Someone asked me, I saw that you have written so many issues of "Yongzheng Dynasty", but I have a question, but I haven't seen you talk about it for a long time. That is Lao Jiu Yinzhen . He was born with a noble background and his mother was favored. Why didn’t he seize the throne but wanted to help Lao Ba win the throne?
Indeed, from historical data, the eighth old Yinsi has the humble origin. In the words of Emperor Kangxi, it was "the slut of Xinzheku ". But the old ninth Yinzhen is different. His biological mother is Emperor Kangxi's favorite concubine Yifei , which is the master Yi in the TV series " Kangxi's private visit ", with a noble status.
And whether it is in the play or in the real history, the ninth old Yinsi is brave, resourceful and rich. Why don’t he compete for the throne but help the eighth old Yinsi fight for the throne?
Yang Jiaofeng talks about the Yongzheng Dynasty series: Yongzheng Dynasty: Why did the noble ninth son Yinzhen, who had no intention of the throne, but he tried hard to protect his brother from seizing the throne?
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In fact, Nine Sons Fight for the Throne The root of everything lies in the fact that Emperor Kangxi has been in power for too long!
Because of his long reign, the prince was unable to become emperor for a long time, and he became resentful over time, thus committing some seemingly irrational and crazy behaviors, which aroused the suspicion of Emperor Kangxi and eventually led to the destruction of the prince Yinreng .
In fact, before the deposed prince Yinreng, although the princes of Emperor Kangxi had ambitions, they still dared not have any ideas about the throne. It was not until later that Emperor Kangxi was afraid of the prince's powerful power, so he gave other princes specific positions and even made him queen that those princes began to have a little fantasy about the throne.
Then later, the Crown Prince Yinreng was deposed for the first time, and the other princes saw hope of fighting for the throne, and they all were eager to try and rush to compete for the throne, which is known in history as the "Nine Sons Fighting for the throne".
Of course, the nine sons fighting for the throne does not mean that the nine princes want that throne. Two of them are fighting together. One is the fourth brother Yinzhen and the thirteenth brother Yinxiang, the other is the eighth brother Yinsi, the ninth brother Yinzhen, the tenth brother Yinyi and the fourteenth brother Yinzhen.
Of course, these princes are not good at taking any one out, and they can probably beat the emperors of the late Qing Dynasty . But the fate of these nine princes is not very good, and it can even be described as tragic. The prince who failed to fight for the throne would naturally not have a good end. Even the fourth and third brother Yinzhen and the third brother Yinxiang who succeeded in the end were overworked and died suddenly.
So in the drama "Yongzheng Dynasty", the old ninth yinzhen is brave, resourceful and rich, so why do you have to hold your brother's thigh?
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Lao Jiu Yinzhen's strength is still shown in many places in the play, from the harem to the place, everywhere!
at the beginning of "Yongzheng Dynasty" actually shows that the princes at this time basically had their own positions and affairs in charge. However, due to Emperor Kangxi's old age, many problems were not revealed, which caused the Yellow River to burst into pieces and the lives of the people were devastated.
The director made this drama quite meaningful. The slowly stretched shot at the beginning, a crown, outlined a map of the country. Unfortunately, there was a problem with the map of the country and the country. Emperor Kangxi was summoning everyone to discuss matters. Obviously, all the princes were responsible for important positions, otherwise they would not have appeared in the court.
When Emperor Kangxi encountered a problem, the first thing he had to ask was naturally the crown prince Yinreng, that is, the crown prince. After all, Emperor Kangxi delegated power to the crown prince for a long time. Unfortunately, the crown prince Yinreng did not appear in the court in time at this time, but was busy engaging in a slut with his father's concubine Zheng Chunhua.
Wait until Zheng Chunhua called "Crown Prince" several times and woke him up from the beautiful experience, he finally packed up his clothes and came to the lobby. Emperor Kangxi turned his head and said:
"What do you think you should do?"
The prince never cared about this disaster at all, nor did he have a detailed way to deal with it. He could only subconsciously answer:
"The son-in-law believes that the disaster should be rescued immediately and the river embankment should be built."
