In 1708 AD, Emperor Kangxi issued an imperial edict in Mulan Waichang, which read, "(Crown Prince Yinreng) did not obey my ancestors' virtues, but did not obey my instructions, but abused the public and committed violence." Later, the crown prince Yinreng was abolished, and the nine sons of the throne kicked off.
Since ancient times, imperial power has been a hot commodity. The prince Yinreng, who was deposed many times, began a battle for the crown prince. Anyone who is familiar with history knows that this political war ended with the victory of the Fourth Prince, Yongzheng, who later became Emperor Yongzheng.
For his opponent Eighth Prince , Emperor Yongzheng's methods were very tough, and many princes ended in miserable endings, and even his brother 14th Prince did not escape the disaster. However, there was one person, Emperor Yongzheng let him go, or the means of sanctions were relatively light.
So who is this person? Why did Yongzheng let him go? Today, let’s talk about the story and unveil the little-known side of the nine sons’ battle for the throne.
The eighth prince who fought for the throne, The ninth prince , the tenth prince, and the fourteenth prince
The first person who jumped out after the abolition of the crown prince Yinreng was The eldest prince Yinzhi. Although he was the eldest son, he was not liked by Emperor Kangxi. In addition, he maliciously framed Yinreng and was even more disgusted by Kangxi and banned in the end.
8th prince Yinsi Although they are rivals with the eldest prince, they have been raised by the eldest prince's mother since childhood, and they have an invisible relationship. When the eldest prince knew that there was no hope of fighting for the throne, he recommended the eighth prince to Emperor Kangxi, and the second person to the ninth son to fight for the throne appeared.
At that time, the Eighth Prince had a very good reputation among the people and the court, and had the reputation of " Eight Wise Kings ". Unfortunately, although the Eighth Prince was very smart and had high political EQ, he ignored that Emperor Kangxi hated forming cliques and making private interests.
The court is too sharp and makes friends with officials below the court, so Kangxi believes that he threatened his position, not only deprived him of his qualification to compete for the crown prince, but also suppressed him everywhere invisibly.
If the Eighth Prince stops here, there may not be a tragic ending later, but the appearance of a person changed his destiny. This person is Kangxi's 14th son Yinzhi . His other identity is Yongzheng's younger brother, the same father and mother.
mentioned above that the eldest prince Yinzhi wanted to kill his brother Yinreng. The difference is that Yinzhi wanted to protect his brotherly relationship. When Emperor Kangxi wanted to punish the eighth prince, the fourteenth brother stood up to fight against all the crimes and invisibly made friends with this half-brother.
Kangxi was very angry when he saw his son disobeying his own intentions, but afterwards he thought about it, he was quite pleased with his son. Soon after, he named the Fourteenth Prince Beizi, the youngest of many Beizi at that time.
The first stage of the Nine Sons' Battle for the Throne ended with "Yinreng's reinstance as the crown prince", but his position as crown prince did not last long and was taken down by Emperor Kangxi.
At this time, Yongzheng felt that the time was right, so he took advantage of the situation to rise, and the eighth prince began to support the fourteenth brother who was kind to him.
In addition to the eighth prince, the ninth prince and the tenth prince also joined the camp of the fourteenth prince under the influence of the eighth prince, which made Yongzheng's road to seizing the crown was extremely difficult, and both sides developed irreparable hatred.
Nine sons competed for the throne to the end, the fourth prince was always with Emperor Kangxi, and the fourth prince was demoted to the border to lead troops. As the saying goes, "The moon will be the first to get close to the water." When Kangxi died, the 14th Prince was out of reach, and Yongzheng became the final winner.
The tragic endings of the three princes
History is all written by the winners. Yongzheng's victory and character doomed his opponents to not have a good ending. Of course, he is also a person with high political strategy. He must plan well before doing what he thinks.
When he ascended the throne, Yongzheng did not butcher the sword against the Eighth Prince, but instead adopted the means of being soft. He ordered Yinsi, Yinxiang , Maqi and Longkodo to serve as the general affairs of four generals, and even named the eighth prince and Prince Shuolian to show his favor.
However, Yongzheng's behavior is undoubtedly "hiding a knife in his smile". After the political situation stabilizes, he will settle the score in the future. At that time, the Eighth Prince's concubine Guo Luoluo's knew the situation very well, let alone the Eighth Prince himself, but what can it be?
Between the first year of Yongzheng and the third year of Yongzheng, the emperor dismissed the Eighth Prince for various reasons, making him a lonely man. In the fourth year of Yongzheng, Yongzheng issued an order to count Yinsi's crimes forty, and then he was seized and his title was removed and imprisoned.
Yinsi finally died of illness in a place of imprisonment. According to some unofficial history records, many people believe that he was poisoned to death by Emperor Yongzheng, and his relatives were also subject to conspiracy, which basically ended with tragedy .
Nine Prince Yinzhen is also a talented person. He does not have much desire to be an emperor, but just wants to get a piece of the pie. However, when choosing a camp, I stood in the wrong team and became a loser.
