(Yang Jiaofeng on the 236th article of the Yongzheng Dynasty)
In response to a netizen's question, some people asked, after the Yongzheng Emperor ascended the throne, why did he not use gao Wuyong in his own palace, but chose Li Dequan, Li Dequan He De, how can he do it after three dynasties without falling?
In "Yongzheng Dynasty", each is an old loach, the older the more slippery, and Li Dequan is obviously one of them. As a follower of the Kangxi Emperor and the Yongzheng Emperor, he knew many secrets and was able to die well.
Yang Jiaofeng on the Yongzheng Dynasty No. 236: Yongzheng Dynasty: There are also secrets, why did Li Dequan laugh to the end, while Gao Wuyong couldn't?
One
People who have seen "Yongzheng Dynasty" will have a doubt in the later period, as the grand eunuch of the old fourth YinChen mansion, Gao Wuyong, why did not appear again in the later period? And why could Li Dequan, the great eunuch who had been following the Kangxi Emperor, continue to follow the Yongzheng Emperor and even pass it on to the Qianlong Emperor?
Let's talk about Gao Wuyong first, in fact, when Wu Sidao left the capital, he told the old thirteenth Yinxiang to let him pay attention to the people who did secret things in the Yong Prince's Palace, including Gao Wuyong.
Gao Wuyong has done a lot of dirty work, and those who have read Yang Jiaofeng's article must have also read "Daming Dynasty 1566", and the two are basically the same. Every person who has achieved great things is often surrounded by a group of people who do dirty work, yan Song is like this, and the emperor is also like this, these people can be thrown away at critical moments.
Gao Wuyong was very unfortunate, so he took on such a role, we all know that Kan Er was killed by the old fourth Yin Chan, but the person who started it was Gao Wuyong. The initiator can be said to be the old Eight Yin Yu, or it can be said to be Wu Si Dao, otherwise he would not have said "The one who killed Kan'er, Wu Si Dao also"?
In fact, Kan'er's death was only the tip of the iceberg, and in the process of the old fourth Yin Chan seizing the throne, it was not known how many people died on the road. When the great things have been accomplished and the emperor has become an emperor, and then all the things that are done are honorable and righteous, these dirty people will certainly not stay.
In case someone really asked about it, the Yongzheng Emperor could have pushed it all away, and it was not clear that it was all done by Gao Wuyong, the evil slave...
The recent big drama "Big G Into the Palace" staged in Beijing can also be seen.
Therefore, Gao Wuyong did not appear again after the funeral of the Kangxi Emperor, and where he went, the play did not say, presumably it will never appear.
Two
Speaking of Li Dequan, Li Dequan was the kangxi emperor's most trusted eunuch, of course, this is a virtual figure, in history, the kangxi emperor's favorite eunuchs were Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu, which is recorded in the Yongxian Record:
The eunuch Liang Jiugong hanged himself at Jingshan. The Nine Dukes served the Holy Ancestor and had a lot of credit with Wei Zhu. ”
Liang Jiugong died in the first year of Yongzheng, or because the courtiers befriended this person, knew too many secrets, and were detained in Jingshan. Wei Zhu lived to the qianlong emperor, and after the Kangxi Emperor made a will, he informed the old fourth Yinchen that he had been rewarded by the Yongzheng Emperor with a Beihai Tuancheng city for his merits, and was actually imprisoned.
The great eunuch who really accompanied the Yongzheng Emperor was actually Su Peisheng, and it was the Yongzheng Emperor who brought him into the palace from the palace, and he was the chief eunuch until his death:
"Yongzheng Domain's close attendant, deeply favored, made an exception and was rewarded with a pawnshop." Even Prince Zhuang, Hongli, Hongzhi and others were quite disrespectful and reprimanded by the Yongzheng Emperor. ”
The arrangements of the Yongzheng Emperor recorded in the history books are generally in line with human nature, but in the "Yongzheng Dynasty" drama, it is all disrupted here. Instead, the eunuch Gao Wuyong of the mansion disappeared, and the grand eunuch Li Dequan continued to work as an errand boy and became a confidant of the Yongzheng Emperor.
Li Dequan, who had followed the Kangxi Emperor for so many years, presumably all the ministers, or all the princes, wanted to get something out of his mouth. It must be that he knows many secrets, so why did the Yongzheng Emperor choose him as the chief administrator?
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First of all, the first point is that Li Dequan is actually the teacher of the Yongzheng Emperor, who has been teaching the Yongzheng Emperor how to be the emperor.
These are all carried out subtly, and the Yongzheng Emperor really needs such an experienced person who thinks for the sake of the emperor at all times, for example:
When the Kangxi Emperor was hunting in Rehe, he wanted to flip the card by name, and Li Dequan immediately advised the Kangxi Emperor not to flip the card:
"Emperor, you have been flopping for six consecutive days, and you can't flip the cards anymore tonight!"
Do you know why he had to stop the emperor despite his anger? In fact, it is very simple, the Kangxi Emperor's side of the plate contains ten brands, there are three words written on the exact same, it is estimated that it is to come to the great aunt, can not be turned. There were seven left, one of which was Zheng Chunhua, and Zheng Chunhua told The Crown Prince Yinrong that the emperor had not turned over her brand for a year, and combined with the Kangxi Emperor, it had been turned over for six consecutive days, and the probability of turning Zheng Chunhua on this day was extremely high.
