The fourth son of the Emperor, Yin Chantao, was obscure and stoic, and always showed himself as the "first idle man in the world"; while the fourteenth son of the Emperor, Yin Yu, was named the Great General King by the Kangxi Emperor in the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi, "marching with the style of the Son of Heaven" and performing well in the northwest battlefield, gradually becoming the prince with the highest call for succession.
In the sixty years of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor, whose physical condition was much worse than that of the previous one, summoned the fourteenth son of the Emperor, Yin Yu, to return to Beijing on the grounds of "giving the strategy in person", which was undoubtedly a manifestation of the Kangxi Emperor's preparation for the fourteenth son of the Emperor, Yin Yu, in the eyes of the fourth son of the Emperor, Yin Chan, and even all the princes and princes and ministers. But what everyone did not expect was that during Yin Yu's stay in Beijing, the Kangxi Emperor did not mention the inheritance of the imperial throne to him.
After the Kangxi Emperor "feasted in the Garden of the Lucky King" for two consecutive times, the situation of "nine sons taking the concubine" immediately underwent subversive changes:
1. The fourteenth son of the Emperor, Yin Yu, who had originally stayed in Beijing to await succession to the throne, was ordered to "return to the front of the army";
2. The number of times the fourth son of the Emperor, Yin Chan, was talked about in public by the Kangxi Emperor increased significantly, and the situation of "acting on behalf of the Heavenly Son" also appeared. Obviously, at this time, the Kangxi Emperor had already defined the final candidate for the heir to the throne, the fourth son of the emperor, Yin Chan!
According to the records of the official documents of the Qing Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor personally visited the Yuanmingyuan for the first time, met The Fourth Son of Yin Chan, Hongli, and was "shocked to see it", and even involuntarily put down the wine cup; the second time he personally visited the Yuanmingyuan, the Kangxi Emperor took the initiative to ask for the birthday of the Hongli, asked to see the birth mother of the Hongli, Niu Hulu, and even claimed to be a "blessed person".
We can roughly understand the appearance of the Qianlong Emperor through his surviving portraits; but when the Qianlong Emperor was 12 years old, what he looked like can only be known from the description of the literature.
The "Qing History Manuscript Gaozong Benji" describes the Qianlong Emperor's infant appearance as "Long Zhun Qi"; the Qing Shi Lu Gaozong Shilu depicts his appearance when he first met the Kangxi Emperor in more detail, "Born of a God, Heavenly Strange Table, Zhuting Fangguang, Long Zhun Body, Pronunciation Of Sonorous Hong, Footsteps and Weights, Regulations Of Greater Range, And Excellence of Excellence". In a word, born imperial, standard little handsome guy.
In the sixty-first year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the fourth son of the Emperor, Yin Chan, was 45 years old, and the fourteenth son of the Emperor, Yin Yu, was 35 years old, both of whom were already middle-aged in the historical context of the time, which made the Kangxi Emperor have to consider the choice of heirs to the imperial throne in the next generation.
In addition, the Kangxi Emperor's prediction that after the hongli calendar, "there are many children, the longevity is high; the wife is the most virtuous and capable; and everything is done with a better heart and ambition", which has been proved by historical facts, is also extremely accurate. In short, in terms of fate, the eight characters of the Hongli calendar are surprisingly good.
The eight characters of the birthday, so strange, even more amazing to the Kangxi Emperor!
Among the hundred imperial grandchildren, the Kangxi Emperor discovered that Hongli, such an outstanding-looking, noble-looking, and quick-witted emperor, would inevitably look up to him. Therefore, when the Kangxi Emperor personally visited the Yuanmingyuan for the second time, he took the initiative to ask for the birthday of the Hongli Calendar.
As mentioned above, seeing that the fourteenth son of the Emperor, Yin Yu, was about to succeed in winning the throne and ascending the throne as emperor, the fourth son of the Emperor, Yin Chan, could only use the "Warm Love Card" to win the final attention of the Kangxi Emperor. After word of mouth from close attendants, the Kangxi Emperor had already heard about the talent and wisdom of this emperor's grandson before he saw the Hongli calendar.
The fourth son of the Emperor, Yin Chan, who was extremely obsessed with astrological warlocks, was probably already accurate to the birthday of the Hongli calendar, "This life is rich and natural" and "surprisingly good", just waiting for the Kangxi Emperor's reply and great surprise.