Yinzhen's mother has a certain background, which invisibly provided enough support to the Eighth Prince, and also caused great obstacles to Yongzheng, so that the Fourth Prince was full of hatred for him. When punishing the Eighth Prince, he was convicted.
The Eighth Prince was called "Aqina" by Yongzheng, which means "dog" is extremely insulting, while Yinzhen was called "Seshei" by him, which means that it is disgusting and annoying. In the fourth year of Yongzheng, Emperor Yongzheng listed twenty-eight crimes to convict the younger brother, cut off the yellow belt and removed the clan...
Then he was tied up with three iron locks and imprisoned in a high wall. The light of the day was gone in the cell and there were heavy troops guarding it. In the endless torture, Yinzhen spent the last time in his life, and eventually died in the cell, and his family was also implicated.
Yinzhen is the younger brother of Emperor Yongzheng. If he temporarily lives in the border after the failure to fight for the throne, he may still have a glimmer of hope for the military power he has not let go. However, he abandoned the military power of the border and returned to Beijing overnight to seize the throne. It was too late to reach the destination, and Yongzheng had already ascended the throne.
When Yongzheng ascended the throne, he was dissatisfied, and he was always dissatisfied and rude. In the end, he was also questioned by the Fourth Prince. At that time, Yinzhen was demoted to the imperial tomb and then changed to a ban. He was not released until Qianlong ascended the throne. Although he saved his life, he was no longer young and was also a sad person.
Why didn’t the tenth prince Yinyi be under heavy pressure
The eighth prince, the ninth prince, and the fourteenth prince all had a very tragic ending, but the tenth prince Yinyi was much better. He was also an opponent of Emperor Yongzheng, so why could Yinyi stay out of the matter?
Yinreng was the second son of Emperor Kangxi. Why did he eventually become the crown prince? On the one hand, he was the legitimate son, and on the other hand, because his mother's background was strong, and behind him was the family of the important minister Sony .
The tenth son of the emperor Yinzhen was not the legitimate son of Emperor Kangxi, and his identity and background were not inferior to Yinreng. Among the adult princes, the ninth prince could not be compared with him.
The mother of the tenth prince Yinzhen was Kangxi's Concubine Wenxi . She is very famous in history and is also the only Concubine with a posthumous title in the history of the Qing Dynasty. To count Yinzhen's aunt is Empress Xiao Zhaoren . Grandpa is Ebilong, one of the ministers of the regent, and grandma's family has a very strong background.
Look down, Yinzhen's legitimate wife was born in Borjigit , and her second wife was born in Herheli . No matter which of these two clans was in power in the Qing Dynasty, Xiaozhuang Empress is the Borjigit , and Sony is the Hesheli tranquility.
Just like recruiting the Eighth Prince, Yongzheng also needed the support of ministers and nobles after he ascended the throne. If he wanted to get their support, he had to maintain the aristocratic regime. This was a mutually beneficial relationship.
Yin Ye's strength is so strong that if Emperor Yongzheng wants to firmly hold his throne, he naturally dare not be too cruel to him. This is also one of the important reasons why Yin Ye can escape the cruel suppression.
As the saying goes, "A gun strikes the bird out of the first place". The eighth prince, ninth prince and fourteenth prince in
In some film and television works, some tasks assigned by the emperor to Yinye were either not completed or they were done in a mess. In general, it was because they did not succeed enough to make trouble. The reason why the Eighth Prince attracted him to join was because he was attracted by the background behind him, rather than Yinye's personal abilities.
What kind of big things can a person with insufficient ability and short-sighted politics do even if he is given a strong background? It did not have much threat or impact on Yongzheng after ascending the throne.
Yin's background is strong and it is not conducive to the stability of the regime. His personal ability is a shortcoming and it is not harmful to keep him. Instead, he can leave a good reputation of being friendly and respectful. Compared with the two evils, Emperor Yongzheng will naturally choose the latter.
The Eighth Prince, the Ninth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince were questioned in the fourth year of Yongzheng, and Yinzhen was the mansion that was seized in the second year of Yongzheng. Although he was convicted earlier, his crimes were relatively light. At the same time, the ban on the circle was not convicted, and his life was relatively easy.
After Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, Yin Ye was released and named the Duke of the State of the Republic. He lived until 1741 to die at the age of 59, living longer than his brothers, and he could be called a lucky person.
To sum up, the main reason why the Eighth Prince, Ninth Prince and Fourteenth Prince were suppressed by Yongzheng one by one is that their personal strength is strong and can pose a great threat to the imperial power, which is also reflected in "The Yongzheng Dynasty".
The reason why Yin Ye was "relatively good at ending" was that his lack of personal ability unexpectedly became his life-saving talisman. In addition, his strong background and powerful family and friends made Emperor Yongzheng have to think about it when dealing with him.
The imperial power of all dynasties was inviolable. Yongzheng fully demonstrated the power of this sentence. Those who could threaten his power would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go. This would lead to a huge gap (the degree of punishment). This is what we often call the emperor's heart.
What are your different opinions on this matter?
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