Before Kangxi died, why did he designate a person to accompany him to the funeral? After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he realized his father's deep meaning.
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Kangxi, known as one of the greatest monarchs in Chinese history, ruled for 61 years and ushered in the Qing Dynasty's "Kangqian Prosperous Era", with a prosperous economy and people living and working in peace and contentment.
He has always adhered to the governing concept of "respecting heaven, law, diligence, and love for the people", especially for the people, he is full of benevolence and tolerance, and is deeply admired and praised by future generations.
The life story of the Kangxi Emperor is fascinating, and his generosity and benevolence during his reign are admirable. However, few people know that on his deathbed, he named a man to bury him.
Who is this person? Why did Emperor Yongzheng intercede for this person after knowing his father's will? This decision of Emperor Kangxi allows us to see his profound wisdom of "the beloved son of his parents is far-reaching".
The origin of all this starts from the early childhood of Emperor Kangxi. He had survived an outbreak of smallpox, an experience that made him stand out among his brothers and eventually become emperor.
However, his mother was not favored, and he did not receive his father's attention. So, how did he get to the throne of the emperor? Let's unravel this mystery together.
Although Tong Jia's family was not deeply favored by Emperor Kangxi, her mother's family was strong in the previous dynasty, which was also an important reason why Xuan Ye later became emperor. At the same time, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang attached great importance to Xuan Ye, believing that his birth was of extraordinary significance, and repeatedly proposed to Emperor Shunzhi that he should succeed to the throne.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang often taught Xuan Ye by his side when he was a child, and he showed an amazing ability to learn, reading history books every day and thinking about how to govern the country. When Emperor Shunzhi asked the princes about their ambitions, Xuan Ye said that he would follow his father's example and achieve some achievements.
In Xuan Ye's heart, Emperor Shunzhi was a great role model, and he aspired to become an emperor.
Why did Emperor Shunzhi choose Xuan Ye to succeed him? How did Xuan Ye survive the smallpox epidemic? The story of Emperor Shunzhi and Xuan Ye in history is touching.
Statue of Emperor Shunzhi When Xuan Ye was eight years old, he experienced the horror of smallpox firsthand. When his illness was serious, he began to think deeply about who would be the first person after him. The four princes born to the eldest prince and Shunzhi's favored concubine Dong E have all passed away, leaving two eight-year-old princes Xuanye and Fuquan, as well as a few princes in **, Shunzhi is confused about this.
Shunji knew that the young lord might become a puppet when he succeeded to the throne, and he lived in the shadow of Dorgon like him, and he didn't want this to happen to his children. As a result, he preferred to pass the throne to his brother Yue Le, Prince An, but the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was adamantly against it, believing that the heir to the throne must be her own son.
Empress Xiaozhuang was faced with the thorny question of whether to pass on the throne to her brother or choose a future monarch. At that time, the foreign missionary John Tong made a key point: "Although the arrival of the young lord will bring political turmoil, the transfer of the imperial line may also lead to new crises." ”
As a result, Empress Xiaozhuang could only make a decision among the two moderately aged princes, Fuquan and Xuanye. At this critical moment, Empress Xiaozhuang once again asked John Tang for advice.
John Tang believed that smallpox was an extremely terrifying disease, but Xuan Ye had been cured and had immunity, which meant that he would never get smallpox again. Choosing Xuan Ye as the future monarch avoids the risk of the monarch contracting smallpox, which is essential for maintaining the stability of the court.
In general, the decision of Empress Xiaozhuang and Tang Ruowang was based on the consideration of the stability of the country. They recognized that passing on the throne to their brother, while maintaining the continuity of the family, could pose greater political risks.
On the contrary, choosing Xuan Ye as the future monarch will face some challenges, but it will be able to avoid a greater crisis.
After the death of Emperor Shunzhi, 8-year-old Xuan Ye ascended the throne and became the emperor, and the next year was changed to the first year of Kangxi. In order to protect his young son, Shunzhi appointed four ministers, Sonny, Suke Saha, Kubilong, and Aobai, to assist the government and prevent power from falling into the hands of foreign ministers.
