In the history of the feudal dynasty appeared a lot of prosperous and prosperous, for example, during the reign of the three emperors of Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong, there was a relatively prosperous time of more than a hundred years, which was the peak of the Qing Dynasty's rule, during which many reforms were carried out, the country became very strong, and the economy developed rapidly, but the most contributed to it was Yongzheng. Although he reigned for a relatively short time, he was a good transitioner, during which time he reformed the system of officials and handled affairs diligently every day, laying the foundation for later generations.
In 1723, his abilities were outstanding in several houses at the time, and he won the throne. On the surface, the country at that time was very strong, in fact, there were some crises hidden behind it, that is, after the late Kangxi grew older, he began to relax on things, resulting in those problems not being solved immediately, so after he inherited the position, he often dealt with these state affairs at night, and many official documents were recorded by him at night. He was emperor for only 13 years, but he carried out many reforms and formulated the land tax and other systems very well.
Both his father and son had gone on parades in the south and hunted in the north, but he had not, and he was a particularly diligent man, and even many people now praised his dedication. According to the records of the books, he did not like women, the number of concubines in the harem was not large, and he also formed a sharp contrast with several other emperors, played a major role in governing the country, and could be said to be one of the most diligent and loving emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Later, he suddenly fell seriously ill in Beijing, and seeing that he was about to die, he gathered several very important people to his side before leaving, and made arrangements in advance, including two princes and two important ministers, including the scholar Zhang Tingyu.
Yongzheng told these people that he had left two secret edicts in advance, and when he died, the four of them would open the first edict together to announce a new heir. Wait until the monarch takes the throne and then hand over another edict to the other side. After Yongzheng's death, in order to make the situation very stable, these ministers read the first edict in front of everyone according to his advance arrangements.
The main content in it was to make the fourth prince, that is, the later Qianlong, become the emperor, and later these people handed over the second suicide note left in advance to Qianlong's hands. After this new successor ascended the throne, he read out the contents of the edict, only to see that it said that the scholar Zhang Tingyu was a very loyal person who could give a lot of heavy responsibilities.
Another official, Ortai, was also highly praised, saying that he had the talent to govern the country and was a loyal minister, and these two people had a very high affection for the Qing Dynasty, after which the two people were able to enjoy the Taimiao Temple. From this last edict, it can be clearly understood that Yongzheng's meaning is that he left four useful talents for his son, and these people later became the pillars of governance. However, it is difficult to understand that in his letter, he put Zhang Tingyu, an official of the Han Dynasty, first, and put the Manchu Ortai in the back.
This was done to improve the status of this official, and in the old system of the previous Qing Dynasty, the manchus had a higher status than these Han officials, and he did this precisely to allow Zhang Tingyu to form a strong check on Ortai. As an old father, he spent a lot of thought when considering his son, and it was precisely because he planned in advance that Qianlong was able to ascend to the position very smoothly and ensured that the transition of power could be carried out safely and steadily. Later generations admired his wisdom and strategy when they saw this, because of his arrangements, his son sat on the throne for more than 60 years.