Everyone knows that Qin Shi Huang burned books to pit Confucianism, and the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty burned a lot of books, the Qianlong Emperor believed that the Han people left 3,000 volumes of books enough, the rest must be burned, and these 3,000 volumes of books were finally compiled into the "Four Libraries of the Whole Book", in fact, this greatly limited people's thinking, and according to statistics, in the Qianlong Dynasty, there were about 110 cases of various types of text prisons, accounting for almost 70% of all the text prison cases in the entire Qing Dynasty.
Many people say that Yongzheng was able to take the throne because of Qianlong, because the Kangxi Emperor liked this grandson very much and had already designated Qianlong as his heir in his heart. However, if kangxi was located in Aixin Jueluo Yinxiang, the Qing Dynasty was likely to become a superpower, and the Eight-Nation Alliance might not be an opponent.
Ai Xin jueluo Yinxiang was the thirteenth son of the Kangxi Emperor, and the thirteenth brother Yinxiang was also highly appreciated by the Kangxi Emperor, from the age of 12 after first following the Kangxi Emperor to the Shengjing Gurudwara Mausoleum, until the forty-seventh year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1708), as long as the Kangxi Emperor left the capital, no matter where he went, he would let Yin Xiang accompany him.
However, Yin Xiang was affected by the incident of deposing the crown prince, and according to the Outline of the Imperial Qing Tongzhi, the second son of the concubine, Yin Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, and the thirteenth brother Yin Xiang were all imprisoned for a period of time after the abolition of the prince. And after the abolition of the crown prince Yinrong, the Kangxi Emperor's trust in the princes was greatly reduced, especially the princes who had been close to him, and the Kangxi Emperor was even more suspicious.
During the Kangxi Dynasty, Yin Xiang was also exposed to many Western gadgets, and it was easy to accept new things in his heart, he had a strong curiosity and curiosity, and he was also very concerned about the development of the world abroad.
Yin Xiang's ability is outstanding, and he is also good at coordinating interpersonal relations, and his personality is stubborn, but in the late Kangxi period, Yin Xiang was no longer valued by the Kangxi Emperor, but the relationship between Yin Xiang and the fourth brother Yin Chan was very good, helping Yin Chan to seize the throne in the "Nine Sons and Sisters", and later assisting the Yongzheng Emperor Yin Chan in handling government affairs.
The great rivers and mountains handed over by the Yongzheng Emperor to the Qianlong Emperor were also inseparable from Yin Xiang's contribution. In 1722, the Yongzheng Emperor ascended the throne, Yin Xiang was named the Prince of Heshuoyi, after which Yin Xiang managed the flood, was responsible for selecting military attaches, and attached importance to talents, recommending many capable generals for the Yongzheng Emperor.
In addition, the Internal Affairs Office in charge of Yin Xiang also comprehensively took over the production of weapons, Yin Xiang was also very obsessed with new weapons, and from the perspective of the major things that Yin Xiang was responsible for, the Yongzheng Emperor also had great trust in Yin Xiang, so that Yin Xiang's talents were greatly exerted.
Yin Xiang also presided over the trial of major cases dozens of times, and everything was done to the satisfaction of the Yongzheng Emperor, who also greatly appreciated Yin Xiang's stubborn and indifferent temperament of fame and fortune.
However, no one is perfect, Yin Xiang in the Kangxi years got a disease called Crane Knee Wind, the health is not good, in the eighth year of Yongzheng (1730), Yin Xiang's physical condition is not optimistic, but he still thinks about building a dam to reduce water, and eventually died of hard work.
Most of Yin Xiang's sons also died early, but the fourth son Hongxu and the seventh son Hongxiao lived to the Qianlong period, but they were not valued by Qianlong, and in the fourth year of Qianlong (1739), Hongxu was implicated in the case of Yunlu, the third prince of Cizhuang, and The Prince of Lijun, and then he stayed away from politics to raise chrysanthemums for his own enjoyment, and Hongxiao became a book collector.
The development of the Yongzheng period was affirmed by many historians, but Qianlong ascended the throne and the Qing Dynasty was destined to suffer this.