Yin Zhen originally supported Yin Reng in proclaiming himself emperor, but why did he later choose to proclaim himself emperor?

In the forty-seventh year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Yinreng, who had been the crown prince for more than thirty years, was deposed. Emperor Kangxi evaluated him very negatively, saying:

"I want to divide my power." A year later, Emperor Kangxi discovered that after the prince was abolished, the struggle for the throne among the other elder brothers intensified, especially the eldest elder brother and the eighth elder brother, so he started again. Regret your decision. In the end, Prince Yinreng was reinstated on the grounds that he dreamed of his deceased grandmother Xiaozhuang and Yinreng's biological mother Queen Renxiao.

In "Yongzheng Dynasty", a drama is performed to recommend the new prince. Behind the wonderful plot, we also have many questions. That is the fourth son Yinzhen and the thirteenth son Yinxiang, who were already dissatisfied with the prince Yinfeng. Why did they recommend the deposed prince to be reinstated?

Yang Jiaofeng talks about the Yongzheng Dynasty: Although he was obviously dissatisfied with the deposed prince Yinzhen, why did the fourth son Yinzhen recommend his restoration?

1.

Prince Yinfeng was deposed for the first time in history. There are three main reasons:

First, his character problem, because from his records From then on, he was already the prince. Because his biological mother, Queen Renxiao, died in childbirth, Emperor Kangxi had been extremely fond of him since he was a child, and the princes and ministers all flattered him.

As time went by, Prince Yinreng gradually developed a character of doing whatever he wanted. This situation was also noticed by the eldest brother, and he reported to Emperor Kangxi:

< p>"He was violent and unkind, and beat the kings, Baylors, ministers, and even the soldiers 'rarely without being poisoned' by him."

The second is Emperor Kangxi's suspicion. As the saying goes, three men become tigers, and behind the scenes As more people reported to Prince Yinreng, Emperor Kangxi became alert, so that no matter how he looked at it later, he felt that Prince Yinreng was not pleasing to his eyes.

For example, when the eighteenth son of the emperor was seriously ill, Prince Yinreng did not show any worry. From this, Emperor Kangxi also thought of the same expression of Prince Yinreng when he was ill:

"The prince is carefree when he is sick, and he is not upset."

The third is the death of Suo'etu. Suo'etu was the uncle of Prince Yinfeng's biological mother and the strongest supporter of the Prince Faction. who. After all, Emperor Kangxi had been emperor for too long, and the throne had grown mushrooms. Prince Yinfeng and his faction were naturally anxious and unable to realize their ambitions.

It happened that Emperor Kangxi was suspicious of the patient and believed that Suo'etu and the prince were plotting to usurp power, so he killed Suo'etu and deposed the prince soon after:

" In the past, Suo'etu helped Yi Qian plan great things. I knew about his situation and executed Suo'etu. Now Yinreng wants to avenge Suo'etu and forms a gang. "

II.

In "Yongzheng Dynasty", Emperor Kangxi deposed Prince Yinreng mainly for the following reasons:

First, he questioned the ability of Prince Yinreng to supervise the country. This is mentioned in the opening chapter It showed when the disaster in the south caused such a big thing, but Prince Yinreng was at a loss what to do, and even pushed the mess on Emperor Kangxi:

"The emperor is wise and wise, and since I have an idea!"

After the fourth son Yinzhen and the thirteenth son Yinxiang went to provide disaster relief and initially achieved results, Prince Yinreng jumped out to claim the credit again:

"Intense The method of violent deception is not the foundation of one's life and the way of governing a country. In this aspect, the fourth brother is lacking."

Emperor Kangxi had no choice but to do it. After all, the three ministers in the study room were present, so he had no choice but to do it. He changed the subject on the grounds of eating Shaqima.

The second is to collect the debts owed by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Prince Yinzhen not only sold his official position, but also misunderstood Emperor Kangxi's idea of ??asking him to persuade his brothers. As a result, he ran to stop the fourth son Yinzhen and postponed the arrears. Kangxi The emperor sighed helplessly:

"Is this the future emperor of my Qing Dynasty?"

When the injustice case of the Ministry of Punishment came to light, Emperor Kangxi was already very annoyed, and even began to share it with Zhang Tingyu, the minister of study. Experience in cultivating your son, and leave a sentence:

"You said that your son's illness is difficult to recover from. I think it is my son's illness that is also difficult to recover from!"

< p>Finally, we went to Rehe for hunting. This was also the trigger for deposing the crown prince, because Emperor Kangxi suddenly discovered that the Mongolian prince actually presented Prince Yinfeng with gold Ruyi, which made him doubt that he would seize the throne. . Coupled with the unexpected encounter in Luyuan and the fact that Lingpu sent troops to surround Bada Villa, Emperor Kangxi became angry and wanted to depose the prince.

3.

It was at this time that Zhang Tingyu discovered that the order to mobilize troops was false and secretly informed Emperor Kangxi.

At this time, Emperor Kangxi was in a bit of trouble. Four of the brothers kneeling at the door were granted the title of prince at the same time. The prince's "mobilization of troops to rebel" was basically a fact. At this time, he had to be abolished. Abolition, whether it is abolition or not, why do you say that?

He needs to find out who is behind the scenes. If he directly says that the order to mobilize troops is false, the consequences will only alert the enemy. And once you ask for an investigation, you must give an explanation. No matter who is found out, it will not be over. After all, it is a major crime of treason, so you can't kill your son, right?

