The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 688 Young Emperor Kangxi
Big man.

Liu Bang didn't understand what it meant that each generation had its own god.

But it is also obvious that this thing in the sky is becoming more and more self-indulgent.

"This thing can sweep across the world and is invincible."

Lu Zhi's eyebrows jumped, with an expression that was difficult to describe.

"Don't you care about the prerequisites for using this thing?"

Liu Bang was stunned for a moment.

"Oh! Recognize the father!"

"How simple, wouldn't it be solved by forming a sworn brotherhood with the enemy's children?"

Then Liu Bang narrowed his eyes slightly, raised the corners of his mouth, looked at Lu Zhi and said teasingly:
"So... how do you think this object should be used?"

"Will they not recognize each of them as their fathers one by one?"

Lu Zhi gritted her teeth.

Old thing!
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Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
The emperor's face turned blue and white.

To be honest, this thing is really powerful.

Just look at the Forbidden City that runs through it.

But this condition of use is really...

Yinreng rolled his eyes and changed the subject:
"If this thing could be exchanged for life, Aobai and others wouldn't be so arrogant."

When mentioning Oboi, Kangxi's expression became much better.

"Humph."

……

On the canopy.

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang sat on the warm couch.

In front of him was an old foreigner wearing official uniform and a red hat.

"Teacher Tang, Fu Lin is not virtuous enough, I'm afraid he won't be able to make it."

The Queen Mother choked up and said:
"This child trusts you the most."

"Today, he left behind several children who are all very young."

"The second oldest, Fuquan, is nine years old, and the third oldest, Xuanye, is only eight years old."

"Once Fulin is gone, who will succeed him, Fuquan or Xuanye?"

Without any hesitation, the old foreigner said directly:

"Of course, the third prince Xuanye must be enthroned."

The Queen Mother paused for a moment and continued:
"Why Li Xuanye?"

The foreigner said bluntly:
"Because the Third Prince has had smallpox, he won't die so easily. Although his face is covered with pockmarks, he will live a long life in the future."

……

[In the 18th year of Shunzhi's reign, Emperor Shunzhi contracted smallpox. ]

[Smallpox was an extremely difficult infectious disease to cure at the time. Many princes and princesses of the Qing Dynasty died of smallpox.]

[At this time, Shunzhi was still young and had not seriously considered his posthumous affairs. It was only when his condition suddenly worsened that he thought of the issue of establishing an heir.]

[Shunzhi had eight sons in total. He wanted to make his second son Fuquan the successor, but Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang disagreed and proposed that the third son Xuanye be the successor.]

[When Emperor Shunzhi was hesitant, the Jesuit missionary Johann Adam Schall von Bell, who was serving in the palace at the time, told him that among the emperor's eight youngest sons, only Xuanye had had smallpox and had immunity, which was the most favorable for inheriting the throne.]

【So, Shunzhi issued an edict to make his third son Xuanye the crown prince. 】

[But the third prince Xuanye was only eight years old, and Shunzhi was worried that after his death, a powerful prince of the same surname would seize power again.]

[At this time, the ambitious Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang gave Shunzhi advice on how to reform the old system and use the method of senior officials to assist in the administration to curb the power of the kings.]

[Shunzhi adopted the good advice of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and appointed four important ministers of different surnames, Suoni, Suksaha, Ebilun and Aobai, who were highly respected and experienced, as regents in his will.]

[Soni, Ebilun and Aobai were all former subordinates of Huang Taiji. They were attacked by Dorgon because they supported the succession of the prince. It was not until Shunzhi took power that he restored their official positions and entrusted them with important tasks.]

[Suksaha was originally a subordinate of Dorgon. After Dorgon's death, he was the first to report Dorgon's crime of treason, which earned him great merit and the trust of Emperor Shunzhi.]

[These four people were all veterans who had served in three or four dynasties. Their status in the court was undisputed. They were the most suitable candidates chosen by Emperor Shunzhi after careful consideration.]

……

{Kangxi's rise to the throne seemed to be smooth and uneventful, but in fact, there were undercurrents within the country, which could have led to a storm if one was not careful.}
{The experienced Empress Xiaozhuang was able to control all this silently, which made her a brilliant political operator, controlling the situation skillfully without any trouble.}
{But why did Xiaozhuang choose Xuanye? Was it because Xuanye had had smallpox?}
{It's about the same, after all, the main candidates at that time were the second prince Fuquan and the third prince Xuanye, both of whom were born out of wedlock.}
{Because Shunzhi didn't like the queen, most of his children were born out of wedlock, and he never had any sons or daughters with any queen.}
{Fuquan was older than Xuanye, which was Fuquan's advantage. However, Fuquan also had his disadvantages. The first point was that Fuquan did not have smallpox.}
{It is certainly more elegant to have no pockmarks on the face, but at that time the Manchus regarded smallpox as a demon. If Fuquan accidentally contracted smallpox and died one day, wouldn't the Qing Dynasty be in trouble again?}
{So Tang Ruowang's words really hit the nail on the head, and Kangxi did live a long life.}
{In fact, it is not entirely correct to think that Kangxi became emperor because of smallpox. He also had advantages in personal qualities.}
{When Kangxi was five years old, he went with Fuquan and Changning to pay respects to his father. Shunzhi suddenly asked these children what their future ambitions were.}
{Changning was only three years old at the time and didn’t even know what ambition was, so he couldn’t answer. Fuquan replied, “I want to be a wise king.” Kangxi replied, “When I grow up, I will follow my father’s example and serve the country with all my heart.”}
{Kangxi was obviously more alert and intelligent than the other children. It can be said that Xiaozhuang had good vision in choosing him.}
{This paragraph was probably added later.}
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The period of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty
"That's true."

