Prince of the Qing Dynasty

"At that time, the war was stalemate, and the San Francisco occupied almost half of the world. Wu Sangui's slogan of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty made the people of the world fluctuate. Even the capital was a little unstable. I was even prepared. Once The situation worsens, and I will send my troops south to prepare for the conquest. If I leave the capital, the capital will be empty, and villains will take advantage of the void. At this time, I need someone who is equal to me in status to sit in the capital. It is reassuring."

Kangxi was silent for a while, and then said, "Originally, this person must belong to the Empress Dowager. But I had a concern at the time. If something happened during my personal conquest, Guozuo would have nothing to inherit, and I am afraid it would cause chaos. I am away from home. I can't fight with peace of mind. At that time, the suggestion given to me by the ministers was to choose a reliable auxiliary minister to supervise the country. If something unexpected happened, the auxiliary minister and the ministers who discussed the government would jointly elect a new one from among my princes. The emperor is here. But I don’t want to appoint ministers to assist the government. The power of the ministers is too great, and they can even choose a successor. This is not a good thing. Therefore, I did not agree to them.”

After hearing what Kangxi said, Yinreng remained silent.Kangxi managed to get rid of Oboi with great difficulty and took all the power into his own hands, how could he be willing to appoint another assistant minister?Even if he wants to go out to fight, he still needs to be in power.Even if Kangxi had no choice but to agree, Xiaozhuang would definitely not agree to this approach.

After Shunzhi left, Kangxi was still young, Xiao Zhuang set up four auxiliary ministers under the Two Yellow Banners and the Zhengbai Banner to assist the young master and take charge of the government in order to consolidate the imperial power. Now that the government has been returned to Kangxi, why bother?It's a pity that the ministers of the Eight Banners of Manchuria can't get rid of the old ideas in their minds. They always think that the emperor can't have sex, so it's up to the ministers to help.This is not the time when the Eight Great Baylors are co-governing. Kangxi, who is dedicated to gathering imperial power, will never disperse power to the courtiers of the upper three banners.

"So Huang Ama directly ordered me to be the crown prince, so as to relieve future worries?"

Kangxi smiled: "Actually, although I didn't agree to your mother's request before she left, I have been considering it all the time. From Emperor Taizong to the first emperor, there has never been a precedent for a son to be a prince. The inheritance of our Manchus is the same as The Han people are different. But after nearly 30 years of entering the customs, I have been thinking, since the Han people can establish the eldest son as the prince, and have continued this system for nearly 2000 years, why can’t we Manchus learn? With you as the crown prince, there is hope for the succession of Guo Zuo, and I can feel at ease, and the people of the world can also be at peace. After all, your identity is there, you are my son-in-law, and if you are crowned prince, all the Han people in the world will be convinced."

"So, after your first birthday, I canonize you as the crown prince to reassure the hearts of the world and prove that we have a successor to the Qing Dynasty, and we are not afraid that there will be no inheritance in the future."

Yinreng silently moved his numb legs, stared at Empress Renxiao's coffin for a while, and then said in a low voice: "My son knows that the day Ama made me the crown prince, it was Brother Chenghu's. birthday."

No matter what the reason was, a year later, Yinfeng was still canonized as the prince, and Queen Renxiao's last wish was still fulfilled.

Kangxi hummed, and said softly: "I was a year late. I specially chose that day. Chenghu's fortune was poor and he didn't grow up. I have regrets in my heart. Your mother-in-law didn't see you canonize the crown prince. I feel ashamed in my heart, I chose this day to reassure your mother-in-law. I want to tell her that I will double my love for Chenghu to you."

Yinreng sighed lightly: "Ama has treated us with good intentions."

"You can understand these things now, and my painstaking efforts are not in vain,"

Kangxi said, "You asked me just now, when I made you the prince, did I encounter some resistance and opposition. Now I can tell you that there is no resistance, but there is opposition. Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, every emperor has As long as the intention of establishing a reserve is revealed, it will never come true, and it will encounter all kinds of opposition and resistance. Therefore, none of these emperors was born by the Queen of the Central Palace. Even the My mother was only the concubine of the first emperor. We Manchus do not have the rules of the Han people. To be an emperor must be virtuous and talented, or be elected by the ministers of the Eight Banners. It was decided after the discussion. Therefore, I will make you the crown prince just because you are my son-in-law. There are many people who are dissatisfied. However, because the empress dowager supports me, those who are dissatisfied dare not act rashly. The sound is also very weak, but it’s not gone.”

"One more thing, the situation was too critical at that time, and they couldn't tolerate their objections, so I was able to directly appoint you as the crown prince."

Yinfeng knew that the situation at that time must be bad, but he didn't expect it to be so bad: "Then according to Huang Ama, no one will support you to make me the prince?"

"Of course there is. Suo'etu supports it, and the ministers of the Shangsanqi naturally support it,"

Kangxi said, "In addition to them, there are Hanchens. The Hanchens have clearly told me at that time that they think that the crown prince must be established, not only must be established, but you must be established. It is exactly Because of what they said to me, I made up my mind to imitate the Han system and make you the crown prince."

