Kangxi’s eldest son was named Yinzhen, born to his concubine Hui Nalan. Concubine Hui is not famous, but her brother Nalan Mingzhu is a celebrity. It was he who advocated the withdrawal of the feudal vassal and the destruction of Wu Sangui. Mingzhu's son, Nalan Rongruo, is even more famous. But this elder brother is not as clever as his uncle and cousin. Although he was favored in his early years and made great military exploits when Kangxi pacified Galdan, he himself can be said to be a bit stupid. He was superstitious about lamas, and in order to become the emperor, he actually thought of using the method of Nightmare to murder the then crown prince, his brother Yin Reng. When Kangxi deposed the prince, he ordered him to guard him. He jumped up and down, and even said that he wanted to swab his father, thinking that if he did not establish a legitimate son, he would become a prince, which made Kangxi extremely chilled. In the end, his third brother Yinzhi exposed what happened in Nightmare Town and was imprisoned for the rest of his life.
Kangxi’s second son, the deposed prince Yinfeng (rng). Kangxi's first queen was born to Sony's granddaughter Hesheli. When Herisher gave birth, Wu Sangui rebelled, and the queen was frightened and died in childbirth. Kangxi and the Queen had been childhood sweethearts since childhood, and their relationship was very deep. Therefore, when Yinreng was two years old, he changed the Manchu custom of not establishing a prince and followed the example of the Han people in the previous dynasty. Make the eldest son the prince. This Yinfeng therefore became the last crown prince in Chinese history and the longest reigning crown prince. However, although Emperor Kangxi followed the example of the previous dynasty, the crown prince was not allowed to interfere with the political power, but the Manchu custom was for the prince to intervene in the government. As a result, over time, the crown prince was unwilling to accept the power in his hands, the emperor was afraid of being seized of power, and the conflict between the two became increasingly intensified. The ministers in the DPRK also formed various parties and fought against each other. There are other brothers who have grown up, and they are naturally not willing to accept that their ability is not necessarily better than their own, or even inferior to their elder brother's ability to become emperor.
The crown prince at this time, because of Kangxi's pampering since childhood, developed a violent character, domineering, luxurious and arrogant. He was unwilling to be the crown prince for more than thirty years and was quite complaining. The other brothers looked closely at Dandan, eager to find out the crown prince's slightest mistake. Eventually, he was deposed for the first time in the 47th year of Kangxi reign. However, Kangxi still had deep feelings for his son. Taking advantage of the incident in the eldest brother's nightmare, a year later, he claimed that the second elder brother had lost his mind, but had recovered after being nursed back to health. Therefore, he was re-established as prince. It's a pity that this prince can't hold up the wall. After he came back to power, instead of being cautious and learning lessons, he intensified his efforts, rallying his party members and retaliating. The old man Kangxi was so heartbroken that he once again issued an edict to depose the prince in the fifty-first year. From then on, the deposed prince was imprisoned until the moment Yongzheng died towards him, but in the impression, Yongzheng gave him the title of Prince Limi.
The fourth son of the emperor, Yinzhen (zhēn), was the later Emperor Yongzheng. His biological mother, Concubine De, was Wu Ya. The winner of the entire heirloom movement. Judging from his actions in the Kangxi Dynasty, it can basically be summarized as a double-dealing style. To put it bluntly, he does not offend either side. He uses his best ability to observe words and emotions, shows his father the emperor with sincerity and filial piety, and dresses himself up like a wealthy and idle person. By eating fast and chanting Buddha's name, he showed off that he had no ambitions for the throne. Secretly make friends with talents, train disciples, and eventually win a big position. After reigning for thirteen years, he was the most diligent emperor in Chinese history.
