In order to quell the conflict between the princes, Kangxi had adopted a series of high-pressure or appeasement measures. After several rounds of competition, they all failed. None of the princes had left their followers and abandoned their goals. The vacancy of the position of heir had instead stimulated their ambition to covet the position, and their activities became more frequent. The first to bear the brunt was still the Eighth Emperor Yunji.
After the re-establishment of Yunreng, although he was not promoted to Prince or King like the third son, fourth son, and seventh son of the emperor, he still restored his original title of Baylor. This showed that Xuan Ye's attitude towards him had changed. During the Spring Garden Crown Prince Selection Meeting, the ministers unanimously elected him as the Crown Prince. Although he failed, it also showed how extensive his influence was. Therefore, when he recovered from his punishment, he immediately went on a rampage with his henchmen to please Xuan Ye and win the support of society. They used a large sum of money to befriend Chen Fu and Li Kun, the eunuchs around Xuan Ye, and asked them to observe Xuan Ye's daily activities and emotional changes. They also created fishing boats everywhere for Xuan Ye to make Yunzhi the crown prince. His henchmen Yunji said to his disciples: People outside say that one of the three of me, the eighth master and the fourteenth master has a crown prince. Because of their activities, Ma Qi, the Grand Secretary who was dismissed after the Changchun Garden Conference, was reinstated in the 49th year of Kangxi and was in charge of Russian trade. Two years later, when he deposed the Crown Prince, he was appointed as the acting head of the House of Internal Affairs. Another important figure in the Yunhe Group, Kui Xu, was also promoted from Assistant Minister of Works to Censor of the Left Capital. Yunchen herself was even more active. He thought that he had been recommended by the courtiers, and if he was deposed, it would naturally be his turn to be the crown prince. Therefore, he could not hold back his desire to be the crown prince and rushed to Xuan Ye to test him. How can I walk now? I'd rather be bedridden.
Yunji Group's explicit activities worsened the relationship between Xuan Ye and Yunji. After testing Xuan Ye, Xuan Ye immediately scolded Yun Ju,"Yang Yunzhi is so arrogant that he doesn't know what kind of person he is.……You're just a Baylor. How can you say such things? Is this a test for me? Isn't it a great evil to think that Baylor has the idea of crossing the border, probing my body and making a report at will? After being reprimanded, Yunji did not give up. He desperately looked for an opportunity to challenge Xuan Ye. In November of the fifty-third year of Kangxi, Yunfu sent two dying eagles to Xuan Ye on the grounds of sending people to pay respects to the emperor's father. This incident angered Xuan Ye so much that he had a heart attack again. His heart palpitated in anger. He thought that Yunfu looked down on me and scolded Yunfu for being a cheap woman. He formed a clique with the rebels and traitors. He secretly committed evil and betrayed the way of the minister. Because he could not be appointed as the crown prince, he hated me to the bone and took such action. In his rage, Xuan Ye announced that he would cut off all ties with Yunchen and his son! Soon after, he ordered to stop the salary of Yunti and his guards. Although Xuan Ye still showed some degree of fatherly love to Yunji (such as Yunji suffering from typhoid fever, sending people to send medicine and restore his salary, silver and rice, etc.), it was just a symbolic gesture to prevent the ministers and future generations from saying that he was not kind. He had completely given up on Yunji, and Yunji gradually withdrew from the stage of competing for the throne.
Yunhe's withdrawal did not mean the end of the battle. The fourteenth son of the emperor, Yunhe, gradually gained Xuan Ye's appreciation and replaced Yunhe, making the center of the Eighth Son of the Emperor's Party change from Yunhe to Yunhe.
