Chapter 49 You can't get promoted if you don't be in-laws

After the forty-two years of Qianlong (1777), the young Heshen has been promoted successively to be the servant of the household department, the minister of military aircraft, the minister in charge of the internal affairs office, the deputy capital of the Manchuria of Xianghuang Banner, and the National History Museum in just a few years. The vice president, who wears a first-rank imperial crown; in charge of the affairs of the three banners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, concurrently serving as the commander of the infantry, supervising the taxation of Chongwenmen, etc., has clearly become the emperor's favorite, and He Shen is very unhappy.

However, behind this scenery, there is one thing that makes him very angry, that is, he wants to marry Debao, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, but is rejected by Debao. Debao, surnamed Suo Chuo Luo, styled Zhongrong, nicknamed Dingpu, also styled Runting, Huaiyu, and Pangcun, was born in the Zhengbai Banner of Manchuria, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and belonged to one of the Upper Three Banners.The great-grandfather was appointed as a doctor in Liuku, and he was in charge of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Emperor Kangxi once bestowed the surname Shi. In the second year of Qianlong's reign (1737) in Debao, he was selected as a Jinshi, and he was selected as a good scholar, and was given a review. He was highly valued by Emperor Qianlong. He successively served as the daily examiner of Shuntian Township Examination, the daily life commentary officer, and the value of Nanshu Guozijian Piyongdian .He has successively served as Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vice Dutong of the Han Army, Shuntian Xuezheng, Bachelor of the Imperial Academy, Governor of Guangdong, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Governor of Water Transport, Bachelor of the Cabinet, and Minister of the Ministry of Rites. After the examination, there is "Le Xian Tang Poetry Notes" handed down from generation to generation.In addition, Debao's younger brother Guanbao was also a Jinshi, so the Suochuluo clan was a rare scholarly family among the Manchu nobles at that time. Debao and his younger brother Guanbao were also very influential figures in official circles at that time.

In the forty-first year of Qianlong (1776), He Shen, who had just served as Minister of the Household Department and Minister of Military Affairs, took his daughter to visit Debao's house, and met Debao's son Yinghe at the gate of Debao's house.This Yinghe looks talented, smart, and very good at talking, and He Shen fell in love with him at first sight.He looked at the daughter beside him, and immediately wanted to marry Debao and betroth his daughter to Yinghe. The reason why Heshen wanted to get married with Debao was that although he was favored by the emperor, he was not born in the upper three banners after all. Compared with Debao, he had political innate shortcomings. If he can get married with the Debao family, he can form a political relationship with the Suochuluo family, which will be very beneficial to consolidate his position in the court; second, Debao has a smart and beautiful His son Yinghe, whom he and his daughter like very much, is a great honor to be able to recruit such a fast-paced son-in-law.But there is one thing, my daughter is ugly and has a bad eye, so it is difficult to find her husband's family, and this Yinghe has pretty features, so I don't know if the other party will agree.In any case, for the sake of his own future, he still has to work hard to make a match. He decided to find a way to get the emperor to grant him a marriage. In this way, Debao has nothing to say.

One day in the forty-third year of Qianlong (1778), while the emperor was happy, He Shen told Emperor Qianlong that he wanted to marry Debao. It is very beneficial to him that the ministers of the thigh and arm can marry each other, so he fully agreed to preside over a marriage ceremony for the marriage of the two children. After hearing the news, Debao was quite embarrassed. He didn't like Heshen, a political upstart, and he heard that Heshen's daughter was not good-looking and disabled.His handsome son is definitely not willing, but if the emperor personally proposes the marriage, he, Debao, dare not refuse no matter what.After thinking about it, there is only one way, which is to confirm the marriage for his son immediately, so that He Shen and Emperor Qianlong have nothing to say.

Without saying a word, he hurriedly went to Asha's house and asked Asha to marry his concubine's daughter to his son.Asiha, surnamed Sakda, was from Zhenghuang Banner in Manchuria, and also belonged to Shangsan Banner. In the early years of Qianlong, officials and students were awarded the cabinet secretary, and he served as Zhangjing, the military aircraft office.He has successively served as chief envoy of Gansu, governor of Jiangxi, governor of Shanxi, cabinet bachelor, governor of Guangdong, governor of Henan, governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, minister of the Ministry of official affairs, minister of the Ministry of official affairs, governor of water transportation, etc., and he can be regarded as a family of officials.

At that time, Asiha was serving as the Governor of Water Transport, and Asiha's family knew that the two families were both scholarly families with comparable status. Moreover, Debao's son was known to be handsome and talented, while his own daughter was not his own. Forming a family is a good thing that you can't wait for, of course, you are very satisfied with it, and you immediately agreed to Debao's request.Debao got Asha's consent, and a stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. Sure enough, in the early morning of the next day, Emperor Qianlong summoned Debao to inquire about Yinghe's marriage. Debao had already had a response, so he quickly replied: "The minister and Asiha have married. home.After hearing this, Emperor Qianlong complained that He Shen only wanted to get married, but he didn't find out the truth, so he had to give up.He Shen, who was standing aside, was extremely dissatisfied with this, but it was not easy to interrupt, so he had to withdraw in embarrassment.

