The story of Emperor Kangxi imprisoning Mingzhu and Suo'etu to take care of themselves is a plot in the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty". It is undeniable that because of the participation of many big names, this TV series is excellent in terms of production sophistication and actors' acting skills! However, the plot of this TV series deviates too much from historical facts. Common-sense errors such as "I am Xiaozhuang" and "from now on you will be Queen Xiaokang" also appear frequently, and are even called " Thunder drama "Rolling Thunder".
In the play, Mingzhu, the uncle of the eldest brother, and Suo'etu, the grandfather of the second brother, fought openly and secretly for a long time, and were eventually captured by Emperor Kangxi together. The strange thing is that Emperor Kangxi did not kill them, but locked them together. In the words of the play, Emperor Kangxi planned to let them "live their old age" in prison.
Mingzhu and Suo'etu in real history
Mingzhu and Suo'etu are characters who existed in real history. In today's terms, they were both political figures during the Kangxi period. ! But the difference between these two people in real history and the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty" is quite big! First of all, there was a discrepancy in the identities of the two. Mingzhu is not the eldest brother’s biological uncle, and Suo’etu is not the second brother’s grandfather! The relationship between Suo'etu and Yinreng in the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty" is relatively close to historical facts. Suo'etu is the third uncle of Queen Xiaochengren's Hesheli family instead of his father. Queen Xiaochengren's father is Suo'etu. The eldest brother Gabra. In other words, Suo'etu is just Yinreng's third uncle and grandfather. If you insist on talking about it, my uncle and grandpa can barely be considered a grandfather.
If the relationship between Suo'etu and Yinreng in the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty" is barely reasonable, the relationship between Mingzhu and Yinti is purely fabricated... The real pearl in history is just Yinti. He is just the cousin of Ti's biological mother, Concubine Hui, Nala. What kind of relationship is this? Huifei Nala's father, Solhe and Mingzhu, were uncles and brothers of the same grandfather. Although this relationship is not far away (not out of the fifth server), it cannot be said to be close, especially between Mingzhu and Yinti. If this kind of relationship is considered a close relationship, then the relationship between Mingzhu and Emperor Kangxi, the ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, and Yinti are equally close, and there is no need for the connection of Huifei Nala at all!
Many people may not know Mingzhu’s other identity. Mingzhu’s grandfather, Jin Taiji, was the biological uncle of Emperor Taizong Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty! In other words, Mingzhu's father Niyaha and Qing Taizong are real cousins, and Mingzhu has to call Qing Taizong uncle. In addition, Mingzhu is also the son-in-law of Prince Azig, the half-brother of Qing Taizong and the brother of Regent Dorgon, who is also the niece-in-law of Qing Taizong and Regent Dorgon. With these multiple relationships, Mingzhu is a close relative of the Aixinjueluo family, and there is no need to rely on Concubine Hui at all... To a certain extent, he and the Aixinjueluo family are related by blood, and are far from being purely related by marriage. The pictures are comparable.
The reasons for the downfall of Mingzhu and Suo'etu
Because of the blood relationship with the Aixinjueluo family, Mingzhu did not need to rely on the relationship between Huifei Nala and Yinti. Therefore, during the Kangxi period, Mingzhu was not involved in the dispute between Yinti and Yinreng. Not to mention that in the 14th year of Kangxi's reign, when Yinfeng was appointed crown prince, Mingzhu had just taken up the post of minister and was not qualified to be involved in the dispute for the throne. Even if there was, he probably wouldn't dare to get involved. At the end of the 7th year of Shunzhi and the beginning of the 8th year of Shunzhi, Ajige rebelled and was executed. It was only more than 20 years since the 14th year of Kangxi. Many of those involved were still alive. Azig's uncle was involved in the dispute over the throne, which may have affected Mingzhu. That's not a good thing, is it?
The reason why Mingzhu fell has little to do with the struggle for the reserve position. He was not brought down by Suo'etu. The reason why he was taken down may not be believed by many people - selling official positions and conferring titles. , Forming parties for personal gain, nothing more. At the end of the twenty-sixth year of Kangxi, Yu Chenglong (Han Army), the governor of Zhili, secretly reported to Emperor Kangxi: "The officials have been sold out by Mingzhu and Yu Guozhu." Emperor Kangxi, who received the secret report, was still doubtful about this and asked the people around him Gao Shiqi, a close minister, why no one has participated in the impeachment of Mingzhu before. Gao Shiqi was even more outrageous, adding insult to injury for Mingzhu, and directly replied to Emperor Kangxi: "Who is not afraid of death?" The following year, under the instruction or tacit approval of Emperor Kangxi, the imperial censors impeached Mingzhu for forming cliques and engaging in selfish activities. Exclude dissenters. In the same year, Mingzhu was dismissed from office and handed over to the Guards Department to retain him at their discretion.
In other words, Mingzhu was not involved in the dispute over the reserve position. He was just selling his official position and forming cliques for personal gain. These were always just trivial matters to the emperor. Greed meant that Mingzhu had no ambition! Emperor Kangxi only disposed of the pearl to frighten the ministers, but also to show a posture. After all, it was not a good thing for the emperor for ministers to sell their official positions and form cliques for personal gain. Perhaps it was precisely because Mingzhu was only guilty of minor issues that Emperor Kangxi did not give him an unlimited amount of treatment. You know, the lowest-ranking Lan Ling bodyguard in the Qing Dynasty was also the sixth grade! Soon after, Emperor Kangxi resumed the position of Mingzhu, but he did not continue to reuse it. In the forty-seventh year of Kangxi's reign, Mingzhu passed away. Emperor Kangxi even sent Prince Yinzhi of Cheng County to pay homage. It can be seen that Emperor Kangxi's anger towards this cousin and uncle has almost disappeared...
The one who ended up really miserable was not Mingzhu, but Suo'etu! Because of his relationship with Yin Reng, Suo'etu firmly stood on Yin Reng's side and became Yin Reng's backer and think tank. It was precisely for this reason that Emperor Kangxi, whose relationship with Yinfeng and his son had deteriorated, blamed Suo'etu for all Yinfeng's actions! In the forty-one year of Kangxi's reign, Gao Shiqi, the same man who had made trouble for Mingzhu, reported the Suo Etu to Emperor Kangxi! A year later, Suo'etu was imprisoned by Emperor Kangxi. A few months later, Suo'etu was starved to death in the confinement... Later, Emperor Kangxi also made no secret of the fact that he was the one who executed Suo'etu. In other words, it was Emperor Kangxi who ordered his uncle to starve to death!
To sum up, although there are fights and even party disputes between Mingzhu and Suo'etu, this fight focuses more on actual interests and has little to do with the battle for the reserve. Mingzhu was not involved in the dispute between the princes for the throne. Although she lost power, she still saved her life and escaped unscathed. Suo'etu was trapped too deeply, and his end was the most miserable. In the end, he ended up starving to death! Emperor Kangxi in real history was not as benevolent as in the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty". Can you expect "kindness" from an emperor who can bully his own teacher at will? Letting Mingzhu and Suo'etu "live their old age" in prison is just the wishful thinking of the screenwriter of the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty"... Emperor Kangxi did not have so much tenderness towards Suo'etu, his uncle.