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Today we are going to talk about the protagonist is the Xianfeng Emperor, Xianfeng is his era name, and his real name is Ai XinJueluo. YiXuan (July 17, 1831 – August 22, 1861), the ninth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the seventh emperor after the capital was Beijing, the last emperor in the history of the Qing Dynasty to hold real power, and the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty to ascend the throne through secret reserves, the fourth son of the Daoguang Emperor, the birth mother was Empress Xiao Quancheng, the adoptive mother was Empress Xiao Jingcheng (the biological mother of Prince Gong Yixuan), who reigned for eleven years, died on August 22, 1861 at the Chengde Summer Resort, the temple name Qing Wenzong, Emperor Xiaoyuan Gongduan Ren Kuan Min Zhuang Jianxian Emperor was buried in the Ding mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty.
Xianfeng Emperor (Ai Xin Jue Luo. YiXuan)
Why was Yi Xi, the fourth son of the Emperor, ascend to the throne? Let's first understand the situation of the concubines and heirs of the Daoguang Emperor, who had three empresses, namely Empress Xiaomucheng, Empress Xiaoshencheng, and Empress Xiaoquancheng, and one Empress Xiaojingcheng was posthumously. Among them, Empress Xiaomucheng and Empress Xiaoshencheng died without childbearing. Empress Xiao Quancheng gave birth to YiXuan, but when Yixuan was ten years old, she drove to the west of Hexi, and the Xianfeng Emperor, yixuan, was raised by Jing Guifei (the biological mother of Prince Gong Yixuan, who was posthumously honored as Empress Xiaojingcheng) and treated the Xianfeng Emperor as his own. Therefore, fundamentally speaking, Emperor Xianfeng and Prince Gong were brought up together by Empress Xiaojingquan, and it can be said that they are two brothers who are closer than their father and mother. Let's take a look at the specific situation of the Daoguang Emperor's heirs in the table below.
Daoguang Emperor (Ai Xin Jue Luo. MinNing)
Table of the situation of the sons of the Daoguang Emperor
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name
Crown Prince' rank
Aged
Mother
posthumous name
remark
Love Shin Kyora Yiwei
The Eldest Son of the Emperor
24 years old
and Concubine Nara
Hidden Zhi (King of Doro County)
Ai Shin Kyora Yi Gang
The second son of the Emperor
5 months
Empress XiaoJing became empress of the Borjigit clan
And (King of Shun)
Yi Chen's pro-big brother
Ai XinJue Luo Yi Ji
The third son of the Emperor
He died of illness shortly after birth
Quality (HuiJun Wang)
Yi Chen's second brother
Love Shin Kyora YiXuan
The fourth son of the Emperor
31 years old
Empress Xiao Quancheng of the Niuhulu clan
Xie Tian Yi Yun was in charge of Emperor Chu Mo Mao De Zhen Wu Sheng Xiao Yuan Gong Duan Ren Kuan Min Zhuang Jian Xian
Xianfeng Emperor
Love Shin Kyora Yi Tsai
The fifth son of the Emperor
58 years old
Xiang Concubine Niu HuLu clan
Qin (Prince of Qin)
Love Shin Kyora YiXuan
The sixth son of the Emperor
65 years old
Zhong (Prince Gong)
Love Shin Kyora Yi Zhen
The Seventh Son of the Emperor
51 years old
Zhuang Shun Emperor's noble concubine Wu Yashi
Xian (Prince of Alcohol)
Guangxu Emperor's biological father
Love Shin Kyora YiXuan
The Eighth Son of the Emperor
25 years old
End (King of Dorojong)
Love Shin Kyora Yi Chen
The ninth son of the Emperor
32 years old
Jing (Fu Junwang)
Through the above table, it is not difficult for us to find that the Daoguang Emperor has 9 sons, the first three sons in addition to the unified character "Yi", are all twisted silk side, but it seems that this side is not suitable for his sons, and did not bring a long life expectancy to the sons (the author speculates), so the Daoguang Emperor decided to unify from his fourth son to use the word "Yan", it is precisely like this, the Xianfeng Emperor became the nominal eldest son, but also the concubine, can be said to be the ideal heir to the throne, But doesn't this alone make it logical to become the heir to the throne? It can only be said that the innate conditions for his ascension to the throne are relatively superior, not necessarily to become the heir to the imperial throne, because the imperial throne of the Qing Dynasty is not to continue the primogeniture inheritance system, but to be based on li de lixian, which can be explained by referring to the corresponding table in the article "The Title, Temple Number and Regulations of the Qing Emperor". The fourth son of the Emperor, YiXuan, was the oldest of the sons, filial piety and benevolence; the sixth son of the Emperor, Yixuan, although he was born out, but the Qing Dynasty family law was not divided into concubines, the key is that Yixuan is talented and talented, and can write and fight. Therefore, among the sons of the Daoguang Emperor, the most important ones are mainly the fourth son of the emperor and the sixth son of the emperor. In other words, the throne is likely to choose between these two sons, so why is it the fourth son of the emperor who wins in the end? This starts with a few short stories!
