Yongzheng made two secret orders before he died. Why did he let Ganlong sit for 63 years?
Yongzheng did leave two secret letters, but with the passage of time, these two secret letters became more and more mysterious, which made Yong Zhengdi seem to have the magic power to predict the events after one hundred years. In fact, these two secrets are just some responsibilities and reminders that a traditional emperor should do to an emperor.
To sum up these two secret orders, we can actually explain them in eight words:
"Keep a secret, be careful, uncle."
As we know, a secret storage system was established in yongzheng emperor in Qing Dynasty. He was able to oppose the hereditary etiquette in ancient China, not focusing on the eldest son inheritance system, but engaging in secret storage. Emperor Kangxi's nine sons gave him great determination and tips. Yongzheng's first secret message was actually that he told several confidants privately before he decided to make Li Hong emperor. And this secret spring, when Yongzheng was not dead, many people didn't know.
On the contrary, it was the second secret order, which really provided some basic help for the early days of Qianlong's rule. The second secret message is actually a secret word between Yongzheng and Qianlong. Yongzheng left four ministers in charge of life for Qianlong. The content of this whisper is to teach Ganlong how to use these four people.
However, whether it is the first secretary or the second secretary, they can only say that they have opened the door for Ganlong. In the Qianlong dynasty, although Qianlong stood on the ruling achievements of his grandfather and father, he used it properly, which also showed that Qianlong's own ability was good. It was he who decided to stabilize Qianlong's rule, not the two secrets.
Then, let's talk about the first secret and the secret storage system of Yongzheng.
The first secret message: The secret message is hidden behind the plaque.
As we all know, there is a plaque in the center of Gan Qing Hall of Qing Palace, which reads "aboveboard". This plaque was written by Shunzhi himself, and it was placed in the eyes of court officials of the Qing Dynasty, such as emperors and ministers, and it was a symbol of the facade of the Qing Dynasty.
However, for Yongzheng, he played with this plaque with flowers.
The battle between the prince and his brother lasted for more than ten years, which directly changed Yongzheng from a schemer in the 1930s and 1950s. Yongzheng finally ascended the throne happily, but it doesn't mean that the cruel and wrong way of nine sons ascending the throne is the best election law for Chu Jun.
In order to avoid such a thing from happening to his son in the future, Yongzheng improved the confidentiality before Kangxi and announced the behavior of the Crown Prince at the last minute.
Yongzheng directly changed to "secret storage".
Secret storage means that the eldest son is not necessarily a prince. The secret storage of Yongzheng is actually a testament. He wrote this testament in advance and put it in the most obvious but safest place in the world, which is behind the plaque.
Before he died, Yongzheng had reminded E Ertai and Zhang Si, as well as his two younger brothers, Prince Guo Yunli and Zhuang Yunlu. He reminded them that Chu Jun had decided who it was, but he wouldn't say it. What they need to do is to find the most suitable time to see Yongzheng when he is dying, and then Yongzheng will tell them where the testamentary edict is.
Looking at the Yongzheng model, is there a feeling of "blockchain"? Yongzheng first let the four people know that there is such a thing as a "secret order", but he did not directly explain the content of the secret order, ensuring that the four people could not tamper with the content without knowing it, because each of them had his own prince who wanted to support him and would never make a move.
Then, this secret order can only be watched by four people at the same time and announced to the Crown Prince. This kind of checks and balances made them have no time to fight, thus enabling Chu Jun of Yongzheng to quickly ascend to the throne.
"This bow has the artifact entrusted by the Holy Father on it, and encore can neglect it, not for the long term? Today, our philosophers are still very young, so we must carefully build storage. Can we hold it at this time? Today, I wrote this in person, sealed it in a box and placed it in the middle of the Qing palace. Emperor Saizuzhang was fair and clear after the imperial book was written, and it was the highest place in the palace to prevent anxiety. For decades, it was not decided whether the princes knew it or received it. "
Before dying, the four ministers followed Yongzheng's previous meaning and entered the palace to meet Yongzheng. On his deathbed, Yongzheng told us the location of the storage secret order, which was hidden in the highest "aboveboard" plaque in the whole palace. This move, from the concept of storage system to the storage method, can be called the most complete storage method since ancient times.
After reading the secret letter, these four ministers immediately found Li Hong and became the new Manchu emperor at the behest of the former emperor.
