In the sixty-first year of Kangxi, as he grew older, he was already unwell, and after experiencing the "Dead Eagle Incident", Emperor Kangxi was finally bedridden, and died shortly after making some arrangements.
At the same time, all the elder brothers in the capital, in order to seize the throne, have long been secretly planning and looking forward to the arrival of this day. However, although Emperor Kangxi died in danger on the night, and all the brothers also tried their best, in the end, the fourth Yinzhen still lived up to his trust and successfully inherited the throne.
The reason for this, in addition to the favor of Emperor Kangxi and the best assistance of the group of people under him, is actually inseparable from the assistance of the undercover agent he placed next to Emperor Kangxi, so what is going on?
Yang Jiaofeng talks about the series of articles on "Yongzheng Dynasty": No wonder Yongzheng was able to ascend the throne smoothly, do you see who was placed as an undercover agent by Emperor Kangxi's side? ?
One
We also talked about it from the perspective of Emperor Kangxi, and before he died, he made the following arrangements:
first saw through the truth of the "Dead Eagle Incident", and also knew that it was Lao Bayinyu who was making trouble, but based on the form of maintaining stability, he did not thoroughly investigate the matter, but took a downplayed treatment.
Of course, we have also talked about the strangeness of the "Dead Eagle Incident", and we seriously suspect that the old fourteenth Yinyu gave a prediction to the old eight. After all, if he does not return to Beijing, the throne has nothing to do with him, and only by taking advantage of the chaos to return to Beijing can he have the possibility of seizing the throne.
Subsequently, Emperor Kangxi even deposed the repetition and asked the emperor to appoint the fourth old Yinzhen as the prince's abolished prince teacher Wang Luo. Even the old four Yinzhen, the old eight Yinzhen, as well as the ministers Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi were also dismissed, and the reason is also very interesting:
"I bowed to disobey the peace, and the state affairs were troublesome, but I didn't expect that the fourth son of the emperor, Prince Yong, the eighth son of the emperor, Prince Lian Yinzhen, and the ministers of the study, Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi, behaved at a loss, feared about things, and deeply disappointed ...... of me."
This move also disappointed the fourth Yinzhen, and once felt that the two arrangements of Emperor Kangxi were completely paving the way for the old fourteenth Yinzhen, and the throne was not related to him.
Of course, Emperor Kangxi's reason for doing this, on the one hand, is just like Wu Sidao's analysis. This is the emperor's painstaking work, to prevent the princes from ganging up, so that after the new emperor ascends the throne, he will eliminate dissidents and start killing. And if these ministers are removed from their official positions, they will avoid being labeled as a certain party, and they will be more loyal when the new emperor ascends the throne and then exerts favors.
However, I Yang Jiaofeng thinks that there is also a fear that they will abuse their power by removing them from their posts at this juncture.
Two
Since Emperor Kangxi's candidate is the fourth Yinzhen, in order to ensure that he can ascend the throne smoothly and not be criticized, there are more corresponding arrangements:
For example, it is implied that Wang Luo got rid of Zheng Chunhua, yes, Wang Luo has long been labeled as a waste prince teacher. It is natural and reasonable for him to avenge his apprentice, so as to get rid of Zheng Chunhua. Who let this woman hurt Prince Yinren not only lost his reputation, but also lost his freedom, and he will never be the emperor.
The fact that Zheng Chunhua is still alive is also a stain on the fourth Yinzhen, after all, she was declared dead by Emperor Kangxi in court. To put it mildly, your fourth Yinzhen secretly hid Zheng Chunhua, which is a crime of deception. Speaking of which, you hid the emperor's concubine in your own house, and it is still related to the rebellion of the previous prince, you want to plot against you?
Therefore, as long as this person is still alive, Emperor Kangxi cannot establish a new monarch in advance, otherwise, how can the old Bayinyu step down in court?
