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Therefore, by combining the records of Emperor Kangxi's daily life and Empress Xiaojing's handwritten notes, one can understand why Emperor Kangxi was so lenient towards Emperor Yongzheng's behavior.
Because he felt guilty towards Empress Xiaoyi, and felt sorry for the child left behind by his cousin. Yes, this shows that Kangxi had already separated Yongzheng from Lady Uya, and recognized Yongzheng as the child of Lady Tongjia, which led to the later change of the imperial genealogy.
Of course, once the imperial genealogy was changed, Yongzheng would become the Empress's legitimate son, potentially threatening Crown Prince Yinreng's position. At that time, the Crown Prince was Kangxi's most prized possession. Therefore, he hesitated, but with Lady Uya acting as a catalyst...
When Emperor Yongzheng requested an audience with Lady Uya, Emperor Kangxi, not trusting him, sent secret guards to eavesdrop on their conversation.
As a result, friends, if the Holy Ancestor's Daily Records hadn't recorded this entire passage, who would have thought that Uya would be so outrageous?
I've attached the original text for everyone. To put it simply, it says that Lady Uya first made her eldest son, who was recovering from a serious illness, stand in the sun for over an hour. Then, upon meeting him, she immediately berated him, blaming him for making a scene. She then demanded that he marry Rouze as his primary consort as compensation. When Yongzheng refused, Lady Uya directly threatened him with "filial impiety," "throwing a cup in front of Prince Yong." Wow, look at this description—Lady Uya really did take action!
Yongzheng was clearly hurt, hence the description of his eyes being "red and swollen, his expression somber, and his face filled with sorrow." Those interested can refer to the "Daily Records of the Holy Ancestor" (圣祖起居录). It's true that Kangxi only displayed such expressions and scenes when dealing with matters concerning Yongzheng; otherwise, he would only mention them briefly and concisely.
This is also one of the major pieces of evidence that later scholars believed that Yongzheng was Kangxi's "first son".
Haha, speaking of this, let me digress a bit. The Qing Dynasty was really quite funny. First, there was Shunzhi, who claimed to be "the first son of the Emperor," and later generations debated who was "Kangxi's first son." Emperor Chengtai competed with his uncles for the title of "the first" in Emperor Yongzheng's eyes. Emperor Jinghe spent his entire life vying to be the "first grandson" who most resembled his grandfather. The Qing Dynasty imperial family really loved being "first," haha!
After the phrase "My First Son" appeared, Emperor Shunzhi, who was glared at by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, awkwardly touched his chin. He was just excited at the time, and now that it has been passed down to later generations, he suddenly feels a little embarrassed.
When Tianmu mentioned that the "first son" was Yongzheng, Kangxi and Yinzhen exchanged a glance, and both of them shivered.
Yinzhen silently thought to himself, "Parallel universes, parallel universes, they don't count. Everyone knows that Father Emperor only cherishes the Crown Prince."
At this moment, Crown Prince Yinreng, facing the stolen gaze from Yinzhen, snorted coldly. What are you looking at? He's almost turned into grass, so the title of "First Son" can't possibly be his.
There are many interesting things about the reign of Emperor Yongzheng. We've finished talking about Yongzheng's path to the throne. If you're interested, we can continue the discussion.
Getting back to the main point, Yongzheng was naturally unwilling to agree. No matter how much Wuya threatened or bribed him, his biggest concession was to let Rouze enter his residence. At the same time, he proposed to elevate Yixiu to the position of principal wife, citing that Yixiu was also a daughter of the Ulanara clan.
Therefore, at this point, the reason for Yixiu's promotion is quite clear.
First, because of their childhood connection, and out of respect for Empress Xiaoyi, Yinzhen had a good impression of Yixiu;
Secondly, given the pressure from Lady Uya, making Yixiu the primary consort was Yongzheng's bottom line at the time. He could not possibly allow Rouze to become the primary consort just to be filial to his birth mother; that would be a huge stain on his reputation.
Third, and very importantly, this was the reason Yongzheng later used to deal with Kangxi: Yixiu was currently pregnant with his "first son," Honghui.
Then, Yongzheng left, but the secret guards were still there. So they overheard Uya's private conversation with her personal maid. Kangxi then learned that everything Uya had done was to win over the imperial relatives behind the Ulanara and Gioro clans for the Fourteenth Prince, Yinzhen.
How old was Yinzhen at this time? He was only 12 years old in the 39th year of Kangxi's reign, barely grown up, yet Lady Uya was already accumulating power for him to seize the throne. It seems Lady Uya really favored her youngest son, didn't she?
At this time, the Fourteenth Prince also greatly admired Lady Uya and had a lot of opinions about his Fourth Brother, whom Lady Uya always said was disrespectful to her and "unfeeling."
So how did Yinzhen become the good younger brother of the Fourth Prince? And how did things come to the point of a complete falling out between mother and son? We'll talk about that soon...
"..." Yinzhen stared at Tianmu in disbelief. What did he mean by "mother and son breaking apart" and "fourth brother's good younger brother"? What nonsense was Tianmu talking about?
Although he was also disgusted by the actions of the Uya clan mentioned in the celestial curtain, Yinzhen simply regarded it as a parallel universe and did not associate it with his own mother, after all, his mother was such a good person.
But looking at the familiar words on the sky, words like "disrespectful" and "unfeeling," which he had actually heard from people close to his mother, Yinzhen couldn't help but purse his lips. He wasn't stupid; he just hadn't suspected his mother before. But if he really thought about it, he could also find something out of place.
Therefore, he felt somewhat guilty towards his fourth son, but this did not mean that he could accept the "severing ties between mother and son" or the "deep brotherly affection" ending.
Of course, it was also because of Uya's words that Kangxi became determined to change the imperial genealogy for Yongzheng. Since you, Uya, only care about your youngest son, then let's pretend that this eldest son was never born.
Soon after, Emperor Kangxi issued four imperial edicts.
The first edict sent to the inner palace stated that Lady Wuya was "unkind as a mother," demoting her to the rank of Noble Lady and relocating her to a side hall of Yonghe Palace, where she was forbidden from leaving.
The next three orders were all sent to the Yongzheng Prince's residence. One order demoted Yongzheng from a prince to a beile (prince), stripped him of his authority in the Ministry of Revenue, and forced him to reflect on his actions behind closed doors.
Kangxi was supposed to be kind to Yongzheng, so why did he treat him like this?
Do you remember a line from a previous drama? It says that for those in power, "reward is punishment, and punishment is also reward." Here, Kangxi's seemingly harsh punishment is actually a way of protecting Yongzheng.
Why do I say this? Because of the two imperial edicts he issued next. One elevated Yixiu to the position of empress, and the other changed Yongzheng's imperial genealogy to that of Empress Xiaoyi.
These two imperial edicts caused a huge stir in the capital. However, with the first edict imposing punishment, Kangxi's attitude towards the outside world was quite clear.
First of all, the matter of elevating a concubine to the status of principal wife was wrong, but I have already punished her, so outsiders are not allowed to discuss it.
Secondly, he ordered Yongzheng to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors, meaning that no one else was allowed to disturb him at this time. Thus, the controversy surrounding Yongzheng changing the name to Empress Xiaoyi was resolved smoothly.
It can be said that Kangxi had put a lot of thought into this, and this has become one of the pieces of evidence for scholars who believe that Yongzheng was Kangxi's "first son."
Kangxi: "..."
In that timeline, was I really so considerate of my fourth son? Was I still a "benevolent father"?
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