The fifth son of the Kangxi Emperor, Yin Qi, was born in the eighteenth year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1680), and was the brother of the same father and mother, and was born to the Yi concubine Guo Luoluoshi.
Among all the thirty-five sons of Kangxi, Yin Qi is also considered to be the best of them, with stronger strength, which is embodied in the following aspects.
First of all, Yin Qi's origin is not humble.
Yin Qi's birth mother was Guo Luoluoshi, one of Kangxi's "Four Concubines", and according to the order of "Huiyi Derong", its status was higher than that of Yongzheng's birth mother Defei Wuya and the birth mother of the Three Brothers Yinzhi, Rong Concubine Ma Jia, and Yifei Guoluoluo was a concubine that Kangxi was very favored.
From the point of view of origin, although Yin Qi's origin was not as good as that of Prince Yin and Ten Brothers, he still had certain advantages over the lowly born Eight Brothers Yin, the Thirteen Brothers Yinxiang born to Concubines, and other young brothers.
Secondly, Yin Qi was highly valued by Kangxi, and coupled with his own merits, he was made the Prince of Heshuoheng by Kangxi.
Yin Qi was very much valued by Kangxi, and when Kangxi personally conquered Gardan, Yin Qi became one of the few princes who accompanied Kangxi to the conquest, and the other was the eldest brother Yinfu. During this period, Yin Qi began to command the Zhenghuang Banner battalion of soldiers and horses to fight, accumulating certain feats.
After this, Yin Qi also completed other errands entrusted by Kangxi very well, and in the forty-eighth year of Kangxi (1709), Yin Qi was named "Prince of Heshuo Heng" by Kangxi, and was also crowned with two of Yin Qi's older brothers, the Three Brothers Yin Zhi and the Fourth Brother Yin Qi, and Yin Qi was one of the only three Kangxi princes who had been knighted as princes during the Kangxi Dynasty.
Third, and yinqi's greatest advantage, yinqi was raised by the kangxi emperor's grandmother, Empress Xiaozhuang.
According to the rules of the harem of the Qing Dynasty, the princes born to concubines of lower rank were not qualified to raise themselves, and needed to be handed over to other concubines of higher rank to raise the princes, for example, when Yongzheng was born, his birth mother Defei Wuya clan was of low rank, and Kangxi arranged for him to be raised by Empress Xiaoyiren Tong Jia, who was still an imperial concubine at the time.
Yin Qi was not raised by his own birth mother, Concubine Guo Luoluo, but by the Kangxi Emperor's grandmother, Empress Xiaozhuang. Empress Xiaozhuang's position in the harem was unmatched, raised by Empress Xiaozhuang, and Xiaozhuang was very fond of her, which also made Yin Qi's own identity much higher in an instant.
Therefore, it is precisely because of these advantages that Yin Qi is outstanding among all the princes of Kangxi, and his identity and strength are very outstanding.
Yin Qi did not participate in Kangxi's "Nine Sons and Concubines" in his later years, and the most critical factor was personality problems.
Kangxi's evaluation of Yin Qi was "very good in heart and pure in nature", and even the future Yongzheng Emperor called him "peaceful in nature, humble in nature, and quite happy and kind." ”
The main reason for Yin Qi's affinity was from Empress Xiaozhuang, who raised him.
At this time, Empress Xiaozhuang was already a high-ranking person, already had a kind temperament, did not care about political affairs, and began to enjoy her old age in peace, while Empress Xiaozhuang had been immersed in worshiping the Buddha since the death of Emperor Taiji, which affected the young Yin Qi, which also made her personality more similar to that of Empress Xiaozhuang.
On the other hand, Empress Xiaozhuang personally facilitated the marriage of Kangxi and Sony's granddaughter, Kangxi's wife, the first empress, Empress Xiaochengren, and he preferred and preferred that Crown Prince Yinrong inherit the throne, and would not instill in him the idea of seizing the throne, which made Yinqi peaceful from an early age.
In the royal family of "ruthlessness is the most imperial family", kindness and benevolence are often a person's biggest shortcomings and disadvantages, and it will be difficult to settle down and gain a foothold in the fiercely struggling court, so Yin Qi simply withdrew from the struggle for the throne.
Another point that has to be said is that among all the kangxi princes, the degree of Sinicization of Yin Qi is not high, and the cultural level is relatively low, which can be said to be half of the "illiterate" existence.
It has to be said that this is also closely related to Empress Xiaozhuang, Empress Xiaozhuang came from Horqin Mongolia, proficient in Manchu and Mongolian, and did not have a good grasp of Chinese, and in the nine years of raising Yin qi, Empress Xiaozhuang only taught her Manchu and Mongolian script and culture, making Yin Qi know very little about the culture of the Han people during this period, compared to the other princes of Kangxi who received the Four Books and Five Classics and Confucian classics education since childhood, in terms of cultural level, Yin Qi was indeed inferior.
This point will also directly affect the future handling of government affairs, etc., so it has become an important disadvantage for Yin Qi.
It was precisely because he did not participate in the "Nine Sons and Concubines", Yin Qi received preferential treatment after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, and finally died a good death.
Yin Qi did not participate in the "Nine Sons and Concubines", so that he did not become Yongzheng's political enemy and was liquidated and retaliated against, on the contrary, Yongzheng gave his younger brother enough respect and respect.
Yongzheng not only retained the titles of Prince Yin Qi and Prince Shuoheng, but also entrusted them with other errands, even the Kangxi concubine who was expelled from the palace by Yongzheng, And Yin Qi's biological mother, Guo Luoluoshi, Yongzheng also gave yin qi to take care of.
In the tenth year of Yongzheng (1732), the fifty-four-year-old Yin Qi died of illness, and Yongzheng gave him the title of "Wen", and Yin Qi was also considered to be the end of his life.
And Yongzheng did not have such respect for Yin Qi's brother, the Ninth Brother Yin Yu. As soon as Yongzheng took the throne, he assigned the Ninth Brother Yinyu to the Northwest Camp. Subsequently, in the fourth year of Yongzheng (1726), Yin Yu was stripped of his knighthood and imprisoned to death, and even his name was changed to "Seth Hei", which can be said to be the most cruel punishment.
Compared with his younger brother Yin Yu, Yin Qi can also be regarded as a good death.