Kangxi's edict reveals the mystery of Yongzheng's seizure of the throne, and it is impossible to pass on the throne to the four sons
A precious "Kangxi Edict" was unearthed during archaeological work in 2010, and this discovery shocked the entire archaeological and historical community. The original ambiguous orthodox status of the Yongzheng Emperor has also been supported by some historical evidence.
The hot topics such as "Nine Sons Seize the Inheritance" and "Tampering with the Edict" have also attracted more attention. However, despite this evidence, the legitimacy of the Yongzheng Emperor has been questioned.
Because the prince that Emperor Kangxi has always liked very much during his lifetime is the fourteenth prince Yinzhen (later renamed Yunyu). The Fourteenth Prince Yinzhen has always been known for his outstanding generals and repeated military exploits, and he once helped the Qing Dynasty to quell the rebellions in **, Qinghai and Xinjiang.
This clearly shows that the Kangxi Emperor hoped that the Fourteen Princes would be able to establish their prestige and win the support of the courtiers so that they could smoothly become the prince.
Compared with other princes, the fourth prince Yongzheng seems mediocre and does not have too many merits. Therefore, when he ascended the throne, the people began to speculate whether he had tampered with the edict that had been decided to pass on the throne to the fourteenth son.
However, as a generation of Ming monarchs, Yongzheng's imperial identity is also undeniable. These folk rumors, which are difficult to distinguish between true and false, make the truth even more confusing, and stimulate the curiosity of later generations of people about the truth.
Until 2010,"Kangxi's posthumous edict"The excavation completely broke the rumors about Yongzheng's tampering with the edict. So,"Kangxi's posthumous edict"What is written?
In understanding"Edict"Before that, we need to understand the Kangxi Emperor and his nine sons to seize the heir. Kangxi the Great, that is, the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, his Mongolian name is Pinghe, he ascended the throne at the age of eight, and began to govern at the age of fourteen, and reigned for a total of sixty-one years, making him the longest reigning emperor in the history of our country.
Kangxi, a legendary emperor, his life was full of brilliant exploits in governing the country. Historically, there was indeed the capture of the Ao worship incident described in the "Lu Ding Ji", Kangxi after eradicating the biggest threat to the court, began to personally manage the government, and formulated a number of legal outlines, such as the restoration of the cabinet system and the establishment of the South Study.
Militarily, he quelled the rebellion of the three feudatories, unified Taiwan, defeated the Russian invading army, and signed the famous Treaty of Nebuchu. However, even with the achievements of governing the country that have been passed down through the ages, Kangxi could not avoid the intrigue of his children because of the struggle for the throne.
It turned out that the Kangxi Emperor had a total of 24 sons, of which 9 participated in the struggle for the throne, and the main competing factions were the eighth prince, the fourth prince and the fourteenth prince. In the end, the four princes won the victory and successfully ascended the throne as the Yongzheng Emperor.
After this series of unusual succession events, coupled with the fact that Emperor Kangxi was seriously ill for a long time, but did not announce the heir for a long time, the sudden death made the designated heir suspicious.
The folk saying is that Emperor Kangxi had already written an edict to pass on the throne to the fourteenth prince Yinzhen. However, before the edict of the fourth prince Yinzhen was read, someone secretly did something to will"Ten"Two strokes were added, so the edict was changed"Biography is located in the fourth son"。
This folk legend was clarified after the unearthing of Kangxi's posthumous edict. It turned out that the edict was not just a simple message of succession, but a whole description of the emperor's exploits, and finally clearly pointed out the succession of the princes and their order.
To revise this edict, it is not only as simple as revising one or two strokes, but also needs to involve the verification of later archaeologists, as well as the mixing of Manchu and Mongolian characters of the Qing royal family, which greatly increases the difficulty of tampering with the edict.
Therefore, we can conclude that this popular statement is incorrect.
Through an in-depth analysis of the century-old legend of "The Four Sons", it can be found that this story that is widely loved by the people is not true. Similarly, for the statement that "Kangxi died suddenly of illness and could not make an edict, it was all up to Yongzheng to fabricate the edict", after in-depth research, it was also found that it was not very likely.
In fact, Yongzheng's succession has become an unchangeable historical fact, so it is not meaningful to conduct in-depth research on such historical doubts, but it is worth thinking about why the issue of Yongzheng's succession has caused such extensive discussion among the people.
Under the feudal imperial system, the noble status of the emperor made ordinary people yearn for it, so they were full of curiosity about the struggle for the throne. The descendants of other princes who failed to seize the throne may have been the spreaders of this rumor, and they wanted to challenge and question the position of the Yongzheng Emperor in order to destabilize the government.
Together, these factors shaped the rich personality of the Yongzheng Emperor, and the needs of literature and art made this image more vivid and engaging.
Since Yongzheng ascended the throne, the Qing Dynasty's *** has intensified. Suspicion and suspicion have become the main theme of Yongzheng's reign. The ruthlessness and decisiveness of the later period, the alienation of virtuous ministers, and the killing of meritorious heroes may have added a sense of reality to the unorthodoxy of the Yongzheng Emperor's throne.
However, all this lacks conclusive evidence, the Yongzheng Emperor in history has been dusted, as a latecomer, we should see the martial arts of his reign.
Emperor Yongzheng's philosophy of governance was based on the benefit of the people, and he adopted a series of social reform measures, including the rectification of the rule of officials, the establishment of the military aircraft department, the transformation of the land to the stream, and the abolition of the untouchability system.
These policies effectively cracked down on corruption, strengthened the imperial power's control over ethnic minority areas, and laid a solid foundation for social stability and development.
The diligent spirit of the Yongzheng Emperor played a vital role in the inheritance and development of the prosperous Kangqian era, and his reform measures also benefited later generations and made the national strength stronger and stronger.