After observing the performance of the eldest son, the third son, and others, he basically ruled out the possibility that the eldest son and the third son framed the prince. Among the remaining princes, he is the most questionable

So, he came up with a clever plan, which is to recommend a new prince. The reason is very simple. After the fall of Prince Yinreng, whoever is most beneficial to him will be the most likely to be the murderer behind the scenes!

On this trip to Rehe, Emperor Kangxi was surprised to find that his sons had already been fighting fiercely down below. I won’t mention the disaster relief and debt collection in the south. Starting from the unjust case of the Ministry of Punishment, the eighth child Yinhu falsely accused the prince to lure Xiao Guoxing into confessing. When they were in Rehe, the boss and the third child were fighting each other. The boss suppressed the prince and the third child reported the boss. Plus Someone forged the order to mobilize troops. It was a complete mess.

People are selfish, and Emperor Kangxi was naturally worried about the stability of his position. Recommending a new prince was the most effective way to find out who was the most powerful.

In fact, he was not ready to abolish the crown prince, nor was he ready to welcome a new crown prince. Recommending the new crown prince was just a pretense.

Four.

Based on this premise, let’s look at why the fourth son Yinzhen and the thirteenth son Yinxiang recommended the deposed prince Yinreng?

First of all, this all depends on Wu Sidao, who is next to the fourth son Yinzhen. He has not studied anything else in these years, but only studied the food, drink, diarrhea and sleep of Emperor Kangxi. He even remembered how many prey he had hunted over the years and what he said.

Since the Fourth Lao Yinzhen and the Thirteenth Lao Yinxiang were both nominally Prince Yinreng’s people, Prince Yinreng was hit hard at this time, and they were also affected. It's not that the fourth son Yinzhen doesn't want the position of prince, but that his strength is still far from reaching it at this time.

In the past, whether he was providing disaster relief in the south or collecting debts owed to the Ministry of Household Affairs, he had already offended everyone he could. In addition, he was known as the "Cold-faced King" and there were almost no ministers who were close to him. Why go canvassing for votes?

There are only a few choices before him at this time:

The first is to recommend Lao Ba Yinsu. After all, according to the standards given by Emperor Kangxi for recommending a new prince, Lao Ba Yin is indeed Xu has the upper hand, and Yinzhen will recommend him only if he is confused. He himself looks down on the eighth brother.

The second is to recommend other princes, such as the third prince Yinzhi, the thirteenth old Yinxiang, the ninth prince Yinzhen, etc. However, these princes either do not have enough reputation or are not strong enough. , and if the fourth brother Yinzhen recommends them, it will be tantamount to lowering his status, which is not worthy of his title of "cold-faced king".

The third is to recommend yourself. This is not acceptable. On the one hand, you belong to the prince's camp. Once you recommend yourself, it will hurt the hearts of the officials in the prince's camp. Secondly, even if he recommended himself, he could not compete with Lao Ba Yinhu. Instead, he exposed his ambition and became the target of public criticism. Furthermore, failure to meet Emperor Kangxi's expectations would also have a negative impact on Emperor Kangxi, and his image as a "lone minister" would collapse.

5.

Recommending the deposed crown prince will achieve the following strategic goals:

First of all, they have long known that this time the new crown prince will be recommended. Yinhu received the highest vote rate and can be said to be a standout. So looking across the whole dynasty, which prince's power can compete with his?

None of the other princes could compete with him. The only eldest brother who had any talent was permanently banned. This kind of ending is obviously not what he wants to see. After all, before this, first Hongli was rewarded with a reward, then the old thirteenth Yinxiang's persuasion, coupled with Wu Sidao's full assistance, he had actually strengthened his confidence in seizing the throne. .

If you want to consume the power of Lao Ba Yinhu, you must move out of Prince Yinreng. Otherwise, the power that Prince Yinreng has worked hard for decades will have no point of support and will completely collapse, losing the checks and balances on Lao Ba Yinhu. .

Secondly, Prince Yinfeng has indeed always taken care of the fourth son Yinzhen and the thirteenth son Yinxiang. They belong to the same party. Recommending the deposed prince Yinzhen will not only make the prince feel comfortable, but more importantly, the members of the princeling party will recognize the fourth son Yinzhen more.

At the same time, Emperor Kangxi would also give him a big compliment from the bottom of his heart. After all, he hoped that brothers could live in harmony.

After all, Emperor Kangxi did not really want to depose the prince. What the fourth son Yinzhen did was exactly what Emperor Kangxi felt and echoed what Wu Sidao said:

"To fight is to fight, and to fight is to fight. If a husband does not fight, no one in the world can fight with him!"

The third is to use force to fight. Prince Yinreng's various performances have already determined that he will still be able to fight. Deposed. If he does not have the conditions to seize the throne at this time, he must rely on the power of the princelings. The purpose of recommending the deposed prince at this time is to gain everyone's approval. When Prince Yinfeng really falls, his remaining forces will inevitably surround him and become the second center of gravity. By then, he will have the strength to compete with the eighth Yinhu.

Of course, more importantly, it will make Emperor Kangxi think that the fourth son Yinzhen and the thirteenth son Yinxiang are really thinking about the court. Only when the prince is restored can the government be stable. The prince will cause shock to the government and is not conducive to the stability of the country.

So back to the topic, is the fourth brother Yinzhen sincere in recommending the restoration of the deposed prince Yinreng?

Of course he is sincere. Every decision he makes is sincere. It is just to pave the way for him to ascend to the throne. Otherwise, why would he go all the way to bring Wu Sidao home from the south and support him?

In the history books, the fourth son Yinzhen was the first to support the restoration of the deposed prince, and of course his support was not in vain. Because not long after the crown prince was restored to power, he was given the title of Prince Heshuoyong. He was high, really high!