When Emperor Kangxi asked how to relieve disasters and how to build the river embankment, he was stunned and could only kneel on the ground and shout:
"The emperor, wise and wise, has his own opinions! "
So, how could the ninth prince of such a virtuous and incompetent prince be closer to him and seek refuge with him?
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The prince was incompetent, so he gave the eighth prince Yinsi the opportunity to perform. He immediately stood up and replied:
"My son thinks that the most urgent task is nothing more than two items of money..."
On the one hand, he ordered the neighboring provinces to quickly mobilize food to provide disaster relief, and on the other hand, he ordered the Ministry of Revenue to allocate money and seize the time to repair the river embankment. As soon as he finished speaking, The fourth son Yinzhen ran in and directly stated that he had just gone to the Ministry of Revenue and had no money to allocate.
Yes, why did the Ministry of Revenue have no money to allocate?
is also very simple. Either the tax cannot be collected or the expenses are too large. In "Yongzheng Dynasty", the main reason for the Ministry of Revenue is that all officials have lent out, but no one returns it.
The Ministry of Revenue is under the supervision of the eighth son Yinsi, which is also the ninth son Yinzhen and the tenth son Yinyi, when he heard that the fourth son Yinzhen went to investigate the Ministry of Revenue, the tenth son couldn't help but speak on the spot:
"Emperor, the Ministry of Revenue is The eighth son is under the supervision of the order! "
The implication is that the fourth brother Yinzhen has no power to investigate the Ministry of Revenue, and this is what the eighth brother should do.
Why did the tenth brother Yinzhen jump out first to oppose the fourth brother Yinzhen to check the account of the Ministry of Revenue?
It's very simple, because the money from the Ministry of Revenue was borrowed from the eighth brother a lot, but it was not worth it.
0 The tenth brother Yinzhen's background was more noble than the ninth brother Yinzhen. Ah no, he was the most noble except the prince Yinzhen. His biological mother was Empress Xiao Zhaoren sister Concubine Wenxi Niuhulu, and his grandfather was Ebilong, one of the four ministers of Emperor Kangxi.
Crown Prince Yinreng was cold to other brothers, otherwise, in history, he would not have been scolded by Emperor Kangxi for his indifference to his brothers. The tenth prince Yinyi naturally would not approach him. The fourth prince Yinzhen was known as the cold-faced king, and he had no money, so there was no benefit. The tenth prince would not surrender.
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purely from the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty", the ninth prince and the tenth prince rely on the eighth prince Yinsi. On the one hand, the eighth prince will win people's hearts, and they are all convinced, and on the other hand, it is because it is profitable.
just mentioned that there are two reasons why the Ministry of Revenue has no money, either because it cannot collect taxes or because it is too expensive. Old The fact that Shi Yinyi borrowed money from the Ministry of Revenue was too expensive, and the factor that could not collect taxes was due to Lao Jiu Yinzhen.
Why?
Because Jiangnan taxes are important, such as salt tax, it is controlled by Lao Jiu Yinzhen. His disciple, Ren Bo'an, the salt road of Jiangnan, controlled the salt tax in Jiangnan. He also had a book "The Examination of the Officials", which controlled all officials to serve him and also served Lao Jiu Yinzhen.
The disaster relief plan proposed by the fourth son Yinzhen was to raise silver in Jiangnan, buy grain to transport it to the disaster area, and build river embankments at the same time, but this would touch the interests of Lao Jiu Yinzhen. This is also the main reason why he could not get closer to the fourth son Yinzhen, because there was no good thing to follow him and could not get involved. How much cheaper to get?
Later, Ren Bo'an planned to give the 1 million taels of dividends to the ninth emperor Yinzhen, but the fourth son Yinzhen robbed the letter halfway and forced them to donate money.
In the summer, the fourth son Yinzhen and the thirteenth emperor Yinxiang were sweating profusely on the front line to provide disaster relief. In the rear, the eighth son Yinsi's mansion was eating iced watermelons and discussing how to trip them up.
