During the reign of Kangxi, many princes competed for the throne. Many people say that it was because of Li Hong that Kangxi chose his fourth son, Yin Zhen, to succeed him. Kangxi is old and unable to cope with his son's struggle. Although he is an emperor, what he craves most at this time is to have a full house of children and grandchildren and enjoy his old age.
In Kangxi's eyes, all his sons are fighting for the throne. Only the fourth one shows indifference, has no illusions about imperial power, never participates in the battle of brothers, and devotes himself to pursuing literature, while Yin Zhen is alone in the study. It seems that in many Wang Zizhong, Yin Zhen has the least chance to succeed to the throne.
But is Yin Zhen's heart really as calm as it seems? Maybe he really despises power. As far as political ability is concerned, Yongzheng is not simple, calm, low-key and introverted. This is the unanimous evaluation of Yongzheng by the world. Yongzheng always did a good job in the tasks assigned by Kangxi. In his later years, Kangxi often went to Yongzheng Palace to communicate with his son.
During the dinner, the father and son talked about everything. Before long, Yongzheng asked his son Li Hong to come and inquire after him. Many people think that this was planned by Yongzheng long ago, and it doesn't matter whether he plans to come to Kangxi or not. In his later years, he was disarmed and longed for family happiness. Now he is just an old man, and his three generations have been satisfied.
It wasn't long before Old Four accidentally mentioned that Kangxi had never seen his two sons since he was born. As soon as Kangxi thought it was true, he quickly asked Yongzheng to call them to the front and said that he might not believe it. It was not until 10 was in his teens that Li Hongcai first met his grandfather.
These things are not surprising in the royal family. I think Kangxi himself can't count how many grandchildren he has. History books give the answer. A total of 97 people worked hard for the country day and night. Most people have never seen it. At this time, when the two grandchildren came to Kangxi, it was natural to look carefully.
Tian Hong, who was a little smaller, was unremarkable, but Li Hong caught the attention of the old emperor. Li Hong is brave in appearance and has deep and bright eyes. He seems to see his own shadow in him. Kangxi intended to test them. When he asked and answered questions, Li Hong spoke appropriately and didn't look like a child at all. Tian Hong, by contrast, is very formal.
Throughout his life, Kangxi intuitively told him that this child is extraordinary and will definitely achieve something in the future. Kangxi motioned for Li Hong to approach. Li Hong was very clever. He answered all the questions raised by Kangxi, especially when reading the Book of Songs. Li Hong showed his thought of ruling by virtue. Kangxi was very moved and thought that he had found the most capable grandson.
After returning to the palace, Kangxi often thought of Li Hong and recalled their conversation that day. Before long, Kangxi ordered people to inquire about Li Hong's eight characters, found the most famous fortune teller, and calculated Li Hong's fate. The so-called horoscope is a person's birthday. The ancients believed that fate was predestined after birth. Now it seems that these people are ignorant and fearless, but in that feudal era, people were superstitious about ghosts and gods, especially birthdays.
What's unusual about Li Hong's birthday? Li Hong was born all month. He was so angry that he had to use fire to restrain himself, so that he could achieve great things. The whole eight characters correspond. According to the fortune teller, Qianlong's horoscope is "Meridian You Mao, and it is doomed to blossom all one's life". These eight words decided Qianlong's life, and Kangxi's understanding of Qianlong was further deepened. In particular, the fortune teller said that "a wife and a star are the best", which made Kangxi very happy and made him more sure that Gan Long was the most suitable successor.
Judging from the fortune teller's inference, Li Hong's political ability is extremely high, and he is the dragon and phoenix among people. Of course, these are all fabricated by fortune tellers. You know, this is for the grandson of Emperor Kangxi. You can only choose the right one, otherwise you will be furious and the end will be miserable. Therefore, you can only say good things, not bad things.
Kangxi began to cultivate Li Hong, hoping that he could achieve great things. Not long after, Kangxi visited Yongzheng House again. After dinner, Kangxi suddenly offered to take Li Hong into the palace and teach him himself.
In addition to Li Hong, only the eldest son, Sun Hongzeng, had such treatment. After entering the palace, Li Hong assisted his grandfather attentively and learned how to deal with politics. Therefore, many people think that Kangxi loved Li Hong and passed the throne to his father, but this is only a guess. No one knows if it is the plot of Lao Si. After all, it is understandable to introduce my son to the old emperor.
Li Hong followed the old emperor. If anything happens, Old Four will know the news at any time. After all, the heir is vacillating now. If you want to pass on the throne to yourself, you must have a signal, and that is Li Hong. Old four knows that as a political expert, his political vision must be long-term. Even if he doesn't get the throne, his son will make friends with the old emperor, and he can leave himself a way out.
Old four's abacus is well played. As he expected, Kangxi let Li Hong serve around for half a year. During this period, they were inseparable. While dealing with the memorial, Li Hong watched. Sometimes Kangxi would put down his work and teach Li Hong to write by hand. Slowly, all the officials in the DPRK found that whenever the emperor summoned him, Li Hong would accompany him to serve. As if Kangxi was sending a message, the sage had chosen to take sides at this time.
One afternoon, Li Hong saw Kangxi coming from a distance and hurried over. Kangxi was afraid that his grandson would fall, and hurriedly shouted, "Slow down, don't fall." These words of concern have always been remembered by Li Hong. I often talked to people after I became king and felt my grandfather's care.
Although Li Hong is very young, he is far braver than ordinary children. The first time he shot an arrow, he could hit the bull's-eye again and again. Kangxi was overjoyed and gave him a yellow jacket. On one occasion, Kangxi took Li Hong on a trip and killed a bear with a musket. After Kangxi knew that the bear had lost its fighting capacity, he wanted Li Hong to shoot again, but Li Hong got on the horse and didn't start. Kangxi thought that Li Hong was afraid and said to him, "You!
Li Hong had no choice but to bite the bullet. I didn't know the bear was playing dead. When he saw someone nearby, he suddenly stood up and roared away. The people around him were frightened, but Kangxi pulled out his gun in desperation and shot the bear in the eye, saving Li Hong's life. Even Kangxi lamented after this incident. God blessed Li Hong. If Li Hong is late, he may die.
After the hunting, Kangxi came to Yongzheng Palace to meet Niu Kelu, Li Hong's mother. Niu Kelu came to Kangxi with trepidation. After the meeting, Kangxi was overjoyed. It was really blessed, but why did Niu Kelu's appearance get such a high evaluation from Kangxi? Perhaps Kangxi was intentional, or perhaps Kangxi liked Li Hong from the bottom of his heart, which praised her mother.
Before long, Kangxi was seriously ill and knew that his time was running out. He asked the minister to discuss who would succeed him. Finally, Kangxi made a decision: "The fourth son is virtuous and upright, and he will replace me. He must make Li Hong a prince." Before he died, he specially sent a gift to Lao Si and said to him, "This was given to me by the emperor shunzhi on his deathbed. Now I gave it to you, you know. "
Kangxi was buried in Jingling after his death. Throughout his life, he pacified the scourge of the frontier and created a prosperous time for Kanggan. Many people regarded him as the greatest emperor after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. According to Kangxi's will, Li Hong also became emperor. In order to respect Kangxi, he voluntarily abdicated after 60 years of rule, and two generations became a much-told story.