The Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty are two dynasties that represent the end of China's feudal history, one before and one after, one from south to north, one from north to south, one Han and one Manchu. History textbooks say that the Ming Dynasty was the peak of absolutism and centralization in the feudal dynasty, and the subsequent Qing Dynasty was no less inferior, climbing the peak at the top. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty have completely different places, for example, in terms of diligence, whether the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is diligent or not depends entirely on the individual, but the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty has an institutional thing that forces the government to be diligent. On all sides, the Qing court achieved an extreme, so that people could not fault it. Originally a tasteless imperial meal in the world, the emperor who was tossed around because of safety was unwilling to eat, and it was just a formality, and the emperor's life was not good. However, why did the qing dynasty's pursuing princes want to be emperors?
The Qing Dynasty prince and the previous generation of Ming dynasty princes, treatment, walking, handling and other aspects are completely different things, if not jointly carry the identity of the prince, it is difficult to regard it as a category. The prince of the Ming Dynasty was the king of the domain, and when the prince of the capital reached a certain age and did not have the status of crown prince who had not inherited the unification, he had to be forcibly expelled from the capital and the domain, and he was not allowed to enter the capital and leave the fiefdom without the holy will, Zhu Dijing was difficult to call the empress, and even the mansion could not go out at will. The princes of the Ming Dynasty did not have real power in their hands, but they had a lot of money, and the degree of preferential treatment and political privileges were the best in the history of the dynasty.
Emperor Wanli's favorite prince, Zhu Changxun the Prince of Fu, could not be made crown prince to inherit the throne because of the opposition of his courtiers, so he had to go out of the capital to take the throne, and Wanli was distressed by this son, and rewarded him with 40,000 acres of good land at one time, and the six cabinet departments were frightened and had to go to the cabinet. Where is Wanli willing, not to set up a prince, and it is not okay to give some land compensation? Shangshu was dismissed outright. Zhu Changxun was a little embarrassed, and he asked for a half fold, but it was still 20,000 hectares, and there was not enough land in Henan, so he could not draw from HuguangShandong and other places. This is only the land of real estate, as well as the tea tax in Sichuan Province, the miscellaneous tax in Jiangdu and other places, 900,000 kilograms of Huai salt and so on. Everything was good, that is, he was not allowed to participate in politics, but he was also a rich and idle person, enjoying the first-class life at that time.
The qing princes were very envious of such a life, they
"Do not give land, do not come to the people, do not add counties", the mansion was built in the Beijing Division, "the crime of leaving the Beijing Division for sixty miles without a reason is the same as that of the Hundred Officials"
。 In addition, the land power under the name of the prince was allocated from the imperial palace, and the prince himself did not directly participate in the management, and there was no chance to seize the private land. And in the Qing Dynasty, except for the Iron Hat King, who made great contributions in the early days of the country, the titles of other princes were decreasing (naturally the treatment was also), not that it was still a prince passed to the concubine, or it was necessary to reduce the title. Therefore, in the Qing Dynasty, the princes, generally speaking, the sons of the clan after several generations, except for a yellow belt hanging from their waists (indicating the identity of the clan), were no different from ordinary people.
Each year the prince gave silver ten thousand two, the following sons 6,002, the county king 5,002, the eldest son 3,002, Belle 2,502, the Zhenguo Gong, the Auxiliary Duke 702 and the corresponding Lu rice.
It seems like a lot, but in fact, it is just a life of barely maintaining its own identity. Life was tight and I was often in debt.
In the past few years, the Qing Palace drama has become a big hit, so that many viewers have a carefree and happy life of the Qing Dynasty emperor. In fact, the Qing Emperor's harshness on the clan has reached the point of reaching the pinnacle of perfection, and compared with the Ming Dynasty, it is completely a heaven and a place. The princes of the Qing Dynasty, except for a few parts, were mostly rectified by the emperor, stripped of their titles to the point of being naked, imprisoned until they were imprisoned to death, and so on. The reason is that small things such as standing in the wrong position, handing over the ears, and lifting the wrong grid are everywhere, and most of the princes of the clan have been saddled with a lot of punishments. However, the qing dynasty princes had the right to participate in politics and had their own team, which was available in the central localities. There was also the fact that the Qing Dynasty did not follow the primogeniture system at that time, if there was an opportunity, the prince who had the pursuit would definitely be the emperor and turn over reasonably and legally to be the master.
Another point, can the qing dynasty princes be crowned kings? Of course not. The status of the prince's biological mother affected the crown prince's knighthood, and this unwritten rule was in place when the Later Jin had not yet entered the customs, and the prince and the prince were not so easy to mix, and it was common for the princes of belle, beizi, zhenguo, and fuguo. In terms of income, there are a variety of items: knighthood and rice, income from farms and mines, palace rewards, pawns and subsidies. The compulsory entry into the clan above the Auxiliary Duke is an extremely tedious and less important matter.
Therefore, when there is an opportunity to fight for the throne, the prince will never let go of such an opportunity, even if he can't fight for the throne, he can also find other princes to invest. After all, the prince may not be worthy, and when he is, he cannot live a leisurely life. So in the Kangxi Dynasty, why
"Nine Sons and Nine Wives"
All the princes have a little ability, they are not willing, they all want to turn over and be the master, so
"Forced"
Participate in such political struggles.