Although the seat of the emperor is not easy to sit on, it is real and solid, and it can have the supreme power of the whole country. Be able to enjoy the best resources and live the best life. So a lot of people want to sit in that position.
So the emperor of antiquity was a high-risk profession, and you don't know how many people wanted to assassinate him and then take his place. But can you imagine a man who assassinated the emperor, not to become emperor, but for some other reason?
The possibility of assassinating the Emperor is extremely low
Although we can see many assassinations of emperors in various film and television dramas and literary works, in fact, in ancient times, the real assassination of emperors occurred very rarely, and the success rate was extremely low. In the case of Jing Ke's Thorn Qin, the plan was very thorough, but it was still a failure.
Not only did he fail to kill the King of Qin, but he also completely angered the King of Qin. There were also many emperors who, in order to avoid the murder of their own ascendants to the throne. It will first eliminate these ministers with different hearts. Many people's assassination thoughts have just risen, and before they can put them into practice, they are gone.
Especially in the Qing Dynasty, it was even more difficult to kill the emperor. First of all, the emperor eliminated the possibility of poisoning from the aspect of diet; secondly, in terms of protection, the close bodyguards selected by the emperor were selected from the eight flags. These Eight Flags disciples will be loyal for the honor and safety of their families.
The assassination of Jiaqing that almost succeeded
At that time, Jing Ke almost succeeded in assassinating the King of Qin, but perhaps because Jing Ke had no experience; maybe it was because he was too nervous, so he was exposed in advance; maybe the King of Qin's life should not be extinguished, but no matter what the reason, this assassination was ultimately a failure, and the party who assassinated it paid an extremely heavy price.
Coincidentally, during the later Qing Dynasty, there was also an assassination of the emperor. And this time, it was almost successful! So who could assassinate the emperor? What kind of martial arts master? Or what kind of assassin who is proficient in the art of killing? Neither!
Just an ordinary citizen! The timing of his assassination was very cleverly chosen, just when the White Lotus Sect was suppressed and the emperor returned to the palace from the Yuanmingyuan. If the Jiaqing Emperor wanted to return to the imperial palace, he would have to pass through the Shenwu Gate. So this common man ambushed the Shenwu Gate beforehand.
When Jiaqing just passed by, he quickly drew a machete and cut it. This knife almost cut Jiaqing's head. However, because the palanquin was moving too fast, everyone did not react for the first time, and this person failed to assassinate.
But he didn't die, but chased after it, and this time everyone finally reacted! All the people went to stop the assassin, and the scene was extremely chaotic. But fortunately, there was no danger, and the assassin was eventually subdued and locked up. Jiaqing was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the mastermind behind the scenes.
The results of this investigation are ironic and profoundly sad.
The cook's assassination was only to avenge society
The assassin's name was Chen De, and he was not even an ordinary commoner, because he was a slave of ordinary people. Ordinary people are already living in great hardship, let alone slaves of the people? It was even harder! Originally, he sold himself into slavery, but only to be able to support his family.
But in the sixth year of Jiaqing's reign, his wife and sister died, his mother-in-law also broke, and he had two sons. It means that everyone wants him to handle it alone, and because he always borrows wine to pour sorrow, crazy, and even the job of cook is gone, this is even more difficult!
Once, when he was arguing with someone while borrowing wine to pour sorrow, he pulled out his knife when he was angry, and the man who quarreled with him was also furious for a while, saying that cutting him was a skill, and he had the ability to cut the emperor! At this moment, Chen De's heart was suddenly moved! Thinking of having their own children, there is no way to earn money to support the family.
If you want to find death, you don't even have the money to buy a thin coffin for a hasty burial! Instead of the death of the nest, it is better to assassinate the emperor and take revenge on society. If you can't be famous in history, if you can't be famous in history, at least it is the vigorous death!
When Chen De was a cook in the Meng family before, he had followed the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs into the palace to work, so he had a general understanding of the terrain of the palace. Knowing that the emperor must go through the Shenwu Gate when he returned to the palace from the outside, he found an opportunity and then ambushed the Shenwu Gate in advance.
It is also ridiculous to think that a cook with no chicken power can be forced by life to go out and assassinate the supreme ruler of a country. And what is even more absurd and ironic is that he almost let him get it! Think about how many guards there are around the emperor?
How many ministers and princes are there around the emperor? And when they were assassinated, none of these people were able to react to protect Jiaqing, which was really ironic!