flstandardbreds Chapter 130 The Incompetent Old Yin?
Chapter 130 The Incompetent Old Yin?
The Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty
At this time, Yinzhen was still causing trouble in the Northwest. He had no idea that his future would be so tragic!
Then he laughed self-deprecatingly, saying that people say it's rare to be muddleheaded, but he had been muddleheaded for most of his life.
He was ridiculed as a child, and his father was not close to him. From that time on, he vowed to be better than anyone else!
But what has he been doing for most of his life?!
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On the other hand, Lin Ke felt that if these princes hadn't gotten involved in the struggle for the throne, they might not have ended up in such a tragic state. However, Yongzheng's eldest son, Qianlong, would exonerate them!
"Let's continue talking about the tenth prince. In later generations, some works will describe this history of the struggle for the throne among the nine princes. The ninth and tenth princes are usually called the 'poisonous ninth prince' or the 'good-for-nothing tenth prince'."
The Great Qing Dynasty, the Viper, Prince Yin Tang: ...
The Qing Dynasty's Incompetent Prince Yin: Why do you call me an incompetent fool?!
"However, these are just fabrications by later generations. The historical Ten Greats were certainly not like this."
"So, back to the tenth prince, Yinzhen, he was born in the twentieth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. His mother, Niohuru, was a Noble Consort. At that time, the Qing Dynasty's system of bestowing titles upon consorts was very strict. You should know that there is only one word difference between a Consort and a Noble Consort, but their status is worlds apart."
"So the tenth prince can also be said to have a prominent maternal family. In addition, Emperor Kangxi himself actually paid a lot of attention to lineage, as can be seen from his treatment of the eighth prince. So Emperor Kangxi was quite fond of the tenth prince."
"A prince whose mother's family is prominent and whose father dotes on him, this child has been pampered since he was a child!"
A spoiled young master from the Tang Dynasty: This is worlds apart from the Eighth Prince!
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: On the importance of being born into the right family!
A peasant boy from the Song Dynasty: I'm tired of saying the word "envy"!
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"When Lao Shi was sixteen years old, Kangxi had already arranged a wife for him. This wife was Borjigit, the daughter of Prince Urjingalap of Mongolia."
"In fact, as you all know, the prominence of the tenth prince's mother's family is often not a basis for the emperor's decision, because no one wants the maternal relatives to interfere in politics and allow the Niohuru family to become too powerful."
"The most prominent example of interference in politics by maternal relatives is Wang Mang at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. He was the nephew of Empress Wang Zhengjun, the wife of Emperor Yuan of Han. He eventually usurped power and established the Xin Dynasty after being brought to power by maternal relatives. Later, Liu Xiu restored the Han Dynasty, which is known in history as the Eastern Han Dynasty."
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: ? ? ? My great Han has been split apart like this! ?
Huo Qubing, the Crown Prince: ? ? ?
Empress Wei Qing: ? ? ?
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che's face suddenly turned extremely gloomy. He couldn't believe that the Han Dynasty had just fallen apart like this!
For a moment, no one in the court dared to speak; everyone was silent as if trembling with fear. At this moment, many eyes turned to Wei Qing standing to the side.
General Wei, bearing the hopes of everyone, was about to say something when Liu Che suddenly flew into a rage. "What the hell! The empress's relatives are seizing power! And it turns out they really have risen to power!"
The Liu family doesn't have any descendants like that! It's infuriating!
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Back to the live broadcast room.
"What is particularly important is that the tenth prince's own abilities are rather mediocre. Yongzheng himself also said that he had studied for so many years but ultimately accomplished nothing. So this alone is not enough to support him in seizing the throne."
"This is why the tenth prince eventually turned to support the eighth prince. After all, just because he himself is not good does not mean that others are not good. Of course, the Niohuru clan also played a role in this."
"The Eighth Prince was supported by the military faction precisely because of his reputation for virtue. Because he was humble and gentle, he was more likely to compromise with the noble families than other princes. And you can understand the consequences of such compromises without me having to explain them."
A farming whiz from the Ming Dynasty: After studying for so many years, I haven't learned anything, hahaha!
A mediocre student from the Song Dynasty: This feels like it's targeting me!?
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"But actually, the relationship between the tenth prince and the eighth prince is not very good. Strictly speaking, he is not a member of the Eighth Prince's party."
“For example, in the 48th year of Kangxi’s reign, the eighth prince, the ninth prince, and the fourteenth prince were all Beizi, but the tenth prince was granted the title of Junwang. This made the ninth prince complain: ‘They demoted us by one rank and promoted them by one rank.’”
"It is evident that the Eighth Prince's faction did not consider the Tenth Prince as one of their own. Moreover, the title bestowed upon his son by Emperor Kangxi was quite special—[Prince Dun], which means honest and kind. In other words, Emperor Kangxi probably thought the Tenth Prince was an honest man."
A gossipy young man from the Tang Dynasty: With no worries about food and drink, how could someone raised like that not be innocent?!
A scion of a prominent family in the Ming Dynasty: In other words, he's a complete idiot, hahaha, it's hilarious!
Prince Dun of the Qing Dynasty, Yinzhen: ...