However, Aobai was ambitious and tried to monopolize power. During this difficult period, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang has been guiding Kangxi and helping him thwart Aobai's conspiracy. At the age of 14, Kangxi began to govern pro-government, adhered to his own concept of governance, pacified the three feudatories, recovered Taiwan, quelled the rebellion in Dzungaria, unified the country, and laid the map of China; Vigorously developing the economy and promoting social stability and prosperity made China one of the most powerful empires in the world at that time.
And in Kangxi's later years, the most painful thing for him was "nine sons seizing the heir", which made him feel cold. However, in the end, he firmly established the fourth elder brother as his successor.
Emperor Kangxi had a total of 24 princes, nine of whom participated in the struggle for the throne. Watching his son sacrifice brotherhood for the throne, Emperor Kangxi was heartbroken, and at the same time hated them for colluding to fight for the throne.
After successive defeats for the crown prince, the eldest prince and the eighth elder brother, the fourth elder brother stood out and became the final victor. In the Nine Sons Succession, the fourth elder brother is an innocent image in Kangxi's heart, because he has never been involved in any factional disputes.
But in fact, the fourth elder brother used a stratagem to deceive the eighth elder brother in the Nine Sons Succession, making him feel that the fourth elder brother was no threat to him, and it was not until the end that he learned that the fourth elder brother was his biggest opponent.
Yinzhen, who calls himself "the first idler in the world", is actually a ruthless character hidden in the nine sons, and he has the support of the former ministers Nian Qianyao and Long Keduo behind him, which Kangxi does not know.
The fourth elder brother of Kangxi's court costume was finally recognized by Kangxi after Taoguang raised his obscurity. On his deathbed, Kangxi summoned him three times, and had already decided to let Yinzhen inherit the throne and make him the minister of the guard.
However, Kangxi was also deeply aware that his children were fratricidal because of their factions, which made him feel very sad. He was worried that after his death, the fourth elder brother would be swayed by the power of the court minister, so he set up a bureau.
When he was dying in his hospital bed, he ordered that Roncodo be buried with him by name, as a way to protect his imperial power and his son.
Long Keduo's family is the Tong Jia clan, a famous family outside the Guanwai of the Qing Dynasty, that is, the family of Kangxi's biological mother. In the Kangxi Dynasty, Tong Jia's power was huge and was known as the "Tong Half Dynasty".
Due to the early death of his mother, the young Kangxi cherished family affection in the absence of parental care. Therefore, he attaches great importance to his mother's two brothers - Tong Guowei and Tong Guogang.
Of the two, Kangxi had a closer relationship with Tong Guowei, so he gave Tong Guowei's son Long Keduo special attention. Long Keduo is not only Kangxi's cousin, but also his brother-in-law.
In order to consolidate the family's position in the imperial court, Tong Guowei married both daughters to Kangxi, the eldest of which was Empress Xiao Yiren. Therefore, the relationship between Long Keduo and Kangxi is not only close, but also has a double royal bloodline.
With such a special relationship, Long Kedo's life is destined to be extraordinary.
Long Keduo: Kangxi's cronies and guards Long Keduo followed Kangxi into the palace when he was young and became his personal bodyguard. Kangxi attaches great importance to family affection, and attaches great importance to Long Keduo, Long Keduo's career went smoothly, and he was promoted to a first-class guard at the age of 24, and was later promoted to deputy commander.
Although he was dismissed in 1705 as deputy commander for his subordinates violating the law, Kangxi still ordered him to walk in the first class guard. In 1711, Long Keduo was directly promoted to an important position, serving as the commander of the third battalion of the patrol and capture of the Jiumen Infantry Army, and mastered the 3,000 officers and soldiers of the Beijing Division.
In 1720, Ronkodo was appointed as the Shoshu of the Imperial Academy, but was still in charge of the Consul of the Infantry Army. In the Nine Sons Succession, Kangxi sent Long Keduo to secretly monitor the imprisoned abolished prince Yinren and the eldest prince Yinren, and asked him to monitor the movements of the royal family and nobles in the capital, and trusted Long Keduo very much, and Long Keduo also performed well at this time and was loyal to Kangxi.
Why did Long Keduo choose to support the fourth elder brother? Those who know the history of the Qing Dynasty know that although Yongzheng called Long Keduo his uncle, in fact Long Keduo was not his real uncle.
Because Yongzheng's biological mother, Concubine De, had a low status when she gave birth to him, and she was not qualified to raise him. At that time, Kangxi handed Yongzheng over to Empress Xiaoyiren to raise in order to comfort her pain of losing her son.
