"Brother Niu, this Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, is it the story of changing the fourteenth prince to the fourth prince?"

I explained, "Hehe, that's the story. But that's just a rumor. The theory of usurpation is the theory of passing on the throne. When Yongzheng was in power, there were rumors that Emperor Kangxi originally "passed on the throne of the fourteenth elder brother", but Yongzheng changed the word "ten" to the word "Yu", so it became "passed on to the fourth elder brother". However, if we understand the title system of the Qing Dynasty regarding the prince, this statement can be denied. In the Qing Dynasty, when writing the title of the prince, it must be crowned with the word "emperor", that is, "the son of the emperor", "the son of the emperor", the fourth elder brother Yinzhen is the "fourth son of the emperor", and the fourteenth elder brother Yunyu is written as the "fourteenth son of the emperor", so the "ten" is changed to "Yu". Moreover, "Yu" is a modern simplified Chinese character, which was not commonly used in the Qing Dynasty, and "Yu" should be used at that time, so this is even more nonsense. ”

The staff looked at me with admiration, "Yes, it seems that you have a lot of research on the history of the Qing Dynasty." I just called Yongzheng's self-proclaimed father's order to ascend the throne. What you just said is an antithetical statement, which is the usurpation theory. There is another saying: Yongzheng's original name was not called "Yinzhen", and the fourteenth elder brother Yinyu was originally called "Yinzhen". Kangxi's edict was "Yinzhen, the fourteenth son of the throne", Yongzheng thought that "Zhen" was easy to change directly to "Zhen" (in the old days, "Zhen" was written as "Zhen"), so he modified it in the edict, and his name became "Yinzhen". Yunyu did use the name "Yinzhen", and Yongzheng has been using the name "Yunzhen" after he ascended the throne. The word "Yun" is changed by the word "Yin" in the name used by the brothers of the Yongzheng Emperor, that is, the name of the brother of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty should avoid the emperor's obscurity, and the common word should be changed to a word with a similar sound, and the word with the same sound as the emperor's name should also be avoided is a practice that has been practiced in all dynasties, "Yinzhen" and "Yinzhen" The latter word is homophonic, so the word "Zhen" of "Yinzhen" should also be changed, so it was changed to the word "Yu" with the "show" department, and "Yinzhen" became "Yunzhen". Moreover, the name of Yongzheng in the "Jade" repaired during the Kangxi period is "Yinzhen", and all kinds of official books only record this name, and there is no other name. This shows that Yongzheng has never changed his name, let alone stole his name. If according to the title system of the prince mentioned above, then Yongzheng can only change the edict to "pass the throne to the fourth son Yinzhen", and the text is even more incomprehensible, so this statement is also difficult to establish. The third theory: Emperor Kangxi sent a decree to Yunyu to return to Beijing during his illness, but was concealed by Long Keduo. When Emperor Kangxi died, Yunyu did not arrive, and Long Keduo decreed that Yinzhen would inherit the emperor's throne. According to the procedure for issuing the edict at that time, the edict of Emperor Kangxi should have been written by the cabinet and sent by the post station under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Ronkodo is not a cabinet scholar or head of the military department, so it is difficult to hide it. ”

"Yes, in fact, I believe that Yongzheng succeeded to the throne with the mandate of heaven. There is a historical fact, that is, the edict of the Qing Dynasty is a combination of Manchu and Chinese, and Manchu is a pinyin script, and it is impossible to add or subtract horizontal and vertical strokes to tamper with the text. ”

The staff said: "But there is some evidence for Yinzhen to inherit his father's order, and there are also various doubts: let's talk about Kangxi's edict first." The time of the edict is "November 13, 61st year of Kangxi", which should be written on the day of Kangxi's death. However, Yinzhen only read it on the 16th, and only read out the full text. It seems that until the 16th, the Chinese edict had not been completed. It can be seen from this that this edict came from Yinzhen's hand. ”

"Almost all the edicts of the Qing Dynasty were written by ministers after the death of the first emperor, and they were written in the tone of the first emperor, which does not seem to indicate that Yinzhen is a usurper. I retorted.

