The Qing Dynasty is the last feudal dynasty of China's feudal dynasty, the Kangqian prosperous era that posterity praises is the most prosperous period of the Qing Dynasty, as the only dynasty that is not ruled by the Han People, the history of the Qing Dynasty has always been covered with a thin veil of mystery in the eyes of the world, for the doubts in the Qing Dynasty Imperial Palace, there have always been many history lovers flocking to it, wanting to break through the fog in ancient literature to find the truth.
Since Qin Shi Huang founded the emperor system in 221 BC, the emperors of ancient China have had supreme power, "under the whole world, mo fei wang tu; the coast of the land, mo fei wang chen", the Qing Dynasty in order to consolidate the absolute monarchy, but also pushed the imperial power to the peak.
Imperial court disputes, imperial power struggles, Kangxi once secretly ordered men to accompany the funeral? Who is this man for? What kind of driving role did it play in the imperial struggle?
On his deathbed, the man was buried
In 1722, this was the sixty-first year of Kangxi's reign, at this time it was already the ninth cold winter, looking at the Tai Doctor who came to Changchun Garden every day to ask for pulse, Kangxi already knew in his heart that he was terminally ill and had run out of time.
Thinking back on his life, capturing Aobai, leveling San Francisco, and recovering Taiwan... As an emperor, I was exhausted and exhausted for daqing, and now I was lying on a hospital bed with my hands unable to lift my shoulders and carry them, and I could not approve even the folds, perhaps, I was about to be liberated.
Although he could not get up, his mind was always clear, and all he was thinking about was his own posthumous affairs: they all said that it was easy to fight the country and the mountains and difficult to defend the country, and who should guard this huge territory? Can he hold on?
After experiencing the tragic situation of deposing the crown prince twice and taking the concubine of the ninth son, Kangxi's heart was also full of desolation, but the imperial industry was arduous, and only the winner of the struggle for power of the sons was eligible to inherit the throne, but now the forces in the DPRK and China were intertwined, and if there was no more measures, if there was chaos in the government and the opposition after his death, I am afraid that even this country and mountains would be surrendered to people.
After thinking about it all night, Kangxi understood that for a new emperor who had just ascended to the throne, the support of the ministers was the key to the foundation of imperial power, and he made up his mind to choose a right and left arm for the future crown prince in advance.
Although there are many people, there are only a few who can meet the conditions.
First of all, this person must have enough authority to manage the courtiers well for the newly succeeded crown prince, and at the same time be loyal enough to avoid the unstable foundation of the succession from seizing power without authorization.
Who should I choose? Kangxi was chosen among a number of ministers, and finally took a fancy to Nian Qianyao and Long Keduo.
Nian Qianyao was a famous general who was very much appreciated by Kangxi, born into a family of official eunuchs, Scholars, han army with yellow flags, his father was the inspector of Hubei, his brother served as a waiter in the Ministry of Works, the inspector of Guangdong, and his sister was married to the prince of the fourth Brother Yong, and he also married the daughter of mingzhu, a scholar of the dynasty, mingzhu was the Naran character who wrote "If life is only like the first sight, what is the autumn wind sad painting fan".
The whole family was an official in the dynasty, and the younger sister married the Prince of Yong and was even closer to the royal family, and with the blessing of identity and the rebellion in many parts of the country in those years, Nian Qianyao was promoted by Kangxi and embarked on the road of military generals, and became a heavy subject in the middle of the dynasty.
Look at the other person Long Keduo, as the younger brother of Empress Xiaoyiren, he has been in contact with him since the fourth brother was a child, and he is called "uncle" by the fourth brother, and the long time together has made Long Keduo have more elderly love for the four brothers, no matter how the storm in the DPRK, the heart is always biased towards Yin Chan.
Both were important courtiers, and Ronkodo's two sisters were also married to the Kangxi Emperor, and the career of Longkodo, who was deeply favored by the emperor, naturally went smoothly, and was promoted to a first-class bodyguard by the Kangxi Emperor in 1688 AD, and then became the deputy capital of Mongolia under the Zhenglan Banner.
Since entering the army, it has been rising step by step, which is not difficult to see that Kangxi treats Longkeduo differently and favors him, and even when he appointed Longkeduo as the commander of the infantry, he almost handed over the safety of the entire capital to Longkeduo, but he was so trusting, why did he finally issue a decree to ask him to accompany him to the funeral?
Roncodo's sister
"Three thousand harem beauties", the concubines in the Kangxi harem can be described as colorful, such a vast team, if you arrange a family banquet, it is estimated that the whole room is not satisfied.
Speaking of Kangxi's harem, we have to mention one person- Empress Xiaogongren Wuyashi, that is, Yongzheng's birth mother.
