Mianning's son-in-law, favored by Qianlong, ascended the throne at the right time
On August 27, the 25th year of Jiaqing, the second son of Emperor Jiaqing, Min Ning, ascended the throne and became the emperor, known as Emperor Daoguang in history, and was the eighth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. When the following year was changed to the first year of Daoguang, he changed his name "Mianning" to "Minning" to show that he was different from his brothers.
Emperor Daoguang was the first emperor in the history of the Qing Dynasty to inherit the throne as a concubine. He was born in the Forbidden City, the second son of Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty, and his mother was Empress Xiaoshurui.
Throughout the history of the Qing Dynasty, most of the emperors who were influenced by Han culture hoped that their sons could inherit the throne, especially Kangxi and Qianlong, who had a very strong and urgent idea of "establishing a successor".
However, due to various reasons, they were unable to fulfill this wish, which became a big regret for them. The Daoguang Emperor Min Ning was the first emperor in the history of the Qing Dynasty to inherit the throne as a concubine, although his biological mother Empress Xiao Shurui died of illness early, but this did not prevent him from ascending the throne.
Emperor Daoguang's birth was just right, and even without the edict of succession, he was still the unquestioned next emperor. It is worth mentioning that he did not have any notable military achievements or political achievements before he ascended the throne, so what did he rely on to earn such high prestige?
In Qianlong's mind, Empress Xiaoxian is his "white moonlight". When Empress Xiaoxian's illness and death made Qianlong disheartened, he even delayed the establishment of the prince for 20 years.
It wasn't until the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong that he was already over the age of six, and his physical strength and energy were not as good as before, so he chose Jiaqing as the crown prince among his many sons. Although Qianlong's secret method of establishing a prince made it impossible for the ministers and Jiaqing to know who the crown prince was, six years later, Jiaqing's concubine, the Jin Xitara clan, gave birth to a son, but unfortunately, the son died soon after.
Both Jiaqing and Qianlong were very saddened by the child's untimely death, especially Qianlong, because this child was the "imperial grandson" in Qianlong's eyes. During the lifetime of Empress Xiaoxian, Qianlong secretly appointed her sister-in-law as the crown prince twice, but neither of them lived to adulthood.
Therefore, the death of Jiaqing's eldest son this time made Qianlong unable to help but recall his past experience, and his heart was full of sadness. However, the birth of Emperor Daoguang two years later gave Qianlong and Jiaqing some comfort.
Daoguang was both the eldest son and the eldest son-in-law, and his birth not only soothed their pain, but also reduced Qianlong's worries about passing the throne to Jiaqing. Overall, for the Qing Dynasty, the birth of Emperor Daoguang was a very celebrating event.
He was called by Qianlong as "born with holy virtue, intellect and inner feet, the sky is quite strange, the Chenyi is harmonious, the body is long, and the jade is pearl balanced". Therefore, he had certain advantages in the late Qianlong Dynasty and the entire Jiaqing Dynasty.
02 Emperor Daoguang's childhood study career Emperor Daoguang was the tenth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he began to study in the upper study at the age of six, and began to read every morning at five watches until the afternoon, except for a short break at noon in the hot summer, the rest of the time is class.
In the morning, he studied the Four Books and Five Classics, poems and songs, etc., and in the afternoon he learned Manchu and Mongolian languages, riding and archery kung fu, etc. There are four teachers of Daoguang Emperor, all of whom are bachelors of Hanlin Academy, some are Jinshi in the Qianlong period, and some are Jinshi in the Jiaqing period.
Emperor Daoguang was very smart and very talented since he was a child, he studied the Four Books and Five Classics and other classics in the upper study, and dabbled in the "Zizhi Tongjian", "Zhenguan Political Dignitaries", "Holy Ancestor Hadith" and other systematic learning, cultivating the foundation of the emperor from an early age, learning the road of rule.
At the same time, he also has some attainments in poetry and songs. Those who know the history of the Qing Dynasty know that the Qing Dynasty was a nation on horseback, and every prince needed to learn riding and archery kung fu, and Emperor Daoguang was no exception, and this was what his father, Emperor Jiaqing, had always emphasized.
