Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 287 How Much Property Does He Shen Have?

Yongzheng succeeded to the throne and became emperor through nine sons seizing the throne. It can be said that the road is dangerous and he has to go every step of the way.

It is unexpected.

As an emperor with a good historical reputation, how could Kangxi allow this to happen?

To know.

One by one the princes are vying for the throne, fighting openly and secretly by all means, which will cause turmoil in the court!
Regarding this, Lin Feng also asked straightforwardly, "Senior Kangxi, this junior dares to ask, why did you allow many sons to compete for the throne in ten thousand years? Let them form cliques for personal gain, but always let them go? Let the court be smoky, let The people suffer in all kinds of ways?"

Yongzheng's original words were not angry words.

If it weren't for him, the emperor who connected the past and the future, he would make drastic reforms and die exhausted in the post of emperor.

How can the national oak of the Qing Dynasty last for more than 200 years?

As soon as this word comes out.

The eyes of the other 11 Qing emperors all turned to Kangxi.

"Nurhachi: Great-grandson Xuanye, don't hide anything, don't lie to your ancestors, tell the truth!"

"Huang Taiji: You don't know that if the throne is suspended, it will cause turmoil in the court?"

"Shunzhi: Prince, you succeeded to the throne at the age of six and sat on the supreme throne for sixty years. Are you really old and confused? If you don't understand internal friction, it will exacerbate the demise of the Qing Dynasty?"

The first three emperors of the Qing Dynasty.

They were all Kangxi's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, so the tone of the three of them was filled with cold questioning.

Especially Nurhachi, who almost pointed to his nose and asked questions.

Once Kangxi gave the wrong answer.

Lin Feng had reasons to believe that if Kangxi was going to suffer, at least a family law service would be unavoidable.

As for the subsequent emperors, they dare not make mistakes.

"Qianlong: Grandpa, to be honest, my father has done a good job in the matter of the heir to the throne. He escorted his grandson all the way and directly stated to the world that I, Hongli, is the prince and the future heir of the Qing Dynasty. So grandson When he ascended the throne, he was able to hand over power smoothly without any disturbances."

"Jiaqing: Grandfather, forgive the offense to the grandchildren, why didn't you stop the change of today's succession?"

"Daoguang: Old Ancestor, is there any unavoidable reason for this?"

"Xianfeng: It must be. The old ancestor is a generation of Mingjun. Although he is old, his heart is like a mirror, and he can see through all the truths in the world. He is by no means comparable to those confused old people."

a time.

Kangxi became the protagonist of this "unsolved mystery".

Everyone is waiting for an answer.

However, Kangxi faltered and hesitated, still unable to explain why.

This time.

As his descendants, Qianlong, Jiaqing and other emperors, in order to ease the embarrassing atmosphere, chatted again and again.

About the meaning.

When Qianlong and Jiaqing were in power, they all became emperors smoothly without any disturbance.

Can this compare?
Yongzheng devoted all his life to his career, and he didn't have many sons at all!

Jiaqing was similar. His own brothers were more mentally handicapped than the other. When he was elected emperor, he was already the tallest among the dwarfs.

The more these juniors say this.

The more it made Kangxi's face ugly, he was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig out three rooms and two halls in place.

why?
You guys became the emperor smoothly, but my son Yinzhen experienced nine sons vying for the throne. Doesn't this mean that I, Kangxi, am a foolish emperor?
The host, Lin Feng, was not in a hurry, and let Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang and the others gossip.

in fact.

He also wants to know the real answer hidden in history.

Why exactly?
Will Kangxi ignore the turmoil of the Qing Dynasty and let his many sons greedy for the throne, almost causing a crisis of subjugation?

To be honest, Kangxi was the second emperor after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and he was also an accomplished emperor.

Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of six and reigned for 61 years, making him one of the longest reigning emperors in Chinese history.

During the reign of Kangxi, the transformation of the Qing Dynasty from "a hundred wastes waiting to be rejuvenated" at the beginning of entering the customs to "the prosperous age of Kangxi" was completed.

Kangxi did several major things in his life.

——The courage and courage shown by Kangxi, a young man who captured Obai, consolidated the stability of the imperial power and the foundation of Kangxi's pro-government
——Ping San Francisco young Kangxi is almost equivalent to beating the country again, stabilizing the unity of the country.

——The recovery of Taiwan will last for thousands of years.

——Suppressing Galdan consolidated the territory of the Qing Dynasty.

But in his later years, Kangxi showed obvious signs of being "tiring of government affairs" and "leniency in government affairs". It was against this background that the nine sons seized the throne.

Nine sons seize the heir, of course, refers to the fierce competition among Kangxi's nine sons surrounding the "position of prince".

The nine princes are: eldest elder brother Yinfeng, second elder brother Yinreng, third elder brother Yinzhi, fourth elder brother Yinzhen, eighth elder brother Yinhu, ninth elder brother Yinyu, tenth elder brother Yin, and thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang, the fourteenth elder brother Yinti.

The nine princes, either formed their own faction or formed an alliance, took turns to fight, and each fought for the crown prince.

Among them, the eldest elder brother Yinyi and the third elder brother Yinzhi formed their own school.

The fourth elder brother Yinzhen and the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang formed an alliance.

