If a person can make his opponent gnash his teeth with hatred and express admiration and regret at the same time, even if this person is the losing party, it is enough to prove his strength. Of course, although the winner wins However, it is not easy for many people to objectively evaluate their opponents, and this is the relationship between Emperor Yongzheng and his eighth brother Yinsu.
Among the concubines of Emperor Kangxi, Yinzhu's mother, the Wei family, could be said to have a low origin. Her father and ancestor were just concubines. This background was quite low compared to other concubines.
Yinhu has been very smart since he was a child, and he has also worked very hard. He is outstanding among the older princes in many aspects such as literature, riding and shooting. Yinhu's efforts were not in vain. His father soon noticed this son. When he was eleven years old, he arranged a marriage for his son. That was Guo Luoluo, the granddaughter of the late Prince An Yue Le. This Guo Luoluo family has an extraordinary background. His ancestors were also the founding heroes of the Qing Dynasty. His great-grandfather married Nurhaci’s sister, his great-grandfather married Nurhaci’s daughter, his grandfather married the daughter of Prince Yu Abatai (son of Nurhaci), and his father married An. The daughter of Prince Yue Le (son of Abatai), in other words, his grandmother and mother are aunt and nephew.
In the thirty-seventh year of Kangxi, as the first batch of princes to be ennobled, Yinzhen, his fourth brother Yinzhen, fifth brother Yinzhen, and seventh brother Yinyou were named Baylor. The eldest brother Yinzhen and The third brother Yinzhi was named Prince Zhi and Prince Cheng respectively, while Lao Ba was the youngest among this group of princes.
On the fourth day of September in the forty-seventh year of Kangxi's reign, Crown Prince Yinfeng was detained by Emperor Kangxi. Not long ago, Yinhu was awarded the post of general manager of the Internal Affairs Office. This position was originally occupied by Prince Yinfeng's close confidant Ling. Emperor Kangxi awarded such a sensitive position to Yinhu at such a sensitive moment. Regardless of the motivation, it made the courtiers confused and made Yinhu's party have some wild thoughts.
After Emperor Kangxi returned to the capital, he immediately announced that he had abolished the crown prince. At that time, Yinhu's party still did not take action immediately, but was in a wait-and-see state. However, some people could not sit still. He stopped and threw a big black pot at Yinhu, and a huge chain reaction swept over him.
At this time, when Yinhu dealt with Lingpu's family property, he was quite lenient to him. When Emperor Kangxi learned about this, he was furious again. He denounced Yinhu as a lenient invitation. Buying people's hearts and taking the favors he has given to his ministers as his own is exactly the same as the deposed prince. If that's just it, from the perspective of Emperor Kangxi, Yinsu's move did have its meaning. More importantly, Kangxi The emperor added another sentence: "Anyone who praises Yinhu will be killed without mercy." This sentence is too cruel. It shows that Emperor Kangxi has been dissatisfied with Yinhu for a long time. This time he just took the opportunity to explode. Even Kangxi The emperor's award to Yinhu seems to have the meaning of "fishing".
Zhang Mingde was sentenced to death in Lingchi, and Yinsu was also expelled from the title of Baylor because he failed to report the knowledge. However, things took a turn for the worse due to the intervention of the third child, Yinzhi. Yinzhi reported his eldest brother to the prince, and Emperor Kangxi was shocked again. After careful investigation, he learned that the original culprit behind the plan was to instigate Zhang Mingde to assassinate the prince. It was Yinti. After Zhang Mingde told Yinti about this, he was angrily rebuked and driven away by Yinti. At that time, the eldest brother mentioned Yinhu in Zhang Mingde's words. It seemed that he was recommending him, but in fact he was directing trouble to him.
After all this tossing, Emperor Kangxi decided to re-establish Yin Reng, but he wanted to gain some face for his capricious behavior of first deposing and then re-establishing Yin Reng, so he kept hinting to the ministers that he wanted to re-establish Yin Reng. After Yinfeng was re-established, he ordered the ministers to recommend the new crown prince. He thought that the ministers had understood his intention, but many ministers in the court recommended Yinhu. Among them, Aling'a of the Eighth Ye Party actually colluded with the courtiers* Not only that, even the great scholar Ma Qi and his uncle Tong Guowei also waved flags and cheers for Yinhu. This was unexpected by Emperor Kangxi. He could only force him to do so on the grounds that Yinhu was still guilty and his biological mother was humble. The ministers raised another matter.
The reason why Yinhu failed to seize the crown prince was not as simple as Emperor Kangxi said. At least "still guilty" and "his biological mother was humble" were not the fundamental reasons for his failure. They were just the reasons that Emperor Kangxi did not want to say it clearly. excuses.
After Yinzhen came to the throne, he won over Lao Ba quite a lot, and he was promoted to an official and entrusted with important tasks. However, the newly promoted Prince Lian knew that his fourth brother would not let him go. Guo Luoluo could see it clearly. Sure enough, Emperor Yongzheng was very harsh on him in those years, and he would look for opportunities to punish him even for small things. Finally, in the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign, Emperor Yongzheng's foundation was stable, and the Ba Ye Party was finally eliminated. Ba and Lao Jiu were renamed Aqina and Seth Hei respectively, and were expelled and imprisoned. They both died mysteriously that year.
Emperor Yongzheng made two very important comments about Lao Ba. One of them is that "Yunsu's talent, integrity, cunning and cunning are unparalleled." This sentence may seem contradictory, but it is not. They are two sides of Yunhu. His virtuousness and talent are real, but they are more used to win people's hearts and form cliques for personal gain. Regardless of whether the ministers' support for Lao Ba is due to Yunhu's deliberate management or sincerity, in From the perspective of the aloof emperor, these are all huge hidden dangers lurking around the imperial power. Even if Yunsi really has no intention of doing evil, such a powerful force surrounding him will force him forward, not to mention that Yunsi himself is not the right person. No sense of the throne. In a word, even if Emperor Kangxi chooses the fourth son, will Yunhu's ending be good? In the final analysis, it was not that Emperors Kang and Yong could not tolerate him, but that the superior imperial power could not tolerate him.
Yinhu was born into a wealthy and noble family, but he was still able to work hard and work his way up despite the situation that the prince had decided. This is not something that all princes can do. Looking at the past dynasties, he was born in the royal family and enjoyed the There are so many rich and noble people, but there are only a few people who can work hard like Yinhu. Moreover, this prince can be courteous and tolerant to others, and has a very high personality charm. Therefore, no matter at that time or now, many people like or sympathize with him. .
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