Since ancient times, we have paid attention to "flesh and blood affection, brotherly affection", which has been done by brothers and sisters in many modern families, but in ancient times, the more wealthy people's families, the feelings between brothers were often unsatisfactory. In ancient times, many brothers and sisters of families fought for power because of their own interests. Especially in the imperial family, all the princes want to take the top seat on the throne of supreme power, and they compete for the throne between them, ranging from discord to discord and bleeding from the head; the heavy is to kill each other and want to take each other's lives.
There was a case in the Qing Dynasty, where in order to seize the throne, the princes did not hesitate to use all means to kill each other. And this story has also become a topic of discussion in later generations, and several TV series have been made for this purpose. This incident is the "Nine Sons and Sisters". We all know that in this war, the Yongzheng Emperor won the greatest victory, and there was a prince who not only retreated in this war, but also found a good position for himself during the Yongzheng period and became the most trusted person of the Yongzheng Emperor.
Aisin Kyora · Yin Xiang
Yin Xiang was the thirteenth son of the Kangxi Emperor and was known as the Thirteenth Master. Yin Xiang's birth mother was a noble concubine, plus he was very intelligent since he was a child, and he was proficient in poetry and etiquette and martial arts, so Yongzheng and their teachers at that time loved him very much and praised him one after another.
When he was a teenager, Kangxi took him around to visit, and every visit to Yinxiang was able to make Kangxi's eyes shine, so in the next ten years, every time the Kangxi Emperor visited, he would definitely take Yinxiang with him. Originally thought that he was intelligent and had Kangxi's favorite, he would be rich and noble in his life, even if he did not have the throne, he should live well, but he did not expect that there was an accident at that time.
At that time, the crown prince Yin Rong was stupid and always did something wrong, which caused Kangxi to tolerate him again and again. Moreover, he ignored his brothers and brothers, and always targeted his brothers, so several brothers wrote together to state Yin's crimes, and eventually Yin was deposed.
Originally, this matter could not affect Yin Xiang, but at that time, Kangxi thought that Yin Xiang and Yin Xiang were a party, so he also imprisoned Yin Xiang. Although the time of this imprisonment was not long, it greatly reduced his image in Kangxi's mind. After the incident of the crown prince, Kangxi took turns to take several brothers on each visit, but there was no name for Yin Xiang, and Yin Xiang never visited with Kangxi again, and his status also declined sharply.
Until the death of Kangxi, Yongzheng ascended to the throne. On the first day of the Yongzheng Dynasty, he immediately made Yin Xiang the Prince of Yi, and gave him a lot of rights to help him manage the government. Yin Xiang was flattered, and he tried to help Yongzheng handle government affairs in order to repay Yongzheng's kindness.
Although Yin Xiang and Yong Zheng are not brothers of the same mother, the relationship between them is very close. Yongzheng fully trusted Yin Xiang, and Yin Xiang scrupulously fulfilled his duties, guarding his position and never daring to overstep. How rare is such brotherhood in the imperial family!
Pre-death wishes
Until Yin Xiang died, he did not cross the line in identity, and he was very low-key, and even his three last wishes before his death could reveal his low-key disposition.
The first thing is about cemeteries. Because Yin Xiang was favored, when Yongzheng chose the cemetery, he gave him a piece of land around his imperial tomb with particularly good feng shui. But Yin Xiang did not dare to bear this grace, and when he learned about it, he immediately refused. Yongzheng did not allow it, so he wrote to ask from time to time, and finally Yongzheng agreed.
And Yin Xiang knew that as a courtier, he should not have any trespassing. Because the great general nian qianyao at that time was reused by Yongzheng, but he was proud of his achievements and was eventually removed by Yongzheng. Yin Xiang did not want to follow in the footsteps of Nian Xiangyao, so he was extremely careful in handling the relationship between the monarch and the courtier.
The second thing is that Yin Xiang always told Yongzheng before he died, saying that when he died, he would build his palace into a temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha. Of course, the Yongzheng Emperor fulfilled his last wish and converted his royal palace into a temple.
The third thing is that in Yin Xiang's ups and downs of life, he is accustomed to seeing the rich and the rich, and he has also been degraded, he has long seen through the world, and he is not interested in those financial things, so his last wish before he died is to let his family not overhaul his grave, nor to accompany the funeral goods, as long as he usually uses the handkerchief clothes in the coffin. However, this last wish Yongzheng did not agree, he loved his brother very much, it was impossible to make his tomb simple, so not only did not listen to his last wish, but overhauled the tomb.
It is said that the emperor is ruthless, but Yongzheng and his half-brother are like brothers and sisters, although Yin Xiang still does not dare to cross the distance, but in the usual time when it is not related to the government, the way the two get along is like brothers.