Since ancient times, emperors have been sentimental, and Kangxi is no exception.
He had four empresses in his lifetime, of which only Uya was honored after Yongzheng ascended the throne. So who is this Uya clan? Why wasn't he crowned empress dowager by the Kangxi Emperor?
The emperor's selection of concubines is not like us ordinary people who talk about love to see the appearance and talk about the three views, but more importantly, the family background behind the concubines, in order to consolidate political power.
The great-grandfather of the Wuya clan was the founding hero of the Qing Dynasty, and the ancestors had made great military achievements, and they could also be regarded as a former courtier and Manchu Qing magnate, but later the family declined, and the father of the Wuya clan was only a five-pin warrior.
Despite his humble origins, Wu Ya was selected by Kangxi at the age of fourteen to participate in the imperial court draft, and a few years later gave birth to the crown prince Yin Chan, later the Yongzheng Emperor.
It is reasonable to say that after being pregnant in October, it was difficult to successfully give birth to an heir in the deep palace, and the Uya clan should love the eldest son more, but the reality is the opposite, the Uya clan is more partial to his younger son Yin Yu, and even after the fourth brother took the throne, she was very annoyed, she thought that this throne should belong to the younger son, but why was the Uya clan so eccentric?
Uyashi finally gave birth to her own son after many hardships, and since then there is a glimmer of hope in life in the deep palace, she looks forward to growing up with her son, looking at the baby's cheeks, Uyashi unconsciously loves.
Born as a mother, Wu Ya clan naturally wanted to be able to raise her own hands, but the harem was extremely important, and the concubines with low rank were not eligible to raise even if they gave birth to a prince, she was the same, so Yongzheng was raised by the then Empress Xiaoyiren Tong Jiashi from birth, and Empress Xiaoyiren Tong Jiashi was Longkeduo's sister, so what was the relationship between Yongzheng and Longkeduo? What role did Ronkodo play in the struggle for concubines before Yongzheng succeeded to the throne?
Pro-government power grab, young son of heaven
If you ask who single-handedly pushed the Qing Dynasty to its peak, people must have an emperor in their minds- Kangxi.
In the tenth year of the Qing army's entry into the pass, this proud son of heaven was born on May 4, 1654, the third child of the Shunzhi Emperor, and his mother was only an ordinary concubine of the Han dynasty, Tong Shi.
When he was seven years old, a disease called smallpox was prevalent in the imperial palace, a highly contagious disease that was difficult to cure, and unfortunately, Kangxi was infected with this disease.
Ancient medical conditions were not developed, and in the face of such a difficult to cure disease, they could only fry the prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor every day and drink the bitter medicine one bite at a time.
Kangxi lay on the bed like this for a long time and looked out the window, the maid next to him was not even willing to step into the door except to get a change of clothes for himself, and the people in the palace avoided themselves like monsters, I don't know how much time it will be, it has been a long time since I saw my father.
Almost everyone gave up on him, but fortunately, his mother never gave up on her hopes, and in this huge palace, her mother became the only reliance of young Kangxi.
After Kangxi contracted smallpox, his mother, Tong, spent all day in front of the bed, comforting her son, who was suffering from the disease. I don't know how many nights I secretly shed tears, praying that my son's condition would recover as soon as possible. Perhaps it was the sincerity of aizi's heart that touched the heavens, and the emperor did not pay off, Kangxi's condition finally improved, and after healing, he only left a small rash on his face.
As an unfavored prince who was very likely to become a fish and meat under the knife of others, Kangxi realized that he could no longer let his father ignore him, so how could he get the attention of his father?
Watching his father worry about the affairs of the imperial court all day, Kangxi gradually had thoughts in his heart, only if he was strong enough, could he share the worries of his father and emperor, and could he get the approval of his father.
Don't forget your original intention, you have to be consistent. Kangxi was appreciated by the Shunzhi Emperor for his outstanding ability, and when he was eight years old, that is, in the eighteenth year of Shunzhi, the Shunzhi Emperor contracted smallpox and was bedridden, and Kangxi was appointed as the heir to the throne.
In the same year, the Shunzhi Emperor died, and Kangxi ascended to the throne in a dragon robe.
How should the young Kangxi emperor control the courtiers when he first ascended the throne? The imperial power was suppressed, and the imperial court was full of dangers, so how should Kangxi balance the forces of all sides?
Parents are always thinking about their children, and Shunzhi is no exception.
Considering that Kangxi was too young to succeed to the throne, the Shunzhi Emperor issued a testament before his death, appointing four people to assist him, Soni, Suksaha, Shubilong, and Aobai.
He wanted his son's pro-government road to go smoother, but he never expected that many years later, the Ao Baihui power among the auxiliary ministers would fall to the opposition and become the biggest stumbling block on Kangxi's pro-government road.
