Chapter 29 Say what the emperor wants to hear

It is a weakness of human nature to like to listen to good things. In interpersonal communication, many people often flatter each other and say something against their will.Therefore, it is more valuable to tell the truth, and it is even more rare to be able to communicate with the emperor sincerely.However, if a courtier tells the truth to the emperor every day regardless of timing and occasion, he will definitely annoy the emperor, lose the emperor's favor, and even lead to death; Telling lies, sycophants, flattery, even ignoring the facts, blindly flattering, will also arouse the emperor's displeasure and even suspicion, and people will know at a glance that they are here with some ulterior purpose, and will eventually lose the monarch trust.

He Shen has an innate quality in this regard, and he can easily strike a balance between the two. He is best at telling the truth that the emperor likes to hear and believe. Qianlong has been in power for sixty years, one Jiazi reincarnation, made great achievements, not only quelled the big and small Hezhuo, big and small Jinchuan chaos, but also settled the issue of Turghut's return to the east. It is a generation of Mingjun Shengzhu.Although he likes to make great achievements, loves to be flattered, and likes to cause spectacles, thus wasting people and money; but his flaws are not hidden, Qianlong is by no means comparable to those weak monarchs in history.

Qianlong was very scheming, those false flattery that could be heard at a glance, not only would not get any advantage from him, but he might even be reprimanded by the face-saving Qianlong.He Shen knew this well. He knew that Qianlong was arty and liked to talk about literature and poetry with others; therefore, he commented on the past and the present in front of Qianlong.After a long time, Qianlong felt that in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, He Shen was not only a backbone of the courage to speak out, but also a talented and learned man.Of course, what He Shen said was limited to what Qianlong liked to hear.

Qianlong has always been full of confidence in himself, and he is quite satisfied with what he has done in his life. He believes that he has not only realized his long-cherished wish of being in power for sixty years, but also achieved a lot, which will have a profound impact on the future; It can be said that he has seen through all the political mysteries; in addition, during his administration, he has quelled the uprisings of ethnic minorities in the southwest, northwest and southeast many times. Self-proclaimed perfect old man.He also personally inspected the south of the Yangtze River six times. Although it was essentially a tour of mountains and rivers, it was also to ensure the central government's control of Jiangnan and the development of Jiangnan as the country's economic center.

As the king of a country with a great poetry country, he thinks that his literary talents are not inferior to Tang Zong and Song Zu.He liked to recite poems, compose Fu, and write articles in his life.More than 40,000 of his poems have been handed down. On average, it can be said that one or two poems come out every day.It can be said that a ruler who manages every day can achieve such achievements, which can be said to be a prolific writer; under his auspices, the imperial court also compiled a huge series of books "Siku Quanshu", which is even more unprecedented.Therefore, when he commented on himself, he once said: Think more carefully, the above three generations can be discussed, and those below the three generations, who are the son of heaven and live to the ancient times, can only get six people, which has been seen as a recent work.As far as obtaining the righteousness of the country, expanding the territory, making the subjects universal, and the people's peace, although not rich, it can be called well-off.Moreover, those who subjugated the country in the previous dynasties were called strong vassals, foreign troubles, powerful ministers, foreign domains, women advocates, eunuchs, treacherous officials, and flatterers. The ancestor is the king of entrepreneurship, and the rituals, music, politics and punishment are not to mention.The other four emperors are not enough to be the law, and the government at that time is not as good as it is today, it is just ancient and rare.

This passage generally looks back at the history of the entire Chinese nation when the age is more than a few years old. Since the three generations of Yao, Shun, and Yu, there are only six emperors who are more than a few years old.However, when it comes to the prosperity of the country, the vastness of the territory, the submission of neighbors from all over the world, and the people in the world living and working in peace and contentment, although it cannot be said to be perfect now, it can always be called a well-off world.Moreover, the reasons for the subjugation of the previous dynasties, such as the presence of independent and powerful vassal states in the country, strong enemies outside the country, and ministers who usurped power in the court, and other factors such as foreign relatives in power, actresses harming the country, dictatorship of eunuchs, treacherous officials, etc. , and now neither appears.Even among the six ancient emperors, Yuan Shizu and Ming Taizu were all monarchs who founded the country and started a business, the rituals, music, politics, and punishments under their rule were not perfect, not to mention the others.In comparison, since ancient times, there has really been no peaceful and prosperous age like today.The implication is that Qianlong himself is the most enlightened emperor in the ages, who has never been seen before.

Qianlong likes to draw himself closer to Mingjun Shengzhu, not only has many hobbies, but also strives for excellence.However, Heshen grasped the main part of Qianlong's various hobbies, shuttled through them with ease, and often won Qianlong's praise, and it took a lot of hard work. Knowing that Qianlong liked to compare himself with his grandfather Emperor Kangxi and his father Emperor Yongzheng, Heshen often compared the achievements of their grandparents and grandchildren as emperors in front of him, in order to win Qianlong's favor. Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of eight, and was in charge at the age of fourteen. He was faced with many difficulties left by Emperor Shunzhi and the unfavorable situation that all the power in the court was returned to Oboi; Wang Geng Zhongming and his sons Geng Jimao and Sun Geng Jingzhong formed the San Francisco, each of which dominates one side and opposes the imperial court.The challenge cannot be said to be small, but he has shown the great talent of his young emperor.He killed Oboi first, and then dispatched troops to attack the San Francisco. After a long and arduous battle, the rebellion in the San Francisco was put down, and a generation of Mingjun was fully revealed.

Immediately afterwards, he recovered Taiwan, truly unified the country, and quickly quelled the rebellion. At the same time, he also implemented a policy of recuperation and abolished the privilege of enclosing land for the Manchu nobles to forcibly occupy the land since the Qing army entered the customs.In addition, he also paid attention to the management of river troubles; he issued a series of policies to stabilize people's hearts, such as the reform of taxation and labor; in addition, he himself welcomed Western science, studied geometry himself, and carried out accurate measurements of the national territory. Zepi descendants.Under his rule, the country changed from the state of turbulence and decay since the end of Ming Dynasty, and began to become stable and prosperous. The so-called prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong began in the middle period of Emperor Kangxi's rule.

He Shen knew that Qianlong always regarded Kangxi as his benchmark, and he had to learn from Kangxi in everything, so he studied Kangxi's life very thoroughly.He often praised Kangxi's literary skills and military strategy in front of Qianlong, and often compared the historical events and achievements during Qianlong's period after telling Kangxi's achievements, and emphasized Qianlong's strong literary talents.During the Kangxi period, after all, the Qing Dynasty was not long after the founding of the country and had just entered the Central Plains. It was inevitable that they would pay more attention to riding and archery and brave martial arts, and did not pay much attention to literature.

This gave Qianlong a feeling that he was not only as good as the ancestors in governing the country, but also slightly better in literary talent. Looking at the praises of Kangxi from the world at that time, he seemed to have felt the infinite admiration of future generations for him As a result, Qianlong was greatly satisfied psychologically. He Shen can often tell the truth, and it is the truth that the emperor loves to hear, so he can easily win Qianlong's favor, so that Qianlong's favor for him is also increasing day by day, and it has not changed throughout his life.