During the Qing Dynasty, the traitor Nalan Mingzhu was actually a hero of the Qing Dynasty, and he made contributions to the entire Chinese nation that cannot be ignored.
He had a long-term struggle with the famous minister Suo Etu and was divided into two major factions, which once threatened Kangxi's position. Kangxi chose to let go of Nalan Mingzhu, why?
Nalan Mingzhu, that is, the father of the famous lyricist Nalan Rongruo, was born in the Manchu aristocratic Yehenara family and belonged to the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner.
Nalan Mingzhu's grandmother was Huang Taiji's biological mother, making him Huang Taiji's nephew.
His wife is Nurhachi's granddaughter, a veritable royal nobleman, and Kangxi even calls her uncle.
Nalan Mingzhu did not participate in the imperial examinations, but served as the imperial guard beside the emperor in the palace.
Due to his outstanding talent, he gradually rose through the ranks, serving as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and eventually became a bachelor to participate in state affairs.
After Kangxi discovered his ability, he appointed him as the secretary of the criminal department, and it was also to win him over to join politics.
In the twentieth year of Kangxi, Kangxi discovered Nalan Mingzhu's talent in training soldiers and specially appointed him as an instructor.
Nalan Mingzhu is strict with his soldiers, and Kangxi is impressed by his ability.
This move caused Suo Etu's dissatisfaction, and the open and secret struggle between the two began to surface.
Nalan Mingzhu firmly supported Kangxi's withdrawal of the feudal domain, weakened the military power in the hands of his courtiers, and consolidated the imperial power. At court, he and Suo Etu had many public quarrels, arguing over whether to withdraw the feudal domain.
Kangxi tried to protect the pearl of Nalan and saved him from the fate of being deposed.
Nalan Mingzhu rose to prominence in politics and became a bachelor of Wuyingdian and the prince's teacher, and his status was on a par with Suo Etu.
He made great achievements in the recovery of Taiwan and the war with Tsarist Russia, and wrote a strong stroke of Chinese history.
However, Nalan Mingzhu's scheming methods are also a side that cannot be ignored. In the course of political struggle, he took control of the criminal department and the official department, and openly sold his official positions, thus forming an ugly atmosphere of buying and selling official positions.
In order to maintain power, Nalan Mingzhu is ruthless and unscrupulous to win over loyal cronies.
Kangxi finally discovered Nalan Mingzhu's corrupt behavior, and many **co-branded** him.
Kangxi dismissed him as a university scholar and put him at home, where he was not allowed to interfere in government affairs for 20 years.
Although he died of illness at home, it was also a price to pay for his former power schemes.
In the end, Kangxi discovered that Suo Etu was involved in the crime of rebellion and executed Suo Etu.
Although Nalan Mingzhu was deposed, he saved his life because he was not involved in rebellion.
This is the reason why Kangxi chose to let go of Nalan Mingzhu.