He is the brother of the emperor's fourth son. Xuan Ye's attitude towards Yunchen had always been uncertain and unpredictable. As mentioned earlier, when the first crown prince was abolished, Yun Ren offended Xuan Ye because of the fight for the throne. At that time, Yun Ren tried to protect Yun Ren and was almost killed by Xuan Ye. However, not long after, Xuan Ye ordered that all the three banners that were assigned to Yunzhi could be withdrawn and given to Yunzhi while imprisoning the eldest son of the emperor. After being severely punished, Yunfu became the biggest beneficiary of this incident. In the fifty-fifth year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, when the father and son relationship between Emperor Kangxi and Yunti had ended, he had clearly said that the fourteenth brother Yunti had always been in love with the eighth brother. This showed that he regarded Yunti and Yunti as one party. However, two years later, he unexpectedly appointed Yunchen as the new leader. General Fuyuan led 300,000 troops to Qinghai to crusade against the rebellion of the descendants of Galdan. Before the expedition, Xuan Ye specially ordered him to use the yellow flag and personally saluted to the hall. In Taihe Hall, a grand ceremony was held to confer the seal of the Great General. With the prince as the general to lead the army, it was still the same in Xuanye.：The first time. Yunfu's title was only as high as Bei Zi, so he should be treated according to Bei Zi. However, Xuan Ye made an exception and ordered him to use the yellow flag used by the emperor, which made Yunfu lead the army to fight on behalf of the emperor. All of these showed that Yunzhi was gradually appreciated by Xuan Ye. For a time, the government and the people saw this as a sign that Xuan Ye wanted to make Yunzhi the crown prince.
Yunfu himself naturally hopes to be the heir to the throne. Before he was appointed as the Great General, he had already made up his mind. When he summoned Cheng Wance, the disciple of Li Guangdi, a minister who was deeply favored by Xuan Ye, he respectfully greeted him with a high seat and called him Mr.("Dai Duo's memorial"). When he was on the expedition, he couldn't forget about the position of the Crown Prince and repeatedly reminded Yunzhi,"Imperial Father is old, good or bad, you must always give me information. After leading his troops to Xining, he asked the fortune-teller, Blind Zhang, to read his fortune. Blind Zhang flattered him and said that this life was the power of Yuan Wudang. It was precious beyond words. In the future, he would have the luck of the ninety-five gods. When he was thirty-nine years old, it would be very precious. Yunfu was very satisfied and praised Blind Zhang's words. He rewarded him with 20 taels of silver.
When Yunji's followers saw that Yunji's status had been raised, they also started to move. Yunji has spread the word that Yunji is both talented and virtuous. We brothers are not as good as him. He will definitely be a noble in the future. The emperor also values the 14th master's troops. The crown prince will definitely be his fishing wheel in the future. On the eve of Yunfu's expedition, Yunfu came to Yunfu's house again, talked secretly until the second or third watch, and sent people to give him tens of thousands of taels of silver. After Yunhe went to the west, his disciple Yao Zixiao was ordered to travel between Xining and the capital to deliver news to Yunhe. When Yunfu returned to the capital from Xining for the first time, Yunfu took the initiative to pay for the garden. They had high hopes for Yunji to become the crown prince, hoping that he would make great contributions and become the crown prince as soon as possible. Yunshi said bluntly: If the 14th master can be appointed crown prince, he will certainly listen to me. (Ibid.)
During the ten years when the throne was vacant, the emperor's fourth son, Yin Zhen, was also secretly actively forming cliques for personal gain. He knew that his father hated the prince for forming a clique, so his activities were more meticulous and were unknown to Xuan Ye. Like the other princes who had formed a clique, he not only firmly controlled his subordinates, but also roped in some of the nobles of the current dynasty. For example, Long Keduo, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Nian Gengyao, Governor of Sichuan, Fu Nai, Governor of Sichuan, Dai Duo, etc. were all important figures in Yinzhen Group. At the same time, he also made friends with all kinds of people who were useful to him in private. After Yinzhen became emperor, he said bluntly: When I was in the vassal state, because the mansion was close to the Berlin Temple, I once talked about the internal code with the monks in my spare time.