The tenth son Yinzhen was the most direct, saying that the fourth son Yinzhen was just eyeing the ninth brother's wallet and had to write a letter to Ren Bo'an as soon as possible, telling him not to pay money. But the ninth son Yinzhen thought more deeply, and it was a trivial matter to lose some money himself, because he was afraid that the fourth son Yinzhen and the others would get favor in front of the emperor if they did it.
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But the two of Lao Jiu and Lao Tung are destined to be in trouble. Without the eighth Yinsi in charge, they really can't do:
"What should we do if these millions of disaster victims have winter?"
The fact that Lao Jiu Yinzhen is rich is not only reflected here. Later, the fourth old Yinzhen offended the tenth old Yinyi and insisted on forcing him to pay the money owed to the Ministry of Revenue. Lao Jiu also gave Lao Shi a bad idea and asked him to go to the seller of , Qianmen Street, . After Lao Ba learned about it, he quickly called Lao Shi back.
blame Lao Jiu for being reckless. When it comes to doing this, Lao Shi would be locked up in the sect mansion . At the same time, he also blamed Lao Jiu:
"Isn't this going to happen if I lend the money to Lao Shi long ago?"
This just proves that Lao Ba is very clear about Lao Jiu's financial resources. After all, he has deducted the salt tax in Jiangnan for so many years.
Later, Ren Ji'an complained to Liu Banu:
"A four benevolent came from the capital, and another thirteen benevolent. He took away two million taels of silver from my elder brother and those old masters of salt, one million of which was for the respect of the Ninth Master!"
One million money that should have been for the respect of the old Jiu Yinzhen was taken away by the fourth Yinzhen. How could Lao Jiu not react?
On the one hand, he joined hands with the eighth Yinsi to organize court officials to impeach the fourth Yinzhen. On the other hand, he asked his mother Concubine Yi to complain to Emperor Kangxi.
Do you remember there is a plot in the drama where Li Dequan chases the puppy?
"Oh, I can't beat it, I can't beat it. This is the treasure of Concubine Guo's master. I ran to the yard without seeing it!"
After searching through the history books, I couldn't find Emperor Kangxi's title of Concubine Guo. The only one who is close to is Concubine Yi, the biological mother of the Jiuyinzhen, Guo Luoluo's .
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Why did it be analyzed that Concubine Yi went to complain to Emperor Kangxi? It was because Li Dequan later met Zhang Tingyu who came to discuss the matter and said:
"Oh, Lord Zhang, you came so early. The emperor had just summoned the envoys of Great Britain and North Korea, and he would be changing his clothes now."
The emperor had just summoned the envoys, and it proved that he had not just gotten up, so naturally there was no situation where Concubine Yi was sleeping and not leaving. At this time, Li Dequan ran out to chase Yifei's puppy, which just showed that Yifei was next to Emperor Kangxi at this time.
She ran to the emperor in broad daylight, and she could only explain one thing, that is, the situation of the fourth son Yinzhen coming to surrender!
So, when Emperor Kangxi summoned several ministers in the study room, he heard the folk song :
"The heaven is not afraid, the earth is not afraid, but the Fourth Master calls back! The heaven is not shocked, the earth is not shocked, but the Fourth Master is transferred back to the capital!"
There was also the fourteenth Emperor who contradicted Emperor Kangxi, so angry that Emperor Kangxi raised his sword to chop him. Finally, he fainted. When he woke up again, there was only one concubine in the bed taking care of him.
This concubine is the true face of Concubine Yi. Because of the recommendation of the new crown prince, the old Jiu Yinzhen caused trouble again. On the one hand, she came to visit the emperor, and on the other hand, she was also pleading for mercy. After that, Emperor Kangxi did not hold them accountable:
"This time, the crown prince will not be investigated except for Tong Guowei !"
Even later, when Emperor Kangxi died, when he cried in the mourning hall, this Concubine Yi was kneeling before Emperor Yongzheng 's biological mother Defei . Later, after being reminded by others, I realized that I had been rude. While apologizing to Concubine De, I retreated to the back.