After completing this mission, Wang Luo finally succeeded in taking poison, and before his death, he also said that he had played two chess moves in his life, losing one step and winning the other. When Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, he gave his descendant Wang Wenzhao a champion, which can be regarded as a reward.
In addition, Emperor Kangxi also found out that Lao Bayinyu was secretly contacting Long Keduo, so he secretly summoned him to his side, and took out a holy decree and handed it to Zhang Tingyu:
"The infantry commander Long Keduo, the junior minister of the department, Meng Zhen is unusually simple, ranked in the Taiwan Cabinet, but he dares to communicate with the eighth son of the emperor Yinyu and the fourteenth son of the emperor Yinyu to plot against him, seek to share the honor, and then give death, Qin this!"
Of course, it is doubtful whether the deterrent effect of this decree will be great.
Three
For Long Keduo, in fact, whoever becomes the emperor is the same, he just wants to bet in advance and get a meritorious service.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, he went to find his sixth uncle Tong Guowei, and only then did he firmly establish that the prince recognized by Emperor Kangxi was the prince he wanted to bet on. Only in this way can there be no follow-up risks and ensure the prosperity of their Tong family.
Even so, when he went to get the edict of succession, he kept an eye on the movements of the Fengtai camp. After being convinced that he was taken over by the old thirteen Yinxiang, he slowly took the edict and announced that the throne would be passed to the fourth Yinzhen.
In other words, although Emperor Kangxi worked hard to make so many arrangements, he could not ensure that nothing went wrong. If the Fengtai battalion is not in the hands of the old thirteen Yinxiang, it is difficult to guarantee that Long Keduo will not "mutiny", once the fight really starts, he is not sure of 100% victory, and he is not willing to take this risk.
You must know that when the Eight Kings discussed politics and forced the palace, Zhang Tingyu still had the holy decree of the first emperor in his hand, but what was the use of birds, didn't Long Keduo still rebel?
You must know that in the past, Zhang Tingyu warned Long Keduo in front of Emperor Kangxi, and what he said was ruthless enough:
"In the future, if you don't plot against the eighth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother, even if there is no edict, if you really have different intentions, I will take your life!"
Therefore, the prerequisite for the fourth Yinzhen to successfully seize the throne is neither Zheng Chunhua nor Long Keduo, but Fengtai Daying!
Then, the old fourth Yinzhen, who has always regarded himself as a lonely minister, did not control the military power, and his official position was deprived. Aside from Emperor Kangxi's arrangement, how should he plan to ensure that he can ascend the throne smoothly?
Four
It can be said that since Emperor Kangxi fell ill, Lao Siyinzhen's heart was also a mess, and he didn't know what to do to compete for the throne.
Until Wang Luo came to visit the old fourth Yinzhen overnight, and mentioned that only the fourth master cares about the people, and for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, he must go to the throne. Lao Si Yinzhen made up his mind, on the one hand, he acquiesced to Wang Luo to go to Zheng Chunhua's house and humiliated her to death, but on the other hand, he called Wu Sidao to the house and moved out a box of treasures.
On the surface, he said that he didn't have much chance, and he thought that Wu Sidao would assist him with a meal, and run away with the silver.
In fact, this is the ultimate test for Wu Sidao, to see if he is capable of plotting to seize the throne by force. Because he analyzed and analyzed, he found that he had been a lonely minister all these years, and he had not cultivated the armed forces at all. However, judging from the current situation, there is not much hope of winning the throne, even if Emperor Kangxi favors him, he can't keep it.
Therefore, he deliberately took Li Shimin, who launched the Xuanwumen Incident, as an example, saying that he was not as good as his life:
"Mr. Fang Du has the talent of Fang Du, but Yinzhen has no life of Li Shimin, I have wronged you, this thing is not a tribute, I will give you the rest of your life!"
What are the talents of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui?
Of course, it is the ability to plot to seize power by force, yes, if he wants to give an example of the love of the monarch and the minister, Liu Bang Xiao He, Guan Zhong and Qi Huangong, and even Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang can do it, he just cited the example of Li Shimin, with sinister intentions.
