Why do some people say that Yongzheng was ruthless and ruthless?

Before Yongzheng ascended the throne, he had a bad relationship with several of his other brothers. In order to compete for the throne, he used various tricks and colluded with Longkoduo to plan the fight for power. When Kangxi established the crown prince, the fourth prince Yinzhen (Yongzheng) formed a clique to support the prince, pulled him down, and seized every opportunity to report on the prince. This deepened the conflicts and misunderstandings between Kangxi and the prince, and made them disappointed with the prince. The prince was abolished for the first time. When the crown prince's position was vacant, he did not forget to suppress the eighth master, using his scheming to avoid showing his sharp edge. He secretly collected the Eighth Master's illegal behavior, exposed the charges, and spread them to Kangxi's ears. However, on the surface, he acted as if he knew nothing. He neither insulted the prince nor criticized him in front of Kangxi. The Eighth Prince, this made Kangxi increasingly fond of him.

After he ascended the throne, he imprisoned Lao Ba and Lao Ninth and renamed them Anchina and Seth Hei, expelled them from the clan, and made Lao San, Lao Ten and Lao Fourteen the same. And imprisoned, except for Lao Shisan, whom he had always trusted, and the brothers who had not intervened to seize the legitimate rights because of their young age, no other brothers were spared. A few months after they were imprisoned, the eighth master died of illness, and then the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother also passed away. After Yongzheng seized power, his behavior towards his brothers can be said to be very cruel.

During his reign, he was also ruthless in handling matters. He was afraid that Nian Gengyao would have military power, so he made his sister a concubine, but he never made her a concubine, and secretly guarded her against her. Let her have heirs.

The Literary Prison during the Yongzheng period was also very cruel and vicious. He also killed Kaner. It can be said that he was a cruel and ruthless person.