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"After Yonglian passed away, Qianlong very much hoped to have another son with Empress Fucha."

"But the Queen was also depressed after Yonglian's death. It was not until seven years later that Queen Fucha became pregnant again. At that time, Qianlong already had several princes, but Qianlong was still very persistent in establishing a legitimate son."

"Before the seventh son of the emperor was born, Qianlong was supposed to go to the Old Summer Palace to celebrate the Lantern Festival with the Wang clan after holding sacrificial activities in the Forbidden City."

"But at that time, the seventh son of the emperor was about to be born. Qianlong did not want Empress Fucha to suffer from the fatigue of traveling and traveling while she was pregnant, so he canceled the trip to the Old Summer Palace to celebrate the Lantern Festival. This shows Qianlong's caring for Empress Fucha and his love for the seventh son of the emperor."

"In April of the eleventh year of Qianlong's reign, the seventh son of the emperor was born, named Yong Cong."

"Qianlong was not in a hurry to establish a heir this time. People in ancient times believed in fate. At that time, Qianlong thought it was God's will to take Yonglian away, and he was afraid that he had not been forgiven by God."

"Although Qianlong did not write a secret edict this time, everyone can see Qianlong's love for his legitimate son and believe that Yong Cong will be the choice for the heir apparent."

"But an accident happened again. On New Year's Eve in the twelfth year of Qianlong's reign, Yong Cong, who was only two years old, died of numerous smallpox all over his body."

"This was undoubtedly another fatal blow to Qianlong and the Fucha family, but even the emperor was helpless in the face of separation and death. Qianlong could only make some compensation at Yong Cong's funeral to make up for his debt to his children and his guilt to the queen. "

"Qianlong himself even began to question himself later. All the emperors in the past were born from concubines, but he was too obsessed with the idea of ​​establishing direct descendants. This was a blessing that none of his ancestors had received. How could he ask for it?"

"Two months after Yong Cong's death, Qianlong was about to start his first eastward tour after taking the throne. At that time, Qianlong did not want to take the queen with him. The queen was still in a sad period and could not be too tired and her body was very weak."

"But the queen believed that she should fulfill her duties as a queen and accompany the emperor, so she went with the emperor. After they climbed Mount Tai and caught up with the first snow, the emperor was not so sad anymore."

"But the queen contracted the disease during the first snowfall. The emperor still arrived in Jinan and stayed here for three days, but the queen still did not get better. However, the emperor's eastward tour plan could not be disrupted, so the queen asked the emperor to first They set off on their journey, but then the queen’s condition worsened again and she unfortunately passed away.”

"Although the country was peaceful and peaceful during Qianlong's reign, the successive deaths of his two legitimate sons and the death of the queen made Qianlong even more depressed."

"This may also be the pain of being an emperor. Emperor Qianlong also commemorated Empress Xiaoxian many times. As a king, he could protect such a huge country, but he could not protect his children and first wife."

"After that, Qianlong no longer thought about establishing a prince because he was afraid of disaster happening again, until the fifth elder brother Yongqi became talented."

"Yongqi's biological mother is Concubine Yu, Keliete, but Yongqi's biological mother was not of noble birth. In ancient times, there has always been a saying that the mother is more valuable than the son, and the son is more valuable than the mother. At that time, Qianlong actually did not consider letting Yongqi become the queen. Emperor's."

"But Yongqi's talent is really outstanding. Yongqi has been smart since he was a child. He is proficient in Tibetan, Manchu, and Mongolian. He is very good at music, chess, calligraphy, painting, geography and astronomy. His martial arts is also the best among many princes."

"For such a prince who is both civil and military, Qianlong has already chosen him as his successor to the throne."

"Especially later, Qianlong lived in Qingyan, Jiuzhou, Yuanmingyuan."

"There was a sudden fire in the palace. At that time, Qianlong's younger brother Hongluo and many of Qianlong's princes did not come to rescue him."

"Only the fifth elder brother Yongqi, who lives farthest from Qingyan's residence in Jiuzhou, rushed into the fire scene to protect Qianlong."

"Qianlong was very moved by this incident. Emperors in the past dynasties not only valued the prince's merit, but also valued filial piety. However, sometimes filial piety was used in the wrong place and would arouse the emperor's taboo." "Take Qianlong's father Yongzheng as an example. At that time, Yongzheng I have a son, the third oldest, named Hongshi."

"Hongshi, who was persecuted by the Lichang theory, always had a heart to be an emperor. This was disrespectful in the eyes of Yongzheng, but Yongzheng did not criticize Hongshi immediately."

"In the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign, Yongzheng handed over the matter of temple sacrifices to Hongshi. Hongshi handled it very properly, which made Yongzheng feel relieved. But then Hongshi suddenly replaced several princes including Yinhu who were imprisoned in Zongren Mansion. plead."

"Hongshi believed that the late emperor would not be able to rest in peace if his father banned the clan members and ignored the brotherhood."

"Yongzheng was furious."

"This son is also stupid. No matter how you say it, Yongzheng was the emperor of the dynasty."

In the feudal dynasty, everyone should understand better than me that if the emperor's power is violated, even the son cannot tolerate it. "

"Furthermore, Yinsu was the eighth son of Kangxi and the candidate for the crown prince at that time. Yongzheng had always been a very suspicious person, and he even experienced the turmoil of the nine sons seizing the throne. Although he may have some doubts about his eighth and ninth brothers. Ashamed, but it’s not up to Hiroshi to say this.”

"So Yongzheng immediately cut off Hongshi's clan status, severed the father-son relationship with him, and drove him to be Yinhu's son."

"So in ancient times, too much filial piety could cost one's life. Although the fifth elder brother Yong Qi's filial piety was used just right, Qianlong had recognized Yong Qi as the prince."

"But then Yongqi contracted bone gangrene. The poisonous gas spread in the body, and there were pus and pain in many places on the bones."

"Before his death, Qianlong consecrated Yongqi as Prince Rong. At that time, the title of Prince Rong was connected with the position of prince in the Qing Dynasty and could not be conferred casually. It can be seen that Yongzheng also valued Yongqi very much, but unfortunately it backfired."

"After this, Qianlong was completely disappointed with the matter of the crown prince. He believed that it was his own fault that led to the unfortunate death of his sons. However, after that, ministers expressed their hope that the emperor would settle the matter of the crown prince."

"Actually, there was another candidate at that time who was Yongxuan. His biological mother was Jin, the concubine of Emperor Shujia. However, Yongxuan was only proficient in calligraphy and literature, but he was only scratching the surface in martial arts and archery, which was not enough to establish him as a prince."

"The other princes are still young and cannot take charge of the affairs of the world. In the end, only Yong Yan, who has mediocre qualifications, is the best candidate to inherit the throne."

"So we can't blame Qianlong for establishing the crown prince. It's true that no one can establish him!"

"Yongyan's biological mother is Wei Jia, Empress Xiaoyi Chun."

"Actually, the Wei family's status is not high. She was probably born as a palace maid. However, the Wei family has outstanding looks and is very diligent in the palace. She always pleases the emperor. She is one of the concubines who gave birth to the most children in the Qing Dynasty."

"In the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong's reign, Yongyan was secretly appointed as the crown prince. However, due to confidentiality reasons, the emperor did not tell the Wei family about this and has always maintained the identity of the Wei family's imperial concubine."

"Although Emperor Jiaqing had succeeded to the throne at that time, in the first four years, Emperor Jiaqing had no real power."