Many people say that Emperor Yongzheng is not very broad-minded, and his revenge on his brothers after succeeding to the throne is a good proof that this matter can also be vividly reflected in Emperor Yifei of Kangxi.
On December 20, the 61st year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi died of illness, and the fourth elder brother Yinzhen succeeded him as emperor, which was Emperor Yongzheng.
On December 29, Emperor Yongzheng held a grand memorial ceremony for Emperor Kangxi, and all the princes, ministers, clan members and concubines all went.
Concubine Yi, as Emperor Kangxi's favorite concubine during his lifetime, naturally wanted to attend the memorial ceremony, but she fell ill a few days ago because of excessive grief, and she was sixty-two years old, so it was not very convenient to move, so she sat in a soft sedan chair carried by four people and went to pay tribute in front of Emperor Kangxi's spirit.
According to the royal etiquette, the people who participate in the memorial are generally in accordance with their status and status, and I don't know if Concubine Yi did it on purpose, or the person carrying the sedan chair was negligent, she unknowingly walked in front of Emperor Yongzheng's biological mother, that is, Wu Yashi, who was already the queen mother at that time.
This is not over, after Concubine Yi saw Emperor Yongzheng, she still sat on the sedan chair and couldn't get down, her attitude looked a little arrogant, and she didn't seem to take the newly enthroned Emperor Yongzheng in her eyes.
This made Emperor Yongzheng very unhappy, so he was going to give Concubine Yi a little color to see, but considering that Concubine Yi was an elder after all, and she was in front of Emperor Kangxi's spirit, it was inconvenient to punish her, so he asked people to catch the eunuch leader next to Concubine Yi, scold him fiercely, and then let people beat the board.
Of course, although it was the eunuch who was punished, he was actually slapping Concubine Yi in the face, which made Concubine Yi anxious and angry, and the color on her face turned red, but she didn't dare to say a word.
Concubine Yi was so humiliated by Emperor Yongzheng in public, and her face can be said to be completely lost, so she went back after worshipping Emperor Kangxi, and her condition worsened, and she recuperated for a long time before recovering slightly.
Yifei, Guo Luo Luo. When the Holy Ancestor collapsed, the concubine was ill, and the four of them were in the mourning place, and before the Queen Mother, Sejong saw it and was proud, and Sejong was the palace eunuch. —"Qing Historical Manuscripts, Biography I, Concubines".In fact, Emperor Yongzheng was harshly criticizing Concubine Yi from beginning to end, and everything Concubine Yi did was an unintentional mistake.
According to records, after the death of Emperor Kangxi, Concubine Yi was indeed sick, unable to get out of bed and walk, and her mental state was not good, she was originally unable to participate in Emperor Kangxi's memorial ceremony, but Emperor Yongzheng sent someone to summon her, and she had to let her go, so he also asked someone to use a soft sedan chair to carry her.
In other words, Concubine Yi was forced to participate in Emperor Kangxi's memorial ceremony when she was sick, and the four people who carried her were not the people around her, but the ones assigned by Emperor Yongzheng!
After Concubine Yi came to the memorial ceremony, her observation decreased because she was unwell, and as a result, she was carried in front of the queen mother by the person carrying the sedan chair, and she did not notice it in time.
Regarding this matter, some scholars later pointed outConcubine Yi did not deliberately want to go in front of the Queen Mother, but was deliberately carried by the person who carried the sedan chair, and the four people who carried the sedan chair were the people of Emperor Yongzheng.
The reason why I say this is because although Concubine Yi is the favorite concubine of Emperor Kangxi, her status among the concubines is second only to Concubine Wenxi, Concubine Hui and Concubine Hui, and her status is higher than that of Emperor Yongzheng's biological mother, Concubine Wu Yashi, but she is usually very good, knowledgeable, and knowledgeable, and she especially advocates Buddhism, and is not the kind of arrogant and unreasonable person.
Therefore, it is impossible for Concubine Yi to deliberately go in front of the Queen Mother, although she is sick, she can still distinguish the severity, and it is impossible for her to deliberately violate the royal etiquette.
As for saying that Concubine Yi was arrogant and rude in front of Emperor Yongzheng, it was even more impossible, because at that timeConcubine Yi was sick and in a poor mental state, so she couldn't get off the sedan chair in time to salute, and she couldn't communicate with Emperor Yongzheng more verbally, so she gave people the impression that she was arrogant, but in fact, it was not.
The answer is actually very simple, that is, because Concubine Yi is the biggest obstacle to the authority of the Empress Dowager, and her son Yinyu (changed to Yunyu after Emperor Yongzheng succeeded to the throne) is still a political enemy of Emperor Yongzheng.
Concubine Yi, Guo Luo Luo, entered the palace with her sister at the age of seventeen and became a palace maid, her sister has been unknown, but she soon won the love of Emperor Kangxi, and soon after entering the palace, she enjoyed the treatment of a concubine.
In the following years, the history books recorded that Emperor Kangxi was very interested in Concubine Yi".The most profoundAfter entering the palace for half a year, she was named a concubine, and after four years in the palace, she was named a concubine.
