Kangxi's "nine sons seizing the heir" in his later years became the fundamental reason why the Jia family was raided in "Dream of Red Mansions".
Readers who have read "Dream of Red Mansions" know that "Dream of Red Mansions" is an empty **, without a specific time background and historical background, but it can be found in the entire story line, and it passes"Jia family"The rise and fall of the school thoroughly outlines the rise and fall of Cao Xueqin and the Cao family, and even points to the officialdom struggle for power and profit in the Kangxi and Yongzheng periods. It even points directly to the official power struggle during the Kangxi and Yongzheng periods.
This is exactly what "Dream of Red Mansions" is special about"Red Studies"The value of the work. In "Dream of Red Mansions", Jiafu was finally copied, and the descendants of Jiafu seemed to be favoritism, bullying men and women, illegal profit-making, and cross-border business behaviors, but in fact, the root of the problem was more or less related to Kangxi's later years"Nine sons take the heir"The consequences are related.
The prototype of Jiafu in "Dream of Red Mansions" is actually the Cao family woven in Jiangning. The Cao family and the Aixin Jueluo family have been friends for generations, and the wife of Cao Xi, the first person in Jiangning to weave the Cao family, is Kangxi's caretaker, so Kangxi's status in the Cao family is very important.
Due to Cao Xi's military exploits in his early years, Kangxi gave him the most powerful position among the Jiangning weavers. After Cao Xi's death, his son Cao Yin, who was Cao Xueqin's grandfather, inherited the position. Cao Yin was Kangxi's childhood comrade-in-arms, so he was deeply trusted by Kangxi. So much so that Kangxi arranged for Cao Yin to have his own palace during several southern tours, but this also led to the final decline of the Cao family.
After Cao Yin's death, his son Cao Hao continued to weave in Jiangning. During the Kangxi period, Jiangning did not belong to the Cao family, and Kangxi was extremely generous to the Cao family. After Kangxi's death, Yongzheng ascended the throne, and the Cao family immediately fell into disaster.
After Yongzheng came to power, all forces, including the Cao family, began to purge"Nine sons take the heir", the Cao family is standing"Eight Masters"In terms of position, Yongzheng ranked fourth. Yongzheng took advantage of the huge loophole of the Cao family's "Jiangning Weaving" to engage in plagiarism.
Nine sons take the heir"What's going on?
Nine sons take the heir"It is the phenomenon of power struggle between the heirs that appeared in Kangxi's later years.
Kangxi reigned for 61 years, making him one of the longest-reigning emperors in history. He had 35 sons, 24 of whom are still alive.
Among these princes, in addition to the young ones and some who are not greedy for the throne, there are nine who actually participated in the seizure of the throne: the eldest son Aixin Jueluo - Yinren, the second son Aixin Jueluo - Yinren, the third son Aixin Jueluo - Yinzhen, the fourth son Aixin Jueluo - Yinzhen, the eighth son Aixin Jueluo - Yinzhi, the ninth son Aixin Jueluo - Yinzhen, the tenth son Aixin Jueluo - Yinren, the thirteenth son Aixin Jueluo - Yinxiang, and the fourteenth son Aixin Jueluo - Yinzhen.
Some of these nine princes held sole power when they ascended the throne, while others were subordinate to other princes. They can be roughly divided into five camps.
The emperor's eldest son, Yinzhen"The Great Prime Minister's Party"；Crown Prince Yinren's"***"；The third son of the emperor, Yinzhi"Three Public Parties"；and the eighth son of the emperor Yinzhen, the ninth son of the emperor Yinxiang, the tenth son of the emperor Yinzhi, and the fourteenth son of the emperor Yinzhen"Eight Masters", the fourth son of the emperor, Yongzheng Emperor Yinzhen and the thirteenth son of the emperor Yinxiang"The Four Masters Party"。Yinzhen, the fourteenth son of Emperor Yongzheng, and Yinxiang, the thirteenth son of the emperor, were jointly formed"Eight Masters", Yinzhen, the fourth son of Emperor Yongzheng, and Yinxiang, the thirteenth son of the emperor, are jointly formed"The Four Masters Party"。
Among these five people, the prince is Kangxi's confidant. Yinren was second, so he was made the crown prince. One is because Yinren is the eldest son, the second is because Kangxi dotes on Empress Xiaochengren, and the third is because the Qing Dynasty is different from the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty re-established the eldest son, while the Qing Dynasty re-established the virtuous.
Yinren was relatively calm at first, but later Kangxi reigned for too long, and it was not surprising that he was a little anxious. In the meantime, there were supporters behind the scenes, and the prince set up a party camp, Kangxi was very angry when he found out, and he made up two abolitions, but in the end he still failed to sit on the throne.
In the Big Five,"Eight Masters"The most powerful, the largest number of people, is supported by several princes, and is the most competitive. But Kangxi also hates it the most. Kangxi found many opportunities to suppress it, but in the end he was defeated.
At that time, the Eight Masters Party had great influence and the greatest right to speak. At that time, it was understandable that the Cao family joined the camp of the Eight Masters. However, no one could have predicted what would eventually lead to the end of the wind of plagiarism.
Yin Ru this"Through the ages**"The failure can be said to be self-inflicted. When Yinru was deposed as the crown prince, he thought that the opportunity had come. He asked Kangxi to list Yinren's many faults and execute him, but he was disappointed. So, he used witchcraft on Yinren, Kangxi was furious, ordered Yinren to be deposed, and imprisoned him.
The eldest brother Yinzhi was too benevolent compared to the other princes, and his overly literati style and lack of combat skills led to his final defeat. He was imprisoned in Shijingshan and died of torture.
The Four Masters Party"The final victor Yinzhen inherited the throne of Emperor Yongzheng. The struggle for David is relentless, and sometimes there is no right or wrong, but at the same time we cannot but fight for the inheritance of the great bloodline, body, and reputation.