After the crown prince was deposed, Xuan Ye grew old and weak. The competition for the throne among the princes intensified. Although Yinzhen did not have any public activities, he was secretly worried about his future. His henchman Dai Duo read his mind and in a letter to him, he analyzed the situation in detail and proposed a solution: When the time is not yet determined, each of the kings has the heart of not being able to stand side by side.……My master's nature is benevolent and filial, and there is nothing wrong with him before the emperor. Among the princes and princes, he should be tolerant and tolerant, so that those who have talent are not taboo, and those who have no talent are relied on.……As for the people close to the emperor, they all asked the master to make an exception and treat them with courtesy. A word of praise may not be as fast as blessing, but a word of praise may be the root of disaster. The master respects the old and respects the wise. His reputation has been famous for a long time. I hope you will always pay attention to him and pay attention to him whenever you meet him. There is no need to mention those who have always been trusted by the emperor, even those who are officials and attendants of the Han Dynasty. When the master seems to meet him, he will say a few warm words and praise him a few times. If the master does not give him gold and silk, he will be very grateful. The reputation of wise men is growing day by day. Who can surpass the public opinion of the subjects?……The ancients said that if you don't covet your children's jade and silk, the world can be pacified by your own hands. Besides, the master regards the four seas as his home. Is it because of these small benefits?…In addition, I hope that the master will pay more attention to raising and cultivating them from beginning to end. He will often personally test those who do not know him, and give grace to those who know him, so that his disciples can grow from small to prominent, from small to large, so that those who are outside can serve as governors and governors, and those who are inside can serve as nine ministers of the cabinet. With the help of the emperor's grace, they should work harder and harder. Although not everyone can be effective, some can get two or three talents, which is not half of the southeast. (Dai Duo's memorial)
Yinzhen was very impressed by Dai Duo's analysis and called it a golden stone. However, because the letter was all about Yinzhen's life and death, the more he tried to cover it up, the more obvious it was. After reading it, he had to make two superficial articles that were useless to him. Yin Zhen swore, If I had such intentions, I wouldn't have done this. I secretly increased my activity. In the autumn of the fifty-fifth year of Kangxi, Dai Duo was ordered to go to Fujian. When he passed by Wuyi Mountain, he saw a man with strange movements. He talked with him and spoke strange words. When Yinzhen learned of this, he ordered Dai Duo to write down in detail what the Taoist said. Dai Duo received the order and reported: He said it was a ten thousand word. When I heard it, I was very happy. As for the rest, I'll tell you in detail when I see my master when I return to Beijing. Fujian is very far from the capital, and the word Dai is very important. Therefore, the servant presented several kinds of local products, including a box of books written by Shi Tian. The box is double-layered, and the letter is placed in it so that the master can open it. After receiving the letter, Yinzhen was very happy and quickly replied, If you do things like this, you will be very cautious. You might as well write down what the Taoist priest said in detail. It's your good fortune to have such a person. From the letters between Yinzhen and Dai Duo, it is not difficult to see that in the ten years of the empty throne, Yinzhen did not drift away from the struggle of the princes, but his methods were more subtle and ingenious.
Not only did the princes who were powerful step up their cliques, but even the deposed Crown Prince Yunreng was eager to make a comeback. In the fifty-fourth year of Kangxi, the deposed Crown Prince Yunreng heard that the Living Buddha of Qinghai, Zhebuzun Danbahutuktu, once had a second elder brother who was still a jinx. It was as if he had seen light in the darkness and found hope from despair. He did not care about his status and environment, which had been abolished and imprisoned twice. He was blinded by greed and tried to get the throne again. At that time, Galdan's descendant Ce Wang Arabtan invaded Qinghai for no reason, and Xuan Ye was preparing to send troops to attack. Yunreng thought that the opportunity for him to make a comeback had arrived, so he colluded with He Mengfu, a doctor who treated him in Fujin, and wrote a secret letter to Puqi, who had been punished for helping Yunreng rebel, hoping that he would recommend him as a general. Kangxi had long given up on Yunreng, and his actions were destined to fail. As a result, Puqi and Beizhao were detained and He Mengfu was sentenced to beheading.
The battle between the princes and the Emperor's aging caused the court to be in turmoil, causing some of the officials to be involved in the dispute. In the ten years after the abolition of Yunreng, there were several times when the ministers requested to establish a crown prince, but because they were contrary to the original intention of Xuanye, they all ended in failure.
In the second year after the abolition of Yunreng, Zhao Shenqiao, the censor of the left capital, petitioned for the crown prince to be established, but was rejected by Xuan Ye. In the fifty-sixth year of Kangxi, the highly respected Grand Scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and Minister Wang Wei imitated his grandfather Wang Xijue in the Wanli years and repeatedly petitioned for the establishment of a crown prince. He supported Zhu Changluo as the crown prince and secretly petitioned for Xuanye to establish a crown prince as soon as possible. Soon, the censor Chen Jiayou and other eight people for the establishment of the crown prince publicly on the sparse. They repeatedly complained that the country was important, that it was a long-term plan, and that it was the truth of long-term stability and long-term governance. Wang Wei also said that if he did not report this opinion to Xuan Ye, he would be a disgrace to the emperor's wisdom and honor, and a disgrace to the loyalty of his ancestors (namely his grandfather Wang Xijue). (However, not only did this not win Xuan Ye's approval, but it also caused him to be disgusted.) He reprimanded Wang Wei for repeatedly reporting to the court, all with Yi Zu as the excuse, language cumbersome, presumably in his mind must have a master. Moreover, I don't think that during the Wanli period, the discipline was destroyed, and the person who was established was not a person, so that the fate of the world changed day by day. Why doesn't Wang Wei want the country to be peaceful and prosperous for a long time, but he uses the last years as an analogy? Xuan Ye's clear attitude on the issue of the heir did not attract enough attention from the officials. Just a month later, the Imperial Academy reviewed Zhu Tianbao's petition to reinstate Yunreng as the crown prince.
