"I have entrusted you with this thousand pounds of burden, and I believe that you will be able to refresh your governance and make up for my mistakes. ”
In "Yongzheng Dynasty", Kangxi's edict before his death surprised everyone, and he actually passed the throne to Yinzhen, the fourth elder brother who was the most unpopular.
When it comes to the most deserving of the throne, it should be the "Eight Sages King" Yinxi, who is the most talented and prestigious.
Unexpectedly, Kangxi announced the oracle of the fourth elder brother Yinzhen when he had his last breath left.
Why is this? Yinzhen's sense of existence is so low, not only does he have no popularity, but his relationship with Kangxi is not very good, why is he going to become the next emperor?
"Listen, I am located in the fourth elder brother"
Before Kangxi died, the princes who surrounded him were all saying goodbye to him.
After Kangxi explained all the aftermath, everyone began to prick up their ears to listen to who Huang Ama would pass the throne to.
As soon as he finished talking about "Fourth Elder Brother", Kangxi closed his eyes forever.
Regarding Kangxi's decision, the people who supported the Eighth Master Party and the Thirteenth Elder Brother began to be reluctant, they never thought that the successor would be the fourth elder brother who was the most unpopular in the court.
Just when everyone used the excuse that they didn't hear it clearly and denied this fact, it was the sixteenth elder brother Yinlu and the young twenty-fourth elder brother Yinji who stood up, firmly refuted them, and stood on the side of the fourth elder brother.
When the dispute continued, the two sides directly fought, and the scene was chaotic, and it was Long Kedo's intervention that prevented further deterioration.
In fact, no matter how much they said, it was useless, because Kangxi had already drawn up a holy oracle before his death, and the fourth elder brother would inherit the throne.
And Kangxi's arrangement was decided a long time ago, although the fourth elder brother does not have a high sense of existence and is not very popular, his talent and ability are indeed unquestionable.
It can be said that Yinzhen has been silently helping the emperor and silently serving the court, and gradually won the emperor's appreciation and favor.
Originally, the most likely to become the next emperor was actually the eighth elder brother Yinxi, who was born smart, and his grades and talents were among the best among all the princes, and he was deeply liked by Kangxi at that time.
The righteous and generous Eighth Elder Brother has also received the support of many people, but he is not satisfied with the status quo at all, and wants to continue to expand his power and let more people support him.
As a result, the "Eight Sage Kings" started to think crookedly and began to win over and bribe the ministers of the court.
It was at this time that Yinxi revealed his true nature.
In fact, Yinxi is not really for the country and society, but for himself, he just wants to sit in the highest position and enjoy the highest power.
That's why he will try his best to expand his team and attract more people who support him, instead of improving himself and doing more for the court, so as to get Kangxi's favor.
That's it, Yinxi's trust and goodwill in Kangxi's heart slowly began to decrease, and it has been smoothed out.
It can be said that Yinxi himself ruined his future.
So even though there are so many people in the court who support Yinxi, Kangxi hates this son more and more.
It happened that during this period, the fourth elder brother was gradually seen by Kangxi.
Why Yongzheng can stand out and succeed to the throne smoothly
The fourth elder brother Yinzhen is an undisputed and obscure character.
In the early stage, he even deliberately hid himself in front of the outside world, making everyone think that he was a person without any threat, and also made everyone relax their vigilance against him.
In fact, Yongzheng didn't want to participate in the nine sons to win the heir, and he didn't want to see the princes killing each other.
But in Yongzheng's heart, he has always pretended to be the court and the country.
After he succeeded to the throne, he devoted himself to his work.
Although Yongzheng succeeded to the throne for only 13 years, he fully approved more than 40,000 pieces of twists and turns, and the number of criticisms reached more than 10 million.
Yongzheng is really a proper workaholic, he only sleeps four or five hours a day in the draw, and most of the rest of the time is spent working, criticizing, and dedicating almost everything he has to the court and the country.
At the time of Yongzheng's succession, the situation of the Qing Dynasty was at its most unstable, and it can be said that what Yongzheng received from Kangxi was a mess.
In this short period of 13 years, Yongzheng single-handedly eradicated the hidden dangers in the court and acted decisively, which also offended many people.
So after he passed away, he left behind the infamy of the world, and the prosperity he created is also worthy of our admiration.
Not only after succeeding to the throne, but when Yongzheng was still the fourth elder brother, he always had the country in his heart, and he also made a lot of contributions to the imperial court, and shared a lot of worries for Kangxi.
Kangxi fell in love with his character and generosity in sharing worries for the country, so he gradually developed trust in him.
Of course, Yongzheng was able to succeed to the throne smoothly, and a large part of the reason was due to his own scheming and Wu Sidao's help.
But more than that, he does have the ability and foresight.
In the final analysis, Kangxi also worried a lot about the succession of the next prince.
Kangxi abolished the prince Yinren
Yinren was originally the crown prince at that time, that is, the one who would ascend to the throne in the future.
However, he recognized his position as the crown prince in this way, but he did nothing at all, and he did not look like a prince at all.
His moral character is extremely corrupt, and those who know him call him the prince, but those who don't know think that he is the son of a gentleman.
Yinren is selfish, only thinking about himself, he doesn't have the appearance of being a prince at all, and he doesn't have the country and society in his heart, how can such a person be the person who will be in charge of the whole country in the future?
Seeing the people on the border of the Yellow River displaced, homeless, and unable to eat, he was not in a hurry at all, let alone took any action, only thinking about how to make himself better.
What's even more excessive is that at a critical moment for the country, he only cares about his own private affairs, and also has a private meeting with Kangxi and Zheng Chunhua behind his back, which is really infuriating and disappointing.
But just when Kangxi wanted to abolish such an inactive prince, Xiaozhuang stopped him.
Xiaozhuang has a view of the overall situation, she is worried that the abolition of the prince will inevitably cause chaos in the court, in order to maintain the country and the court, she has been suppressing the occurrence of this matter, and Kangxi has not acted for Xiaozhuang.
After Xiaozhuang died, Kangxi couldn't bear it anymore, so he abolished the disappointed prince in a fit of anger and directly imprisoned him for life.
After two abolitions of Yinren, Kangxi no longer established a reserve.
The disappointments again and again made Kangxi feel tired, and Yinren and Yinren disappointed Kangxi very much.
Fortunately, the appearance of Yongzheng made Kangxi see hope, and Yongzheng did not live up to Kangxi's expectations and trust, turning the Qing Dynasty from decline to prosperity, leaving a prosperous and powerful country.