Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, a Manchurian from the Yellow Banner, Aixinjue Luo, Yan Hongli, Manchu Mu Linde, the sixth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the fourth emperor since the Qing soldiers entered the customs, and the Mongolian Tenggerit Gugeqi Khan, the Khan of God's help, that is, translated as Qianlong, was respected as Emperor Manjushri by Tibet, and the Tibetan people honored the Qing Emperor with Manjushri Bodhisattva, and the year name Qianlong, commonly known as Emperor Qianlong.

Emperor Qianlong was the fourth son of Emperor Yongzheng. Born in the 50th year of Kangxi, he died in the fourth year of Jiaqing. In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, the sixty years of Qianlong, because of the succession to the throne, there was an oath that the reign time did not exceed that of his grandfather Emperor Kangxi, so Zen was located in Zi Yanyan, that is, Emperor Jiaqing of Qingrenzong.

At this time, although Qianlong was the emperor, he still trained the government, and still used the Qianlong era name in the palace, as the de facto supreme ruler, until the death of Jiaqing in the fourth year, becoming the longest reigning emperor in Chinese history, a total of 63 years, and his grandfather Kangxi Emperor reigned for 61 years. At the same time, Hongli lived at the age of eighty-nine, and was also the longest-lived emperor of China who actually ruled. The second is Wu Zetian, eighty-two years old, and the third is Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty, seventy-nine years old.

Hongli is the fourth son of Yongzheng Emperor Yinzhen, and his young name is Yuanshou. At that time, his father Yinzhen was Prince Yong, and his biological mother was Niu Hulu, who was his concubine. Hongli was born in the Ruyi Room of the East Academy of Yongwangfu. He is considered to be the most talented of the sons of Emperor Yongzheng, and he has been loved by his grandfather, Emperor Kangxi, and his father since he was a child.

Although the ancestors and grandchildren did not really get along for a long time, the Holy Ancestor once carefully selected good teachers for him and carried out various educations. In many records, it also shows that Kangxi loves this grandson very much. It is precisely because Emperor Kangxi thought that Hongli was very similar to himself in the way of dealing with people, and he was proficient in martial arts when he was a teenager and was very fascinated by artistic creation, so it was passed on to his father Yongzheng.

In the sixty-first year of Kangxi, the two greatest figures in the Aixin Jueluo family, Emperor Kangxi and later Emperor Qianlong, met for the first time in the Old Summer Palace. However, Hongli was only twelve years old at the time, and it was impossible for him to understand how much this chance meeting would have on him and even on the country.

It was the last spring in Kangxi's life, and hundreds of peonies in front of the peony platform in the Old Summer Palace were blooming. Prince Yong proposed to invite his father to come to his house to enjoy peonies, and the old emperor readily agreed.

The old emperor was willing to come to Yinzhen's house to sit down, because among the dozen wolf-like sons, only this fourth elder brother never showed a special desire for the throne, nor did he seem to be involved in any conspiracy related to competing for the throne.

This is not amazing-looking fourth, good at cursive, intensive study of Buddhism, when other princes broke their heads for the throne, he sat in the study to cultivate his self-cultivation, a group of idle clouds and wild cranes. However, the forty-four-year-old Prince Yong is not an ordinary person. The emperor occasionally gave him some temporary tasks, such as arranging the funeral of the queen mother, checking the shortcomings of the distribution of cangmi, etc., which he completed quickly and thoughtfully, leaving a deep impression on the emperor.

In Kangxi's later years, he often went to the fourth elder brother's garden to relax. In his later years, Emperor Kangxi was fortunate to visit Yinzhen's Yuanmingyuan eleven times. Except for Yinzhi, other princes have never enjoyed such grace. This is, of course, because the fourth elder brother's home makes him feel safe and relaxed. The emperor drove to the peony platform, put the wine in the wind, and was in a happy mood.

Introducing Hongli to Kangxi was a carefully planned step by Prince Yong. However, Kangxi did not perceive this. While the father and son were chatting, Yinzhen chatted and mentioned: "Your two grandsons haven't had a chance to see Shengyan since they were born." ”

The old emperor replied casually: "Yes! Last time I heard from the guards that you have a son who reads very well. Call them both out and I'll take a look. ”

When he is more than ten years old, his grandson has the opportunity to meet his grandfather, which is not a strange thing in Aisin Jueluo's family. Because Emperor Kangxi has too many grandsons, there are ninety-seven in total, and the old emperor who is entangled in government affairs has only seen less than half of them. As soon as he saw these two children, the old emperor unconsciously put down the wine glass in his hand.

The younger brother Hongli did not leave too deep an impression on the emperor, but the elder brother Hongli made Kangxi unforgettable. This kid is quite different. He was long and handsome. In particular, the two eyes as clear as autumn water flowed with an unusual aura and calmness. As he saluted just now, the Emperor noticed that his every move was swift and decent, but not hurried, and there was no nervousness at all that children of his age often have. The younger brother of the same age, Hongday, who followed him, was obviously a lot more restrained.

With his rich experience in reading people, the old emperor was convinced that this child was different. He lovingly beckoned Hongli to stand in front of him and ask about his homework. Hongli generously memorized a few scriptures and explained them clearly from beginning to end. A burst of joy grabbed Kangxi's heart, and among all the grandsons he had seen, this one was undoubtedly the best.

A few days later, the old emperor sent a eunuch to the Old Summer Palace and ordered Prince Yong to write down the eight characters of the Hongli calendar and present it to the emperor for personal reading. A few days later, Kangxi came to the Old Summer Palace again, and after a meal, he announced an unusual decision to bring Hongli back to the palace to raise.

