"Yongzheng Dynasty" Why did Yinzhen not keep vigil and return to the mansion in a hurry on the night of Kangxi's death? Was he really going to kill Wu Sidao?

According to the rules, when the emperor dies and the new emperor succeeds to the throne, he should keep vigil and will never return to his original residence immediately. But on the night of Kangxi's death, why did Yinzhen return instead of keeping vigil for Kangxi? Is it true that he went back to kill Wu Sidao in his own mansion as people said?

How could Wu Sidao, a counselor with no position or power and a disability, allow an emperor to come back and kill him in person? Even if it is, wouldn't it be enough to ask a confidant to kill him quietly? Or thinking about old feelings, putting him under house arrest and providing him with good food and drink, there is no need to kill this old scholar who has no power to restrain a chicken.

But obviously Wu Sidao was not idle either. He secretly mobilized five groups of people, nominally to protect Yinzhen, but actually to protect himself. But in fact, he couldn't figure it out. At that time, only the new emperor and the Thirteenth Master had the power to mobilize. Although Wu Sidao had the Imperial Envoy Guanfang Seal in hand at the time, he did not have such great energy to do this. Therefore, I would rather believe that when Yongzheng returned to his mansion, it was not He wanted to take Wu Sidao's life for another reason.

We return to the moment when Yinzhen succeeded to the throne. In fact, the situation at that time was very dangerous. If Kangxi had not made arrangements in advance to take Longkodo into his hands to protect Yinzhen Qingtian, It is unclear whether Yinzhen can take the position of Dabao, because the Laoba Group has bought Fengtai Camp Chengwenyun, and has hooked up with Longkodo, the nine-door admiral. If these two people are controlled and bribed by the Baye Party, Even if the position is passed to Yinzhen, I'm afraid he won't be able to sit still. This is Wu Sidao’s previous analysis, and it is also true.

But this is only on the surface, things that everyone can see clearly. The most important thing is those things that cannot be seen clearly. What is it?

When Yinzhen handed over the imperial seal to Wu Sidao, he revealed a signal: a plan to seize the throne by force. We have previously analyzed the specific plan of Yinzhen, the Fourth Elder, to seize the throne by force. We will not go into details here. Since Yinzhen had a plan to seize the throne by force, of course the Baye Party also had a plan. The power of the Baye Party spread throughout the government and the public. At that time, it was obscure and unclear. Under the circumstances, anything can happen.

In the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty, the situation in which princes seized the throne was more prosperous and cruel than in many previous dynasties. In addition to political struggles, there were more murders and assassinations, such as Hongshi's assassination of Hongli and his eldest brother. He once conspired with Zhang Mingde to assassinate Prince Yinreng. The so-called victory-weary technique became even more popular for a while, and bloody struggles and bloodless struggles existed at the same time. Therefore, it is speculated that the Eighth Prince Party or any other prince who wants to seize the throne may take extreme measures to assassinate and murder the prince.

When Yongzheng came to the throne, a powerful assistant, Lao Shisan, was imprisoned by Kangxi. Nian Gengyao was still in Sichuan and Shaanxi, Longkoduo’s intentions were unclear, and Zhang Tingyu and others were just high-level wage earners. Various forces converge in Changchun Garden, and various spies from all forces may be hiding among the palace maids, eunuchs, and guards, etc., and taking action in an emergency will cause great changes.

When Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, his foundation was not very stable and the situation was unclear. Staying in the palace was likely to encounter unexpected events, which was far less safe than his Prince Yong's Mansion. As for Wu Sidao, even if he wanted to kill him, it was not at this moment. Therefore, the purpose of Yinzhen rushing back to Prince Yong's Mansion on the night of Kangxi's death was to avoid Changchun Garden, a place of right and wrong, and seek a safe place.