In the historical drama "Yongzheng Dynasty", Hongshi was involved in the battle of "Nine Sons for Succession" because of his collusion with Lao Bayinxi, and even secretly planned to murder Yongzheng's fourth son, Hongli.
After the Eight Kings discussed politics and forced the palace incident, Yongzheng learned that Hongshi was involved and had murderous intent towards him, but he hesitated because of the identity of his own son. At this critical moment, Li Wei, the governor of Liangjiang, reminded Yongzheng in time, and finally prompted Yongzheng to decide to give death to Hongshi.
So, why was Li Wei able to make such a critical reminder?
In the play, there are a few people who really understand Yongzheng, and the strategists Wu Sidao, the thirteenth master Yinxiang, and the university scholars Zhang Tingyu and Li Wei can be regarded as demons. The reason why Li Wei was able to be trained by Yongzheng to become a feudal official from a poor little flower child, and was deeply trusted and loved by Yongzheng, was because he knew Yongzheng too well.
He has followed Yongzheng for many years and has never violated his taboo. Although Li Wei is illiterate in the play, his brain is very flexible and can understand it a little bit. He cried alone in the house where he and Kan'er had grown up, and Wu Sidao reminded him when he saw it and let him cherish it.
Since then, Li Wei has realized that the fourth master Yongzheng is the key to his development, and if there is no Yongzheng as a foundation, he will soon wither. In contrast, Nian Qianyao, who was both civil and military, never understood this truth, and finally ended in tragedy.
When Yongzheng learned that Hongshi had privately bribed assassins to assassinate Hongli in Jiangnan, he immediately sent Tu Lichen and Li Wei to Jiangnan to protect Hongli, and eventually made Liu Molin a substitute for the dead.
Li Wei escorted Hongli all the way back to the capital. When Yongzheng summoned Li Wei, he asked him if he knew who had sent the assassins and what to do. Li Wei replied: "Master, I can handle anything for you, but I can't say anything about this matter." ”
This shows his wit. You must know that this is about the two sons of Yongzheng in the storage position, no matter what Li Wei says, he may be accused of standing in line. Yongzheng has always hated party disputes, so it is the wisest choice for Li Wei to remain silent on this matter.
Only Yongzheng himself can make a decision. Therefore, when Li Wei finished speaking, Yongzheng also expressed his understanding and said: "I know that it is difficult for you to ask such a question." Although Li Wei did not make a clear statement, he later provided some hints to Yongzheng.
When Li Wei commented on Yinxi** later, he tactfully expressed his overly tolerant attitude towards the first emperor, and only said: "Master, it's not that the slave dares to say that the ancestor is not, the first emperor is good in every way, but he is too tolerant, he knows that the eighth master is not right-hearted, and he also sealed Prince Baylor one by one, leaving these problems to the master." ”
Although Li Wei boldly criticized Kangxi, his words touched Yongzheng's heart, because he understood that Li Wei meant that if he did not make a decision in time, he could face similar problems in the future.
Therefore, after Li Wei spoke, looking at Yongzheng's expression, his eyes flashed, obviously deeply moved by Li Wei's words. He nodded and said: "You have a point, no matter how difficult it is, for the sake of the New Deal and the ancestors' country, I can't leave the problem to future generations!" ”
Once Yongzheng made this decision, Hongshi's fate was doomed, and in the end he was given death by Yongzheng. However, Hiroshi's death was not just a direct result of Li Wei's words, but was caused by many factors.
Therefore, Li Wei's remarks only accelerated the course of events.
Hongshi was incapable and wanted to compete for the throne, but he did not have the talent to be an emperor. At the beginning, when Wu Sidao was teaching the brothers to read, Hongshi was always playful, and did not accept the teaching as attentively as Hongli, and had a deep understanding of Wu Sidao's philosophy.
Therefore, Hongli shined during Kangxi's hunting and obtained the jade Ruyi that originally belonged to the crown prince Yinren, and was also brought into the palace by Kangxi for cultivation because of this opportunity.
All this is because Hongli listened to Wu Sidao's teachings to have such a perfect start. Although Hiroshi didn't study hard when he was a child, he still had the idea of competing for the storage position when he grew up.
