Talk:Yongzheng Emperor

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"1678 - 1735", then why "He died suddenly at the age of 55. "? Should it be 58?

Contents 1 Queen 2 Accuracy of Will 3 Accuracy 4 Planned expansion

[edit] Queen

Something is really wrong with the year of Yongzheng's first wife's death, which refers to a year before which Yongzheng himself is actually born. Colipon 21:21, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Accuracy of Will

It is misleading to suggest that there is evidence that Yong Zheng changed the will. Where are/were the evidence? According to all reputatable history books, there weren't any evidence of changing the will. Back then, the will was in Manchurian, and it was difficult change from the 14th son to the 4th son.

Although this is a good point and probably accurate, the story of Yongzheng changing 14th son to 4th son is a common legend and is frequently told, even in history classes. It's still worth being told even if the accuracy is dubious.

The whole story is too controversial to ignore any viewpoints, really. Feng Erkang has a good take on it. Colipon+(T) 23:01, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Accuracy

Please can someone go check a history book? I'm pretty sure that the part about his relief work along the Yellow River while still a prince is created by a novelist. --Middaythought 08:29, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

Yes, that does appear in Er Yueh Ho's the Great Kangxi Emperor (康熙大帝), but his novels are very closely tied with actual historical facts. The only great dispute is how Yongzheng actually succeeded the throne, legitimately or otherwise. Colipon+(T) 01:55, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

The only way to know whether a historical novel is historically accurate is to compare it with a history book. And if one has done so, there's no reason to use the novel as the source. Er Yueh Ho is a fantastic story-teller, but he can't even get the characters' age straight. I read his novels 10 years ago and was so fascinated that I immediately borrowed a biography of Emperor Yongzheng written by a scholar called Feng Erkang (冯尔康). I remember being amazed by the amount of "fiction" in Mr. Er's books. Please consult a real history book instead of a fictional one! --Middaythought 06:13, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hello. I have bought Feng Erkang's 《雍正传》during a recent trip to China. Please help me in constructing a better article. Colipon+(T) 23:39, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

I think this article is based on the TV show, 雍正皇朝 , which i think is a story. Through history books i read, it always stated that the prince had never do much during kangxi's time. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zcwsg (talk • contribs) 16:10, 17 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Planned expansion

I plan to expand the following areas, you can help too:

• The disgrace of Nian Gengyao and Longkodo (maybe even start an article on Longkodo)
• Political manoeuvering against Yinsi and co.
• The changes in Economic policy
• Crackdown of corruption
• Legacy of the era

Colipon+(T) 23:46, 30 August 2005 (UTC)