On the night of Kangxi's death, Yongzheng died for 60 years for Kangxi's confidant. What is the reason?
(1) Nine months after Kangxi's death, Yongzheng disposed of Wei Zhu, the eunuch who had been disdainful in power.
1722 1 1 month 13 After Kangxi died, Wei Zhu and other eunuchs were sent to Malanyu to supervise the imperial tomb. In August of the first year of Yongzheng, Yongzheng received a tip-off from Fan Shiyi (the grandson of Fan Wencheng), the company commander of Malankou, Zhili. In the secret, he reported to Yongzheng: Wei Zhu's criminal evidence of destroying the feng shui of the imperial tomb.
It turned out that Fan Shiyi refused Wei Zhu's request to send troops to protect his private house. At the same time, his soldiers guarding the imperial tomb clashed with Wei Zhu's family when building houses, digging fields and mowing grass. Fan Shiyi was worried that Wei Zhu was a eunuch in power, and many cronies would retaliate against him. So first report to Yongzheng for protection.
(2) Yongzheng's dissatisfaction with Wei Zhu is due to his close relationship with the Eight Ye Party.
After receiving Fan Shiyi's secret message, Yongzheng revealed that he had long disliked Wei Zhu's domineering attitude, and even sternly said, "People who will be damned." Finally, Zhu Pi said, "This person will never enjoy life quietly, but will only pay attention to the law one by one and wait for me. The great event of Shanling has come to an end. I saw you ask. It has its own reasons. It's really a secret. "
Yongzheng's attitude at this time is that after Wei Zhu worships Kangxi's tomb, he will be disposed of.
Sure enough, Yongzheng ordered the arrest of Wei Zhu on the fourth day of September. The reason why Yongzheng hated Wei Zhu is obvious. He is closely related to the Eight Kings Party. On June 3rd, the 4th year of Yongzheng (1726), we found that Zhu did not cooperate with the Eight Kings Party in the conviction of Yunyou Party. For example, Yunyan (40 deadly sins, one of which made Wei Zhu lie to Kangxi and say that he was seriously ill and knelt down to Wei Zhu), Yunyan (28 deadly sins, one of which made his son recognize Zhu as an uncle), what about Yunyan? It proves that Wei Zhu is a member of the Eight Kings Party.
(3) Why can Wei Zhu still enjoy life for more than 90 years after 26 years (176 1)?
On September 13th, the first year of Yongzheng, punishments reported Wei Zhu's criminal evidence and punishment results to Yongzheng:
In February of the first year of Yongzheng, Wei Zhu sent slaves to buy 28 straw houses in Dongling;
In April, he began to dig mountains to build houses and repair walls. The wall he built covered the entrance to the mausoleum.
On July 29th, officers and men of Dongling were beaten by Wei Zhu's family, because Wei Zhu's family was prevented from mowing the grass in the imperial tomb. As a result, more than forty slaves beat him.
In August, Fan Shiyi played a secret letter. Go to Wei Zhu on the fourth day of September.
On September 13, the result of the joint examination by the Ministry of Punishment was that Wei Zhu was beheaded immediately for "serious disrespect".
On September 26th, the Ministry of Punishment added a penalty, demanding that the execution of Wei be postponed and that he not be allowed to see anyone before his death.
In the end, Yongzheng spared Wei Zhu. Then why did Wei Zhu get a light sentence? The reason is very simple, that is, reporting the crimes of the "Eight Kings Party". I was pardoned by Yongzheng.
So, when did Wei Zhu finally die? The last record about Wei Zhu was on the eighth day of August in the 26th year of Qianlong (176 1). Wei Zhu, who was on duty at Shouan Palace at that time, was also declared by Qianlong, showing that he was in good health. At that time, he was already eighty or ninety years old.