Chapter 50 It's a credit to take a boat along the water

As long as you can think of it, you can always take advantage of others.For He Shen, one way to take advantage of his opponent is to be in the same trench with him immediately when he finds out that his opponent is about to succeed, so that he can reap results without putting in any effort. In the 20th year of Qianlong (1755), Dou Guangnai, a cabinet bachelor, was awarded the title of left deputy capital censor, and supervised Zhejiang Xuezheng.He saw that the government treasuries of the counties in Zhejiang were short of money, and the officials only cared about flattering and acting recklessly, and extorted the people even more.Therefore, in July of the fifty-first year of Qianlong (1786), he wrote to Qianlong. In his memorial, he wrote: I heard that the counties of Jiaxing, Haiyan, and Pingyang had lost more than 100,000 yuan, and they were drafted separately for the inspection.Therefore, Qianlong specially ordered Cao Wenzhi, the minister, and Jiang Sheng, the minister, to go to Zhejiang to investigate.However, the results of the investigation did not match what Dou Guangnai had played.After Heshen heard about this incident, he hurriedly advised Qianlong: the officials in Zhejiang were corrupt, and the ministers who went to investigate had different performances, and there must be lies in them. The emperor must send a highly respected minister to investigate in person before he can know the truth. The minister thought that Agui, the Minister of Military Aircraft, was the only one who could handle this important task.Ah Gui will be able to find out the case if he goes here.After Qianlong agreed, He Shen asked Qianlong to send his younger brother He Lin and Tong Agui to Zhejiang to handle the case.

Based on his many years of experience as an official, He Shen believes that what Dou Guangnai participated in will never be false, and Agui will definitely be able to find out the truth when he goes there.And his younger brother Helin is just a pen post at this time, and has never done much credit. Therefore, Helin doesn't have to do anything to follow Agui, and he can enjoy a big credit when he returns to Beijing. So that He Lin can be promoted.This arrangement shows Heshen's brilliance. Sure enough, as He Shen expected, Ah Gui investigated the case in Zhejiang, and He Lin took advantage of it out of thin air.After the case was over, Su Ling'a, a member of Heshen's party member who had been promoted to the Minister of the Household Department, immediately seized the opportunity to claim credit for Helin, and told Qianlong: "Although Helin is a lowly official, the investigation this time is very fair. Quite capable, finally made the case known to the world, Xiansheng took charge of political rectification, and He Lin should be commended.So He Lin got a fat vacancy in Hangzhou weaving, and soon thereafter, he was promoted to Huguang Road Censor, and He Lin has made great achievements since then.

He Shen then used the power of others to benefit his own people, which shows that he has used this strategy to the point of proficiency.Moreover, he just let his opponents charge forward, but he took the opportunity to share the fruits of others' hard work.Even if the other party doesn't succeed, you can pour dirty water on the other party as much as possible, and you will only make money but not lose money.It is also an example of Heshen sponsoring his opponent Fukang'an to quell the chaos in Taiwan. Fukang'an won the trust of Qianlong, and in one dynasty, apart from Agui, only Fukang'an was worthy of being Heshen's opponent.According to the records of foreign envoys at that time, Fukang'an was a little different from Heshen, he was quite reserved, he controlled people's hearts, and his favor and power were in line with each other.Therefore, Heshen repeatedly squeezed out and attacked Fukang'an but failed in the end.

In the late Qianlong period, as a large number of people from the mainland migrated to Taiwan, the Hakkas who migrated from the coastal areas of Fujian, Guangzhou, and Zhejiang gradually formed two opposing parties with the indigenous people of Taiwan, and their conflicts continued.Therefore, the Han people who came to Taiwan from the mainland to make a living formed gangs according to their hometowns in order to survive and develop.As a result, many secret organizations such as Tiandihui and Xiaodaohui appeared in Taiwan. Among them, the most influential secret society was Tiandihui, and its leader was Lin Shuangwen.

In July of the fifty-first year of Qianlong (1786), Lin Shuangwen led the Tiandihui to engage in a large-scale fight with Leigong, a local secret society in Taiwan.Chai Daji, Taiwan's general soldier, led troops to suppress and arrested Zhang Lie, a member of the Tiandihui.Lin Shuangwen led the Tiandihui to kidnap Zhang Lie, and shot dead a general of officers and soldiers in the fierce battle.Chai Daji was furious because of this, and stepped up his pursuit of Tiandihui.In order to save the Tiandihui, Lin Shuangwen decided to lead an uprising.Claiming to be a master, he made his own weapons, set up a banner, attacked the Qing army camp overnight, and defeated the Qing army.Lin Shuangwen took advantage of the victory and pursued, captured Changhua County, and killed all the officials in the city. Raise the flag of righteousness, eradicate corruption, save the people, and cheer up the hearts of the people.