Liu Ying tugged at his belt, picked up the barbecue on the table and started eating.

"Nothing is better than having a good body!"

"All ambitions depend on physical strength!"

Veins popped up on Lu Zhi's forehead, and she looked at him and gritted her teeth:

"Physical strength...is developed through training!"

"I didn't ask you to eat so much!"

"Look at you! Can you see your feet now that you're standing up!"

Liu Ying's hand holding the meat paused for a moment, then continued biting it.

"Mom! After this meal, my son will go exercise!"

Lu Zhi took a deep breath.

"You'd better be..."

It's so hopeless...

The father looked like a horrible person, and now the son looks a bit like him!

Just out of sight and out of mind!

……

On the canopy.

The little emperor with pockmarks on his face sat on the dragon throne.

Behind her is still Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.

In front of him were four powerful regents.

……

[On the seventh day of the first lunar month in the eighteenth year of Shunzhi (1661), Emperor Shunzhi died in the Yangxin Palace.]

[On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Xuanye, under the personal supervision of his grandmother, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, read out the imperial edict and inherited the throne, with the reign title of Kangxi.]

[The four regents were also appointed in the face of danger and swore in front of the spirit of Emperor Shunzhi: not to have private dealings with the princes, not to form cliques, not to accept bribes, and to do their best to assist the young master and be loyal to the emperor and serve the country.]…

The period of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty
Liu Fuling looked at the four "regent ministers" calmly.

The establishment of the four regent ministers marked the formation of a new system in the Qing Dynasty.

This system required the four ministers to consult and discuss state affairs first, and then report them to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor together.

After the Empress Dowager and the Emperor agreed and approved, the four ministers could promulgate and implement the decree in accordance with the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's oral instructions or draft edicts.

This new system can indeed avoid the phenomenon of Dorgon monopolizing power, and can put power in the hands of the empress dowager or the emperor.

However, the defects and drawbacks of the auxiliary system are also clear.

Those who become assistant ministers are in high positions and have great power. They can directly enter the imperial palace and can even review memorials on behalf of the young emperor.

Once the balance of power among the four cannot be maintained and one party becomes dominant, it will easily lead to the emperor's power being hollowed out and the regent becoming autocratic.

Liu Fuling pointed his finger and chuckled.

But not every powerful official is a general or Prime Minister Zhuge.

There are more Prime Minister Cao and the old thief Sima.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for the four of them to have a good ending."

……

[These four people cannot work together to make common cause for the country.]

[It started with a disagreement between Sony and Suksaha, and then Aobai and Suksaha also had a dispute.]

[When Dorgon occupied Beijing and annexed Northern Zhili (Hebei Province), he allowed the bannermen to enclose the houses and fields of the Han people as their own, and ordered the victimized Han people to find other houses and fields as compensation.]

[Dorgon's Plain White Banner, as the "chosen one of heaven", occupied Jizhou, Zunhuafu, and Qian'anfu counties, where the land was relatively fertile.]

[Although the status of the Bordered Yellow Banner was higher than that of the Plain White Banner, Dorgon restricted it to Xiongxian, Dacheng, Xin'an, Hejian, Renqiu, Suning, Rongcheng and other counties, where the land was inferior.]

[Aobai wanted to overturn the old case and asked the Plain White Banner and the Bordered Yellow Banner to exchange land. Suksaha objected, saying that the people of the two banners had lived there for a long time and it would be inconvenient to move.]

[Aobai, regardless of Suksaha's objection, ordered Sunahai, the Grand Secretary and Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to preside over the land exchange together with Zhu Changzuo, the Governor-General of Zhili, and Wang Denglian, the Governor-General.]

[The three people tried it, but found it unworkable, and asked to stop the land exchange.]

[In December of the fifth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1666), Oboi issued an imperial decree in the name of Emperor Kangxi, saying that Sunahai and three others had "disrespected the emperor's orders" and should be executed together.]

[In June of the sixth year of Kangxi (1667), Sony died, and the struggle between Oboi and Suksaha intensified]

In July of the seventh year of Kangxi's reign, Kangxi took power. Suksaha knew he could not defeat Oboi, so he submitted a petition to retire. There were two sentences in the petition:
"I beg you to guard the tomb of the late emperor so that I can preserve the rest of my life."]

