Ruyi, it can be said that the object is like its name, representing "auspicious and ruyi". In the Qing Dynasty, Ruyi became the first choice for the meaning of "blessing", especially on the occasion of the New Year's Festival, from the princes and magnates to the overseers and officials, they would certainly offer Ruyi to the imperial court and take auspicious omens, so they also left many poetry classics describing Ruyi.
"Peppers are all tending to the jewelry market, and the price is even higher for a while."
In the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty", there is also such a plot about Ruyi.
When Kangxi was in the autumn of Rehe, the Mongol prince who was summoned to present a golden ruyi as a gift was to be presented to the crown prince Yinrong. Who knew that Kangxi had withheld this treasure, and later used it as a reward, planning to reward the prince who won the hunting competition, during which the Mongol prince also took the initiative to change his original intention and suggested that Ruyi be given to The Eight Brothers. However, Hongli's "amazing" performance in front of Kangxi made Kangxi very happy, and in the end he also changed the rules he had originally formulated and rewarded Hongli with this ruyi.
In this way, in the process of "changing masters" again and again, this Ruyi has borne far more than "blessing" and "wish", which has become the focus of competition and attention of various forces, and has also become a reflection of Kangxi's true thoughts.
A ruyi, in the eyes of all parties, is already a symbol of the status of the "crown prince".
During the Autumn Festival in Rehe, Kangxi received the Mongol princes who came to worship, and these Mongol princes, in addition to presenting many precious gifts to Kangxi, also prepared a gift for the crown prince Yinrong, that is, this golden ruyi.
The purpose of the Mongol princes in doing so was also very clear, and the name of the crown prince Yin Rong was determined early, in addition to the deliberate flattery of Yin Rong, in fact, it was also to show support and recognition for Kangxi on the issue of Li Chu.
However, the Mongol princes who were far away from Sai and did not understand the situation did not understand at this time that the Kangxi Emperor had a lot of dissatisfaction with the crown prince Yinrong, and even said that he was already quite resentful.
First of all, although Yin Rong was crown prince, he did not establish enough prestige and prestige among the princes, and the Manchu Dynasty Minister of Culture and Military Affairs also complained a lot about it, so that the eldest brother Yinfu, the eighth brother Yinyu and others established their own political groups, thus forming a political situation in which the prince "seized the wife" and directly affected the stability of the situation.
Secondly, although the main responsibility for the emptiness of the treasury lay in the fact that the Eight Brothers Yin Yu used his position to invite people's hearts and facilitate it, as the crown prince of the supervising state, Yin Rong was also very dissatisfied with this. During the period of chasing the arrears of the household department, Prince Yinrong was not only the biggest creditor, but also sold the official and the lord in order to repay the debt, causing a very bad impact. Later, Yin Rong even threw out the policy of paying off the arrears in two years, which completely frustrated Kangxi's idea of solving the shortcomings of the national treasury. All this made Kangxi extremely disappointed in Prince Yinrong.
Third, there was a ridiculous case of "buying life with money" in the Punishment Department, which Prince Yinrong may not have known about, but as the prince in charge of the Punishment Department, Yin Rong still had to bear the corresponding responsibility, after all, this was closely related to the laxity and improper use of personnel under Yin Rong's rule. After that, The Eighth Brother Yin yu seduced Xiao Guoxing overnight and set out many unknown "secrets" about Prince Yin, and it is conceivable that there must be many unseemly illegal acts in this. When he learned of these things, Kangxi used the phrase "The illness of this son of Yuan's illness is very difficult to get better" to show the resentment and helplessness in his heart.
However, although Kangxi at this time did not intend to depose the crown prince Yinrong, Kangxi still had to give Yinrong a warning and lesson, so that he could feel his anger.
Therefore, Kangxi not only "hidden" the crown prince Yinrong, did not let him accompany him to meet these Mongol princes, and at the same time, arranged for the Eight Brothers Yinyu to give a banquet to the Mongol princes on his behalf, and before that, it was the crown prince Yinrong who undertook this errand.
More crucially, Kangxi withheld the Golden Ruyi that the Mongol prince had originally dedicated to the crown prince Yin, which further demonstrated Kangxi's dissatisfaction with Yin, and even an extreme disapproval of his status as a "crown prince", believing that Yinru was not worthy of this ruyi and did not deserve this honor.
Therefore, this move of Kangxi gave the Mongol princes a great illusion, thinking that this was a hint of Kangxi, after all, before this, Yin Yu had just been awarded the title of county prince, and this time he replaced the crown prince Yin Rong to give a banquet to the Mongolian princes, which had to make people think of it. At this time, the Eight Brothers also had a great sense of self-satisfaction, so they would say that Gaozu Nurhaci and Kangxi were ancient and modern "holy kings", in order to imply that Kangxi wanted to "pass on the Eight Sons", and then further consolidate the foundation of public opinion at the level of the Mongol princes.
