Why did Lao Ba and Lao Fourteen ignore the real enemy Lao Si at the critical moment in "Yongzheng Dynasty"?

In ancient history, incidents of royal children seizing power often occurred. Among them, the most famous and typical one was the seizure of the direct descendants in Jiulong during the Kangxi period. This incident happened because Kangxi twice The deposing of the canonized prince gave the remaining sons hope of succeeding to the throne. Therefore, many forces attacked each other, and the final winner in this matter was the fourth son Yinzhen. The fourth child was not the so-called popular candidate for the crown prince at that time. The eighth and the fourteenth had the majority of supporters. Therefore, some people say that the throne of the fourth child was basically picked up. So why did the eighth and the fourteenth get the throne at the critical moment? How about ignoring this powerful rival, the fourth child?

Before answering this question, let’s first talk about whether the fourth son’s throne was obtained for free? The answer is really not. His throne was not easy to come by. The fourth child tried his best to reduce his sense of existence in order to make others think that he had no intention of competing for the throne. This can also explain why Lao Ba and Fourteen ignored him as their great enemy. Of course, the reasons are not only the above, but also other factors. First of all, the fourth child knows how to restrain his light. In "Yongzheng Dynasty", the fourth child is an absolute supporter of the prince at the beginning. Even if he is deposed for the first time, he still stands firmly on the prince's side.

After knowing that the prince had been deposed for the second time and listening to other people's persuasion, he started to think about fighting for the throne. However, the most powerful person at this time was Lao Ba, who had a large group of officials behind him to support him. There were several brothers who helped. Before he brought down the prince, his thoughts were all on the prince. After the prince failed to succeed, his enemy became the fourth child, but the fourth child was not as stupid as the prince. He knew how to disguise himself. He stood up and took the initiative to take on offending jobs, which made most officials dissatisfied with him.

This also made Lao Ba lower his guard to a certain extent. Although Lao Si was very fair in doing things, it was the interests of the noble family that were harmed, and naturally few people were on his side. At this time, Kangxi, as his father, Come to help the fourth brother. His son, the fourteenth elder brother, has been deeply loved by Kangxi since he was a child. Although he had a conflict with his father in the main hall, Kangxi not only did not pursue his crime, but instead named the mother of the fourteenth. Concubine De also let him take charge of the Ministry of War. Generally speaking, once he takes over the Ministry of War, this person represents the owner of the armed forces.

In addition to the above two graces, Kangxi later also made the Fourteenth a general king. At this time, Lao Ba immediately pointed his finger at the Fourteenth. After all, the current Lao Si was less favored than the favored one. Fourteen is really not worth mentioning, and the fourth child took the initiative to show his kindness to Fourteen, making it difficult for people to see his ambition. Lao Ba and Shi Si fought openly and secretly, and even caused the Death Eagle Incident. During the fight between these two people, Lao Si secretly attracted Nian Gengyao and Long Keduo, secretly developed his own power, and only took control of himself during the "decisive battle". When the trump card was revealed, it was already too late for these two people to wake up. Therefore, in this incident of seizing the heir, the fourth child was the smartest one.

The reason why Lao Ba and Shi Shi did not pay enough attention to Lao Si was because they both believed that each other was the biggest enemy. Because Shi Shi became the general king, everyone thought he was a subordinate. As an emperor, even Fourteenth himself and Laoba thought so, so they both wanted to put each other to death. Laosi, on the other hand, wanted military power but did not have military power, wanted support but did not support him, so naturally he would not put too much energy into it. , put it on him, and the result was that the two people failed.