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Chapter 233 The only emperor of the Qing Dynasty

As the live broadcast time is approaching, ancient people from all dynasties have made preparations.

Especially the ten dynasties with library quotas were even more looking forward to it, and they all stared at the sky with great nervousness.

Finally, under the great expectations of ancient people from all dynasties, Su Chen came to meet everyone as promised.

"Good evening everyone, I am the anchor Su Chen. Welcome everyone to watch the live broadcast."

After many days, I finally heard the familiar opening remarks again. Ancient people from various dynasties were quite excited and greeted the host warmly.

Zhu Di: Anchor, the Ming Dynasty Library has been built. I can’t wait. Can we sell books now?

Not only Emperor Yongle Zhu Di, but the other nine emperors who had drawn quotas also urged the anchor to start selling goods.

When Su Chen saw this, he couldn't help but smile and calmly comforted everyone.

"Your Majesty Yongle, don't worry. The anchor has already prepared it. The selling process will be at the end. The anchor will answer Emperor Yongzheng's questions first."

"According to the practice of the Qing royal family, Emperor Yongzheng started school at the age of six."

"De Fei Wu Ya is the daughter of a military officer with a salary of only the fifth rank. She comes from a humble background."

Although there were a total of twelve emperors in the Qing Dynasty, only Yongzheng, the only Qing emperor, was recognized by later generations, and the other eleven could only be called chiefs.

"The daily schedule of classes is very full, and I study martial arts from dawn to dusk. The homework is heavy and hard."

"I followed Emperor Kangxi twice in his northern expedition to Galdan and achieved great victories."

"These five days are New Year's Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor's birthday and my own birthday."

"Yongzheng's teacher Gu Badai was not only knowledgeable, but also well behaved, which benefited him a lot in learning and life."

"Emperor Yongzheng's name is Yinzhen. He was born in the 1678th year of Kangxi, that is, AD. He is the fourth son of Emperor Kangxi. His mother is De Fei Wu Ya."

"Therefore, people at the time called him Tong Banchao, and being raised by such an adoptive mother was one of the biggest helpers for Emperor Yongzheng to reach the pinnacle of power in the future."

The biggest help for Yongzheng to reach the pinnacle of power was the power behind his adoptive mother.

He was already very dissatisfied with the Manchus, so naturally he would not miss an opportunity to attack the Manchus.

"His father Tong Guowei was also highly regarded by Emperor Kangxi and served as minister of internal affairs, minister of political affairs and other important court positions."

Judging from the final result, this is indeed the case.

"It is precisely because of such a solid academic foundation that Emperor Yongzheng will be able to handle political affairs with ease in the future."

"Furthermore, the imperial concubine Tong Jia was childless and gave birth to a daughter who died young, so she loved and cared for Emperor Yongzheng very much. The mother-son relationship between the two was also very good."

"You can only have five days off each year, and you have to go to school as usual every day for the rest."

After all, the adoptive mother's background is too powerful, and even Tong Banchao can say that the influence of the adoptive mother's family will definitely help Yong Zheng fight for the throne.

"Last time Emperor Yongzheng asked the anchor to know what happened in the late Qing Dynasty."

"Yongzheng abolished the bad governance of Kangxi in his later years and further consolidated the Qing Dynasty's power."

Leaving Yongzheng to be raised by a noble concubine will inevitably lead to fierce competition for the throne in the future.

To forcefully separate a mother and her son, only a barbarian could do it. Anyway, his Ming Dynasty would not be so ruthless.

Zhu Di: Barbarians are barbarians. Yongzheng's biological son, Concubine De, was taken away from his biological mother just because Concubine De was of low birth, without any regard for ethics.

If a woman of humble origin in the Ming Dynasty gave birth to a prince, no matter how much she didn't like it, she would be given the status she deserved, and she would never take her biological son away from her mother.

"Emperor Kangxi attaches great importance to the study of the princes and often checks and questions them."

"Since Emperor Yongzheng is a prince, he naturally studies under the famous masters in the world."

"Many people probably don't know who Emperor Yongzheng is. Before the anchor answers the question about Emperor Yongzheng, the anchor will give you a brief introduction to Emperor Yongzheng's deeds."

