Why did Kangxi choose Yongzheng to inherit the unification?

In A.D. 1722, 69-year-old Kangxi died. After the death of Kangxi, the emperor's fourth son succeeded to the throne. This fourth son is the famous Yong Zhengdi in the history of China. In this article, let's talk about why Kangxi chose Yongzheng as emperor among those sons. Compared with other buddies, Yongzheng has something extraordinary.

There are really too many jokes about Yongzheng in history. One of the most famous is that Yin Zhen revised the imperial edict. In folklore, it is said that Kangxi's throne was originally passed to May 14. So in real history, how did the drama of succession after Kangxi evolve? Next, the author will have a good talk with you.

Unofficial history said that when the imperial edict was published, some ministers questioned that Yongzheng changed the imperial edict, thinking that the imperial edict should have been written before May 14, but he changed the word "ten" to "Yu". In fact, this is really nonsense, because there were two imperial edicts in the Qing Dynasty, one in Manchu and the other in Chinese. Chinese can be changed in this way, but Manchu is too complicated to do at all. This statement is obviously untrue.

In fact, Kangxi has always admired Yin Zhen very much. Yin Zhen helped Kangxi do many things that were beneficial to the development of the country at that time. Before Yongzheng ascended the throne, he inspected the warehouses in Beijing and Tong, and did a good job of offering sacrifices to heaven in winter. Of course, this is his own ability. Besides, Kangxi liked Yin Zhen's son Li Hong very much and thought that Li Hong could be a good emperor in the future. If this is passed down, his father is also very capable.

According to historical records, the sixty-first year of Kangxi was the last year of Kangxi's reign. Yin Zhen, the prince of harmony at that time, knew that his Amal emperor liked peonies very much, so he specially invited Kangxi to visit the Yuanmingyuan to enjoy peonies. It was at that time that Kangxi first met his grandson Li Hong, our later Qianlong.

Kangxi fell in love with this grandson when he first met Li Hong. At that time, Li Hong was only 1 1 years old, which showed his extraordinary talent. 13 After leaving Yuanmingyuan, Kangxi decided to take Li Hong to his side and take care of him personally. Kangxi asked Yin to teach him archery, Yin Lu taught him firearms, and taught him to write poems himself, all of which were excellent works.

At that time, people were superstitious and believed in this birthday. So Kangxi invited a fortune teller to see Li Hong's life. The fortune-teller said that he was rich and filial, and this guy has fine features, so Wen must be a very prominent one. Besides, this guy lived a long time. Li Hong was indeed an emperor for more than 60 years, and he died for more than 80 years.

Before he died, Kangxi told Ma Qi, a great scholar in the imperial court, that Yin Zhen's son would certainly do something, much like himself when he was a child. In order to make Li Hong an emperor in the future, Kangxi spread Yin Zhen to Yin Zhen more firmly on the basis of appreciating it. If the prince at that time knew the truth, he would go crazy.

On the other hand, we don't know whether Yongzheng was the best of the Qing emperors, but Yong Zhengdi did a lot of things beneficial to the country during the reign of Kangxi. After he ascended the throne, he severely punished corrupt officials and enriched the state treasury again. Many scholars say that without Yongzheng, the Qing Dynasty would have perished long ago.