If Kangxi could pass the throne to him, the Qing Dynasty might become a superpower, and the Eight-Nation Alliance would probably not be an opponent
Yongzheng was well aware of Yin Xiang's ability and personality during the conquest, and when Yongzheng executed and imprisoned the brothers involved in the conquest after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, Yinxiang was directly named the Prince of Heshuoyi in order to help him handle government affairs, which shows the importance Yongzheng attaches to Yinxiang.
Ai Xin jueluo Yinxiang was the thirteenth child of the Kangxi Emperor, and when the princes participated in the brutal battle of the concubines, the unmoved YinXiang appeared marginalized, so YinXiang, who had no ambition, and Yin Chan, who called himself an idle man, were particularly sympathetic to each other, but the fact was that Yin Chan's self-proclamation was only lowering the vigilance of his brothers, and was actually very concerned about the succession to the throne.
On November 13, 61, the Kangxi Emperor died of illness in Changchun Garden in the northern suburbs, and Yin Chan succeeded him as Yongzheng, and in an instant, a bunch of government affairs on armaments and finances left by Kangxi in his lifetime fell on Yongzheng's shoulders.
After Yongzheng ascended the throne, YinXiang was made the Prince of Heshuoyi, so most of the difficult and complicated matters accumulated in the last years of the Kangxi Dynasty were handled by YinXiang. Yin Xiang is well aware of the heavy task, so he never slackens, he changed the cumbersome accounting in the past, adopted a prescribed time limit and punishment system, and over a period of time thousands of old cases were clearly handled.
Under Yin Xiang's conscientious inspection of the accounts, it was found that millions of accounts had been lost in previous years, and the deficit accounts were made up by the ministers who had embezzled this huge amount of money in the DPRK, and in addition, the emperor was asked to show no mercy to the relatives of the emperor who caused the deficit in this account, resulting in some imperial brothers who were directly related to this matter selling their property to make up for the accounts.
Under Yin Xiang's careful governance, the unhealthy trend in the DPRK and China gradually decreased. It can be seen from this that Yin Xiang's ability to engage in politics coexists with his sense of responsibility for the country and the people, and there is no doubt that he is the mainstay of the DPRK and the central government, and it is also the needle of the sea god in Yongzheng's heart.
In the third year of Yongzheng, the people became unsatisfactory due to the wanton floods, and crops, livestock, dry food and other food and economic resources began to be scarce, Yongzheng saw the situation and immediately summoned Yin Xiang to discuss solutions with him, and decided to let Yin Xiang be responsible for the treatment of farmland and floods.
After two seasons of fieldwork by Yin Xiang, he began to lead the people to repair the embankments, introduce floodwaters into the sea, build ditches to prevent floods from erupting, and finally set up floodgates for these channels, so that the waters could be used directly to water the farmland. In the harvest season, because the irrigation of the river water in the areas that have been damaged by the flood is vigorous, the crops are thriving and very fresh, and this scene is Yin Xiang's personal experience and ingenuity.
Yin Xiang's help to the Yongzheng Dynasty has a detailed historical record, for example, he was named the "Iron Hat King" by Yongzheng En for the stabilization of jiangshan, and was the ninth "Iron Hat King" in the history of the Qing Dynasty. It can be seen that Yin Xiang is not only not as incompetent as he thinks he is, but also has extraordinary ability.
In some cross-over dramas, the audience learned that Yin Xiang had been "imprisoned" by Kangxi for about ten years, so that the audience subconsciously thought that Yin Xiang was not loved by Kangxi, but in fact, Kangxi was very concerned about Yin Xiang's life, and the "captivity" spread on the Internet was nothing to do in the house.
After all, when Yin Xiang was a child, he followed Kangxi around, even before Kangxi died, he said that Yin Xiang was a "hero king" and liked him very much, so the so-called Kangxi did not like Yin Xiang in the drama and some novels was not credible, but Yin Xiang's historical records in that decade were too few to be misrepresented.
However, the reason why Kangxi passed the throne to Yongzheng and not to Yinxiang may be able to guess, Kangxi also said before his death that Yinxiang's temperament did not know how to be flexible, and if he inherited the throne, he would probably break into a catastrophe, so this is also a way for Kangxi to protect Yinxiang.
Yin Xiang's ability is not only reflected in government affairs, but also very accurate in appreciating talents. For example, Nian Xiangyao, who had been galloping on the battlefield all his life, Yongzheng had used Nian Qianyao very much, but because of Nian Qianyao's temperament, Yongzheng was shaken, and Yin Xiang listened to Yongzheng's concerns and said: "In the matter of military service, since Nian Qianyao has been appointed, he should listen to his dedication to the way before he can quickly perform skin skills."
Under the persuasion of Yin Xiang, Yongzheng also relaxed his heart and let Nian Qianyao pacify Qinghai, and Nian Qianyao led the Qing army to pacify Qinghai Lobzang Danjin and made battle achievements. However, because Yongzheng really did not like Nian Qianyao to be a weifu in private in the DPRK, he did not put anyone in his eyes, and more seriously, he cultivated private forces and colluded with gangs.
In the end, in December of the third year of Yongzheng, he was stripped of his official title, listed ninety-two major crimes, and ordered him to commit suicide. Perhaps Yin Xiang would cautiously reuse Nian Tangyao to help himself calm the country, rather than choosing to suddenly give death like the alert Yongzheng.
Taking the historical data of the later Eight-Nation Alliance that led to the demise of the Qing Dynasty, in the early Kangxi Dynasty, western missionaries arrived, and also introduced a lot of Western culture, yongzheng still did not face foreign culture after he ascended the throne, and only cared about western cars, glasses and other fresh playthings.
The delicate Yin Xiang has already studied the Western red-clad cannons, he ordered the creation of ten "Weiyuan General" iron cannons, but after manufacturing, but did not meet his ideals and improve, it can be seen that he should not be underestimated in weapons manufacturing, if Yongzheng also has such an awareness, he will not lag behind the Western countries in all aspects.
In addition, the ideological imprisonment during the Reign of Yongzheng was very strict, such as the horrific six "literal prison" massacres, killing several people can be described as cold-blooded and ruthless. If Yin Xiang, who is replaced by a wise man, does not kill innocents at will, does not indiscriminately praise the "prison of words", and finds out the problem and then deals with it fairly and selflessly, he will certainly be deeply loved by the ministers of the imperial court and the people.
Therefore, if Kangxi had chosen to believe in Yin Xiang's strength, perhaps history would have been rewritten. Yin Xiang's strategic foresight and single-mindedness for the country and the people both made it clear that he was more suitable for inheriting the throne, and under his rule, the Qing Dynasty's unhealthy atmosphere of closing off the country might be opened, learning advanced Western technology to forge powerful weapons, so that the subsequent Eight-Power Alliance invasion of China could be suppressed, rather than being helpless like Zhengshi, turning the Qing government into a "foreigner's court".
However, these are also imaginations, and the focus must be on Yin Xiang's physical condition. In the fourth year of Yongzheng due to overwork and serious illness, resulting in bedridden for more than four months before barely recovering, Yongzheng could not avoid the pain of Yin Xiang, who was so weak and still insisted on serving the imperial court, so he often personally went to comfort Yin Xiang after his illness and found the best doctor to treat him, but in the eight years of Yongzheng, Yin Xiang could not escape the torture of the disease.
