Every dynasty is indispensable to the drama of descendants competing for the throne, after all, the power of the emperor under ten thousand people is really tempting, so many people want to be the emperor, but there is only one throne, and the emperor's sons are so many, there is no way but to rob.
Among the many dynasties in China, the "Nine Sons and Nine Sons" incident during the Qing Dynasty can be called a model of the struggle for the throne, and this historical event has also been remade into a TV series many times, which makes people feel the dark tide in the process of taking the wife from the side.
However, it was difficult for the princes to win on their own, and they had to rely on the support of the ministers of the DPRK and the forces behind them. This involved the entangled forces behind the princes in the process of seizing the throne, and the slightest carelessness would be charged with treason.
Suo Etu of the Qing Dynasty was the victim behind the "Nine Sons and Concubines", and he also fell from a hero to a slave of power, and gradually went to the abyss, and finally died alone.
Born into a family of the powerful
Suo Etu had an enviable family background from birth, his father was a court minister Soni, when Kangxi succeeded to the throne, Soni ranked first among the "four major ministers of life", which can be described as a high position of power in the dynasty. Not only that, the Kangxi Emperor's original empress, Hesheri, was his niece.
Born in such a prominent family, with the status of "relatives of the emperor and the state", others may have long lost the fighting spirit of progress. Only Soetu realized that a strong family cannot be attached to a lifetime, only being strong is the truth.
Therefore, when he was young, he studied and practiced diligently, and Wen Tao was a little bit of martial arts, and later the Kangxi Emperor also valued his strength and named him a first-class bodyguard in front of the imperial court.
At that time, he was inseparable from the young Kangxi, who had been plotting to eliminate Aobai's henchmen, and Suo'etu was part of his plot. He formed a wrestling team, nominally wrestling with the emperor, but in fact to exercise his physique.
Later, the opportunity to eradicate Ao Bai finally came, and Kangxi used chess as an excuse to summon Ertu into the palace, and later ordered Ao Bai to come to discuss. At the moment when Ao Bai stepped into the main hall, Suo Ertu joined forces with a number of wrestlers to catch Ao Bai and finally eradicated this big tumor.
After the Kangxi Emperor regained his sovereignty, Suo'etu followed suit and became a powerful vassal of the court step by step.
Qing Dynasty diplomat
From the path of Soetu's origins, it can be seen that he is a brave and resourceful person who is not willing to be mediocre. With Kangxi's care, he began to pay homage to the National History Academy from a first-class bodyguard, and then entered the cabinet to participate in the deliberations, serving as a scholar of Baohe Temple.
Later, Kangxi promoted him to the rank of Crown Prince Taifu (太子太傅) and the official zhiyi pin (一品). The crown prince was the only son of Soetu's niece, Empress Hesheri, and the empress's death in childbirth caused Kangxi grief, so Aiwu and Wu made her only son crown prince and carefully cultivated her.
Kangxi asked Suo Etu to teach the prince, also because the two were relatives, but what he did not expect was that this decision later made Kangxi regret it.
In the 27th year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty of China and Tsarist Russia had a dispute over national borders, and Kangxi ordered Suo Ertu to go to peace talks as the chief representative.
Soetu proposed a plan for peace talks, "If the Russian side recognizes Nebuchu, Heilongjiang, Yaksa and other places as our territory, we will continue to talk with them, otherwise there is no need for peace talks." ”
Kangxi agreed, saying: "If Tsarist Russia does not want Nebuchu, then take Erguna as the boundary and give them a part." ”
Soetu was surprised that Kangxi had made such a major concession, but he could understand it, after all, it was the Kaldan rebellion at that time, and Kangxi wanted to end the matter quickly so that he could concentrate on dealing with Kaldan.
