To suppress/suppress a rebellion
In the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi, the situation in the northwest of Qing Dynasty was quite grim. Grdan tribes rebelled in Qinghai and Tibet was in turmoil. At that time, General Erente of Xi 'an, who was guarding the northwest of Qing Dynasty, was killed by Zhungeer's department.
Kangxi had to send a powerful general to control the situation. According to the situation at that time, either the emperor went out in person or the prince was in command. Only with this level of command can we integrate all the resources of Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi and Sichuan and carry out a comprehensive counterinsurgency.
Kangxi is already in his later years, and he has no energy and ability to personally expedition. He only sent a prince to fight, but he didn't have many choices. His eldest brother and prince have been completely neglected, so it is impossible to use them. His third brother is a scholar and has never fought in a war. His fourth brother, Yin Zhen, is a suitable candidate, but he is already the heir of the emperor in Kangxi's heart, so he can't be sent out of Beijing. As for the last prince, he is either young or not.
Kangxi had only two choices at this time: thirteen elder brothers Huang Tianyou and fourteen elder brothers Yin Gui. Both of them have been generals, have made meritorious military service and have great prestige in the military.
To choose which prince to go to war, Kangxi encountered a difficult problem, because the two princes were from different camps: the thirteenth brother Huang Tianjun was the die-hard son of the fourth brother Yin Zhen; Yin Gui, the 14th elder brother, is the backbone of Yin Gui, the 8th elder brother.
Occupy the camp
In the evening of Kangxi, several sons came to power miserably, which is well known in all previous dynasties. Kangxi, as emperor and father, was of course the son of the Qing Dynasty. Only two or three princes can inherit the throne. Kangxi has chosen Mei Yin Zhen in his heart. Since Kangxi did not set up a prince again, other sons were still fighting.
Where there is hope, there must be struggle. May 4th and 8th are the last games. Both of them tried their best to please Emperor Kangxi, attack each other's forces and cultivate their own minions. And they all have their own diehard supporters.
Thirteen Ye Huang Hong supports Mei Yin Zhen; It is well known that the 14th Master supported Mei Yingui, and so did Kangxi. At this time, neither the thirteenth master nor the fourteenth master was hated by Emperor Kangxi. The thirteenth master was still under house arrest, and the fourteenth master angered Emperor Kangxi because he pleaded for Yin Gui in May in front, and he even reflected at home.
Who did this? General Fuyuan? All kinds of forces want to fight for it, thinking that this position is extremely great. At that time, he commanded almost one-third of the Qing army, but he was more powerful. It can be said that besides the emperor and the governor of Zhili, the northwest general Wang is the most powerful.
Which camp won this position can almost grasp the lifeline of the whole Qing dynasty. Everyone knows it, and so does Kangxi.
political intrigue
In May, at the prompt of Mr. Wu, he immediately played Kangxi and invited the fourteenth master Yin Gui to the northwest, which was absolutely unique.
Yin Zhen's actions not only eased his relationship with rival in love, but also surprised Eight Lords and Fourteen Lords, even paralyzed Eight Lords, thinking that Yin Zhen would no longer compete with them for the position of Prince and deliberately avoided it, while Fourteen Lords Yin Gui and Mei Yin Zhen were half-brothers, which made Yin Gui more identify with his brother emotionally and psychologically.
The performance of the May 4th Movement won the favor of Emperor Kangxi. After weighing the left and right, Kangxi also thought that it was most appropriate to send Yin Gui to the war on May 14. However, judging from the plot of Kangxi's sword cutting him, Kangxi can't let go of his face and recruit Yin.
Yin Zhen realized Kangxi's psychology and presented Yin Gui, which made Kangxi very surprised and happy. What's important is that Kangxi sent Yin Gui to war, which not only made the Eight Ye Party fully support Yin Gui's rebellion, but also made the governors of Sichuan and Shaanxi become members of the Eight Ye Party.
Moreover, sending Yin Gui to Beijing is tantamount to dividing the most important military pillar of the Eight Ye Party. Although Yin Gui may control one third of the Qing army, if the capital changes, it will take at least two months to get from northwest to Beijing. When Yin Gui has really changed, the layout of the capital has already been completed, and Yin Gui can't turn over the big waves.
To sum up, Kangxi had long intended to let Yin Zhen succeed to the throne in May, but only sent out on May 14th to weaken the military strength of the Eight Yes Party in Beijing, which cleared the way for Yin Zhen to succeed to the throne smoothly.