Is it true that Yongzheng was beheaded by Lv Siniang, the biggest joke in history? Who made this up? Is it in line with historical basis? Is Yongzheng really a tyrant?

History Reveals: Sun Kangxi VIII Reveals the Truth of Yongzheng's Death

The death of Yongzheng has always been a historical mystery shrouded in layers of mysterious fog. The official record of Yongzheng's death is very simple, so there has been a lot of speculation about his death. Legend has it that he was assassinated by Lv Siniang and hanged by maids and eunuchs. In addition, many scholars speculate that it is Dan medicine poisoning. Which of these statements are credible? Did the history of Yongzheng's death leave any clues? Recently, Mr. Sun Jinhengyuan, the eighth emperor of Kangxi, made a brand-new argument on this matter in his newly published book "The Original Qingyuan said Yongzheng". The reporter interviewed him about this.

As for the cause of Yongzheng's death, the historical records are very simple, only that Yongzheng was seriously ill in the palace of Yuanmingyuan the day before and critically ill the next afternoon. He called the minister urgently and died that night. What caused the death of Yongzheng is not recorded in historical materials. According to the private records of Zhang, the confidant minister of Yongzheng, Yongzheng bled seven times at that time, which made him "scared". The reason for Yongzheng's sudden death was not recorded in official books, which naturally aroused people's doubts. In addition, there were many legends and comments about him at that time, which easily aroused people's doubts, so various statements about dying came into being.

There is a saying that Lv Siniang, who escaped from the Lv Liuliang case, was stabbed to death in the palace.

One of them was assassinated by Lv Siniang. This is still quite popular today. 198 1 year, archaeologists once excavated the Yongzheng underground palace, but gave it up before opening it. But the society says that the coffin has been opened, and Yongzheng has a corpse without a head.

So, what is the origin of Lv Siniang? Legend has it that Lv Siniang is the daughter of Lv Liuliang, and some people say that she is the daughter of Jinshi Lu Baozhong, and Lu Baozhong is the son of Lv Liuliang. In the case of Lv Liuliang, she fled with her mother and a servant to avenge her father and ancestors and learn martial arts. Later, she sneaked into the palace and killed Yongzheng. There is also a saying that her master was a monk. She used to be a swordsman in Yongzheng, but she didn't want to use it, so she left and trained this female disciple.

Mr. Jin Hengyuan thinks these statements are unreasonable. Yongzheng disposed of the Lu family, slaughtered their bodies and beheaded them, and all their grandchildren were sent to remote places as slaves. During the Qianlong period, some descendants of the Lujia family opened noodle shops, drug stores and practiced medicine, and some became donors. After being discovered by the Qing government, he was sent to Heilongjiang as a slave and later lived in Qiqihar. The descendants of Lu are all here, but they are strictly controlled and cannot move freely. Of course, they cannot avenge their ancestors.

It is impossible for Lv Siniang's master and servant to escape. Li Wei, the governor of Zhejiang Province who handled this matter at that time, was famous for being good at catching thieves. He was appointed to be in charge of the theft in Jiangsu. If Lv Liuliang's descendants escape, he naturally has the ability to pursue the case. In addition, he also set up a plaque for Lu Jia. After the Lu case, Yongzheng did not blame him. He was afraid, tried his best to deal with the relevant personnel, and would never let the descendants of the principal escape.

It is said that ladies-in-waiting and eunuchs tied ropes when they slept, that is, the people put the matter of Ming Sejong on Qing Sejong.

There is also a legend that in the ninth year of Yongzheng, maids-in-waiting eunuchs Wu Shouyi and Huo Cheng tied them to death with ropes while they were sleeping in Yongzheng, and were cured with the medicine of Doctor Zhang.

Mr. Jin Hengyuan said it was a fake. A similar thing happened in the Ming Dynasty. In the twenty-first year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1542), Sejong was killed by maid-in-waiting Yang and others, and recovered with the medicine of Xu Shen, a doctor who cured him too much. The temple names of Yongzheng and Jiajing are all "sejong". According to folklore, it is inevitable to put the things of Ming Sejong on Qing Sejong.