The eighth elder brother Yinhu, the ninth elder brother Yinyu, the tenth elder brother Yinyu, and the fourteenth elder brother Yinhu form a group, which is the famous "Ba Ye Party".

But the fourteenth elder brother Yinti was successfully "fooled" by Kangxi, and later broke away from the Baye Party and worked on his own-he thought that Kangxi gave him a "hint of passing on the throne".

According to the information found by Lin Feng.

There are three main reasons for this situation.

One:

The crown prince was established too early, and Kangxi's reign was too long, which made the "trembling" crown prince Yinfeng impatient, and at the same time he became less and less confident.

The prince Yinfeng has lived in the shadow of his father for a long time. After more than 30 years of hard work, there is no sign that his father is about to let go, and he seems to be "more active and more energetic".Yinfeng's mentality will undergo a fundamental change, so he will start to "behave" and become less and less like a prince.

The prince had something wrong, so he gave the princes a chance.To bring down the prince has become the common wish of these princes. It can be said that this prince is surrounded by enemies and his father is becoming more and more unpopular.

On the one hand, he was not up to date, and on the other hand, "the wall was overthrown and everyone pushed", this Yinfeng who had been the prince for nearly 40 years was finally abolished, and he was abolished twice.

Second:

Kangxi is too capable of living, and too capable of giving birth.During Kangxi's life, he gave birth to 35 sons, and 24 of them survived.By the late Kangxi period, his sons had grown up and many of them had begun to start their teeth and build government offices.

The princes who have entered the officialdom have established their own "small circles" through managing the government, and they all have more or less followers. On the premise of having political capital and network resources, I want these princes to have no unreasonable ideas It just seemed too naive.

Third:

That is, Kangxi did have many capable sons.It can be described as a fight between dragons and tigers.After Kangxi deposed the prince for the second time, he seemed hesitant and vacillating about the candidate for the crown prince and the method of establishing the crown prince, which would further arouse the enthusiasm of the princes to seize the heir.

In the event of the nine sons seizing the heir, following the two princes being abolished, the eighth prince Yinhu who was keen on fighting for the heir was one of the princes who were abandoned by Kangxi very early. After the second crown prince was abolished, the elder brother Yinxu was imprisoned, and the eighth elder brother Yinhu was also deprived of the title of "Baile".But in the 58th year (59th year?) of Kangxi, the title of "Baylor" was restored.

This vacillation in Kangxi's later years objectively aggravated the intensity of the princes' internal struggles.

at this time.

The elderly Kangxi did not answer.

It was Yongzheng who stood up, "Father, when I, Yinzhen, succeeded to the throne, the treasury only had 800 million taels of silver?"

Once again, don't reveal the old truth, Kangxi will lose all face.

Raising his skinny arms, he was about to teach himself a lesson for his unfilial son, and then, there was another famous scene of "father's kindness and son's filial piety".

"Xinzhen, tell me, how much imperial treasury did you leave for my grandson after you died?" Kangxi wanted to fight back.

Neither can he.

The body is old, the spirit is weak, and it is not the posture of the prime of life.

For his son Yongzheng, he would definitely not be able to beat him, and he would not be able to scold him.

This is also a little trick played by Lin Feng. Using the system to move the stars, it is the gray-haired Kangxi who is in his old age.

Yongzheng said, "I left at least 6000 million taels of silver in the imperial treasury for Hongli."

Hesitation and vanity play tricks!

Elder Shiquan continued, "Yong Yan, tell me, how much treasury money can I leave for you?"

Yong Yan is Jiaqing.

Jiaqing smiled brilliantly, "Father left Yong Yan with a big greed and embarrassment."

Speaking of which.

Lin Feng couldn't help asking, "Senior Jiaqing, this junior is confused. How much property did He Shen have when he was confiscated?"

He Shen was a great celebrity in the Qing Dynasty.

He can definitely be regarded as a huge greed in the Qing Dynasty, even the biggest greed in ancient feudal history. According to historical records, his property made the state treasury, which was in deficit at that time, rich for decades.

Jiaqing replied, "There are 2 million taels of property that can be valued, and there are countless people who cannot be valued."

Lin Feng said, "According to later generations, the most exaggerated statement is that He Shen's family property is more than 20 billion taels, is it possible?"

But Jiaqing said, "To be specific, it is impossible to settle the matter."

Can't Heshen's family property be calculated by manpower?What a terrifying number?

Jiaqing said again, "Although He Shen died, he made countless preparations before he died. I, Yong Yan, have been arranging manpower for the first ten years of my reign, and secretly investigating, but I can't find out all the time..."

Lin Feng, "Heshen's family property is equivalent to how much annual income of the imperial court?"

Jiaqing, "Perhaps, not less than the total fiscal revenue of the imperial court for 15 years."

Lin Feng felt relieved, "Even if He Shen lives 200 years later, I'm afraid he will definitely be the richest man in the world."

While discussing.

Nurhachi's face darkened, "Xuan Ye, you haven't explained why you allowed the nine sons to seize the heir, which almost caused the destruction of the Qing Dynasty?"

as the first founder.

Naturally, he cares more about the country he has worked so hard to build.

How can we tolerate descendants and destroy the country?
Facing the severe reprimand from his ancestors, the elder Kangxi knelt down in panic and began to explain the reasons for his difficulties one by one.

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(End of this chapter)