In "Yongzheng Dynasty", one of the most striking plots is the competition between the nine sons. This battle not only showed the ambitions of the princes, but also laid the groundwork for their future fate.
In the end, the fourth Yinzhen stood out and ascended to the throne. However, the failed princes such as Lao Ba Yinyu, Lao Jiu Yinyu, Teacher Yinqi and Lao Fourteen Yinyu, although they are still fighting against Emperor Yongzheng, their fate has not changed, but has fallen into a more difficult situation.
Surprisingly, Emperor Yongzheng chose to deal with the old fourteen Yinyu, the old eight Yinyu, and the old nine Yinyu first. They are imprisoned, given new names, and their lives are in trouble. However, he let Lao Shiyin go, even though he was also a core member of the Eight Masters Party.
In history, Lao Shiyin's fate was relatively good, why was he able to survive?
Yang Jiaofeng went deep into the ** "Yongzheng Dynasty" series: Why did only Lao Shi Yinqi escape the sanction of Emperor Yongzheng among the members of the Eight Masters Party?
In "Yongzheng Dynasty", Lao Shi Yinqi is obviously a staunch supporter of the Eight Masters faction, and this position was clearly visible as early as when the elder brothers held a meeting in the main hall.
At that time, there was a big flood in the Yellow River, and Emperor Kangxi asked the elder brothers how to deal with the matter. The crown prince Yinren said that he should obey the decision of Huang Ama, calling him wise. And Lao Bayinyu took advantage of this natural disaster to praise Huang Ama's wisdom and martial arts, believing that this was a natural disaster and there was no need to blame himself.
However, Lao Thirteen Yinxiang disagreed with Lao Ba Yinxi's opinion, pointing out that there had been cases where the Yellow River had burst its banks before. However, the old eight Yinxi insisted that the disaster was caused by false reports by local governors in order to defraud the treasury of silver.
Lao Shi Yinqi saw that the supporters of the eighth master stood up to refute Lao Thirteen, and couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and immediately proposed:
The eighth master is so right! ”
When Lao Shi Yinzhen was waiting for the fourth Yinzhen's report, after hearing the news that the household had neither money nor food, he immediately stood up to protect Lao Bayinzhen and quickly complained to the emperor
Huang Ama, the household department was originally under the control of the eighth master, and the fourth master's actions were more than the same! In the whole play, Lao Shi Yinqi unabashedly stood on the side of Lao Bayinyu and publicly criticized the behavior of other elder brothers, which happened many times.
For example, when the crown prince Yinren was deposed and then reinstated, the old fourteenth Yinyu expressed dissatisfaction with the old thirteenth Yinxiang who supported the prince's restoration, and the two even fought in front of the main hall. When Lao Ba Yinxi and others rushed to pull the rack, Lao Shi Yinqi suddenly stretched out his leg and kicked Lao Thirteen Yinxiang in a hurry.
Even after Emperor Kangxi arrived at the scene, Lao Shi Yinxiang still pointed at Lao Thirteen Yinxiang's nose and reprimanded:
You're nothing but a dog of the Waste Prince! ”
Where did Lao Shiyin come from to be so bold and dare to act so unscrupulously?
Yes, Liang Jingru had not yet been born at that time, and she had no chance to get it"Courage"。So, how did Lao Shiyin gain his courage? How many times did he venture to do these things?
In fact, the situation was quite simple, and although they were all princes, in the royal palace a strict hierarchy remained.
Emperor Kangxi's fertility is indeed outstanding, and it can be said that he is one of the emperors who gave birth to the most princes in the history of the Qing Dynasty. However, despite having so many princes, there is really the strength to compete for the throne and become"Nine sons take the heir"There are only a few allusions. The reason is very simple, those princes who have the ability to participate in the succession have relatively noble status.
