After the death of Kangxi, there was a historical event in which the nine sons seized the throne, in this struggle, the Yongzheng Emperor won the victory and became the ruler of the imperial court, many people said that if the Kangxi Emperor passed the throne to the 13th son Yinxiang, perhaps the Qing Dynasty would become a superpower, and even the Eight-Nation Alliance was not an opponent. Why is that said? Yin Xiang, the thirteenth son of the Kangxi Emperor, was a very capable person, according to the records of ancient books, he was able to write and fight, and his poetry and song endowments were all superior, and he was a rare all-rounder.
Although he was the thirteenth son of the emperor, he was favored by the emperor since he was a child, and often followed the Kangxi Emperor, and later Kangxi even if he left the capital and went to other places to visit secretly, the 13th son Yinxiang could often accompany him, so in the minds of many people, the thirteenth son Yinxiang was one of the kangxi emperor's favorite children. Unfortunately, the weather was unpredictable, and Yin Xiang, who was originally deeply valued, was affected by the abolition of the prince and was imprisoned, and since then, the Kangxi Emperor has become more and more jealous of his children and grandchildren, and dare not trust them as before, even his closest children, he has also been alienated for a few points, and later Yin Xiang began to be interested in Western culture, exposed to a large number of new things, and paid special attention to the development of foreign countries.
It is worth mentioning that Yin Xiang also has strong communication skills. After the end of the Ninth Son's conquest, he also helped the Yongzheng Emperor stabilize the country and made great contributions to the smooth transition of power. During the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, Yin Xiang was an iron hat king, and he could have given up his work and enjoyed himself to the fullest, but he did not do so, but actively selected talents for the imperial court and laid a good foundation for the next Prosperous Kangqian.
Unfortunately, Yin Xiang's health was not very good, and he suffered from crane knee disease during the Kangxi period, and he died hastily in Yongzheng 8 years, and did not see the future development. The reason why some people think that Yin Xiang can make the Qing Dynasty develop into a superpower is mainly because he pays attention to Western culture and is not a person who will only close the country and build a car behind closed doors. If he really became emperor, perhaps there would be no subsequent closed country, then the Qing Dynasty would catch up with the rhythm of the industrial revolution in time and become a very powerful country, not falling to the point of being bullied.