Such a promotion speed is simply a miracle for Concubine Yi, who was only born in a family below the Eight Banners, and this is also a treatment that is not difficult for ordinary concubines to obtain in their lifetime.
Not only that, Concubine Yi is also a concubine who can really stay with Emperor Kangxi.
According to historical records, Emperor Kangxi must be with her every day when he eats, and he must take her with him when he goes out to play, even if he goes to the front line to fight, Emperor Kangxi does not forget to often write to her to report her safety, and by the way, bring some local products to her.
This kind of treatment is rare for even the empress of Emperor Kangxi to enjoy, let alone Emperor Yongzheng's biological mother Wu Yashi, because at that time Wu Yashi was just an unfavored concubine.
Therefore, Concubine Yi's life is really good, and it is a great fortune in her life to meet a man who likes her and is powerful.
What's even more commendable is that Concubine Yi also gave birth to as many as three sons for Emperor Kangxi, namely the fifth son of the emperor Yinqi, the ninth son of the emperor Yinyu and the eleventh son of the emperor Yinyu.
Because of being favored and having so many sons, Concubine Yi's position in Emperor Kangxi's heart is more stable, she didn't even get half a snub because of the increase in age, and her mother's family was also stained with light, all of them were chicken dogs**, her father Sanguanbao was even more senior in the capital, and he could walk sideways, and no one dared to compare with him.
Among Concubine Yi's three sons, the best are undoubtedly Yinqi and Yinqi, especially Yinqi, who was deeply favored by Emperor Kangxi, and was taken by Emperor Kangxi since he was a child.
Unlike many people's impressions, Yinyu is actually very good, he reads very well, has a high language talent, and is good at communication and business, he is a rare talent for governing the country, and he is also a son that Emperor Kangxi likes very much, but he is not close to Emperor Yongzheng, but very close to the eighth elder brother Yinyu.
Because of the two excellent sons Yinqi and Yinyu, Concubine Yi felt very satisfied, but what she didn't expect was that with the first abolition of the crown prince Yinren in the seventeenth year of Kangxi, Yinyu began to become ambitious.
With the abolition of Yinren, the nine sons officially kicked off, and soon several factions were formed, mainly the four masters of the party and the eight masters, of which the eight masters of the party include the eight elder brother Yinyu, the ninth elder brother Yinyu, the tenth elder brother Yinyu and the fourteenth elder brother Yinyu (the half-brother of Emperor Yongzheng).
Among the members of the Eight Masters Party, in addition to the core figures Yinyu and Yinyu, Yinyu is the most important, He successively provided financial support for Yinyu and Yinyu to compete for the throne, and fully displayed his talent of making friends, co-opting party henchmen everywhere, and constantly expanding the strength of small groups, it can be said that without him, the saying that the nine sons would not exist.
Of course, in the later period of the Nine Sons' succession, the biggest competitor of the Eight Masters Party was only the Four Masters Party, so Yinyu did not give Emperor Yongzheng a stumbling block, which was one of the main reasons why Emperor Yongzheng hated him.
Before and after the death of Emperor Kangxi, Emperor Yongzheng's most feared competitor was his younger brother Yinyu, at that time Yinyu was considered by many people to be a popular candidate for the heir to the throne, but he was fighting on the front line and was not in the capital, so Yinyu acted as his spokesman in the capital, not only often contacted him, but also provided him with a lot of funds as activity funds.
When Emperor Kangxi was about to die, Yinyu personally wrote a letter to Yinyu, asking him to return to the capital as soon as possible, and this letter was later obtained by Emperor Yongzheng and became direct evidence that Emperor Yongzheng punished him.
After Emperor Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, the power of the Eight Masters Party was still huge, so he was very jealous and began to crack down on the members of the Eight Masters Party.
For example, the aforementioned oneEmperor Yongzheng's humiliation of Concubine Yi in public was actually a way to suppress Yinyu, and Emperor Yongzheng wanted to weaken Yinyu's power in the palace in this way, and then attack Yinyu again.
From another point of view, in order to quickly establish the authority of his biological mother Wu Yashi as the queen mother, it is also necessary for Emperor Yongzheng to suppress Concubine Yi, after all, Wu Yashi was just an unfavored concubine before, and Concubine Yi was one of the most favored concubines.
Of course, it was not enough to expect to do this thing, so later Emperor Yongzheng began to make a big fuss again, and even issued an order to announce Concubine Yi's "crime", he saidConcubine Yi walked in front of the Queen Mother and did not observe etiquette; To participate in the laying ceremony of the first emperor, you have to take a sedan chair, which is simply a fatherless; This is not over, Concubine Yi's attitude after seeing the new emperor is arrogant, and there is no distinction between dignity and inferiority.
With this holy decree, Concubine Yi has become a complete "wicked person", not only her status in the palace has deteriorated sharply, but also people related to her have been implicated.
In December of the 61st year of Kangxi, Emperor Yongzheng issued another decree to arrest Zhang Qiyong, the head of Yikun Palace, who served Concubine Yi, and 12 other people, and the Internal Affairs Office conducted a strict investigation.
The final result was that Zhang Qiyong was brought to justice, and Concubine Yi was not held accountable because of her age.