For example, the crown prince Yinren, his biological mother is the Empress Xiaochengren Hesheri, which is also the reason why he was made the crown prince, and he was crowned at the age of only one year old. And the eldest Yinyu, his mother is the head of the four concubines of Kangxi, Concubine Yehenara, and her status is prominent. In addition, the mother of the third Yinzhi is Concubine Rong Ma Jia, one of the four concubines.
Even the fourth Yinzhen, who succeeded in winning the heir later, his biological mother is Concubine Wu Yashi, who was raised by Empress Xiaociren** and enjoys the blessing of dual status.
In the Eight Masters faction, although the status of the old Eight Yinxi is prominent, in fact, the most respected is the old Ten Yinxi. His biological mother was the daughter of the Wen Guifei Niu Hulu clan and the sister of Empress Xiao Zhaoren, which provided him with strong support.
Therefore, in the Eight Masters faction, Lao Shiyinqi has a very high right to speak, even if he is against Emperor Kangxi, he is not easy to be severely punished because of the strength of the Niu Hulu family.
Of course, a noble birth alone may be able to calm things down for a while, but if you make frequent mistakes, especially major mistakes, it will be difficult to undo. The reason why Lao Shi Yinqi was able to gain a foothold in the court, in addition to his aristocratic status, there was another important factor, that is, his "label".
On many occasions, Lao Shi Yinqi regarded himself as the most uncompetitive son of the emperor, admitting that he did not like to read, had a hot temper, and was outspoken, like mud that could not support the wall.
However, it is precisely this label that has saved him from danger in many crises.
In the Kangxi Dynasty, the biggest crisis faced by the old ten Yinxiang was not the unjust case involving the Criminal Department, nor the siege of the Rehe Bada Villa, or even the blatant abuse of the old thirteen Yinxiang as the abolished prince and the questioning of the inheritance of the throne by the fourth Yinzhen, but the problem of arrears related to the household department.
Many people may wonder why such a noble old man owes such a huge amount of debt.
In fact, it was precisely because all the treasury funds were lent out that Lao Si Yinzhen went south to raise funds for disaster relief. As a result, the Kangxi Emperor issued a heavy reward order, promising that anyone who could recover the arrears of the household would be rewarded with the title of prince.
When Emperor Kangxi was so determined, the doormen of Lao Ba Yinyu, Lao Jiu Yinyu and Lao Shi Yinyu came to the door to ask for help. At that time, Lao Shi Yinqi said something:
Whoever lends me through this crisis, I will repay him with all his might. The old fourteenth Yinyu was still making a noise, and the old ten Yinyu replied: "You didn't borrow money, why be afraid!" ”
This sentence means that Lao Shi Yinqi did borrow more than 200,000 taels of silver from the household department, but he could not repay it. Therefore, he turned to Starling along with other **, hoping to get through this difficult time.
Indeed, as a member of the Eight Masters Party, old.
8. Lao Jiu and Lao 14 have no record of borrowing money, so why has Lao Shi Yinqi become an exception?
Although it is not explicitly explained in the play, the answer can be inferred from some details. For example, Lao Bayinxi, who calls himself the "Eight Sages King", obviously will not get involved in such disgraceful things as borrowing. What's more, he is also in charge of managing the household department, and if he uses the treasury funds himself, it will be a humiliation for himself.
So, how does Lao Bayinyu maintain his huge expenses? After all, even Prince Yinren could hardly afford to maintain his subordinates.
The reason is very simple, there is someone in the Eight Masters Party who provides him with financial support, and this person is Lao Jiuyinyu! That is to say, Lao Bayinyu maintains the name of "Eight Sages King", and specific private transactions, bribery and other affairs are all taken care of by Lao Jiuyinyu.
For example, in the play, Ren Ji'an once complained to Liu Ba Nu, saying that Sibei Ye came to Jiangnan and forced his brother to donate more than two million taels of silver, of which one million taels was originally honored to the old ninth master. And this is only the filial piety money in Yangzhou, and the filial piety silver in other places is not counted. As you can imagine, this is not a small amount.
