" In Game of Thrones, family affection is a torn rag that can be thrown away at will! ", since ancient times, there has been a saying that ruthlessness is the most imperial family. On the road to power, family affection is undoubtedly a luxury. Many historical cases tell the world that for the sake of the dragon throne, family affection can be thrown into the power trash can at any time.
Li Shimin undoubtedly has a strong say in the arguments about the relationship between power and family affection. The killing of the eldest brother and younger brother in the Xuanwu Gate has always been the stain on his wise monarch's robes.
It can be said that which ancient king would be a truly kind person? If you want to ensure absolute control of the imperial power, family affection must be left aside.
In the eyes of many historical fans, Emperor Qianlong was a person who valued family affection very much. He did not treat his brothers as dark as his father Yongzheng, but instead took good care of his younger brother.
However, there is always another side that others are difficult to peek at in history. It is one thing to be good to your younger brother, but once your younger brother frequently tramples on the bottom line of imperial power, the only thing waiting for him is still the abyss.
In history, a younger brother of Qianlong was severely punished by the emperor for violating the taboos of imperial power. Then his 31-year-old brother actually died of a minor illness in middle age. Many people suspect that their brother's death was related to Qianlong's visit.
Family Lover's Personality
This person is Emperor Qianlong's sixth brother Honghu. The two brothers are 22 years apart. When Qianlong ascended the throne, he was only two or three years old. Perhaps because of this age difference, Qianlong liked this younger brother very much.
A long time, Qianlong has always wanted to become a great emperor who surpassed his father and grandfather. Yongzheng's folk and court praises were not good, and his ruthlessness towards his brothers has been criticized by history.
Therefore, for Qianlong, who was determined to become the "Ten Complete Emperor", he had to do better than his father in creating a family personality.
For Hong Shu, the youngest younger brother, Qianlong grew up, and family affection really existed. In addition, when Qianlong succeeded to the throne, Hong Shu was still very young. From the perspective of imperial power, this younger brother did not pose any threat to Qianlong. Therefore, Qianlong's affection for Hong Shu could be more pure.
spared no effort to cultivate
Qianlong was indeed very attentive to cultivate Hongshu. Even in the emperor's mind, his status was as important as his own prince.
When my younger brother was a child, he specially invited the famous teacher Shen Deqian to him. This person was a top scholar at that time. Under his careful guidance, he was outstanding in literary talent and extraordinary ingenuity.
After Hong Shu became an adult, Qianlong also vigorously began to train him, and even let his younger brother change his "gilded" in the Wuying Hall, the Imperial Library, and the Old Summer Palace Guards. Qianlong obviously went to cultivate his younger brother's civil and military talents.
If we start the next episode according to this plot, I believe that Hongshun's finale will become the prince who holds real power in the Qing Dynasty. However, Hongshun, who has grown up slowly, has gradually become a "decisive building".
becomes a villain
The emperor's series of doting packages made him gradually lose himself. He began to become impetuous, and even became a "villain character" step by step. He is greedy and rich by nature. In order to obtain more wealth, he began to use illegal means to make money, and even commit crimes to occupy the people's property.
Even when Qianlong ordered him to send a jade certificate to Shengjing, he actually absurdly proposed to go hunting first and then do business. This incident made Qianlong even more dissatisfied with it. How could this kind of temperament that is inseparable from public and private affairs be reused?
But because of his love for his younger brother, Qianlong still did not explode this time. From this short story, we can also see that although Hong Shu claims to be outstanding in literary talent, he is mostly abandoned when he grows up, and his emotional intelligence is absolutely unqualified. Such emotional intelligence is destined to be a tragedy in his life.
Later, Honghu always jumped up and down absurdly on Qianlong's bottom line. owed merchants money but refused to pay back, and used power to buy things from merchants and people at a low price. In the later stage, it even developed to the point where he reached the Military Affairs Office. It can be said that his various actions had already made Qianlong unable to bear it.
Yuanmingyuan "Jiuzhou Qingyan Fire Case" is a famous fire case during the Qianlong period. There is a version of this case that Yongqi, the male protagonist in "My Fair Princess", escaped from the fire scene despite his life and death in this case.
This made Qianlong like him more and more, and even prepared to make him the crown prince. Unfortunately, Yongqi died young. Because of Yongqi's death, Qianlong cried heartbrokenly.
In this fire, all the children of the royal family came to put out the fire in time. Hong Xun, as the younger brother of Qianlong, lived much closer to the Old Summer Palace than many royal children, but he was the last one to arrive.
And when he arrived at the firefighting scene, he was still laughing and had no sense of responsibility as a royal child. At this moment, Qianlong's anger finally broke out. Soon, Qianlong issued an order to seize all the official positions of Honghu and the title of Prince was reduced to Beile.
Honghu fell ill
Qianlong's anger frightened Honghu suddenly, and soon, he fell ill. After the imperial physician issued a notice of critical illness to Hong Shu, Qianlong hurried to visit his favorite brother.
and said to my brother: I punish you, not because I will stay away from you from now on, but because what you have done for several years really makes me hope too much. I just want to teach you a lesson. I hope you can face up to your mistakes and absurdity. You are always my favorite brother, right?
However, Honghu was already terminally ill at this time. After listening to his brother's words, he knelt on the ground and apologized to Qianlong. After the emperor left, he said something : I can die now.
From this sentence, we can interpret some different content. Hong Shu said this sentence obviously because of Qianlong's personal words, which made him finally let go. He understood that his brother forgave him and that he could die without regrets and shame. The brother was able to visit him in person, which has already indicated that the two brothers have reconciled.
Honghu's illness was obviously scared by the imperial power. Under such severe punishment from Qianlong, he felt that he had lost the emperor's favor, and even thought of the ruthless imperial family. 's fear of imperial power eventually made Beile, who grew up in the greenhouse, withered.
. Qianlong's heavy punishment on Honghu was certainly because of his younger brother's misconduct and greedy for money, but from a deeper exploration, the struggle of imperial power was always after this matter.
Whether it was the late firefighting in the Old Summer Palace or the actions of interfering in the Military Affairs Office, all hit Qianlong's sensitive bottom line of imperial power, which is also an important reason why the emperor punished his younger brother.
Hongkong died of serious illness at the age of 31, on the one hand, because he committed suicide by himself, and more importantly because he touched the imperial power. Even if Qianlong loved this younger brother, anyone could sacrifice his life in protecting imperial power. This is also an inevitable rule in the ancient struggle for imperial power. Of course, analyzes the words Qianlong before Hong Shu died. There is still a place of family affection in Qianlong's heart when he is soft.
