Since ancient times, there has been no blood relationship under the imperial power. How many princes and grandsons have regretted being born in an imperial family, and how many brothers have been disabled for power. In the early Qing Dynasty, this situation became more and more serious, and in the later years of Kangxi's life, nine of his sons killed each other. After Yongzheng ascended the throne, in order to avoid this situation, he adopted the method of establishing the king privately. In the end, Hongli ascended to the throne with his father's trust, but Qianlong ascended to the throne and gradually began to distance himself from his two younger brothers.

Since Hongli ascended the throne, Hong Zhou, who was originally willful, began to restrain his character. So Hongzhou began to torture himself in an almost perverted way to vent his anger and dissatisfaction. In fact, this is a means for Hong Zhou to protect himself. In order to avoid his brother Hongli's suspicion, Hongzhou often decorated his room into a hall of terrifying spirits and ordered his family to cook all food as sacrifices. In addition, he often ordered his entourage to play sad music while eating, thus adding to the atmosphere. This neurotic behavior in the eyes of ordinary people has become a means of protecting oneself during the day. In the 35th year of Qianlong's reign, Hong Zhou died, ending his tragic performance and miserable life.

If Hong Zhou pretended to be crazy, it was because he betrayed his own stupidity in order to protect himself. Then Hongzhan was scared to death by his brother Hongli. The difference between Hongzhan and Hongzhou is that Hongzhan is a real playboy. Apart from writing some bad poems like his brother Hongli, he is simply useless. Qianlong was naturally unprepared for his playboy brother and often indulged him. Under his brother's indulgence, Hongzhan began to act wantonly. In the 28th year of Qianlong's reign, Hongzhan and others sold ginseng to make huge profits. Hongli was extremely angry and ordered Hongzhan to be removed from the title of prince and his salary permanently suspended. When he saw his seriously ill brother kneeling down, the gentle Qianlong chose to forgive his brother and ordered the restoration of Hongzhan's title. But two years later, Hongzhan finally died.

Qianlong, who had lost his two younger brothers, couldn't help but blame himself. Maybe he could be a good and qualified emperor, but he didn't do enough to face his own younger brothers. The majesty of imperial power gradually alienated Qianlong from his two younger brothers. It can be said that this is not only the sorrow of Qianlong, but also the sorrow of the royal families of all generations.