Emperor Yongzheng was the third emperor after entering the capital of Beijing in the Qing Dynasty. His 13-year reign, 13-year reign, was not long among the ancient emperors, but by no means It’s short, because there are many emperors with short reigns. Not to mention, the Ming before the Qing Dynasty, there is the October emperor Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi who reigned for only ten months, and there is a barely reigning one. In the first month of the month, the emperor Mingguangzong Zhu Changluo, further afield, there is even shorter, the last Jin emperor Wanyan Chenglin died in less than a day in the reign, as for the emperors who reigned only a few years, so like Emperor Yongzheng The reign for more than ten years is by no means considered as a short reign.
But today, when we talk about Emperor Yongzheng, we generally think that his reign was very short. Even Song Anzhi once believed that, but thinking about it carefully, the reign of Emperor Yongzheng was not short. And it is just right to be lucky. First, let's talk about why he thinks he has been in office for a short time. There are two main reasons.
1. Emperor Yongzheng is sandwiched between two emperors on standby. Before the Emperor Kangxi, the longest reign in China’s history, he reigned for 61 years, and later has actual presence. Emperor Qianlong, who reigned for the longest time, reigned for 60 years. After the Zen throne, he became the Supreme Emperor and actually held the highest power for 3 years, which is equivalent to actually reigning for 63 years.
In such a comparison, the 13 years of Emperor Yongzheng’s reign is indeed not enough. The upper part cannot be compared to the father and the lower part to the son, and the gap is huge.
2. Of course the most critical reason,During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, a series of reforms were carried out and they were quite effective. They played an important role in linking the past and the next in and the prosperous period of Kangxi and Qianlong. With Emperor Qianlong's deeds, the Qing Dynasty will definitely decline faster, and will even immediately go downhill.
To make a simple analogy, for those who have the courage and can contribute to the results, people like this kind of life. The longer the time, the better, it can change more and have better grades. On the contrary, if someone does nothing every day and is lazy, let alone live 50 years old, it means living 30 or 40 years old. Many people think that this kind of person is alive. Superfluous, it is too long to live.
Obviously, Emperor Yongzheng belonged to the kind of person who was capable and courageous, so although his 13-year reign was not short, he always felt that the time was too short, especially for those who were so happy and lost. The actual reign of Emperor Qianlong for 63 years is even more embarrassing. If the reign time of the father and son is reversed, then the Qing Dynasty is likely to have a better direction based on the actions of Emperor Yongzheng. Presumably this is also the belief that Emperor Yongzheng is here The idea of a very short-term person.
Finally, objectively speaking, in fact, the 13th year of Emperor Yongzheng's reign is also a lucky one, which can be said to be just right.
1. Throughout the ancient emperors, there are many emperors who have tried their best to govern, but there are very few emperors who have persisted in their reign for decades and have not been deceived.You can even say no.
Either like Liang Wudi and Tang Xuanzong, he tried his best in the early stage of the reign, but in the middle of his reign, he tried his best to govern, but in the middle, he was disgusted with the government and was negligent in delegating his power. Into a catastrophe.
Either like the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although not tired of the government, but somewhat old and confused, deceived by treacherous officials, and turned against his son Liu according to , and finally Liu Zheng died. It was a tragedy. .
Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong were slightly better, but there were also problems like this in his later years, and Emperor Kangxi also had such problems in his later years. In his later years, Emperor Qianlong was very happy. The so-called perfect achievements did have a positive side, but some of them were fussy and brutal, which increased the vast military expenditures and passed through Yongzheng. The emperor’s vigorous rectification of the government of officials was again corrupted because of Emperor Qianlong’s connivance. Although the Bailian Rebellion broke out during the Jiaqing period, it was actually developed in the Qianlong period and broke out during the period when Emperor Qianlong became the Supreme Emperor. .
Therefore, if Emperor Yongzheng has been in power for a long time, can he continue his efforts to the end? This requires a big question mark.
2. During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng,It is not a leniency politics. It can be said to be a high-pressure politics. What's more, a series of reforms have been carried out, which offended the bureaucracy and scholars at the time. .
Why the implementation of New Deals in history is often a failure, even if it succeeds, the implementer will not get a good end, like during the Warring States period 's was defeated in the war, but Shangyang succeeded in the war. Death was still broken by the car, and the Northern Song Dynasty's Wang Anshi. The reform was not successful. Although the evaluation is very high today, Wang Anshi's evaluation in the Northern Song Dynasty was not high, and even was once stigmatized because of them. The interests of vested interest groups are touched, so regardless of success or failure, those who implement the New Deal often end badly or even tragically.
Emperor Yongzheng’s successful implementation of the New Deal touched the interests of vested interest groups. In fact, he was sitting on the stove. If he was in power for a long time, it would exceed the bottom line of tolerance of the vested interest groups that violated their interests. , Then it will definitely break out by means of coup d'etat, and it is very likely that the fame of the first generation will be destroyed by that time.
So the 13-year reign of Emperor Yongzheng was actually just right. It not only avoided a long period of time, old age is confused by others, and tired of political affairs no longer strives for governance, but also avoids being violated. From this perspective, this is also his luck!
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