But the child's eight characters are somewhat unusual.
There is such a detail in the archives of the Qing Dynasty. In June of the 6th year of Kangxi, Nian Gengyao, the governor of Sichuan Province, entered Beijing to handle affairs, and the emperor ordered him to find a "name operator" in Beijing to calculate something. I heard that this blind Luo was a swagger and was ill, so I didn't go to him. The emperor approved on the passbook where he reported the incident: "This man was not honest, but he was well occupied." (
It can be seen that the emperor is an old customer and fan of the blind man.
"eight-character" is to infer the result of life development based on the date of a person's birth. Today, this is of course an out-and-out superstition. However, in the past, these superstitions often decided the direction of the car of history by accident. This is the case with the eight characters of Qianlong.
In p>1929, the first batch of cabinet archives published by the Archives of the Palace Museum included comments by Qianlong birthdates and Kangxi in 1961. The contents are as follows:
eight characters of Qianlong:
Xin Mao (fifty years of Kangxi)
Ding You (August)
Geng Wu (13th)
Bing Zi (childhood).
comment on writing: Geng Jin was born in the mid-autumn, and he was in the village of Wangwang, where he met with many robberies. It was the most beautiful thing to use fire, and when it was dry, it was the golden flame in autumn, and it was cast as the weapon of the sword front. The pattern is unique, resulting in wealth and prosperity. Being in the bath at noon, noon, Mao, and you, you are the most fond of rushing, but also beautiful and hurting officials, and driving evil spirits turns into a big case.
as the saying goes, the meridian is full of wisdom, and the civil and military officials are well versed in the country, so they are smart and can do things. Continuous operation B. In the Sino-Japanese War, Guisi was in good health, and it was amazing to vent his system, and everyone thought it was beautiful.
it goes without saying that this life is rich and natural. Occupy an abnormal temperament, smart and delicate, be kind and filial, and learn to be civil and military. There are always floating disasters at a young age, which does not hinder it. To be lucky at the age of 16, you should be healthy, do everything you want, and have better ambitions. I can see that my wife is the most wise and capable, and I have a lot of children, and Shou Yuan is tall and thick. Four in the column are in good shape. Don't ask anything else.
obviously, this comment on writing was written by a fortune teller. In ancient China, there was a set of fixed calculation methods. According to the theory of life, it is a strong life with great talent, which is called "strong body" in terms of "eight characters"; The ground branch is at the meridian, the bureau is all four positive, and the man's life is won. He rides the wind for the horse and the Lord is rich.
Perhaps it was this unusual eight-character that made Kangxi decide to raise Hongli in the palace.
"nurturing the palace" is indeed a great "boon encounter" for the emperor and grandson in Kangxi era. Before Hongli, among nearly 1 grandchildren, only Hongxi, the eldest son of the prince, was once "raised in the palace" by Kangxi. This grandson was so loved by Kangxi that an important consideration was that he couldn't give up this ambition in the process of establishing two princes and abolishing them in Kangxi's later years. After returning to China, the North Korean envoy reported to the king: "The emperor's eldest grandson is quite virtuous, and it is difficult to abolish the cloud." He added, "Maybe the son of Prince Yun is very virtuous, so he can't bear to set up his son and still be degraded to the cloud." That is to say, because I hope this grandson can ascend to the throne in the future, Kangxi can't make up his mind on the issue of abolishing the prince. (A Record of Korea's Li Dynasty)
From this point of view, some people think that liking Hongli is one of the reasons why Kangxi transferred to Yongzheng. It's hard to say that it's not a wily step for Yin Zhen to introduce his son to his father. For Yin Zhen, this move is harmless in every way. First of all, this is an opportunity to test the attitude of the old emperor. If the old emperor listed himself as a candidate for succession, he would certainly care about his son's interest. Because a politician must count more steps. To take a step back, even if the old emperor doesn't intend to put himself on the list of candidates, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to his political security to establish a good relationship between his grandparents and grandchildren.
The development of things even exceeded the expectations of Prince Yong.
At the beginning of August, when the autumn is high and the horse is fat, my grandfather took his grandson and began to hunt around. In Yong 'an Mangka paddock, Kangxi hit a bear with a musket. The bear fell to the ground for a long time, and there was no movement. Kangxi thought that the bear was no longer a threat, so he ordered Hongli to shoot an arrow to make the child win the reputation of "the bear was captured at the beginning". After Hongli got on the horse, he didn't move for some reason. Kangxi was a little unhappy. Originally, this child has always been very courageous. How did he get scared after seeing the bear today? Kangxi immediately shouted: "Hongli, why don't you enter?"
Hongli, this is like waking up and urging the horse to make progress. Unexpectedly, at this time, the fallen bear suddenly turned over, stood upright, let out a roar in his mouth and rushed to Hongli's mount. Everyone was shocked for a moment, only Kangxi responded in time, raised his gun and fired. The bullet entered from the bear's ear, and the bear fell to the ground like a half wall. Everyone was surprised out in a cold sweat.
