Yongzheng Dynasty

In 1722 AD, Kangxi died, and his fourth elder brother Yinzhen (played by Tang Guoqiang), known as the "Cold-faced King", succeeded to the throne. Although Yinzhen was not the favored candidate for the throne by the government and the public, he was Emperor Yongzheng personally chosen by Kangxi. He "stirred" the victims to cause trouble in the south of the Yangtze River. He held a Hongmen Banquet at the Chenghuang Temple and took away more than two million taels of silver from local officials and wealthy businessmen to raise funds for disaster relief. He pursued debts owed to the treasury and forced old ministers to go to court. Hang; in the case of unjust imprisonment in the Ministry of Punishment, he watched from the other side, causing the eighth prince and the prince to fight and lose both sides; in the case of bribery of hundreds of officials, he used Nian Gengyao's hand to wash away Jiangxia Town with blood, causing the prince to be deposed again. In the Shanxi Nuomin case and the examination fraud case that occurred after Yongzheng came to power, Yongzheng killed a number of important court officials involved. With the use of troops in the northwest and natural disasters in several provinces, military expenditures and disaster relief were urgently needed, and the property of corrupt officials was confiscated to meet the urgent needs. Subsequently, a series of historical events aimed at promoting the New Deal, suppressing the wealth accumulation of officials and gentry, and internal party disputes and squeezes in the palace, such as "the gentry worked as errands and paid the grain together", "the Henan examination strike case", "the iron-hatted prince attacked the palace and forced the palace", "killed parents and children in tears", etc. throughout Yongzheng's life and the Yongzheng dynasty...