Under such circumstances, the Mongol princes would advise Kangxi to reward the Eight Brothers with this golden ruyi during the prince's hunting.
On the one hand, the Mongol princes had previously prepared to dedicate this golden ruyijin to the prince Yinrong, who was originally the crown prince of the state, but Kangxi's words and deeds made the Mongol princes see their great dissatisfaction with the prince Yinrong, while at the same time, Kangxi showed more of the love of the Eight Brothers, so these Mongol princes would see the wind and make the rudder and suggest that Kangxi give the treasure to the Eight Brothers Yinrong, which meant that they could cater to Kangxi's meaning and gain Kangxi's approval.
On the other hand, previously, the Mongol princes had expressed their sincerity to The Crown Prince Yinrong, and this time, in the case that the Crown Prince Yinrong had not been deposed, they took the initiative to show goodwill to the Eight Brothers Yinyu, in order to leave a very good impression on the Eight Brothers yinchen in advance.
However, the final result was that the Mongol princes misunderstood Kangxi's meaning, and the Eight Brothers Yinyu did not know that Kangxi's resentment towards him at this time even exceeded that of Prince Yinrong.
The Mongol princes suggested that ruyi be given to the Eight Brothers, but it backfired.
Kangxi took up the Hot River and arranged for the Eight Brothers Yin Yu to feast on the Mongol princes on his behalf, which can be said to be the moment when Kangxi most appreciated and loved Yin Yu, and the reason for this is because of Yin Yu's performance in acting on the "Unjust Case of the Punishment Department".
Yin Yu interrogated Xiao Guoxing overnight, and through him he had evidence that the crown prince Yin Rong was afflicted with the imperial court, but he directly submitted Xiao Guoxing's confession to Kangxi and handed over all matters to Kangxi.
For Yin Yu, this move played a "double eagle with one stone" effect, that is, to let Kangxi know the evidence of the crime of prince Yin Rong, which made Kangxi's dislike for him increase by one point, and at the same time, his practice of taking care of the prestige of the imperial court and the status of the prince also won Kangxi's approval. Therefore, Kangxi crowned him as the Prince of Lian County, which was Kangxi's praise for Yin Yu, but also hoped that he could continue to keep the "secret" of the crown prince Yin Rong.
However, Kangxi's favor for Yin Yu was wiped out with the phrase "his heart is reprehensible".
Of course, all this stems from the huge psychological gap in Kangxi's heart, originally thinking that Yin Yu was so well-intentioned to take care of the overall situation and save the prince, but the result was that in order to obtain evidence of the prince's guilt, he did not hesitate to use the holy will to induce the trial, which shows that Yin Yu is completely false benevolence and false righteousness, for which Kangxi is extremely disgusted and disgusted.
For this, The Eight Brothers Yin Yu can be said to be completely unaware, still in the hunting ground to show his "false benevolence and false righteousness", all the captured prey is caught alive, and his purpose is to leave the impression of "benevolence" to the outside world. For this, the Mongol princes were considered "deceived", they praised Yin Yu's move, and in view of Kangxi's previous performance, they suggested that Kangxi reward Jin Ruyi to The Eight Brothers Yin Yu.
But at this time, Kangxi's heart was a different taste.
Prior to this, Yin Yu first took advantage of his position to open the door of convenience and acquiesced to officials borrowing state treasury silver, resulting in a deficit in the national treasury, which was to use the state's resources and disregard the safety of the country to invite people's hearts. After that, there was a scene of "seducing Xiao Guoxing" in an attempt to deceive Kangxi's love and trust. Nowadays, he once again used the "false benevolence and false righteousness" in the hunting ground to gain the confidence and support of the Mongol princes and other princes, and how could Kangxi not be even more disgusted and resentful of such a move.
In particular, when the Mongol princes suggested that ruyi be given to the Eight Brothers Yinyu, Kangxi was even more displeased when he saw that the drilling camp of the Eight Brothers was about to succeed.
However, if Kangxi rushed to refute it at this time, not only would he not be able to get his son out of power, but he would also fall into an extremely embarrassing situation, no doubt in front of the Mongol princes to disgrace the imperial court, and it was under such circumstances that Hongli's remarks were not only to help Kangxi successfully break the siege, but also to directly criticize and attack the Eight Brothers Yinyu, which was a great support for Kangxi, the crown prince Yinrong, and Yongzheng.
Hongli's words were amazing, winning this golden ruyi for himself, and also winning the future for himself.
