Yongzheng didn't dare to touch the tenth elder brother and let him go
In 1722, Kangxi died, and the fourth prince Aixin Jueluo Yinzhen ascended the throne and changed to Yongzheng. In order to ensure the stability of the throne, Emperor Yongzheng began to liquidate the brothers who had fought for the throne together, among which the Eight Masters led by the Eighth Elder Brother Yinxi were particularly serious.
Mr. Lu Xun in "Quasi-Fengyue Talk· "Copying the target" once said: "In order to get rid of his brothers, Emperor Yongzheng actually gave them the names 'Aqina' and 'Seth Hei'.
Although I don't understand Manchurian, I guess these two words mean 'pig' and 'dog'. Here, "Aqina" and "Seth Hei" refer to the Eighth Elder Brother Yinyu and the Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu, both of whom were stripped of their titles by Yongzheng and imprisoned in the high wall.
After being imprisoned, the two of them were tortured in various ways, and finally died a tragic death.
Aixin Jueluo Yinxi, the eighth elder brother, the ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother, and the fourteenth elder brother are all the main members of the Eight Masters Party, but after Yongzheng ascended the throne, most of the members of the Eight Masters Party suffered cruel treatment.
However, only the tenth elder brother Aixin Jueluo Yin was spared. This can't help but make people wonder, why did Yongzheng let go of the tenth elder brother alone? Maybe it's not that I don't want to touch him, but I don't dare to touch him.
Let's take a look at the family background of Brother Shi, and you will understand the reason.
The Eight Masters Party occupies an absolute advantage among the five major factions of the Nine Sons Succession, and its members include the Eighth Elder Brother, the Ninth Elder Brother, the Tenth Elder Brother and the Fourteenth Elder Brother, and has the support of many imperial nobles and ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, of which two-thirds of the ministers are allies of the Eight Elder Brothers.
In addition, members of the big Qing families such as the Niu Colu clan, the Guarjia clan, the Yehenara clan and the Tong Jia clan also fell in love with the Eight Masters.
The son is more precious than the mother"Among the Eight Masters, the tenth elder brother Aixin Jueluo Yin is the most powerful with the family background of his mother Wen Guifei Niu Hulu. He is the most noble among the many princes of Kangxi, except for the crown prince.
Concubine Wen is"Five founding ministers of the early Qing Dynasty"The granddaughter of Niu Hulu Eyidu shows her prominent background. And because of this,"Mothers are more expensive than children"In the case of the tenth elder brother, it became"The son is more precious than the mother"。
Eyi was a brave and combat-ready warrior who had followed the Qing Emperor Nurhachi and participated in battles for many years, never tasting defeat. He made many great contributions in helping Nurhachi unify the Jurchen tribes, and was respected and entertained by the princes and ministers of the Qing Dynasty.
Concubine Wen's father, Niu Hulu Kupilon, was an auxiliary minister (first-class public grade), and he inherited the position of Aung Bang Zhangjing, the first-class viscount of Eyidu. He once followed Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty to attack the Ming Dynasty, and his military achievements were impressive.
In 1661, the 24-year-old Emperor Shunzhi appointed four old ministers, Kupilon, Sony, Suke Saha, and Aobai, as the four auxiliary ministers to help him govern.
After Emperor Kangxi came to power, he was also specially awarded the title of first-class public plus Taishi.
Empress Xiao Zhaoren, the sister of Concubine Wen, was the second empress of Emperor Kangxi, and the tenth elder brother Yin was her nephew, the son of Concubine Wen, and the grandson of Kubilong. Brother Ten is of noble birth and comes with his own umbrella, and the powerful family forces behind him have become his talisman.
Lao Bayinyu wooed him, valued his family power, and wanted to use his strength to support himself and let him be cannon fodder. Yongzheng let him go, mainly because there were too many royal relatives and nobles behind him, and the punishment for him was too heavy, which would cause dissatisfaction and opposition from the Niu Hulu family.
At that moment, Yin's existence posed a great threat to Yongzheng's imperial power. Therefore, no matter what the situation is, Yongzheng will be open to Yinwang and try to reduce his punishment as much as possible.
Although Yin belongs to the old eight camps, he has not made outstanding contributions in the Eight Masters Party, he is relatively clumsy, his personal ability is not as good as that of other brothers, and he does not have the management ability of "forming a party for personal gain".
Except for his relatively good background, there is not much threat to Yongzheng in other aspects. For Yongzheng, his accession to the throne itself is somewhat unorthodox, if it weren't for the fact that other fraternal parties were too threatening to his imperial power, he naturally didn't want to be saddled with the infamy of killing his brother and killing his brother, ruthless and unjust.
The way Emperor Yongzheng dealt with Lao Shiyin fully reflected his benevolence and wisdom. For Yin, who has no actual threat, he chooses to be lenient, which not only shows his wisdom, but also takes into account the feelings of brotherhood.
In the end, Yongzheng only stripped Yin of his title, released him after 15 years of captivity, and granted him the rank of auxiliary prince.