Among Kangxi's many grandsons, Hongli was originally an extremely inconspicuous one. He was born in the 50th year of Kangxi in the palace of Prince Yong in Beijing, and his mother was a twenty-year-old ordinary Gegeniu Hulu.

Many people once mistakenly thought that Qianlong's biological mother was a lady because her surname was Niu Hulu. Indeed, in the Qing Dynasty, Niu Hulu was listed as one of the eight major surnames and was one of the most famous surnames. This surname has many famous ministers, and there have also been many concubines.

However, among the eight families, the Niu Hulu clan refers to the founding fathers to be exact. And Qianlong's mother's ancestor is just an uncle and brother with a mediocre fate, named Er Yiteng. This branch has not produced any big names since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and when it came to the grandfather generation of Qianlong's mother, it even became a white ding. Qianlong's maternal grandfather, Ling Zhu, has the highest official position of the fourth grade, which is estimated to be an idle position obtained by his father with his daughter.

When the thirteen-year-old Niu Hulu entered Prince Yong's mansion, she was just an ordinary girl, doing some chores such as serving tea and pouring water. Until one day in the forty-ninth year of Kangxi, the energetic and idle Prince Yong inadvertently found that this girl who had been in the house for six years had grown up, and she was tall and strong at the age of nineteen. The thirty-two-year-old prince felt a sharp desire suddenly rise in his body.

The land is fertile, and it bears fruit the next year. Emperor Qianlong was a rabbit and was born in the 50th year of Kangxi. Because the mother's status is too low, the birth of this child did not attract much attention. But this child's eight characters are a little unusual.

In June of the 60th year of Kangxi, the governor of Sichuan, Nian Qianyao, entered Beijing to do business, and the emperor ordered him to find the name of the capital, Luo Blind, to calculate something. When I heard that this blind man Luo was swaggering everywhere and was sick, he didn't go to him to settle it. The emperor criticized him on the excerpt of the report: "This man was not honest, but he was very good at fortune-telling. ”

It can be seen that the emperor is an old patron and fan of this blind man. Eight-character deduction is to infer the result of life development based on the year, month and day of a person's birth. This is, of course, superstition, but these superstitions often determine the direction of the historical car by chance, as is the case with Qianlong's eight characters.

Gengjin was born in mid-autumn, the grid of the yang blade, the gold meets the prosperous township, the heavy robbery, the most beautiful with fire, when it is dry, it is the flame of autumn gold, cast as the weapon of the sword. The pattern is strange, and the generation of wealth and blessing is natural. The earth branches, noon, mao, unitary, bathing, the most like to rush, and the beauty of the injured officer, the driving of the bad has become a big character.

Shuyun: The meridian unitary is a big grid, civil and military, intelligent, and capable of doing things. Even run B Wei. Jiawu, the body is prosperous, the leakage is strange, and it is beautiful.

This life is rich and natural, with an abnormal temperament, intelligent and outstanding, benevolent and filial, and must be subtle in learning and martial arts. The early years always see the floating disaster, and it does not hinder. At the age of sixteen, you should be healthy, and you should be in good health, and your ambition will be better. The fate of the wife star is the most virtuous and capable, with a lot of children and a high longevity. The four pillars are becoming Ge Zhenxiang, and there is no need to ask anything else.

It is clear that this comment was written by a fortune teller. In ancient China, there was a fixed method of calculating the physiognomy of fate. According to the theory of fate, Qianlong's eight characters, Tiangan Gengxin Bingding, fire refining autumn gold, is a very talented strong life, the term is called body Wang;

Perhaps it was this unique character that made Kangxi make the decision to raise Hongli in the palace, which was indeed a great favor for the emperors and grandsons of the Kangxi era. Before Hongli, among the nearly 100 grandchildren, only the eldest son of the crown prince, Hong, was once raised in the palace by Kangxi. This imperial grandson was very loved by Kangxi, so much so that in the process of Kangxi's later years, an important consideration was that he could not give up this Hong. It was because he hoped that this grandson would ascend to the throne in the future, and Kangxi couldn't make up his mind on the issue of abolishing the crown prince.

liking Hongli is a reason for Kangxi to pass on the throne to Yongzheng. It is difficult to say that Yinzhen introduced his son to his father, which was not a calculating step. For Yinzhen, this move is not harmful in any way. First of all, this is an opportunity to test the attitude of the old emperor, if the old emperor puts himself in the ranks of candidates for succession, then he will inevitably care about his own children. Because a politician must take a few more steps, and taking a step back, even if the old emperor does not intend to include himself in the ranks of candidates, then it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to his political security to establish a good relationship between his ancestors and grandchildren. Things developed even beyond Prince Yong's expectations.

For more than five months in the summer and autumn of the sixty-first year of Kangxi, the grandparents and grandchildren in the summer resort were together almost every day, inseparable. When Kangxi was reviewing the chapters, Xiao Hongli was grinding ink and writing next to him. The old emperor often stood up, walked up to his grandson, and taught him to write by hand. During the meal, the grandfather and grandson sat at the same table, and the grandfather kept serving the grandson's dishes. Even when he met with ministers to discuss military affairs, Kangxi also specially approved Hongli to stay by his side. Hongli was always sensible at this time, and he didn't dare to come out. The well-behaved grandson brought great joy to the last years of Kangxi's life, and in just half a year, the grandfather and grandson established a deep relationship.

At noon in summer, Kangxi was boating on the lake of the summer resort, and Hongli was playing on the mountain. When he saw the boat approaching from afar, he ran down the mountain with joy. When the old emperor saw it, he was afraid that his grandson would fall, so he hurriedly ran to the bow of the boat and shouted at Hongli: "Slow down, don't fall!"

Grandfather's anxious voice was deeply imprinted in Hongli's mind.