On the hunting ground, Hongli said the results of Kangxi's hunting without mistake, saying that Kangxi was in a very comfortable mood.
On the one hand, Hongli's statement not only directly negated the Mongol prince's suggestion to give Ruyi to the Eight Brothers Yinyu, but also used the ancestral system to criticize and refute the "false benevolence and false righteousness" of the Eight Brothers, saying what Kangxi wanted to say but was inconvenient to say.
On the other hand, Hongli's remarks are a great debunking and blow to the Eight Brothers Yinyu, and the corresponding thing is that for the Prince Yinrong, it is a kind of support and help, and then maintain the foundation of imperial rule.
At the same time, Hongli's "amazing" performance must have added a lot of points to Yongzheng, after all, Kangxi did not know which master Yongzheng invited to teach Hongli, only that Hongli's outstanding performance was Yongzheng's godson, and for Yongzheng, Kangxi would look at it more differently.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Kangxi rewarded this Ruyi to Hongli.
Of course, the primary purpose of Kangxi's doing so is still a reward for such a "stunning" performance of the Hongli calendar, which does not mean that at this time he has decided to take the Hongli calendar as the scope of investigation for the succession, and Yin Rong at this time is still the only candidate for the "Crown Prince of the Country".
However, Kangxi had already given Ruyi a reward to Hongli, and at the same time hoped that this move would pass on his thoughts to Prince Yinrong.
First, Kangxi hoped that The Crown Prince Yinrong would understand the means and power of the Eight Brothers, and be alert, but also know how to protect himself and fight against potential threats, which was a teaching for Yin Rong.
Second, Kangxi took out this Ruyi, which should have belonged to Yin, and was warning Yin rong that his behavior had already aroused Kangxi's dissatisfaction, hoping that Yin Rong could take it as a warning and constantly correct and improve his behavior.
Third, Kangxi could directly take back and transfer the Ruyi of this Mongol prince to Yin Rong, which was undoubtedly telling Yin Rong that if an object could be like this, then the position of prince could also be, which was also a threat and deterrent to Yin Rong.
Fourth, Kangxi's move was also to warn Yin Rong that he was not the only candidate for the throne, so Yin Rong should have a sense of crisis, if not, then everything that Yin Rong had before would also become nothing.
However, Yin Rong did not understand Kangxi's "good intentions", on the contrary, on the night after the hunt, he and Zheng Chunhua secretly met Kangxi, and with the occurrence of a series of events that followed, Yin Rong was also deposed as crown prince by Kangxi.
As a gift, the ruyi that was originally to be presented to the prince yinrong was initially only a good blessing and had no other meaning. However, under the circumstances at that time, this wishful thinking became the focus of attention and contention of all parties, because at this time it had long become a synonym and symbol of "crown prince" in public opinion, at least for the Mongolian princes who had dedicated it to him and the Eight Brothers Yinyu and others who had long coveted the position of prince.
However, for Kangxi, although he also agreed that this was an object dedicated to the crown prince and implied the status of the crown prince, this ruyi was more like an object of "throwing bricks and leading jade", through which Kangxi wanted to understand what the prince was thinking, grasping the public opinion trends in the imperial court, and seeing the action trend of the forces seizing the concubines.
At this time, Kangxi could not but be said to be an old scheming.
In the end, after some debate, Kangxi still insisted on giving his own emperor Anderson Hongli, which was Kangxi's reward for him, but also a warning and hint to the crown prince Yinrong, as well as other princes, and it can also be seen that Kangxi's good intentions as an emperor and a father.
Of course, all this is just a deduction of the film and television works, and although kangxi was indeed deposed in the course of the Rehe Autumn Festival, on the grounds that "the prince was not filial and did not do good", the time of "abolishing the crown prince" was in the forty-seventh year of Kangxi (1708), and hongli was born in the fiftieth year of Kangxi (1711). Therefore, according to the history, the Qianlong Emperor Hongli at this time had not yet been born, and it was even more unlikely that he was already a child who could learn to endorse as in the play.
However, the Hongli calendar was taken into the palace by the Kangxi Emperor to personally raise and teach, but it is not an indisputable historical fact, but it is not like the "Yongzheng Dynasty", which lasted for more than ten years, and the historical Hongli calendar entered the palace in the sixtieth year of Kangxi (1721), and it was only about a year for Kangxi to take care of it.
As for whether kangxi has such a great love for the Hongli calendar because he admires Yongzheng, or whether because the Hongli calendar makes Kangxi feel very pleased and then "loves the house and Wu" for Yongzheng, which has become an important weight for Yongzheng to ascend to the throne in the future, it can only be a benevolent person and a wise person seeing wisdom.