20 years ago, the TV series "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" was popular all over China, and the five brothers in the play, Yong Qi, suddenly became the most well-known Qing Dynasty prince. Last year's hit "Ruyi Chuan" also appeared in the figure of Yong Qi, and the role is not small. In history, Yongqi can be described as a tragic and joyful figure, who has had glorious moments, but in the end he left the scene with regret, leaving only a sighing back. Yongqi was born to Princess Yue of the Kerryeet clan and was the fifth son of Qianlong. The Coryette clan was not very high-born and was not favored for a long time. Therefore, Yong Qi was not able to enter Qianlong's magic eye at the beginning. However, Qianlong, like his grandfather Kangxi, was tormented by the issue of heirs for a long time. Kangxi was because of the large number of sons.
Many of them were also very capable, and they competed with each other very fiercely, staged the most famous competition in history, "Nine Sons and Nine Sons". Qianlong was different, although he was in a good mood, his heirs were not prosperous, and there were even fewer sons who lived to adulthood, and there were some very incomplete ones. More importantly, in his early years, Qianlong, like Kangxi, hoped that his concubines would inherit the throne and set it as a system and be determined forever. His two sons, Yonglian and Yongzheng, who were born to his original empress dowager, were both designated as successors in his mind, and even Yonglian's name was written into the secret edict of the Li chu. However, both princes died prematurely, and they could only cut off this idea. The Empress Was deposed in essence because she angered him.
Therefore, Qianlong could not succeed the empress's son Yong Xuan as emperor. In this way, Qianlong had to set his sights on Shu's sons. Unfortunately, these princes were either incompetent or in an inappropriate personality, and it was difficult to satisfy Qianlong. However, the fifth son of the emperor, Yongqi, unexpectedly won Qianlong's favor in one thing. It was during the Dragon Boat Festival in the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong, when Qianlong and the princes and ministers were in the Yuanmingyuan. At this time, the Kyushu Qingyan of the Yuanmingyuan suddenly caught fire, and the fire continued to spread, and there was a tendency to spread in the direction of the apse close to the emperor's bedchamber. This was an emergency moment, but the performance of the prince's minister deeply disappointed Qianlong. They were either helpless or fled for their lives, or even lived in the Yuanmingyuan.
Hongyao, who was known as the "Brother of the Yuanmingyuan", actually arrived in a hurry very late, and he was still giggling at the scene. Hongyao is Qianlong's younger brother, has always been very favored, the Yuanmingyuan is still his home, such a performance, Qianlong is angry when he looks at it. At this moment, the fifth son of the Emperor, Yongqi, was unusually calm. He knelt down to salute Qianlong, and carried Qianlong on his back and left the scene of the fire. In fact, Qianlong had many guards around him, but there was no danger to his life, and Yongqi's move won Qianlong's great favor. This allowed him to see that in the court, at a critical juncture, there was still a family affection that blood was thicker than water. Therefore, Qianlong glanced at Yongqi and handed him several errands, all of which he did very well. In the thirtieth year of Qianlong, Yongqi was directly named the Prince of Heshuorong.
In fact, in the Qing Dynasty, the crown prince was not a matter of course, it had to go through many tests, and it was necessary to cross the ranks of Fuguo Gong, Beizi, Baylor, and Junwang. In the end of Qianlong's life, there were only three princes who gave the living crown prince, including Yongqi and the later Jiaqing Emperor, and Yongqi was the first to receive the title of prince. Moreover, Yongqi did not serve as a belle and a county king at all, and was directly crowned as a prince, which shows how favored he was at that time. What is even more rare is that the title of Prince Rong was the son born to the favored concubine Dong Efei in that year, which was extremely honorable. Princess Dong's son was obviously the fourth son of the emperor, but he was called the first son by Shunzhi, and he was chosen to be cultivated as the crown prince, and Kangxi re-took out this title and gave it to Yongqi.
Intentions are also self-evident. However, this title is destined to be poisonous. Princess Dong's son died prematurely, and Yongqi fell seriously ill shortly after receiving this title. According to historical records, Yongqi had "bone gangrene", which was not a terminal illness at that time. However, the imperial court doctor could not cure Yongqi's illness, so that this living prince died at the age of 26. Yong Qi is indeed very talented, he is all-round in literature and martial arts, he learned to ride and shoot very early, and his martial arts are superb. Moreover, he was proficient in Manchu, Chinese, Mongolian and other scripts, and had in-depth research on astronomy, geography, and almanac. Unfortunately, he was blessed with no life and eventually passed away. Qianlong was obsessed with this, and when Qianlong received the British envoy Magorny in the fifty-seventh year, he also sighed at him and said:
At that time, the fifth son of the emperor was more valuable among the sons, and the Things in Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, Horse Walk, Riding Archery, and Algorithms were all skillful, which was quite intended for the other, and showed the words, and died of illness. As we all know, when the British envoy Magorny visited Qianlong, the two sides had a dispute over whether to kneel down. Even so, Qianlong was still so nagging to him, it can be seen that he often mentioned Yongqi to the people around him, and he could also see that in his heart he could not forget the Dragon Boat Festival that had surprise and joy.