#291 - Qing 26: The Cosplayer of Heaven

The History of China

Chris Stewart

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🗓️ 7 May 2025

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The Yongzheng Emperor's stylings: https://bsky.app/profile/thoc.bsky.social/post/3lnvmogqntk2g Please sign up to support the show at: Patreon.com/thehistoryofchina With the passing of his titan of a father, the Kangxi Emperor's 4th curviving son Prince Yinzheng, will assume the Dragon Throne amidst a tumultuous succession. Amid betrayals and backstabbings, this unlikely monarch will ultimately find himself sandwiched between his father and his son - two uncontestable pillars of Chinese history. And yet, he'll still find ways to shine through, all his own... Time Period Covered: 1722~1728 CE Major Historical Figures: Manchu: The Yongzheng Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen) [r. 1723-35], Kangxi's 11th (4th surviving) Son Empress Dowager Xiaogongren [1660-1723] Longkodo, Commandant of the Capital Gendarmerie [d. 1728] Prince Yunzhi, Kangxi's 10th (3rd) Son [1677-1732] Prince Yinsi, Kangxi's 16th (8th) Son [1681-1726] Prince Yintang, Kangxi's 17th (9th) Son [1683-1726] Prince Yinxiang, Kangxi's 22nd (13th) Son [1686-1730] Prince Yunti, Kangxi's 23rd (14th) Son [1688-1755] O'er'tai [1680-1745] Hanjun: Chen Menglei [1650-1741] Nian Genglao, Sichuan-Shaanxi Governor-General [1679-1726] Zeng Qing [1679-1736] Yue Zhongqi [1686-1784] Lü Liuliang [1629-1683] Jiang Tingxi [1669-1732] Zhang Tingyu [1672-1755] Li Wei [1687-1738] Tian Wenjing [1662-1732] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.0	Episode 291, the Cosplayer of Heaven. The seditious rebel claims that we are the rulers of heaven.
1:00.6	The seditious rebel claims that we are the rulers of Manchuria, and only later penetrated Central China to become its rulers.
1:03.0	Their prejudices concerning the division of their and our country have caused many
1:06.8	vitriolic falsehoods.
1:08.6	What these rebels have not understood is the fact that Manchuria is for the Manchu's
1:12.9	the same as the birthplace is for the people of the central plain.
1:16.5	Shun belonged to the Eastern E, and King One of Zhou to the Western E.
1:20.6	Does this fact diminish their virtues?
1:23.6	Aiseng Dioro Injen, the Yongjung Emperor.
1:32.3	The Yongjung reign, lasting from 1723 to 1735, nevertheless marked a critical juncture in Qing Dynasty statecraft.
1:36.3	Under this emperor, whose temple name was known as Shizong, although we will continue to call him Yongzheng for his era name,
1:42.3	the Qing state implemented extensive
1:44.3	bureaucratic and fiscal reforms to address structural barriers to the problems of what was
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