Although the princes all wanted to win over Long Kedo, he chose the fourth elder brother who showed himself in a low-key manner and supported him behind his back.
The legend of Emperor Yongzheng's life In the life history of Emperor Yongzheng, there is a rather special story. He is actually the adopted son of Empress Xiao Yiren, and the queen's love for him is like a parent, which makes him feel deeply.
Long Keduo is also an important role in it, because he cares about Empress Xiao Yiren's childlessness in her life, he takes special care of Yongzheng. Yongzheng respected him so much that he even called him his uncle.
Therefore, the relationship between Long Keduo and Yongzheng is closer than that of other princes, which is also an important reason why he finally chose to support Yongzheng. However, even Long Keduo, who was so trusted and favored by Emperor Kangxi, was ordered to accompany the burial soon after.
He was deeply shocked and didn't understand what he had done wrong. However, as a courtier, he could only accept the orders of the monarch, and after receiving the holy decree heavily, he returned to the mansion in despair.
Yinzhen, the film and television image of Long Keduo, felt extremely panicked after learning the news that Long Keduo was going to accompany the funeral. If Roncodo is really buried with him, then he will undoubtedly lose his right-hand man, which poses a great threat to his ascension to the throne.
He decided to go to Kangxi to intercede for Long Keduo, but he was afraid that his father would be suspicious of forming a party for personal gain. After hesitating in his mind, he decided to take the plunge.
Surprisingly, before Kangxi could finish speaking, he revoked the holy decree of Long Keduo's funeral, and appointed Long Keduo as the only minister to support the new monarch.
After giving the order, Kangxi, who was seriously ill, waved his hand lightly and let Yinzhen leave, with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth. Long Keduo learned that his holy decree for his burial was withdrawn, and it was the fourth elder brother who interceded for him, his mood was up and down, and he was reborn after the catastrophe, and he was grateful to Yinzhen and did his best to assist Yinzhen to succeed to the throne.
Before Kangxi's death, the edict was passed down, and the fourth son of the emperor, Yinzhen, was established as the next emperor. Although Kangxi asked Long Keduo to accompany him to the funeral, he actually wanted Long Keduo to owe his son a favor, so as to warn Long Keduo that although he has great power, his life is still in the hands of the emperor, and he should not be arrogant.
Long Keduo was grateful to Yinzhen and was determined to be loyal. However, Long Keduo, who was proud of his achievements, finally ushered in a dead end and was given death by Yongzheng.
Although Long Keduo's film and television image is highly praised, the reason why he is favored by Emperor Yongzheng is not only because of his talent and contributions. Emperor Yongzheng even ordered the cabinet to call him on official occasions"Uncle"This was a unique favor among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, and fully reflected the position of Long Keduo who was deeply trusted by the emperor at that time.
However, under the influence of power, Long Keduo gradually lost himself, his ambition swelled, and he became arrogant. However, this glorious time did not last long, and Long Keduo soon lost Yongzheng's trust and favor.
Long Keduo served as the commander of the infantry army in Yongzheng for three years, but was soon dismissed from his post because of his son Yuzhu's bad conduct, and Long Keduo's political career began to decline. He considered himself very important in front of Yongzheng, and even boasted of his power on important occasions and claimed that he had 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command.
This aroused Yongzheng's suspicion and indifference, and he was very taboo against him. Later, Nian Qianyao fell because of "no one to courtesy, arrogant and arrogant", and Long Keduo interceded for him, which made Yongzheng very angry.
At the same time, Long Keduo's acceptance of bribes from Nian Qianyao was reported, and Yongzheng determined that he and Nian Qianyao had formed a party for personal gain, dismissed him from his position as Shangshu, and sent him to the border to negotiate with Tsarist Russia.
The pinnacle of power is the stage of Roncodo's pride, but also the abyss of his sinking. He secretly hid the jade butterfly, challenged the imperial power, and was finally imprisoned to death. His failure reminds us that the excessive pursuit of power and status will only make people lose their original intentions, and challenging authority will only lead to self-destruction.
As courtiers, we should bear in mind our duties, stick to the bottom line, and not be carried away by power, otherwise we will only be like Long Kedo, ruined and eventually destroyed.