bookrebus Chapter 217 Yue Zhongqi; Yongzheng was so angry that he cried
Chapter 217 Yue Zhongqi; Yongzheng was so angry that he cried
While cursing the Qing Dynasty, "Xia Liang" also pointed the finger at Yongzheng.
He listed the ten major crimes of Yongzheng, namely, killing his brother and slaughtering his younger brothers; plotting against his father and forcing his mother; suspecting and killing loyal people; although he was rich and his treasury was full, he was extremely greedy for money; and his sexual preferences, including being addicted to alcohol and indulging in sensual pleasures.
No wonder “Heaven is angry, people are resentful, ghosts are crying, and wolves are howling.”
After receiving the letter, Yue Zhongqi was so frightened that his face turned pale.
The words in this letter are so bold and "reactionary" that if you are really implicated in this matter, don't even talk about wealth and glory, you will lose your life.
Moreover, Yongzheng had many eyes and ears, and if this matter was not made public in advance, there would be big trouble.
On the one hand, Yue Zhongqi arrested the scholar Zhang Zhuo who wrote the letter and tortured him severely, forcing him to confess who "Xia Liang" was, the mastermind behind the scenes.
On the other hand, Yue Zhongqi immediately reported the rebellious letter to Yongzheng to show his loyalty.
Soon, Yongzheng received the letter of rebellion sent by Yue Zhongqi by express mail.
When he saw "Xia Liang" scolding him for crimes such as "killing his brother, slaughtering his younger brother, plotting against his father, and forcing his mother", he was so angry that he cried.
Yong Zhengchang said that he was "just that kind of man", but now he was scolded and cried.
Obviously, this rebellious letter caused great harm to his heart.
Since Yongzheng ascended the throne, there have been constant doubts about him.
As we all know, Kangxi once appointed Yinreng, the son of Queen Hesheli, as the crown prince.
However, as time went on, the father and son fell out, leading to the prince being deposed for the second time.
As a result, all nine of Kangxi's princes participated in the struggle for the throne.
Later, Kangxi had to adopt the method of "secretly appointing the crown prince", hiding the candidate for the crown prince in a box and opening it after Kangxi's death.
The results showed that Kangxi passed the throne to his fourth son Yinzhen, also known as Yongzheng.
As the fourth son, from the perspective of the relationship between legitimate and illegitimate children, Yongzheng was neither the legitimate son nor the eldest son, and his age was neither too old nor too young.
In terms of talent, Yongzheng was indeed outstanding, but his brothers were not bad either; in terms of the degree of favor he enjoyed, Yongzheng was not much better than the Fourteenth Prince.
Therefore, when Yongzheng ascended the throne, his brothers were quite dissatisfied.
The Fourteenth Prince returned to the capital from the Qinghai front and declared to Yongzheng: "Now that my brother is the emperor, he still expects me to kowtow! I will only return to the capital to see the coffin. After I see the Empress Dowager, my mission will be completed."
In a rage, Yongzheng drove his half-brother to the imperial mausoleum to guard the tomb, not only depriving him of his military power but also taking away his freedom.
As for the Eighth Prince and his gang who had been against him, Yongzheng disregarded their brotherly feelings, imprisoned the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince whom he hated the most, and expelled them from the clan.
They even changed the eighth prince's name to "Aqina" and the ninth prince's name to "Seshei".
In Manchu, it means "pig and dog" and "annoying guy".
This shows how cruel and mean Yongzheng was.
Not long after, the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince both died in prison.
In Yongzheng's heart, his throne was legitimate.
However, in society, the remnants of the Eight Kings have been spreading news that is unfavorable to Yongzheng.
Yongzheng's mother, Uya, never liked her son.
After Yongzheng became emperor, she was not very capable.
What’s even more coincidental is that Uya died in the first year of Yongzheng’s reign.
This also gave the remnants of the Eight Kings an excuse to say that Yongzheng not only murdered his father, but also forced his own mother to death.
In addition to the death of their mother, Yongzheng's children also seemed to have suffered retribution. His concubines gave birth to nine sons and four daughters, of whom four daughters and six sons died.
For Yongzheng, his public opinion environment was quite passive.
First of all, the Qing Dynasty used a small tribe to dominate the big tribe. After entering the pass, it carried out extremely heavy killings. After the founding of the country, there was also harsh ethnic oppression.
Therefore, the Qing Dynasty lacked legitimacy.
Secondly, for Yongzheng himself, he has always faced the above-mentioned legitimacy issues.
The rebellious letter that Yue Zhongqi received almost fundamentally denied the legitimacy of Yongzheng's succession to the throne.
Xia Liang not only accused Yongzheng of being incompetent, mean and cruel, but also said that he violated human ethics and committed treason, which was a complete denial of him.
Therefore, it can be said that Yue Zhongqi's rebellious letter broke the last string in Yongzheng's heart.