In August of the 13th year of Yongzheng, Emperor Yongzheng, a diligent emperor, died in the Old Summer Palace. The birth, aging, sickness and death of human beings belong to the laws of nature, and there is no element worthy of further investigation or questioning. However, Emperor Yongzheng "does not hesitate, still do business as usual" on August 21; the sudden death rate on the 23rd is inevitable. It is suspicious. What's more, Emperor Yongzheng was originally a complex image of an emperor who never lacked mysteries and mysteries.
So, around the bizarre death of Emperor Yongzheng, people and even later generations began to circulate many theories: death from stroke, assassination of court ladies, poisoning of elixirs, among which the most widespread and most convincing theory is probably Emperor Yongzheng She was actually assassinated by the heroine Lu Siniang!
Lu Siniang, according to legend, was the granddaughter of Lu Liuliang, the protagonist of the "Lu Liuliang case", the largest literary prison in the Qing Dynasty. "Overseas History of Man Qing Dynasty" roughly records the unshakable feud between Lu Siniang and Emperor Yongzheng:
The ancestor of Lu Nv is Lu Liuliang. Since Zeng Jing persuaded Yue Zhongqi to give up righteousness, he was jailed and Lv Liuliang resigned. Yinzhen ruled strictly, slaughtered Liuliang and his disciple Yan Hongkui, and Liuliangzi Baozhong also discussed cutting. At that time, Liuliang's granddaughter was a master of swordsmanship, especially the younger generation. Revenge for his grandfather, he went into the palace to assassinate Yinzhen.
In the history of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yongzheng did indeed send Lu Liuliang and his eldest son, Lu Baozhong, "to show the corpse killings"; his second son, Lu Yizhong, "to change the corpse to a decision"; to send his grandchildren to Ninggu Tower Serve as slaves to those in armor". In other words, the Lu family did have a bloody feud with the Yongzheng Emperor. If Lu Siniang really managed to escape, practiced swordsmanship hard and sneaked into the palace, the motivation to assassinate the Yongzheng Emperor was still valid!
But the crux of the problem lies in the fact that Lu Siniang, who should be sent to Ninggu Pagoda, can escape? Even if Lu Siniang escaped by chance, is it possible for her to sneak into the palace and assassinate Emperor Yongzheng?
1. Personal control of "rebellious" criminals
According to the "Laws of the Qing Dynasty", Lu Liuliang's "rebellion" is the first of the "ten evils". For a sin, sending his grandchildren to Ning Guta as a slave is already the emperor's grace of the Yongzheng emperor who "has an unbearable heart, exempt from death", but the personal control of these first-class criminals is definitely far stricter than ordinary slaves. Harsh.
Once Ningguta is ordered to be issued as a slave, his descendants will always retain the status of “low-ranking” as a slave and will never be allowed to “go out for the people”. Even if the young Lu Siniang could escape the strict personal control of the armored men, she would never find a place to stay under the strict constraints of the "household registration system" and "baojia system" of the Qing Dynasty. During the Qing Dynasty, even the mountainous area of Miaojiang area could still be restricted and tightly controlled by the “household registration” and “baojia” systems; Lu Siniang and other “key officials for prevention and control” were able to find superior people, and it was only possible to dive into the bridges of deep mountain cultivation. Appeared in legends and film and television works.
2. The possibility of Lu Siniang sneaking into the palace
Even if Lu Siniang can escape all kinds of constraints, practice swordsmanship and finally achieve success, she can only enter the heavily guarded palace or Yuanmingyuan Two forms: becoming the concubine of the Yongzheng Emperor; becoming a court lady. Some people might say that Lu Siniang can fully perform light work, avoid the guards in the palace, and approach the Yongzheng Palace, killing him with a single sword. Some people even mentioned that Lu Siniang was originally in love with the concubine Xi Guifei, and they could assassinate the Emperor Yongzheng by cooperating with each other.
For this kind of fantasy theory, we will not discuss it. However, the strict imperial bans and the secret security of the Qing imperial palace can definitely be called iron barrels. The imperial guards around the emperor of the Qing Dynasty were elite personnel selected from the Shangsanqi; Qianqingmen guards, first-class to third-class guards, Lanling guards, and even the Eight Banners forbidden army guarding the Forbidden City can completely cut off the entry of all outsiders. Possibility of the Forbidden City.
In addition, the emperor and concubines of the Qing Dynasty were implemented through the "Eight Banners Draft"; the court ladies were implemented through the "Internal Affairs Office Draft". How did Lu Siniang, a Han nationality woman, obtain the status of the Eight Banners or the status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? You should know that before the concubines or court ladies of the Qing Dynasty enter the palace, they need to go through layers of review and screening, household registration, family background, father and brother's office and even the reasons for entering the flag,Time and changes must have detailed records. How can Lu Siniang assassinate Emperor Yongzheng when he can't enter the palace or the Old Summer Palace?
3, Emperor Yongzheng’s deathbed
Even though Lu Siniang asked for a relationship and found a harem concubine or court lady; or, after several years of hard work, Lu Siniang finally achieved the magical skill of flying over the wall. In short, we assume that Lu Siniang can enter and exit the palace by the way. How likely is it that she can assassinate the Yongzheng Emperor?
According to the Records of Qing Shilu·Shizong Shizong, Emperor Yongzheng, who lived in Yuanmingyuan, became ill on August 21, and the two princes Hongli and Hongzhou began to attend the "Chanxi side" of the imperial palace. . The emperor's deadline is approaching, and the critical moment of the imperial power change is about to happen. To ensure the smooth progress of the imperial power inheritance and prevent the turmoil of the court, the guard level of the security force is bound to be raised to the highest level; the important ministers in the DPRK are bound to stand by and wait. The critical moment is coming.
On the 22nd, Emperor Yongzheng's condition turned critical. Yinlu, Yinli, Zhang Tingyu, Ortai and the ministers of the guard, the ministers of the interior, and the ministers of the interior all appeared in front of the Yongzheng emperor's couch to undertake the edict. After everything was arranged properly, Emperor Yongzheng passed away. In other words, during the period from the onset of Emperor Yongzheng's illness to his death, he has always maintained a high-level guarding force, and there are always two princes and ministers serving and waiting by his side. Under such circumstances, can Lu Siniang get close to the Emperor Yongzheng? What's more, you must take down its first level and escape from the Forbidden City!
According to the research of later scholars, Emperor Yongzheng probably did not die naturally or died due to illness, but was directly related to his long-term obsession with immortality and taking pills. But no matter what, the rumors of Lu Siniang's assassination of Emperor Yongzheng are too absurd and impossible because of loopholes and failures.
References: "Records of the Qing Dynasty·Records of Sejong", "Outside History of the Manchu Qing Dynasty", "Dayi Jue Milu"
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