Speaking of the most talented prince in Qianlong, everyone thinks more about the fifth brother Yongqi, but this talented Prince of the Qing Dynasty died young and only lived for 25 years. Therefore, Yongqi's achievements will not be too high, and when it comes to the most talented prince of Qianlong, he should count the eleventh son of the emperor, Yong Yao, that is, Prince Heshuo Chengzhe.
On the seventh day of February in the seventeenth year of Qianlong, Yong Yao was born in the Qixiang Palace of the Forbidden City, and was known as WufuTang Brother before taking the name. Yong Yao's mother was the Shujia Emperor's noble concubine Jin Jiashi, Jin Jiashi was originally a concubine of Qianlong Qiandi, Qianlong was very fond of her after succeeding to the throne, from the fourth year of Qianlong to the seventeenth year of Qianlong, Jin Jiashi successively gave birth to four sons for Qianlong, namely the fourth brother Yongxuan, the eighth brother Yongxuan, the ninth brother (unnamed) and the eleventh brother Yongxuan.
At the time of Yong yao's birth, the position of jin jia was jia guifei, and in the harem, she was second to the successor and pure concubine, ranking third concubine. Although Yong Yao's mother, Jin Jia, belonged to the senior leadership of the harem and had the right to raise and have children, Qianlong gave the newborn Yong Yao to another woman to raise, and this woman was Shu Concubine.
Princess Shu was a concubine who was elected to the palace in the sixth year of Qianlong, her family background was very unusual, she was the great-granddaughter of Kangxi Quan Xiang Nalan Mingzhu, after entering the palace, she was quite favored by Qianlong, and gave birth to ten brothers (unnamed) in the sixteenth year of Qianlong, but she did not expect that this little brother only lived for two years and died prematurely, in order to comfort Concubine Shu, who had lost her beloved son, Qianlong handed over to Concubine Shu to raise. As a result, Princess Shu became Yong Yao's adoptive mother.
In fact, Yong Yao's marriage also has a certain relationship with this adoptive mother.
Yong Yao's concubine Fu Cha was the daughter of fu heng, the university scholar, that is, the niece of Empress Xiaoxian, so what did this Fu Cha clan have to do with Concubine Shu?
After research, it is likely that the main chamber (lady) of the university scholar Fu Heng was Shu Fei's sister (Nala clan), and the Fu Cha clan who married Yong Yao was Fu Heng's concubine, that is, the Yong Yao Fu Jin Fu Cha clan was the daughter born to Shu Fei's sister, that is, yong Yao Fu Jin Fu Cha was Shu Fei's niece.
Next, let's talk about Yong Yao's talent.
This son of Qianlong liked to write since he was a child, was a gifted calligrapher, and when he grew up, his calligraphy level was quite good, and even his father Qianlong personally visited the door to appreciate it. Later, Yong Yao, together with Weng Fanggang, Liu Yong, and Tie Bao, was called the "Four Families of Qianlong".
In the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong, Qianlong made Yongyao the Prince of Heshuocheng, and the title of "Cheng" was capable and talented.
However, Yong Yao paid too much attention to Wen Xiu, thus ignoring the experience of martial arts, that is, his ink smell was too heavy, which was also one of the important factors that he eventually missed the throne.
In addition, Yong Yao is still a relatively picky prince, and it is reasonable to say that he was born in the prosperous world and was qianlong's son, and his shot should be very big. However, this was not the case for Yong Yao, who was said to have taken the dowry of the other family for himself after his concubine Fu Cha passed through the door. Another time, a horse died in Yong yao's mansion, and Yong Yao was reluctant to throw it away, but ordered someone to slaughter it as a meal. Perhaps this is also one of the reasons why Qianlong did not choose Yongyao.
Although Yong Yao did not ascend to the throne, his ending was still quite good, except for a few small mistakes made during the Jiaqing years, there were no major mistakes. Moreover, Yong Yao eventually lived to Daoguang for three years, at the age of 72, he was one of the few princes who survived his father Qianlong, and after Yong Yao's death, Daoguang personally paid tribute twice, which is also good in the history of the Qing Dynasty.
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, Four Genealogies of the Qing Imperial Family, Records of the Yongxian Dynasty