Kangxi was an important emperor in the history of the Qing Dynasty, and many people called him the First Emperor of the Ages. His wisdom and wisdom profoundly influenced future generations of kings. Many people say that the reason why Kangxi was chosen as the heir was not because of his talent, but because he had smallpox, and Empress Xiaozhuang also recommended it, so Kangxi successfully ascended to the throne.
Although there was some truth to this view, and Kangxi was also expected by everyone in the situation at that time, kangxi was not the best candidate for crown prince in the mind of the Shunzhi Emperor at the beginning, and the heir at that time in Shunzhi's mind was another prince.
Thirteen years after Shunzhi, the Shunzhi Emperor met a woman who changed her life, this woman is Dong Efei, although she is Manchu, but she has learned more Han culture since childhood, coupled with her appearance and talent are biased towards Han characteristics, and shunzhi Emperor has long been tired of the roughness of Mongolian women, and is more interested in Han culture, so the arrival of Dong Efei soon allowed Shunzhi to open his heart.
Regardless of the court etiquette, the Shunzhi Emperor quickly promoted Dong Efei several times in a short period of time, and less than half a year after entering the palace, Dong Efei, who was not yet pregnant, jumped to become an imperial concubine, Dong Efei was too lucky, and the Shunzhi Emperor even moved the idea of the second abolition for her, but this idea xiaozhuang naturally could not agree. Because if the emperor favored a concubine so much, it would make the imperial family become the laughing stock of the people overnight, and Dong Efei did not want to become the center of people's topics, so she rejected Shunzhi's proposal, and finally the plan after the abolition became a void, and Dong Efei was still an imperial concubine.
In the second year of entering the palace, Concubine Dong was lucky to give birth to a son, and the Shunzhi Emperor was overjoyed, saying in front of everyone: "This is my first son!" But in fact, before this son, the Shunzhi Emperor obviously had three sons, and when he said this, it was tantamount to treating this son as the eldest son, that is, the future crown prince, and the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military officials were in an uproar. Through the words of the Shunzhi Emperor, we have a clear understanding of the position of the son of Concubine Dong in the heart of the Shunzhi Emperor.
According to the order, Xuan Ye (Kangxi) was the third son of the Shunzhi Emperor, and the fourth son born to Concubine Dong was the fourth son of the emperor, that is, the younger brother of Kangxi. Unfortunately, this little prince did not grow up to be a person who could shoulder great responsibilities as the Shunzhi Emperor wished, and he died three months after his birth, and Concubine Dong Efei lost him before he could even think of a good name for his son.
The child is the flesh that fell from the mother's body, Dong Efei never smiled after losing the child, the Shunzhi Emperor posthumously named this son as the Prince of HeshuoRong, hoping that Dong Efei could be happy, but Dong Efei still did not pass this hurdle, and died of illness at a young age.
Whether it is from the perspective of Shunzhi's attitude toward the emperor's fourth son's biological mother, Concubine Dong, or the shunzhi emperor's attitude toward the fourth son of the emperor himself, if this son or, it must be the future heir, so Kangxi can not be the emperor.