But Wu Sidao showed a trace of hesitation, even the slightest thought of wanting to run away with the silver, rest assured, he would definitely not be able to get out of this house alive.
Five
However, Lao Si Yinzhen hinted at Wu Sidao like this, it is indeed a bit difficult for a strong man, he is just a strategist, where does the force come from?
You must know that at this time in the capital, there are a total of three major armed forces, one is controlled by Long Keduo, the commander of the Nine Gates, and the infantry commands the Yamen. Then there are the Fengtai Battalion and the Xishan Battalion, and these two military battalions have the most sufficient strength of the Fengtai Battalion, and in principle, they can overshadow the infantry to command the Yamen and the Xishan Battalion.
Therefore, after Emperor Kangxi became seriously ill, Lao Ba Yinyu also told Lao Jiu Yinyu and Lao Shi Yinyu:
"The top priority at the moment is to seize the military power in Beijing, one is the Fengtai battalion, and the other is to seize the infantry to command the yamen. ”
And the Fengtai camp is the person who is in charge of the old Bayinyu, and the old Bayinyu also concluded that the Fengtai Admiral Cheng Wenyun is very reliable and there will be no problems.
And Long Keduo is eyebrow-raising with himself, although he is still watching left and right, but the person who knows the times is Junjie, and he doesn't dare to go against himself as a nine-door admiral, after all, the Fengtai camp is there.
That is to say, if the eighth Yinzhen failed to win Long Keduo, the fourth Yinzhen would not have any door! After all, after Wu Sidao learned that the fourth Yinzhen planned to seize the heir by force, the analysis and analysis were unreliable:
"The Eighth Master's henchmen are all over the government and the opposition, but you have always been a lonely minister, with no one to use in your hands and no soldiers to send. ”
Moreover, Wu Sidao also mentioned that the Tong family has always been close to Lao Bayinxi, if Long Keduo can't win over, even if the emperor passes the throne to the prince, then he can't keep it, what should I do?
There is a way, that is, to invite the old thirteen Yinxiang out, and use his old subordinates who are all over the Fengtai battalion, the Xishan battalion and the infantry commander Yamen to start an incident!
Six
What's more, the old thirteen Yinxiang must be released from prison to have a chance to contact these old subordinates:
"As long as I'm outside, how many soldiers and horses they have, they don't dare to make trouble!"
Therefore, the fourth Yinzhen tried every means to enter the Zongren Mansion and began to plot with the thirteenth Yinxiang to seize the heir by force. It's a pity, it's still that sentence, the key to everything is, how should the old thirteen Yinxiang be released?
This question was not thought about until Emperor Kangxi summoned all the princes to Changchun Garden to stand by before his death. At that time, it was the infantry commander of the yamen who came to summon Lao Si Yinzhen, and he was still very worried about this, worried that Long Keduo was Lao Ba Yinzhen's person, and he would not be able to come back if he went.
Don't say that he thinks so, even the old Bayinyu at that time felt that Long Keduo was already his own person, and when he went to Changchun Garden, he said to the following people:
"I and the Ninth Master and the Tenth Master have the protection of Long Keduo's people, and it is foolproof, you go out of the city from Xizhimen and immediately go to the Fengtai camp......
Wu Sidao also enlightened him, if the prince doesn't go, wouldn't the throne be given to the old Ba Yinxi, then when he ascends the throne, do you bow down, or don't you kneel?
At the same time, in order to eliminate the worry that the fourth Yinzhen would not come back, Wu Sidao also deliberately asked him to leave a big seal of defense:
"You can rest assured, if there is no news of you when you arrive in Shen, I will use this Great Seal to send someone to release the Thirteenth Master, he has a lot of old subordinates, and they will respond to every call, let them go to save you." ”
So, can this Great Seal of Customs and Defense really rescue the old thirteen Yinxiang, and can the old thirteen really respond to the call and lead the old subordinates to enter Changchun Garden?
