In recent years, Ji Xiaolan has appeared on the TV screen at a high rate, and the most influential one is the TV series "Iron Tooth copper tooth Ji Xiaolan" starring Zhang Tielin, Zhang Guoguo, and Wang Gang, in which Ji Xiaolan is a courtier juxtaposed with Heshen, and like Hesheng, he is deeply trusted by the Qianlong Emperor. The overall idea of the plot is somewhat similar to "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", except that the people who are wise and gentlemen are replaced by Liu Yongtang to Ji Xiaolan.
There are indeed many interesting legends about Ji Xiaolan's body, and there are also many jokes and arsenic paragraphs. Many of the stories of Ji Xiaolan and Liu Tang have the same plot, but in some versions, the protagonist is Liu Yong, and some are Ji Xiaolan. There are also many stories about Ji Xiaolan and Qianlong's boring son, such as the legend of the famous "old man".
The historical Ji Xiaolan, named Ji Tao, the character Xiaolan, was born in a scholarly mendi in Hebei. Ji Tao, born in 1724 and died in 1805, was a famous writer of the Qing Dynasty. His position in academic history is much higher than in political history.
In history, Ji Xiaolan's career is still relatively smooth. At the age of twenty-one, he entered the soil in the examination, entered the Hanlin Academy, and then had many promotions, but in 1768 he made a mistake and was demoted to the army in Urumqi, but was soon recalled. After returning to Beijing, because of his outstanding learning, he was appointed by the Qianlong Emperor as the chief compiler of the Siku Quanshu and was responsible for compiling the Siku Quanshu. After thirteen years, the "Four Libraries Complete Book" was compiled, and the Qianlong Emperor was very satisfied. During the compilation of the Siku Quanshu, Ji Xiaolan was also promoted to the positions of Cabinet Scholar, Bingbu Shilang, and Zuo Du Yushi. The Siku Quanshu was compiled, and he became the Rebbe Shangshu. During the Jiaqing period, Ji Xiaolan continued to be promoted to a higher rank, until he became a co-founder university fellow.
From our previous introduction to the Cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department of the Qing Dynasty, we can see that Ji Xiaolan's political status is even lower than that of Liu Yong. Judging from the positions in the cabinet, Liu Yong was a legitimate Sports Renge University fellow, while Ji Xiaolan was only an assistant university fellow, which was a grade difference. Judging from other positions, Liu Yong held the post of Shangshu of the Official Department, and the promotion and appointment of the officials in charge of the official department were the highest status and the most powerful member among the six ministries. Although Ji Xiaolan served as the Head of Ceremonies several times, the Ministry of Rites, which was responsible for ceremonies, ceremonies, and cultural affairs, could not compare with the officials in terms of status. Therefore, we say that although Liu Yong is not the real prime minister, it is also worthy of the name to call him "Liu Zhongtang". Ji Xiaolan had nothing to do with the prime minister, let alone entered the core decision-making level of the Qing Dynasty.
Judging from the historical records, Ji Xiaolan's life has no intersection with Hezhen. The two may not have had much contact, nor will they fight as much as in the TV series. Since Ji Xiaolanshi spent a large part of his time compiling books on his way, there were not many opportunities to get involved in the struggle of the court. In general, Ji Xiaolan could only be regarded as a low-level official in the central high palace of the Qing Dynasty.
In various legends and stories, Ji Xiaolan and Liu Yong rarely appear at the same time. The main story of Ji Xiaolan, Liu Yong is ignored; the main story of Liu Yong, Ji Xiaolan generally does not appear. But we know that both of them are real figures in history, so what is the relationship between these two people?
When it comes to the relationship between Liu and Ji, we cannot but talk about Liu Yong's father, Liu Tongxun. When Ji Xiaolan was twenty-four years old, he should take the Shun Tianfu Township Examination and ranked first. At that time, there was Liu Tongxun in the examination palace, according to the ancient rules, Liu Tongxun was even Ji Xiaolan's teacher, and Ji Yuanlan was Liu Tongxun's student. It is also with this relationship that Ji Xiaolan has also become an acquaintance of the Liu family, and liu Yong is called a brother. Ji Xiaolan and Liu Yong were both cultural celebrities at that time, and both of them recognized each other's talents. Ji Xiaolan's poetry is well written, and Liu Yong's calligraphy is a must. The two often exchanged letters and exchanged knowledge. Liu Yong and Ji Xiaolan both liked to collect Yantai, so in his later years, Liu Yong also gave Yan to Ji Xiaolan, and the close relationship between the two was evident. The failure to reflect this in various legends and stories cannot be said to be a pity.
Ji Xiaolan's political behavior is lackluster, but when it comes to Chinese culture, it is impossible not to talk about him, which is mainly attributed to the "Four Libraries complete book".
The Siku Quanshu is the largest series of ancient books collected, collated, and classified from ancient Chinese classics. This series of books classifies various classics according to the four parts of the classics, history, sub-books, and collections, referring to Confucian classics, history refers to historical works, and zi are all sons and hundreds of families, which are collected into literary works. The compilation of the "Four Libraries of the Whole Book" was regarded by Qianlong as a major event, so it was quite important. The success of the compilation of the Siku Quanshu is indeed a major event in cultural history. Ji Xiaolan not only presided over the compilation of the "Four Libraries complete book", but also personally composed the "Outline of the General Catalogue of the Four Libraries" and the "Concise Tomorrow's Record of the Four Libraries", which are of great significance in China's academic history.
Although the "Four Libraries of Quanshu" sorted out and preserved many precious classics, in the process of compiling it, the Qing Dynasty government wantonly destroyed and tampered with those books that were unfavorable to the rule of the Qing Dynasty, and many ancient books disappeared, and the remaining books were also changed beyond recognition. This act of emasculation of culture is undoubtedly a great loss to traditional Chinese scholarship. There is still debate about whether the compilation of the "Four Libraries" is a cultural event or a cultural catastrophe, but in any case, Ji Xiaolan, as the core figure of this event, will certainly not be forgotten. In this sense, although the power of he and other powerful ministers was temporary, after all, they were too far-sighted. And Ji Xiaolan's name will be passed down along with the process of academic history.