Chapter 16 Chapter 4 Fate of the Forbidden City, One Emperor and One Courtier

Provoking public anger and wisdom Self-indulgence is the beginning, and the result is sure to be ruin.Satisfying desires is human nature, but over-satisfaction is indulgence. Indulging in your own desires will blur your vision, make it difficult for you to wake up, and make it difficult for you to make correct judgments, and danger will come quietly. He Shen is actually a smart person, but after entering the officialdom for more than ten years, he finally began to feel smug, especially after the age of 40, he repeatedly committed muddleheaded things and did many foolish things.Could it be that He Shen, who has always been good at grasping the emperor's mind, also encountered a platform period in the officialdom?Or is Jiang Lang's talent exhausted, and it is difficult to make great achievements?

Qianlong saw that he was getting older, and the crown prince was still undecided.This is because the dispute when Kangxi established the crown prince left a shadow on him. Qianlong seemed to be extra cautious in handling this matter, and did not establish a reserve from the beginning.The ministers also know it well, but the emperor is light and healthy, who dares to speak out?Until September in the forty-third year of Qianlong (1778), seeing that the emperor was about to enter his rare years, Jin Congxi, a student who was not afraid of death, presented a memorial to the establishment of the reserve and the establishment of the empress.Not wanting to stroke the dragon's beard, Qianlong thought it was a curse for his early death. Longyan was furious and sentenced Jin Congxi to death.In this way, no one dared to mention this matter.

Until the fifty-ninth year of Qianlong (1794), Qianlong himself couldn't wait any longer, because when he ascended the throne, he promised not to live beyond the sixty-one years of his ancestor Kangxi's life as an emperor.Moreover, according to the usual practice, the next year's "Shi Xian Shu" must be issued on the first day of October, and the year name of the new emperor must be included.Therefore, Qianlong decided to announce to the world that Yongyan was the crown prince.In this way, Qianlong was a little relieved. As soon as Qianlong felt relieved, He Shen panicked.Qianlong is his backer, he has served Qianlong for decades, and has a relationship with Emperor Qianlong that surpasses that of a monarch and his ministers, and everything is handy.If there is a sudden change of master, it is difficult for him to gain the favor of the new emperor for a while, and he cannot understand his mind, then his decades of painstaking efforts will be in vain.So he tried all kinds of tricks to persuade Qianlong to suspend his return to power.

Although Heshen was full of flattery, enumerating various benefits of Qianlong's reign, and praising Qianlong's wisdom and martial arts, this time Qianlong was determined to abdicate and he didn't want to renege on his promise and lose money.Heshen, who is good at changing the direction of the wind, immediately changed the direction of the wind. He knew that he could not prevent the new emperor from ascending the throne, but he could try to find the best combination between Qianlong and the prince Yongyan (later Jiaqing), which could not only please Qianlong , and can be favored by the new emperor, making himself a minister of the two dynasties.

In order to curry favor with Yongyan, He Shen used the guise of sending jade as a gift.Yongyan is actually quite a scheming person, he understands that even if he becomes the emperor, with Qianlong, the powerful overlord, he still has to listen to him in everything?Therefore, Yongyan chose to forbear. In order to stabilize Heshen, he obediently obeyed Heshen, causing Heshen to gradually have the illusion that such children must be able to play in the palm of his hand. In fact, since the Kangxi princes competed to plant private parties and caused several prison cases, the Qing system stipulated that the princes were not allowed to have any contacts with the ministers.However, He Shen dared to risk the disgrace of the world at a critical moment, and his intentions were clearly revealed.Yongyan was able to easily relieve Heshen's vigilance and guard against him, and that alert Heshen didn't know where he went.No wonder some people say that when people are in a hurry, they will lose their wisdom.

The self-righteous He Shen thought that he could easily take down the new emperor with a piece of Ruyi, but he didn't know that at this time he was the pig and sheep going to the butcher's house, seeking death step by step.In the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799), He Shen finally saw the true face of Emperor Jiaqing, but it was too late. Another stupid thing Heshen did was to frame Hong Liangji.From the fifty-ninth year of Qianlong to the second year of Jiaqing, he took the exam for three consecutive years. The chief examiner was actually Dou Guangnai instead of He Shen, and the deputy chief examiner was Hong Liangji, the president of Xian'an Palace Official School.He Shen, who was used to this position, was at a loss for Monk Zhang Er for a while. He planned to take the opportunity to make a fortune, but now his hope has also come to nothing.

