As the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the second emperor after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs - Aixin Jueluo Xuanye, he played a non-negligible role in promoting the development of the Qing Dynasty in history.
In 1661 AD, in the face of the turbulent Qing Dynasty, the eight-year-old Xuan Ye was pushed to the position of the Emperor of God in ignorance, and became the ninety-five supreme above ten thousand people - Emperor Kangxi, during his reign of sixty-one years, the Kangxi Emperor pacified the civil strife by his own means, completed the anti-aggression war, laid the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, rewrote the history of the Qing Dynasty with his own great achievements, and was honored by later generations as a declaration of monarch.
As an emperor, Kangxi is successful, is great, he made up for a series of shortcomings left by his predecessors with his own courage, although he in order to strengthen the centralization of power, resulting in the Manchu Dynasty corruption rampant, but it is still undeniable that he has made contributions to politics.
In addition to this article, in the selection of sons, Kangxi made a fatal mistake, Kangxi in his later years abolished the crown prince twice, making the prince chaotic, many princes feel that they can reach the top of the emperor, it is this illusion that caused the famous "nine sons to seize the heir", to a certain extent, internal friction of national strength, delay the development of the country.
In the end, after the end of the "48 Party Struggle", the fourth prince Yinzhen overrode public opinion and ascended the throne as the emperor with his own strength, becoming the fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty - Emperor Yongzheng.
Historically, Yongzheng is no less than his father Kangxi, and Yongzheng, who succeeded to the throne, has rectified the government several times to solve the corruption problem left by Kangxi.
But rumors about the legitimacy of Yongzheng, it has never been broken, some people say that he killed his father to seize the throne, some people say that he tampered with the edict, which is rumored to be located in the four princes of Yu, was made a big fuss, thinking that Yu Nai is ten rewrites, Yongzheng usurped the throne of the fourteenth elder brother.
So is this thing really true? Is Yongzheng really the usurper emperor?
In the face of the position of the Ninety-Five Supreme, the heirs of the emperor have long forgotten the flesh and blood affection, even if the Ming monarch like Tang Taizong has launched the "Xuanwumen Change" only for the throne, the Ming Dynasty created the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, who created the Yongle prosperous era, launched the "Battle of Jingyan" under the banner of the Qing monarch to expel his nephew Zhu Yunwen from the palace and sit on the throne himself.
These lessons of history are bloodily placed in front of us and in front of Kangxi. Kangxi's nine sons each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and in the Qing Dynasty, there was no rule of the Ming Dynasty to establish a long heir, so every prince has the hope of ascending to the throne, and at the same time, it also magnifies the evil and weakness of human nature.
Even as the crown prince, Yinren was inevitably eroded by human nature, forgetting his identity, when Kangxi went out to conquer Zhungeer, Yinren prepared the emperor's clothes in a vain attempt to ascend the throne, which made Kangxi abolish the prince in a fit of anger, and Yinren, who was established as the prince again for the second time, was still pampered and proud, and finally was completely given up by Kangxi and missed the throne.
The second prince who was abandoned by Kangxi was the eldest brother Yinyu, after abolishing the prince, he was disgusted by Kangxi because he proposed to execute the prince, which made Kangxi feel cold.
In the end, because the prince withdrew one after another, only the eighth elder brother Yinzheng was left, and the fourth elder brother Yongzheng, but Yongzheng at that time was not favored by the courtiers, and the eighth elder brother Yinzheng had the highest voice in terms of power, so after Yongzheng inherited the throne, some rumors came out.
It is believed that when Kangxi died, Long Keduo, who supported Yongzheng, took the lead in blocking the news of his death, and found the edict to change Yu in the "Fourteen Princes" to "ten", so it became "The Four Princes", and Yongzheng successfully ascended the throne.
But take a closer look, there are a lot of loopholes in this rumor, the first point is that Kangxi's edict only writes the prince's ranking, not the prince's name, is it really possible to have such a simple and scribbled edict? The second is that the Qing Dynasty's "Yu" is not written "Yu", but "Yu". And as a regime established by ethnic minorities, Kangxi, as the ruler of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, did not use Manchu but Chinese when writing his edict? And in order to prevent fraud, Emperor Kangxi's edict not only used three languages: "Manchu", "Han", and "Mongolian", but also in quadruplicate, and it was difficult to imagine if you really wanted to tamper with it.
Therefore, after careful scrutiny, this rumor cannot stand up at all, it is just a folk legend, and it cannot be taken seriously. Not only that, in 2013, according to the "Edict of Emperor Kangxi" displayed in the Liaoning Museum, it can be seen that in the edict, Emperor Kangxi clearly stated in three words: Prince Yong's fourth son, Yinzhen, is the emperor.
