The seizure of the Ninth Son has always been a historical event that the Kangxi and Yongzheng dynasties are talking about. In this battle for the succession to the throne, the last to win was the original four brothers Yinchen, who were not valued by everyone, that is, the later Yongzheng Ye.
After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he ruthlessly suppressed his brothers who used to compete with him for the throne. In particular, the fate of the Eighth Brother and the Ninth Brother was the most tragic, not only was he stripped of his title, removed from the imperial family, and imprisoned for life, but even his name was changed to Pig dog by Yongzheng.
After Yongzheng's death, his son Qianlong succeeded to the throne. Qianlong's ascension to the throne was very smooth, and he did not experience the hardships of his father Yongzheng's struggle for concubines. When Qianlong was in power, he had a hobby and liked to rehabilitate people. He not only rehabilitated the ancestors of Dolgun, Duoduo, Hauge, and Aobai, but also rehabilitated Yuan Chonghuan, an enemy of the Qing Dynasty, and even rehabilitated his uncles who were vying for the throne with his father.
Qianlong released his uncles who were still alive, and the dead were posthumously knighted and rewarded their descendants. However, Qianlong rehabilitated all his uncles, but there was one exception, that is, his great uncle, the original great brother Yinzhen.
So, what exactly did big brother do wrong? Ling Qianlong did not dare to rehabilitate him, was it the most heinous crime?
Yin Zhen was the fifth son of Qianlong's grandfather, the Kangxi Emperor, and because the first four sons of Kangxi had died prematurely, Yin Zhen was regarded as the eldest son of the emperor, the eldest brother.
During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, he studied the customs of the Ming Dynasty and made the eldest son the crown prince. Although Yin Zhen was the eldest son, his mother Princess Nala was not an empress, which led to her not having the status of a concubine, so she was doomed to the throne. The Kangxi Emperor chose Empress Xiaochengren, son of Sony's granddaughter Hesheri, as crown prince.
If Yin Zhen is a mediocre person, perhaps he can settle for the status quo and walk his life with a cage. However, Yin Zhen is a person with certain abilities. The eldest brother was not only a beautiful man, but also had outstanding ability among the princes, and had accompanied Kangxi on expeditions or tours three times, and was very trusted by Kangxi.
Because he was the eldest son, the eldest brother had more opportunities to help Kangxi deal with things, and Yin's sense of superiority became heavier and heavier, which also made him have the idea of being the heir to the Kangxi Emperor's throne, and he had always been grumpy about Kangxi's own brother Yun Rong as the crown prince.
When it comes to fighting, the eldest brother is indeed capable. But when it comes to political power, the eldest brother is very young. Peering into the position of crown prince, it was not the eldest brother who wanted to overthrow the prince. Under the combined siege of the princes, the prince was eventually deposed.
Yun Rong fell, and Yin Yu was very happy and thought that he could take his place. In order to cut the grass and remove the roots, the eldest brother foolishly persuaded the Kangxi Emperor to kill Yun Rong in order to bring the law into order. Yin Zhen's impatient behavior made Kangxi very disgusted with him.
At this time, the third prince Yin Zhi took the opportunity to report that Yin Zhen had sought out a wizard to curse the prince. Enraged, Kangxi immediately deposed Yin and imprisoned him for life in his own mansion. At this point, the eldest brother's road to the concubine was completely defeated. Yin Was imprisoned in the high walls for twenty-six spring and autumn periods from the age of thirty-seven until Yongzheng died in the twelfth year, at the age of sixty-three.
In the second year after Qianlong ascended the throne, he rehabilitated the third uncle, the tenth uncle, and the fourteenth uncle. By the time Qianlong was forty-three years old, the eighth and ninth uncles were also rehabilitated. In the end, only the uncle was left unhabited.
Even the old eight that Yongzheng hated the most could be rehabilitated, so why did Qianlong not just rehabilitate Uncle Da, who did not have many contradictions and conflicts with Yongzheng? The author believes that the main reason stems from Qianlong's respect for Kangxi.
Although Qianlong's throne was passed to him by his father Yongzheng, he did not have much gratitude to Yongzheng. Moreover, after Qianlong came to power, a series of measures were almost everywhere contrary to Yongzheng, and at the beginning of his rise to power, he completely denied his father's concept of governing the country. The ministers whom Yongzheng reused ended up in qianlong's hands and ended up miserable.
For his grandfather Kangxi, Qianlong was very admiring and had deep feelings. Qianlong has always regarded Kangxi as his benchmark as an emperor, and Kangxi's concept of governing the country is also an example for Qianlong to learn, and the decisions made by Kangxi will be respected by Qianlong. At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, Qianlong said, "My grandfather reigned for sixty-one years, and I would never dare to surpass my grandfather." Therefore, after Qianlong ruled for sixty years, he ceded the throne to his son Jiaqing.
The punishments received by Qianlong's other uncles were all decided by Yongzheng. The punishment for his great uncle was made by Kangxi. Yongzheng's decision, Qianlong can completely negate. However, Kangxi's punishment of the grand prince Yin Zhen, Qianlong did not dare to disobey. Therefore, Qianlong could rehabilitate the other uncles, but he did not dare to rehabilitate the great uncle.