As the saying goes: a companion is like a companion tiger. But this matter is not absolute, the Yongzheng Emperor and YunXiang had a very good relationship, perhaps because of fate, the relationship between the two is not brotherly, but better than brothers, what is going on in the end?
It is said that during the Kangxi Period, there was a situation of "Nine Dragons Taking Concubines", of which Yong was the fourth in line, named Yin Chan, and the fourteenth Brother Yin Yu was born of a mother, and the mother was the Wu Ya clan.
Because at that time, in the harem of the Qing Dynasty, concubines had no right to raise the crown prince without canonization, and the Wuya clan was not even a concubine, and after giving birth to the fourth brother, it took a few years before being named a concubine. Therefore, after Yin Chan was born, he was raised by Kangxi's favorite concubine, Dong Jia.
Because the Kangxi Emperor, who had died two consecutive empresses, thought that he had some wives, he never created another empress, although Dong Jia was only an imperial concubine at that time, but he was one of the most favored concubines of the Kangxi Emperor. Ten years later, the Uya clan gave birth to the Fourteenth Brother Yinyu again, at which time she was crowned as a princess.
The fourth brother and the fourteenth brother, although they are compatriots, do not live together, so Yin Chan is not close to the Wu Ya clan and the brother, which is also one of the reasons why Yin Chan and the brother are incompatible with each other in the "Nine Dragons Conquest". And later Yin Yu joined, Yin Chan's biggest opponent, the camp of The Eight Brothers.
And Yun Xiang is Yin Xiang, also from a humble origin, and his mother Zhang Jia died early, and was arranged by Kangxi to be raised by The Wu Ya Clan when he was young, so he met the fourth brother Yin Chan, plus the same experience, so that the two teenagers felt sorry for each other.
The original Yin Xiang was highly valued by Kangxi, from the age of twelve, every time Kangxi went out, he would take Yin Xiang with him, at this time, Yin Xiang's talent and ability had begun to show his strength, but unfortunately, until ten years later, this situation suddenly changed, after Kangxi first deposed the prince, Yin Xiang fell out of favor.
There is no historical data to study this matter, and it can only be roughly believed that Yin Xiang was implicated, possibly to prevent the disaster for Yin Chan, and was placed under house arrest for one year. It was also from this time that Kangxi no longer trusted the princes, and until Kangxi's death, he did not reuse Yinxiang. However, during this period, Yin Xiang has always firmly supported Yin Chan and contributed a lot to Yin Chan.
Brothers do not necessarily have good feelings, good feelings are not necessarily good, they will not turn against each other, Yin Chan and brothers are the best examples. The relationship between Yin Xiang and Yin Chan is indeed an exception.
But merit is merit, passing is over, relying on temporary merit alone, this feeling will not last long, but Yin Xiang and Yin Chan, the feelings between the two, have not changed from beginning to end, until Yin Xiang died.
After Yin Chan ascended the throne, he was called Yongzheng, and the next day he made Yin Xiang, Nian Qianyao, Long Keduo, etc. the prime minister of affairs, and later the other three were all clicked by Kangxi, only Yin Xiang survived, which shows that he was different in Yongzheng's heart.
Yongzheng not only made Yun Xiang the Prince of Heshuoyi, but also could read the tantric music. The so-called tantric music is the policy promoted by Yongzheng, this kind of recital can only be read by Yongzheng himself, but let Yin Xiang manage the approval, and then transfer Yongzheng after forming an opinion, which shows his trust and affirmation of ability.
After that, Yin Xiang also took charge of the Household Department, which was directly related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, which was very important, and the relative work was equally cumbersome, and Yin Xiang was very grateful for the trust given by Yongzheng and repaid it with loyalty, and without stopping, not only did he find out the deficit, punished the corrupt officials, and even solved the shortcomings left over for many years.
Moreover, Yin Xiang resolutely carried out Yongzheng's will, and did not favor the relatives of the emperor and the state, not only making up for the deficit and repaying the arrears, but also increasing the state finances. And Yin Xiang was not only able to write and fight, so the selection of military attaches by the military department was actually under his jurisdiction, and at that time, the appointment and dismissal of military attaches below the three pins was in his hands.
When Yongzheng used troops in Dzungar, Yin Xiang was also responsible for all military supplies, and everything was never wrong. In his lifetime, Yin Xiang had high achievements in many aspects, such as military, political, economic, water conservancy, and criminal.
Especially in criminal matters, it is difficult to imagine that Yin Xiang, who is a prince, not only has to deal with many things, but also has to try cases, and handles and avoids many major cases of injustice, falsehood and confusion.
Therefore, Yin Xiang can take care of Yongzheng's ideas in handling matters related to Yongzheng, and at the same time maintain his authority, he will not be fratricidal, and his measure is very accurate, so that Yongzheng is very satisfied.
Another point is that Yin Xiang never prides himself on his achievements, and in order to be pragmatic, he does not covet vanity, Yongzheng once gave him 230,000 taels of silver, but he refused many times, Yongzheng he supported the official property for six years, Yin Xiang resigned again. Yongzheng served Kangxi at the end of his mourning period, and when the prime minister discussed the reward for his merits, he gave YunXiang an additional reward for the title of prince of a county and increased the number of honor guards, but he still refused.
Emperors generally have to choose tombs after succeeding to the throne, and Yongzheng is no exception, and the address of Yongzheng's tombs is Yin Xiang's responsibility. After choosing the Feng Shui Treasure Land, Yongzheng wanted to give Yin Xiang a piece of "Zhongji" Treasure Land next to it, contrary to the ancestral system, but Yin Xiang refused to refuse.
However, Yin Xiang was afraid that Yongzheng would repeat the old matter, and it would be difficult to refuse at that time, so he chose a piece of auspicious land for himself in Laishui County, sixty miles away, and asked Yongzheng to reward this place, and Yongzheng had no choice but to agree to this matter.
Therefore, Yongzheng once praised Yin Xiang in this way: "When Wang Zhi was eight years old, he not only relied on Wang Xiang to praise and bow down, but also hoped that Wang Xiang would be assisted in the future, as the pillar of Optimus Prime, and the cause of establishing the Zhou Gong, so that our country would be blessed without borders." This is the essence of this realization. ”
This means that Yin Xiang is a person worthy of trust, the top pillar of the country, and if my descendants can also get the assistance of Yin Xiang, they will certainly be like the Zhou Gongfu King, which is the blessing of the society.
Yin Xiang knew how to be a man and could do things all his life, although he had a deep affection for Yongzheng, he could distinguish between kings and subjects, did not bend the law for personal gain, handled things fairly and honestly, and was extremely loyal to Yongzheng, not relying on private feelings, but often maintaining, so that the feelings have not deteriorated throughout their lives, and the sincere trust between the two monarchs and subjects has also become a good story in history.