Sometimes I wonder what it is about Ba Ba that I like. Why am I so hopelessly addicted, sinking deeper and deeper...
My first thought is simply that, somehow, by the time I got to know him, I was already in too deep.
He was a legend of grand rises and falls, soaring to the clouds one day and cast down into the mud the next.
He embodied the gap between virtue and talent, and ambitions left unfulfilled.
He won the praise of everyone, yet failed to win the heart of the emperor.
The records about him are sparse, leaving us with only a vague shadow.
We can only imagine the grace of Prince Ba through the eyes of others.
His second uncle cared for him, praising his “good nature,” his “lack of vanity,” and saying he was “fit to be Crown Prince.”
The court officials respected him, the ministers petitioned in his favor, and the world called him virtuous.
His mother loved him, refusing medicine and dying.
His wife loved him and never left his side. Even after he was cast off, her devotion never changed.
His brothers stood by him. Fourteen risked his life to plead for him, and Ninth Brother stayed with him until the end.
Even his political enemy Yongzheng's own brother and son wanted to be close to him.
His father, Emperor Kangxi, saw him as a rival, feared him, scolded him, and kept him under control.
Yongzheng was wary of him, constantly finding fault with him and tormenting and humiliating him.
Ba Ba was not perfect. He had no patience for practicing calligraphy, trusted fortune-tellers' predictions, once beat a censor badly, and sometimes got drunk day after day.
Ba Ba was hardly a fully known person at all. Apart from descriptions of him as warm, easygoing, respectful of the worthy, and not arrogant, the records of his deeds during Kangxi's reign amount to only a few brief lines.
He accompanied the emperor on more than thirty trips. The first half of his life was shaped by imperial favor, while the second was really a matter of surveillance.
He had barely begun to show his brilliance and enjoy unmatched glory when he was cast back down to earth. A fine jade hidden away, he never again had the chance to accomplish anything.
When we love Prince Ba, do we love his gentle, jade-like nature, or the image of him as gentle as jade that we cherish in our hearts?
Who can say...
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In fact, I have always felt that Ba Ba is not as decisive in power as Si Si. Many facts show that Ba Ba really has a softness and a certain degree of innocence in his nature, but he is even more attractive like this. When Sisi was planning in private, he was able to make Kangxi always regard him as loyal and upright. This is evident from his depth of forbearance, understanding of the emperor's heart, and how much he suppressed himself. And the political actions of April Fourth after he came to power also showed that he valued centralization much more strongly than others. And Ba Ba, "How can I walk now, I would rather be bedridden", but naively showed his support from all officials and his desire for the throne to Kangxi, without considering that the already old emperor would never like a son who stared at the seat behind him. However, Ba Ba, who is occasionally silly and naive, is far more likable in my heart than Si Si, who finally got that position by scheming and sacrificing a lot. We can see in the few historical materials about Ba Ba: the Ba Ba who would ignore the Sacred Heart for the sake of his mother when competing for the position; the Ba Ba who would have his brothers bring poison to show their loyalty to him; the Ba Ba who would foolishly go to the emperor to show off like a child. "How can I walk now, I would rather be bedridden" BaBa; BaBa who can indulge his wife... Even the shortcomings of BaBa seen in those inconclusive historical materials make people like it, and let us describe and outline a rare BaBa in our hearts. His shortcomings may have destined him to miss the big position and be feared by his father, but they further revealed his personal charm. As an unbiased child who gradually fell in love with the Eighth Eight, I dare not say that I am a Eight Eighth Party member, but I really fell in love with the Eight Eight Eighths, so I can't stand the numerous Four Eights articles and some articles that smear Eight Eights. As the poster said, "I don't want to let go of my last pride" and "I would rather have the jade broken into pieces than the whole body." Ba Ba's appearance in full splendor makes people happy.
Provide another perspective for reference. The ministers recommended Yinhu after Kangxi repeatedly hinted that he would restore the crown prince. Is it possible that they are even more unwilling to restore the crown prince, so they must drag a prince out to compete? And you also mentioned that at that time, the prince wanted to curry favor with the ministers, and the princes who already had titles were only ranked from one to eight. At that time, the princes were already imprisoned, and the only people to choose from were only four and eight. If the fourth prince did not dare to move lightly at that time, why did the ministers push him? And Eight, if Nine and Fourteen hadn't stopped him, he might have treated Zhang Mingde as an honored guest. Forty-seven years ago, he was obviously involved in the campaign to dislodge the prince, and he hit it off with the minister.
Phoenix Nirvana, when will it be reborn? If there is true rebirth, let me be reborn eight times. Live a comfortable life.
The eighth master didn't think much about the emperor's intentions, alas.
Very useful, I have some ideas, thank you, senior
Because the summary is so good, I don't know how to express my admiration... The author is awesome!
I support you. I read the copy for the first time and left a message. Yes, the Ba Ba we love is not just the gentle Ba Ye. He laughs and tears, he succeeds and fails, all kinds of him. It's love. Damn, please q!!!