"In this strict and good learning environment, coupled with his own efforts, Emperor Yongzheng laid a solid academic foundation when he became an adult, and he was also quite proficient in martial arts."

"Before he was thirty years old, Emperor Yongzheng followed his father Emperor Kangxi on tours across the country."

Li Shimin: With only five days of rest a year and having to study from dawn to dusk, the Qing Dynasty prince's studies were too harsh.

"She was deeply loved by Emperor Kangxi and was the first officially canonized concubine in the Qing Dynasty. She was in charge of the harem for more than ten years."

Emperor Yongzheng's face straightened, and he raised his ears and listened carefully.

"The debate about Yongzheng has never stopped in history, but it is undeniable that Yongzheng was a determined reformer."

"According to the practice of the Qing royal family, such a person is not qualified to raise a prince, so Emperor Yongzheng was raised by Concubine Tong, who was of high status and noble birth, as soon as he was born."

"Starting from the Shunzhi Dynasty, the Tong family gave birth to two queens, a noble concubine and an imperial concubine, and two princes-in-law in the first four dynasties of the Qing Dynasty. The children of the family became officials one after another."

"From this we can know that the Qing royal family attached great importance to the princes' learning."

"Tong Guifei Tong Jia's family background is very noble, and her aunt is the biological mother of Emperor Kangxi."

"Under the long-term exposure, Yongzheng was able to understand people's livelihood, handle political affairs and govern the country."

"It was precisely because of Yongzheng that the transition from the prosperous age of Kangxi to Qianlong was able to go smoothly."

The ancients of each dynasty only knew that Emperor Yongzheng was not a Han emperor, and knew very little about other things. It was necessary for Su Chen to popularize Yongzheng's deeds to the ancients of each dynasty.

"Qing Shizong Aixinjueluo Yinzhen was the fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and played a connecting role in the prosperous ages of Kangxi and Qianlong."

"For example, Longkoduo, who later helped Yongzheng control the capital, was the younger brother of his adoptive mother, the imperial concubine Tong Jia."

Hearing about such a heavy academic workload from the anchor, he couldn't help but marvel and feel a little admiration.

He also had a heavy academic workload when he was a child, but it was not exaggerated to this extent.

Even for his current princes, although he attaches great importance to studies, they have too much time for rest.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at his sons beside him, wondering whether he should add more studies.

No matter what he does, he will be an emperor for eternity, but he cannot let his son's studies fall behind others.

When several princes present saw this, they immediately felt bad. In the end, Prince Li Chengqian stepped forward.

Li Chengqian: Father, have you forgotten that among the twelve emperors of the Qing Dynasty, only Emperor Yongzheng scored more than 9 points, and the scores of other Qing emperors were very low. This shows that the Qing Dynasty’s learning method for educating princes is wrong. Father Never learn.

After Li Shimin heard this and thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was indeed the case.

Although the Qing Dynasty princes had a full academic schedule, in the end only Emperor Yongzheng did well. This is enough to illustrate the failure of the Qing Dynasty princes' education system.

When he thought of this, he gave up the idea of ​​​​increasing studies for his sons.

All the princes present could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw their father changing his mind.

"In the process of the nine sons seizing the legitimate son, Emperor Yongzheng suppressed the sharp edge in his heart and secretly seized the legitimate son."

"Yongzheng was sincerely filial to his elders and treated his brothers sincerely. These actions made Emperor Kangxi, who was exhausted mentally and physically due to the competition among the princes, very gratified."

"Therefore, Kangxi once praised Emperor Yongzheng like this, but the fourth elder brother has extraordinary temperament and is most like my temper. If he acts with intention, he can become a great man."

"At the same time, Emperor Yongzheng also disguised himself as a pure and desireless idler who devoted himself to Buddha."

"After blinding everyone, Yong Zheng methodically cultivated his own power secretly."

"At that time, Nian Gengyao, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Wei Jingguo, the governor of Huguang, Longkodo, the commander of the infantry in the capital, and other important officials inside and outside the court were all his confidants."

"When appointing these confidants, Emperor Yongzheng was not only able to know people well and make good use of them."

"And we use both kindness and power to control them not to make mistakes and not to be taken advantage of by competitors."

"In comparison, other princes cannot do it without leaving any trace."

