Yin Yu was the fourteenth son of Kangxi and the brother of the old fourth Yin Chan, because Yin Chan was not by his mother's side since he was a child, so Yin Chan was more deeply loved by his mother, which was fully reflected in many later things. Yin Yu was favored by thousands of people and became one of the candidates who had the ability to take the concubine in the final stage of the Kangxi period.
Yin Yu not only received the support of the Eight Masters Party in the later period, but also as the "Fuyuan Grand General King", holding more than 100,000 troops, he could be regarded as a very powerful prince, but many people did not understand that Yin Yu obviously had such unique conditions, why not launch a mutiny to seize the throne after Kangxi's death?
Yin Yushi is unknown
History is often more cruel, Yin Yu estimated that he also thought about struggling at that time, but the two practical problems he faced directly prompted Yin Yu to give up the struggle, these two practical problems are that the teacher is unknown and the ability is limited, why do you say so? And listen to me continue the detailed analysis.
The reason why Kangxi did not leave any evidence of Yin Yu as the heir before his death, nor did he show any behavior or hint that he wanted Yin Yu to be the heir, but instead took Yin Yu to the northwest region far away from the capital and made him the general of Fuyuan.
It can be said that this arrangement of Kangxi has basically made his meaning clear, no matter who the future heir is, it cannot be Yin Yu, but if Kangxi has the idea of wanting Yin Yu to be the heir, he will not get him to such a distant place, but will leave him in the capital, because only at the feet of the Son of Heaven can there be hope of taking the concubine, away from the Heavenly Son and the political center, how to talk about taking the concubine?
It was precisely because of Kangxi's arrangement that even if there were still some remnants of the Eight Ye Party behind his back in the later period, he was still a little self-aware in his own heart, and once he launched a mutiny, because the division was unknown, it would become a rebellion.
In the 276-year history of the Qing Dynasty, it seems that no prince dared to risk the world to rebel, which has a lot to do with the military arrangements and political composition of the Qing Dynasty, most of the princes enjoyed good treatment, but there was not much military power, Yin Yu had military power at that time, but in name, he was still not qualified to participate in the seizure of the throne, let alone seize the throne by force, so that if it failed, the consequences were quite serious, Yin Yu as a prince, grew up in the political center He was still able to weigh the pros and cons in his heart.
Of course, although Yin Yu's master was unknown, but at that time Kangxi did not leave a true and credible edict of succession, so Yin Yu could still let go, as long as he had enough strength, there was no problem at all, thinking that when Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate change to the throne, wouldn't he also be a famous teacher?
But the key point of the problem is that Yin Yu is not only unknown, but also lacks strength, as to what extent his strength is insufficient, it will lead to the fear of trying to mutiny and seize the throne? Let's continue our analysis in detail.
Yin Yu's strength is insufficient
Many people felt that Yin Yu was holding the military power of more than 100,000 troops at that time, and the strength was already quite good, but there was a fatal reality problem, that is, could the hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands really obey his orders and take risks with him? The answer was obvious, these soldiers were not under Yin Yu's control at all, and there was no way to obey Yin Yu's orders.
This has a lot to do with the distribution of military power in the Qing Dynasty, at that time, if you want to dispatch troops, you must have the emperor's handwriting or instructions, ordinary people are not eligible to move, although Yin Yu is a fuyuan general, but without the emperor's order, he has no way to mobilize the army.
Of course, some people may come out and retort that Kangxi has died, and there is no emperor at all, so why does Yin Yu still dare not mobilize the army? This involved Yin Chan's previous arrangements, in fact, the old fourth Yin Chan had long been on guard against Yin Chan, and many years ago, Yin Chan had co-opted his brother-in-law Nian Qianyao and constantly recommended Nian Qianyao to let Kangxi arrange him to take an important position in the Shaanxi-Gansu region.
Nian Qianyao just controlled the grain and grass lifeline of Yin Yu's army in the Shaanxi-Gansu region, just as the so-called "soldiers and horses did not move, grain and grass first", Nian Qianyao restricted Yin Yu's grain and grass, resulting in Yin Yu being controlled by others, without Nian Qianyao's support, Yin Yu had no way to send troops, after all, everyone had no food to eat, who is willing to follow you to sell their lives?
Later, after Yin Chan became emperor, the first thing he did was to appoint Nian Qianyao to replace Yin Yu and take over the actual control of Yin Yu's army, such a simple move was enough to see that Yin Chan's defense against Yin Chan was not a temporary intention, but had already been arranged, in the face of such a scheming Yin Chan, Yin Yu's means were too small to see the big witch.
Don't say that yin chan is difficult to get out of the northwest region, even if Yin Chan leads more than 100,000 troops out of the northwest region and heads towards the capital, he is not Yin Chan's opponent, because on the three important lines of defense in the capital, Yin Chan has already laid out.
People who understand the history of the Qing Dynasty understand that the top officials of the three lines of defense in the capital of the Qing Dynasty are from the outside to the inside, namely the Viceroy of the Fengtai Camp, the Admiral of the Nine Doors, and the Minister of the Inner Guard, and the officials of these three important positions have long worn a pair of pants with Yin Chan, and the Minister of the Inner Guard of the Leading Guard was originally Yin Chan himself, and the Nine Gate Admiral Long Keduo had already helped Yin Chan get it done before Kangxi's death, and although the Admiral of the Fengtai Camp did not have such a good relationship with Yin Chan, he had a good relationship with Yin Chan's iron brothers, the old thirteen Yin Xiang. Therefore, Yin Chan can use Yin Xiang to help control the Fengtai camp, which has also been brilliantly shown in the Yongzheng Dynasty and the Kangxi Dynasty.
From this point of view, even if Yin Chan leads more than 100,000 troops to the capital, when he reaches a defensive line in the outermost Fengtai camp, he will be severely frustrated, once the time is delayed, Yin Chan's succession to the throne in the capital has been completed, once Yin Chan successfully becomes emperor, he has the legitimate rights and interests to mobilize all the troops, and at that time Yin Chan will inevitably be dealt with according to the rebellion.
Yin Yu was also a wise man, and he could still see the situation at that time, and naturally would not easily make unnecessary sacrifices, but even if Yin Yu did not make any moves at that time, after Yin Chan ascended the throne, he still did not spare Yin Yu and dismissed him from his post and sent him to guard the Kangxi Emperor's mausoleum.
Many people in this arrangement feel that Yin Chan is more cruel, but if we try to compare it with Yin Chan's treatment of the other brothers, we will find that Yin Chan was able to get such an ending, which is already a blessing in misfortune, and the reason why he can have such an ending has to say that it has a lot to do with the fact that Yin Chan did not act rashly.
epilogue
In the face of reality, many things need to weigh the pros and cons, especially in the big matter of life and death in the imperial struggle, if you don't have enough certainty, no one will act rashly, even if Yin Yu has more than 100,000 troops in his hands, but compared to Yin Chan's strategic planning, Yin Yu's strength is really insignificant!
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