this incident left a deep impression on Kangxi. It seems that there is providence in the dark, bless this unusual grandson. When he returned to his account at night, he said to his driver and his concubine, "Hongli's life is really precious! If he had hurried his horse earlier, the bear would have been frightened. I don't know what would have happened! This child will be more blessed than me in the future! " (Miscellaneous Records of the Whistling Pavilion)
After this trip, the emperor specially went to the Lion Garden in Jehol, May 4th, and asked to see Ganlong's biological mother. Somehow Niu Hu Lu knelt before the emperor, full of doubts. The old emperor told her to look up and watch carefully for half a minute. While watching, she said, "Blessed are the fruits!" (A Record of Emperor Gaozong in Qing Dynasty)
Before this meeting with my father-in-law, Niuyou Lushi had never attracted attention. Giving birth to this child didn't help her completely reverse her fate. Until more than ten years before Yongzheng ascended the throne, she was still customarily called "Gege", that is, "Sister" in Manchu.
however, Kangxi discovered this daughter-in-law's "otherness". This ordinary princess will indeed become one of the most blessed queens in China's history, as Kangxi said, with a long life and prosperous circumstances, enjoying honor and wealth.
it goes without saying that the gene of emperor Qianlong, which was obtained from his father, is excellent. The excellent quality of Aisingiorro family has been reflected in previous emperors. High IQ, strong self-control, endless energy, extremely shrewd mind, and hard-to-curb enterprising spirit, all these qualities of Qianlong should mainly come from the paternal line.
What Ganlong's mother, Empress Filial Piety, got from her mother is a strong physical foundation to support these mental factors. Emperor Qianlong's physique and Shou Yuan's height and thickness are unique among emperors in China. Before Qianlong, the average life expectancy of five emperors was 54 years old, while Qianlong lived to 89 years old, which was 35 years older than the average age of his ancestors. Among the brothers, Qianlong also has the longest life. He has nine brothers, all of whom are half-brothers. Among them, five died young, and the oldest person who survived was only 6 years old. The Emperor Duganlong outshines others, which is related to his mother's genetic factors.
Niu Youlu, who was born in a civilian family, completely preserved the strength and "reality" of Manchu people in the black water of Baishan. There is a portrait of an old man, Niu Hu Lu, in the "Ci Ning Yan Xi Tu" handed down from ancient times in the Qing Palace. The old lady in the picture is big-eared, broad-minded and fat. Compared with those empresses who were born in rich families, Niuyou Lu's body is strong and her nature is fun and active. After Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, he took the old lady with him every time he went out on patrol: she had caught up with the four southern tours before her death, and never left behind. The old lady Tai Yisheng once visited Wutai three times, climbed Mount Tai three times, and even visited Songshan. As for the summer resort, it has been visited countless times. One year before his death, at the age of eighty-five, he still climbed Mount Tai with Ganlong, and his steps were very healthy.
Yongzheng usually bows his horse, and often falls ill after middle age. However, Ganlong was naturally good at sports, excellent in agility and balance, and was second to none among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty in terms of all kinds of weapons and martial arts riding and shooting. He was active all his life, unhappy, cruising around, and even known as the "Emperor at once". He lived to 89 years old and never had a serious illness in his life. After sixty-four years in office, I have been dealing with the throne every day, and I have a lot of work to do, and I rarely feel tired. This should be inherited from the mother's line.
on November 13th, 61, Emperor Kangxi died suddenly in Changchun Garden two months after he returned to Beijing from his summer resort.
Volume 1 of Records of Emperor Gaozong in Qing Dynasty says: Qianlong succeeded to the throne as "the holy father loved God deeply, and settled in the front; Sejong hangs down the valley of Yu, and Zhou notes it later. " Qianlong also said that Kangxi called his birth mother to face the face at that time because of the meaning of entrustment: "I look at the kindness of the emperor's ancestors now, and it seems that I can entrust it to another day because I want to see the happiness of the Virgin Mary." (The First Collection of Imperial Poems by Qianlong)
This statement may be exaggerated, but Hongli certainly played a role in the decision to spread it to Yin Zhen. For this son, Yongzheng has a special feeling in his heart.
In December of that year, Kim Yeon, the minister of the DPRK, heard the news in his foreign affairs contacts with the Qing Dynasty:
Emperor Kangxi was ill and knew that he could not get up, so he called Ge Maqi and said to him, "My fourth son is the most wise, and I will be the heir emperor after my death. Yin Zhen's second son, Hongli, is heroic and will be named Prince. " It is thought that it is not easy for the monarch and the minister, and it is important to rule the world, admonishing Yin Zhen. He got rid of the pearl he was worried about, and said to Yin Zhen, "This is something that the emperor shunzhi gave me when he was dying. Now I give it to you. I intend to keep it, but I know it ..." He passed away. (A Record of Korea's Li Dynasty)
Some people say that this record is not reliable. However, it has spread as far as North Korea, which shows that this rumor has spread widely. It can also be seen that the name of the future emperor Qianlong and his special relationship with his grandfather have been widely known throughout the country just after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne. It is an indisputable fact that Hongli has become the first choice for the prince since Yongzheng ascended the throne. On the 11th day of the first month of Yongzheng, yongzheng emperor went to the Temple of Heaven for the first time after he acceded to the throne and held a ceremony to pray for the valley. After returning to the palace, Yongzheng called Hongli to hall of mental cultivation and gave him a piece of meat to eat, without saying a word. Hongli ate this meat silently, and it tasted delicious, but he couldn't tell what it was. Clever, after eating the meat, he didn't say much, so he retired. However, it left a deep impression on him. Because before that, no matter what, his father treated him and his brother Hong Zhoutong equally. This time, he was summoned alone, and it was just after he came back from the Temple of Heaven, which was obviously meaningful. From then on, the clever Hongli knew that she was silently designated as a prince by her father ~