As one of the four auxiliary ministers hand-picked by the Shunzhi Emperor, Aobai was the most backward in age and battle achievements, but he was not willing to be followed by others and wanted to overstep his position and seize power.
Originally, the four auxiliary ministers restrained each other, but there was no great chaos, but the first assistant Sony was old and weak, and he was already powerless against the affairs of the government and the opposition, and he was timid and afraid of things, and did not dare to argue with them, and in the end, only Suksaha and Aobai were left among the four auxiliary ministers to compete for power in the court.
The contradictions between the two men are increasing day by day, the division of interests is becoming more and more distinct, and the forces on both sides often fight each other because of the land issue, resulting in the surrounding people having no land to cultivate, which seriously affects the revenue and expenditure of the national treasury.
Kangxi all saw these behaviors of endangering the country by only fighting for power and profit, but in the face of such a powerful opponent, he had no chance of winning in his hands, and after analyzing the pros and cons, he chose to hide and wait for the opportunity.
Controlling the huge power of the government and the opposition, Aobai naturally refused to give up his hard-won position easily, looking at his imperious appearance, Kangxi tried his best to endure his anger, and he could only end up with a jade and stone burning.
How do you get rid of Aobai and regain your own power?
Kangxi sent people to secretly select strong teenagers among the Manchu nobles, practice wrestling every day and serve as their personal bodyguards, making Ao bai think that this was just a child's trick to take lightly.
During a routine summons on the day, Ao Bai was stopped by the minister and put down his weapon into the temple, and when he sat down on the chair specially customized for him by Kangxi, more than a dozen guards flocked to the ground and threw Ao Bai to the ground, at this point, the young Tianzi Kangxi regained the power of pro-government and began his glorious era.
Quell the rebellion and cut the domain, and govern the country and the country
Kangxi was called the First Emperor of the Ages by later generations, what exactly did he do to make him famous in history?
In November 1673, Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi who was guarding Yunnan, Shang Zhixin, the king of Pingnan who was guarding Guangdong, and Geng Jingzhong, the king of Jingnan, who was guarding Fujian, launched armed rebellions throughout most of China, known in history as the "Rebellion of the Three Domains".
This rebellion wu Sangui had been plotting for a long time, and the Qing army was gradually defeated and retreated, and it took only a few months to occupy many provinces. But why is Wu Sangui so well prepared? How should Kangxi turn the tide and quell the rebellion?
After Aobai's death, the first thing Kangxi did after he pro-government was to ask Wu Sangui to hand over the power of governor of the southwest region and be appointed by the imperial court.
It is said that the new official took office with three fires, but Kangxi's operation Wu Sangui really did not understand, just after Kangxi rejected Shang Zhixin's application to attack the lord, he ordered the direct revocation of the Pingnan domain, this time, Wu Sangui finally figured out the situation, Kangxi wanted to cut the domain.
The elite soldiers in their hands could not say to give, Wu Sangui did not want to give up the glory and wealth in front of him and go home to farm.
Just after Kangxi agreed to Wu Sangui's false application to withdraw his domain, Wu Sangui raised an army in Yunnan while contacting the old ministries of all parties to rebel together.
Just when Kangxi was anxious about the military situation, the news of Wu Sangui's "death" came from the capital. Kangxi was not happy in his heart, and he unconsciously read it out with the fold in his hand: Wu Sangui had a "stroke" disease, which was finally ineffective after several treatments, and died late at night on August 18.
After quelling the "San Francisco Rebellion", Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief, but problems left over from history followed.
Because the Qing Dynasty was dominated by ethnic minorities in the Central Plains, it was indispensable to the bloody suppression of the Han nationality in the early days of its establishment, which made the confrontation between the Manchu and Han ethnic groups at that time very serious.
Kangxi knew in his heart that the antagonism of the nationalities could easily cause the country to split, so what should he do to turn the gang into a jade veil?
After several nights of contemplation, Kangxi finally figured out a path that could ease the relationship between the two ethnic groups.
After working hard to resolve the sharp ethnic contradictions, he turned his attention to the frontier and successively carried out a series of military operations such as reunifying Taiwan and resisting Tsarist Russia.
After decades of hard work, the Qing Dynasty finally achieved the unification of the sea and the centralization of power was further strengthened.
The ninth son took the concubine and was buried with a secret will
Since ancient times, the struggle for the throne of the emperor has been brothers killing each other and killing each other, how did Yongzheng stand out from the crowd of princes to seize the throne?
Originally, after the crown prince was deposed, the Eight Brothers Yin yu was originally the most likely candidate to be made crown prince.
In the eyes of others, The Eight Brothers were corporals, kind and capable, and soon gathered a large number of supporters in the court.
