There is a very key character in the Yongzheng Dynasty, he is Wu Sidao. Wu Sidao was originally a Shaoxing master, and he ate with Tian Wenjing.
Tian Wenjing is a red man in front of Yongzheng, and the two often communicate secretly, and all correspondence must go through Wu Sidao's hand, so he knows too many secrets of Yongzheng. In the play, Wu Sidao has left Yongzheng five times, but only once, Yongzheng has a real killing heart for him, however, he still did not do it in the end, why is this?
First of all, let's talk about the reason why Wu Sidao left Yongzheng, the first time was because Wu Sidao suggested that Yongzheng not deal with the "Zhang Wuge case", but Yongzheng still pretended to ask Kangxi to accept the case and did not understand the reasons for this case, and wu Sidao angrily left. The second time was that Yongzheng thought that he had no possibility of becoming emperor, so he prepared a large amount of gold and silver jewelry, hoping that Wu Sidao could leave and enjoy his old age, but Wu Sidao analyzed the current situation for Yongzheng and said that he would not leave.
The third time was on the night of Yongzheng's ascension to the throne, when he rushed back from the palace to talk to Wu Sidao. Then, Wu Sidao said his request to retire, and this time, Yongzheng finally agreed to his departure. The fourth time was when Wu Sidao left, the thirteenth brother went forward to catch up with him and gave him Ruyue. The fifth time was when Yongzheng was about to inspect Henan, Wu Sidao left with Ruyue before Yongzheng arrived.
Among these five times, Yongzheng only killed Wu Sidao once, and that was Wu Sidao's second departure. On that occasion, Yongzheng really felt that he had no hope of inheriting the throne, so he wanted to test Wu Sidao. Yongzheng ostensibly prepared gold and silver jewelry for Wu Sidao and asked him to leave, but if Wu Sidao really took the money and left, then Yongzheng would definitely kill him.
At that time, even if Yongzheng did not succeed to the throne, as long as he still maintained his usual "no dispute and no robbery" style of doing things, then he could be alone. However, the premise was to kill those who knew his details, including Wu Sidao. However, Wu Sidao's performance was unexpected by Yongzheng, not only did he not accept the gold and silver treasures, but instead helped him formulate the right strategy to ensure the smoothness of the road to the throne.
In fact, the reason why Yongzheng did not give Wu Sidao a dead hand, in addition to more than ten years of monarchy and courtiership, there are also some external reasons. First of all, Wu Sidao and the thirteenth brother have a very good personal relationship, and the thirteenth brother is a chivalrous man, if he knows that his friend was killed by Yongzheng, then he will definitely part ways with Yongzheng, and even stand in Yongzheng's hostile camp, so that Yongzheng's road to the throne is even more difficult.
Secondly, above this court, almost everyone knew the number one wu sidao. Especially on the night of the seizure, Wu Sidao went directly from behind the scenes to the front of the stage and became the well-known "behind the back". At that time, Nian Qiuyue, Nian Qianyao, Li Wei and others not only knew Wu Sidao, but they also clearly understood the role played by Wu Sidao. In addition, Wu Sidao is a teacher of Hongli, Hongzhi and others, so the involvement is very large.
If Yongzheng killed Wu Sidao, then he was bound to become the number one suspect, even if Kangxi opened one eye and closed one eye, but future generations would insult him. But some people say, then why did Yongzheng kill Gao Fu? In fact, there is an essential difference between the two people, Gao Fu is a person who has made mistakes, but Wu Sidao has not made mistakes, if he is executed in a hurry, maybe Li Wei and others around Yongzheng will betray him and fall into an unfavorable situation.
In the end, Wu Sidao is a person who knows how to advance and retreat. After Yongzheng ascended the throne, Nian Qianyao believed that he had helped him ascend the throne, so he was proud of his achievements, extraordinarily arrogant in the court, and even did not give Yongzheng face, so he would finally be grabbed by Yongzheng and executed. However, Wu Sidao, who had also helped Yongzheng, did not do so, and instead chose to retire so that Yongzheng could dispel his doubts about himself.
Although Yongzheng had been monitoring Wu Sidao's words and deeds, he was always uneasy in his heart. Therefore, when Wu Sidao proposed to go into hiding, Yongzheng directly agreed. For Yongzheng, Wu Sidao was indeed a person who knew how to score inches, and in order to save his life and live a stable life, he chose to withdraw from the court instead of remaining in this official field. If Wu Sidao continued to stay in the official arena, as long as he made a mistake, maybe Yongzheng would deal with him seriously.
summary:
Wu Sidao is a rare talent, and in many things, he has helped Yongzheng a lot. Yongzheng was actually reluctant to kill him, and if he died, he would lack a powerful assistant. But after experiencing the harsh "Nine Sons and Nine Sons", Yongzheng did become more sensitive and suspicious, but this was not his fault, after all, the fight was too terrible, and if he did not pay attention, he would lose his life.