This also explains why Lao Shi Yinxi later went to Qianmen Street to set up a stall to sell, but was stopped by Lao Bayinxi, and was worried that he might be detained in Zongren Mansion for half a year. Lao Jiuyinyu easily proposed:
Or will we give him more than 200,000 taels of silver? Lao Jiu Yinyu deliberately used the word "we", making it clear that he knew that Lao Bayinyu had the ability to provide financial support, and it also showed that he had a part in helping the starling to collect money in his daily life.
Therefore, when Lao Bayinxi's house was raided, how could he have 10 million taels of silver tickets?
After the unjust case of the Criminal Department, Lao Bayinyu blamed Lao Jiuyinyu while burning the letters exchanged with Ren Bo'an, and finally said lightly:
In my life, I just want to be a rich man in peace, so why worry so much? ”
Therefore, Lao Shi Yinyu often hangs with tycoons like Lao Ba Yinyu and Lao Jiu Yinyu. Although he did not know how to do business, he did not have many of his men to provide silver. Even if Emperor Kangxi gave him another Zhuangzi, it would be difficult for him to maintain his luxurious life, so he had to borrow money from the household department and owed a debt.
In the face of this dilemma, how did Lao Shi Yinqi deal with it?
Although Lao Shiyin doesn't read much and has a somewhat straightforward personality, he is not stupid and is good at taking advantage of his advantages. At first, he also consulted with Lao Bayinxi and asked for help to get through the difficulties. But unfortunately, at that time, Lao Jiuyinzhen was all thinking about how to embarrass the fourth Yinzhen and the prince Yinren, and there were more than one person who asked for help.
As a result, there was a "Hongmen Banquet" at the city gate, which gave a high-standard reception to the returning old Si Yinzhen, and there was a scene of toasting him one by one.
However, in the play, whether it is the eldest Yinzhen toasting, or the eighth Yinzhen, or the fourteenth Yinzhen, whether it is congratulating him on his promotion to the king of the county, or thanking him for his achievements, or mentioning Concubine Wu Yashi, it does not pose a substantial threat to the fourth Yinzhen.
Only Lao Shi Yinzhen took the initiative to stand up, and it was almost difficult for Lao Si Yinzhen to refuse for one reason:
I'll toast you with a glass of wine, and if you still think of me as a brother, please drink it! ”
It was precisely because Lao Shi Yinzhen was rejected that he was disgraced after kneeling down to toast, so after Lao Si Yinzhen left, he did not hesitate to overturn the dinner table.
After the failure to provoke the relationship between Lao Si Yinzhen and Emperor Kangxi, Lao Shi Yinzhen could only find a way by himself. His second strategy was to build a stage, because the project was too profitable. No matter how much money is invested, a stage can be built, and the reason is very high, just to let the emperor enjoy the drama.
Lao Shiyin is a rough man and doesn't know how to please the emperor. The other three Yinzhi borrowed money to repair books to please the emperor, but he only thought of building a stage to please the emperor, and it seemed that there was not much difference between the two.
However, Lao Si Yinzhen did not appreciate it, and directly stopped his stupid behavior, and even when the contractor was still asking whether to continue the construction, Lao Shi Yinzhen unceremoniously slapped him:
What kind of fart! "After all, there is already a shortage of funds, and continuing to build will only add to the burden!
Subsequently, when Wei Dongting was forced to death by Tian Wenjing, Lao Shi Yinqi began to set up a stall on the street, and even took out the dowry of Shifujin and sold it. If it weren't for the fact that he later whipped Tian Wenjing on the street, his plan might indeed give Emperor Kangxi a headache and also cause major trouble to the fourth Yinzhen.
Of course, his act of whipping Tian Wenjing on the street is understandable, after all, it is in line with his identity as the tenth master. The key is, after the farce of Lao Shiyin, what is the final fate of the princes?
It can be said that Lao Shiyin's participation in the action of recovering the arrears of the household department is the only battle won by the Eight Masters in the previous battles of the Eight Masters Party!