Seeing that the DPRK and China had such great support for themselves, Brother Baba was secretly happy in his heart, and this prince's position was determined to be won.
But the companion of the king is like a companion of the tiger, how can the emperor's mind guess thoroughly, Kangxi saw that the voice of the eight brothers in the court was so high, and there was some jealousy in his heart, and finally the position of crown prince fell to the seemingly unambitious Yin Chan.
After establishing the crown prince, Kangxi thought about the day when he died, who would help the prince clean up the mess in this court, and how to ensure Roncodo's loyalty to the new king?
After being summoned by Kangxi, Long Keduo issued a secret will: to accompany the Kangxi Emperor to the funeral.
How stunned long ke who received the holy will was, thinking that he was still in a good year, his career had not yet come to an end, so many glorious and rich, and the wealth of the family had not enjoyed enough, how could he end his life in vain to give Kangxi a funeral.
But the holy will could not be violated, and the resistance was to kill without forgiveness, and after a moment's hesitation, Roncodo still accepted the holy will.
How do you save your life?
On the way back from the palace, Roncodo had been wondering where his way out was, and now it seemed that the only one who could change the emperor was the Fourth Prince Argon.
Coincidentally, the fourth brother was worried about how to win people's hearts at that time, at this time Long keduo sent a request to the door, looking at his identity and family power, the fourth brother naturally would not easily refuse, but he thought that his identity as a prince could not intercede for the life and death of the minister at will, so he repeatedly asked Roncodo whether he had committed some unforgivable crime, if he accidentally provoked the emperor's displeasure, maybe all his efforts would be burned.
Hearing that the fourth brother had been asking questions, Roncodo was also very depressed, and he couldn't say why.
He was careful in the dprk, at least there was no handle in the hands of others, otherwise he would not have come to where he is today, so Long Keduo was really a little confused about Kangxi's funeral instructions.
After much deliberation, the four brothers still went to see Yongzheng and carefully interceded for Roncodo.
On the way to the main hall, countless thoughts sprang up in the mind of the fourth brother, originally thinking that Kangxi would be angry, but he did not expect to see Kangxi sitting on a high place in a good mood after some intercession, and he waved his hand to revoke this martyrdom holy will, and even issued another holy will to promote Long Keduo to be the minister of life.
Seeing the Kangxi Emperor's reaction, Prince Yong instantly understood that this was his father sending him loyal subjects.
The tragic ending is self-inflicted
In the sixty-first year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor died, and the Prince of Yong ascended the throne at the behest of the Secret Emperor and changed the name of the country to Yongzheng, thus starting the Yongzheng Dynasty.
Long keduo contributed a lot, and at this time Yongzheng knew the cleverness of his father. However, Roncodo has been rich and prosperous for a long time, and after all, it is corrupt.
Originally, remembering that Roncodo had made a lot of contributions to consolidating imperial power, Yongzheng turned a blind eye to his behavior of buying and selling official positions and amassing wealth, but he did not expect that Roncodo was more arrogant because of Yongzheng's tolerance, and after several times, Yongzheng gradually developed the idea of getting rid of Roncodo.
Considering Longkeduo's identity and the kangxi emperor's instructions, Yongzheng did not directly sentence Longkeduo to death, but imprisoned him, deprived him of his personal freedom, and then repeatedly blamed his family.
During his imprisonment, Roncodo heard bad news about his family and his health deteriorated, and finally died of depression in the forbidden place during the sixth year of Yongzheng.
And Nian Qianyao, who had made great achievements in battle and was an extremely popular minister, was also condemned by Yongzheng himself to ninety-two major crimes, was it really a heinous crime to kill people and destroy his mouth? Or "cunning rabbits die, lackeys cook; birds are exhausted, good bows are hidden."
postscript
During the Kangxi Emperor, the longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history, he created the situation of the prosperous kangqian, a wise monarch, a great statesman, and some people called it "the first emperor of thousands of years".
He ascended the throne at the age of eight and pro-government at the age of fourteen, and when he was a teenager, he eliminated his powerful subject Ao Bai and took sole control of the imperial power. Later, he pacified San Francisco, recovered Taiwan, absorbed the culture of the Central Plains, developed the national economy, and completed the great cause of reunifying China and making the country rich and the people strong.
Kangxi's life was full of legends, as his son The Yongzheng Emperor commented: Shengzu reigned for sixty-two years, was benevolent and frugal, diligent and loved the people, Qian Gang was in his hands, and he had a total of tens of thousands, while Wende Martial Arts surpassed three generations, and lasted for a long time, which had never been seen in ancient times.
Resources:
New Legend: Why Kangxi Let a Man Be Buried Before He Died
February River Anthology: The Kangxi Emperor
Sanlian Mingshan: Kangxi Prosperity and Imperial Heart Technique