History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
History's evaluation of the Yongzheng Emperor has always been mixed, and Yongzheng, as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, has always been criticized since he ascended the throne, because in the eyes of many people, yongzheng, the emperor's name is not right, and his various practices after he ascended the throne have also made his reputation worse and worse. Yongzheng had many doubts, and it was not easy for others to detect his thoughts, he was not only cruel to his brothers, but also not merciful to his flesh and blood relatives, although as a generation of emperors, he showed the most vivid performance in the decision to kill, but after all, he was not a benevolent king.
And what people can't understand most is that in fact, from the beginning of the struggle for the throne, Yongzheng's enemies are very clear, and it is the eight kings who always stand against him, but after Yongzheng ascends the throne, the first to get rid of them is not the eight kings but the nine kings. As the king of a country, Yongzheng must have a lot of political skills, and in the battle for the throne, he originally had no advantage, and in the end, he could win this war and it would inevitably take a lot of thoughts to be taken by others, so any of his decisions were not made casually, but after careful consideration, on the issue of killing the Nine Kings, Yongzheng actually had another meaning.
Although the Nine Kings were Yongzheng's younger brothers, they were not born to a mother, so Yongzheng did not need to think too much about him when he got rid of him, and the crime he gave to the Nine Kings was not light, Yongzheng thought that he was treacherous and rude to Yongzheng, and also gave him a lot of crimes, so it seems that the Nine Kings were bound to be sentenced to death, and he did not immediately kill the first eight kings. The reason why Yongzheng wanted to do this was mainly because he realized a key issue, in fact, in the struggle for the throne, the eight kings would not have such a big advantage without the assistance of the nine kings, so forming a party for personal gain was a major problem, and severely punishing the nine kings was to give others a chance to get off the horse, and there must be no such thing under Yongzheng's eyes.
And Yongzheng eliminated the Nine Kings, in fact, it was only an easy matter to solve the Eight Kings, and through this matter, Yongzheng not only achieved the purpose of removing the enemy, but also played a warning role, so in the handling of this matter, Yongzheng had a slight purpose.