The imperial succession of the feudal dynasty is full of deceit, and even fratricidal situations, in order to compete for the throne of the dragon chair that represents the supreme position in the world, too many people have lost their minds. As one of the dynasties with the peak development of the feudal dynasty, the inheritance of the imperial throne will naturally not be smooth, such as the Nine Sons Seizure Incident during the Kangxi Emperor.
Although the Yongzheng Emperor successfully ascended the throne in the battle for the throne, he also knew how cruel the infighting among the emperors was, so in order to prevent such things from happening again, the Yongzheng Emperor began to use the method of secretly establishing a crown prince to select the heir to the throne.
In front of the main hall of the Imperial Palace Qianqing Palace
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Behind the plaque is an edict with the heir to the throne, in addition, the emperor also hid a secret copy of it, and after the emperor's death, the ministers took out the edict behind the plaque and then checked it with the edict hidden next to the emperor, and only after verification was the heir finally determined.
Using this method, it can effectively reduce the internal friction of the emperor, but after the Xianfeng Emperor, the number of descendants of the Qing Emperor is relatively small, so the handover of the imperial throne is relatively smooth, and this secret reserve system has become dispensable. However, the ascension of the Daoguang Emperor after the Qianlong Emperor and the Jiaqing Emperor can be described as "three twists and turns", because the Jiaqing Emperor died "suddenly", and the ministers did not find the edict behind the plaque.
The Daoguang Emperor was the son of the first empress of the Jiaqing Emperor, and although he ranked second, due to the unfortunate early death of his brother, Daoguang was nominally the "eldest son".
Daoguang was clever and clever since childhood, diligent and studious, quite loved and recognized by his grandfather The Qianlong Emperor, once Qianlong took the 10-year-old Daoguang to hunt, did not expect that Daoguang actually shot an arrow at a buck, which made Qianlong very happy and rewarded Daoguang with a lot of things.
After Jiaqing ascended the throne, a riot organized by the people broke out, and the Tianli Sect, a team of hundreds of people, went all the way unimpeded, successfully invaded the imperial palace in the capital, and unscrupulously searched for the Jiaqing Emperor in the palace.
In fact, when the Tenrikyo Sect was preparing to launch a riot, it had already missed the wind, but the government turned a blind eye to this and treated the matter with an attitude of watching the "monkey play".
After the Tianli Sect invaded the palace, the ministers and eunuchs were frightened and stupid, and there was no strong resistance organized at all, at this time, the Daoguang Emperor, who was still the crown prince, heroically killed the enemy with the temporarily organized guards, and finally crushed the rebellion of the Tianli Sect. Daoguang's heroic performance has also won Jiaqing's praise and recognition, and his status in Jiaqing's heart has also plummeted.
The Jiaqing Emperor probably thought that he could live as long as qianlong and the Kangxi Emperor, but what he did not expect was that he himself would suddenly die in the Rehe Palace.
Although the Jiaqing Emperor died a little suddenly, the ministers did not panic at all, and jointly went to the qianqing palace plaque to get the edict, but when the ministers arrived at the Qianqing palace, they were collectively dumbfounded, and there was no edict behind the plaque!
At this time, not only the ministers panicked, but also Daoguang, although the ministers and himself thought that the Jiaqing Emperor would pass the throne to him, but without the endorsement of the edict, even if he succeeded in taking the throne, it would be unjustified. Just when the imperial court was helpless against this, a decree from the empress dowager ended the crisis and provided a strong guarantee for the Daoguang Emperor to inherit the throne.
In her will, the empress dowager praised Daoguang for being diligent and studious, and was deeply loved by emperor Xian, and supported Daoguang's ascension to the throne. In fact, this empress dowager was not Daoguang's biological mother, but the second empress of the Jiaqing Emperor, the third and fourth brothers of the Daoguang Emperor were her own sons, if the Jiaqing Emperor did not leave a letter of succession, support her own children to ascend to the throne, then the Qing Dynasty may have a cruel struggle for the throne.
In the beginning, in the absence of a succession edict, the empress dowager's power was too great to even influence the ownership of the throne, and in this case, Daoguang had even begun to secretly contact the army supporting him, preparing to seize the throne by force.
In fact, most of the ministers of the DPRK and China recognized the Daoguang Emperor, believing that Daoguang was the best candidate to inherit the unification, and the empress dowager was also well aware of this situation, and if she supported her own son to seize the throne, it would inevitably cause turmoil in the Great Qing Society, and she and her two sons would not have a good end, so the empress dowager finally chose to support Daoguang to ascend the throne.
Daoguang and the ministers did not expect that the empress dowager would do this, but the empress dowager's approach was also extremely wise, and she won the gratitude of the Daoguang Emperor, who was honored as the empress dowager after the Daoguang Emperor ascended the throne, and was honored for a lifetime. What is even more amazing is that it is said that a few days after the Daoguang Emperor ascended the throne, the "missing" edict was found in the Jiaqing Emperor's residence, and it was indeed said that the throne was passed to Daoguang.
However, how much credibility this statement is, people do not know. There is also a lot of speculation about the reason why the Jiaqing Emperor did not leave a will behind the plaque.
One theory is that the edict found in the jiaqing emperor's residence is true, and the reason why the jiaqing emperor did not put it behind the plaque was because he saw that the other sons were also very good and wanted to investigate it again, so he took it out.
Another theory is that in order to ensure the legitimacy of the Daoguang Emperor's ascension to the throne, the Daoguang Emperor and the empress dowager joined forces to make a play.
In fact, the edict found in the Jiaqing Emperor's residence was forged by the two men. However, no matter what kind of statement it is, it has no impact on the empress dowager herself and will not threaten her position, which shows the wisdom of the empress. 、
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