The Ming dynasty was the most successful dynasty to implement the eldest son inheritance system, with the most heirs as the eldest son, but what was the elected emperor like?
There are many disadvantages in the eldest son inheritance system, and Yong Zhengdi pioneered the secret storage system.
After the Qing dynasty entered the customs, the eldest son inheritance system was not particularly valued because of the differences in the concepts of various ethnic groups and the lessons of the previous dynasties. Only Emperor Kangxi, out of nostalgia for his first wife, Queen hershey, made his eldest son, who had just turned one year old, a crown prince, with high hopes. Because the storage was done too early, Kangxi lived too long, and the third son became the target of public criticism, although Kangxi deliberately took sides. In this brutal power struggle, Yin Zhen, the fourth brother who has been standing behind Yin Ren, is the winner.
During the reign of Kangxi, nine sons succeeded to the throne, which was the most important struggle for the throne in history. Yongzheng, who experienced the struggle for the throne, was deeply saddened. In order to prevent future generations from repeating the same mistakes, he established a secret storage system to ensure the stable succession of the Qing dynasty throne.
The so-called secret storage system means that the emperor no longer declared the crown prince before his death, but put the storage letter in front of the minister? Aboveboard? After the plaque, after the emperor died, the ministers took it out and read who was the prince, so who was the new Qing emperor.
This system greatly reduces the scene of killing brothers because of seizing the office, and also avoids many social problems.
In fact, Yong Zhengdi's choice of Li Hong as his successor has already broken through the shackles of the eldest son inheritance system. Although Yongzheng had no son at that time, among the illegitimate children, Hongshi, who was older than Li Hong, was still alive. Why did Yongzheng give up Redstone and choose Li Hong as his successor?
Li Hong was clever since childhood and was loved by Kangxi's lovely grandson.
Li Hong was favored by Emperor Kangxi since he was a child, so Yong Zhengdi naturally paid more attention to Li Hong. That year, when Yong Zhengdi was a prince, he once organized a party in Yuanmingyuan. At that party, he introduced Li Hong to Emperor Kangxi.
When Emperor Kangxi saw Li Hong, he couldn't hide his feelings. On the one hand, Emperor Kangxi was old, and when he saw his grandson, he naturally showed deep affection. On the other hand, Li Hong was handsome, polite and educated, and his words showed his knowledge, which naturally attracted the attention of Emperor Kangxi.
At that time, Emperor Kangxi wanted Li Hong's birthday. After calculation, it shows that Li Hong lived a rich and auspicious life, which made Emperor Kangxi very happy, so he received Li Hong's education and upbringing in the palace. At that time, only the son of the emperor could enjoy this honor, which was undoubtedly a great honor for Li Hong, who was very young.
It is true that unofficial history and even Yong Zhengdi were able to ascend to the throne because of Kangxi's love for Li Hong. This statement is not credible, but Li Hong's comprehensive quality is definitely higher than Li Hong's, and Yong Zhengdi should also have taken a fancy to Li Hong's intelligence and elegant upbringing, so he recommended Li Hong in front of Kangxi. It can be seen that the young Li Hong is not only loved by his grandfather, but also by Yongzheng.
Hongshi himself is dishonest and has an affair with the Eight Ye Party.
After Yongzheng acceded to the throne, he accepted Hongshi as the Eight Emperors, which shows that Hongshi must have broken Yong Zhengdi's heart.
After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he gradually began to suppress it? Eight Kings Party? The power of. He first began to look for the political problems of the old eight Yin Yi, then weakened Yin Yi's rights and began to disintegrate his followers in North Korea. Finally, he was imprisoned and executed.
In this process, Yong Zhengdi was disgusted and disgusted with Redstone's unnatural compassion because of his pity for the Eight Kings. Yongzheng felt betrayed by his son, and Hongshi felt that Yongzheng was a sinner who liked to kill people, which made Yongzheng very disappointed.
Secondly, after Yong Zhengdi's secret storage, he made Li Hong sacrifice instead of himself. In the eyes of discerning people, the future emperor must be Li Hong. But for Hiro, of course, he didn't want the throne to fall to his younger brother, so he had to seek asylum, so he set his eyes on his eighth uncle Yin Gui, hoping to help him ascend to the throne with his strength.
Yong Zhengdi saw all this from his eyes, because he was so disappointed with Redstone. So, before long, Yong Zhengdi took this opportunity to adopt Yin Gui. If it weren't for Yong Zhengdi's heartbreak, how could he give his children to his former political rival Lao Ba for adoption?
Therefore, Yong Zhengdi doesn't like Redstone for his own reasons. Because of jealousy and greed for power, Hongshi wants to unite with his uncle Wang to suppress his younger brother, so he has nothing to miss.