be his heir. During the reign of Kangxi, the Kangxi Emperor showed too much tolerance for officials, and under such circumstances, the corruption of officials in various parts of the Qing Dynasty was very serious, and the deficit in the national treasury and the corruption of officials had become the first priority. The Kangxi Emperor also wanted to rectify the rule of officials, but unfortunately the Kangxi Emperor was already old and had more than enough to do so. Yin Qi was known as the Virtuous King, and if he were allowed to inherit the throne, the officials would continue to be corrupt.
The strength of the Eight Masters Party is due to the large number of officials it is attached to. Once Yin Qi was allowed to inherit the throne, Yin Qi would inevitably reciprocate the officials who had supported him. Such a ritual is tantamount to using the interests of the imperial court in disguise for personal interests. On the other hand, Yin Chan has always regarded himself as a lone minister, doing things very strictly, and everything can be done beautifully. The most important thing is that the fourth elder advocates strictly administering the country and managing the problem of corruption among officials from the root. Yin Chan was the heir who best served the interests of the imperial court.
In addition, the origin of the eight brothers is not very good, we also know when we watch TV dramas, in the Qing Dynasty royal family, it is said that the mother is expensive, but a large part of the development of the child still depends on the power of the mother's mother's family or to see whether the mother is favored by the emperor. And Yin Qi's birth is very low, his mother has no prominent family, and even the social status is very low, so in ancient times with a strict hierarchical system, the chances of such a mother giving birth to a child becoming an emperor can be said to be very small. It just so happened that the emperor still paid more attention to his origin, so the possibility of the Eight Brothers was reduced again.
The fourth elder knew that the tree was a big trick, so he had always been Taoguang and obscure, in this case, the fourth elder could do things, but could not threaten Kangxi's rule, and naturally would slowly be valued by Kangxi. The Old Eight were numerous and influential, and Kangxi must have been a little jealous of this, so the Kangxi Emperor cracked down on the Old Eight Group, and the main members were not happy. The core members of the Old Fourth Party: Old Thirteenth and Ninth Gate Viceroy Long Keduo, Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi Nian Tangyao. Of these three, Roncodo and Nian Qianyao were both people with real power. The Nine-Door Admiral Roncodo is even more incredible, even more powerful than in the TV series. You know, Roncodo holds the military power of the capital.
In the year of the Yongzheng Emperor's ascension to the throne, the treasury had only more than 7 million taels of silver in reserve. However, 13 years later, the year of Yongzheng's death, the treasury reserves had exceeded 50 million taels. In 13 years, treasury silver reserves have increased sevenfold. The Yongzheng Emperor reigned for a total of 13 years, and he accumulated capital for his son Qianlong. Without the accumulation of the Yongzheng Emperor over the years, it would have been impossible for the Qianlong Emperor to go down to Jiangnan six times and establish the so-called Ten Perfections of Martial Arts.