Yinfeng pursed his lips and thought silently, Suo'etu was his uncle, and Suo'etu would naturally benefit the most from being established as the prince. He would definitely not object, but would only try his best to facilitate it.The Shangsanqi is the emperor's own general. As a loyal follower of Kangxi, no matter what decision Kangxi makes, the ministers of the Shangsanqi will have no objection.

"Then, do the Hanchens all support Huang Ama in making me the crown prince?"

"It's not entirely true when you say that, but even if they don't really support it, at least they don't hold an opposing attitude," Kangxi said, "At that time, only two people made such a suggestion to me. I think these two people's ideas should be quite different. It can represent the thoughts of the Hanchens."

Without waiting for Yinfeng to ask again, Kangxi directly revealed the identities of these two people: "One is Xiong Cilu, a scholar of Wuyingdian University at that time, and the other is Wang Xi, a scholar of Baohedian University, who was then Shangshu of the Ministry of War. Xiong Cilu When Lu was in the eighth year of Kangxi, he told me that I should imitate the Han system, hold sutra feasts and set up daily life commentary officials. Later, when Chenghu was born, he also advised me to follow the Han system of making the eldest son the prince, so that I Li Chenghu as the crown prince. I did not agree to his last request at the time. Later, when the situation in the world was turbulent in the 14th year of Kangxi, Xiong Cilu persuaded me to make the crown prince. This time, I accepted him, and it was because of this that I made him the crown prince. Promoted from a Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy to a Bachelor of Wuyingdian."

"After the San Francisco rebellion, Wang Xi suggested to me that Wu Yingxiong, Wu Sangui's son, and Wu Shilin, his grandson, should be executed, so as to break Wu Sangui's thoughts, and also to show the court's determination to fight against Wu Sangui, so as to show that they would never agree with each other. I also adopted his opinion. Although it was difficult, I decreed to kill Wu Yingxiong and his son Wu Shilin. At that time, Wang Xi made two suggestions, one was to cut off Wu Sangui's bloodline; Crown Prince. With this killing and establishment, everyone in the world can see the determination of the Qing Dynasty to kill Wu Sangui, and the confidence of the Qing Dynasty to extend its descendants. Wang Xi told me at the time that only these two things were done. , the Qing Dynasty will surely win, and it can also win back the people who were floating after Wu Sangui's rebellion."

Kangxi touched Yinreng's head, and said slowly: "Yinreng, I tell you this in front of your mother-in-law, to let you understand that it is really not easy for you to be crowned prince. However, I finally I have given you an explanation, Erniang. I also hope that you understand that we Manchus do not have the rule of making the eldest son the crown prince. It is I who set this precedent. There is no difference between concubines. It’s just that after entering the customs, after a long time, for the sake of saying that the Manchu and Han are one, you have to follow the rules of the Han people. So you have to know that many people in the Eight Banners are not Convinced, they don't value your status as a legitimate son at all. In the eyes of the Han people, the status of a noble and noble son cannot suppress the Manchus. You still have to rely on your own ability to convince them. You understand what I mean mean?"

Kangxi's words made Yinreng feel the heavy pressure for the first time. He knew that the road of being a prince would be difficult, and he had already made full mental preparations, but he did not expect that the road of being a prince would be so difficult. easy to go.Kangxi mercilessly uncovered that layer of fig leaf and halo circle, which made Yinreng once again deeply realize the fact that he is struggling alone.

The prince in history was violent and violent later, which caused the dissatisfaction of the elder brothers and the people of the Eight Banners to rise up and attack him. Even Kangxi was chilled by the prince's actions and insisted on abolishing him. The Hanchens who recommended him were also frightened by this prince, right?Naturally, when the crown prince was abolished, he would never come out and say a word of defense for the abolished prince.What's more, in such a complex court environment like the Qing Dynasty, the Han officials knew that they were no more respectable than the Manchu ministers. Even if they said something to defend, Kangxi would not only not accept it, but would anger them instead.

In such a situation, it is natural for the Hanchens to keep silent and protect themselves wisely.

Yinfeng thought silently, if he could make all the Hanchens continue to support him, and then convince all the ministers, would the result be different in the future?

"My son understands what Ama means. From now on, my son can only rely on himself." Having said this, Yinfeng felt really uncomfortable.

Kangxi shook his head, tightened the big hands on Yinreng's shoulders, then let Yinreng face him, pressed the back of his head with his big hands, pressed Yinreng into his arms, and looked at Hesheli On the coffin, he said in a deep voice: "No, you still have me. Yinfeng, you must always remember that it was I who ruled out all opinions and appointed you as the prince. The only person you can trust in this world is There is me. And the only person I can trust is you."

The one I rely on is heaven, and the one I trust is the crown prince.

Kangxi's words were too familiar, and he knew that his eyes were red in Kangxi's firm embrace. He was moved by Kangxi's fist and father's love, but he had to remind himself to be sober. When he grew up, he had to separate At Quan's age, would Kangxi still treat him wholeheartedly?