Of course, this matter is framed, because there is no human and physical evidence to prove that she did these things, and she has been rewarded a lot by Emperor Kangxi in the past, and she has accumulated a lot of money, so there is no need to risk doing illegal things.
Another is that Yinyu is a very rich person, and he is usually filial to Concubine Yi, which shows that Concubine Yi has a lot of financial resources, and she doesn't need to worry about money at all.
However, this is not over, Emperor Yongzheng ordered the eunuchs Wang Shifeng and Wang Ming of Princess Gulun Kejing, the only daughter of Concubine Yi, to be arrested, and the illegal things were also found.
After completely making Concubine Yi stink, Emperor Yongzheng began to attack Yinyu, he first sent Yinyu's eunuch Li Quanzhong to the extreme edge of Yunnan as a drudger, and then in the name of following the old system and sending the prince to serve before going to the army, Yinyu was sent to the Xining front line to serve as a superintendent in the Nian Qianyao army, which was actually a disguised exile.
Of course, Yinyu was reluctant to go, but he was helpless, in order to retaliate against Emperor Yongzheng, he made up rumors that Emperor Yongzheng forced the elder brothers, and was reported to Emperor Yongzheng, and Emperor Yongzheng began to collect evidence that he secretly discussed the throne with Yinyu, Yinyu and others.
At the same time,Emperor Yongzheng began to further suppress Concubine Yi, and he first deliberately did not canonize Concubine Yi when he canonized the concubines of the first emperor(Generally, the concubines of the first emperor will be given titles to distinguish them from the concubines of the new emperor, such as the concubine, etc.);
Immediately after,Emperor Yongzheng also expelled Concubine Yi from the palace and let him live in the mansion of Prince Heng Yinqi on the grounds that Emperor Kangxi had an edict that "after his death, the princes can welcome the elderly concubine home to live".
In fact, Emperor Kangxi meant to let the concubines choose for themselves, not to force them to leave the palace, and Concubine Yi herself did not say that she wanted to go out of the palace to live, but she was still driven out of the palace by Emperor Yongzheng.
With Concubine Yi's departure from the palace, Yinyu's life was even more difficult, so he complained a lot, so he wrote a letter to Yin, which contained the words "The opportunity has been lost, and there is no way to regret it", but Yinzheng did not burn the letter as agreed, and as a result, Emperor Yongzheng happened to find the letter when he raided Yin's mansion.
Of course, Emperor Yongzheng was overjoyedHe finally found Yinyu's "criminal evidence", and soon after, he gave Yunyu a charge of "conniving at subordinates and harassing the people", and finally punished Yinyu for several crimes and handed Yinyu over to military detention.
In the fourth year of Yongzheng, the Eight Masters Party completely collapsed, Yinyu was cut off by Emperor Yongzheng, renamed Seth Hei, and was imprisoned with his eldest son Hongyang and other four family members, and soon he died in despair and illness at the age of forty-three, and his son Hongyang was imprisoned for more than fifty years, until Qianlong forty-three years was released.
As I said earlier, Concubine Yi is already very old, and she is still sick and inconvenient to move, so after she leaves the palace, she lives her life with peace of mind and no longer cares about other things.
But not long after Yinyu's death, Emperor Yongzheng actually issued an edict sayingConcubine Yi has been out of the palace for more than three years, and she has not entered the palace once to greet him and the queen, which is too unusual!
Although Emperor Yongzheng did not punish Concubine Yi, such a holy decree was simply insulting, so Concubine Yi was very unhappy, so she had to drag her sick body into the palace to ask for peace, which led to the aggravation of her condition.
In fact, why did Emperor Yongzheng ask Concubine Yi to ask for peace, the queen mother has already died, she has no threat, can't she be let go?
It can only be said that Emperor Yongzheng's heart is still a little smaller, and he implicates Yinyu's sin on Concubine Yi, which is not like the open-mindedness that an emperor should have.
However, what made Concubine Yi even more devastating was still to come, when Yongzheng was ten years old, Yinqi also died, so far all her three sons died (Yinyu died when he was eleven years old).
Three times in her life, white-haired people sent black-haired people, which was quite cruel for Concubine Yi, but fortunately, after Yinqi's death, his son Honghui inherited the prince, so Concubine Yi could continue to live in Prince Heng's mansion to spend her old age in peace.
However, in the second year of Yinqi's death, that is, in August of the eleventh year of Yongzheng, Concubine Yi also died of illness, at the age of seventy-three, and was buried in Jingling Concubine Garden.
To sum up, the reason why Emperor Yongzheng humiliated Concubine Yi in front of Emperor Kangxi's spirit was because Concubine Yi was Emperor Kangxi's favorite concubine, which would affect the status of his biological mother, Empress Dowager Wu Yashi; Yifei's son Yinyu is still his political enemy, so he must constantly suppress Yifei, so as to weaken Yinyu's power, and then suppress Yinyu.
But in fact, Concubine Yi is not bad, and she usually has no major faults, but Emperor Yongzheng treats him like this, his heart is really too small, and it is also criticized, which is unwise.
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