Qing Shengzu Kangxi
The dethronement of Yin Rong was too great a blow to the spirit of the old emperor Kangxi, which also made him see that no son was trustworthy, the hero was short-tempered, the children were long-term, and Kangxi's martial arts could not escape this fate of human nature. Since hearing that the deposed prince Yin Rong had been deposed and insane, the old emperor regretted it very much, "I can't let go of it every day." He couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and even "cried every day." One day, he went to Nanyuan to stroll alone, lonely and lonely, and could not help but recall the simple human pleasure of being with his sons in the past. If he were not the emperor and the children were not the emperor, the family might have reaped more happiness, and the big family of politics had never had real warmth, and Kangxi, who was familiar with history, knew this very well. After a period of ideological struggle, the old emperor was determined to give the deposed prince YinRong another chance.
In order to maintain his political authority and buffer the fierce struggle of the whole family, the old emperor began to rehabilitate the deposed prince Yinrong to the princes and ministers. First, although there are many mistakes, they are all "covered by ghosts." Second, some of Yin Rong's crimes were framed by Yin Rong. Third, Yin Rong's rebellious behavior was instigated by Soetu's father and son, so Kangxi swore a very confident assurance to the princes and ministers: "Yin Rong will not take revenge, and he can establish a guarantee." "Records of the Ancestors of the Qing Dynasty"
The twice deposed Crown Prince Yin
In the forty-eighth year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1709), Kangxi restored Yin Rong as crown prince, but in just over a year, Yin Rong was even more arrogant than before, and his daily diet, clothing, and furnishing specifications exceeded that of Kangxi. At this time, Kangxi could only accommodate everywhere, "those who want to be responsible for what Yi plays are not responsible; those who want to be punished are everywhere, and those who want to be expelled are all expelled; but those who want to kill are not condemned." This was the second time, and the old emperor thought that if he could solve the problem no matter what happened, he was willing to trade patience for a happy ending. He even thought that as long as the crown prince was happy, no matter how much sacrifice he had to make. After his death, whether it was status, property or rights, they were all handed over to the crown prince, and if he could be a little more restrained and allow the old emperor to live in peace in his old age, Kangxi had nothing else to ask for. The Records of the Lee Dynasty of the Joseon Dynasty corroborates Kangxi's claims. After the restoration, the crown prince was more arrogant and extravagant than before, greedy and filthy, and did not change at all. Domestic slaves were often sent to the provinces to extort tribute and beauties, and if they could not meet his requirements in the slightest, they would falsely accuse the emperor and punish him.
The old emperor was furious at this, and on the other hand seemed to have no way to do anything about it. The old emperor believed that even if the contradictions between Yin Rong and himself could eventually be reconciled, many of his subordinates were treacherous people, and these people were afraid that if they were cursed in the future, they would do something unexpected that would hurt their "first life's name", and finally the old emperor made up his mind to completely break with the group represented by Yin Rong: "There are always two places where everyone today is always dead, so why?" Or there are those who are deeply favored by the Lord, who are devoted to the Lord, who refuse to obey him, and who prefer to be cursed in the future; there are also those who are lowly and lowly, but for the time being, whenever they meet the party, they are aware of it, and those who are condemned are condemned, and this is not the trend of death in both places! "Records of the Ancestors of the Qing Dynasty"
Not only did Kangxi see it thoroughly, but some insightful officials also foresaw this, and Wang Hongxu, who was dismissed in advance and returned to his hometown, said: "I often have secret letters in Beijing, and although the Eastern Palace is now restored, the Sacred Heart is still undecided." Cheng Zhaolin, who was a crossroader in Shaanxi, and some middle-level officials generally believed that "although the Eastern Palace is restored, it is difficult to determine in the future."
Kangxi and his sons
Based on his sense of responsibility for the Qing Dynasty and the basis of his sense of self-political security, the old emperor rationally made a decision and announced that he would depose YinRong again: "How can a person who is so crazy and easy to become a disease and cannot be trusted by the hearts of the people!" Therefore, Yin Rong was still deposed and imprisoned. With this decision, he said: "Later, if there is a play, the crown prince has changed his ways and become the one who is released, that is, he will be punished."
Since then, the question of the old emperor's successor has since hung in the air. The crown prince gave him too much time to be sad, and he cried for it. In his words: "For several years, it is difficult to endure, but it is possible to do so." It is not that from now on it is no longer intolerable, if there is something unexpected in the fall, how to explain it to the ancestors. If you are responsible for destroying the reputation of generations because of the heart of your beloved Son, you will not be able to say anything. After this, Kangxi's body became weaker and weaker, and after the age of sixty, Kangxi was always sick and ill, and his mental head was extremely poor. Most of the days are stuffy in the room, and in that prime of life, he can drive a large bow that requires the combined efforts of five people to pull it, and shoots an arrow twice as long as the ordinary, and can shoot a hundred shots, a majestic, heroic and good warrior, and a well-planned politician, who in his later years was completely destroyed in the cruel gap between family and politics.