From here, we can also see the truth or falsity of the edict, and we can deny all kinds of legends about the legitimacy of Yongzheng's succession. So why are there rumors that Yongzheng's succession is fake? First of all, there are many princes competing for the throne, no one wants others to ascend the throne, although they fail, they do not recognize Yongzheng's ability, in limited conditions, they spread rumors to affect Yongzheng's accession to the throne.
And, according to the fake edict, if Kangxi really wanted the fourteenth elder brother to ascend the throne, why was the fourteenth elder brother leading the army to fight when Kangxi died, completely away from the center of power, it can be seen that Kangxi did not list him as an heir at all.
Second, although Kangxi's edict could not find any traces of tampering, he was unwilling to believe and support Yongzheng, and re-believed that this edict was forged by Yongzheng, no matter what, he did not recognize the legitimacy of Yongzheng's succession.
And no matter how they smear it, no matter how Yongzheng explains it, those who don't want to believe in Yongzheng will never want to believe it, even if the edict is placed in front of them, they will only get a forged excuse, not an acknowledgement. Therefore, under the influence of these factors, Yongzheng's throne began to be unorthodox, and the attack power of rumors began to gradually appear.
At this time, the truth of Kangxi's edict is already very clear, and the fact that it is the fourteenth elder brother of Yongzheng usurping the throne is also in front of us. In addition to smearing Yongzheng, these various rumors also took advantage of the people's interest in royal secrets, and finally spread false rumors, which is extremely absurd.
However, these can not affect Yongzheng's ascension to the throne, these various causes and effects were liquidated after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, those who maliciously spread rumors, or hindered his accession to the throne, some were expelled from the family tree, and some were imprisoned in disguise, which shows the ruthlessness of the emperor.
However, Yongzheng's diligence is obvious to all, although Kangxi completed the unification of the Manchu Dynasty, but the problems left by Kangxi, the corruption caused by the Manchu Dynasty once had a far-reaching impact, and Yongzheng, who inherited the throne and accepted the Manchu Dynasty, used his own means to rewrite these criticized problems.
Not only that, a series of reform measures such as "changing the land and returning to the stream, spreading the land into the mu" were widely promoted by Yongzheng, not only during the reign of Yongzheng, but also after his death, because of the existence of these policies, the treasury of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was once very full.
In addition to the policy towards the people, Yongzheng also quelled the Qinghai rebellion, consolidated the power in the northwest, ensured the continued implementation of the centralization of power, and continued to maintain national unity.
Yongzheng's great achievements have never been lip service, and the various events he did had a profound impact on the time and the future.
Kangxi is wise, but in the same way, although Kangxi is still inevitably affected by feelings as a king, he is also a father, but in teaching his children, Kangxi is undoubtedly a failure, and his love for his favorite second prince can be seen in Kangxi's two abolitions, but Kangxi did not teach him how to behave, and finally developed a pampered and arrogant character and was forced to step down.
As the eldest brother of the emperor's eldest son, he should have taken care of his younger brother as an elder brother, but he was only dedicated to power and had no brotherly affection in his heart, which also made Kangxi completely chilled.
And the eighth prince, who had the highest voice, didn't know how to avoid Kangxi, exposed all his strength in front of Kangxi, and ended up forming a party for personal gain.
These are not only the shortcomings of the prince, but also the failure of Kangxi's education. As the fourth elder brother Yongzheng, who was the last to inherit the throne, he had no ambition at the beginning, and only wanted to assist the prince to be loyal to the country, and it was this simple heart that made Kangxi notice that he was powerless and powerless.
Kangxi is not only Mingjun, he is more rational, since he chose the prince, he must be out of consideration for the overall situation, not simply liking. For example, the fourteenth elder brother who led his troops to fight and stayed away from power, Kangxi's positioning of him was only a general, not the king of a country, otherwise it would not be possible to explain Kangxi's behavior in the later period.
And, before Kangxi appointed an heir, all kinds of things he did have long been traced, in Kangxi's later years, the fourth prince Yinzhen had repeatedly replaced Kangxi to go to the Temple of Heaven to worship the sky, and all kinds of important events were handled by Yinzhen. Although it was not specified on the surface, the ministers behind the scenes had long expected it, so Yongzheng's ascension to the throne would be so logical.
Regarding Yongzheng's unorthodoxy, first of all, there is no direct evidence, and secondly, the edict displayed in the Liaoning Museum completely shows that Yongzheng is the rightful heir.
And according to Yongzheng's various deeds, it is enough to show that his throne is well deserved.