"Although they can recruit talented cronies, they do not have excellent control skills."

"With Yongzheng's strategizing and the concerted efforts of his cronies, Emperor Yongzheng finally succeeded in seizing the throne."

Kangxi: I thought the fourth child looked the most honest, but I didn’t expect that the fourth child was the most cunning.

I never thought that he was mistaken and didn't see the fourth child's intentions.

In order to win the heir, several princes fought extremely fiercely, which made him exhausted physically and mentally and suffered from headaches.

The fourth child not only devoted himself to Buddha and had nothing to do with the world, but also treated his elders and brothers sincerely, which impressed him greatly.

But he never expected that all this was pretended by the fourth child and deceived everyone.

With Lao Si’s deep scheming, it’s no wonder that Lao Si succeeded in seizing the throne in the end.

Although he was resentful about Lao Si's deception, he was gratified that after Lao Si seized the throne, he managed the Qing Empire in an orderly manner.

He has also seen the ratings of all the previous emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Except for the fourth child, who can be judged, the ratings of others are unbearable.

Since Lao Si can have such a high rating, it means that Lao Si has done a very good job during his time in power.

"In the 44st year of Kangxi, the -year-old Yinzhen followed the imperial edict of Kangxi, which means that the emperor's throne was changed to Yongzheng."

"Yongzheng was an emperor known for his reforms. After taking the throne, he launched a series of reform measures to further consolidate the foundation of the country."

"In his later years, Kangxi lost the enterprising spirit of his youth and focused on establishing a tall and benevolent image. In addition, the nine kings' seizure of heirs affected Kangxi's energy, which made him tired of dealing with political affairs."

"This has led to a large deficit in the national treasury, the prevalence of domestic corruption, extremely corrupt officials, people's lives in poverty, a sharp deterioration of social conflicts, a decline in military strength and many other problems."

"If this continues, it will seriously affect the rule of the Qing Dynasty."

"Emperor Yongzheng, who was still a prince at the time, saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart."

"After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he faced a dire mess."

"If changes are not made immediately, the Qing court will decline rapidly, and Yongzheng's dominance may not be guaranteed."

Kangxi: I am ashamed to say that I had to clean up the mess left by the fourth child. Fortunately, the fourth child lived up to my expectations and resolved all the messes one by one.

It's not that he doesn't want to deal with political affairs, it's just that he can't get away from it and doesn't have the energy.

The nine sons were fighting fiercely over the issue of the heir to the throne, so he naturally had to deal with it well.

After all, compared with the nine sons seizing the legitimate sons, the government affairs of the court can be put aside for the time being.

The national treasury was in short supply and officials were corrupt. He had always known this problem.

He also wanted to start solving it, but he was getting older and didn't have the energy.

All he can do is select the most suitable heir and let the young and strong heir solve this stubborn problem.

Now it seems that the fourth child won out in the end and successfully seized the throne.

And if his predictions were correct, the reason why Lao Si was so praised by later generations must be because he successfully solved the mess he left behind.

Looking at it now, when he was dying, he chose his fourth son as the successor to the Qing throne. This decision was very correct.

"So, as soon as Yongzheng came to the throne, he decisively issued eleven edicts and carried out drastic reforms."

"Order an inventory of money and food deficits across the country, and strictly order all localities to make up for all money and food deficits within three years."

"At the same time, a central audit agency, the Huikao Office, will be set up to be responsible for supervision and review."

"At that time, from the royal family, the central government to the local governments, everything was involved in embezzlement of money and food."

"Emperor Yongzheng will not pardon anyone, regardless of the royal family, nobles, important ministers in the court, or local officials. They will all be severely punished."

"Also, relatives of corrupt officials are also responsible for compensating for their losses. Lower-level officials and local people cannot compensate for their losses on behalf of higher-level officials, etc."

"At that time, all corrupt officials who had made losses would be dismissed and interrogated as soon as they were exposed. There was no extrajudicial favor."

"As a result, as many as one-third of the officials in each province have been dismissed and investigated, and many provincial-level officials have also been dismissed and investigated."

"Emperor Yongzheng's strict anti-corruption measures have made it impossible for corrupt officials to hide in the country. Within three years, the trend of official corruption was quickly reversed, the money and food deficit was replenished, and the national treasury was gradually replenished."

