The prince of the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty" was deposed, and several forces such as Yin Chan, Yin Yu and Yin Yu have their eyes on the position of heir. Old Fourteen cried bitterly in front of Kangxi's coffin, thinking of his own Great General Wang, thinking that Emperor Ama originally intended him to inherit the throne, but he was wrong, did the readers ever think of a question, from what point did the Kangxi Emperor kick Old Fourteen out of the heir team?
Let's first look at Kangxi, the Kangxi Emperor in the ancient emperors, is considered to be the emperor who raised a relatively large number of princes. Until the year of the Kangxi Flower Armor, there were still princes born, which was the last Yin Zhi in the ranking. According to statistics, from the time Kangxi gave birth to his eldest son Yinfu in the eleventh year, to the last crown prince Yinzhi, Kangxi had 35 sons in his lifetime, and as many as 24 survived.
Ordinary people often say that "few people are good to eat, and more people are good at work", which is not very feasible when placed in the emperor's house. Since he became a prince, it was inevitable that he would have the desire to spy on the throne. However, there is only one throne, and only one lucky person can be produced among dozens of princes, so it is inevitable that the princes will fight for the throne, and even start a big fight between you and me.
Such a drama as competing for the throne was not uncommon in all dynasties and dynasties, and the sons of Kangxi fought particularly fiercely.
The Qing Dynasty did not have the tradition of han emperors. Before the Qing Dynasty, in the mode of power transmission of successive Han emperors, it was usually the first son born to the imperial concubine who was qualified to inherit the throne. It can also be simply summarized as "standing up for a long time and not for being virtuous".
This is an important symbol and core content of the patriarchal system, which has been implemented since the Zhou Dynasty. This system of succession to the throne provided a basic set of rules for the inheritance of feudal power, and to some extent avoided the turmoil in the process of power transfer. Of course, there is also a major drawback: the most capable or the most suitable people are not placed in the most important positions.
It's a bit far, but let's talk about this old fourteen Yunyu.
Yin Yu (1688-1755), the twenty-third son of the Kangxi Emperor, according to the imperial rules of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor was folded, that is, he did not speak of his teeth, and some of the princes of Kangxi died early, so they ranked second, and Yin Yu became the fourteenth son of Kangxi. He was born on the ninth day of the first lunar month in the twenty-seventh year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1688), the mother of the Defei Wuya clan, also known as Empress Xiaogong, and was a half-brother of emperor Yongzheng.
In the fifty-fourth year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1715), Gardan's nephew Celabutan rose to southern Xinjiang and raised the banner of anti-Qing. At the beginning of April, the alarm reached Beijing, and Kangxi sent the Right Guard general Fei Yanggu and the Xi'an general Xi Zhu to prepare for the battle, and on the other hand, he sent the Minister of Scattered Ranks, Qi Lide, Shangshu Funing Anchi, to the front line to praise the military affairs.
In August, Kangxi, believing that a harsh winter was coming, decided not to enter the army again within the year, ordered the officers and men on the front line to make preparations, and ordered the capital Mu Sai Chi Yi to go and temporarily premier the military affairs. However, Kangxi did not appoint a general with overall responsibility for military affairs, but publicly announced: When the army is entered, another general will be sent to give a seal letter.
With the harsh winter approaching, why don't you enter the army anymore? You must remember what we wrote before, The strategy used by Geldan is to harass you from time to time, whenever you decide to attack him, you will send troops to flee everywhere, and Kangxi's army will need soldiers and horses to go deep into the grassland to ensure that it is not easy in the frozen border grassland.
At that time, Kangxi deposed the crown prince, the throne was undecided, obviously could not be like the emperor when he pacified Gardan, and if the crown prince took the place of the emperor in Qinghai, the premier of the Western Expedition to the military affairs, its status was important, the appointment of the honor, in the emperor's seniority, the throne is waiting, especially of unusual significance, so the great general has been waiting for the seat, many princes are looking forward to it. And why didn't Kangxi announce the selection of the general? In fact, Kangxi should have counted in his heart, but he did not want to prematurely announce it to cause unnecessary fighting and chaos.
At this stall, the deposed prince Yin Rong attempted to restore the old storage position by going out on a campaign. The fourth son of the Emperor, Yin Chan, when he was outside the Kangxi summer retreat and planned the use of troops in the west, he meant that he "used his troops to extinguish them, so as to show the heavens". The intention of the position of General of the Army is extremely obvious. But both men's quests failed.
In the TV series, the eighth master also guaranteed the old fourteen to become the great general king. Why? Because the Eighth Master will not lead the troops. At that time, the situation was so unclear, and the Eighth Master used the method of elimination. In the TV series, the eight masters and the various princes all believe that whoever becomes the great general king is equivalent to getting the ticket to the succession in advance. Not really.
First of all, the situation on the battlefield at that time was unfavorable, and Kangxi would not let his successors take risks. The Kangxi Emperor personally conquered the desert grasslands, and he even suffered a serious illness in the grasslands, knowing the dangers of the grasslands, and judging from the political experience of the Kangxi Emperor and the emperors of previous generations, he would not put his successors into a dangerous environment to get involved. According to historical records, in the winter of the fifty-fifth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Tse-an-la-Abutan sent his brother Tser'an Tun Dob to lead an army into Tibet to attack and kill the lazang khan who maintained the unity, and burned and plundered everywhere to control the Tibetan region. When the Kangxi Emperor learned that the Alabutan army had entered Tibet, he immediately ordered the Xi'an general Erlunte and his bodyguard Se Ling to lead troops to help. However, due to the hasty promotion of the army, insufficient preparation, and weak troops, the Battle of Karawusu, the Qing army was defeated, and Erent was killed. Look, the situation at that time Kangxi did not occupy the full initiative, so it is too far-fetched to say who becomes the great general wang and who is the next emperor.
Secondly, Kangxi appointed Old Fourteen as the General of Fuyuan, which was a move by an excellent king, but unfortunately Old Fourteen would be wrong. Kangxi finally, after weighing and deliberating for several years, in October 1718, he selected Yin Yu and appointed him as the Grand General of Fuyuan. In December, Yin Yu set out and began his glorious career of sitting in Qinghai and making meritorious achievements. In the fifty-eighth year (1719), Yin Yu was stationed in Xining, directly commanding the Eight Banners, Green Battalion soldiers and local Mongol troops stationed in Xinjiang, Gansu, and Qinghai, claiming 300,000, but in fact only more than 100,000.
Kangxi said in his edict to Qinghai Erutrobzang Tenzin: "The Great General King is my crown prince, a good general, who leads a large army, who knows that he has the ability to lead troops, so he is in charge of the heavy task of life and death, and he or her military affairs or matters of great importance should be carefully obeyed by the instructions of the Great General King, and if he can work hard in good faith, it is no different from my face-to-face training." At the same time, Kangxi also replaced the five Eight Banners capitals to facilitate Yin Yu's easy dispatch. What we can see is the love and protection of a father for his son. Old Fourteen was happy to be like something, he just didn't know a truth, since ancient times, emperors would keep their successors around, and they should just let the opponents who competed with the successor crown prince far away, so as not to pose a threat to the crown prince.
Seeing this, readers can understand the bridge section in the TV series. The Kangxi Emperor imprisoned the old thirteenth brother in order to protect the four brothers, and the successor was a heavy weapon of the country, so how could he be easily sent out to commit dangers?
In fact, from the completion of this great general's seal, the clear-eyed people should be able to see that the old fourteen are out. It's just that Old Fourteen himself doesn't know.