Yin Qi, the emperor's fifth son, was sent to the harem women to be raised as soon as he was born, that is, Empress Dowager Xiao Yiren, Empress Renxian and sourdrang dowager. As can be seen from the identity of the harem woman who raised Yin Qi, Emperor Kangxi attached great importance to this son, so Yin Qi was a prince who was loved by both his father and a bunch of younger women. It stands to reason that Yin Qi, who grew up in this environment, will inevitably have ambitions for the throne when he grows up. After all, a prince who is in the royal family and has no ambition for the throne is not a good prince.
But Yin Qi really has no such ambition. This is because his character is very kind and gentle and he is very resistant to the struggle itself. And the harem women who raised him are also official queens, especially sourdrang dowager, a woman of great wisdom. Under her upbringing, Yin Qi can naturally see things more transparently.
For example, on the premise of the existence of the eldest son of the emperor and the outstanding eldest son, why did Yin Qi, the fifth son of the emperor, defeat the legitimate heir to the throne and the powerful eldest son of the previous dynasty? Therefore, it is very likely that Yin Qi's education in the harem since he was a child is to keep his place, which is the way to settle down.
Disadvantages If Yin Qi didn't dare to take part in seizing the office before, it was because of his own personality and harem education. But with the abolition of the crown prince, Yin Mi, the eldest son of the emperor, was imprisoned. As the old prince of Emperor Kangxi, and also the favorite prince of Emperor Kangxi, Yin Qi should also have some ambitions to stir. After all, the throne is close to him. However, Yin Qi still didn't take part in seizing power, because he had two shortcomings that can't be ignored.
One is that he probably doesn't have a high level of education in China, but he just doesn't know Chinese. It is said that Yin Qi began to learn Chinese when she was nine years old. Because the queen mother who raised him is Mongolian, Yin Qi has been learning Manchu and Mongolian, ignoring the study of China culture. This is the phenomenon that Mongolian aristocrats in Qing Dynasty rejected China culture.
However, emperors in Qing Dynasty liked China culture very much, especially Emperor Kangxi, who had a high level of China culture, so he asked the governors to learn from China culture and regarded the level of China culture as an excellent standard. However, Yin Qi studied Chinese for a short time, and he first adopted the idea of exclusion, so it is conceivable how high his Chinese cultural level can be. So in the eyes of Emperor Kangxi, he may be a favorite prince, but he must not be the best prince.
Secondly, there is a saying that Yin Qi was disfigured when he was on an expedition with Kangxi to galdan, Mongolia. In ancient times, parents who paid attention to their bodies just couldn't have physical defects, otherwise they would be regarded as unknown. If a general's prince is disfigured and physically disabled, he is doomed to miss the throne unless the prince is Xin Wei alone. Unfortunately, Yin Qi was not the only prince of Emperor Kangxi, so his disfigurement doomed him to never have a chance to ascend the throne again.
Yin Qi was one of the three princes appointed by Emperor Kangxi when he was alive. He led Zhenghuangqi to be in power. It can be said that Emperor Kangxi's love for him is beyond doubt, and he is also a prince who has the strength and ability to win the throne in the Qing Dynasty. But he didn't take part in seizing the office. To put it bluntly, he is still not good enough. He knew that he would not be the satisfied heir of Emperor Kangxi, so he simply stayed away from the dispute and finally died well.