First of all, let's look at the situation on the side of the prince Yinren, in order to make up for the arrears of the household, he first tried to sell the official mantle, but was exposed by the boss Yinren. Subsequently, there was the act of accepting bribes from the Criminal Department, which laid many hidden dangers for the later unjust cases of the Criminal Department. Moreover, the ** of the old ten Yinren made the prince Yinren lose his sobriety, and he even challenged the authority of the fourth Yinzhen, temporarily hindering the recovery operation.
In the end, Emperor Kangxi was disappointed with the performance of the crown prince and questioned: "Is this the future emperor of my Great Qing Kingdom?" ”
And the fourth Yinzhen, who was fighting on the front line of recovering the arrears, also had little gain, because he forced Wei Dongting to death, which made Emperor Kangxi feel deep pain in his heart. In addition, in the process of recovery, three big fish were missed, so Emperor Kangxi criticized: "You claim to be shrewd, but this time you didn't find out clearly and didn't see the situation clearly." Some things can be put on hold, but you lose measure and vision, causing people who don't deserve to die and things that should have been handled are not taken care of! ”
In addition, Tian Wenjing was also removed from his post in the household department for acting too decisively, and was demoted to the rank of county magistrate. Nian Qianyao was also transferred out of the capital because of this incident, and some of the forces that Lao Si Yinzhen worked hard to cultivate in the capital were also burned.
This incident led to the intensification of the contradiction between the boss Yinren and the crown prince Yinren, and also laid the groundwork for the later Bada Villa incident. At the same time, the third Yinzhi was also exposed by the old ten Yinzhi in the court, and the cost of repairing the stage was not enough to explain such a large expenditure.
Only on the side of the Eight Masters Party, at the cost of Lao Shi Yinqi being imprisoned for half a year, in exchange for the reputation of Lao Bayinxi.
If it weren't for Lao Shiyin's impulse and whipping Tian Wenjing, then the Eight Masters Party would have won a complete victory in this battle!
Lao Shiyin knew that in the Eighth Master Party, he was the one responsible for wiping his buttocks. After all, he is a rough man and can't die, according to Lao Jiuyinyu's statement: "At most, I will be reprimanded by the old man!" "Since Lao Shi Yinqi can't ascend to the throne, if he can help the starling brother move forward, then he will naturally be indispensable for the future glory and wealth, and this deal is definitely cost-effective.
Of course, Lao Shiyin's wonderful performance is more than this time. After the siege of Bada Villa, Emperor Kangxi ordered the arrest of the rebellious old thirteen Yinxiang. At that time, many elder brothers knelt at the door, and Lao Shiyin was the first to stand up and retort:
Zhang Zhongtang, please play the emperor, I have always been at odds with the old thirteen, but I don't believe him when he rebels! ”
Maybe Lao Shiyin is a straight person, and he didn't think deeply when he said this, but this move is too ingenious:
First of all, as a member of the Eight Masters Party, he stood up to refute it in this way, which is tantamount to clearing up the connection with the deployment of troops and rebellion in advance. Secondly, Emperor Kangxi may be suspicious of other people's words, but it may be easier to believe the straightforward person of Lao Shi. Moreover, among the people present, Lao Shiyin's status is the most noble, and this move will help to win over the remnants of the crown prince.
In the end, his intercession this time was made when Emperor Kangxi was angry, and he was the only one who dared to do so. After Emperor Kangxi calmed down, he would also be pleased with Lao Shiyinqi's bravery, thinking that he had brotherhood and dared to tell the truth, thus increasing his favor.
Therefore, Lao Shiyin's character is straightforward, never detours, and maintains his true nature. Although he once spoke for the old thirteen Yinxiang, he would also scold him in anger for being a dog of the abolished prince.
If someone else said such a thing, such as Lao Ba Yinzhen or Lao Si Yinzhen, Emperor Kangxi would definitely feel how disappointed. But after Lao Shiyin said this, at most he could only get a sentence from Emperor Kangxi: "I don't have you bastard son!" "Look, it's just so angry, at most it's a tantrum.
