According to official records, Emperor Kangxi died in Changchun Garden in June1year, and Commander Roncodo, a trusted minister of Emperor Kangxi, announced that Kangxi would declare Yin Zhen as Yong Zhengdi's successor. At this time, Yin Zhen was the heir to the throne, but no ceremony had been held, and it was during this period that the throne was in the most crisis. For Yongzheng, if something goes wrong at this time, it may cause an irreparable situation.
The first obstacle is the turbulent North Korea. Yongzheng is good at keeping a low profile and fighting for the real purpose of storage, which is also the reason why Emperor Kangxi secretly appointed Yin Zhen as Chu Jun before he died. But at the same time, at the beginning of Yongzheng's reign, there was an embarrassing problem, and few people were available. Compared with the "Eight Ye Party" with a large number of human resources, it can be said that it is fragile.
The second obstacle we face is the difficulties of our political opponents and brothers. The first to make a fuss was Yi Yin and Jiu Ge. Yi Yin "sat on a basket" facing the new king, and there was no ceremony for people and ministers. Yin Gui's mother, Fei Yi Guo Luoshi, also put on airs in front of Yin Zhen, with the purpose of distracting Yin Zhen and even provoking Yin Zhen to punish herself, so that Yin Zhen's father killed his brother as soon as he left, and Yin Zhen killed them with his hind feet.
For Yin Zhen's succession to the throne, Yin Zhen, the 14th brother, is the most unbalanced psychologically. At this time, he was far away in the northwest, and he was the "general king" responsible for resisting the northwest rebellion. In Yin Zhen's mind, he is the candidate of Chu Jun in Kangxi Emperor's heart. For Yongzheng, it is very dangerous to let such a brother whose political position is extremely opposite to his own master the military and political power in the northwest. So, in the name of his father's death, Yongzheng replaced the position of General Yin Zhen with a letter from the imperial clan, and at the same time secretly ordered Nian Gengyao to camp in the northwest in case of "one thousand". Yin Zhen, who was relieved of military power, wrote a "request" to Yongzheng on his way back to Beijing. Ask Yin Zhen whether I should visit the new Wang Daoxi first, or pay homage to my late father first, so as to embarrass Yongzheng.
The hardships of Yongzheng's ascent and his brilliant means stabilized the situation when he ascended the throne, made good use of Nian Gengyao, dealt with his opponents, turned the crisis into invisibility, and successfully ascended the throne.