Friends who are familiar with history have a good understanding of the life of the Qianlong Emperor, especially the story background of many film and television dramas is also based on the Qianlong period. Therefore, many deeds about Qianlong are well known.
"The Biography of Zhen Huan" has been popular for ten years, and I believe that many viewers are loyal fans of it. Although the plot has many writing components, the male number two Guojun Wang "Yunli" and the Qianlong Emperor in the middle and late stages of the storyline are real. So, what is the historical truth about the relationship between the two of them? Why did Yun Li express regrets in his later years, saying that he was too naïve?
The class system of ancient feudalism in our country was very strict, in addition to the high and low in position, even the bloodline also had a distinction between high and low and noble. Since Nurhaci founded the Qing Dynasty, in order to maintain the pure Manchu blood of the imperial family, successive emperors have been inherited by Manchu blood. Therefore, even if the Kangxi Emperor attached great importance to Yunli, he could not support him as crown prince.
Originally, although YunLi had the Manchu blood of the Kangxi Emperor, because his birth mother was of Han chinese blood, he was born first class compared to other princes. The son is also the way to survive for the emperor's heirs, fortunately, Yun Lisheng loves freedom, and he himself does not value the status of the imperial court, so identity is not a matter of importance to him.
Moreover, although he could not inherit the unification, his glory and wealth could still meet the needs of a lifetime. Yun Li did not ask for anything, but only wished that he could always worship the Buddha, study carving, and spend his life in peace with his mother. If it were not for the needs of the imperial court, it was believed that Yun Li would be as dashing as a crane in the clouds.
After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, the attitude of the other princes made Yongzheng have to stabilize the situation as soon as possible, so he imprisoned most of his brothers. However, he was worried that the world would say that his six relatives did not recognize him, so YunLi, as his own brother, was also a non-greedy and powerful character, and naturally became the magic weapon of Yongzheng's choice. In this way, Yongzheng's power in the palace was more stable.
In order to make YunLi completely submit to himself, Yongzheng doubled Yunli's Feng Lu and equipped him with more guards. In addition, because of yun lide's ability and talent, he was also promoted to the title of king of Guojun, second only to the title of prince. This move is also to let the people of the imperial court know that those who do things in a down-to-earth manner will be appreciated and add officials to the knighthood.
Yun Li also did not live up to Yongzheng's expectations, and solved many problems of ethnic minorities in the frontier through his own talents. So three years later, Yunli was promoted to prince again. At this time, Yun Li was a brother with Yongzheng in private, and the court was a monarch, and he was definitely a supporter of Yongzheng. In the years when Yongzheng was emperor, the two complemented each other and the society was very good.
This state of affairs continued until the time of Yongzheng's death. Before dying, Yongzheng handed over his son Qianlong to Yunli. It is hoped that Yunli can continue to assist his son and nephew who is also Yunli's nephew, just as he assisted him. Although YunLi was already old, he was also determined to do his best to be Qianlong's right and left arm until Qianlong could rule the country alone.
When Qianlong ascended the throne, he was still young. The uncle and nephew have always been relatively happy with each other, after all, there is a certain blood relationship, and Qianlong has to rely on his uncle's power in the court. In the later period, Qianlong sympathized with his uncle's advanced age and limited mobility, so he asked YunLi not to perform the courtesy of a monarch to himself.
In order to better take care of his uncle's convenience, he even gave a chair. Until this time, Qianlong took the initiative to show kindness to Yunli, and Yunli looked at his nephew who had grown from childhood to adulthood, and gladly accepted this long favor.
But the complex changes of human nature are unpredictable, let alone in the presence of the supreme emperor. It didn't take long for Qianlong to feel something strange in his heart. Accustomed to the kneeling of the ministers, his uncle allowed him not to perform the ceremony, and he still sat on an equal footing with himself in the chair, and Qianlong felt that his rights had been violated.
In particular, on one occasion, Qianlong consulted with other ministers on important matters, and Yun Li had already arrived late because of the matter, and he sat down directly without performing the ceremony. This left Qianlong's face with nowhere to go, especially in front of others, and his own position was threatened. Other ministers also disagreed with this matter, and some voices of the lord gradually appeared in the court.
However, the situation at this time was caused by Qianlong's hand, and he could only let this situation continue to be maintained, otherwise he would bear the insult, which was naturally unfavorable to himself. Gradually, the uncle and nephew changed the harmonious atmosphere of the past, and there will be disputes in many things. Yun Li also sensed something strange from Qianlong's atmosphere of dissatisfaction.
Either in order to preserve the family affection that still exists between the two, or to enjoy his old age in peace, Yun Li made a request to Qianlong to resign from the government after careful consideration, which was exactly what Qianlong wanted. On the one hand, he can protect his imperial power from being infringed, and on the other hand, he also ends up with the reputation of being personal and sympathetic to his neighbors. As a result, Qianlong quickly approved Yunli's request.
After enjoying his old age, Yun Li also felt very regretful. He forgot the distinction between the monarch and the subject class, and the companion was like a companion of the tiger, and his negligence led to the estrangement between him and Qianlong. Fortunately, in the end, it can still end up with a peaceful ending, although there is no high-ranking official, the wealth of the first half of the body is enough to enjoy for the rest of his life.
Qianlong's side also did not forget his uncle's efforts, when he had just inherited the unification, his uncle Yunli, in order to help himself gain more support from the people of the world, wrote a letter suggesting that Qianlong exempted qianlong from the taxes owed by many southern provinces to a large extent reduced the burden of life of the people. Qianlong clearly understood that this was his uncle helping himself to win the hearts and minds of the people
Ask yourself, my uncle took good care of himself, and he had no second thoughts. But since the ancient emperor was suspicious and sentimental, how could Yun Li and He De be able to enjoy the special rights given by Qianlong in peace? Resigning from the government was the best choice for their uncles and nephews, and it was not worthy of the trust of their brother Yongzheng.
In April of the third year of Qianlong, Yun Li was unfortunately seriously ill. Qianlong was deeply saddened by this news, and personally went to the mansion where his uncle lived to pay tribute to him. Because Yunli also had no sons in real history, Qianlong gave him his sixth brother Hongyi to send him to his death. This was also Qianlong's last piece of filial piety to his uncle Yunli.
Looking back at Yun Li's life, although he has endless glory and wealth, he is also a poor "tool" person. Born in the royal family, there are too many involuntary. Passively assisted the two emperors of Yongzheng and Qianlong, who were still considered heroes to retire, but in the later years, they over-believed in Qianlong's respect and affection, and almost ended up in a pitiful end.
In his own way, Yun Li fulfilled his responsibilities as a royal child. If you give Yun Li another chance, I believe that he will still be so dutiful and still give up his immortal life. If There is an afterlife for Yunli, I hope that he can be born in an ordinary family, enjoy the ordinary life of ordinary people, and live a lifetime.