Just as the so-called: "birds are hidden with bows, rabbits are dead dogs cooked", this has been the case since ancient times, every emperor does not want his subordinates to be stronger than themselves, then it is not a threat to their own imperial power, because of this, how many courtiers of the lord of merit were tragically killed, such as Han Xin during the Han Dynasty, Liu Bowen and others during the Ming Dynasty, and Aobai, a famous minister during the Qing Dynasty.
Speaking of Aobai, we have to mention the Kangxi Emperor's wisdom to capture Aobai, he was also killed because he had the intention of plotting rebellion and rebellion, and the crime should be blamed, but it is said that Aobai holds 400,000 military power in the north, why did he directly replace the Kangxi Emperor by rebelling? What's the reason behind this?
Thinking of old feelings, I never wanted to rebel
First of all, as the elder of the three dynasties, Ao bai has experienced three generations of emperor Taiji, the Shunzhi Emperor, and the Kangxi Emperor, if he wants to rebel, why not implement it early, especially in the two generations of Shunzhi and Kangxi, these two people have unstable regimes during their reign, if they take advantage of the void, is it not the best opportunity, why does Aobai have to wait for the Kangxi Emperor to grow up, is this not to "raise" enemies for himself?
Moreover, during the Yongzheng period, the Yongzheng Emperor had re-examined the case through the information recorded by the previous dynasty and found that Ao Bai did not have the intention of rebellion, and finally rehabilitated zhaoxue for him, restored his title and official position, and his descendants were thus taken care of, combined with the performance of Ao Bai at that time, he was indeed arrogant, no one in sight, and he did not have much respect for the Kangxi Emperor, after all, the people were old ministers, highly respected, Kangxi was a fledgling boy in his eyes at that time, why should he put it in his eyes.
Having said that, Ke Aobai still had certain feelings for Kangxi, first, before the death of the Shunzhi Emperor, he appointed him as a minister of his life, trusted him, and hoped that he could assist the Kangxi Emperor in taking power, which was also a task entrusted to him, and secondly, Aobai was fighting for power and profit, but Kangxi also grew up a little bit in his eyes, for such a king who had seen the big from childhood, Aobai had some feelings, and if he hurt the killer, he really couldn't bear it.
Therefore, regardless of whether Ao bai had the intention of rebellion at that time, the mission entrusted by the former emperor and the loyalty to the monarch were still there, and there were also indescribable feelings for the little emperor Kangxi, even if he really had that thought and idea, he was not very willing to do so.
The domestic situation is delicate and there is no room for infighting
In addition to personal emotional factors, the situation facing the Qing Dynasty at that time was also very delicate, because at that time the Qing Dynasty had just entered the customs, the Shunzhi Emperor died young, the Kangxi Emperor succeeded to the throne at the age of eight, many people with malicious intentions were looking at the tiger, this time was definitely the best time to compete for the throne, if there were no four ministers who cared for the order, there was no Aobai town to live in the court, it was estimated that it would have become a pot of porridge long ago, so it was not easy to make a big move to see Ao Bai in this way.
The second is the northern Shanhaiguan and Wu Sangui this powerful force, originally he was a traitor during the Ming Dynasty, turning to the Qing Dynasty is also to find a way to survive, to say that he is loyal to the Qing Dynasty is certainly impossible, not to mention that he is still Han, the Qing Dynasty as a Manchu regime into the Central Plains, he is definitely unwilling, sooner or later one day he will take the opportunity to seize power.
If at this time Ao Bai raised an army to rebel and forcibly expelled the Kangxi Emperor from the throne, then the Qing Dynasty, which was already unstable, would inevitably face great turmoil, and if it could be controlled, a slight difference would let Wu Sangui steal his family from behind, this is not a waste of previous achievements, such a situation is not what Ao Bai wants to see, how to say that he is also a Manchu, this kind of practice that endangers the nation because of his own selfishness must not be chosen.
Thinking about it, the most important thing for Ao Bai to do is to stabilize the Qing Dynasty regime at the moment and temporarily assist the Kangxi Emperor, even if Wu Sangui has the intention of rebellion, there are Ao Bai and other people sitting in the town, forgive him can not do anything, and besides, in case one day Wu Sangui is a Qing soldier who rebels or establishes himself as a king, you must know that his army is not in the minority.
As the founding hero of the Qing Dynasty, he was divided into kings of the clan, with a certain degree of autonomy, recruiting soldiers and buying horses is not a problem, such an obstacle is not the first Qing Dynasty but first infighting, this is not to give Wu Sangui the opportunity to create mantises to catch cicadas, and the yellow bird is in the back.
He is an extremely popular subject, and his merits are high in ancient times
The last point of Ao Bai's reluctance to rebel is that although Ao Bai has an army of 400,000, many of them are the Eight Banner Army, which was single-handedly established during the Emperor Taiji period, and they are extremely loyal to the royal family and swear allegiance to the Ai Xin Jue Luo family.
On the surface, Aobai had military power, but if there was a real fight, these Eight Banner Army would not necessarily be dispatched by people from the Guarjia clan, and if they were not good, they would also turn against the water to the Kangxi Emperor, after all, he was the orthodox emperor, even if he was young, his status was there, who dared to commit crimes and rebel.
There is also the court, Empress Xiaozhuang also continues to expand her power, secretly competing with Ao bai for power, there are also many officials who are still loyal to the Kangxi Emperor, Ao Bai wants everyone to respect him as the emperor, so it is unlikely, not to mention the situation at that time, there is Empress Xiaozhuang, Ao Bai can not easily seize the throne, if you tear your face, it is not necessarily who wins and who loses, after all, Behind Empress Xiaozhuang is the Borzigit family, they will also stand on the united front with the Kangxi Emperor because of their own interests.
In fact, Ao Bai is already an extremely popular subject, in the whole court, in addition to the emperor is his biggest, and then there is no big difference, the emperor's throne is good, but at the same time there are huge risks.
If he succeeds in becoming emperor, he is not well recognized by the people, the crime of usurping power and usurping the throne must be on his head, if he fails, the result will undoubtedly be even worse, as the reputation of the elders of the three dynasties will be destroyed, not only will he not be admired by the people, but he will also be spurned by people, and Ao Bai is also old, so it is certainly not good not to do something that is not sure.
Perhaps it is precisely because of his extraordinary power and status that he is more and more rampant, not to put the Kangxi Emperor in his eyes, which also makes Kangxi resentful, mistakenly thinking that he wants to pull himself off the throne and replace him, so when Kangxi grows up and settles everything down, he immediately finds his grandmother Empress Xiaozhuang, and comes to a trick to capture Aobai, so Aobai is executed by Kangxi in a confused way, and he did not expect that his name was calculated by a descendant.
epilogue
Although the Yongzheng Emperor rehabilitated him in later generations, but so what, he still failed to have a good reputation, he bullied hundreds of officials during the official period, ignored the emperor, cheated for personal gain, and embezzled the law, these are all evidence to follow, some things can not be washed white after all, Ao Bai such an ending is no wonder to others, can only be said to be self-inflicted, can not live, if he acts in a low-key manner, knows how to advance and retreat, can take good care of Kangxi's face, he will not end up with such a tragic end.
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