The Kangxi Emperor was a very accomplished emperor in the early Qing Dynasty, and a very successful father, his sons were rigorously educated and talented in all aspects, and there was hardly a single one of them. The sons were too good, but they became the "happiest troubles" of the Kangxi Emperor in his later years. In order to compete for the position of crown prince, many princes fought openly and secretly, and the competition was very fierce! The Kangxi Emperor even wanted to kill his son for this, what was going on?
It is said that in the later years of the Kangxi Emperor, he was physically and mentally exhausted by the struggle for the throne, and for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji's consideration, he left a Zhu pen edict, "If you do not hide (that is, the meaning of death), the two must not stay." Later, the Kangxi Emperor summoned the princes and ministers, publicly announced the edict, and had it stored in the Zongren Mansion. The Zongren Mansion was in charge of imperial affairs, and the "two people" referred to by the Kangxi Emperor were his two sons!
This one is the Waste Prince Yinrong! Yin Rong was the second son of the Kangxi Emperor, and his biological mother was the kangxi emperor's first empress, Hesheli. When the Herschel clan died of difficult childbirth when giving birth to Yin, the Kangxi Emperor was very sad, so he loved Yin rong even more. The year after Yin Rong's birth, the Kangxi Emperor made him crown prince. However, as he grew older, Yin's performance disappointed the Kangxi Emperor.
In the 47th year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor announced the abolition of Yin Rong's crown prince, but this triggered more fierce competition among the princes. The following year, in order to ease the situation, the Kangxi Emperor again made YinRong crown prince, hoping that he would be able to reform himself, but the Kangxi Emperor was disappointed again. Fifty-one years after the Kangxi Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor once again abolished Yin Rong and imprisoned him in the Xian'an Palace. After that, some ministers still wrote to request that the yin be re-established, but the Kangxi Emperor ignored it.
The other is the Emperor's eldest son, Yin Zhen! Although Yin Zhen was the first in line, he was indeed the eldest son of Shu, and his mother was Huifei Nalashi. Originally, Yin Zhen was the kangxi emperor's favorite son, he was very good-looking, talented, and also knew martial arts. When the Kangxi Emperor used troops against Gardan, Yin Zhen, as a deputy general, followed the Fuyuan general Fu Quan on a campaign and made a military achievement. Later, when the Kangxi Emperor personally conquered Gardan, Yin Yu also went out with the army.
In the thirty-seventh year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor was crowned crown prince for the first time, and only the emperor's eldest son Yin Zhen and the third son of the emperor Yin Zhi were made the king of the county, and the fourth son of the emperor, Yin Chan, and others were named Baylor. However, after the crown prince Yin Rong was deposed, Yin Zhen saw the opportunity and wanted to seek the position of prince. However, Yin Zhen was a brave and unscrupulous person, and he actually took the initiative to "ask the Kangxi Emperor for help", "Now if you want to curse Yin Rong, you don't have to come from the hands of the emperor's father.".
In the end, the Kangxi Emperor was very angry and ordered that Yin Zhen's title be revoked and imprisoned. The Kangxi Emperor was still angry, and he also wrote this edict, "If you do not hide it, the two must not stay." After the Yongzheng Emperor ascended the throne, he brutally suppressed the third son, the eighth son, the ninth son, the tenth son of the emperor, and the fourteenth son of the emperor, but he did not do anything to the eldest son of the emperor and the second son of the emperor, and even gave him very preferential treatment.
For example, the eldest son of the emperor, although he was imprisoned, he married many side chambers and gave birth to many children. Speaking of abolishing the prince, the Yongzheng Emperor often rewarded him with things, and did not use his own name, because then there was no need to abolish the prince and kneel down to thank him. After the death of the deposed prince, the Yongzheng Emperor personally went to the Five Dragon Pavilion to weep and sacrifice. The eldest son of the Emperor lived to the twelfth year of Yongzheng and also died of illness. Why didn't the Yongzheng Emperor do anything to these two brothers?
The reason is very simple, the eldest son of the emperor and the deposed prince had already lost power during the Kangxi Emperor's years, and did not pose a threat to the Yongzheng Emperor at all. The Yongzheng Emperor treated them well, but he was able to win a good name and wash away his notoriety of cruelty to a certain extent.
References: 1. Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, 2. Donghualu, 3. Mystery of the Great Righteousness