On December 20, 1722, kangxi, the best emperor of the Qing dynasty, died. During his 61-year reign, he removed Aobai and Ping San Francisco, recovered Taiwan, stabilized the Sino-Russian border, and under his rule, the total economic volume of the Qing Dynasty reached the world's first at that time, no matter from which aspect, Kangxi was a well-deserved "emperor of thousands of years".
After the death of Kangxi, the successor we all know was his fourth son, Ai Xinjueluo Yinchen, who later became the Yongzheng Emperor. Compared with his father Kangxi and his son Qianlong, Yongzheng was obviously inferior to the two of them in terms of ability, otherwise historians would not have directly ignored him and called that period "Kangqian's prosperous life" rather than "Kangyongqian's prosperous life".
Coupled with the popularity of Qing Palace dramas in recent years, some film and television dramas have undergone artistic processing, showing the audience "conspiracy theories" in a roundabout way, saying that the Yongzheng throne has not come right. In any case, according to the historical records, Kangxi did pass the throne to Yongzheng, and Yongzheng was also the best heir to the throne in his mind.
Then, if Kangxi did not pass the throne to Yongzheng, but to other princes. So will Yongzheng rebel? Historians have already explained this question, and the answer is eight words: let him oppose, he does not dare to oppose.
First of all, let's talk about Yongzheng's strength on the eve of Kangxi's death, he had many more famous courtiers under him, such as: Nian Qianyao, Li Wei, Yin Xiang, etc., but these people who followed him, only Nian Qianyao alone held military power in his hands. There is no doubt that it is impossible to think of a rebellion without sufficient military power.
However, in the 61st year of Kangxi, Kangxi appointed Nian Qianyao and Yanxin to take charge of the military affairs of the Qing Dynasty, and from this point of view, if it was not him who was appointed to succeed to the throne, Yongzheng seemed to have a chance to oppose. But even so, he still didn't have the guts.
Although Nian Qianyao controlled part of the country's military affairs, there was another person who also divided up a part of the military power, that is, the aforementioned Yanxin, plus Yongzheng's uncle Long Keduo was deeply rooted in the military and politics of the DPRK, and in terms of yongzheng and the peace and stability of the country, he would definitely choose the country. As for Yongzheng, he could be described as an "illiterate" in military terms, and he only had Nian Qianyao available under his command, and even if he was given a hundred guts, he did not dare to oppose.
Out of the surrounding environment, there is another point that Yongzheng does not dare to oppose, and there is social public opinion. Maybe everyone will think that they are dignified and afraid of public opinion? Once he became emperor, was public opinion still controlled by him? There is some truth to this statement, but for a Yongzheng who has been baptized by Confucian education since childhood, fame is very important. If Kangxi did not pass on him, he used military means to seize the throne, which not only rebelled against his father Kangxi, but also carried the charge of killing his brother.
The same history did not happen, on July 2, 626, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, personally killed his brother Li Jiancheng, and then forced his father Li Yuan to pass the throne to him. Who is Li Shimin? One of the most outstanding emperors in China's feudal history, he ruled the Tang Dynasty into the world's largest country at that time, but the coup was still a black spot in his life that was difficult to erase, and Yongzheng, who was familiar with history, would not be unaware of this.
Of course, the above remarks are based on the assumption that Kangxi did not pass the throne and Yongzheng, history has already happened, and Yongzheng still inherited the throne very smoothly. Although Yongzheng's actions during his reign could not be compared with Kangxi and Qianlong, looking at the entire feudal history, he could also be regarded as a qualified emperor.