[Kangxi was only fifteen years old at the time and could not understand these two sentences. He wanted to ask Suksaha: Why must I guard the tomb of the late emperor in order to preserve the rest of my life?]

[Aobai seized the opportunity and said that Suksaha "resented the emperor and was unwilling to return the power to the emperor.]

[Twenty-four major crimes of Suksaha were listed, and he and his eldest son Chakdan should be executed by slow slicing. His other sons, several grandsons, two nephews, and two distant relatives should all be beheaded.]

[Kangxi refused, and Oboi came over with his sleeves rolled up, looking like he was about to take action.]

[Kangxi was afraid, so he approved Oboi's request and only changed Suksaha's sentence from lingchi to hanging.]

……

{This is not clear, let me fill in the blanks!}

{The four "Inner Ministers" were the chiefs of the imperial guards, and only members of the "Upper Three Banners" could be appointed. Considering the political structure of the Qing Dynasty, which was based on banners, this was a very important position.}
{The Plain Yellow Banner and the Bordered Yellow Banner were originally led by Huang Taiji, while the Plain White Banner was led by Dorgon.}
{After Dorgon's death, the Plain White Banner, together with the Plain Yellow Banner and the Bordered Yellow Banner, were designated as permanent "corps" directly under the royal family, becoming the so-called "Upper Three Banners."}
{Among the four regents, Sony was from the Plain Yellow Banner, Ebilun and Oboi were from the Bordered Yellow Banner, and Suksaha was from the Plain White Banner.}
{As for qualifications, Sony is first, Suksaha is second, Ebilun is third, and Aobai is fourth.}
{So... this guy Oboi wants to take back the power of the Bordered Yellow Banner?}
{Aobai became rampant because there was a lack of talent in the royal family. Most of the princes who founded the country had died, and Kangxi was young and became arrogant.}
{However, this little emperor was one of the top three emperors in terms of comprehensive ability during the Qing Dynasty. The consequences of bullying him were numerous and none of them ended well.}
……

Song Zhenzong period
"You will not have a good ending."

Zhao Heng scratched the end of his eyebrow with his little finger.

“This behavior is indeed arrogant and domineering.”

"It smells like someone is going to stomp me."

"Which emperor can tolerate you?"

Liu E folded her sleeves over her belly, sat upright and said softly:
"The conflict between Oboi and Kangxi was probably not just a conflict between ministerial power and imperial power, but also a problem of governance."

"Just look at Oboi's behavior. He is stubborn and arrogant. He can only conquer the world but not rule it."

"This is a practice from the time of Nurhaci, and it probably also represents the thinking of some of the old Manchu nobles."

"From what Tianmu said, this little emperor is not someone to be trifled with."

"The thoughts of Oboi and the old Manchu nobles should be changed by him."

……

On the canopy.

Inside the palace.

Oboi, dressed in official uniform, was standing up and bowing.

suddenly!

Seven or eight young men rushed out of the hall.

They rushed towards Oboi in groups of two.

Two people pounced on Oboi's left arm, and two people pounced on Oboi's right arm.

Two other people held down Aobai's left leg, and two more twisted his right foot.

The movements are skillful and the coordination is tacit.

Aobai's hands and feet were twisted behind his back.

At the same time, two more young men ran out of the temple.

One held a coil of rope and the other held a large fishing net.

The young man holding the rope ran to Aobai and tied his hands and feet together behind his back very skillfully.

At this time, Kangxi slowly walked over from the Hongde Hall.

Smilingly said:
"Master Ao, will there be such a day for you too?"

……

[Aobai forced Kangxi to get rid of Suksaha. Although Kangxi did so, he was determined to get rid of Oboi in his heart.]

[He summoned some young men from the princes and ministers as guards to the palace to practice the "Pounce Game" with him]

On the third day of the fifth month in the eighth year of the Kangxi reign (1669), Oboi went to court as usual. Kangxi gave a signal, and the young men grabbed Oboi, threw him to the ground, and tied him up. 】

【Immediately, Kangxi asked the kings and ministers to convict Oboi. 】

[The kings and ministers reported back that Oboi had committed thirty serious crimes and should be exterminated.]

【Kangxi said that considering his long service, he would be spared from death and sentenced to imprisonment and confiscation of property instead.】

[Finally, Aobai's two younger brothers, Malimu and Sebende, his nephew Nemo, his cronies, Grand Secretary Banbulshan, Shangshu Asiha, Gachuha, Jishi, Assistant Minister Bitu, and Scholar Wugesai were all beheaded.]

……

｛There is another saying.｝
{It is said that at first, Emperor Kangxi wanted to kill Oboi, but he didn't in the end.}
{According to the records of French missionary Jean-Baptiste du Halde, Oboi asked to see Kangxi, then took off his clothes, revealing the numerous scars on his back and chest. He said these were the injuries inflicted on Kangxi's grandfather, Huang Taiji, who had saved him.}
{Kangxi softened his heart upon seeing this and decided to show leniency to him. He did not kill him but only imprisoned him.}
(End of this chapter)