I have to say that the secret storage saved Gan Long from the struggle before he ascended the throne, and the road to the throne was much smoother than his father Yongzheng.
The second secret: the use and prevention of Minister Gu Ming.
The ministers left by Yongzheng were used to supervise each other's secrets, but Zhang, E Ertai and He were confidants during Yongzheng's reign. Compared with economic talents like Li Jue, of these four people, the first two are loyal subjects and the last two are blood relatives (Liu Yun and Yun Lu are younger brothers of Yongzheng).
So naturally, the four people are also a political wealth and political insurance left by Yongzheng to Qianlong. The second secret order is the secret language between Yongzheng and Qianlong, because it explains Yongzheng's view and usage of the four people and tells Qianlong how to use it to consolidate politics and not lead to the prince seizing power.
For these four people, Yongzheng asked Qianlong to take Zhang and E Ertai as the core confidant, while for the gift of Prince Guo, Zhuang's gift was to guard against it.
Yes, reusing outsiders and being wary of relatives are the core points of the second secret order of Yongzheng. Why did Yongzheng think so or why did he arrange it?
The fundamental reason is that Liu Yun and Lu Yun are both sons of Kangxi. Even though they were not one of the candidates who won the office in those years, they were willing to be loyal to Yongzheng after all, but not necessarily to their nephew Qianlong. After all, Sun Chang Wuji in the Tang Dynasty was very loyal to Li Shimin, and finally occupied the power of his nephew Tang Gaozong Li Zhi.
In addition to this core point, Yongzheng also guided the roles of Zhang and E Ertai.
E Ertai is Xilin Jue Roche of Manchu, and Zhang is Han. Neither of them is royalty, so they have enough reason to be loyal to Gan Long. These two men are taller than Liu Yun and Liu Yun, and they are the confidants designated by Yongzheng for Gan Long. These two men are also an important force against Gan Long's two uncles.
Here, Yongzheng's mind is not over yet. He also asked Qianlong to make Zhang the number one confidant. In this context, Zhang is an important figure in balancing E Ertai. Similarly, E Ertai is also an important figure in balancing Zhang, which is why Zhang and E Ertai are sworn enemies.
So the life of the four ministers and the division of labor of Yongzheng are roughly like this:
Confidant: Zhang,, E Ertai,,.
Confidant among confidants: Zhang and E Ertai.
Number one confidant: Zhang.
Zhang is the number one confidant because he is a Han Chinese, and there is no possibility of betrayal compared with E Ertai. Therefore, from the very beginning, Yongzheng demanded that Zhang should enjoy the right of ancestral temple in the future, which was equivalent to raising Zhang to the supreme position of the Han people in the Manchu court, so that Zhang could serve the Qing emperor wholeheartedly.
Yongzheng, who is meticulous and meticulous, is an extraordinary performer.
Although Qianlong later objected to most of Yongzheng's actions, he even banned his father's "The Record of Great Righteousness". But at least for the second secret order put forward by Yongzheng, Qianlong listened to his father's words and did it without rebellious refusal.
With the progress of time, Qianlong brought the harmony between the four ministers to the extreme. Because there was no clear reserve before, the cooperation between Gan Long and Minister Gu Ming was not high, but even so, Gan Long tried to adapt to this political tacit understanding in the shortest time.
Compared with Yongzheng's concerns and Yongzheng's seriousness, Qianlong soon let himself enter the state of the emperor. Speaking of being an emperor, Qianlong was not inferior to Yongzheng, and soon grasped the essence of manipulating officials. Therefore, after the power was stable, Qianlong began to cultivate his own political foundation and gradually faded Minister Gu Ming from the stage of the Qing Dynasty.
In order to keep his power stable, Gan Long later mercilessly rejected Zhang and E Ertai, and once claimed to disqualify Zhang from enjoying the ancestral temple. However, Liu Yun and Yun Lu died one after another. Except for Lu Yun, who was later targeted by Gan Long because he was too domineering, both uncles died well.
On the contrary, E Ertai and Zhang, most importantly, finally died of helplessness.
Being able to quickly complete the transfer of power and quickly remove the power of the four ministers in charge of life is a very outstanding ability, which even exceeds the requirements of Yongzheng, and Yongzheng is definitely unexpected.
Therefore, the 63-year history of Qianlong was not supported by two secret orders.