"The investigation of the deficit exposed the corrupt officials in Kangxi's later years, and they quickly spit out most of the money they had embezzled, quickly filling the Qing treasury."

"When the national treasury is full, the country will be strong and the army will be more effective."

"That's why they won successive victories in the northwest battle, solving the problems that Kangxi had not solved."

Chongzhen: Although I don’t want to admit it, I have to say that I admire Yongzheng’s courage.

Although the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty had a sworn feud, and he did not like the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he admired Yongzheng's actions.

As the same emperor, he naturally knew how courageous Yongzheng was.

Regardless of whether they are royal family members, important ministers in the court, or local officials, as long as they are found to be corrupt, they will be dismissed from their posts and severely punished.

Not every emperor would dare to do this alone, and one can imagine the great resistance involved.

There were many such corrupt people in his Ming Dynasty. He had been hesitant before and did not dare to take action.

But after knowing Yongzheng's great courage, he no longer hesitated and planned to follow suit.

No matter how strong the resistance is, he will use thunderous means to control this trend of corruption.

"Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on removing the root cause of disease, while the state's treatment of corruption focuses on treating the root cause."

"After vigorously punishing corrupt officials and clarifying the domestic administration, Emperor Yongzheng formulated and promulgated a reasonable clean government system to fundamentally eliminate corruption."

"This clean government system prohibits giving gifts, returning fire to the public, and issuing money to support integrity."

"The ban on saluting means prohibiting local officials from saluting superior officials. Once found, they will be severely punished."

"The implementation of this system has prevented officials from exploiting the people and being corrupt and perverting the law."

"Huohuo Guigong means that the expenditures collected by local governments from the people are uniformly handed over to the higher-level provincial government, and then the provincial government allocates them according to a certain and reasonable proportion."

"In this way, local officials will not be able to embezzle even if they tax too much, and they will no longer tax the people excessively, which will greatly reduce the tax pressure on people everywhere."

"The distribution of money to support integrity means to allocate part of the money returned to the public by fire consumption and distribute it to officials in various places according to their grades to meet their daily needs and prevent them from corruption and bribery."

"For example, a local county magistrate can receive more than 150 taels of Yanglian silver. In the Qing Dynasty, one tael of silver could buy kilograms of rice. This kind of Yanglian silver salary is enough to ensure that their family has food and clothing."

"For officials in Beijing, double salaries and silver rewards will be given. Officials from various places who are not trapped by life and can live comfortably will naturally not risk corruption."

Thousands of officials in the Ming Dynasty were so envious that their eyes turned red with envy when they heard that the officials in the Qing Dynasty were provided with so much money.

Only they can deeply understand how valuable it is to raise honest silver.

Although they are officials, their annual salary is pitifully small, making it extremely difficult to support their family.

It's not that they have to take bribes, but they are forced to do nothing.

If officials in the Ming Dynasty could also maintain honest money, how could there be so many corrupt officials!
A local county magistrate can have 4,000 taels of Lianlian silver, which is really enviable to them.

"However, Yongzheng knew very well that only by ensuring the stability of farmers can the stability of the country be ensured."

"The whipping method proposed by Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty was very beneficial to farmers, but it was never implemented, so Yongzheng was determined to complete it."

"In order to further reduce the burden on farmers and reform the tax and servitude system, Yongzheng vigorously implemented the system of dividing the land into acres."

"This legally abolishes the poll tax, reduces the burden on farmers, promotes population growth, and promotes stable social and economic development."

"In addition, Yongzheng also perfected the secret folding system."

"Yongzheng was very thoughtful. He needed to understand the daily situation across the country in order to better grasp his power."

"There were secret memorials during the Kangxi period, written by the emperor's confidants. The contents included customs and sentiments, official privacy, local security, etc."

"This kind of memorial is sent directly to the emperor and no one else is allowed to open it."

"After the emperor read the annotated instructions, he returned it directly to himself for safekeeping."

"In this way, the emperor can directly talk to the officials through the memorial and understand the detailed actual situation." "Yongzheng thought this was a good way to understand the situation, so he expanded the scope of people who could write secret reports, including provincial governors, admirals and some central officials. Lower-level officials and others can report secretly."

