Whoever reads a book is not fooled by the book, but is good. - Kangxi
The peak of China's feudal dynasty was during the Kang Yongqian period of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi created a prosperous era, Yongzheng reformed the shortcomings left by Kangxi, and Qianlong carried forward the inheritance of his father and grandfather. These three emperors have also been the protagonists of Qing palace dramas, and most of the Qing Dynasty history TV series revolve around these three emperors.
Kangxi was definitely a very talented monarch, and at that time, the Qing Dynasty had just entered the Customs, and its rule was not consolidated enough.
After Kangxi ascended the throne, he quelled the Three Rebellions, recovered Taiwan, and defeated the Dzungar Khanate, laying the foundation for the entire Kangyongqian dynasty.
Kangxi's health was so good, not only very old, but also quite a few children. In his later years, with the deposed crown prince designated by Kangxi, the princes were eager to become future emperors. Yongzheng eventually stood out and was designated as the heir by Kangxi.
Among all the princes of Kangxi, there is actually another prince who is very outstanding, if Kangxi passed the throne to this prince at that time, maybe the Qing Dynasty would not have suffered such a great humiliation in the modern period, who is this prince?
First, Yin Xiang, who has outstanding talents
Ai Xinjueluo Yinxiang was the first of the Kangxi Emperor
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In the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty", Ai Xinjue Luo Yinxiang appeared in a very decent posture. When the Ninth Son seized the throne, it was also Yin Xiang who first proposed that Yongzheng fight for the throne, rather than just clinging to the deposed prince.
In real history, after the then crown prince was deposed, Yin Xiang was actually affected, and he was imprisoned by the Kangxi Emperor for a period of time. When the crown prince was deposed, the Kangxi Emperor's heart was actually greatly affected, his trust in other princes was greatly reduced, Yin Xiang was once very close to the deposed prince, so Kangxi was not very reassured about him.
But in fact, Yin Xiang is actually very talented. Unlike other princes who strictly abide by orthodoxy, as the thirteenth prince, Yin Xiang already knows that he has no origin from the big position, so Yin Xiang is more open-minded and very receptive to foreign things.
During the reign of Kangxi, during the period of great development of the world, Westerners came to China with a lot of advanced equipment.
Yin Xiang is the thirteenth prince, with his status as a relative of the emperor, Yin Xiang has come into contact with many novelties from the West, and he does not reject these things, but shows a certain degree of acceptance.
In addition to being good at accepting advanced things, Yin Xiang also played a very important role in the process of the Ninth Son's conquest.
Although Yongzheng was scheming, he was indeed very bad at armed forces. Compared with
Yin Xiang was very good at military force, not only leading the army, but also winning the support of the army's generals.
In addition to these, Yin Xiang is also very good at interpersonal relationships.
Although his personality is very stubborn, he may be very decent. Without the conflict of interests involved, even those princes who regarded him as an opponent had to admire him.
Other people naturally have great support for Yin Xiang, and he has the support of many ordinary people in the people.
Unfortunately, Yin Xiang eventually chose to support the fourth prince Yin Chan among the nine sons, and with his strong support, Yongzheng eventually succeeded to the throne and became the second emperor of Kang Yongqian's reign.
For the emperor, the most feared thing is that someone can threaten his throne.
Yin Xiang not only had talent, but also had the identity of a prince, and should have been the person Yongzheng was most jealous of. After Ke Yongzheng ascended the throne, he not only did not show the slightest rejection of Yin Xiang, but also reused him.
What did Yin Xiang do in the Yongzheng Dynasty?
Second, Yongzheng's right-hand man
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In 1722, the Yongzheng Emperor officially ascended the throne due to
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With merit, Yin Xiang was made the Prince of Heshuoyi by Yongzheng.
Compared to other princes who competed with the Yongzheng Emperor for the throne, Yin Xiang was too lucky. The other princes were all tortured by Yongzheng, but Yin Xiang was deeply trusted by Yongzheng and made great achievements in the Yongzheng Dynasty.