Abolishing the crown prince again is as painful as cutting off his thumb in the old emperor's heart, and once the cultivated successor is abolished, the shock to the whole politics will be very serious. Among the many sons, the fourth brother Yinchen and the fourteenth brother Yinchen became the spiritual sustenance of the old emperor. Dzungar's troops, which occupied northwestern Mongolia during this time, will cross the mountains, cross the desert, and drive straight into Tibet. Therefore, the old emperor appointed the fourteen brothers to lead an army to the conquest. He was thirty-one years old. Kangxi believed that the FourteenTh Brothers looked the most like him and loved him. Rumors have spread that the appointment of the Fourteenth Brother as a general may have been a prelude to the appointment of him crown prince. When Yin Yu sent out his troops, the Ninth Brother Yin Yu said to the people around him: "The Fourteenth Master is now sending troops, and the emperor looks at the wild very heavily, and in the future this crown prince must be him." "Literature Series"
The eighth son, Yun Yu, stepped up his plot to seize the crown prince's throne, and Kangxi was very alert to this, saying: "Because Yun Yu could not be made crown prince, he hated to cut his bones, and so did Yi Zhi's henchmen" and concluded that the sinister nature of The Eighth Brother was more than a hundred times that of the second brother. Worried that he "will in the future have the deeds of the dog's brother to rely on his grace, to raise an army for it, to force him to abdicate, and to establish a promise, if so, he will only smile and die!" Finally, I had to say, "The grace of the father and son of Yun Yu is absolutely perfect!" "The Records of the Ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, who had once killed the powerful minister Ao Bai and pacified the San Francisco, became desolate and boundless under the mutual struggle of family affection, so that the question of succession was no longer involved.
At this point, he had to make the necessary explanation to the chancellor: "Song Renzong did not make a prince for thirty years, my Emperor Taizu did not pre-appoint a prince, and Emperor Taizong did not pre-appoint a prince", further explaining that from the perspective of the Han and Tang Dynasties, when the prince was young, there was nothing to do, and when he grew up, he would be surrounded by a group of interest groups. There are very few that don't go wrong. Finally, he put forward the real criterion for the successor: "The prince is the foundation of the country, and he does not know that he is not his own person, and the relationship is not light" "If you want to establish a crown prince in the future, you must take the heart of the prince as the heart, and then you can establish it." After that, he also issued a special decree: "After ten thousand years, we will choose a strong and trustworthy person and Er and so on to be the lord, and we will make Er and others obedient, and we will not be tired of the courtiers." "Records of the Ancestors of the Qing Dynasty"
Film and television image of the Kangxi Emperor
If the only person who really grasped Kangxi's psychology was Yin Chan, the Prince of Yong, he only played the warm love card from beginning to end, because he knew that what the old emperor lacked most in his heart was family affection.
As early as when Kangxi was deposed as crown prince, Kangxi was severely depressed and seriously ill, it was Yin Chan who took the lead in asking Kangxi Chen and voluntarily risked death to choose a doctor. And personally participate in the examination of the prescription, inseparable from the point. Kangxi once commented on the sons one by one in the upper edict, in which he showed great kindness to Yin Chan and praised him for his filial piety, knowing that this was the most important reason for deposing the crown prince Yin Rong. Kangxi said, "The sons of the Fallen are much admired... However, the fourth brother was personally raised, and when he was young, he felt that his anger was uncertain, so that he could understand his heart, love his heart, and be diligent and earnest, which can be described as sincere filial piety."
Like ordinary people, the emperors cared more about which son was filial to him, and even they lacked the warmth of affection more than ordinary people, and Yin Chan gave him great comfort.
Yongzheng Emperor
During the Three Kingdoms period, the period when Cao Pi and Cao Zhi competed for succession was quite similar to this. At that time, cao zhi was most appreciated in Cao Cao's eyes, and the most important reason was that Cao Zhi's talent was too great, and Cao Pi was much inferior compared to it. Once, Cao Cao went out on a campaign, the two sons sent each other, cao Zhi took out his true talent to bid farewell to Cao Cao's poetry, and Cao Cao was naturally happy to hear it. At this time, Cao Pi was very nervous and asked his teacher Wu Qian that his literary talent was definitely not good, but how could he make his father satisfied with himself? Wu Zhi said: "Wang Dangxing, runny nose can also be." So relying on super-first-class acting skills, he really captured Cao Cao's heart, believing that although Cao Zhi was talented, he was much worse than Cao Pi's feelings for himself.
Kangxi needed this emotion even more, and in the cold political palace, the old emperor's heart was ironed by the rare warmth of the Four Brothers.
References: Records of the Ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Emperor