Yinqi (q), the fifth son of Kangxi, was born to Concubine Yi. It was the concubine Yifei in Kangxi's private interview in disguise. According to legend, this concubine Yifei had a straightforward temperament. She was indeed a concubine who was very favored by Kangxi, but she was definitely not an exclusive favorite. Kangxi, an old boy, did not want too many wives. In his early years, Yinqi led troops and was in charge of a certain banner's troops. He did not participate in the struggle for the legitimate rights of the nine sons. During the Kangxi period, he was also named a prince. There are very few records about him, but I seem to have seen someone saying that his appearance was disfigured because of the war (he was supposed to be extremely handsome, and it was said that the sons his mother gave birth to were all boys and girls, and they were extremely handsome). Naturally, it is impossible for a person with a disfigured appearance to become an emperor. For example, Sun Ce of the Ou family was so angry that he died of it. So it makes sense that he didn't participate in the heir apparent. After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he still could not tolerate him, so the ending was not very good, and he died during the Yongzheng period.
The sixth son, Yinzuo (zu), was also born to Concubine De and died early. Although Concubine De was not of high birth, she was just a palace maid. But he is very fertile. In addition to the fourth son Yinzhen, the sixth son Yinzuo, the fourteenth son Yinzhen (showing the title), and two princesses. She must be considered a pampered concubine.
Yinyou (yu), the seventh son of the emperor, there are not many records about him, and he is also a person who did not participate in the competition for the reserve. In the thirty-seventh year of Kangxi's reign, he was named Baylor, and in the fifty-first year of Kangxi's reign, he was named the county king. He died in the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, and the rest is unknown.
Here comes the heavyweight~Yinhu (s), the eighth son of Kangxi, is a person I often cannot bear to mention. The biological mother, a good concubine, came from a humble background. She was a beauty discovered by Emperor Kangxi from Xin Zhe's treasury. In the Qing Dynasty, it was emphasized that sons are more valuable than mothers. In this regard, it can be said that Ba Ba was a lot lower than his other brothers. On the contrary, his mother was later promoted to the concubine position because of his ambition. Yinhu is gifted and talented, can be kind to others, and has a wide network of people. Everyone in the court praised him and called him the "Eight Wise Kings". Even Kangxi's brother, Prince Yu Fuquan, recommended him to the emperor. After Kangxi deposed the crown prince, he ordered his ministers to nominate a new crown prince, and everyone in the court recommended Yinhu to express his public opinion. Yinhu is the leader of the Age Party. The so-called Age Party refers to the princelings.
It can be said that Yinhu and his group should have made many plans to dethrone the prince. In the elder brother's party, there are many important officials of the court, and there are also Yinsu's younger brothers, the ninth elder brother Yinzhen, the tenth elder brother Yinzhenwo, and the fourteenth elder brother Yinzhen. It can be regarded as a very powerful power group in the imperial court.
However, compared to the fourth elder brother Yinzhen, the Yinzhen Group is too pushy. If a tree is more beautiful than the forest, the wind will drive it away. The old man Kangxi would even be dissatisfied with the excessive power of his most beloved son, the crown prince, let alone the son of a humble mother. And because the fortune teller Zhang Mingde told Yinhu's fortune, and he said it was extremely valuable, the eldest brother with ill intentions (or a fool) told Kangxi about it. Kangxi ordered Lingchi to execute Zhang Mingde and deprive Yinhu of his title. It can be said that when the prince was deposed, Yinhu had the best hope, but in the end he was hit because Kangxi could not forget the old prince and was convicted of the Zhang Mingde incident. Frankly speaking, in this kind of feudal society, Yinzhu's attempt to become the crown prince in a democratic way is a very hopeless thing.
After the second prince was deposed, the ministers still supported Yinhu. However, Kangxi was wary of this son. Last time he said he was a young man, but this time he simply said he had sinister intentions. About the fifty-third year of Kangxi's reign, on Kangxi's birthday, Yinsu was unable to celebrate his birthday in person because it was the anniversary of his mother's death, so he sent someone to send two dying eagles. Kangxi was furious and immediately scolded Yinhu for being unfaithful and unfilial. He also scolded him for being born to a lowly woman from Xinzheku, and claimed that the father-son relationship was severed. And the nobility and salary were suspended. In my opinion, with Kangxi's wisdom, it was impossible not to know that something fishy was going on in this matter. However, instead of ordering anyone to investigate, he used the topic to play on it, which shows that he no longer cared about the relationship between father and son. Maybe the eighth prince's good reputation in the court was indeed a big threat to him. He was afraid that one day he would be forced into the palace, so he had to dispel Yinhu and his party members' illusions about the throne.
