In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, there was a famous figure who was scolded by the world, she was Cixi, and Cixi's husband was Xianfeng. As an emperor who died young, he asked Cixi to answer the question on his behalf during his reign, which made Cixi yearn for power and indulge her extravagance and extravagance, thus becoming a major factor in the decline of the country.
Although it is said that the wheel of history is rolling forward, the time must not be lost, and the opportunity will not come again, but many people will also think that without the Xianfeng Emperor, the Qing Dynasty would not have fallen into this fate. People really liked a royal disciple, thinking that if he was the emperor, he would be able to turn the tide and change the weak state at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and this person was the famous Prince Gong Yi bi.
Born in 1833, Yi Bi was the sixth son of the Daoguang Emperor and the younger brother of Xianfeng. According to legend, before Daoguang was about to die, he had been thinking about whether to pass the throne to Yi Bi or to XianFeng, and he, who had combined various factors, decided to pass it on to XianFeng. Many people in history believe that this is a wrong decision, because Xianfeng not only died young, which led to Cixi's dictatorship, but also did not make much contribution during his reign, while Yi Bi had much courage.
Yi Bi was intelligent from an early age, with Weng Xincun and Jia Zhen as teachers, proficient in Chinese, Mongolian and Manchu, in addition to being very good at poetry and martial arts, which can be described as both literature and martial arts. At that time, Yi Bi's talents crushed the Xianfeng Emperor YiXuan, and Daoguang was indeed particularly fond of this child. So why didn't Yi Bi ascend to the throne in the end?
This should start from Yi Xi's master, who at that time was very sober, he knew that Yi Xi was more likely to sit on the throne, but he wanted to help Yi Xi, so that after the change of dynasty, he would also be admired for being the master of the Son of Heaven, and he could also get more benefits. So Du Shoutian told Yi Xi that he must always maintain the heart of benevolence and filial piety, so that he could defeat Yi Bi.
In 1846, Daoguang led a group of princes to hunt, Yi Xuan deliberately did not shoot arrows, and when asked by everyone, he indicated that spring was the season of all things breeding, and he was unwilling to kill to interfere with the harmony of heaven and earth. Daoguang listened to the great joy and secretly made him the heir to the throne.
Although the brothers are vying for the throne, Yi Xi was raised by Yi Bi's mother before, and the two had a good relationship before. Therefore, even if Yi Xuan's throne was suspected of stealing, Yi Bi also loyally assisted Xian Feng, and Xian Feng also gave him a lot of power, allowing him to break the system that the crown prince could not interfere in political affairs, and even gave him the former mansion of Hezhen.
In 1860, Xian Feng led his concubines to the Chengde Summer Resort, and at this time the Anglo-French coalition army had already invaded Beijing, and Yi Bi was ordered to preside over peace negotiations and a large number of after-sales matters, which also saved the Qing Dynasty, which was endangered at that time. In addition, Yi Bi was also the first person in the foreign affairs movement, and he supported Zuo Zongtang and others in establishing military, industrial, and schools, which strengthened the national strength of the Qing Dynasty.
All in all, Yi Bi's talent is outstanding, and he is open-minded, does not resist foreign things, and even takes the initiative to learn advanced technology from foreign countries, and can also reconcile the relationship between the royal family and the powerful courtiers, such a figure can indeed ascend to the throne of God, play his role in the political arena, and may make the Eight-Nation Alliance collapse.
However, because of identity restrictions, although Yi Bi has the right, she is also suppressed by others and cannot reverse the situation. The biggest problem with Yi Bi is that he has no ambition and adheres to the principle of courtiers. If he could grasp the initiative at the right time like Li Shimin, Zhu Di and others, maybe he could also change the situation in the Qing Dynasty, and Japan would not be so rampant.