The Jiaqing Emperor was the fifteenth son of Qianlong, who secretly established the throne in the 38th year of Qianlong and ascended the throne after Qianlong ascended the throne. However, after Qianlong ascended the throne, he still participated in political affairs behind his back, that is to say, in the three or four years since the Jiaqing Emperor ascended the throne, he still did not have much real power.
In history, the mystery of the sudden death of the Jiaqing Emperor was finally revealed! Expert: Historical texts do not dare to record, it is too tragic.
Before the death of the Qianlong Emperor, he did not have much real power, and was under the control of the Qianlong Emperor, and every holy decree issued by the Jiaqing Emperor had to go through the seal stamped by Qianlong to be effective. Therefore, during this period, the Jiaqing Emperor was actually only vain and very depressed. Just after Qianlong's death, Jiaqing did not want to be suppressed by the remaining forces of Qianlong anymore, and always wanted to get rid of the former imperial chancellor He Yan.
He Yan was indeed forced to commit suicide, but at that time, the Qing Dynasty was constantly suffering from internal and external troubles, the White Lotus Sect was endangering society outside, the problem of official corruption and decadence was serious, and the government and the opposition were in a slump. Such a Qing Dynasty is already a mess, terminally ill, whether it is the Salty and Restoration, or how to rectify internal affairs, can not make the Qing Dynasty revitalized.
In the eighteenth year of Jiaqing, the Tianli Sect revolted, and the eunuch Li Yingwai cooperated, and actually attacked the Forbidden City, which was an unprecedented shame compared with the history of the previous generation. The Jiaqing Emperor was forced to issue an edict to suppress the uprising. However, since then, the imperial court has lost its momentum, and the imperial power has been threatened. Even the cook dared to attack the Jiaqing Emperor, and not even a single bodyguard went to the rescue, which showed that the Forbidden City had lost its spirit at this time, and there were many defense loopholes.
There are many theories about the death of the Jiaqing Emperor. Some people say that he died of illness, and some people say that he was struck by lightning and died. There are also experts who believe that the claim of lightning strikes is possible.
At that time, the Jiaqing Emperor was hunting in the summer resort, and he was sick but only needed to recuperate, and he could handle affairs normally the day before he died. However, the weather in Rehe was suddenly bad, and suddenly the thunder was violent, and the Jiaqing Emperor's bedchamber was hit by lightning, and the Jiaqing Emperor was killed.
It is also said that the Jiaqing Emperor was hit by lightning because he was hunting in the jungle in the thunder and lightning weather, and the tree conducted lightning to attract lightning. There are very few records of the death of the Jiaqing Emperor in the Zhengshi books, so there are so many rumors about his death. However, the correctness of the statement is left to future generations to explore, and we do not draw conclusions. There are few historical records, and it is likely that the jiaqing emperor's original status was inferior to that of his predecessors, and he did not receive enough attention.