There is a reason why Yongzheng’s biological mother protested against Yongzheng’s succession to the throne.
Among the 12 emperors of the Qing Dynasty, the most cold-blooded and ruthless was Yongzheng, because there are many unfavorable legends about Yongzheng among the people, such as "forcing his mother to death", "killing brothers", "tampering with imperial edicts", etc. , even the death of Yongzheng is shrouded in mystery. Among all the charges of "treason and injustice", Yongzheng's "forcing his biological mother to death" is the most unacceptable. Ancient Confucianism puts "filial piety" first. As an emperor, why did Yongzheng regard the relationship between his biological mother and his biological mother as the most unacceptable? Why is it so tense?
It is recorded in many historical books that the relationship between Emperor Yongzheng and his biological mother, Concubine De, was not particularly good. Emperor Yongzheng's biological mother was very partial to the Fourteenth Prince, but she ignored Yongzheng. Even though Yongzheng often came to visit him in the palace, his mother De Fei rarely responded, as if Yongzheng was not him. Like his biological son, what is going on? Seventy-two concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards? These are all used to describe the emperor's harem. This shows how many beautiful women the emperor had in his life, and how difficult it is for the concubines to survive in the harem. Under such circumstances, there was a woman in the Qing palace who stood like an evergreen tree in the emperor's harem. She was Yongzheng's biological mother, De Fei, Wu Ya. Wu Ya gave birth to Yinzhen as a palace maid, and was named a Virtuous Concubine the following year. There were regulations in the Qing Dynasty that women with low status in the harem were not qualified to raise the prince, even if they were biological sons. Unfortunately, Wu Ya Yashi's status at that time was not qualified to raise Yinzhen.
At that time, Kangxi's second queen had just passed away, and Concubine Tong Jia was the most respected one in the harem, so Yinzhen was able to be raised by Concubine Tong Jia's side. Concubine Tong Jia had no children in her life, but she raised many princes, all of whom were dedicated and loving. In particular, Yinzhen was the first child to be raised by her side, and she regarded her as her own. Yinzhen later succeeded to the throne, more or less with the help of others. The light of Tong Jia's mother clan.
Yinzhen has a close relationship with his adoptive mother, Tong Jia, but is very alienated from his biological mother, Wu Ya. Since Yinzhen was raised under Tong Jia’s lap, he is no longer considered Wu Ya’s child and cannot see each other often. , it is nature for children to kiss whomever they are with;
Another very important reason is that Yongzheng was separated from his biological mother since he was a child, so he has some perverse personalities. Shang always looked calm and solemn, but in fact he was still very frightened in his heart. Therefore, every time he met her, he would never have a pleasant time. It felt like he was always resenting himself for sending her away when she was young and ignorant. ?
And Yongzheng was not good at explaining, which led to the growing misunderstanding between the two. Concubine De even worried that Yongzheng would turn herself into a commoner after he came to power. Therefore, Concubine De also tried every means to put the Fourteenth Prince in the position. In his later years, Kangxi held both the Fourteenth Prince and the Fourth Prince in high regard. However, Concubine De believed that the Fourteenth Prince would be the final winner, but who knew that Yongzheng would counterattack in the end.
Therefore, many unofficial histories record that Concubine De told people everywhere that Yongzheng used unfair means to win the throne. She still had no good feelings towards Yongzheng who had become the emperor, but Yongzheng ignored the past grudges. , and even made her the empress dowager. Everyone said that Yongzheng was ruthless and implemented the policy of using violence to counter violence from the beginning. However, he could be said to be extremely tolerant towards Concubine De, who had been at odds with him for a long time.