"In this way, Yongzheng was able to have a thorough understanding of the situation across the country while also tightly controlling local officials."

"The invention of the secret folding system can enable the emperor to more effectively and comprehensively understand the actual situation of the court officials and the people."

"It also makes all the officials in the court be careful and do not dare to act or speak randomly."

"At the same time, it also increases the opportunities for communication between the emperor and his courtiers. The emperor can use secrets to regularly communicate with officials working in other places to discuss relevant matters, so that the emperor can think more comprehensively before making decisions."

Zhang Juzheng: I never expected that the person who finally inherited my mantle would be the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

His whipping method is of great benefit to the people. As long as it is implemented, it will definitely improve the current predicament that Ming Dynasty is encountering.

But if you want to implement a whip method, you will encounter resistance that is unimaginable.

A whip method did not take root in the Ming Dynasty, but took root and sprouted in the Qing Dynasty. This has to be said to be somewhat ironic.

But what makes him happy is that the anchor has told him the reason why the reform failed.

Summarizing the reasons for the failure, he believed that he would not follow the old path again and would fully implement the whipping method in the Ming Dynasty.

"During Yongzheng's reign, the Military Aircraft Department was also established as an organization to assist the emperor in quickly handling various major military affairs."

"At the beginning, it was to facilitate Yongzheng's handling of the use of troops against Junggar. At that time, it was just a temporary agency to handle important military affairs, with a military aircraft minister and a military aircraft Zhang Jing."

"These officials are all temporarily transferred here. Military aircraft Zhang Jing is mainly responsible for word processing."

"Since Yongzheng's edicts are basically forwarded directly by the Military Aircraft Department, and Yongzheng summoned the Military Aircraft Minister regularly every day, and even summoned him at any time when something happened, the Military Aircraft Minister often couldn't rest until midnight."

"Later, the Military Aircraft Department began to handle all confidential affairs across the country, replacing the cabinet and becoming the actual center of the country."

"All military ministers were personally selected by Yongzheng and obeyed his orders."

"In this way, Yongzheng firmly held all the power of the country in his hands."

"The establishment of the Military Aircraft Department marked the peak of feudal autocracy."

"The establishment of the Military Aircraft Department allowed the emperor to further centralize power and fully take over military and political affairs."

"Because the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department are equivalent to the role of secretaries. They are more responsible for carrying out the emperor's orders rather than sharing power with the emperor."

"And it makes the emperor's management of the army flatter, which helps to stabilize the imperial power."

Liu Che: I have to say that Yongzheng was somewhat capable and firmly controlled the power of the country through the military aircraft department he established.

It is not difficult to come up with the idea of ​​​​a military aircraft office. What is difficult is to successfully establish a military aircraft office.

Anyone can see that the Military Aircraft Department has greatly enhanced the imperial power and concentrated all the power in the world in the hands of the emperor.

If he sets up an organization similar to the Military Aircraft Department, he will inevitably encounter opposition from a group of important ministers, especially the resistance from the prime minister.

Obviously, once the military aircraft department is established, it is equivalent to depriving the prime minister of his power and abolishing the position of prime minister, which will naturally trigger resistance from the prime minister.

But in order to centralize the imperial power and firmly control the power of the world, he definitely wanted to set up a military aircraft department.

But now is not the time. He has to wait until he defeats the Huns before he can have the super power to eliminate all resistance and promote the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department.

"Yongzheng spent a lot of effort to improve the governance of minority areas in the southwest."

"The shortcomings of the local chieftain system are becoming more and more prominent. Chieftains often fight for land and population, and sometimes they join forces to rebel against the central court, which has become a serious problem for the country."

"On the one hand, Yongzheng sent troops to put down the rebellion of the chieftains, and on the other hand, he conducted serious investigations and studied the fundamental solution to the chieftains' problem."

"In the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign, Ertai proposed the idea of ​​returning the chieftains of Yunnan and Guizhou to their native lands."

"Yongzheng believed that this was a fundamental solution, so he made a prompt decision and ordered Ertai to complete the matter."

“After that, Yongzheng began to comprehensively implement the reform of native land and return to local people, establishing prefectures, departments, prefectures, and counties in minority areas, and appointed appointed non-hereditary official officials for management.”

