Why did Emperor Kangxi abolish his younger brother twice?

In the forty-seventh year of Kangxi (1708), on the fourth day of September, the heavy news of nine words spread in the core circle of imperial power.

At that time, Emperor Kangxi made a difficult decision on his way back from visiting the Great Wall. In Bulhasutai, he summoned the king, ministers, guards and officials to the palace, wept bitterly, and announced that he had deposed the crown prince of his second brother Yin Ren.

After the announcement, Yin Ren was arrested. Kangxi wept bitterly.

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Kangxi has reason to be blue and thin mushrooms. The second brother is his eldest son and his favorite. He was just one year old and was made the Crown Prince.

You are the crown prince, and second brother has reason to be blue and thin.

Only one step away from the throne, dad is in good health. By the time it was abolished, he had been a crown prince for more than 30 years. This kind of repression, the favorite guess, may only be understood by Prince Charles of England.

The second brother was so eager to taste the sweetness of power that he said, "Has there been a prince in the world for 30 years?" Too many things add up to make Kangxi feel that this heartless and unfilial person can't be a monarch.

▲ The second brother Yin in the Qing Palace drama.

Twenty days later, when everyone saw the heavy news that day, the second brother had been imprisoned by Kangxi in Xian 'an Palace of the Forbidden City for many days.

When the second brother was young, Kangxi attached great importance to his education, taught him personally, talked about the essence of the Four Books and Five Classics, and talked about the gains and losses of governing the country in past dynasties. Li Guangdi, Xiong Cilv, Tang Bin and other famous contemporary Confucian scholars can be the teachers of the Crown Prince, which is a very temporary choice.

The second brother is talented and got an A+. With his knowledge of literature and history, we should know that it is not uncommon for princes who were abolished like him in past dynasties.

For example, in the vassal States in the Spring and Autumn Period, there were only 15 incidents of abandoning the prince clearly recorded in Historical Records. These abandoned princes have only two choices: one is to die, be killed or commit suicide; The second is to flee, flee to China and seize positions with other forces.

When he was in Xian 'an Palace, he would shudder if he revisited historical records. I dare not think about death, let alone escape.

Don't say that the whole world belongs to his father, and there is nowhere to escape, even the door of Xian 'an Palace. He can't even get out. You can write a long list of members of the second brother's guard room. They take turns on duty 24 hours a day and are heavily guarded. Xian' anmen is usually closed, and the food sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is handed in through special channels.

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Who knows, after being a "cripple" for half a year, the spotlight of history hit the second brother's face again.

Of course, this is just from his father.

In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi (1709), on the ninth day of March, Emperor Kangxi made his second brother the Crown Prince.

Happiness comes too suddenly. Second brother should thank his father for his fertility at this time. There are more than 30 brothers (not counting sisters), and there are more than 20 princes in order. Calling "brother" in the palace is more frequent than calling "beauty" on the road.

So many brothers, only one throne. After Kangxi abolished his second brother, the brothers were ready to move, so they ignored their families and fought for power and profits, which made their parents very headache.

Even released "you are traitors, the law does not allow" such malicious words, but it is still useless. Buddies are divided into several factions, jealous and deaf, and they didn't hear.

▲ Kangxi

Togo struggles for reserves, and the second brother gains.

Back to the crown prince's second brother, at this time should think of another period of history. The abandoned prince of the Eastern Han Dynasty should have the best fate in all previous dynasties.

In the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were three incidents of abolishing the Prince, namely, Emperor Guangwu abolished Prince Liu Qiang of the East China Sea, Prince Zhang abolished Prince Qinghe and Prince Liu Bao of Andi. These three men, Liu Bao later succeeded to the throne with the help of eunuchs. Although the other two didn't have a chance to get the throne, they also got a satisfactory and decent ending, unlike the abandoned princes in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Second brother probably has a goal in mind.

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One can't step into the same river twice. Unless this person is the second brother.

The second brother obviously misjudged Kangxi's love and tolerance for him, and the "* * *" in the last six months didn't make him learn at all. He relapsed, openly ganged up for personal gain, and even teamed up with Tochchi and others to force Kangxi to step down as soon as possible.

Kangxi was very angry and the consequences were very serious.

Kangxi summoned the minister of civil and military affairs and said, I hand-picked you all. You have been in favor for fifty years, and now you are still on the side of the crown prince. What do you want?

Before Kangxi executed Tuo, Tuo was lucky enough to fall ill and die. Such a natural death was not enough to quell Kangxi's anger. Kangxi ordered him to "file the corpse and raise it to ashes, and not to be buried."

Just now, the Crown Prince of the Qing Dynasty was abolished again.

In the fifty-first year of Kangxi (17 12), another heavy news was thrown into the core circle of imperial power and exploded.

This time, Kangxi smiled without tears. A strong old father was trained in this way.

▲ Portrait of Er Yin Ge.

Second brother, the whole family moved back to Xian 'an Palace. This large family includes the history of Di Fujin, a dozen of Bian Fujin, and a bunch of nameless women. Second brother has nowhere to vent his energy. After ten years in Xian 'an Palace, these women gave birth to 12 babies for him. He has had 26 children all his life. )

Later, Xian 'an Palace was overcrowded. The eunuch had to discuss with the Ministry of Internal Affairs whether the frequency of defecation can be changed from once a month to twice a month.

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On November 13th, the sixty-first year of Kangxi (1722), Emperor Kangxi died. Fourth brother Yin Zhen succeeded to the throne.

What is the mood of the second brother who is listening to the baby crying in Xian 'an Palace?

He should remember another abandoned prince in history, Yong Yang, the eldest son of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty.

Yong Yang has a strong personality and ability, and is the legal heir of the empire, so he is widely loved by officials and enjoys a high reputation. On the winter solstice, his father, Emperor Wendi Sui, found that he actually received congratulations from officials like the Emperor in the East Palace. The bad blood between father and son was buried.

At this time, his younger brother Yang Guang, who later ascended the throne by acting, began to perform at the level of film emperor. While pretending to be filial in front of parents, pretending to be simple and cheating in the name of filial piety; While bribing the powerful minister Su Yang, he spread rumors that the Crown Prince Yong Yang was seeking a visa, hoping that the emperor would die early.

Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, as an enemy, finally abolished Yong Yang and made Yang Guang a prisoner.

Yong Yang refused to plead guilty, climbed up the tree and shouted, hoping that his father could hear his plea.

Emperor Wendi of Sui thought it was a madman's call.

Three or four years later, Emperor Wendi died. Yang guang gave Yong Yang a false imperial edict of death.

▲ Emperor Yang Di Yang Guang

In Xian 'an Palace, the second brother must be sighing. Life in Yong Yang is terrible. He may still be a little uneasy, afraid that his familiar fourth brother is also the best actor.

The second brother will remember that when his emperor was in conflict with the eldest son party and the eighth son party, the fourth brother was a detached person. After he was first abolished, only his fourth brother repeatedly protected him in front of Kangxi.

These beautiful impressions, will also be Yang Guang's performance, adding points for dad?

With this question, the second brother came to the end of his life. At the end of the second year of Yin Zhen's succession, the second brother left, not giving death, but dying.

Before he died, he should thank Fourth Brother for not killing him, so that he could somehow live to be Liu Qiang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, not Yong Yang in the Sui Dynasty.

Nearly 300 years after the death of the second brother, in 20 13 AD, a real estate development company dug a building in Cao Zhuang, Yangzhou, and dug up the tomb of Emperor Yang Di Yang Guang.

Yangzhou people are good at gossip and say four things: "It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years;" Revenge of the Prince is never too late. "