This just shows that after Emperor Kangxi had no queen, he had always let Concubine Yi manage the harem.
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According to historical records, the ninth son Yinshi is good at socializing, straightforward, rich and powerful, and his biological mother is in power. Why don’t you compete for the throne yourself but assist the eighth son Yinsi, who is not as good as his background?
As the saying goes, the success of the king and the defeat of the bandit, the ninth Yinzhen's strength is not worse than that of the thirteenth Yinxiang, but rather stronger. This kind of strength is not only reflected in the fact that one is good at winning people's hearts, wealth, power and ability, but also in the word "chivalrous".
People only know that the Thirteenth Old Yinxiang is known as the "King of Heroes", but don't you know that the Ninth Old Yinzhen is also a chivalrous person. If the eighth Old Yinsi ascended the throne, the title of "King of Heroes" will fall on the Ninth Old Yinzhen.
However, fighting for the throne is not the ministers or the princes’ final say, but Emperor Kangxi’s final say. Although the old Jiu Yinzhen was very outstanding, in the eyes of Emperor Kangxi, he was not a suitable candidate for the throne, and he could not even be granted a single Beile.
In the 37th year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi granted the title of prince for the first time. The eighth son Yinsi was named Beile along with the fourth son, fifth son and seventh son, and was the youngest at that time.
, and the old ninth Yinzhen was not blocked from Beizi , which is one level younger than Beile. The same is true in the drama "Yongzheng Dynasty". When the debts were recovered from the Ministry of Revenue, the eighth son Yinsi was named the prince. In the subsequent incident of the eight major villas in Rehe, he was named the prince again.
Lao Jiu Yinzhen knew that he had no chance of winning in front of Emperor Ama, so he naturally had no intention of the throne and just wanted to keep his wealth. Looking around, the only one who deserves his support is the eighth son Yinsi. This is not only because they have been in good condition since childhood, but also because the eighth son Yinsi's ruling proposition is in line with his own interests.
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So what is the argument of the eighth-Yinsi, which is in the interests of the nineh-Yinyi?
is actually what Emperor Kangxi said to the fourth son Yinzhen before his death:
"I govern benevolence with kindness, and he wins people's hearts with kindness."
In fact, his proposal is similar to Emperor Kangxi. Kangxi also abandoned the government affairs in his later years. With land annexation , ordinary people's lives are very difficult, while those bureaucrats and literati and officials live a life of debauchery.
The fourth old man Yinzhen's proposal is what he did after ascending the throne in the play, such as " stalls to ", such as "gentry and gentry work together and paying food together", but in this way, they will inevitably offend the powerful class, which is why it is difficult for him to rule.
The eighth old Yinsi is a member of the bureaucratic and gentry class. The reason why he can stand out among the princes is because he grasped the character characteristics of these people and made an action that will protect their interests once he seized the throne. Because his ruling foundation is this group of people, he will not be able to sit steadily on the throne even if he leaves this group of people. Therefore, once the eighth old Yinsi ascended the throne, the ninth old Yinzhi would be the deputy emperor with a stable status.
However, because the eighth-Yinsi, the ministers in the court supported him, which made Emperor Kangxi deeply frightened. That was why he broke his promise in recommending the new crown prince. As a last resort, he helped the deposed crown prince to the throne to express his dissatisfaction with the eighth son Yinsi.
Of course, for the Jiujiu Yinzhen, even if Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, as long as the starling brother does not fall, he will be fine.
Unfortunately, he underestimated Emperor Yongzheng's cruelty. Because the Jiujiu Yinzhen was the most important position in Eighth Master Party , he was given the title of "Seth Black" and was tortured to death at the age of 43.
Of course, after Emperor Yongzheng took office, he basically denied the route of Emperor Qianlong, and rehabilitated his uncles one by one...
, which caused his tragic ending, precisely because he was too capable and knew how to win over the hearts of the people. The more outstanding this skill was, the more jealous the opponent, and eventually died at the hands of Emperor Yongzheng.