The Woman Behind Kangxi: The Biography of Virtuous Concubine

Chapter 6 Materials: Elder Brother 3
Once a storm is formed, it will come one day.In October of the 50th year of Kangxi (AD 1711), someone reported that the "princelings" Tuo Heqi and others gathered for a party and were greedy and lawless.Taking this as an opportunity, Kangxi began to investigate the "princelings".Tuo Heqi was the commander of the infantry at that time, and he resigned voluntarily when he saw that the rumors were wrong.The commander of the infantry is actually the "admiral of the nine gates". He is mainly responsible for the internal and external inspection and guarding of the nine gates of the capital, which is equivalent to a garrison.

Kangxi made a decisive decision and ordered the uncle Tong Guowei's son Longkodo to take over the position of Tuo Heqi, and then let the third elder brother Yinzhi, the fourth elder brother Yinzhen, and Yinhu party members Aqia, Ma Qi and others join the clan mansion Investigate the fact that Tuoheqi and Prince Yinreng formed a party.Subsequently, Tuo Heqi, Geng E, Qi Shiwu, E Shan and others were arrested one after another. Tuo Heqi died of illness in prison, and finally his bones were filed into ashes, and his bones did not exist; Qi Shiwu was even worse. Kangxi ordered people to nail him to death. Nailed to the wall, and finally screamed for several days to die... Kangxi rarely used such cruel punishments against ministers. Back then, Oboi died in captivity, which shows that Kangxi was afraid of the coup d'état by the prince's forces.As a result, the "princelings" fell apart.

Kangxi knew that the backstage of these people was Prince Yinreng.In the utter despair of Yinreng, in the 51st year of Kangxi (AD 1712), Prince Yinreng was abolished again and imprisoned in Xian'an Palace again.According to Ma Guoxian, an Italian missionary, "When they arrived at the Changchun Garden, they were horrified to see that there were eight to ten officials and two eunuchs kneeling there in the garden, with bald heads and hands tied behind their backs. Not far away, the princes Standing in a row, with bald heads and hands tied in front of their chests. Soon, the emperor came out of the room in a shoulder car, and in front of the princes, he burst into anger like a tiger's roar, scolded the prince, locked him in the palace, and publicly declared his abolition. Get rid of this unfortunate prince."

When Kangxi abolished Yinfeng for the first time, he was in great pain, burst into tears, and even had a serious illness, but this time he was calm and calm, neither surprised nor angry, he said: "I have made the final decision this time, let's talk Words of consolation are useless. The first time I deposed the crown prince, I felt heartbroken, but this time, I won’t, and I’m fine with it.”

Later, Kangxi said to the ministers in the court: "When the prince was abolished for the first time, I only killed a few people; this time, I only killed one or two people, so that others can rest assured. Only in this way will there be peace. "Kangxi finally warned: "In the future, if someone says that Yinreng has changed his ways and asks to restore his status, he should be punished by death!"

On the surface, although Kangxi said that he was calm and calm, in fact, the abolition of the prince this time is still "exhausted, and his face is clear." His trouble is not because Yinfeng was abolished, but because of the vacuum left by Yinreng after being abolished. , and let the princes compete with each other endlessly, so that in his later years, he had to expend a lot of energy to deal with this task that he failed to complete in the end.

Just a few months after Yinfeng was abolished, Zhao Shenqiao, the censor of Zuodu, proposed that the crown prince should be the country's capital, and asked to register one from elder brother.Kangxi was already exhausted by this. He said in a perfunctory way: "How can I forget the important matter of establishing a crown prince? But the relationship is very important, and there are those who cannot be established lightly." Kangxi explained that it is necessary to be cautious when setting up a prince. If there is no suitable person, it is not good to be established .It's like Yinfeng's dualism and wastefulness, and finally it is extremely disappointing.What's more, now that the princes have been entrusted with each other, and the crown prince is established, if the other princes refuse to accept it, it will cause disputes instead.

Kangxi also said that there was no custom of establishing a crown prince in this dynasty, and it would not be a big deal even if a crown prince was not established.He also gave an example: "Song Renzong did not establish a crown prince for 30 years, my emperor Taizu did not pre-appoint a crown prince, and Emperor Taizong did not pre-appoint a crown prince. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the young princes are still safe; if the princes are older, The left and right groups form cliques for private interests, and there are few people who can do nothing?"

In addition, an important reason why Kangxi did not want to establish another prince soon was that if someone other than the eighth elder brother Yinhu was appointed, the ministers would not be convinced, and Kangxi did not agree with Yinhu.As a result, Kangxi made up his mind in his later years to imitate his ancestors and no longer establish a prince.

However, the storage space is suspended like a fish hanging on a beam. How can so many cats not be tempted?Take Yinfeng as an example, although he has become a political zombie, he is still not reconciled and still trying to make a comeback.Even Kangxi seemed to have regrets. In the 52nd year of Kangxi (1713 A.D.), there was an examination, and the title was "Put Taijia in Tonggong".Taijia, the prince of the Shang Dynasty, was placed in Tong Palace by Yi Yin because of his innocence. After three years of reform, he was welcomed back to power.At that time, many people speculated whether Kangxi was going to restore Yinreng again?
It is estimated that Yinfeng was also moved.In the 54th year of Kangxi (AD 1815), the Zhungeer tribe harassed Hami, and the imperial court will send troops to conquer.After Yinfeng learned about it, he wanted to use this opportunity to escape from the confinement.Taking advantage of the opportunity when the doctor came to see Fujin himself, he wrote a letter with alum water (the handwriting can only be seen when the alum water is placed in water) to Dutong, who is Zhenghongqi, and asked him to find a way to guarantee that he would go out as a general.Unexpectedly, when the doctor went out, he was found out. This is the so-called "alumni case".

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