Seeing the critical situation, the Military Aircraft Department forwarded to Qianlong an urgent report from Chang Qing, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang: Lin Shuangwen, a bandit in Changhua County, Taiwan, set up a party meeting, which seriously endangered the safety of the island.On November 27, when Yu Jun of Changhua County was taking out bandits in Dadun, the county town was also occupied by bandits. Qianlong was very annoyed by this.He Shen believed that the army would be successful if he went there, so he immediately recommended his protégé Chang Qing to suppress it, hoping to defeat the enemy with one blow.Unexpectedly, Chang Qing is an idiot who looks at nothing but doesn't use it. He stands still and dares not attack, which caused He Shen to be reprimanded by Qianlong.

He Shen thought of Fukang'an in desperation, and Qianlong had always attached great importance to Fukang'an. At such a critical moment, Qianlong would definitely consider Fukang'an. Why don't he come along and recommend Fukang'an to break the enemy?If Fukang'an can win and return to the court, he can sit back and enjoy the merit of the recommendation; even if he loses, he will not have any loss, and at the same time teach Fukang'an a lesson.Moreover, Qianlong always knew that he and Fukang'an were at odds. If he recommended Fukang'an regardless of the previous suspicions, it would create a great opportunity to establish his own image in front of Qianlong.Therefore, He Shen said to Qianlong: Changqing is old and incompetent. The most urgent thing is to send a general who can really fight. Only Fukang'an, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, is the most suitable candidate. , with rich experience, will be able to take on this great task.

This move of He Shen moved Qianlong very much. It not only hit Qianlong's heart, but also made Qianlong look at him differently. In Qianlong's view, He Shen is different from ordinary ministers. It is commendable!Therefore, he immediately ordered Fukang'an to go to Taiwan to suppress the rebellion.At the same time, He Shen played tricks on Fu Kang'an again.He said to Qianlong that Taiwan is far away, it is difficult to march, and it is difficult for backup to keep up, so the soldiers sent for reinforcements are fine but not many.Taiwan currently has an army of nearly 100,000. Lin Shuangwen's disciples are nothing but a mob, and I believe they will be defeated in the near future.Therefore, Qianlong adopted Heshen's suggestions one by one, and ordered Fukang'an, the co-organizer and governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, to go to Taiwan to replace Changqing and supervise military affairs. Pu Erpu was the leader of the team, and each took 20 people including the inner palace guards to Taiwan, and transferred 2,000 green camp soldiers from Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou and other places, and 2,000 Sichuan soldiers to reinforce Taiwan.

When Fukang'an received this order, he also knew that it was a thankless job, so he couldn't help feeling very uneasy.Taiwan and the mainland face each other across the sea, and it is difficult to replenish food, grass and supplies; moreover, there are many bandits on the island, and the geographical terrain is not familiar, which is really a tough nut to crack. Thousands of people are really embarrassing.However, the king's order was hard to disobey, so Fukang'an had no choice but to lead the army to set off. Fortunately, Fukang'an's military quality was excellent, and he fought hard in Taiwan for more than a year. After Lin Shuangwen was arrested and escorted to the capital, Taiwan stabilized.

Qianlong was very happy to see that Fu Kang'an had captured the bandit leader, and blessed Kang'an's yellow belt, purple reins, golden braids, and coral beads.At the same time, Heshen was awarded the purple rein for his meritorious service in recommending Fukang'an to stabilize Taiwan, and was named the third-class Zhongxiangbo.Although Heshen did not attend the battle in person, Qianlong still felt that Heshen's contribution was indispensable. Because the army's salary was entirely planned by him, he gave a special poem: Cheng Xun's book and edicts are also familiar with Manchu and Han,

Pang Wujun's book is only clear and broken. Pinsalar also supervised the battle. Bestowing Jue Lizhong actually became Guohan. Fukang'an has been in Taiwan for more than a year, experienced bloody storms, and was born and died many times to get this award, but He Shen was awarded the third-class Zhongxiang Bo only by dispatching from the rear, so he was very dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do. .It can also be seen from this that He Shen's foresight that he is good at reaping the benefits of the fisherman has to be admired.