In contrast, the old fourteenth Yinyu, who also angered the emperor, did not have such treatment, he was cut by the emperor when he drew his sword, this is the difference in treatment.
However, Lao Shiyin's angry scolding also woke up Emperor Kangxi, making him realize that the crown prince Yinren had long lost his prestige in the hearts of other princes, and it was a foregone conclusion that he would be deposed again. If it weren't for the fourth Yinzhen being too good and the eighth Yinzhen performing too badly, the old ten Yinzhen would definitely be the final winner.
On the night of Emperor Kangxi's death, the old eight Yinzhen threw himself on the bedside and asked the emperor to express his position again, while the fourth Yinzhen emphasized that the emperor was no longer able to speak, and he had already said that he would pass the throne to the fourth elder brother.
At the moment when everyone was panicking, Lao Shi Yinqi took the lead and said:
Did anyone hear me? The emperor only talked about the succession, and didn't mention the fourth elder brother at all! It can be said that if it weren't for the two little princes at the scene to testify, the succession of the fourth Yinzhen might have encountered difficulties. It was precisely because Lao Shi Yinqi deliberately created chaos on the night of Emperor Yongzheng's succession to the throne that he deliberately made a fool of himself at the first court meeting and let out a series of farts.
His purpose is very clear, that is, to show Emperor Yongzheng that he is a rough man, the mud can't support the wall, and what he said before is, so he can ignore it.
Although Lao Shi Yinqi is a member of the Eight Masters Party, we can clearly find that whenever there is an important decision, it is basically the Eighth and the Ninth who discuss, and the Old Ten rarely participates in the activities of this kind of intellectual group.
Even in the incident of the Eight Kings discussing politics and forcing the palace, it was the old Eight Yinyu and the old Nine Yinyu who continuously questioned Emperor Yongzheng, and the old Ten Yinyu did not have any particularly outstanding performance.
When Emperor Yongzheng tried to weaken the alliance of other princes by praising Prince Rui, Lao Jiuyinyu stood up and retorted:
Prince Rui entered Beijing, like other princes, to discuss the outline of the rectification of the flag affairs, and put forward the proposal of the eight kings to discuss the government, and did not do anything behind the scenes. Lao Jiu's words made Emperor Yongzheng very annoyed. In the end, when the old thirteen Yinxiang was carried on a stretcher and the soldiers and horses of the Fengtai battalion were also controlled, the old eighth-year-old Yinxiang saw that the situation was already unfavorable and shouted:
Old. Nine, old ten, don't dwell on it anymore, let's go! Lao Jiu Yinyu immediately stood up and left, while Lao Shi Yinyu, who had been silent, hesitated and glanced back. But in the end, he was dragged away by Lao Bayinxi.
This shows that Lao Shi Yinqi originally planned to intercede, but in the end he was pulled away by Lao Ba Yinxi, ......
Emperor Yongzheng is not a mediocre king, he has forethought at every step. Because Lao Ba Yinyu and Lao Jiu Yinyu touched his bottom line, he must be severely punished. Therefore, one was called Aqina and the other was called Seth Black, and both were imprisoned to death!
Lao Shi Yinqi's evaluation of himself is a rough person, and he often carries things for the Eighth Master Party. However, he does not pose any threat, so the actual action against him is not worth the cost.
First of all, the Eight Masters Party has fallen, Lao Shi Yinqi has lost support, and can no longer set off any waves. Secondly, his rude image may actually be a protective disguise, and his behavior of saving the old thirteen Yinxiang has also added some protection to him. In addition, Emperor Yongzheng's goal is to stabilize the throne and people's hearts, and taking excessive blows to him may cause **.
To sum up, Lao Shi Yinqi was considered to be no threat, mainly because he rated himself as a rough man and did not show himself politically, which made Emperor Yongzheng turn a blind eye to him and thus escaped the catastrophe.
As for his rude image, whether it is real or fake, I am afraid only he knows best.
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