He Yan was a famous courtier of the Qing Dynasty, and many people said that he was "the first great greed of the Qing Dynasty". In ancient times, there were many corrupt officials, but it was rare for people like Hezhen to get more money than in the national treasury. Qianlong was Qianlong's most favored minister, and Qianlong was actually well aware of Hezhen's corrupt and perverted laws, but he turned a blind eye and acquiesced to this behavior. With Qianlong as a patron, He Yan was naturally fearless, and it was not until the Jiaqing Emperor ascended the throne that he had a sense of crisis.
After Qianlong became emperor, He Yan relented a little, and at the same time he cultivated a large number of henchmen in the dynasty, forming a powerful force. He Yan knew that the Jiaqing Emperor was not pleasing to him, but he believed that with his own power, Jiaqing would have to think about it first even if he wanted to move. However, He Yan did not expect that after Qianlong's death, the Jiaqing Emperor would immediately raid his home and eventually force him to commit suicide. Then, why did the Jiaqing Emperor dare to act against Hezhen immediately after his father's death, and was he not afraid of Fighting Back with Heyan's henchmen?
In fact, the Jiaqing Emperor was really not afraid, because long before he did anything to Hezhen, Hezhen's henchmen had already been cut off by him. He Yan's political vision was very sharp, and he knew that after Jiaqing ascended to the throne, his life would become more and more difficult day by day. Therefore, in the early days of the Jiaqing Emperor's reign, He Yan installed a large amount of eyeliner around him to report to him on the Jiaqing Emperor's every move. However, the Jiaqing Emperor was not a mediocre person, he was already very familiar with Hezhen before he was made crown prince, and after he ascended the throne, he quickly investigated who was around him as Hezhen's eyeliner.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, many ministers felt that impeachment and corruption were promising, so they often reported to Jiaqing and corrupted the law. The Jiaqing Emperor would then find Hezhen's eyeliner and deliberately reprimand the people who had come to impeach Heyan in front of him. These eyeliners did not know that Jiaqing was deliberately made for them to see, so they reported to Hezhen with excitement. Over time, Hezhen felt that the Jiaqing Emperor trusted him very much, so he gradually let down his guard. And once vigilance is lost, there will be more and more loopholes. Jiaqing operated secretly, gradually reducing he's power while Qianlong was still alive.
Moreover, he was not like Ao Bai, although he was very talented, but in the end he was just a favorite, whether it was power or influence, He Yan was far inferior to Ao Bai. The Kangxi Emperor needed to endure humiliation, but the Jiaqing Emperor did not. He yan's biggest patron was Qianlong, but this was also the reason why he was bound to die.
After Jiaqing ascended the throne, although Qianlong became emperor Taishang, he was still unwilling to give up his power. However, the Jiaqing Emperor had already ascended the throne, and Qianlong could not always come forward to fight with him for power and profit, so he needed an agent, and this agent was Hezhen. When Qianlong was the Emperor Taishang, He yan still had close contact with him, listening to his dispatches and doing things for him.
With Qianlong as a patron, He yan was naturally unscrupulous, but this also completely angered Jiaqing and all the forces that supported the new emperor, and the existence of Hezhen was undoubtedly the biggest obstacle to their control of real power. Therefore, as soon as Qianlong died, Jiaqing ordered that He Yan be raided and the general account be settled with him.
The death of He Yan was actually the result of the political game between Qianlong and Jiaqing. Since He Yan chose to attach himself to Qianlong and used Qianlong to be arrogant in front of Jiaqing, once Qianlong died, he would naturally face the anger of Jiaqing and all the new upstarts. Without Qianlong's support, most of the henchmen had been cut off, and Jiaqing naturally had no scruples, and immediately killed qianlong after his death.