"This move not only attacks the hereditary privileges and interests of chieftains, but also relieves the disasters of ethnic minorities in the southwest and promotes the social and economic development and progress of these areas."

“Through the implementation of border ethnic policies such as reforming native lands and returning them to foreign lands, the autocratic situation of ethnic minority chieftains was dismantled.”

"Abolition of the privileges of a small number of ethnic minorities in the border areas and making the national decrees consistent will help centralize the power of the Qing government."

"Vigorously establishing schools in border minority areas and unifying cultural thoughts and ideologies will help the integrated development of the nation and will be of great significance to future generations."

Zhu Di: Appointing exiled officials to manage the southwest region is such a wonderful method of returning natives to exile!

The chieftain rebellion in the southwest often troubled him, but he never came up with a good way to solve it.

After he led troops to pacify the southwest chieftains, for the sake of stability in the southwestern region, he asked the local ruler chieftains to manage the area as hereditary officials.

In the beginning, peace and stability in the southwest region can be maintained, but as time goes by, the chieftains will easily rebel.

Rebellion, counter-rebellion, rebellion again, counter-rebellion again, over and over again, making the Ming Dynasty tireless.

But now Yongzheng's reformation has inspired him to find a way to completely solve the southwest rebellion.

Divide prefectures and counties in the southwest region, and then send appointed officials to manage them.

There may be resistance from the local chieftains at first, but under the force of the imperial army, over time, the southwest region will be completely included in the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and there will no longer be repeated rebellions by the chieftains.

"Yongzheng was a very diligent emperor. He insisted on reviewing a large number of memorials every day. He did not patrol or go hunting."

"All the memorials were reviewed by my own hands, not by others. Some of the memorials contained more than 1000 words of criticism."

"Yongzheng was very serious. He could often find problems when reading memorials, and then he had to draw results."

"If his ministers did not respond to his instructions, Yongzheng would immediately get angry."

"Yongzheng often went to extremes when he was angry and was prone to rage."

"Once an official angered him, Yongzheng immediately cursed the person in the memorial, but after changing his mind, he praised the person again."

"Sometimes Yongzheng can admit his mistakes in time. After Nian Gengyao's case was handled, Yongzheng publicly admitted his mistakes many times and said that he had improperly hired people."

"Back then, Emperor Kangxi criticized Yongzheng for being moody."

"Yongzheng had his own principles in employing people, and he did not blindly adhere to moral constraints."

"In the edicts to his close ministers Tian Wenjing, Ertai and others, he repeatedly emphasized that they should recommend talented people regardless of qualifications."

"Talented people are always arrogant and difficult to control, but those who achieve great things are mostly such people."

"Yongzheng believed that in an era of innovation, it is necessary to reuse such a group of talented people."

"Yongzheng resolutely investigated, punished, and removed incompetent officials who were fatuous, corrupt, and freed up their positions for talented people. As a result, Yongzheng gained a reputation for being mean and unkind."

"However, this reputation is unfair to Yongzheng."

"For example, Yongzheng praised talented ministers very much and gave them various rewards such as titles and promotions."

"When treating sick ministers, Yongzheng personally sent imperial doctors to visit them. Yang Zongren and others have received this honor."

"Yong Zheng still trusted ministers with different political views as long as they were loyal to the country."

"For example, Zhu Shi once opposed Yongzheng's policy of returning Huohuo to the government and the use of troops in the northwest. But he was talented and loyal to the court, so Yongzheng still trusted him."

"And Li Yuanzhi was the supervisory censor. When he talked about Yongzheng in the memorial, his words were quite fierce. Yongzheng knew that he had no ill intentions, so he still let him speak out."

"These all show that Yongzheng attached great importance to talent in employing people, and therefore gathered a large number of talented people around Yongzheng."

Yongzheng: I am only a man of talent, so why do I come to be said to be mean and ungrateful? It is all those scholars who deliberately arranged me.

You don't need to think about it to know why there are so many people slandering him. It is nothing more than that his series of reforms violated the interests of that group of scholars.

He was determined to reform and forcibly promoted the policy of sharing the land with farmers and paying grain to both officials and gentry. At that time, he knew that there would be scholars who were dissatisfied with him.