First, hide and seize the throne
The Qing Dynasty was a martial dynasty, whether outside Guanwai or Guannei, every autumn would organize a certain scale of hunting activities, called "Mulan Qiu fox", this tradition is no exception in the Daoguang Dynasty, but it is a tragedy for YiXuan! Because he was inferior to his younger brother Yixuan in terms of government and hunting, but heaven was always fair. Although his talent was not high, he had a good teacher, Du Shoutian, whose family was prominent, and he had long had "ShuxiangGuan Eunuch Mendi, The Family of Many Scholars", "Seven Scholars of one discipline", "Five Hanlin of Father and Son", and a high-ranking official who was awarded the title of "Taishi Taibao". He was also the first place in the Daoguang Three-Year Examination, the first place in the second division of the Temple Examination, the selection of Shu Jishi, the teaching of editing, and later the Shanxi Xuezheng. When Yi Xuan was six years old, he began to teach Yi Xi, day and night, teaching the right way and filial piety, which lasted for more than ten years, which can be described as Yi Xi's mentor and friend, and also set the main tone for Yi Xi's future way of life.
At that time, Du Shoutian, who was the teacher of the crown prince, was bent on his own student YiXuan's ascension to the throne, and everyone understood the truth that one person had the Tao, and the chicken dog ascended to heaven, and the student became the emperor. As an imperial master, his status was definitely not bad. Therefore, Du Shoutian very carefully analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of YiXuan and Yixuan, and only by taking advantage of their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses could they successfully seize the position of prince. He believes that Yi Xi's advantage lies in his benevolence, and his disadvantage lies in his inability to be good at government and hunting. The advantage of Yi Chen is that the brain reacts quickly and is easy to accept new things, and the disadvantage is that it is not kind enough. In his later years, the Daoguang Emperor needed a benevolent son to inherit the throne, and he firmly grasped the psychology of the Daoguang Emperor and began to plot for YiXuan's position as crown prince.
When the opportunity came, it was the time of autumn, the princes followed their father to the countryside to hunt, on the hunt Yixuan was definitely not Yixuan's opponent, Du Shoutian instructed Yixuan not to shoot any prey, and informed Yixuan of the explanation. As expected, Yi Xuan shot the most, Yi Xuan returned empty-handed, and the Daoguang Emperor rebuked Yi Xuan and replied: "It is spring, it is the breeding season of birds and beasts, and I can't bear to hurt them when they are breeding, which is contrary to the laws of nature." The Daoguang Emperor was very happy to say: This is the real person who should be the emperor, and when he returns, he will secretly be the candidate for the crown prince. His answer deeply touched the Daoguang Emperor, who was bent on choosing a benevolent emperor for the people of the world, and YiXuan was naturally more in line with the appetite of the Daoguang Emperor than the domineering Yixuan. Daoguang secretly wrote YiXuan's name and placed it in the golden box.
Second, the sick bed shows "filial piety"
Thirty years after Daoguang, the Daoguang Emperor felt that his body was in violation of harmony, and he was sick, thinking of the merits and losses of his thirty years of rule, and he would soon die. The position of crown prince was still vacant, and although he had a favorite son, he was a little worried, so he decided to test Yi Xuan and Yi Xuan again in order to make a final decision. This move had long been expected by Yixuan's master Du Shoutian, who had already informed Yixuan in advance. Whether the Daoguang Emperor asked about the government or asked for advice. As long as you blindly cry, you don't need to answer, and when the Daoguang Emperor asks, you will tell the truth. The True Daoguang Emperor summoned Yi Xuan and Yi Xi and began to ask about the government, Yi Xi talked endlessly about various administrative strategies, and Yi Xi followed the method taught by the teacher before, and only cried at the bedside without saying a word.
After the fact, the Daoguang Emperor asked YiXuan why he did not speak, and Yixuan said: "The father and emperor are not hesitant, and the sons and daughters have no intention of ruling the government, but only want the father and emperor to restore their health, re-manage the government, and then shock the dynasty, and continue to teach the children the strategies of governing the country and the people, so they did not say a word." As soon as this remark came out, it formed a sharp contrast with Yi Chen's talk, and further strengthened the determination of the Daoguang Emperor to establish Yi Xuan, but he felt sorry for the sixth son of the emperor, and he had the following contents of the edict.
The Daoguang Emperor passed on the throne edict
This edict is the most special edict in the history of the Qing Dynasty, and there is no one. It is said to be special because it is the only edict that appears with the names of two princes, and the previous edicts only had the names of one prince, but it had two.
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Personally, I feel that although the Daoguang Emperor chose an emperor of "benevolence and filial piety" in the Name of the Qing Dynasty, it actually played a prelude to the final demise of the Qing Dynasty, and it can be said that although the Qing Dynasty died in Puyi, it actually died in the Xianfeng Dynasty. Because the Xianfeng Emperor was far inferior to YiXun in terms of governing the country or in terms of taming the people and raising honesty, this was the mistake of the Daoguang Emperor and the loss of the Qing Dynasty, so the Daoguang Emperor should also bear the corresponding responsibility for the demise of the Qing Dynasty. Looking back, speaking of Du Shoutian, I personally feel that he should be regarded as a "traitorous minister", for his own selfishness, assisting a prince with no morality and no talent to ascend to the throne, bringing great disasters to the people of Li Min, so he can be called "the first criminal minister of the Qing Dynasty".
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Why is it said that the Qing Dynasty actually died in the Xianfeng Dynasty? This is related to some of the hobbies of the Xianfeng Emperor, and there is nothing wrong with the people of the world having personal hobbies, but the so-called hobbies cannot bring calamity to the country and the people and ruin the future of the country. Let's take a look at one of the Xianfeng Emperor's hobbies that ultimately ruined the country's future—lust. Why does lust ruin the future of a country, starting with a woman, who will she be? Why didn't the Xianfeng Emperor kill her in the end? Next articleWe will continue to share it for everyone, so stay tuned!