Kangxi When he got angry, who dared to "fight" with it? There are very few people who can find it, but Wang Shu is one. He knelt staggeringly in front of Kangxi at the age of 63, saying, "Your Majesty, you must say that if you really don't let the old minister say that, the old minister will hit you to death in the hall. The old minister will go down to the nine springs and talk to the ancestors of the Qing !
Kangxi was stunned: Wang Yu, dare you threaten me?
The civil and military officials were so scared that they were silent. Only Zhang Tingyu roared angrily: Wang Yan, you are so brave, you dare to openly provoke the imperial power in front of the civil and military officials. Do you don’t want to live anymore?
Kangxi waved his hand at Zhang Tingyu: Don’t stop him, let him say, I want to see what tricks Wang Xuan can say!
. Friendship with the crown prince
It turned out that Wang Yu pleaded for the crown prince this time.
It was the first time that the crown prince Yingreng was deposed in 1708.
Emperor Kangxi took all the princes to Hebei to fight wild animals, but he didn't expect to witness the prince Yinreng and his concubine Zheng Chunhua in the middle of the night.
He Zhu, who gave Yinreng's confidant, was beaten to death by Kangxi's subordinates, and Yinreng fled in a hurry!
Yinreng knew that he had caused a big disaster. He thought of Yinzhen and Yinxiang for protection. Facing the deposed prince, he was right in front of him. Yinzhen was worried that he would be misunderstood by others and colluded with the prince, so he avoided him. He only sent Yinxiang to appease him, so that the prince Yinreng was very sad.
coincidence, The fourteenth son of the emperor Yinzhi imitated the handwriting of the prince Yinreng and issued a crown prince order. Yinreng's subordinate Ling Pu received the fake crown prince's handwriting. Unexpectedly, he fell into the trap and immediately surrounded Kangxi's palace with 3,000 elite soldiers. Kangxi's order was hung on a line !
occupies my concubine and wants to kill the lord. Shouldn’t such a prince be cut into pieces? Combined with Yinreng's actions as the crown prince for more than 30 years, Kangxi was really heartbroken!
Crown Prince Yinreng was escorted back to Beijing and was about to be deposed!
Kangxi's sedan chair arrived at Zhengyang Gate in Beijing and saw all the civil and military officials kneeling down. Among them were the prince's mentor, the old minister of the three dynasties, Wenyuan Pavilion Grand Secretary Wang Yu. His beard was very long. When he lowered his head and knelt on the ground, he almost stroked the dust on the ground...
Looking at his wrinkles and extremely thin appearance, Kangxi felt pity and asked him to fall into the sedan chair. He invited Wang Yu to the sedan chair and returned to the palace with him.
Kangxi admired and respected Wang Yu. There are many people who serve as teachers for the crown prince. Wang Yu was particularly dedicated and even treated the crown prince as his biological son. Kangxi had long heard of this.
Especially when Yinreng owed a lot of silver in the treasury, Wang Yu was worried that Kangxi would make things difficult for the crown prince, so he paid out of his own pocket to help the crown prince block the "hole". The crown prince was so moved that he cried and didn't know how to repay it. However, Wang Yu said that he didn't want to repay it, and only hoped that the crown prince could be a good emperor in the future!
This time the prince is about to be deposed, just like stabbing Wang Luo in the heart.
Therefore, Kangxi ordered him to ride in the sedan chair with him, which meant to comfort him.
But unexpectedly, when Wang Ying heard that Kangxi really wanted to depose the prince, he immediately felt like he was touched! Openly disobeying Kangxi!
In Wang Yi's opinion, if Kangxi deposed the prince, it would be better to kill him directly Wang Yi !
I have been together with the prince for many years and have long had a relationship that is closer than father and son. Wang Xuan mostly saw the advantages of the prince, such as erudition and talent, such as ability to do things, etc. Of course, there are also errors, but gold is pure and no one is perfect. The prince is not as useless as everyone says, hopeless!