He had expected this and was not surprised at all.

When he was alive, those scholars did not dare to say anything.

But after his death, it doesn't take much to know that those scholars will not miss the opportunity to discredit him.

"Yongzheng had a total of eight concubines in his lifetime, which is considered rare among emperors in the past."

"When Yongzheng was the prince, he only had one wife and one concubine. After he ascended the throne, he took in several concubines in order to have more children."

"Just because Yongzheng kept himself clean, his physical condition has always been very good."

"But after he came to the throne, he worked day and night, doing everything by himself, and finally fell ill."

"In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng's reign, the 57-year-old Yongzheng suddenly felt unwell in the Old Summer Palace, but he didn't care."

"Unexpectedly, he died a few days later."

"There are many theories about the cause of Yongzheng's death. Some say he died from poisoning by taking elixirs, while others say he died from a stroke, but there is not enough evidence to support it."

"So, Yongzheng's death has become a historical mystery, but many historians believe that Yongzheng died of illness due to overwork."

"Only sleeping four hours a day except for my own birthday. Anyone who works with such intensity will become sick from overwork and will not be able to live a long life."

"Yongzheng's life is accompanied by many mysteries. From his accession to the throne to his death, it is always difficult to figure out."

"Although Yongzheng only reigned for a short period of thirteen years, it was of great significance to the development of the Qing Dynasty."

"Yongzheng promptly eliminated the shortcomings of the Kangxi Dynasty and made the Qing Dynasty more dynamic."

"Yongzheng has been burdened with many infamy in history, including killing his brothers, forcing his mother to kill his brothers, etc. However, as an emperor, we should not just comment on him from a moral perspective, but should see his contribution to the development of the Qing Dynasty. .”

"From this point of view, Yongzheng can be called a wise and promising monarch."

Zhu Yuanzhang: Good guy, he only sleeps for two hours a day and is more diligent than us.

Hearing that Yongzheng only slept for four hours except on his birthday, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed as he always prided himself on his diligence.

He believed that his diligence was far better than that of previous emperors, and he was very proud of this.

But compared with today's Yongzheng, his diligent work every day and night seems to be nothing.

But he soon thought about it. At least he didn't die of illness due to overwork.

This alone is much better than Yongzheng.

However, the fact that Yongzheng died from exhaustion reminded him that proper rest was very necessary.

In order to prevent himself from getting sick from overwork, it seems that he needs to pay attention in the future and not be too diligent.

"Emperor Yongzheng was evaluated by later historians and scholars as 'wearing clothes at night and eating at night, worrying about and working hard at night'."

"Looking at Yongzheng's thirteen-year reign, such an evaluation is indeed well-deserved."

"In view of the rumors of improper accession to the throne, Emperor Yongzheng has been determined to prove to the world that he is a qualified heir to the throne and a qualified emperor since he ascended the throne."

"So Yongzheng has always been very diligent in his work from the time he came to the throne to his death."

"Meeting ministers during the day to discuss and handle political affairs in various places, and carefully reviewing memorials in various places at night. On average, I sleep less than four hours a day."

"There are 365 days in a year, I only have one day off on my birthday, and I work the rest of the time."

"Compared to his son Emperor Qianlong's six visits to the south of the Yangtze River, Emperor Yongzheng has never been on a patrol since he came to the throne."

"When it comes to handling political affairs, Emperor Yongzheng is very pragmatic, rigorous, and hands-on. This can be seen when he reviews memorials."

"Judging from the physical memorials left behind today, Emperor Yongzheng would write Zhu's comments on every memorial he read, ranging from a few words to thousands of words."

"What's commendable is that even though Yongzheng was managing everything, Zhu Pi still wrote very neatly, with very few smears."

"Today, there are 35000 memorials written by Emperor Yongzheng Zhu in the Forbidden City, and 6600 memorials written in Manchu. The total number of written memorials totals tens of millions of words."

"In addition, Emperor Yongzheng's insistence on diligent work day after day was not just to prove to the world, but to have the country and the people in mind."

"It is precisely because of this sense of responsibility that Yongzheng is always vigilant and does not dare to slack off."