In the same year, Yinhu was infected with typhoid fever and almost died. Kangxi was in Chengde at the time and just replied: Try your best to treat him. Later, because Kangxi wanted to drive back to Changchun Garden, he would pass by the garden where Yinhu lived. At this time, Yinhu was already unconscious, but Kangxi still asked his other sons to move him back to the capital. The reason turned out to be that he didn't want to encounter bad things when passing by. Kangxi was a superstitious emperor, and he tried to stay away from these things that might bring bad luck. As for his son's life and death, he didn't care. The funniest thing is that the ninth son of the emperor, Yinzhen, firmly objected, saying that the dying person should not be moved. Kangxi actually said, I didn't force you to move him. Don't blame me when you look back.
However, Yinhu survived and survived as tenaciously as Xiaoqiang. But from now on, he no longer had any hope of inheriting Kangxi's great cause. Later, the old man Kangxi may have felt that he had gone too far, and issued an edict to restore Yinhu's title and salary. However, during the Kangxi Dynasty, Yinhu was just Baylor. In fact, until this time, the courtiers still supported Yinhu. The great scholar Li Guangdi (anyone who has seen the Kangxi Dynasty should know that he is a famous figure) once said in the fifty-sixth year of Kangxi: "The kings under my eyes, The eight kings are the most virtuous."
At the beginning of Yongzheng's succession to the throne, he adopted a double-faced approach to win over and named Yinzhu Prince Lian. Yinzhen did not cause trouble, but he was eventually punished by Yinzhen for various crimes. Not only was he deprived of his title, his clan status was also cut off, and he was forced to change his name to "Aqina", which probably means "fish on the ground". Yongzheng died in imprisonment in the fourth year of his reign.
A few comments. I personally sympathize with this character. Because of his low status as a biological mother, it is estimated that Yinhu suffered a lot of discrimination since childhood, so he developed a strong but diplomatic character. His failure in seizing the heir was due to Kangxi's ruthlessness and method errors. It is speculated that this was related to his insufficient understanding of Kangxi's character. Unlike Yinzhen, he was almost perfect at guessing his father's intentions. But I think Yinzhu is still a great person. Most of his behavior in the Yongzheng Dynasty was submissive. To put it bluntly, the country and the country were the most important, and he did not collude with the officials to harm the court. Even if there is some helplessness, it is most likely because he is indeed a wise king.
Finally, I quote Jin Yong’s poem to summarize: A humble gentleman is as gentle as jade. If you are too strong, you will be humiliated, and if you are deeply in love, you will not live long.
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The emperor’s ninth son, Yinzhen (táng), was born to Concubine Yi. There are two theories about his appearance. One is that he is extremely handsome, and the other is that he is very fat and looks like a pig. Of course I am willing to accept the first theory. This prince is not very favored, and his talents are probably limited, but he is the richest man in the dynasty. It is estimated that all his intelligence is used to make money (leaving aside whether the method is legitimate or not), he is a loyal supporter of Yinhu. To what extent is he loyal? It is said that he carried poison with him at that time. If things went wrong, he would swallow the poison and die. I think no matter what kind of person he is, just because he treats his brother Yinsu like this, it is worthy of my affection for him. This ninth master was sent to the northwest during the Yongzheng Dynasty. In fact, he was sent to Nian Gengyao to take care of him. Don't let him interact with the Ba Ye Party members. But this old man was determined to fight to the end. He actually came up with the method of using Western characters to spell Manchu to make a code, contact his son, and exchange information. This can be regarded as a pioneer in cryptography in our country. Yongzheng hated him very much and looked down upon him. Yinzhen once said: If you succeed, you will become a prince and if you fail, you will become a thief. But we are also brothers and thieves.
Yinzhen's fate was very tragic. He was renamed "Seth Hei" by Yongzheng, which means "pig" and "annoying person", which are not good words anyway. Finally, Yongzheng died in imprisonment in the fourth year of his reign, a month or two earlier than Yinsu. Legend has it that he was poisoned to death.
