In fact, He Yan went to Jiaqing before Qianlong had announced that Jiaqing had been made a reserve, but Jiaqing did not appreciate it, and Jiaqing not only did not appreciate it, but later when dealing with Hezhen, he also listed the tie-up with Jiaqing as the first crime.
If he could, I'm afraid he really wished he hadn't knotted Jiaqing.
The incident of marrying Jiaqing with Yan Ba occurred in the sixty years of Qianlong, and it was also in this year that Qianlong suddenly decided to pass on the throne that he had been sitting on for 60 years to Jiaqing.
The reason why Qianlong suddenly decided to pass the throne to Jiaqing was because of the Kangxi Emperor.
Kangxi once commented on Qianlong, saying that he was "a precious life, and the blessing will be too much", and Yongzheng also added points in the struggle for the throne, and later became the emperor smoothly, and later Yongzheng more or less passed the position to Qianlong because of Kangxi.
I have to say that Kangxi's evaluation of Qianlong is indeed very accurate, qianlong is definitely the happiest emperor in the history of the Qing Dynasty, there is no one.
Not worried about having no money to spend, Yongzheng saved a rich family foundation for him and laid a good economic foundation for him.
There is no need to worry about side affairs, the Kang and Yong dynasties, especially when Kangxi was in power, actually fought almost all the military operations in the surrounding areas, and after Qianlong took the throne, he used financial and material resources as support, and then easily completed the finishing work with absolute manpower advantages.
Therefore, Qianlong was very respectful and grateful to the Kangxi Emperor, and Kangxi's lifelong Wenzhi martial arts were indeed worthy of his respect, and it was precisely because of this respect that he was unwilling to surpass Kangxi in his time as emperor.
It is said that when Qianlong ascended the throne, he swore that he would never reign longer than Kangxi.
Kangxi reigned for 61 years, so Qianlong could only be emperor for 60 years, which led to his sudden announcement of the throne to Jiaqing in the sixty years of Qianlong.
In September of the 60th year of Qianlong, the Qianlong Emperor summoned his sons to a meeting with the princes and courtiers of the dynasty, and then announced the decision to give the throne to Jiaqing.
However, long before Qianlong publicly announced this decision, He yan, as Qianlong's most trusted favorite, already knew about Qianlong's decision, and from this incident, it could be seen that Hezhen at that time was indeed too favored by Qianlong, and even if Jiaqing saw it, he would probably be jealous.
When He Yan heard that Qianlong wanted to make Jiaqing crown prince and give the throne to Jiaqing, what he immediately thought in his mind was how to protect himself after Qianlong abdicated?
There are many people who have offended Hezhen, and if Jiaqing becomes emperor and then makes a drama of "one dynasty and one courtier" and burns it to his body, he will definitely die.
Therefore, He Yan quickly made a decision, deciding to secretly run to Jiaqing when Qianlong had not yet issued his will, and tell Jiaqing of Qianlong's decision, even if he could not become Jiaqing's confidant in the future, he would be able to win Jiaqing's favor, and the future ending would not be too ugly.
What is Jiaqing's attitude towards Hezhen's "whistle-blowing"? Although He yan's whistleblowing gave Jiaqing confidence and confidence, it also gave him panic.
If Qianlong had known about He yanlai's whistle-blowing, would he have thought that Jiaqing was colluding with hezhen to seize power from Qianlong after he took the throne?
Qianlong was a very greedy man, and although he decided to give up the Zen throne to Jiaqing, he had always played the idea of "giving way to the throne and not giving way to power", so he would issue an edict before Qianlong announced the Zen throne to Jiaqing in September of the 60th year of Qianlong, and before the official Zen throne in December, he issued the edict "After returning to power next year, if there is any incident, the Emperor Taishang of Jushu" was issued.
Therefore, if Qianlong really felt that Jiaqing was forming a party in advance to seize power in the future, Qianlong was not without the possibility of changing his mind.
Therefore, Jiaqing not only did not dare to show any joy for Hezhen's whistle-blowing and swearing, but also had to fall out with Hezhen to reassure Qianlong.
The reason why Jiaqing did not have the affection of He yan, in addition to reassuring Qianlong, I am afraid that he was not accustomed to what He Yan did, and he did not like such a traitorous courtier as He Yan.
Although Jiaqing has average ability, he can also be regarded as a person with a certain degree of judgment, knowing who should use it and who should not use it.
Qianlong finally died in the Yangxin Hall after being emperor for three years, and Jiaqing, who had been a "puppet emperor" for three years, finally took the imperial power into his hands, but why did Jiaqing can't wait to deal with Hezhen as soon as Qianlong died?
Jiaqing was indeed very impatient, and less than half a month after Qianlong's death, he had people arrest He yan and give him twenty charges.
The first indictment of He Yan was "On the third day of the first month of September in the sixtieth year of Qianlong, the Emperor of Mongolia was crown prince, and he had not yet announced it, and on the second day of the first month, he first handed over Ruyi before his death, in order to support himself", you want to ask for credit by supporting me, so you are guilty.
If Jiaqing really accepted Hezhen's kindness in the sixty years of Qianlong, it would not only provoke Qianlong's suspicion, but also make him difficult to deal with Hezhen later.
The reason why Jiaqing was eager to attack Hezhen had three purposes.
The first is Li Wei, Qianlong was the Emperor Taishang for three years, Jiaqing was a puppet for three years, there is no prestige and majesty to speak of, so he has to establish Wei and tell everyone that the Qianlong era has ended, and as the favorite and important minister of the Qianlong Dynasty, He Yan is undoubtedly the best sacrifice to declare that the Qianlong era has ended.
The second is to vacate the position, whose position is vacated? Of course, the position of Hezhen and Hezhen's henchmen was vacated to someone Jiaqing trusted to do it, that is, a dynasty of heaven and a courtier.
The third is to get rich, and Hezhen is notoriously greedy, how much is greedy? Only after raiding his home did he know that it was said that he's family property could reach the financial income of the Qing Dynasty for ten years, and how could the poor Jiaqing not make this fortune?
The reason why He Yan ended up with such a miserable end was because he was smart and confused for a while.
Qianlong decided to give the throne to Jiaqing, and when he went to Jiaqing and failed to surrender to Jiaqing, he should know that in the future, Jiaqing would not let him go when he came to power.
If he could choose to retreat bravely and take the initiative to withdraw from the official field during Qianlong's reign as emperor, even if Jiaqing looked for him again three years later to settle accounts after autumn, he might not be dead.
It's just a pity that He yan is reluctant to give up the power in his hands, and eventually becomes burdened by power.