His mind was soon exploited by Yinxi, magnifying his ambitions. After the "fraud in the field" case, when Yinxi interrogated the chief examiner Zhang Tinglu, he learned from him that the main messenger behind it was Hongshi, so he immediately counted Hongshi into the bargaining chips against Yongzheng, wanting to use his ambition to disturb Yongzheng's situation.
Hiroshi, your chances lie in Uncle Eight's failure, and your lesson lies in his past. Uncle Eight used to not understand a lot of things, and there was no one to show him the way, so he lost a lot of opportunities.
But you are different, now Uncle Eight is a person from the past, his failure is your experience, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will not repeat the mistakes of the past. However, you didn't grasp this opportunity, you united with the Nine Gate Admiral Long Keduo and the banner lords outside the Guan, and staged a big drama of the Eight Kings discussing politics and forcing the palace, but was defeated by Yinxiang and his troops, and you and Long Keduo and others were imprisoned.
In order to test whether you, Hongzhi and Yinzhi are involved with you, Yongzheng asked you to raid your family property. Yinzhi is an old fritter, he chose to stay out of the matter at the critical moment, and he didn't even enter the door during the inspection.
Hongday even made a ridiculous drama of "living out of mourning", and he didn't go directly. Only you seem to be shrewd but you are actually confused, you took the initiative to send your family and subordinates to remote areas, afraid of being found out to be in collusion with you, and secretly sent someone to almost kill Long Kedo.
These behaviors that wanted to cover up aroused Yongzheng's suspicions, and finally confirmed his suspicions.
At the end of the defeat, Yinxi gave Hongshi an idea, telling him to get rid of him before Hongli, otherwise Hongshi's fate would be worse than him. Hongshi was carried away by the struggle for the prince, and followed Yinxi's advice to assassinate Hongli, but the result ended in failure and was given poisoned wine.
When Hiroshi was dying, he realized that he had mistaken Yinxi's words. In fact, Yinxi has never won against his father Yongzheng, Hongshi should use his brains, and it is a wise choice not to listen to Yinxi's advice.
When Yinxiang was dying, he reminded Yongzheng to pay attention to Hongshi and not to let the tragedy repeat itself in Hongzi. Yongzheng attaches great importance to this and has doubts about Hongshi. Hiroshi's desire to cover up his operation made him completely exposed.
After interrogating Long Keduo, Yongzheng confirmed the collusion between Hongshi and Yinxi, and had murderous intent towards Hongshi. And after Yinxi's ultimate plan for the Eight Kings failed, he knew that Hongshi was going to end up in the end, but he still deliberately lured Hongshi to fight for the throne in order to force Yongzheng to kill his son.
Before dying, Yinxi wrote to Yongzheng: "I lost, but you didn't win, all you got was the infamy before and behind you." "Hongshi is Yinxi's last move, and it is also the means he uses to disgust Yongzheng.
It's just that Liu Molin's experience is regrettable. The deep meaning of Hongli's words is to remind Yongzheng that this time it was Liu Molin who sacrificed for him, and if there was no Liu Molin next time, it might be his turn.
Therefore, Hongli's words also completely strengthened Yongzheng's determination to give death to Hongshi, Yongzheng thinks that this time there is Liu Molin, then next time if there is no Liu Molin, Hongli will be threatened, so only the death of Hongshi can ensure the safety of Hongli.
Li Wei's hint was not active, but out of self-preservation. He once exposed Hirotoki's crimes in the "Science Field Fraud Case", and Hiroshi's hatred for him is self-evident. After Jiangnan united Tu Lichen to save Hongli, he offended Hongshi again.
Li Wei understands that if Hongshi does not get rid of him, his own future will also be threatened. Therefore, when Yongzheng mentions Hongshi, he chooses to hint and remind Yongzheng that he should get rid of Hongshi.
Li Wei's move was for the sake of his own safety.
Yongzheng's execution of Hongshi was not a single factor, and Li Wei's suggestion only played a role in fueling the fire. When Yongzheng asked Li Wei, he just hoped that someone would listen to his troubles and seek some solace in his soul.
However, Yongzheng is not a person who is easily influenced, and the final decision is still in his hands.