In the fifty-sixth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Empress Renxian (Empress Xiaohuizhang of the Borjigit clan) was seriously ill, and the 64-year-old Kangxi Emperor dragged his sick body day and day before the collapse. Seeing this, Yin Qi, the fifth son of the Emperor who was then the "Prince of Heshuo Heng", said to the Kangxi Emperor: "The subject has been raised by the grandmother of the Empress Dowager since childhood. The Eucharist of the Emperor is contrary to harmony, and everything can be taken care of by the subject. ”
(The emperor's health is not good, just rest, the son-in-law is willing to handle the funeral and political affairs on your behalf.) ）
Note that the fifty-sixth year of the Kangxi Dynasty coincided with the critical period when the "Nine Sons and Concubines" had entered a white-hot period, and the reason why the Kangxi Emperor's physical condition was rapidly declining was that he was worried about the fratricide between the emperors and the rivalry between you and me. But in such a sensitive period, the fifth son of the emperor, Yin Qi, said so much that the Kangxi Emperor only refused, and did not have any punishment or even a little reprimand.
Why was the Kangxi Emperor, who had always been extremely harsh on the crown prince and hated the prince's struggle for power, so tolerant of The Emperor's fifth son, Yin Qi, who "took the initiative to seek power"?
Because the Kangxi Emperor knew that the fifth son of the Emperor, Yin Qi, did not have the heart to take a wife, such a statement was purely good nature, and he could not bear his father's suffering.
However, why did the fifth son of the Emperor, Yin Qi, not participate in the "Nine Sons and Concubines"?
Does he not have the qualifications to seize the throne, or does he not have the strength to seize the concubine, or he originally wants to be a "rich prince" and does not want to participate in the struggle for the throne?
Not participating does not mean not having strength
According to the order of the crown prince, Yin Qi ranked fifth, at least in terms of age, compared with the emperor's eighth son Yin Yu and the emperor's fourteenth son Yin Yu. Even if the age advantage is not to be said, the 3 major advantages possessed by the fifth son of the Emperor, Yin Qi, are enough to make him have absolute strength to win the wife.
1. Birth mother advantage
The fifth brother Yinqi was born in the eighteenth year of Kangxi, and his biological mother was One of the "Four Concubines of Kangxi", Concubine Guo Luoluo, and the ninth son of the Emperor, Yin Yu, was his half-brother.
Yifei, the historical prototype of the "Yi Master" in the TV series "Kangxi Micro Service Private Interview", although ranked second in the "Kangxi Four Concubines", was the kangxi emperor's most favored concubine, and the Yongxianlu called her "the deepest care". In the six years from the eighteenth year of Kangxi to the twenty-fourth year of Kangxi, Concubine Yi gave birth to three princes for the Kangxi Emperor in succession, and her favorability can be seen.
In November of the 61st year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor died, and Concubine Yi dared to take a four-person sedan to the spirit of Emperor Daxing to pay homage, and even walked in front of The Princess De, who had been promoted to "Empress Dowager". This incident alone is enough to prove that Yifei's former position in the palace is absolutely unmatched.
With such a blessed birth mother, the fifth son of the emperor, Yin Qi, will naturally "value the son to the mother", and gain the favor of the Kangxi Emperor, and the probability of success in taking the concubine will naturally be higher.
2. Advantages in battle achievements
In the 29th year of Kangxi, the 35th year of Kangxi, and the 36th year of Kangxi, the Kangxi Emperor personally conquered Dzungar three times and completed what was later known as "the unification of the world and the universe, although it is known as Shoucheng, it is actually the same as the creation".
Among the kangxi emperor's as many as 35 princes, the emperor's eldest son Yin Zhen had followed the Kangxi Emperor in his conquests of Gardan twice around the 29th year of Kangxi and the 35th year of Kangxi, and made the most meritorious contributions and also committed major mistakes. In the thirty-fifth year of Kangxi, the 18-year-old emperor's fifth son, Yin Qi, led the Zhenghuangqi camp to follow the Kangxi Emperor in his personal conquest, and his performance was eye-catching.
However, the crown prince Yin Rong, the third son of the emperor, Yin Zhi, the fourth son of the emperor, and the eighth son of the emperor, Yin Yu, never participated in any military operations. Obviously, the fifth son of the Emperor, Yin Qi, who had military merit, had a higher prestige in the court and in the military circles, and the advantage of seizing concubines was more obvious.
The Kangxi Emperor during the "Pro-Conquest"
3. "Adoptive mother" advantage
Influenced by the traditional concept of "the difference between concubines", the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty attached great importance to the origin of the prince, even if the birth mother was not born high, he had to find a high-ranking and powerful adoptive mother for the prince to raise. The reason why the fourth son of the emperor, Yin Chan, was able to win the success of his concubine was absolutely inseparable from his experience of being raised by Empress Xiaoyiren, which not only improved his origin, but also won him the strong support of the empress's nephew, the then "Nine-Door Admiral" Long Keduo.
