When it comes to the Qianlong Emperor, I think everyone is no stranger, he is the sixth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and he is also the emperor with the longest life span after taking power in history. In history, it has also left a strong mark because of its wenzhi martial arts and his unique personality charm, and it is still talked about by people today. So, what kind of figure was the Qianlong Emperor in history?
Hear the words of a hundred families to discern between loyalty and adultery
During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, the length of the national treasury was in a state of emptiness. The Ministry of Internal Affairs came to report that prices had soared one after another, and the Qianlong Emperor did not take it too seriously, but ordered that the imperial meal should be simplified, and there was no need to be so extravagant and wasteful, and the national strength was depleted, although this measure saved the silver two needed for eating and wearing in the imperial palace on the surface, but it did not fundamentally solve this problem. Slowly, an egg in the palace actually rose to twelve silver. One day when the chancellor Wang Wenrui came to the early dynasty, the Qianlong Emperor casually asked him if he had eaten too early. Wang Wenrui respectfully replied that he had used it, and because his family was poor, he had only eaten a few eggs in the morning. The Qianlong Emperor was astonished and asked, "Eggs already need ten pieces of silver, why is Aiqing's breakfast so extravagant?" Wang Wenrui listened in a cold sweat, he immediately thought that the emperor was deceived by the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and at the moment he did not dare to tell the truth, only perfunctory saying that the eggs in the palace were all high-grade tributes, naturally more expensive, and what he ate was only some inferior products of bad quality, not expensive.
Wang Wenrui's trembling explanation was not trusted by the Qianlong Emperor. The Qianlong Emperor thought to himself, the price of eggs is so expensive, then aren't the people of Li living in the depths of the water? The Qianlong Emperor was a Ming Emperor, who did not press this matter, but it had been buried in his heart, he knew that the words of the Ministry of Internal Affairs might not be credible, so he asked an old woman on the edge of the city when he went out of the city, and learned from her mouth that an egg was only a few pieces of money, and the egg of ten silver made the old woman listen to it, and it was even more unheard of. The Qianlong Emperor was clear in his heart, quietly appeased the old man, and when he returned to the palace, he carried out a series of drastic reforms. From this point of view, the Qianlong Emperor was not an emperor with closed eyes and ears, but a rare great ming emperor who could listen to the words of a hundred families and learn lessons from them.
Love loyal subjects, sympathize with public opinion.
In addition to the Qianlong Emperor's love of pen and ink, he also had a very special hobby during his reign, that is, the southern tour, observing the people's feelings in the southern tour, in addition to appreciating the humanistic scenery that is not similar to the capital, in addition, according to historical records, the Qianlong Emperor also achieved the achievement of collecting beautiful women's pictures in the southern tour.
It can be said that the southern tour has endless benefits for the Qianlong Emperor, but for the officials of the southern tour, it can really be described as opportunities and risks coexisting. The word opportunity is very easy to understand, as a local official, you warmly entertain the emperor, and then drink and serve beautifully, maybe you can rise step by step with the emperor's grace! However, if a companion is like a companion tiger, if one does not pay attention to the emperor and provokes him, then how can the end be a tragic word? Therefore, in the matter of taking over the car, all the officials were trembling and respectful, and only one person was different in this, let alone rushing to serve with fine wine and delicacies, and the Qianlong Emperor came to the area under his jurisdiction, and this official did not even show his personal shadow!
This person was Yan Xishen, the local prefect. According to common sense, how can such contempt for the majesty of the emperor have good results? However, the Qianlong Emperor was not angry, he thought about it a little in his heart, thinking of Yan Xishen's daily life, this is not a curved charm, nor is it like it will be a courtier who will challenge the imperial power. He did not show half a hint of anger on his face, and called the officials accompanying him a wave of admiration.
Sure enough, Yan Xishen did not deliberately not come to pick up the driver, but there was a sudden flood in several counties, and as a prefect, he should go to the disaster relief and comfort the people. The Qianlong Emperor listened to it for a long time without a word. He loved the people like a son, and naturally hoped that his courtiers could also put the people of Li in an important position. Soon after, Yan Xishen hurriedly arrived, prostrating his head in fear and confessing his guilt, and the Qianlong Emperor did not blame him after listening to his explanation, not only did not get angry, but also praised Yan Xishen fiercely, praising him for doing things in an orderly manner, knowing the distinction between priorities and priorities, and even more constantly boasting in front of other officials that he had such a loyal courtier, which was a blessing for the Qing Dynasty.