The tenth son Yinzhenwo (), his biological mother was an imperial concubine, but she died relatively early. This ten elder brothers are said to be relatively big, and the last in the South Study Room. Kangxi's sons were all eccentric, so this stupid kid was quite popular with his old man. He is also someone who supports Laoba wholeheartedly, maybe because he has little hope. He was named a county king during the Kangxi period. At that time, the eighth and ninth elders were just Baylor and Beizi. This is probably related to his mother's identity. When Lao Shi was in the Yongzheng Dynasty, he was sent to guard mausoleums and so on, and later he went to live in poverty in Zhangjiakou. But people with big ideas are always different. They are more fortunate (sweat, I am not praising myself). They actually survived the Yongzheng Dynasty and died in the second year of Qianlong.
Eleventh son died early, and I don’t even know his name.
Kangxi’s twelfth son, Yinshan (táo). This baby was raised by Aunt Sumala, so he is different from the other boys. He also did not participate in the seizure of the heir, but he was still very important in the last years of Kangxi. When Yongzheng first came to power, he made him a county prince, and then suppressed him. He probably also reduced his title. Later, Qianlong came to power and made him a prince. This eldest brother has a very open-minded nature, which must be related to Su Ma's education. Lived to the age of seventy-eight.
The thirteenth son Yinxiang. Another character that needs to be talked about. In fact, although Yinxiang is not bad at military strategy, he is still partial to literature in general. Yinxiang's biological mother, Concubine Min, Zhang Jia, was probably a concubine favored by Kangxi, but she died when Yinxiang was thirteen years old. Later, Yinxiang was raised by Concubine De, so she left with her fourth elder brother, Yinzhen. They are very close and their relationship is very good.
When Yinxiang was young, he was very favored by Kangxi. Every time Kangxi went on tour, he would take it with him. Moreover, it is said that this elder brother's "poetry, writing, and calligraphy are both sharp and fresh", "good at riding and shooting, and his shots are sure to hit, and he gallops as fast as flying." A typical all-rounder in both civil and military affairs, he even once hunted a tiger alone. Kangxi also sent him to Mount Tai to worship heaven on behalf of his father. This was a very prudent thing for ancient emperors. At that time, many people believed that the Thirteenth Brother's future was limitless. Unfortunately, in the 47th year of Kangxi's reign, the prince was deposed, and Yinxiang was implicated. From then on, he remained unknown for more than ten years, as if he had disappeared. Moreover, there is no historical record of this period. It is estimated that it was deleted during the Yongzheng Dynasty because it was taboo for the venerables. But we can roughly speculate that Yinxiang suffered from a disease called "Crane's Knee Wind" during these years, which is probably the current "bone tuberculosis". At that time, this was considered a terminal disease, and it was easy to relapse and could not be overworked.
Yinxiang’s early death was related to this disease. In Er Er He's novel, Yinxiang was imprisoned for ten years, which should be fictional. Yinxiang was indeed imprisoned, but he still went out for activities in the past ten years, went to the magazine, and other elder brothers also visited him. over him, so his actions should be free. As for why he was convicted, there are many speculations. One theory is that he may have caused trouble at the time and suffered for the issue of deposing the prince; another theory is that he was convicted in order to protect Yinzhen. I prefer the second statement, which can better explain why Yinzhen was so kind to Yinzhen after he came to power. Kangxi once scolded Yinxiang for being unfaithful and unfilial. The old man didn't know what was going on. Every time he scolded his son, he scolded him to death. Don't you know that like father, like son? Yinxiang has been favored since he was a child, and he is probably a proud and arrogant person. It is very possible that he cannot bear this blow and get sick. Moreover, Yinxiang was also the only adult elder brother who was not granted a title during the Kangxi period, which was in sharp contrast to the favor he received when he was young. So I am even more curious as to why Yinxiang was convicted and why his father disliked him so much.
After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he immediately granted Yinxiang the title of Prince Yi, showing him great favor. In fact, it's not just a favor, it's an extreme favor. Anyone who offends his precious brother offends him. His precious brother's interests are his interests. He will definitely give preferential treatment to the people his precious brother likes and protect them thoroughly. However, this younger brother did not disappoint him, and handled all his affairs properly. Moreover, Yinxiang understood the propriety of the monarch and his ministers very well, and did not act in a favored and arrogant manner. He worked hard, devoted himself to death, and died.
