The various stories interpreted by the Nine Sons of the Qing Dynasty have also become the inexhaustible theme of the TV series, and the four brothers have been dormant for more than ten years and finally ascended the throne. Although Yongzheng reigned for only 13 years, he played a role in inheriting the past and enlightening the future. The last prosperous era of the feudal dynasty, the prosperous life of Kangqian, was also due to Yongzheng's diligent and earnest work that laid the foundation for Qianlong.
Yongzheng was a good emperor, but he might not be a good brother to other princes. Yongzheng's brother Lao Fourteen sided with the Eight Sages when the Ninth Son took his wife. After the failure of the conquest, the old fourteenth was imprisoned by his own brother in the Jingshan Shou Imperial Palace for more than ten years. So old fourteen has more than 200,000 troops, strong soldiers, why didn't he dare to overthrow the Yongzheng Emperor?
1. Yongzheng succeeds to the throne
Brother Fourteen has more than 200,000 troops with military power, and once he enters the capital, it will cause trouble for Yongzheng, especially when Yongzheng was just the emperor, the foundation was unstable, and the Eight Ye Party and others continued to sabotage. Those who hoped to pull Yongzheng down naturally wanted the Fourteenth Brother to learn from Ming Chengzu Zhu Di to enter the capital "King of Qin", but the troops were famous for their divisions.
It is legitimate for the fourth brother to succeed to the throne as emperor. Kangxi felt that time was running out, and he did something to let the old fourteen go to the northwest to lead the troops, and among the fourteen brothers of Kangxi's sons, he was the best at leading the soldiers to fight besides the old thirteen.
In addition, the fourteenth brother grew up around his own mother, so his heart was relatively simple, and Kangxi also liked this son very much in order to protect him from getting involved in the storm of taking a wife. One of the most important reasons is that the transfer of the fourteen brothers cleared a major obstacle on the way to the throne of the four brothers.
When the fourth brother YinChen succeeded to the throne, the old fourteen whips could not naturally pose a threat to YinChen, and at the same time, the eighth brother had one less general. Kangxi is worthy of being an emperor throughout the ages, strategizing to win the overall situation, and the turmoil that may be caused by the seizure of the Ninth Son is quietly resolved.
There is a theory that Yong yong tampered with the edict left by Kangxi, and Kangxi originally intended to pass on the throne to the fourteenth brother, but was changed to "pass on the fourth brother"
。 In fact, this statement does not require much research to prove untenable, according to historical records, the signs left by Kangxi are in Manchu, and it is not easy to tamper with Manchu edicts.
Kangxi was very fond of one of Yongzheng's sons, Hongli, who was the later Qianlong Emperor, and there is another detail that can be seen that Kangxi was also very fond of Yongzheng. Yongzheng's word "Yong" is exactly what Kangxi gave to his fourth son. In Kangxi's eyes, the fourth brother has always been a model of brotherhood and brotherhood, but the eighth brother has long exposed his desire to be an emperor.
The prince repeatedly committed crimes against the eight brothers and hated that he could not depose the prince immediately. Kangxi's own son, who had been emperor for so many years, could naturally be clearly seen, but Yin Chan, who was the crown prince at the time, always supported the crown prince. Brotherhood and brotherhood of kings and subjects, these are models of affection and righteousness in the eyes of Kangxi. Therefore, he used the word "Yong" to evaluate Yin Chan.
It can be seen that Kangxi originally belonged to the fourth brother of Yi to succeed to the emperor's throne. Since there was no Yongzheng tampering with the edict, then his position as emperor was legitimate. Even if the fourteenth brother had 200,000 troops, he naturally did not dare to act rashly, and he could not find a reason to rebel.
Second, the patron fell
After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he honored his birth mother Wu Yashi as empress, although Yongzheng had always grown up next to Empress Tong Jiashi. However, when he became emperor, in order to show filial piety, he blocked the mouth of everyone in the world and still made his own mother, Wu Yashi, the empress.