There is no data to show that Yongzheng was assassinated, but Jiaqing, the grandson of Yongzheng, was really assassinated. In the eighth year of Jiaqing (1803), Jiaqing returned to ouchi from Yuanmingyuan, entered Shenwumen and arrived at Shunzhenmen. Suddenly, the flag bearer Chen De assassinated him, but he was not nearby and was captured. This assassination in the Forbidden City in the Palace may also become a version of the assassination of Yongzheng by assassins attached to the later generations.

Yongzheng was obsessed with the immortality of Taoism. Is the guess of Dan medicine poisoning credible?

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, someone suggested: "The collapse of Sejong is said to be caused by practicing bait pills, or there may be reasons." Mr. Yang Naiji, a contemporary scholar, wrote circumstantial evidence of Dan medicine poisoning death in Yong Zhengdi through the first-hand materials such as "Each made a contribution to clear the archives" collected by the General Office of the Qing Dynasty Interior Office in the First Historical Archives of China. Mr. Jin Hengyuan thinks that Mr. Yang Naiji's statement is objective and credible.

Yongzheng is a good Buddha. He worshipped Taoism when he was young. After becoming emperor, he was very busy seeking immortals to visit Taoism and seek immortality. He not only invited Taoist priests into the palace, but also hoped that the palace where he lived could imitate the famous Buddhist temple and Taoist immortal view, including the surrounding environment, so as to facilitate imitation. It can be seen that he is almost obsessed with Taoist immortal theory.

According to a historical document, there was "seven holes bleeding" on the day of Yongzheng's guest residence Seven-hole bleeding is a serious reflection of poisoning. Yongzheng took pills refined by Taoist priests and the so-called "elixir of life" for a long time. These pills contain high content of mercury, lead, cinnabar and other minerals, and they are all calcined at high temperature and very hot. After Yun Xiang's brother died, it was reasonable for Yongzheng to take Dan medicine in greater doses in order to live forever.

Before Qianlong officially ascended the throne, he had issued a decree to expel the Taoist priests in the palace. It can be seen that the death of Yongzheng is closely related to Taoist priests. Because Ganlong knew the harm of erysipelas, he would immediately expel the Taoist priest from the palace above many state affairs.

Long-term lewdness and even taking aphrodisiac may be one of the direct reasons for Yongzheng's sudden death.

Mr. Jin Hengyuan believes that Yongzheng claimed to be the emperor in office 13 years, and was basically in a state of separatist loneliness. On his deathbed, he asked his compatriots to come out to help, but he was forced to resign. His feelings, his mental pain can be imagined. In addition, Yongzheng's physical condition, after seven years of Yongzheng, was basically stable because his political opponents were killed and sealed. Compared with before, Yongzheng was somewhat "idle". Once the emperor had some leisure, he began to covet women, and his illness was exposed.

There is a saying in Korean historical materials, "Yongzheng was greedy for women in his later years and was terminally ill, so he could not use it for a long time from the waist down." There is no need for North Korean envoys to deliberately fabricate and attack Yongzheng in their reports to their own kings. This historical data can be used as auxiliary evidence of physical wear and tear in Yongzheng's later years.

To sum up, the death of Yongzheng has a lot to do with his physical overdraft caused by years of fatigue; It has a lot to do with his long-term restlessness, sleepless nights, inattention and fear of retribution; It is also related to his long-term continuous use of Dan medicine and the accumulation of a large number of poisons in his body; In his later years, in order to live longer, he took more pills and even took aphrodisiacs indiscriminately, which was the direct cause of his sudden death. It is not necessarily comprehensive to attribute the death of Yongzheng to "exhausted work". The story of Lv Siniang's revenge and Yongzheng's beheading is purely folk imagination. There is no reliable evidence and it is not a historical fact.