He couldn't bribe the chief examiner, so he had to go to Hong Liangji, the deputy chief examiner, hoping to subdue Hong Liangji and let him serve him.As usual, you should touch the other party's old background before making contact.It doesn't matter if I touch it, I found that Hong Liangji was actually an aide of his political enemy Wang Jie. Moreover, Hong Liangji wrote many poems satirizing current affairs: I heard that Nei Chan Guang Tang and Song Dynasties early, and I am delighted that the first year is worth Bingchen. Quan Chuzheng Xinqiu Renmin again, the historian should play the sun and the wheel.

The Yao rank was not forced to accompany him, so he was ashamed of the attendants of the Western Qing Dynasty. How dare you satirize the Zen position!So bold, it's not bad!With an idea, He Shen planned to refer to Hong Liangji's book based on this, and maybe he could take the opportunity to overthrow Dou Guangnai. The position of chief examiner is still his own. After making a plan, He Shen seemed to see the white money rushing towards him impatiently.In the early morning of the next day, he couldn't wait to participate in the performance: Weichen came across a collection of poems by chance, and most of the poems in it had the intention of slandering my government and alluding to attacking my Qing Dynasty!And began to read Hong Liangji's poem:

Although the six kings are Bilu Zuokong, the men build the city and the women enter the palace; The Great Wall is more than ten thousand miles from east to west, and there are no long lanes. The Great Wall beside Yongxiang in the palace, there are complaints from inside and outside; Entering the palace to see the king's face, I haven't seen him for thirty-six years. Emperor Qianlong wrote countless poems in his life, and this poem was clearly written by Qin Shihuang, how could he not see it?It happened that Wang Jie was also there. He was very familiar with Hong Liangji's poems, and of course he knew He Shen's intentions better.

He knew that Hong Liangji had written "Song of Longevity", so he snatched the collection of poems from Heshen, and presented "Song of Longevity" to Emperor Qianlong: free of money and grain, free of grain, four times and two times to see Tenghuang.This year, under the edict of Long Enhou, the general exemption is being offered to You Wanshou.Three points minus one, ten minus three.There is no need to talk about the great events in history, although the big farmers' money and millet are scattered.There are still more than 80 million yuan in the household department after farming for more than nine years and three plots and grain storage.Seeing this, Qianlong knew that the content was praising himself.Then looking down, it is even praising myself for being diligent in political affairs: the night is young, and the candles in the Qianqing palace are shining.The sun is about to rise, and there are policemen in front of the Qinzheng Hall, and there are three or two sages in the Jitingwen Pavilion, and they may look up at the sky again and again every day.All the opportunities are everywhere in the daytime, and the seventh-rank officials will introduce them more.In short, Qianlong was very happy after reading it, and even accused Heshen of filing a lawsuit indiscriminately, and scolded Heshen in front of the officials.

The prince sitting next to Qianlong already knew clearly: He Shen was here for him, and Hong Liangji was the deputy examiner handpicked by him.As a result, he held a grudge against He Shen even more. He Shen's stealing the chicken failed to turn back the rice, and he was not pleasing to the left and right, so it was a foolish trick. Although He Shen is more at ease about Jiaqing, he is still wary.As the saying goes: Poetry can express aspirations, in order to understand the true meaning of the prince, He Shen monitored the prince Yongyan. He first appointed Wu Shenglan as Emperor Jiaqing's attendant, thinking that in the name of Jiaqing sorting out poems and essays, he actually supervised them.Secondly, with the help of the Supreme Emperor, restrict Jiaqing's behavior and confidantes, and at the same time vigorously cultivate his own backbone to form a power network centered on himself. He Shen really caught the handle.He Shen reported to Qianlong, and Qianlong almost abolished Emperor Jiaqing.Jiaqing was not only reprimanded by the Supreme Emperor, but also got a sentence that if you issue an edict, you must play it to me and know it, and you must not do it yourself.At first, Jiaqing didn't realize the danger. Seeing that the army had no combat effectiveness, he made a decision without authorization to hold a winter military parade.He Shen knew that this was Qianlong's sore spot, so he hurriedly played Ming Taishanghuang, who ordered the army to stop on the grounds that the army was not ready. Jiaqing finally understood that as long as the Supreme Emperor was around, he was just a puppet.He knew that all of this was caused by He Shen, and he was full of resentment towards He Shen.In fact, He Shen is also lost in his mind: the new emperor has no power, it is only temporary; He was sentenced to death to search his home.It can be said that I was smart for a lifetime, but I was confused for a while.