In 1722 AD, Kangxi died at the age of 69. After the death of Kangxi, the fourth son of the emperor inherited the throne, and this fourth son of the emperor was the famous emperor Yongzheng in Chinese history. In this article, let’s talk about the reason why Kangxi chose Emperor Yongzheng among so many sons? What is the difference between Yongzheng and other elder brothers?
There are really too many jokes about Yongzheng in history. The most famous one is that Yinzhen changed the imperial edict. According to folklore, the throne of Kangxi was originally passed to the fourteenth prince Yinzhen. So in real history, how did the succession drama after Kangxi evolve? Next, the author will have a good chat with you.
Unofficial history said that when the imperial edict was announced, some ministers questioned Yongzheng and said that he had changed the imperial edict, saying that the imperial edict should originally have been written for the Fourteenth Prince, but he changed it from "Tenth Prince" " was changed to " Yu ". In fact, this is really nonsense, because there are two imperial edicts of the Qing Dynasty, one is in Manchu and the other is in Chinese. The Chinese text can be modified in this way, but the Manchu text is so complicated that it will not work at all. This statement is obviously untrue.
In fact, Kangxi has always admired Yinzhen very much. In the later period of Kangxi, Yinzhen helped Kangxi do a lot of things that were beneficial to the development of the country. Before Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he once investigated the affairs of Beijing and Tong. Liangcang was very good at offering sacrifices to heaven during the winter solstice. Of course, this was his own ability. In addition to this, Kangxi liked Yinzhen's son Hongli very much and thought that Hongli could also be a good emperor in the future. His father also Very capable, if passed down like this, the Qing Dynasty will definitely continue to prosper.
Historical records record that in the 61st year of Kangxi's reign, it was the last year of Kangxi's reign. Yinzhen, who was still Prince Yong at the time, knew that his emperor Ama liked peonies very much, so he deliberately invited Kangxi to go to the Old Summer Palace to appreciate peonies. It was at that time that Kangxi met his grandson Hongli for the first time. It was our later Qianlong.
Kangxi fell in love with his grandson when he first met Hongli. At that time, Hongli was only 11 years old and showed extraordinary talent. Thirteen days after Kangxi left the Old Summer Palace, he decided to bring Hongli to his side and nurse him back to health himself. Kangxi asked Yinxi to teach him archery, Yinlu taught him firearms, and he taught him poetry. Hongli performed very well in these.
People at that time were very superstitious and believed in this birth date. So Kangxi asked a fortune teller to see Hongli's fortune. The fortune teller said that Hongli was born rich and filial. Moreover, this guy had picturesque features and must have outstanding literary and military skills. Moreover, this guy had a long life. Hongli had indeed been the emperor for more than sixty years, and he did not die until more than eighty years ago.
Before Kangxi died, Kangxi told Ma Qi, a great scholar in the imperial court, that Yinzhen’s son would definitely achieve great things, just like himself when he was a child. In order to allow Hongli to become emperor in the future, Kangxi , on the basis of admiring Yinzhen, he passed on to Yinzhen more firmly. And if the prince at that time knew this truth, he would go crazy.
Let’s talk about it, we don’t know whether Yongzheng was the best among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, but Emperor Yongzheng did a lot of things that were beneficial to the country during the Kangxi years. After he ascended the throne, he severely punished corrupt officials. Filthy officials, make the treasury rich again. Many scholars say that if there was no Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty might have perished long ago.