Later, when the Kangxi Emperor went to the deer park, what Delentai, Tu Lichen, knew what was happening inside, of course they had to know, don't forget what they were doing?
The Great Inner Guard was in charge of the place that the emperor would pass by in advance, and with so much eyeliner, they must know about the prince and Zheng Chunhua. This explains why they were able to predict the prophets, one pretending to pee and the other pretending to be confused.
And Li Dequan, who is not a fool, must have heard the report, which is the reason why he tried his best to prevent the Kangxi Emperor from flipping the card.
In fact, if the Kangxi Emperor had followed Li Dequan's advice, perhaps the latter things would not have happened, nor would he have been embarrassed, did not dare to further expose it, and would not have been unable to step down.
Similarly, the Yongzheng Dynasty, because the ministers impeached Tian Wenjing, the Yongzheng Emperor tore up the song in anger, and Li Dequan hurriedly knelt down to stop it:
"The emperor of our Great Qing Dynasty cannot tear the folds of his subordinates, Emperor, this is the ancestral precept!"
Although it was later stained again, but above the court, the courtiers did find this clue, if it were not for Li Dequan's efforts to block it, the consequences could be imagined.
Four
Secondly, Li Dequan is extremely intelligent, knows how to protect himself, and does not participate in messy things.
Li Dequan followed the Kangxi Emperor for so many years, experienced enough, and he could also observe the color of speech, and speak without losing measure, just right. The attitude is impartial and tight-lipped, and others should not try to put a sentence out of his mouth:
For example, the Kangxi Dynasty prince Yin Rong betrayed officials and was reported by the eldest brother, the prince hurried to see the Kangxi Emperor, met Li Dequan at the door, and asked him what was the matter, how did Li Dequan answer?
"The slaves were not in the temple at that time!"
This is actually talking with your eyes open, which means telling the prince, I don't know anything, you ask yourself!
Of course, his kind of wisdom to protect himself is also a distinction, after all, he has been with the emperor for a long time, and the emperor likes which one does not like, he is still clear in his heart.
For example, Hongshi, Hongzhi, and Hongli entered the palace to meet the Yongzheng Emperor, and different people, he treated them differently:
Hongzhi will also do things, there is nothing to give Li Dequan some silver tickets, and often can also get a kind reminder:
"Fifth Master, you have to be careful today, the emperor is in a bad mood."
He was not so polite when he treated Hongshi, of course, Hongshi was not respectful enough to Li Dequan, and he should know that "the seven officials in front of the prime minister's door", not to mention the chief official in front of the emperor's door. For some of the unspoken rules in the palace, you can just know it yourself, and Hiroshi has to say it:
"I know, kneel and wait, I ask, is this brick not prostrating?"
Li Dequan wanted to pretend to be confused, but Hongshi caught it and picked up the old bottom, and when Li Dequan went in to report, he only mentioned Hongshi asking to see, and When Hongshi, you were kneeling here!
Five
Although Li Dequan will also take some small bribes, he is not ambiguous when it comes to fundamental issues, especially the issue of the heir to the throne.
For example, when Old Fourth Yinchen returned from disaster relief, Old Eight Yinchen and his gang set up a "Hongmen Feast" to invite him to dinner, but he refused. Entering the palace, Li Dequan told him that the emperor had set up a table of wine and dishes, waiting to be eaten for him, and was shocked into a cold sweat.
But as long as he revealed a little bit of the emperor's meaning, Old Eight Yin Chan would not go to the Hongmen Feast, and Old Fourth Yin Chan would not rub a meal with them. There will also be no later death eagle incident, the old fourth Yin Chan was removed, suspecting that the Kangxi Emperor was going to pass the throne to the old fourteen Yin Chan. Not to mention that after the Kangxi Emperor announced the succession of the throne to the old fourth Yinchen, the old nine and ten still shouted, everyone heard it wrong, in fact, it was passed to the old fourteenth Yinchen ...
The great eunuchs around the emperor need this, not to sin against people, but also to protect themselves, but also to keep silent.
Finally, and most importantly, the Yongzheng Emperor used Li Dequan to show an attitude:
In fact, there were very few people that the Yongzheng Emperor could use, and when he just took the throne, his position was unstable, which was why he had to reuse the old Eight Yin Yu. If there is a big blood exchange as soon as he takes the throne, it will not only make the members of the Eight Ye Party more united, but also make some former courtiers loyal to the imperial power feel cold.
Keeping Li Dequan, of course, also retaining Tu Lichen, Zhang Wuge, Zhang Tingyu, etc., is to preserve the original group of royalists of the Kangxi Emperor, which will help stabilize the situation.
In fact, Li Dequan was still kind-hearted, although he personally saw that the Yongzheng Emperor did everything in order to eliminate dissidents, but he still preserved that kindness, and always reminded the Yongzheng Emperor not to do too much.
For example, after Lao Ba Yin Committed Suicide, he also found the Yongzheng Emperor:
"Emperor, eight... No, Archinata... He's dead. ”
After so many years of being the general manager, is Li Dequan really a slip of the tongue?
Not necessarily, maybe he reminded the Yongzheng Emperor in this way that naming Old Ba Yin Yu "Akina" was really a bit too much!
My name is Yang Jiaofeng, another perspective to analyze the "Yongzheng Dynasty", original works, do not like to spray!