Why did Daoguang Emperor choose the mediocre fourth brother Yi _ as his successor?

In A.D. 1840, the Opium War broke out, which broke the closed-door situation of the Qing Dynasty and started the prelude of "China's return to China". However, at that time, the Qing Dynasty did not seem to wake up from sleep. At that time, Daoguang, the supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty, seemed to be less worried about foreign invasion, but more worried about his successor. According to historical records, Daoguang had nine sons. In the end, Daoguang only had four sons, five sons, and six sons lived to be old. These three sons are all headaches for Daoguang, especially between the fourth and sixth sons. Who should I choose? Tao thinks he was born honest and disobedient. Later, he simply gave the third brother an exemption. In this way, Yiyi will lose the right to inherit the throne forever.

Now Daoguang can only choose between his four sons and his six sons. Due to the early death of the eldest son, Yihe Yi actually became the eldest son and the second son of the emperor. Huang's fourth son, Yi Ying's mother, died young and was raised by Yi Ying's mother, Jing Guifei. Jing Guifei regards Yi Ying as the child of her parents, and the young Yi Ying and Yi Ying brothers are very close. However, with the increase of age, this difference will appear. Yi looks much smarter than him, and the latter is very popular with Daoguang Emperor. Besides, as a civil servant and a soldier, he is in good health. In sharp contrast, Qiu Yi, who experienced a horse accident, has a certain disability and his legs and feet are not very good. Besides, his health is inferior to his brother's. According to rumors, Daoguang made it clear that he hoped Qiu Yi would inherit the throne. However, when Daoguang's testamentary edict was published, everyone was surprised. Daoguang's testamentary edict reads: "The four sons of the Emperor are princes, and the six sons of the Emperor are princes."

Since then, the status of these two people has changed a lot. Qiu Yi was the Emperor Xianfeng, and was called "the son of evil karma" by later scholars. My brother Yi Yi has also experienced ups and downs in his life. From time to time, future generations will think: if Iraq succeeded to the throne from the beginning, would history be different? History cannot be assumed, and the problems raised in this paper have not been solved here. Please keep calm, the authors will come together.

According to historical records, Daoguang chose Yi Ying as his successor for the following reasons: First, the inheritance law of China's historical tradition. In China's imperial power system, the emperor maintained the principle that the father died and the son succeeded, and the eldest son was born without the eldest son. This is the patriarchal clan system handed down from the Western Zhou Dynasty. Its purpose is to prevent governors from fighting for power and profit. In this way, Yi Ying has an advantage. His mother was crowned queen, and he himself was actually the eldest son. He has held these two positions for a long time.

Second: Daoguang thinks about the future of the country. Although I like Yi very much, everyone here can see it, but it is related to the fate of the country. According to the traditional concept, "the long monarch of a country is the blessing of the country." Besides, he has a steady temper. In addition, Qiu Yi's own teacher Du Shoutian also gave him some imperial thoughts, which prompted Daoguang Emperor to choose Qiu Yi. Perhaps out of guilt and compensation for the game, Daoguang Emperor actually affirmed the status of the game in his testamentary edict. Daoguang chose Qiu Yi, which means that the whole Qing Dynasty chose Qiu Yi. At present, no matter what qualifications Yi Ying and Jackson Yee have, their life spans are different. Xianfeng Emperor Yiying died in 186 1, and Prince Gong Yiying died in 1898. Even if Yi is not very clever, if he becomes the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, there will naturally be no Empress Dowager Cixi, no women interfering in politics, and there will be no inheritance crisis caused by children in the last three emperors of the Qing Dynasty. However, history is history after all, and history is a game of choice.