In the first month of the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi, Zhu Tianbao wrote a letter saying that Yunreng's fault was due to his habit of arrogance and resistance, and that the prince's position was of great importance and should not be changed as easily as moving chess pieces. He should strictly guard against the covetous vassals, so as to cause the disaster of the flesh and blood of the heavenly family. This memorial was written under the joint planning of his father, Minister of War Zhu Duna, and his brother-in-law Dai Bao, Chang Lai, and others. It should be said that they were indeed thinking about the stability of the Qing Dynasty. However, they lacked a strategy and directly proposed to reinstate Yunreng as the crown prince, violating Xuan Ye's ban. In the fifty-first year of Kangxi, when Yunreng was abolished, Xuan Ye had clearly announced that if there was a petition in the future that the Crown Prince had changed his ways and should be released, I would kill him. Therefore, after seeing Zhu Tianbao's memorial, Xuan Ye was furious. He personally interrogated this mulberry twice and found out that nearly ten people were involved in the case. In the end, Zhu Tianbao and Dai Bao were executed. The others were either dismissed from their posts or sent to prison. Their wives and children were all demoted to slavery.
The storm of courtiers being involved in the struggle for the crown prince did not end here. Three years later, there was another case of Wang He once again making a memorial to the throne. It was the 60th anniversary of Xuan Ye's ascension to the throne. The old and stubborn Wang He was determined to use this rare opportunity to once again raise the issue of establishing the heir. In March of the 60th year of Kangxi, just before the Longevity Festival of Kangxi's 68th year, Wang Wei wrote: …I foolishly think that the emperor's plan for the Empress Dowager has to be carefully considered. Today, the position of crown prince is still empty, and the people of the whole country have been longing for it for more than a year... Now, the 60-year cycle of the treasure calendar is really a prosperous period that has not been seen for thousands of years. If you can cut off your own heart, radiate the sound of virtue, announce it to the world, and choose an auspicious day to establish the first year... Your Majesty's longevity is boundless, and you will live for hundreds of millions of years. You will live for hundreds of millions of years. Then, Tao Yi, the censor in charge of Henan Road Affairs, Fan Changfa, the censor in charge of Zhejiang Road Affairs, Zou Tuyun, the censor in charge of Shandong Road Affairs, etc., a total of twelve censors, also jointly wrote a letter, hoping that the emperor would decide the crown prince as soon as possible. This time Xuanye flew into a rage and reprimanded them for thinking that I was old and weak, saying that it was appropriate to establish a crown prince and wanted to release the second elder brother. Yi and others took this opportunity to invite glory. He even suspected that Wang He and the others had seen the joke of the dynasty as Han people. If something happens, he will consider the safety and happiness of the Qing Dynasty. He must say that it has nothing to do with the Han people. When dealing with this matter, Xuan Ye once again linked Wang Wei's request to establish a crown prince with his grandfather Wang Xijue supporting Zhu Changluo during the Wanli period. He said that Taichang died in less than two months (in fact, it was January) after he ascended the throne. Then, there were major events such as Wei Zhongxian, Ke's autocracy, Li Zicheng's uprising, and the demise of the Ming Dynasty. All of this was caused by Emperor Wanli listening to Wang Xijue's words and appointing a crown prince who should not have been appointed. Wang Xijue had destroyed the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Lou wanted to shake the Qing Dynasty by making me the Shenzong. Such a traitor, I hide not to expose, OK? Therefore, as soon as the Longevity Festival passed, Xuan Ye ordered Wang Lou, Tao Yi and others to be sent to the northwest to serve. Wang Wei was over eighty years old and was sent by his son Wang Yi. Because there were 13 people who were demoted at the same time, they were called 13 remonstrants in history. In the end, four of them died outside the Great Wall, becoming the sacrificial victims of the battle for the throne.
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