The Kangxi Emperor was undoubtedly one of the best emperors of the Qing Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor succeeded to the throne at the age of 8, it is worth mentioning that the kangxi who had just succeeded to the throne was not capable of governing the dynasty, and at this time the Shunzhi Emperor left four auxiliary ministers. In the beginning, the four auxiliary ministers were dedicated, but the problem was that with the development of time, the problem arose.
One of the four auxiliary ministers, Ao Bai's desire for power increased, and at this time, Ao Bai wanted to monopolize power, so there was a Kangxi Wisdom Dou Ao Bai. The young Kangxi was able to fight with wisdom, which was undoubtedly a very powerful performance. As Kangxi grew older, Kangxi at this time began to pro-government, and in this case, Kangxi created the first part of the Kangqian dynasty.
It is undeniable that the Kangxi Emperor was a very good emperor during the Qing Dynasty, and the Kangxi Emperor was undoubtedly very capable of creating the first part of the Kangqian dynasty, but in the later years of the Kangxi Emperor, there were problems. At this time, the Kangxi Emperor hesitated to depose the crown prince, so there was the appearance of the "Nine Sons and Concubines".
After the appearance of the Ninth Son, the Kangxi Emperor's sons began to kill each other, and under such circumstances, the Kangxi Emperor was undoubtedly very distressed. With the continuous development of the ninth son, the final fourth son of the emperor, Yin Chan, won the throne and succeeded to the throne after the death of the Kangxi Emperor and became the Yongzheng Emperor. The aftermath of the Ninth Son's conquest did not subside completely until the Qianlong period.
In his later years, the Kangxi Emperor was physically and mentally exhausted, because the appearance of the Ninth Son's Concubine made the Kangxi Emperor's heart rate become scorched in his later years. It is undeniable that the appearance of the Ninth Son's Concubine made the Kangxi Emperor's old age become very "gray", no matter how you look at it, his own prince fought for the throne, and the Kangxi Emperor was heartbroken.
It is worth mentioning that before the death of the Kangxi Emperor, there was a holy will, the content of which was "if you do not hide, the two people must not stay", this holy will means that after his death, two people can not stay. Who are the two of them? He was the eldest son and deposed prince of the Kangxi Emperor. Why did Kangxi insist on killing these two sons?
First of all, after the end of the Ninth Son's conquest, these two people were detained in the Zongren Mansion, that is to say, the two were definitely not free. Without freedom, the Eldest Brother Yinzhen and the Deposed Crown Prince Yinrong would not pose a threat to the Yongzheng Emperor at all, so the Kangxi Emperor must have had other purposes for doing so.
The deposed prince Yin Rong was the second son of Kangxi, and his birth mother was also kangxi's first empress. It is worth mentioning that at the time of childbirth, As the first empress of Kangxi, the Herschel clan died in childbirth when giving birth to Yin. Therefore, the Kangxi Emperor promised Yin Rong to make him a prince after he was born, and in this case, the eldest brother did not become a prince.
The older Yin Rong got, the worse his performance became, much to Kangxi's disappointment. It was precisely because the Kangxi Emperor deposed the crown prince that other princes became interested in the throne, and in this case, the Ninth Son's Concubine appeared. The struggle for the throne eventually formed five factions, namely the Great Master Party, the Princeling Party, the Third Master Party, the Fourth Master Party, and the Eight Grandfather Party/Fourteen Grandfather Party.
The Kangxi Emperor deposed the crown prince three times, and in the process, every minister also had high hopes for the prince he supported. However, in the end, Kangxi still chose to abolish the crown prince. In the third abolition of the crown prince, the Kangxi Emperor did not soften his heart. The second was the emperor's eldest son, Yin Zhen, who was one of Kangxi's favorite sons.
Yin Zhen was not only talented but also highly skilled in martial arts, but more importantly, he also followed the Kangxi Emperor on his expeditions and made military achievements. Under such circumstances, the Kangxi Emperor must have expected Something from Yin. I have to say that Yin Zhen had the courage and strategy, and in order to sit on the position of prince, he actually took the initiative to directly introduce himself to Kangxi. This directly affected the judgment of the Kangxi Emperor.
The deposed prince and the eldest brother were imprisoned by the Kangxi Emperor, and until the kangxi emperor died, they still did not lose their temper, and the Kangxi emperor left an edict to kill the deposed prince and the eldest brother. After the Yongzheng Emperor succeeded to the throne, he did not do so. Although Yin Rong was imprisoned, he also married many side chambers and had many children. For the Yongzheng Emperor, there was no threat to the two at all, so the Yongzheng Emperor did not kill the two.