In the TV drama works about the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the mean and unkind Yongzheng Emperor was very suspicious of his brothers, and his methods were vicious, and even the brother-in-law of the same father and mother, the old fourteen Yunyu, was also connected with a series of control measures such as power reduction, surveillance, and captivity, until the Qianlong Dynasty. However, the thirteenth brother Yunxiang was always trusted by the Yongzheng Emperor, and not only controlled the garrison in Gyeonggi, but also ranked first among the courtiers.
After the Song Dynasty, with the gradual consolidation of the feudal monarchy system, although the struggle between the imperial families still existed, like the Sui Dynasty, almost no royal brothers were killed after ascending the throne. Although zhu di occasionally launched the "Battle of Jingnan", his butcher knife was mainly aimed at the old ministers of the Jianwen dynasty, and did not cut off the Zhu brothers who were divided into various places. But the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty has been criticized for his treatment of his brothers, but a very small number of people have become exceptions.
Among the brothers who had the conditions to compete with the Yongzheng Emperor for the throne of the crown prince, very few were able to die well, and those who died unnaturally and were imprisoned for a long time accounted for the majority. However, the thirteenth brother Yunxiang, who held a lot of power, was trusted from beginning to end, not only helping the emperor to share the heavy responsibility of governing the country, but even the military aircraft department, which emphasized secrecy and office efficiency as never before, was entrusted with full authority. The first three military aircraft ministers of the Military Aircraft Department: Yun Xiang ranked first, and Zhang Tingyu and Jiang Tingxi could only be ranked second and third respectively.
The reason why the Yongzheng Emperor was so important and trusted Yun Xiang was, first of all
Because
The two grew up
Day and night together, inseparable,
each other
Know the roots.
Yongzheng believed that even if Yun Xiang was powerful, he would definitely fulfill his duties and be loyal, and Yun Xiang also knew that at all times, he must abide by the duty of the monarch and be conscientious, and once he acts beyond the rules, the fourth brother of the emperor will not spare his subordinates because of the blood of his brothers.
secondly
Yun Xiang
Although he is in a high position, he is humble and never jealous of his ability.
Seventeen Elder Brother Yunli was once considered the "Eight Masters Party" and was punished to Zunhua Shouling. However, YunXiang knew more about Yunli's disposition and ability, so he recommended him to Yongzheng, so that Yunli was crowned as the King of Guojun and managed the affairs of the clan, and soon after, he was promoted to prince of Guo. This move not only recommended the talents, but also helped to change the relationship between Yongzheng and the brothers, especially to correct the unfavorable image of his brothers who abused and killed his brothers.
Third, Yun Xiang has a very high working ability.
At the beginning of Yongzheng's ascension to the throne, Yun Xiang was the first minister to rectify the finances and was responsible for checking the financial situation of the whole country. Yongzheng even said to Yun Xiang: If you can't conduct an inventory, in the end, you will have to conduct an inventory yourself. Later, Yun Xiang did not live up to the expectations of the public, not only implemented Yongzheng's intentions very well, but also adopted many flexible and pragmatic methods, while tracking down arrears to the greatest extent and enriching the national treasury, without causing deep social contradictions.
Later, when the whole country implemented new policies such as "spreading out the land into acres", Yun Xiang also played a positive role, and was praised by Yongzheng for "being public and forgetting selfishness, treating state affairs as family affairs, and being proper everywhere." It is precisely because of these advantages of Yun Xiang that Yongzheng's trust in him is completely beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Once, when Li Fu, the governor directly under his command, asked whether to file a file on the matter of Yun Xiang supervising the operation of water conservancy, Yongzheng instructed: "What Prince Yi is doing, where can a government like you come to file a file for future reference." You ministers, you can only be appointed with confidence, but the hundreds of lands added up are not as good as the trust of Prince Yi alone.