Therefore, Emperor Daoguang had to train hard in riding and archery while studying literature. Emperor Daoguang's riding and archery skills are indeed very good. Eight Banners Manchuria, based on cavalry archery, should use bows and arrows to deter the world.
In the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong, when Emperor Daoguang was only 8 years old, Qianlong led the princes and grandsons to Mulan to hunt.
When it was Daoguang's turn, he calmly pulled his bow and shot the arrow, hitting the bull's-eye, and the second arrow was still in the bull's-eye. Qianlong was very happy, and promised that if Daoguang shot another arrow, he would reward him with a yellow coat.
Daoguang obeyed the holy decree of the emperor's ancestors, and another ** arrow, or hit the bull's-eye. Daoguang put away his bow and knelt down in front of the emperor Qianlong, waiting for the reward of the yellow coat.
Qianlong deliberately pretended to be confused and asked Daoguang, who was only 8 years old: "What do you want?" Daoguang knelt down and did not speak, bearing in silence. When Qianlong saw Daoguang's performance, he couldn't help laughing, so he asked people to take the yellow coat.
However, because it was decided on the fly, there was no small yellow jacket. So Qianlong wrapped Daoguang in a big yellow coat and hugged him directly, just like an ordinary grandfather holding his grandson.
Although Daoguang is young, he is very scheming, and he can still remain calm after being hit by three arrows in a row, forcing the emperor to fulfill his promise. You know, the yellow coat is a rare honor. Two years later, Qianlong was already over eighty years old, and took the civil and military officials and the princes and grandchildren to the Mulan paddock.
Daoguang, as the eldest son of Emperor Jiaqing, is naturally qualified to go together. Moreover, he also shot a frightened deer with an arrow, which made Qianlong very happy.
So he not only rewarded Daoguang with a yellow coat, but also with a flower feather. Qianlong made a poem for this matter: Yao Nian summer vacation Feng Ci Ning, birch room peace and cong listen. The old self is smart and still martial, and the young grandson is a deer with flowers.
It is advisable to make things into seven laws, and what you like to strive for is two years earlier. Anyone who knows Qianlong knows that Qianlong was brought into the palace by the emperor Kangxi when he was 12 years old to raise him personally, and the grandfather and grandson got along day and night for half a year.
Once, Kangxi took Qianlong to hunt, Kangxi knocked a bear to the ground, and wanted to give the credit to his grandson, so he asked his grandson to make up for another arrow. However, the bear did not die, but suddenly got up and wanted to pounce on Qianlong.
Fortunately, Kangxi made up another shot, and Qianlong was fine. However, what satisfied Kangxi was that although he encountered such a danger, Qianlong, who was only 12 years old, was calm and did not panic at all.
01 Daoguang Zhi captured the rebel army On September 15, the eighth year of Jiaqing, the Tianli Sect Army began to attack the Forbidden City, Daoguang was studying in the study at the time, and after learning the news, he picked up a shotgun, waist knife, etc.
At this time, the two rebels climbed the high wall, intending to enter the Heart Cultivation Gate, but Daoguang decisively shot the two to the ground. When the other rebels saw this, they were too frightened to continue climbing.
It happened that the Qing army who came to hear the news rushed to the palace to be stable. Daoguang took five measures in a timely manner: first, the situation of the Jiaqing Incident in a hurry; second, close the city gate tightly and catch the "thief" in the palace; third, ordered Miankai to protect the harem princess and princess; Fourth, personally lead the soldiers to visit; Fifth, be well guarded in case of accidents.
It was Daoguang who was in danger and carried out strict deployment, and it took two days and one night to suppress all the rebels. Four days later, Emperor Jiaqing returned to the palace, and was very happy to learn that the rebels had been put down, rewarded the heroes, and gave the greatest credit to Daoguang, named him Prince Zhi, increased the amount of silver by 12,000 taels, and called the gun used by Daoguang "Weilie".