Generally speaking, crown prince Yin Rong was the concubine of Empress Xiaochengren and was born the highest; the birth mother of the tenth son of the emperor, Yin Ou, was Concubine Wen and his aunt was Empress Xiaozhaoren, the second empress of the Kangxi Emperor, and was supported by a powerful Niuhulu family, who was second only to or almost equal to prince Yinren.
Although the birth mother of the fifth son of the Emperor Yin Qi is not as good as the Crown Prince Yin Rong and the Tenth Son of the Emperor Yin Ou, his birth mother can kill all the princes in a second, which is absolutely unmatched, which is also the biggest advantage that the Fifth Son of the Emperor Yin Qi has.
After the birth of the fifth son of the emperor, Yin Qi, he was carried to the palace of the then empress dowager and the famous Empress Xiaozhuang in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Who is Empress Xiaozhuang? Leaving aside the key role of the Emperor Taiji and the Shunzhi Emperor period, empress Xiaozhuang of the Kangxi Dynasty was definitely the dinghai god needle of the Qing Dynasty, and her status, influence, and authority were not comparable to any Xun noble family or which favored concubine. Having been raised by Empress Xiaozhuang, the birth and advantage of the fifth son of the emperor, Yin Qi, who is in the right place to go, which prince can reach?
In addition to Empress Xiaozhuang, the fifth son of the Emperor, Yin Qi, was also raised by the then "Empress Dowager Renxian" and Empress Xiaoyiren. An empress dowager can raise a Yongzheng Emperor, and if the fifth son of the emperor, Yin Qi, who has been raised by the empress dowager, the empress dowager, and the empress, really wants to take the concubine, whether the fourth son of the emperor, Yin Chan, can succeed in winning the concubine, it is really difficult to say.
Then, since he had such an advantage, why didn't the fifth son of the Emperor, Yin Qi, participate in the "Nine Sons and Concubines"? This is to find the reason from Empress Xiaozhuang.
Empress Xiaozhuang had a great influence on the emperor's fifth son, Yin Qi
The historical Empress Xiaozhuang was extremely disgusted with sinology and even the Han people, and a large part of the reason why she had a tense relationship with her son, the Shunzhi Emperor, was because she deeply resented the Shunzhi Emperor's practice of promoting Han culture and reusing Han chen. Empress Xiaozhuang's attitude toward sinology naturally affected the fifth son of the emperor, Yin Qi, who was raised by her, so that the fifth son of the emperor, Yin Qi, had not read Chinese until he was 9 years old.
In addition to the influence of the fifth son of the emperor, Yin Qi, on Han culture, Empress Xiaozhuang's long-term psychological indoctrination of him also directly affected his lack of interest in the struggle for imperial power.
When the fifth son of the Emperor, Yin Qi, was not yet born, his concubine Yin Qi was officially made crown prince by the Kangxi Emperor. The Kangxi Emperor's decision came largely from the influence of Empress Xiaozhuang, and even the big wedding between the Kangxi Emperor and Empress Xiaochengren was arranged by Empress Xiaozhuang on the one hand. Therefore, the stable position of the crown prince is the situation that Empress Xiaozhuang most hopes to see, and is even regarded by Empress Xiaozhuang as a continuation of her political life.
Therefore, she definitely did not want the prince she raised to participate in the struggle for the throne again, and after a long period of ear hits, the fifth son of the emperor, Yin Qi, slowly developed a temper disposition of "very good heart and pure heart", and there was no dispute with the world and no intention of taking a wife.
postscript
After the Yongzheng Emperor ascended the throne, although Leng Serum counted the ninth son of the Emperor Yin Yu, and even the nominal "concubine", Yi Concubine Guo Luo Luoshi, was humiliated in every way, he was extremely lenient to Yin Qi the Prince of Heng. In the twelfth year of Yongzheng, Yin Qi, the Prince of Heng, died of illness, and the Yongzheng Emperor personally wrote a monument to him, saying that he was "peaceful in nature, humble in nature, and quite happy and kind."
In this regard, Empress Xiaozhuang is still extremely wise, she is well aware of the fierceness and ruthlessness of the struggle for the throne, rather than risking the concubine, it is better to be a rich prince in peace and security. Just like the twelfth son of the Emperor, Yin Qi, who was raised by Su Ma Lagu, it was good to be safe and smooth.
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Liechuan VII, Kings VI, Qing Shilu, Shengzu Shilu