There are many good things about the classic drama "Yongzheng Dynasty", one of which is that the fate of the protagonist Yin Chan is not smooth all the way, even if he is a brother and an emperor, he also has his own Waterloo, and even has a humiliating time.
In the opening stage of the Yongzheng Dynasty, Yin Chan had just made a great contribution to the disaster relief of the Yellow River, and immediately ushered in a failure, that is, to recover the arrears of the household department, he not only messed up the errands, but even was ridiculed by Kangxi with the words "You have always prided yourself on being shrewd", quite like "I said that you were smart before and now confused."
Why would Kangxi, as an emperor and father, sneer at his son who was bent on running errands in the courtroom?
Let's first look at Kangxi's original intention of recovering the treasury of the household department:
1, solve the financial difficulties in reality
From the very beginning, the Yongzheng Dynasty emphasized the financial difficulties of Kangxi in his later years, even the money for disaster relief had to be "changed" by two brothers, the imperial court would be unstable without money for disaster relief, and the lessons of the ming dynasty's demise were not far away.
2. Crack down on some corrupt officials
When Wu Sidao analyzed the three types of officials who were in arrears to Yin Chan, he said very clearly: Among the three types of people who owe debts, the first category is forced to owe debts. The second type is to borrow money to spend ahead of time with their own merits. The third category is the corrupt and perverted law, and even the golden ruan hall will not be distressed.
Of course, Kangxi could know the things that Wu Sidao could know, and even more detailed and in-depth.
3. Look for a capable brother and a new humerus
In his later years, Kangxi's officials were lax, the officials were more seriously overwhelmed, Kangxi knew it but had a sense of powerlessness, he urgently needed a group of new forces in the official field to serve as a fresh force, and also needed a brother who could share his worries.
It is reasonable to say that if Kangxi was not willing to personally intervene, he should naturally let the crown prince do it, but obviously the prince was afraid of offending people and did not have this idea. Although Kangxi did not have a clear intention of deposing the prince at this time, he would also be dissatisfied with the prince, and if a particularly capable brother could emerge, even if he did not make him a prince, he would bring some vigilance to the second brother.
Moreover, by recovering the arrears of the household department, solving some ink officials and promoting some capable young officials at the same time, it was also a great good thing for the Kangxi Dynasty, which could not only play a catfish effect, but even directly metabolize.
Realistically speaking, Kangxi's hope for recovering the arrears of the household department is not excessive, and if this matter can be handled well, it will naturally be able to achieve Kangxi's original idea.
The fourth brother Yin Chan took over this tricky task is expected by all, he himself will understand Kangxi's deep thoughts, Wu Sidao almost broke the core value of this matter to Yin Chan: take the concubine, only because Wu Si Dao and Yin Chan just met, Yin Chan did not dare to show his heart too much, so he yawned and avoided this topic, but Yin Chan's heart for the great significance of this matter is clear, so he took this errand very happily.
Kangxi was naturally very happy about Yin Chan's enthusiasm, and encouraged him to be an orphan courtier, which gave Yin Chan great confidence and courage.
However, did Yin Chan succeed in recovering the arrears of the household department? Did you reach Kangxi's original vision?
No, and it was far from Kangxi's original intention.
1. Only one-third of the arrears of the household department are recovered
Although it is said that this one-third of the arrears can also solve the urgent financial needs of the Kangxi imperial court, I believe that with Kangxi's original idea, one-third is by no means his bottom line, in Kangxi's eyes, 50% or 60% may be passed, 70% or 80% may be excellent, and more than 90% can be considered excellent, which is estimated to be the idea of the vast majority of people.
2, the one who should have been caught was not caught, but the one who should not have died was forced to die
This was the most angry part of Kangxi, Yin Chan patronized the debt collection, but there was no basic in-depth investigation, none of the several corrupt officials who should be arrested were found, and the heavy ministers who should not force the debt were picked up badly, and even directly forced to die, whoever was the leader would be angry.
The point is that Kangxi was originally worried about the instability of the government, and after Yin Chan's uproar, the official field was full of chicken feathers, and even a person who worked was almost impossible to find, and the people were naturally very annoyed to be emperors under the panic.
3. There is no son who can be used well, and there is no capable official
Yin Chan himself needless to say, although the errand is difficult, but Yin Chan's mess also proves that he is too anxious, unstable and lacks experience.
Old Ten dang street seller dang, do not help but also cause trouble, naturally need to clean him up. The old eight and the old nine who were with him did not stop looking at the old ten fooling around, and their hearts were not good-hearted.
The crown prince not only did not help, but also took this opportunity to sell the official, which made Kangxi even more frightened, and even he himself sighed, is the Qing Dynasty's Jiangshan going to be handed over to such a person?
The eldest brother was not a good bird, and deliberately introduced the officials of the prince to Kangxi, with the intention of pouring.
Among so many sons, perhaps only the three brothers can give Kangxi some comfort, but they are also limited, and they may not be able to be a good emperor if they can compile books.
To promote capable officials, Tian Wenjing, who Yin Chan reused, was obviously difficult to enter Kangxi's eyes, Tian Wenjing was too manipulative in doing things, Yin Chan was more anxious than Yin Chan, Yin Chan was unreliable, he was less reliable than Yin Chan, and there seemed to be some psychological problems, and it was indeed excessive to publicly humiliate the heavy subjects for one or two pieces of silver.
The chicken thief's old eight may have sensed Kangxi's disappointment and took the initiative to recommend Nian Tangyao, which also gave Kangxi some comfort, but there was still an official who could reuse it.
In short, Yin Chan's errand of recovering the arrears of the household department this time can be said to be a smash, and Kangxi's original idea was almost not achieved, and in Kangxi's eyes, Yin Chan's errand not only did not reach the passing score, but because he spared the corrupt and perverted the law, disrupted the government and caused instability in the imperial court, and other problems, it can even be described as extremely poor.
Since this is the case, it is naturally not surprising that Kangxi used "you have always prided yourself on your shrewdness" to ridicule his fourth son. Kangxi's implication was probably this: You only care about pleasing me and showing me the appearance of an orphan, but you neglect to run errands themselves. To put it more seriously, Yin Chan is suspected of selling his reputation and fishing for fame.
However, although Kangxi was really angry, the consequences were not very serious for Yin Chan. This also gave him an unexpected gain, one is to hide himself in the shadows, to avoid becoming the target of public criticism, if Yin Chan does two errands in a row, he will inevitably become the target of the prince, the eighth master, and the eldest brother. The second is to verify Wu Sidao's judgment with failure, and he will trust Wu Sidao more in the future.
Of course, Yin Chan's errand is also the need for film and television dramas to shape characters, the real character fate should be up and down, if Yin Chan from the beginning of the TV series to hang everywhere, crush all competitors, and finally win the victory of the big happy, then it is not called "Yongzheng Dynasty" but should be called "Yongzheng Raiders".