For the Wu ya clan, whoever became emperor of his eldest son and younger son did not affect him as empress. Even if the Uya clan is partial to the younger son in his heart, but let the younger son block the life of the family to create the eldest son's reaction, I believe that the Uya clan is still hesitant, and the Uya clan has also seen that the thunderous means of his eldest son after becoming emperor will naturally not let the fourteenth brother take risks.
Wu Yashi had only been empress dowager for about a year before he died violently, and the eldest patron of the fourteenth brother fell. No matter what the reason is speculated by the outside world, it can be determined that at this time, even if the fourteen brothers have the heart to rebel, they do not have the courage to rebel. Although the Fourteen Brothers had an army of 200,000 men, and these armies were very effective, the salaries and grain and grass were controlled by Yongzheng.
The third and fourteenth brothers did not dare to rebel
The soldiers of the army were not the "die-hard loyalists" of the Fourteen Brothers, and whether the people were willing to rebel with themselves was a problem, and secondly, the military food and grass were all in the hands of Nian Qianyao and Li Wei at that time. At that time, Nian Qianyao's sister married Yongzheng and became a side concubine, and Li Wei was cultivated by Yongzheng and devoted herself to doing things for Yongzheng. Without military pay, without grain and grass, who would still follow the fourteen brothers desperately.
Another point is that these armies were in the northwest at that time to defend the nomadic peoples in the north. If the Fourteenth Brother once he enters Beijing, he will not say whether most people will agree with it in his heart, and it will be very difficult to fight all the way from the northwest to the capital. The 200,000 troops who set out from the northwest to the capital probably didn't have many left.
Although the Fourteen Brothers wanted to rebel, he really did not dare. Seeing his own brother's thunderous means after becoming emperor, watching the eight other eight masters being cleaned up one by one, the fourteenth brother was naturally worried about himself.
After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, the fourteenth brother found that he had no opportunity to take advantage of. The key point is that his title sounds intimidating, but all the food and grass for the military is in the hands of others. This means that the lifeblood of the entire team is actually in the hands of Yongzheng. Although the FourteenTh Brother is not as experienced in Yongzheng politics, he is not stupid.
Fourth, the lack of network resources
Another fatal problem of the Fourteen Brothers is the lack of network resources in the DPRK. The only advantage of the Fourteen Brothers was that they held the soldiers and horses of the Northwest Army, but these soldiers and horses only had command for him. Even though he could command nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, he lacked contacts in the imperial court.
The Fourteen Brothers were on the side of the Eight Masters. The Eight Ye Party also wanted to win more victories in the conquest of the fourteenth brother, especially the fourteenth brother was still Yongzheng's brother. Both the Eight Masters and the Fourth Master at that time cultivated their own forces in the open and in the dark. However, the Fourteen Brothers had been leading troops in the northwest, which led to the Fourteen Brothers having no connections and resources to use in the DPRK.
The rebellion was indeed not very cost-effective for the fourteenth brother, and Yongzheng would spare his own life for the sake of his own brothers, but once the rebellion failed, there would be nothing. This is not a good deal, and the fourteenth brother will naturally not do it. Combining these four reasons, it can be seen that even if the Fourteenth Brother has a heavy army, he still does not dare to overthrow Yongzheng.
summary:
With a large number of soldiers and horses in his hands, the Fourteenth Brother did not dare to overthrow Yongzheng. Among them, the two words of dare are the most important, and the fourteen brothers want to rebel but in the end they still lose on the two words of "dare not". His brother inherited the throne reasonably and legally, and he rebelled against the unknown. The mother concubine died after a year as empress, and if she failed, no one interceded for herself.
The supply of the army still depends on Nian Qianyao and Li Wei, although the political skills of the fourteen brothers are not like Yongzheng, but few children who grew up in the royal family are particularly simple, and after weighing the pros and cons, the fourteen brothers will naturally make the most correct decision. Although he was finally encircled by his brother in the Shouhuang Palace for more than ten years, he was able to live with food, clothing, shelter and transportation, not as miserable as the Eight Ye Party's fate.