Emperor Kangxi in the history of the Qing Dynasty had outstanding political achievements in his life. He ascended the throne at the age of eight and took charge of the government at the age of 14. Then he captured Obei , cut down San Francisco, conquered Taiwan, defeated Tsarist Russia, etc., and was even more pioneering economically. "Kang-Qian Shengshi ". However, many people think that the flaw in Kangxi's life was that he failed to choose a successor in his later years, which eventually led to the "nine sons of seizing the legitimate sons" incident. However, is "nine sons seizing the direct descendants" really a political stain on Emperor Kangxi? The truth is actually quite the opposite!
Many people know that the reason why the "Nine Sons Seize the Right" in history happened because Kangxi at that time violated the decree of his imperial grandmother Xiaozhuang and abolished the crown prince Yinrong. However, Kangxi had no choice but to abolish the crown prince! The reason for the incident is this: Kangxi was murdered by an assassin on his way back from an expedition. Although Kangxi survived, he discovered a shocking secret from the captured assassin!
One of the assassins was Prince Zhu San of the previous dynasty , and among these assassins, one was a confidant of Suo'etu . Who was Suo'etu? He is the father-in-law of the current dynasty and the prince's grandfather! What made Kangxi even more uneasy was that the princess was the daughter of Prince Zhu San! This kind of relationship had to make Kangxi frightened. If he didn't abolish the crown prince, who could guarantee that no one would continue to assassinate him as the emperor in the future?
At the same time, Kangxi did not forget the will of his ancestor Xiaozhuang. He also knew that the position of prince was related to the unity and stability of the palace. So many of his sons wanted to be emperor! However, due to the situation at that time, he had to depose the prince. Therefore, Kangxi at that time may have simply played a big game. After deposing the prince, he would see which of his sons could pull off the trick. Perhaps this is also a special test for the princes!
Because Kangxi knew that if any of his sons really had evil intentions, even if he did not get rid of him now, he would bring disaster to the next emperor in the future. Instead of doing this, I might as well catch them all now and clear away many obstacles for my heirs in the future! Therefore, with this mentality, Kangxi deposed Prince Yinreng. Little did they know that "one stone hits a thousand waves", the first one to appear was the emperor's eldest son Yinti.
Although Kangxi at that time deposed the prince and sent him to prison, he did not want to kill his son. However, in order to show his merit, Yinti actually assumed the holy will and proposed to his father to kill him himself. His younger brother Yinreng was killed to win his father's favor! This made Kangxi very angry at the time! Are these still flesh and blood brothers? Therefore, Kangxi cut off Yinzhi's title in anger and sent him to prison. But then, the third son of the emperor Yinzhi showed his true form again.
Yinzhi immediately ran to Huang Ama to complain to his eldest brother, saying that he had done evil things such as suppressing nightmares and cursing the prince. Of course, these things provided by the third child may also be true, but what would Kangxi think at the time? Woolen cloth? Isn’t the third child’s approach the same as the eldest child’s? Adding insult to injury! He's just a little more well-behaved than the boss.
Therefore, the image of Lao San also plummeted in Kangxi's heart! However, the "Incident of Suppressing Nightmares and Cursing the Prince" he provided allowed Kangxi to dig out the eighth son of the emperor Yinhu and the thirteenth son of the emperor Yinxiang . It can be seen how clever Kangxi's move was at that time! Although the sons who participated in the fight for the legitimate rights later hurt each other, Kangxi was also very disappointed! However, the old man used that incident to remove the cancer from the prince! Otherwise, after Yongzheng came to the throne, there might not be any major palace changes!
Therefore, the ancients said: It is better to learn from the past when looking at the present. Without the past, the present cannot be achieved. When faced with power and desire, the ugly side of many human natures will be revealed! This move of Emperor Kangxi may have saved many unexpected disasters for the subsequent and of the Qing Dynasty! What do you think?
