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In the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty", there is a character who is extremely easy to misunderstand - Wang Liang.
In the play, Wang Luo has done a total of three major things-
First: When the crown prince Yinren was deposed for the first time, in order to protect the prince, Wang Liang scolded all the officials and princes in front of the emperor, and even bluntly said that Kangxi was punished for not teaching;
Second: At the imperial meeting to promote the general king, it was clear that he had given up the abolished prince Yinren, and he was more optimistic about the fourth Yinzhen, but once again strongly recommended the abolished prince Yinren to be the general king;
Third: In order to help the fourth child remove obstacles, Wang Luo "forced to death" Zheng Chunhua with verbal humiliation, and then committed suicide by taking poison.
On the surface, Wang Luo seems to be a stubborn and stubborn literati who admits death, but he lacks the necessary political acumen and means.
But is that really the case?
The answer, of course, is no!
If Wang Liang's rank was really so low, how could Kangxi choose him as the personal teacher of the future emperor of the Qing Dynasty from among so many scholars? This is obviously not in line with the level of old man Kang's ability to use people and understand people.
Today's article will be based on the hidden facts behind the above three things, revealing the true rank of the "emperor" Wang Liang - a seriously underestimated little old man, an existence not inferior to Wu Sidao.
Protect the prince and confront Kangxi
Not long after Wang Luo appeared, he staged an earth-shattering death edict in front of the emperor.
At that time, it was the first time that Prince Yinren was deposed.
Kangxi, who returned to Beijing from Rehe, announced in public the decision to depose the crown prince Yinren at the imperial conference according to the process, but as soon as the words fell, Wang Luo stood up.
In order to get Kangxi to agree with his speech, Wang Liang came up and opened it directly:
"Today, the old minister risked his life to speak, the emperor wants to say that the old minister is appreciative, and the emperor has to say it if he does not accept the old minister. If the emperor does not allow the old minister to speak, the minister will die on the golden step and go to the nine springs to tell the ancestors and ancestors. ”
The subtext is clear:
Seeing that Wang Liang's attitude was so resolute, Kangxi could only reluctantly agree. And Wang Xuan, who got his approval, immediately published the "famous" theory of punishment without teaching.
The original sentence is too long, so here is the key point to summarize the translation-
(1) From the six ministries and nine kings to the ministers of the upper study, no one did their best to assist the prince, most of them were yang and yin, each with its own faction and its own master;
(2) Except for the fourth elder brother Yinzhen and the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang, all of them are in their own ways and have their own ghosts. is either a stumbling trick, or a stab in the back, and even the eldest brother curses the prince with black magic;
In a word, the prince is at fault, but the prince's situation is understandable, the emperor has to give the prince a chance to correct himself, you can't be killed with a shot, otherwise you will be punished without teaching......
After Wang Lian finished speaking, Kangxi asked Wang Lian what kind of crime he should be guilty of as a master, and Wang Lian's answer shocked the audience again:
"The crimes of the ministers are heinous, and the crimes of the ministers should be punished. The minister had asked his family to prepare a coffin for the minister, and the minister only waited for these words to apologize for his sins with death...... Lao Chen's family is more than 30 people, and they are willing to die with their ministers. ”
Wang Liang's operation directly made Kangxi speechless.
In the face of the unwanted Wang Luo, Kangxi's imperial skills are useless, after all, people don't even want their lives, and they don't care what means you use or what routines you play.
Fortunately, Zhang Tingyu, who was deeply connected, rescued the scene in time and resolved Wang Luo's "attack" with loyalty and forgiveness, and Kangxi also took the opportunity to order someone to take Wang Luo down and hand him over to his family to take care of, and an earth-shattering death admonition ended.
The question is: Why did Wang Liang dare to disobey Kangxi so much? Is he really not afraid of death?
Not to mention, he is really not afraid of death!
His original idea was to apologize for his sins with death, so as to help the prince as much as possible. However, he contradicted Kangxi not because of this, but for another reason.
Attention! Before the king died, a very special thing happened.
It stands to reason that the prince made a big mistake, and Wang Luo, as a teacher, cannot escape the blame, even if Kangxi is not held responsible, there is no need to treat Wang Luo so politely during this sensitive period.
And the reason why Kangxi is like this is actually to send a signal to Wang Luo - although the prince has been deposed, you are a good teacher, as a father, I thank you for your dedication to the prince.
And what are the criteria for a good teacher?
Just don't give up on any student!
In other words, Kangxi invited Wang Luo to share a ride in the same car, which is to imply that Wang Luo is because you are a good teacher, so you can't give up the prince. It was precisely because he understood Kangxi's hint that Wang Luo would leave no room to speak for the prince at the subsequent imperial meeting.
