Yongzheng was the most controversial of the 12 emperors of the Qing Dynasty, from his succession to his death, the mystery was one after another. No, Zeng Jing, a literati from Hunan, once listed his ten major crimes, including the four major crimes of killing his father, forcing his mother, plotting his brother, and slaughtering his brother. So, what's going on here?
Kangxi, the "Emperor of the Ages", who created the great situation of the prosperous Kangqian era, was studious all his life and had quite high attainments in medicine. However, when he was seriously ill, he suddenly collapsed because he drank a bowl of ginseng soup from Yongzhengjin.
After Kangxi's death, Yongzheng also sent a large number of personal soldiers to surround the capital, and did not allow the princes to enter the city to mourn. Therefore, there are many theories about the specific cause of death of Emperor Kangxi, Yongzheng's succession, and even usurpation, which are quite controversial.
So, did Yongzheng really kill his father, Emperor Kangxi? All kinds of indications show that this is very likely, in any case, before there is no exact historical data to prove, Emperor Yongzheng will not be able to escape the involvement of his father.
It stands to reason that his son Yongzheng became the emperor, and the Empress Dowager Renshou, as a mother, should be in a very comfortable mood and very happy. Moreover, she gave birth to a total of 6 children, which was the most among all the concubines of Emperor Kangxi, which shows that her physical condition is very good and she will not be troubled by illness.
However, because the Empress Dowager Renshou questioned whether her son Yongzheng's position was unclear, she was not happy at all. Later, Emperor Yongzheng not only did not care about brotherhood, but also ruthlessly rectified either the prince today or the prince tomorrow. Especially the exile of Yinyu, the ninth son of the emperor, to the great northwest, which caused her extreme dissatisfaction.
The Empress Dowager Renshou said to Emperor Yongzheng: "You have become the emperor as you wish, and it will be over if you spare Yinyu." Why bother so much, be so ruthless. However, Emperor Yongzheng took his mother's words as wind in his ears and ignored his mother at all. The Empress Dowager Renshou felt that she had lost face and was very indignant, so she hit her head on the pillar.
According to historical records, the Empress Dowager Renshou fell ill on May 22, 1727 and died the next day. Then, it is very likely that he hit the pillar the day before and died the next day due to excessive blood loss. Therefore, Emperor Yongzheng is suspected of forcing his mother to death.
Emperor Yongzheng's eldest brother Yinren was ordered to be imprisoned by his father Emperor Kangxi because of his curse on the crown prince Yinren. The second brother Yinren was deposed as the crown prince for the second time, and was also imprisoned in Xian'an Palace by his father, Emperor Kangxi. However, after Emperor Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, not only did he not release the eldest brother and the second brother together, but also continued to be imprisoned until the two died.
The third brother Yinzhi, who once participated in the "Nine Sons Seize the Inheritance", after Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, changed his name to Yunzhi and sent it to Zunhua to protect Jingling as his father Emperor Kangxi. In June 1728, Yunzhi was demoted for being reported for soliciting bribes from Sukeji.
Two years later, Yunzhi was reinstated to the title of prince. But because he participated in the funeral of Prince Yi Yunxiang soon after, he was cut down again because he had no sad face, and Yongzheng listed eight major sins and detained Yunzhi in Jingshan Yong'an Pavilion until he died. Therefore, Yongzheng is suspected of murdering his brother.
In 1726, after Emperor Yongzheng sat on the throne, he found various excuses to cut his younger brother Yinxi, the eighth son of the emperor, and expelled him from the clan, and then imprisoned him in the high wall. He also gave the name changed to "Aqina", which means pig. At the same time, Yinxi's eldest son Hongwang was renamed "Bodhisattva Bao", praying for the blessing of the Bodhisattva.
In the same year, Yongzheng conspired against Yinyu, the ninth son of the emperor, removed his yellow belt, cut off his clan registration, and escorted him back to Beijing. He also renamed him "Seth Black", which means dog, and then imprisoned him.
On August 27 of this year, Yinyu suddenly fell ill and died, and 10 days later, Yinyu also died suddenly. The two younger brothers died of sudden illness, so Emperor Yongzheng was suspected of killing his younger brother, and he was even more involved in this matter.
It is the royal family who is the most ruthless, as said in "The Mystery of the Great Righteousness", Emperor Yongzheng is an emperor who is ruthless and kills and kills.