. hard-wired Kangxi
In Wang Xuan's opinion, the reason why the prince fell to this point today is definitely not the prince's fault.
So Wang Huang angrily retorted Kangxi passionately, saying that the prince is sometimes not very dedicated, but is the prince alone in the whole world? Who are the six ministers who assisted the prince with all their heart and strength?
says that the prince does not cultivate virtue, so how can you ask these senior officials in the study? You Tong Guowei , you Ma Qi, you Zhang Tingyu, who have you tried your best to correct the prince?
They all say that these princes are good brothers, but except Yinzhen and Yinxiang, who have truly united the prince? Aren’t they all doing their own affairs?
What? Your eldest prince Yinzhi also used the nightmare technique to kill the prince. What do you mean by this...
You all treat the prince like this. To this day, you attribute all the mistakes to the prince alone. The old minister is unfair to replace the prince !
Also, the old minister guaranteed with his life . The prince could not do anything to surround the emperor's palace. There must be something strange about it. This is a misunderstanding...
Kangxi interrupted Wang Xuan impatiently: You are talking very well. It turns out that there are all unbearable people in the palace under the feet of the emperor?
The king refused to let go: The old minister did not say that everyone was unbearable. The old minister just felt that the emperor, you would not punish the prince without any advice. Not only would you not be able to convince the hearts of the subjects in the world, but it would also make the people in the world sad. If you really deposed the prince, how could you explain to the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty!
Speaking of this, Wang Xu couldn't help but burst into tears: Your Majesty, you must not treat the prince who has been trembling for more than 30 years like this!
Kangxi could no longer bear it, pointed at Wang Shuo and scolded loudly: In your opinion, I was punished without teaching, so I am a foolish monarch? Then, Wang Fei, if you keep talking, it is the prince’s master, then what should you blame him for becoming like this today?
Wang Shun dejected: The old minister has asked his family to prepare the coffin, and the 30 members of the old minister are willing to die, just asking my wise emperor to spare the prince this time! Lao Chen begs you ...
3. Kangxi was furious
But Kangxi was extremely excited, it was no longer possible to solve the problem of Wang Xuan's death of the previous family of 30!
Kangxi said that Wang Xuan was so brave. You scolded the emperor, the civil and military officials, and all the people you can and cannot be scolded. You are so easy to deal with, want to die, and then confirm the charge of killing your family. Is this your wisdom as an imperial teacher and the talent of the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion? Do you think I will let you succeed? You dream!
As he said that, Kangxi waved his hand: Come on, take Wang Yan back to my hometown and let his son take care of him. If Wang Yan had a few faults, I would sue his son for disobedience. I would cut Wang Yan's son into pieces and execute him!
Wang Shu wailed in despair: The old minister can’t die even if he wants to die, and he can’t let the old minister have a good life! Your Majesty, why do you let the old minister behave yourself? !
But in the end, Wang Shu still had no arms to resist his thighs. He had tried his best to save the prince, but Kangxi's will was already very firm and the nine cows could not be pulled back!
In fact, Wang Xuan openly treated Kangxi like this in the court, and there were a hundred that were not enough to cut down.
However, although Kangxi had no choice but to depose the prince, he was still extremely reluctant to give up the prince. Therefore, when Wang Yan asked for the prince, he was quite moved in his heart. This is also the reason why he did not kill Wang Yan!
The next day, Kangxi took all civil and military officials to read the edict to depose the crown prince Yinreng at the Temple of Heaven, and at the same time, he issued an edict to the world that he would choose another new crown prince among other princes. All officials of the second rank or above in the capital, and officials of the fourth rank of the capital can recommend the prince whom he thinks is outstanding...
In the end, Wang Yu's son guarded the border instead of his old father. Wang Yu died of illness six years after he ascended the throne, and was 84 years old.
The crown prince he was thinking about was also dead three years ago and died in claustrophobia. The crown prince did not know that his mentor Wang Lei had been stolen for him until his death...
Source "Draft History of Qing Dynasty"