From a certain point of view, Wang Luo's confrontation with Kangxi is a scene.
And this tacit drama has achieved the following effects:
First, he scolded all the officials and gave Kangxi a reason to ask the prince of the hundred officials, in this case, no one dared to jump out and step on the prince again.
Second, it gave Kangxi a reason to reinstate Prince Yinren at any time.
Third, it paved the way for Kangxi's follow-up directing of the farce of "The Manchu Dynasty Knocking on the East Palace" and liquidating the Eight Masters, after all, Kangxi ignored Wang Luo's death advice, which was enough to confuse most people.
It can be said that Wang Liang tried his best to protect the crown prince Yinren, not for personal gain, worried that his life's hard work would be in vain, nor was he pedantic and stubborn, unable to see the current situation clearly, but to implement Kangxi's will and ideas under the condition of deep understanding of the holy will.
recommended Yinren as the general king
After the second deposed of the crown prince Yinren, Wang Luo was silent for a long time, until the time when he competed for the general, Wang Luo stood up again.
At that time, the news of Erdan's defeat had just been transmitted back to the capital, and in order to quell the rebellion in the northwest as soon as possible, Kangxi decided to select one of the princes from among the princes and serve as the general Wang to go on his behalf.
At the meeting, as soon as Kangxi finished clarifying the theme of the meeting, he saw the small action of Lao Jiu stabbing Lao Shi, so he asked:
"Yinyu, do you have anything to say?"
The old nine who was named replied:
"Back to the emperor Ama, Yinyu is now in charge of the military department, and the ministers think that they should listen to his opinions. ”
I have to say that Lao Jiu's move is insidious enough, and he directly forced Lao Fourteen Yinyu into a corner.
It's just that this kind of little trick naturally can't hide from Kangxi, in order to "keep" the tacit candidate in his heart, Kangxi "forced" Lao Jiu to reply:
"Yes, Yinyu is in charge of the military department, but I want to hear your opinion now. ”
can't prevaricate, Lao Jiu can only answer:
"Erchen thinks that Brother is just a commander who sits on the throne, and he strategizes important matters and uses his life for soldiers. Huang Ama Shicai said a virtuous word, and the sons thought that it was the most acceptable, because the sons recommended the eighth elder brother to worship. Please Emperor Amajana. ”
Immediately, Lao Shi also strongly said:
"Brother Jiu's words are reasonable, the original coach doesn't need to charge into battle, Zhuge Liang doesn't have any martial arts, so he won't win the battle anyway. ”
At this moment, Wang Luo, who had not shown his head for a long time, suddenly spoke:
"The words of the tenth master are very acceptable. The old minister will be able to do the job if he holds one person. The art of war is full of mourning and the soldiers will win, and the second elder brother Yinren has been repentant since he was convicted, and often thinks about making meritorious contributions to atone for his previous sorrows. The old minister thought that if he sent Yinren to lead the troops, he would definitely take the lead and do his best. Please let the emperor take it. ”
The question is: Why did Wang Luo recommend the abolished prince Yinren?
Naturally not!
The abolition of the crown prince Yinren is already a sure thing, no matter how confused Wang Luo is, he will not do such useless work.
Moreover, the battle for the succession has entered a white heat. Now there are only the fourth, eighth and fourteenth left. And through the follow-up plot, it can be known that the heir he recognizes in his heart is the fourth.
There are two reasons why Wang Luo suddenly stood up and recommended the abolished prince Yinren:
First, help Kangxi "break the siege".
Although Wang Luo was not sure about the candidate of the general king in Kangxi's heart, by discussing the new prince, he knew that Kangxi would never let the eighth get the position of the general king, after all, Kangxi finally suppressed the eighth child, and now how could he hand over the military power to the eighth child.
In this case, Kangxi needs to refute the proposals of Lao Jiu and Lao Shi.
can refute the need for a reasonable reason, otherwise it will inevitably have a targeted meaning, and it is easy to expose Kangxi's true thoughts.
And Wang Luo followed the speeches of Lao Jiu and Lao Shi, which just solved Kangxi's "dilemma" and successfully shifted the topic to the abolished prince Yinren. When Kangxi finishes scolding Wang and the farce is over, he can naturally take the opportunity to start another topic.
This is also the reason why Kangxi was not displeased in the face of Wang Luo's almost nonsense proposal, but just ordered someone to push it out:
"All right, all right, get the king out. ”
Note: It is "rubbing", not "belting" or "pulling", which is enough to show that Kangxi is satisfied with Wang Luo's actions.
