For the Qing Dynasty during the Kangqian prosperous era, I think everyone must have heard of it, this grand event has experienced the construction of the three emperors of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, which has pushed the Qing Dynasty to an unprecedented peak period and has become a dazzling chapter in the history of China's feudal dynasty, and among these three emperors, it should be said that the most outstanding and diligent contribution is the Yongzheng Emperor, and it can be said that the Qing Dynasty can have such a prosperous Yongzheng credit as its father.
However, such a diligent and loving emperor has always been saddled with infamy, first of all, after the imperial throne competition, Yongzheng persecuted his brothers and put them under house arrest, and secondly, when he defended his imperial power and laid the foundation for his son, that is, the later Qianlong Emperor, he did not hesitate to kill many people, just as there was such a rumor, Yongzheng gave death when he was dying, and this practice actually allowed Qianlong to sit on the throne for 60 years, but he himself carried the insult of eternity, so what is the matter? Let's take a look.
Battle for the throne "Nine Sons and Concubines"
The Yongzheng Emperor's succession to the throne can be described as a difficult and dangerous, because it is not the eldest son who is not a particularly outstanding prince, it is not easy to inherit the throne, after all, there were many children of Kangxi at that time, and the princes who competed for the throne were naturally not in the minority, and their ability and the power they had accumulated were not inferior to the four brothers at that time, that is, the later Yongzheng Emperor, so naturally everyone wanted to inherit the throne of Kangxi, and such an idea also began a silent battle for the throne, and this battle for the throne was also famous in history." Nine Sons and Sisters" incident.
In this battle for the throne, the four brothers did not have any advantage, but at that time there was an identity advantage princeling party and outstanding ability, the powerful eight brothers occupied an absolute advantage, so how to look at the four brothers at that time there was no chance of winning, in fact, don't say what chances, can survive in this battle for the throne, or to be able to end well, don't look at the TV series in the nine sons to seize the sisters between the brothers, deduced a variety of plots of intrigue, I don't know in fact, this kind of competition is more cruel and bloody, The fierceness of the struggle between the princes is beyond our imagination.
Of course, the Kangxi Emperor, who is a monarch of this incident, must have known about this incident, after all, what kind of son his son is, what actions must not escape his eyes, but he did not intervene to block his son's struggle for the throne, the reason is also very simple, first, he can see from this competition who is superior and who is inferior, choose the right heir, second, this fierce battle can be a good exercise of the personal ability of the princes, in general, it is the survival of the fittest, no matter who is the winner in the end, Then this person must be the most capable and the most suitable candidate.
And this final ending is also unexpected, many powerful forces who can not achieve the final victory, but by the most reclusive, seemingly the most uncontroversial four brothers to catch the right, and he succeeded to the throne also began to vigorously eliminate the remnants of the party, in order to maintain their own rule, which also has the insult of killing brothers, so in the ancient imperial power of brothers often happened, but in the end it is against morality, Yongzheng is also excusable for carrying the name.
Brothers fighting for the throne, history is present
When Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he also faced the same situation as his father, the Kangxi Emperor, because his children were also many, and there were not a few outstanding, such as the three brothers Hongshi, the fourth brother Hongli, and the five brothers Hongzhi, these three people are the most powerful and the most widely known, but to say who is the heir in the end, Yongzheng is still difficult to choose for a while, so for a long time Yongzheng is in a wait-and-see state. The final heir was determined by observing differences in the character and abilities of these sons.
Therefore, these princes of Yongzheng will naturally start a battle like "Nine Sons and Concubines" in secret for the throne of their father, although the competition between these princes is not so thrilling and fierce, but it also makes Yongzheng a little worried, he has personally experienced this kind of thing and naturally knows the cruelty of this.
Therefore, he did not want his children to repeat his mistakes, nor did he want to see the scene of fratricide, so Yongzheng created a new way of inheritance, which was to secretly establish a reserve, hide the holy will behind the palace flat, and secretly give his edict to the minister of gu ming, in case he suddenly died one day, so that the new emperor could ascend the throne.
At this time, Yongzheng of course already had his own suitable candidate, this person was the Fourth Brother Hongli, that is, the later Qianlong Emperor, but at that time Hongli was unaware of this matter, and still belonged to a state of confrontation with other princes, but in any case, at that time, the Yongzheng Emperor and the ministers of the dynasty had been vaguely biased towards him, which also doomed Hongli to inherit the unification and become the next ruler of the Qing Dynasty.
In order to ensure the eternal stability of the country, give death to Hongshi
Before the Qianlong Emperor succeeded to the throne, the most competitive and most wanted to compete with him were the three brothers and the five brothers, first of all, the five brothers, although he was more capable, but in the overall strength was still inferior to the two brothers, and he was also very self-aware that he could not successfully compete for the throne.
So at the beginning, he did not participate in it but withdrew early, coupled with his own unrestrained personality characteristics are not suitable for inheriting this position, for him to be a prince is the best, and the final result also proved that his choice is not wrong, this prince is not only very dashing, but also received great care from Qianlong, and spent his old age peacefully to die well.
On the other hand, the three brothers are eager to make quick gains, and they are tit-for-tat, first of all, his mother is a concubine of the Yongzheng Emperor, and Hongli's mother is only a palace girl, so he has a certain advantage in identity, and secondly, in order to be able to seize the throne, he constantly wins over the courtiers in the court, hoping to get their support, so that there is a great possibility of forcing his father to pass the throne to himself, whether it is his birth or his own ranking among the princes, he has a great advantage.
But if you calculate all this, Yongzheng is in his eyes, his city capital Zhao Qianlong is still too bad after all, not to mention that the Qing Dynasty at that time did not fully follow the first eldest son inheritance system, and would not pay too much attention to whether it was a concubine or a concubine, but chose to establish a virtuous person and not a long-term, but Yongzheng knew that his son would not give up.
Even if Hongli ascends to the throne in the future, he will try to regain it, so in order to avoid the consequences, Yongzheng made up his mind to give his son to death, and it was this practice that allowed Qianlong not to have too many obstacles in the later process of taking power, which also allowed him to sit firmly in the Qing Dynasty for 60 years.
epilogue:
But then again, the Yongzheng Emperor's approach was still too cruel, how to say that Hongshi was his own son, and actually hurt the killer! Such a cruel father was also despised by the world, so in the future, Yongzheng also bore the infamy of eternity, but if yongzheng was thinking about this practice from the overall situation, it was also a helpless move.
Naturally, he didn't want to kill his own son with his own hands, but he had to do it for the sake of the Qing Dynasty Jiangshan foundation left by his ancestors, and who could understand Yongzheng's inner thoughts and entanglements at that time?
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