vrcanaries Chapter 145 The Record of Awakening from Delusion: The More You Explain, the Worse It Gets
Chapter 145 The Record of Awakening from Delusion: The More You Explain, the Worse It Gets
When Lin Ke talked about this unofficial history, she couldn't help but think of the TV series "The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow"!
Back then, during summer vacation, this show would always be on some channel, and I thought it was a real historical record!
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"However, Yongzheng's punishment of the Lü family was quite severe. The book 'Lü Liuliang's Heinous Crimes' records that although Lü Liuliang and his son Lü Baozhong had already passed away, the fourth prince still wanted to drag their bodies out and behead them as a warning."
"Of course, Lü Liuliang's other son was not spared either, and was sentenced to immediate execution. However, for Lü Liuliang's crime of treason, such a punishment was not too severe. It's a pity that this son was only implicated by his father!"
"As for Lü Liuliang's grandchildren, Yongzheng felt that there were too many of them and he couldn't bear to do it, so he packed them up and exiled them to Ningguta."
"Although the Lü family did not actually participate in any rebellion, Zeng Jing did want to rebel because of Lü Liuliang's book. Moreover, it was widely circulated among the people and had already shaken the foundation of the rule. That's why Yongzheng made an example of him."
The Lü family: Damn, I'm totally convinced!
"But the Lü family was really unlucky. This was an unexpected disaster. They were living a good life, but they were implicated in a serious crime because of a book."
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: Sigh, even this group of people might not make it to Ningguta smoothly!
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty: Exile! How can one escape without suffering for a while!
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"Unlike the Lü family, who were in dire straits, Yongzheng not only did not severely punish Zeng Jing and Zhang Zhuo, but also gave Zeng Jing a thousand taels of silver as a resettlement allowance."
"The reason why the fourth brother did this is because Zeng Jing and Zhang Zhuo live in a remote mountain area and have never seen much of the world. It is normal for them to be misled by such remarks."
"In fact, Yongzheng may have released Zeng Jing in order to reverse the public's impression of him, so much so that he later personally stepped in to refute the rumors, even though many ministers in the court did not agree with this."
Minister: There's no way to stop them!
Yongzheng: Don't stop me! I'm going to write it!
"And the beginning of Yongzheng's book, 'Dayi Juemi Lu,' is the 'Hua-Yi Transformation' mentioned in Lü Liuliang's book."
"As the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng naturally defended the Manchu emperors. Compared to the writing style of Lü Liuliang, a Qing Dynasty critic, he was more straightforward!"
"The fourth brother started by saying that whether a person is worthy of ruling the world depends on their virtue, not their region or bloodline. This is discrimination! Although we Manchus are considered barbarians, King Wen of Han in history also had barbarian blood, but judging from his virtue and achievements, he was still a wise and virtuous ruler!"
"Yongzheng's defense of the Qing Dynasty mainly focused on three aspects. First, he believed that the Ming Dynasty was actually destroyed by bandits, and the Manchus' entry into the Central Plains was merely in accordance with the Ming Dynasty. If anyone should be blamed, it should be the Zhu family for losing the country!"
"Secondly, the Ming Dynasty declined after the Jiajing Emperor's reign, with bandits rampant, while we Manchus brought peace to the world!"
"In the end, the territory of the Qing Dynasty was larger than that of the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties in history, and the Manchus also made contributions to history."
General Judy, the Northern Expeditionary Army: You son of a bitch...%? .../% (using extremely vulgar language)
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: ...Damn it! ...? %,... (swearing profusely)
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: What's wrong with our Song Dynasty...? %...
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"The Manchu-Han conflict has always been a problem, so let's not discuss it for now. After all, you're probably the one who thinks your dynasty is the best!"
"No matter what, Yongzheng was a Manchu, and it's understandable that he wanted to protect his own dynasty. But the fact that he chose to write a book about it instead of just killing people to settle the matter is quite commendable."
"But by the way, in later generations we are the Chinese nation with fifty-six ethnic groups, so whether we are barbarians or not is not a problem at all."
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: 56!!!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: So many!!!
Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty: !
"After this issue, when Yongzheng was refuting the ten charges against him, he was indeed somewhat overwhelmed!"
"For example, regarding this 'scheming father,' the fourth prince said that there was no truth to the claim that his father, Emperor Kangxi, doted on him. He also recounted what happened at Changchun Garden!"
"And then there's his mother, Uya. The fourth prince even said that he was his mother's favorite son, and that the fourteenth prince was no match for him at all!"
"As for the fratricide, the fourth brother said that these brothers were imprisoned because they angered my father, and he has already been good enough to them!"
"Then people said he was greedy. When Yongzheng wrote it, he probably felt wronged. He said that since he came to power, he had carried out water conservancy projects, rice planting, and various other projects, but he had not levied any additional taxes. How can you say he was greedy for money!"
"And what about alcoholism? Yongzheng was even more wronged. He didn't drink at all, so why are you accusing him of that? And you say he was lustful? He didn't care about women at all, so where did the lust come from?!"
"To be honest, no emperor in the Qing Dynasty could compare to Kangxi in terms of lust. He had over eighty women registered in his harem. What about all those he favored but didn't register?!"
"Moreover, Emperor Yongzheng only had one child in the six years he reigned, and that child died young!"
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: ...
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: Hahahaha, this guy is too funny! I'm dying of laughter!
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: Wow, he's such a chatterbox! Quite honest!
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"The only charge Yongzheng didn't refute was the killing of his brothers. He said, 'Do you know how outrageous the Eighth and Ninth Princes were back then?' And he did intend to do it, but he died before he could. This charge is neither to be disputed nor accepted!"
"After finishing writing it, Yongzheng felt much better. He felt that once the book was published, everyone would know that he was innocent!"
"Therefore, Yongzheng used his imperial privileges to forcibly promote the 'Dayi Juemi Lu' and sent people to spread the contents of the book in provinces, cities, counties and villages all over the country every month."
"Emperor Yongzheng didn't stop there. He demanded that Zeng Jing and Zhang Zhuo take this book and travel all over the country to share their experiences!"
"As for the effect, as I have mentioned before, people are naturally fond of watching the excitement, so no one paid attention to the serious refutations made by Yongzheng. Everyone was focused on the gossip about the royal family."
"So in the end, Yongzheng's attempt to refute the rumors was very ineffective, to the point that these ten charges spread throughout the country, and in later generations, many people believed that the fourth prince had usurped the throne."
"Moreover, after Qianlong ascended the throne, he immediately banned the book and executed Zeng Jing and Zhang Zhuo. This action immediately turned some people who were skeptical of Yongzheng into supporters."
“They would think that most of the ten charges in the book are true, otherwise why would his son disobey his father's orders and even kill Zeng Jing and Zhang Zhuo? Isn't that a sign of a guilty conscience?!”
Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty: Treason! ! !
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: I'm dying of laughter! This father and son are hilarious! So many people talk about the First Emperor, but look at what he actually said!
First Emperor, Ancestral Dragon: ………