"Therefore, Emperor Yongzheng often reminded and urged ministers to be diligent in political affairs."

"Yongzheng once said to his ministers that it would be very dangerous if the ruler of Chengdu cannot diligently learn the experience of governing the country. I am so diligent, how can you be greedy for pleasure? Remember not to neglect your duties."

"As the saying goes, what goes up and what goes down works. Emperor Yongzheng's diligent work day and night influenced officials across the country."

"Officials from all over the country follow the example of the emperor and do not dare to slack off in handling political affairs."

"To sum up, we can know that Emperor Yongzheng is truly the most diligent emperor in the history of our country."

Ancient people from all dynasties couldn't help but envy Yongzheng when they heard about his diligent administration for the people.

If their current emperor could be as diligent in serving the people as Emperor Yongzheng, they really couldn't imagine how easy their lives would be.

But they were not lucky enough to meet such a good emperor who worked hard for the people.

The ancients of other dynasties were not deeply impressed, but for the people of the Yongzheng period, they were extremely grateful to God for blessing the current emperor.

It is precisely because of the series of reforms carried out by the current emperor that the tax pressure on their people has been greatly reduced, and their lives have become much easier.

The only hope of their common people now is that the current emperor can take care of his health and stop working so hard, so that he can live longer.

"There has always been a lot of controversy about Yongzheng, both among historians and among the people, even though he only reigned for a short period of thirteen years."

"But throughout his life he fought against his brothers, against powerful ministers, against the bureaucracy, and against the gentry of the world."

"Although it was him who won every victory, it also took a lot of hard work out of him."

"Yongzheng lived in a very special historical period. His father was the longest-reigning emperor in history, and his son was the longest-lived emperor in history and the emperor who actually held power the longest."

"Yongzheng was in an embarrassing position in the middle of the prosperous ages of Kangxi and Qianlong. He not only experienced the much-talked-about nine kings' seizure of heirs, but also various mysteries such as usurpation, patricide, and sudden death."

"But these controversies cannot deny Yongzheng's political talents and great achievements."

"Yongzheng was diligent in political affairs and personally took care of everything. He quickly reversed all the ills left by Kangxi in his later years."

"During the reign of Yongzheng, iron-fisted political reforms were carried out to address the corruption of officials and the empty treasury that existed in the later years of Kangxi."

"It was precisely because of Yongzheng's series of reforms and vigorous promotion of the New Deal after he succeeded to the throne that the prosperous age created by Kangxi continued, and it also laid a solid foundation for Qianlong to push this prosperous feudal dynasty to a new peak."

"Generally speaking, Yongzheng's New Deal was centered on the government officials. Through the New Deal, the Qing court at that time was harmonious and the treasury was filled, which played a key role in bringing the Qing court to a new peak."

"Although after Qianlong succeeded to the throne, he abolished some of the New Deals during the Yongzheng period."

"But this does not mean that Yongzheng was wrong. The main reason is that Qianlong wanted a good reputation, and Yongzheng's New Deal has always affected the entire Qing Dynasty in later generations."

"It can be said that Yongzheng's reforms reached an unprecedented height in the feudal dynasty."

"Without Yongzheng's efforts, Qianlong could not have easily achieved the peak of his prosperity."

"Although Yongzheng reigned for only thirteen years, his influence on future generations was huge."

When Yong Zheng heard that he had been recognized by future generations, he smiled with great pleasure.

As an emperor, he naturally hopes to have a good reputation that will be passed down to future generations after his death.

But at the same time, he also knows that once he forcibly promotes reforms, his reputation may not be good after his death.

After all, his series of reforms have offended the interests of scholars all over the world. Those scholars are thankful that they don't smear him, let alone expect them to recognize everything he has done for the people of the world.

But for the sake of the Qing Empire and the people all over the world, even if his reputation was maliciously slandered after his death, he would not hesitate to implement a series of reforms and would not compromise with those bureaucrats and gentry.

And the fact is just as he expected. After his death, those scholars poured unwarranted dirty water on him, such as usurping the throne, parricide, and violent death.

But fortunately, later generations vindicated him and recognized his political ability and great achievements.

Now that he knows that his achievements will be recognized by future generations, he will no longer have to worry about implementing reforms.

(End of this chapter)