Chapter 36 Preparing for anesthesia

The so-called impermanence of the world, even He Shen, who was deeply trusted by Qianlong, did not always go smoothly in front of the emperor, and would be reprimanded and blamed.However, at times like this, He Shen would always serve the emperor a bowl of confused soup in advance, so that Qianlong would unknowingly stand by his side. Shen has always loved and loved him very much, and he didn't really want to punish him, so the matter will pass quickly, and all the dangerous situations He Shen encountered were all escaped in this way. Whenever He Shen was reprimanded by the emperor, he could always find different reasons to excuse himself.Once, Qianlong sent Heshen to Gansu to investigate the actual situation of local prison donations. Heshen has always been a master of deception. They also turned a blind eye to the false reports and misbehaviors of local officials.Heshen, who had never conducted a field visit, handed over a detailed memorial to Qianlong, which greatly praised the officials in Gansu, and Qianlong did not doubt it.

However, Su Shisan's uprising broke out in Gansu later, and Qianlong sent Agui to lead the army to suppress it. After Agui arrived in Gansu, he discovered the truth and reported the truth about donating prisons to Qianlong. Question He Shen. Unexpectedly, He Shen had been prepared. He calmly said to the emperor: After the servant arrived in Gansu, he did check the accounts of the government treasury carefully, and found nothing inaccurate. Thinking about it now, the servant must be incompetent and deceived. Those granaries must have been tampered with.Qianlong naturally did not believe his excuse, so he asked him whether he had accepted bribes.He Shen pretended to be innocent and said: The servant did accept the four gems from Le Erjin, it was because these gems were extremely eye-catching and rare treasures.The slave thought that only the princess could afford to wear it, so the slave accepted it, and now it has been given to the princess, please the emperor to check it out.The slave was too arrogant at the time, and after being flattered by Ganshan officials for a while, he became a little flattered, and was deceived by their fake account books and fake warehouses.I implore the emperor to punish the slave for the crime of ignorance.After finishing speaking, he knelt down on his knees, weeping uncontrollably.Qianlong had no intention of punishing him in the first place, and he couldn't bear to see this scene even more. He thought: What He Shen said is not without reason. It must be those cunning and cunning magistrates. It is the first time to handle a case without experience, and it is possible to be deceived by others. Since the crime was unintentional, it cannot be blamed entirely on him.In such a big case, He Shen pushed his responsibility completely away in a few words.

It can be seen that Heshen's method of making good use of anesthetics is still very effective. Its beauty lies in the fact that it has nothing to do with Qianlong before the incident happens, or he has already discovered what others have reported. The case, or he was kept in the dark by others, anyway, those who don't know don't blame, so that the important responsibility can be shirked.The remaining small faults like the crime of ignorance may as well be accepted, not only will there be no loss, but it will increase Qianlong's trust in himself. Heshen's housekeeper, Liu Quan, followed Heshen when he was very young, and never abandoned him even when Heshen was poor.After He Shen made his fortune, Liu Quan also accumulated a large amount of wealth through various channels.Therefore, it is inevitable to be extravagant in daily food and clothing.He built a large yard in his home with great fanfare that a housekeeper shouldn't have, and the specifications of the carriages and horses used by the family to go in and out also exceeded the range that a housekeeper should reach.Due to Heshen's affection, many people turned a blind eye to it and didn't care about it.However, Yushi Cao Xibao was a serious person. After some investigation, he submitted a memorial to Qianlong, impeaching Liu Quan for exceeding the limit, and wanted to kill Heshen's prestige through this matter.

He Shen was unprepared for this. After he got the news from Wu Shengqin, Cao Xibao's fellow countryman, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. He sent someone to find Liu Quan and ordered him to quickly destroy all the illegal things in the house. .So Liu Quan demolished the house overnight, disposed of the luxurious carriages and horses, and moved and destroyed the clothes that should not be worn. After Liu Quan settled everything, he immediately sent a memorial to Qianlong, saying that after he heard about Cao Xibao's impeachment of Liu Quan, he was very angry and immediately questioned Liu Quan.Liu Quan categorically denied any of these wrongdoings.He also said that although he has always been at fault, he has always been very strict with his family.His family members often complained about him behind the scenes for living too frugally, so they never found any extravagance at home.Even if Liu Quan really did what Cao Xibao said, with many acts of overreaching, I am afraid it was a personal behavior in private, and he did not make a show of it. Besides, he was busy with political affairs, so he didn't know what Liu Quan was doing.In this way, on the one hand, he took the opportunity to let Qianlong understand that his family style is strict and he does not care about luxury, and at the same time, he also excused himself: since he is very strict with his family members, his family members should not dare to stir up trouble outside; , He did not explain whether Liu Quan had violated the system, which also paved the way for Liu Quan to be exonerated.

Qianlong thought that the matter was not particularly serious. After hearing what He Shen said, he immediately believed it.In the end, Qianlong was dismissed and investigated on the charge of falsely accusing others of Cao Xibao without a clear investigation.Qianlong said in the ruling: "Xibao didn't check the truth, but based on the scholar's opinion, it was proved to be the truth, and the punishment was lenient, and the reform post was retained."In this way, in the face of He Shen's eloquence, Qianlong changed his style of investigating things clearly in the past, and was confused by his anesthetic, right from wrong, and black from right.