In order to allow Daoguang to inherit the throne smoothly, Emperor Jiaqing not only gave Daoguang the greatest credit for the rebellion, but also personally created the emperor's demeanor for him. Emperor Jiaqing nominated the place where Daoguang studied as "Yangzheng Library", and arranged different activities for him in spring and summer, so that Daoguang gradually adapted to the role of the emperor.
In addition, Emperor Jiaqing also deliberately replaced his seat cover with golden yellow after the death of Daoguang Fujin to distinguish him from other princes. Finally, Emperor Jiaqing also let Daoguang participate in the handling of the government, which is undoubtedly a recognition and promotion of him.
In general, Emperor Jiaqing's actions are all paving the way for Daoguang's path to the throne, and I hope he can go smoothly**.
Going to Emperor Qianlong's Yuling to hold a big gift, Jiaqing was supposed to go in person, but he asked Emperor Daoguang to replace him. This is just like after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, Qianlong, who was only 13 years old, went to worship instead of Kangxi, which is obviously a reuse of Daoguang.
In the twenty-third year of Jiaqing, he was already over the age of sixties, and when he sacrificed to the three tombs of Shengjing for the last time, he asked Daoguang to remember that the Qing Dynasty was not easy to come by, and it was easy to start a business and difficult to keep merit, in fact, he was teaching Daoguang how to become a qualified monarch.
After Jiaqing's careful care and education, Daoguang is already a very good prince. However, the edict of succession disappeared during Daoguang's smooth accession to the throne.
In July of the twenty-fifth year of Jiaqing, he went to Rehe to hold the Mulan Autumn Festival, but he did not bring Empress Xiaohe Rui (Daoguang's adoptive mother, not his biological mother), but brought a few young concubines.
In addition to Daoguang, among the princes, it is Mianxin (born to Empress Xiaohe Rui). However, Jiaqing did not expect that he would never come back after leaving the capital this time, and he died of illness on July 25, and after his condition deteriorated, he could only gesture with his hands, and could no longer speak.
Although Tuo Jin and Dai Junyuan understood what Jiaqing meant, they couldn't find the edict to pass on the throne, and even searched for more than a dozen large boxes brought by Jiaqing, but they still couldn't find it.
However, even in this situation, Daoguang was able to ascend the throne smoothly, thanks to his adoptive mother, Hyowa Empress Rui. Empress Xiao and Rui were very reasonable, and although she had two sons herself, she knew that neither of her sons was suitable to be emperor.
After learning about the situation, she made a decree in the name of the empress, pointing out that Daoguang was the concubine born to Empress Xiaoshurui, Emperor Jiaqing's favorite empress, and was smart and studious since childhood, while her own son was inferior to Daoguang.
When Jiaqing was alive, he intended to let Daoguang learn the way of being a king, and after more than 20 years of training, Empress Xiaohe Rui had already seen that Jiaqing intended to pass on the throne to Daoguang. In addition, when quelling the rebellion, Prince Zhi made great contributions.
The succession of Emperor Daoguang is not accidental, behind it is the wise choice of Empress Xiao and Rui and the favor of Emperor Qianlong. Although Emperor Daoguang faced many challenges at the beginning of his succession, he succeeded in ascending to the throne with the edict of Empress Xiao and Rui.
Emperor Daoguang was deeply grateful for this, and honored Empress Xiaohe Rui as the empress dowager, and was very filial. The succession experience of Emperor Daoguang undoubtedly proves the wise decision-making of Empress Xiaoherui and the luck of Emperor Daoguang.
Emperor Jiaqing gave his adoptive mother, Empress Xiao and Empress Rui, special treatment and took into account the overall situation. At the same time, Empress Xiao Shurui was also deeply favored by Emperor Jiaqing. These factors made Daoguang the heir to the throne, and even if he did not find the edict to pass on, Daoguang was able to ascend to the throne without experiencing the tragedy of fratricidal fratricide, thanks to Empress Xiao and Rui.
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