Seven
This is going to mention Lao Si Yinzhen's other plan, and this plan is the key person to be mentioned in this article, and it is also an undercover agent placed next to Emperor Kangxi.
You must know that at this time, the fourth Yinzhen has been dismissed from his post by order of Emperor Kangxi, which means that the Great Seal of Customs and Defense in his hand has also become invalid. This point was explained when he forced his way into the Zongren Mansion to see the old thirteen Yinxiang, he said:
"I'll tell you the truth, I've been dismissed by Huang Amma, and I came to break in this time!"
And when the old thirteen Yinxiang knew that Emperor Kangxi's time was running out, and the old eight-year-old Yinxiang was planning to seize the heir by force, although he shouted that as long as he went out, he could destroy them. However, the premise that he could go out was still Huang Ama Fang, not the fourth brother's forced entry.
In other words, if Emperor Kangxi really dies and passes the throne to the eighth Yinzhen, the fourth Yinzhen will not have the opportunity and ability to release the thirteenth Yinxiang.
Therefore, he still lacks a thing, this thing can make a time difference, which can ensure the release of the old thirteen Yinxiang, and also ensure that he uses this thing to envelop his old subordinates.
That's right, this is the golden medal arrow that symbolizes the emperor's personal presence, and before the throne is clear, whoever has the golden medal arrow is the ultimate ruler of the entire capital's armed forces.
In fact, when the old thirteen Yinxiang went to take over the Fengtai camp, he really couldn't do it with his own identity alone. After all, Admiral Cheng Wenyun of Fengtai questioned it, saying that your thirteenth master should have been locked up in the Zongren Mansion, and he couldn't obey his orders.
If it weren't for the old thirteen Yinxiang who took out the gold medal order arrow, so that the other soldiers had the backbone, and ensured that he was not rebelling with him, then it was really difficult to say how the situation would develop.
Eight
After the death of Emperor Kangxi, the fourth Yinzhen was taken to the side room by Fifth Brother Zhang, he didn't have time to wipe away his tears, and the first thing he asked was:
"Fifth Brother Zhang, do you know where the emperor's gold medal order arrow is?"
What's even more puzzling is that Fifth Brother Zhang turned around and took out the gold medal arrow from a small box next to him, and the chain was not locked. This just shows that he has prepared this big killer weapon early, and he is waiting for the fourth Yinzhen to arrange it.
This is the most important part of Lao Si Yinzhen's entire plan to seize the heir by force, and it is also the biggest problem that Lao Ba Yinzhen ignored, they only thought about controlling the infantry to lead the Yamen and the Fengtai battalion, but they didn't think about controlling the gold medal order arrow on behalf of the emperor.
And Fifth Brother Zhang is the most critical figure in the entire plan of the fourth Yinzhen, and he is also the "undercover agent" placed next to Emperor Kangxi. Just imagine, under the premise that Long Keduo has not yet taken the edict of succession and the new emperor is still controversial, Fifth Brother Zhang dared to hand over the gold medal order arrow to the fourth Yinzhen, which is enough to explain the problem.
After all, no one knows whether the edict taken by Long Keduo is true or false, if it really gets an edict to pass on the throne of the old Bayin, how can this group of people step down?
Of course, as mentioned earlier, the Gold Medal Order Arrow is time-limited, and it must be used before the old eight Yinyu and them pass on the message, otherwise it will also be invalid. This is also Lao Jiu Yinzhen scolding and scolding to run out to deliver the letter, but was stopped by Lao Si Yinzhen Pai Tu Lichen and Delentai:
"Where do you want to go at this time, do you want to go to Fengtai to transfer troops?"
But even though Lao Si Yinzhen gave an order to lock up whoever dared to go out, Lao Shi Yinzhen was still unconvinced and wanted to go out. It was also at this time that the old thirteen Yinxiang came with his troops, and at that time, the fourth Yinzhen or Zhang Tingyu, and even Tu Lichen and Delentai breathed a sigh of relief.