"Speaking of which, Kangxi had a good friend named Losang Danbei Gyaltsen, who was a living Buddha of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism at the time. This master had persuaded the Khalkha Mongols to submit to the Qing Dynasty, so Kangxi also appointed him as a Grand Lama. After that, this master lectured in the capital for more than ten years."
"In the sixty-first year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Master Luo, who was far away in Mongolia, learned of the death of his imperial friend and insisted on traveling from Mongolia to the capital to attend his good friend's funeral."
"At that time, Master Luo was already 88 years old. Not to mention that it was more than 300 years ago, even now, an elderly person of that age would have to be very careful when going out."
"As the saying goes, if there is no accident, there will be one. So this Living Buddha passed away in the first year of Yongzheng's reign at the age of 89. This was like throwing a hot potato to the fourth prince."
Fourth Prince Yongzheng: Who understands! I hadn't even warmed my seat yet! And the Mongolian gold nugget has ascended to heaven right here with me!
A scion of a prominent family in the Ming Dynasty: They must be quite good friends for someone so old to have to go out!
An old farmer from the Tang Dynasty: Wow! This guy's got some staying power!
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"Therefore, in order to maintain the stability of Mongolia and religion, the court must send a representative of the royal family to send Master Luo's remains back."
"And this task fell to the tenth prince, after all, he was the son-in-law of a Mongolian prince."
"Although he married the daughter of a Mongolian prince, he did not actually like his wife. We don't know why, and we can only speculate based on the children he had after the marriage."
"He had nine children in total. He had one with his Mongolian wife, and the rest were born to his concubines. Judging from this, he must have disliked his wife quite a bit."
"Therefore, it is speculated that he was not in a very good mood when this job fell to him."
"But there was nothing he could do. It was an order from the emperor, and he had to go whether he wanted to or not. So, according to the biography of Yunzhi in the Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, the tenth prince fell ill when he arrived in Zhangjiakou. He made an excuse that he was still sick and that the emperor had ordered him to come to the capital."
Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (speechless): ...
General Judy, the Northern Expeditionary General: Good heavens! No wonder he's called Prince Dun, he's squatting here without moving!
A young girl from the Ming Dynasty, who was just watching the drama unfold, said: "Hurry up and leave, that living Buddha's corpse must be rotting by now!"
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: ...! Why aren't you on your way yet...? %...
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"At that time, the court was unstable, so Emperor Yongzheng didn't pay much attention to him. However, he did allow him to rest, and some people came to urge him to leave quickly, saying that Master Luo's remains were of utmost importance!"
"I don't know what the tenth prince is thinking at this moment, but I'm very puzzled. This man truly lives up to his title of 'Prince Dun.' He just won't listen to the advice of those around him, and he insists on staying here no matter what, ruining this mission!"
"What, didn't you ever consider that the person lying in the coffin is your father's good friend? How could you treat him like this?"
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (in a rage): If I can't hit you, how can I not hit Yinzhi at this time?!
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: This guy really is an idiot, hahaha!
First Emperor: How could you be so inconsiderate when it comes to the face of the Qing Dynasty?!
Big-Handed Liu Zhuzhu: ? ? ? This guy is really stupid!
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"That's not all. What's more, he held up some kind of sacrificial ceremony while he was sick. The most important thing is that the prayer text mentioned the new Emperor Yongzheng. No emperor would have let you off the hook if that happened."
"Moreover, Emperor Yongzheng was a rather superstitious emperor. Our Zheng Ge, Zhu Zhu, and Er Feng at most took some pills, but they weren't superstitious about things like fortune telling."
First Emperor: ...Dark history!
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: Add one!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: ...
"Speaking of Emperor Yongzheng's superstition, one cannot help but mention that he selected his ministers based on their birth dates and times. It is said that he was also good at fortune telling and once even read the birth dates and times of his ministers. That's quite something!"
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: !!!
"So, when the Tenth Prince holds a ceremony like this, who knows if you're using witchcraft? And Yongzheng is such a superstitious person, so you think you've run into his trap!"
“Based on the behavior of the Tenth Prince, Yongzheng was very angry. At that time, the Eighth Prince was in charge of maintaining the relationship between the Manchus and the Mongols, so Yongzheng ordered the Eighth Prince to investigate the Tenth Prince.”
"As for the Eighth Prince, he probably didn't want the Tenth Prince to be convicted like this, so he wrote a letter in advance urging him to go to Mongolia as soon as possible."
"Unfortunately, Yongzheng found out about this, and he was furious. What, you, the Eighth Prince, have more influence than the Emperor? Why don't you take my throne?!"
"So the Eighth Prince was powerless to help. The final outcome was: the Tenth Prince was stripped of his title of Prince of the County, his possessions were revoked, his family property was confiscated, and he was sent back to the Imperial Clan Court for permanent imprisonment."
"When Yongzheng saw this, he was very sad. He said, 'I am also a man who values brotherhood. But since you, Prince Lian, have cleared my name, I have no choice but to grant your request!'"
A spoiled young master from the Tang Dynasty: I'm dying of laughter! This fourth brother is quite a talent, he's really funny!
A peasant girl from the Han Dynasty: This is what "being sentimental" means, hahaha!
A young girl from the Ming Dynasty, who was just observing the drama: So, all I want to know is whether Master Luo smells bad or not!?
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