The most promising prince of Emperor Qianlong was his fifth son Yongqi. Unfortunately, Yongqi only lived 25 years old, but if Yongqi had not died young, he could have inherited the throne and would have become the leader of the Qing Dynasty. A master of resurgence in history.
Yongqi’s biological mother was Concubine Yu. Concubine Yu was from the Mongolian ethnic group. However, she only gave birth to one heir to Emperor Qianlong in her life, namely King Yongqi of Rongqing. It can be seen that Concubine Yu was not very favored at that time, but Concubine Yongqi was not very favored at that time. Qi was favored by Emperor Qianlong entirely because he was very good. As we all know, the Qing Dynasty was very strict on the education of princes, so the educational level of the princes of the Qing Dynasty was not low, and naturally there would be no emperors like the Ming Dynasty emperors who could not recognize all the characters.
The fifth elder brother Yongqi is the one with outstanding academic performance among the princes. He is proficient in three languages ??and is also good at riding and shooting. Filial piety, once there was a fire in the Old Summer Palace Jiuzhou Qingyan Hall, at that time the fifth elder brother Yongqi ran out of the Old Summer Palace Jiuzhou Qingyan Hall with Emperor Qianlong on his back. This shows his filial piety, but also the courage of the fifth elder brother Yongqi. After all Entering a fire scene alone to save others, most people may not necessarily have the courage to do it. This is somewhat similar to Emperor Qianlong's behavior when he was a child. He was calm and regal in the face of danger.
So Emperor Qianlong loved his fifth elder brother Yongqi very much. If he could succeed to the throne, he would definitely be able to eliminate the corruption in the officialdom at that time, and he could also lead the Qing Dynasty back on the path of making the country rich and powerful. With Yongqi's resourcefulness and courage, he will definitely be able to better govern the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Jiaqing was mediocre in his life and did not make many achievements, so his talents could barely make him a conservative king. But if it was Yongqi, it would be very possible. The Qing Dynasty will embark on the road to rejuvenation.