Chapter 64 The third article is a successful official career, winning the officialdom and Shen's way of being an official

Chapter 1 Looking for Backers Raise the banner to find an umbrella He Shen knew very well that the reason why he was able to rise to prominence, and even become the second emperor under one man and over ten thousand people, was because of the support of Emperor Qianlong behind him, and it was due to the special relationship established between him and Emperor Qianlong that surpassed the monarch and ministers.Emperor Qianlong is his protective umbrella, and he is the person under the umbrella to be protected. Here, he can avoid anyone's impeachment and attack, and he is as safe as Mount Tai.

He Shen's life, rise and fall, honor and disgrace are closely related to Emperor Qianlong.Emperor Qianlong himself believed that he was a rare monarch in ancient and modern China and abroad because he had been in power for a long time, achieved great achievements, and had a profound influence.He appreciates his achievements in ruling very much. For example, he has used troops in areas inhabited by ethnic minorities and border areas many times, and created Shiquan martial arts; They all went to Chengde Mountain Resort to meet the leaders of ethnic minorities; he went to the south of the Yangtze River six times and visited Shengjing four times. He is complacent and thinks that his contribution to martial arts and martial arts is beyond that of his predecessors.He once said: I am more tired of thinking about it. It is said that it has been discussed for more than three generations. For the following generations, those who have lived as the emperor and lived to the ancient times will only get six people.As far as achieving the righteousness of the country, expanding the territory, making the subjects popular, and the peace of the common people, although it is not a big deal, it can be called a well-off.Moreover, those who subjugated the country in the previous dynasties, such as strong vassals, foreign invaders, powerful ministers, foreign relatives, daughters, eunuchs, treacherous officials, and flatterers, none of them are similar today.That is to say, the six ancient emperors, the second ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, the king of entrepreneurship, and the etiquette, music, government and punishment.The other four 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 obviously means that he is the best emperor in all dynasties, and that no one else has made as many contributions and achievements as him.

Emperor Qianlong has been intoxicated with his own prosperity and success for many years, coupled with He Shen and other court ministers who kept praising him, this resulted in his character of not being able to listen to any different opinions, and in his later years he was even more arbitrary and said what he said.Emperor Qianlong made Heshen his plenipotentiary representative, which gave Heshen the opportunity to use him as his backer.It was with the help of the absolute authority of the emperor that He Shen formed a party for personal gain, acted like a blessing, opened the door to bribes, got rich in corruption, and demanded and accepted bribes.

He Shen also knows that only by gaining the favor and protection of Emperor Qianlong, can he be domineering, act like a tiger, do whatever he wants, and control the real power of the country.If he left this towering tree and lost this backer, he would be unable to move an inch.Therefore, he tried every means to win the favor and trust of Emperor Qianlong, so as to lay the foundation for his own power. Under the protection of the big umbrella of Emperor Qianlong, Heshen wanted the wind to win the wind, and the rain to win the rain. the truth.Besides, even if Qianlong knew about it, he would be safe and sound because of Qianlong's preference for him.He even controlled the selection and use of officials.The North Korean envoy to China once recorded: Gelao Heshen has been in charge of affairs for twenty years, his power is his own, and his greed and arrogance are getting worse.Those who accept bribes and flatter them are very clear, and if they don't rely on them, they will fall down if they don't pay for their crimes.

Even Emperor Qianlong, who was used by Heshen, deliberately raised Heshen's identity and status. Few officials succumbed to him, flattered, flattered, bribed, and attached themselves to him. Just as Emperor Jiaqing said: Heshen has been in power for more than 20 years. Under Shen's family, flattery and bribery are unavoidable. Heshen wielded the trump card of Emperor Qianlong to exert his coercion on the ministers. Those who do not attach themselves will wait for an opportunity to retaliate, take the opportunity to anger Emperor Qianlong, and then frame him in the name of Emperor Qianlong.If someone offered bribes or gifts to him, he would play tricks and deliberately delay. After Emperor Qianlong calmed down, he would find a way to let the emperor hand over the handling of all affairs to him.Therefore, many officials of the imperial court took him as a backer, offered and bribed him.

Emperor Qianlong didn't give up his throne when he was old. He had to wait until he had been emperor for 60 years, and even if he gave up his throne, he still wouldn't let go of power.He is old and dizzy, and sometimes he can't even write with a pen, so he can't do everything without Heshen.He Shen also took the opportunity to raise this banner even higher, using this to sell private goods and do whatever he wanted.In the end, he simply controlled the power of the six departments and suppressed the activities of Emperor Jiaqing.He often issued decrees under the guise of the Supreme Emperor's orders and mixed with his personal will.What's more, He Shen often tore up Qianlong's scribbled edicts and re-wrote them.

It can be seen that the period when Emperor Qianlong was the Supreme Emperor was when Heshen was at his most arrogant. He even ignored Emperor Jiaqing. Until the death of Qianlong, Heshen's backer, Heshen's umbrella was sturdy.