Second, disrupt the plan and rhythm of the Eight Masters Party.
is still the same sentence, Wang Luo is optimistic about the fourth child, so he naturally does not want the people of the Eight Masters Party to be the general king.
As for the proposals of Lao Jiu and Lao Shi, except for Kangxi, once someone refutes it, it is tantamount to offending the entire Eight Masters Party, and others are naturally unwilling to do this kind of offending people.
Even if it is Zhang Tingyu, out of the sake of self-preservation, he will at most say "Shengming is no more than the emperor, please make a decision".
In order to prevent the Eight Masters from succeeding, Wang Luo stood up and spoke, and his speech was very level, not scolding the old nine and ten, but using the views of the two to recommend the abolished prince Yinren, if the other party refutes, it is equivalent to refuting themselves.
At the same time, it should also be noted that if Kangxi can interrupt the prince's speech without naming him or expressing his position, there may be only Wang Luo in the entire Qing Dynasty, after all, Wang Luo has been the prince's teacher for more than 30 years, and his status is still different from that of ordinary officials.
From this incident, it can be seen that Wang Luo is definitely not as simple as we seem.
"Forced to kill" Zheng Chunhua.
The last major thing Wang Luo did before his death was to "force and kill" Zheng Chunhua. Before meeting Zheng Chunhua, Wang Luo did two other things:
Let's start with the first thing.
After the "Dead Eagle Incident", Kangxi couldn't afford to get sick. Wang Luo, who tested Kangxi's poor physical condition from Ling Guokang, came to the Fourth Master's Mansion that night.
As for the purpose, one is to remind the fourth child to prepare in advance, in case Kangxi suddenly dies and the fourth child is caught off guard; the second is to determine whether Zheng Chunhua is really in the old four places, and remind the fourth child to make a decision immediately and get rid of the hidden danger of Zheng Chunhua.
It was also this time that the fourth child hinted that Wang Yu would get rid of Zheng Chunhua on the grounds of "unable to explain to the thirteenth brother".
There is a question involved here: How did Wang Yu know that Zheng Chunhua was in the fourth child's house?
knew that Zheng Chunhua was saved by the old thirteen, except for the fourth and thirteenth, there were only the eight masters left. And the Eight Masters pretended not to know, just to keep this hole card, and caught the old four off guard at a critical moment.
After all, once the news leaks, the fourth child will inevitably get rid of Zheng Chunhua, and then this hole card will be invalid.
Then there is only one possibility: it was Kangxi who told Wang Luo.
To borrow Li Dequan's words, there is nothing in this world that can be hidden from the emperor.
In other words, the reason why Wang Luo went to the Fourth Master's Mansion to remind the fourth child is likely that Kangxi got a hint or instruction. After all, the fourth child is the heir chosen by Kangxi, so he naturally can't look at the fourth child in Zheng Chunhua's affairs.
Kangxi acquiesced to Zheng Chunhua secretly because once Zheng Chunhua was eliminated, it would inevitably arouse the suspicion of the Eight Masters Party, and then expose his idea of choosing the fourth child and put the fourth child in danger.
Now it is implied that Wang Luo reminded the fourth child, which is also to protect the fourth child, after all, his time is running out.
As for why Kangxi chose Wang Luo to do this, the reason is very simple:
Only when Wang Zhu makes a move will it not arouse the suspicion of the Eight Masters.
After all, Zheng Chunhua once "harmed" the second Yinren, as a master, Wang Luo has a reason to hate Zheng Chunhua, and also has a motive to kill Zheng Chunhua.
In other words, behind Wang Liang's "forced killing" of Zheng Chunhua, there is the shadow of Kangxi.
At this time, let's look at the second thing: Wang Luo Shangshu recommended the fourth child to be the prince.
Obviously, Wang Liang's move was to cooperate with Kangxi to protect the fourth child on the premise of knowing Kangxi's intentions. The heavier Kangxi's punishment of Wang Jiao, the more confusing it can be, which has been verified from the discouraged reaction of the fourth child.
The fourth child believes it, how can the others doubt it?
This is the real reason why Wang Yu recommended the fourth child in the book.
epilogue
It can be seen from the three things of confronting Kangxi, recommending the abolished prince to be the general Wang, and "forcing and killing" Zheng Chunhua that Wang Luo is not inferior to Zhang Tingyu in terms of deep understanding of the holy will, and not even inferior to Wu Sidao in figuring out Kangxi's thoughts.
This is Wang Liang's true rank, an underestimated and misunderstood hidden king.
And this also illustrates a problem: whether in the workplace or in officialdom, we don't want to underestimate anyone, because we can never be sure that what we see is the other party's first mask.
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