He Shen knew that Debao was unwilling to marry him as an in-law.Although his daughter's bad looks were one of the reasons, but he thought that Debao dared to refuse this marriage in front of the emperor, because Debao looked down on him at all, so he let him lose face in front of the emperor.The more He Shen thought about it, the more angry he became, so he was ready to look for opportunities to take revenge on Debao. After all, the Debao family has been officials for generations, and their relationship in the court is also very strong, so their development has been relatively smooth.In the forty-fourth year of Qianlong (1779), Debao was in charge of compiling "Shuwei Yinyun" as the Minister of Rites and Minister of Officials, and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.In the forty-five years, he served as the chief examiner of the examination and the Zuodu censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.In the first month of the forty-sixth year, he was also in charge of Taichang Temple and Huiguan, and served as the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.In the first month of the forty-sixth year, he was also in charge of Taichang Temple, the official examiner of the general examination, the executive officer of "Old News under the Sun", and the chief master of Shangshufang.It can be said that the progress during this period is not inferior to that of He Kun.

However, with the further consolidation of Heshen's status and the continuous promotion of his official position, Debao's career development naturally began to decline, in which Heshen played a decisive role. In April of the forty-seventh year of Qianlong (1782), due to sloppy preparations for the Changyu Grand Ceremony, only two sky lanterns were hung, and the bedding in the fasting room was not clean. After that, Fang Zhun recovered.In May, Debao was fined for one year as a court official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate in charge of supervising ceremonies due to the chaos in the court station shift.Later, it was recorded once that the trees in the Sheji Altar were not repaired in time.In September, he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War. In October, he was punished for leading the prince to compose "Ming Chen Zuo Yi".

This is not over yet, as long as He Shen is together, Debao's unlucky days will continue forever.At the beginning of February in the forty-eighth year of Qianlong (1783), after Emperor Qianlong visited the Guozijian to perform the ritual of laying out his ancestor Confucius, he wanted to follow the example of the previous sage kings and hold a lecture ceremony in Linyong. Send the Ministry of Rites Minister Debao, the Minister of Industry Liu Yong who is also in charge of the affairs of the Imperial College, and the Minister Decheng to go to read it respectfully, to supervise the construction of the land, and to build it in Suji.The project was completed around the end of the 49th year of Qianlong or the beginning of the 50th year of Qianlong.The width and depth are both five feet and three feet, and the outer perimeter is covered with corridors. The depth is six feet and eight inches, and the eaves are four feet and three inches.The diameter of the pool is nineteen feet and two feet, and the four sides are covered by bridges. The bridges are each four feet long and two feet two feet wide. There are fences around the pool.

In February of the 50th year of Qianlong (1785), the Linyong Grand Ceremony was held as scheduled.Emperor Qianlong was quite satisfied with the Piyong project.But when the tea was given after the lecture, there was an embarrassing situation where all the ministers who listened to the lecture gave tea, but those who entered the lecture stood outside the hall and were not allowed to give tea. Punishment by Ministry of Communications Historical records: After the downfall of Heshen, Emperor Jiaqing summoned Yinghe and asked about the grievances between his father Debao and Heshen. What can the father say to thank you?Yinghe replied: "It was when Chennian was eight years old. He Shen was a servant at the beginning. He once went to the minister's house. He happened to meet him outside the door, but asked him how old he was."When Jichen was eleven years old, his father hired the daughter of the former Caodu Asiha, and returned after two years, and nothing else was heard.After the death of the minister's father, Agui, a scholar of the university, said to the minister: that day Heshen had asked Jin Jian, the Minister of Internal Affairs, to cooperate with his daughter, and the minister's father politely declined.

After hearing this, Emperor Jiaqing sighed again and again, and said to Yinghe: Your father was slandered too much by Heshen during his lifetime!Yinghe replied with tears: Not only was he slandered before his death, but Heshen repressed what was left behind him.The next day, Emperor Jiaqing bestowed the posthumous posthumous title of Wenzhuang on Debao, the former minister of rites, and the posthumous title of Wengong, Debao's elder brother, Guanbao, the former minister of rites. Yinghe (1771︱1839) was a figure who had great influence on the Qing Dynasty.His name is Shuqin, his name is Xuzhai, and his childhood names are Yuexisheng and Shitong. He was a Jinshi in the fifty-eighth year of Qianlong (1793). A minister, he worked in the South Study Room, and served as the Minister of the Ministry of Government and Industry, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, and the co-organizer of the University, and the Bachelor of the Imperial Academy.In the eighth year of Daoguang (1828), he and his two sons were sent to Heilongjiang to serve as an army because the mausoleum he presided over was flooded. Three years later, he was released and returned to live in Beijing.He is the author of "The Complete Works of Enfutang", including "Bukui Collection", "Notes of Enfutang", "Chronicles of Enfutang", "Poetry Notes of Enfutang", etc. Yinghe's eldest son, Kuizhao, was a Jinshi in the 19th year of Jiaqing (1814). In one year, he became a Jinshi in the middle school, from an official to a government envoy, and later became a Tongzhi of Nanhe.Kuizhao's son, Xizhi, was a Jinshi in the 15th year of Daoguang (1835), a scholar of the Li Imperial Academy, and a post-official envoy of Lu Yanyun. Although Debao was hit because of his collision and embarrassment, his upright character is indeed admired by future generations.Moreover, the reason why he dared to confront He Shen and refute He Shen's face, judging from the performance of his descendants, did have this strength and historical origin.It can be said that the Suochuluo family in the Qing Dynasty was indeed an influential family. "Drafts of Qing History" praised Yinghe in this way and said: Since his father, two sons and one grandson, they all started their careers as Ci Lin, and they are the top of the Eight Banners gentry.