Chapter 70 excellent nationalist

In addition to being good at financial management, He Shen is also an excellent ethnic affairs expert and translator. He has been proficient in four languages: Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, and Tibetan since he was a child, which provided him with convenience in handling affairs of various ethnic groups. Throughout the Qing Dynasty, exchanges with various domestic minorities and neighboring countries were very frequent, and the country's demand for diplomatic talents was also increasing.However, there is undoubtedly a certain deficiency in the cultivation of talents in this area in traditional Chinese education.He Shen stood out by virtue of his language advantages and became the most outstanding national affairs expert in the Qianlong period.

Tibet has maintained close ties with the central government since Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty married Songtsen Gampo, the leader of Tubo.Buddhism in Tibet is at its peak, and Tibetans all believe in Lamaism, a branch of Buddhism, and religious leaders are also political leaders in Tibet.During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Sonam Gyatso, the leader of the Lamaism, was revered as the Dalai Lama. This is the first native Tibetan leader recognized by the central government.During the Yongzheng period, there were two Dalai VIs in Tibet for the struggle for dominance. The leader of the Junggar tribe, Tsewang Allah Butan, took the opportunity to invade Lhasa and imprisoned the Dalai VI.The Qing government sent troops to the rescue. After a series of conquests, the Junggar soldiers were expelled, and the Dalai VI, who was established in Qinghai, was re-established on the throne, and a grand ceremony was held.Since then, Tibet has settled down under the management of the Qing government.

In the forty-fifth year of Qianlong (1780), the sixth Panchen Lama of Tibet, Pegasus, sent a letter to the imperial court urgently.The letter was written in Tibetan, which no one in the court could understand.Heshen took the opportunity to show his ability to Qianlong. He picked up the letter and read aloud: The little monk has been entrusted with the support of Manjusri Bodhisattva since he was a child.The little monk is a monk, and he is not known very well. Although he prays that the golden lotus seat of Manjushri Bodhisattva will be strong for hundreds of millions of years every day, and asks all the lamas to chant scriptures and pray, he still hopes to see Manjushri Bodhisattva from time to time.In the year of Gengzi, the great emperor will live a long life in seventy days. If he wants to congratulate him, he writes a special letter to the great emperor's knee to express his wishes.After reading it, I stood aside with my hands down, and looked around, feeling elated in my heart.

Qianlong always liked this kind of scene, and he was very happy when he heard it.So Ming Heshen drew up the edict, and Heshen drew up the edict in Manchu, Tibetan, and Chinese.The imperial edict says: According to Zhangjia Hutuktu, the Panchen Erdeni is the emperor's 700,000th birthday in Gengzi Year, and I want to come to congratulate him. , or the body is still alive, it is inconvenient for the Living Buddha to go far.Today, the Living Buddha has personally repaired the book and fulfilled his venerable vows. It is really auspicious. I have granted my special request. It is the year of my ten thousandth birthday, that is, Chi Rehe. River, the cheapest.

In addition, Qianlong ordered to build a temple for the Panchen Lama in Rehe in order to show that he attached great importance to the Panchen Lama's trip and also to show the strength of the Qing Empire.The reason why Qianlong made such an arrangement was that as early as the Kangxi period, when the fifth Dalai Lama came to Beijing to meet with His Majesty, Kangxi had specially built the Yellow Temple for him in Rehe for his stay.Therefore, Qianlong's move also followed the precedent. He Shen performed extremely well this time, and Qianlong gave him full authority to build a temple for the Panchen Lama.Since the 5th Dalai Lama went to Beijing during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, no Tibetan leader has ever walked out of the snow-covered plateau.This time the sixth Panchen Lama came to Beijing, Qianlong naturally attached great importance to it, so the temple built for the Panchen Lama must be magnificent and magnificent, reflecting the great grace of the emperor.He Shen knew that this matter was related to the state system, so he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.So he went to Rehe in person, surveyed the terrain, revised the drawings repeatedly, and specially emphasized the local characteristics of Tibet.

Soon, Heshen submitted the designed pattern to Beijing, and invited Qianlong to view it. Qianlong was very happy and ordered to step up supervision.According to the original name, the temple is called the Temple of Xumi Fushou.It will be built on the east side of Putuo East Cheng San Temple, and it is planned to cover an area of ​​37,900 square meters.The whole building is built on the foot of the mountain. The temple is composed of three parts: front, middle and back. There is a stele pavilion in the front and a glazed longevity tower in the back. It is composed of stone lions, mountain gates, stele pavilions and glazed archways.Surrounded by walls, there are east and west gates on the left and right, and towers are built on it according to the pattern of the Chinese palace city.The whole temple sits in the north and faces south, and the Dahongtai in the middle is adjacent to the Donghongtai and the Auspicious Faxi Hall. They complement each other and complement each other, giving people a sense of glory and solemnity.

In order to support the early completion of this building, Qianlong told Heshen that all financial and human resources will be at his disposal.In less than a year, the Temple of Xumi Fushou was completed and consecrated, and He Shen was rewarded for his meritorious supervision. Through this incident, He Shen demonstrated his outstanding language talent and ability to handle foreign affairs, and was appointed by Qianlong as the Minister of Lifan Academy to manage Mongolian, Xinjiang, Tibetan affairs and all diplomatic matters.The head of the Lifan Academy, Shangshu, has always been held by a Manchu prince, and his actual status is higher than the heads of the six departments of officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers.After Heshen assumed this position, he helped Emperor Qianlong deal with ethnic minority issues in Tibet, Xinjiang and Southwest China many times, and was highly valued by Qianlong.