Yongzheng sent Yin Xiang to deal with the flooding of the Yellow River, which was a very important task at that time. The Yongzheng Emperor had only reigned for more than a decade, and his foundation was even more unstable when he first became emperor
Yin Xiang not only has the ability to help Yongzheng manage the flooding of the Yellow River, but also can also help him manage the officials along the Yellow River.
Yin Xiang not only had a foreign job, but he was also the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
As a relative of the emperor, the Yongzheng Emperor entrusted almost all important work to Yin Xiang. It is worth mentioning that
Yin Xiang's Ministry of Internal Affairs even included weapon making.
Judging from the situation at that time, Yin Xiang was very interested in the things that came from the West or asked the head of internal affairs to carefully study and imitate them. With the trust of the Yongzheng Emperor, Yin Xiang became incredibly smooth in doing things, and he could justifiably do something that was not so supported at that time.
Unfortunately, although he was very talented, Yin Xiang's life expectancy was not long. As early as when Kangxi was still alive, Yin Xiang was already suffering from a disease called Crane Knee Wind.
Although this disease did not cause him to die immediately, it had been affecting his body.
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In 8 years, in 1730 AD, Yin Xiang's physical condition had a big problem. After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, Yin Xiang has been helping the Yongzheng Emperor deal with the following matters, in order to be able to better understand the people's feelings, in many things, Yin Xiang is personally involved, which also makes him accumulate fatigue and eventually die.
After Yin Xiang's death, the Yongzheng Emperor was extremely sad, and he felt that he lacked his left arm and right arm, and his worries became ill. Yin Xiang has always been the most effective cadre of the Yongzheng Emperor, and at the same time he is the most trusted person.
In the process of competing for the throne, it was Yin Xiang who supported him behind his back. After the Yongzheng Emperor ascended the throne, he not only gave Yin Xiang various honors, but also allowed him to give full play to his talents.
One of the two is like Bole and the other is like a Maxima. Unfortunately, yongzheng and Yinxiang did not have a long life span.
A few years after Yin Xiang's death, the Yongzheng Emperor also died of overwork, leaving a huge empire to the Qianlong Emperor.
If Kangxi had not passed the throne to Yongzheng, but directly passed the throne to YinXiang, Kang Yongqian's prosperity would have continued to exist, the Qing Dynasty was likely to become a superpower, and the Eight-Nation Alliance would probably not be an opponent.
The reason why Kangxi would have had a different ending if he passed the throne to Yin Xiang was mainly because Yongzheng's successor Qianlong was too bad.
Kang Yongqian's prosperity reached a climax in qianlong's hands, but this climax was fleeting, and soon turned from prosperity to decline. The Yongzheng Emperor was extremely fond of his own prince, which was too ironic.
Historians have pointed out that if qianlong had not built a lot of civil engineering and lived a luxurious life, the Qing Dynasty would not have decayed so quickly.
The reason why Yin Xiang can make the Qing Dynasty a superpower is mainly due to his acceptance of foreign things.
Judging from the situation at that time, most of the Qing monarchs were not very receptive to foreign affairs, and they all held a dismissive attitude towards the advanced artifacts from the West.
But Yin Xiang was unusual, not only taking the initiative to study these advanced artifacts from the West, but also letting his own people imitate them. If Yin Xiang really succeeded to the throne, although the Qing Dynasty would inevitably decline, it would not decay into the way it looked like when Daoguang was, let alone be defeated in the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance, so that even the city of Beijing was lost, and the development into a superpower was unknown.
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All in all, although the development of history is not subject to human will, human initiative has also played a very huge role in this. As early as before Kang Yong, if the monarchs of the Qing Dynasty could pay a little attention to foreign things and understand the development of the world at that time, the future Qing Dynasty might not have been so defeated.
Yin Xiang's acceptance of foreign new things can't help but give people a kind of reverie, if Yin Xiang really inherited the kangxi emperor's throne, then he must be able to develop China's science and technology to a certain extent, and at this time, it is not necessary to develop into a superpower. It is a pity that history has no ifs, and people can only accept the facts in front of them with sighs.
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