Yinxiang died in the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign. Although it was due to his illness, it was also closely related to his hard work. After his death, Yinzhen gave him the title "Xian" and added the characters "loyal, respectful, honest, upright, diligent, careful and honest" in front of Prince Yixian. During the Qianlong period, he was granted the title of Hereditary Iron Hat King.
In his later years, Kangxi favored his fourteenth son Yinqi (t). This child was a figure in the Ba Ye Party.
As Yinhu was disliked by Kangxi, the Eighth Prince Party pinned their hopes on him. In the fifty-sixth year of Kangxi's reign, Yinzhen was granted the title of General King, and he took command of the army and went to Tibet to quell the rebellion and won. Yinzhen and his fourth elder brother Yinzhen are brothers from the same father and mother, but their relationship is not good. This may be because their biological mother, Concubine De, favors her younger son. Fourteen once spoke out when Yinhu was convicted, causing Emperor Kangxi to take a sword to chop him, but he was later favored by Kangxi because of this.
There are many rumors about Yinzhen usurping the throne in unofficial history and among the people. Some of them say that the "fourteenth son passed on" in the imperial edict was changed to "the fourth son passed on". This is pure nonsense, and the reasons will not be elaborated here.
But because Kangxi favored him in his later years, he probably had the idea of ??passing him on. But to be honest, this fourteenth son was not particularly good. He tried to make money while he was in the army. If he really became emperor, he would definitely not be as good as Yongzheng. But I still prefer Feng Erkang's statement. The emperor did not like the Fourteenth Son. Otherwise, after Tibet was pacified and the military merits were established, he would naturally stay in the capital instead of sending him to the northwest. Of course, if Kangxi was really killed by Yongzheng, I would not dare to say, but this possibility is extremely slim.
Yinzhen was sent to guard the imperial mausoleum during the Yongzheng period. Although he was depressed, it was not considered a prison sentence because the scenery near the imperial mausoleum was still beautiful, but he still lived a comfortable life. This man also lived a relatively long life, and he died only twenty years after Qianlong's reign.
A brief gossip, throughout the thirteenth year of the Yongzheng Dynasty, he did not give birth to a single child, but several before and after.
After the fifteenth son of Kangxi, none of them participated in the struggle for the reserve. About the sixteenth and seventeenth sons were treated quite well, especially the seventeenth elder brother Yunli, who became Yongzheng's favorite younger brother after Yinxiang's death.
Yinzhi, the third son of the emperor. Born in the 16th year of Kangxi (1677). His mother is the concubine Ma Jia. Yunzhi was erudite and talented, and became Nai's father's right-hand academic assistant. When Kangxi conquered Geerdan, Yinzhi led the camp with a red flag. At the age of 21, he was named Prince Cheng; the following year, he was demoted to Baylor; at the age of 32, he was made Prince of Jincheng...
The third son, Yinzhi (zhǐ), was a scholar and scholar. The "Kangxi Dictionary" we know should be compiled by him. At that time, he gathered some famous figures in society, such as Chen Menglei, Li Bo, and the familiar Fang Bao and others, to work together to compile the book. This silly brother thought that he could please the emperor, so he passed the throne to him. Facts have proved that Kangxi really liked it. In his later years, Kangxi often went to his sons' gardens to play, namely his and Yongzheng's gardens. And the number of times I went to his garden was far more than the number of times I went to Yongzheng's garden. Maybe in Kangxi's eyes, this son was filial and could enjoy family happiness. But this bookish Yinzhi definitely has thoughts about the reserve position, because his disciples have been moving around to contact party members. It seems that he also asked someone to tell his fortune. Although Kangxi saw these things, he did not blame him. Instead, he told his disciples that if Yinzhi was accidentally implicated, you must stand up and defend him. It can be seen that he did a good job in filial piety and Kangxi liked him very much. However, it was impossible for Kangxi to pass the throne to him. I'm not very clear about Yinzhi's ending. During the Kangxi Dynasty, he was named a prince. He must have been convicted during the Yongzheng Dynasty. It was impossible for the fourth child to tolerate this elder brother who was older than him and still held a high position. He must have been demoted.