Soon after, Soetu took the order and went to negotiate peace with Tsarist Russia on the outskirts of Nebuchu. The representative of Tsarist Russia, Guo Luowen, first put forward his own demand, "Our two countries should take the Heilongjiang River to the sea as the boundary. ”
This arrogant tone immediately angered Suo Etu, and he immediately refuted it: "Heilongjiang and Nebuchu were originally the territory of my Great Qing, is it reasonable for you to forcibly occupy it?" You should immediately retreat to the west of Selenge to return our land. ”
The next day the negotiations continued, and the Russian side proposed to demarcate the border between the Eborea or Jieya rivers, but this was rejected by Soetu and conveyed the will of Kangxi.
Later, after discussion, the two sides finally signed a treaty, that is, the Gelbidzi River and the Erguna River, and along the Daxing'an Ridge (i.e., the Waixing'an Ridge) as the border between the two countries, which is the famous "Nebuchu Treaty" in history.
Soetu's first diplomatic success was great, and after his return to the dynasty, he was rewarded by Kangxi. Later, because of this diplomatic experience, Soetu also officially took charge of the foreign business of the Qing Dynasty and was known as the "First Diplomat of the Qing Dynasty".
He was executed for his involvement in the seizure
With the continuous rise of the official rank, so that the soetu began to flutter. He forgot the teachings of his father, Sonny, and began to walk in the direction of the courtiers. At that time, Soetu could be said to be in power and opposition, and the wealth of the family was inexhaustible, so his character was increasingly arrogant and arrogant. Not only scolding subordinates, but also pulling gangs.
A scholar Gao Shiqi once worshiped Suo Etu, and later after his success, he still treated Soe Tu with courtesy. But Soetu always scolded him, even insulted his family, making Gao Shiqi resentful.
However, all newly recruited officials in the dynasty were required to go to soetu's mansion to "pay tribute", and if they did not go, they would be suppressed. All these bad deeds seemed to make the ministers of the DPRK see the shadow of Ao Bai in those years.
So did Kangxi know anything about Suo'etu's deeds? That's for sure, but it seems that he has been tolerant of his loyalty. But this did not make the soe-ertu anywhat restrained, but became more and more frantic.
Suo Ertu used himself as the prince's wife and instigated the prince to do some unreliable things all day long. Suo Ertu made this move, hoping that after the crown prince inherited the throne, he would still be able to tilt his power to the opposition as he does now.
Crown Prince Yinrong was kangxi's key training object, but later because of Suo Etu's obstruction, the feelings of the father and son were weakened, and Kangxi complained about Suo Etu for this reason, and has been hiding it.
Later, Kangxi gradually had the idea of deposing the crown prince, which was detected by Suo Etu, and then he began to encourage the prince to force Kangxi to abdicate in the form of rebellion. He gradually gathered his subjects to support the crown prince, and then placed eyeliner around Kangxi and watched his every move.
How could Kangxi endure such a rebellious act? He kept looking for opportunities to charge Soetuan. Once, Soetu shot and killed a servant in the palace, and the servant's father happened to be the imperial guard, who denounced Soetu's crimes to Kangxi.
Kangxi finally found a reason to capture Soetu, so he immediately gave the order. At this time, Suo Etu was having fun with the beauties in the courtyard, and was captured by Kangxi's soldiers without warning.
In the forty-second year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Suo Ertu was given death by Kangxi, and this old minister named to guard the Qing Dynasty for 33 years died in prison for the crime of "the first criminal minister in the world". Kangxi then ordered his son to be killed, and the courtiers were thus lonely.
From Suo Ertu's many evil deeds to instigating the prince to rebel, to going to prison and giving death, it all happened in just five years. The reason for Soetu's sudden rebellion may be that he saw the weakness and incompetence of the prince and wanted to leave a way back for himself.
When a person has power and wealth, the gulf of desire becomes larger and larger until it is difficult to fill, and Soetu makes this mistake. If he had chosen to be loyal to the king and patriotic, and to assist the crown prince well, he might not have ended up like this.
However, there was no regret medicine to eat, and Suo Ertu gradually fell from a loyal minister to a criminal minister, and his merits were erased by Kangxi, leaving only a title of "diplomat", which is really a small loss.