The staff continued to discuss with me and said, "When Kangxi was seriously ill, Yinzhen was summoned to Changchun Garden many times. At that time, Yinzhen was performing the winter solstice sacrifice in the southern suburbs on behalf of Emperor Kangxi, and he was responsible for such a heavy responsibility, without the summons of his father, he could not leave. It can be seen from this that Emperor Kangxi summoned him to the bed many times, and he must have a special mission. However, there are still doubts: on November 13, Emperor Kangxi summoned Yinzhen during his illness and did not mention the succession, but only told about his illness. Why didn't he announce it in person, but instead asked Long Keduo to convey it? If he could tell many princes and Long Keduo about the succession of Yinzhen, why couldn't he tell Yinzhen directly? In general, there is no conclusive evidence for the theory that Kangxi passed on the throne to Yinzhen, and we can only rely on the analysis and inference of existing historical materials. Qing historians also have different views on this issue. ”

"Okay, okay, I'm going to ask you two so much for this question. Bullying me for being uneducated, isn't it?" Da Zhuang said.

"Hehe, okay, let's not talk about this then. Can you take us to see some of the palaces that are not open to tourists? I pleaded.

"I don't seem to have the power to do this... I'm sorry. The staff said with some embarrassment.

I also know that it may be a bit difficult to be strong, and I don't care.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, "I'll take you to see Yongzheng's first jade seal!"

Following his pace, we arrived at an exhibition hall where he pointed to a bright yellow jade seal in a glass case.

I looked at it and my scalp was tingling. "Qing Yongzheng Shoushan stone carving Kui Long Vanu Bao Xi. The answer came to my head.

This is the treasure of the Yongzheng imperial pen, the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the stone of Shoushan, the carving of the dragon Vanyu, the Chinese seal. The face is 13.2 cm square, the height is 15 cm, and the height of the new button is 6.5 cm. The staff introduced.

"This is the jade seal!" Da Zhuang was very excited, "Can you take a picture of this?" I want to take a picture with him. ”

"Okay, then don't spread the word, because this jade seal has not been exhibited. The staff reluctantly agreed.

This treasure volume is huge, nine dragons that haunt the clouds are carved on the Vanyu, the forms are different, the bas-relief Bogu Kui dragon decoration around the treasure is simple, simple and elegant, the workmanship is fine, it is a typical Shoushan stone carving work in the early Qing Dynasty. However, from the perspective of material, it is not luxurious, and it seems that in the early stage of Yongzheng, it was not so rich. I said.

Helping Da Zhuang finish taking pictures, the staff introduced to me: "The work file of the Qing Palace Internal Affairs Office records the production process of this treasure in detail: on the seventeenth day of the first month of the first year of Yongzheng, Su Peisheng, the chief eunuch of the Maoqin Palace, handed over the Shoushan Shikui Dragon Button Treasure side, and wrote the Zhu character 'Yongzheng Imperial Pen'. Order: The seal sample has been presented and then engraved. Chin this. On the 19th day of the first month, Hanlin Zhang Zhao seal, the craftsman Teng Jizu seal, the Nanjiang Yuan Jingshao seal, and the letterer Zhang Kui seal, Prince Yi presented. Order: Zhang Zhao seal style model, but the strokes are slight, according to the strokes of Yuan Jing Shao's seal book. Again, Teng Jizu's seal on the 'zhi' character seal method is better, and asked Zhang Zhao what the 'zhi' character seal method is about. Chin this. On the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, Hanlin Zhang Zhao seal sample two, craftsman Teng Jizu seal sample three, Nanjiang Yuan Jingshao seal sample three, engraver Zhang Kui seal sample three, Prince Yi presented. Order: Quasi-Zhang Zhao ancient seal 'Yongzheng Imperial Pen Treasure', the word 'of' horizontal flat, when the auspicious time is still engraved. Chin this. It was engraved on the twenty-ninth day of the first lunar month. Prince Yi presented the submission. Order: Collect this treasure well. Chin this. It can be known that this treasure was engraved in the first month of the first year of Yongzheng, and it was the earliest completion of the first batch of treasure seals made after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne. The text was written by the famous calligrapher Hanlin Zhang Zhao of the Qing Dynasty and partially revised according to the opinions of Emperor Yongzheng. It is a heavy weapon in the Yongzheng treasure seal. ”