Nine
This just shows that although Emperor Kangxi personally said that he would pass on the throne to the fourth Yinzhen, everyone still has no bottom in their hearts.
Otherwise, when the fourth Yinzhen heard that the thirteenth Yinxiang had arrived, he would not have stumbled and almost fell. Zhang Tingyu heard that the old thirteen Yinxiang finally arrived with the troops, and he didn't let the stone in his heart fall to the ground, so he finally sat down.
That is to say, if the old thirteen Yinxiang did not arrive in time with the troops, and the old eight Yinxiang, the old nine Yinyu, and the old ten Yinxiang broke through, they would really not be able to stop Tu Lichen and Delentai. In addition, Long Keduo, the windweed, has not yet made a final statement, and everyone's hanging hearts can't be put down at all.
It can also be seen from this that Fifth Brother Zhang is the key key in the entire process of the fourth Yinzhen winning the heir, and it is also the most important part of his entire plan.
You must know that the fourth brother Yinzhen asked Fifth Brother Zhang to rush to Prince Yong's mansion immediately with the gold medal order arrow, and handed it over to Wu Sidao:
"Let him do what he does!"
Similarly, Wu Sidao handed over the gold medal order arrow to Fifth Brother Zhang, still the same recipe, the same taste, let him rescue the old thirteen Yinxiang, still:
"And do what you do!"
Have you seen it, everyone knows what this plan is, but it doesn't show that this just proves that in the whole plan, Fifth Brother Zhang is also in the plan.
As for why Fifth Brother Zhang became the fourth Yinzhen's person, I think it was his heart that wanted to repay the thirteenth Yinxiang that played a role. Because he knows very well that if the fourth Yinzhen can't be the emperor, the thirteenth Yinxiang will never be able to come out of the Zongren Mansion.
Ten
This is also why to save the old thirteen Yinxiang out of the Zongren Mansion, he must have to go to Fifth Brother Zhang, on the one hand, let him return the favor, and on the other hand, because he is more reliable.
And when the old thirteenth Yinxiang went to take over the Fengtai camp, he was followed by a few imperial guards in yellow coats, and it was most likely sent to him by Fifth Brother Zhang.
Even, I, Yang Jiaofeng, suspect that Emperor Kangxi summoned all the princes to Changchun Garden, and they were all escorted by the people who led the infantry and the yamen. Prince Yong's Mansion is also escorted by Long Keduo's people, but when the fourth Yinzhen walked out of the door, Fifth Brother Zhang was waiting there, and said to others:
"It's none of your business, let's wait outside!"
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Emperor Kangxi is worried about the safety of the emperor in the future, and he sent Fifth Brother Zhang to escort him all the way, at least to ensure that the fourth Yinzhen will not be controlled halfway. However, Emperor Kangxi knew that Lao Bayinyu was plotting against him, so why didn't he send a few imperial guards to escort and supervise them to Changchun Garden?
Therefore, I think that Fifth Brother Zhang went to escort the fourth Yinzhen all the way to see Emperor Kangxi, and it was Emperor Kangxi who gave them the opportunity to communicate with them to ensure the belonging of the throne.
Maybe there is such an experience, which makes Fifth Brother Zhang suffer some gains and losses, and wait until the death of the thirteenth Yinxiang. He said that he didn't want to be an errand in front of Emperor Yongzheng anymore, and insisted on going to guard the tomb for the old thirteen Yinxiang.
I guess there are also considerations in this regard, after all, it can be regarded as a secret thing, and I am worried about being liquidated.
Of course, on the night of Emperor Yongzheng's accession to the throne, he would definitely not bet all the treasures on Fifth Brother Zhang, in fact, there are a few people who are also crucial. Because of the space, I won't expand it here, in short, when did those people join the Four Masters and become his diehards?
Let's talk about it in the next issue!