When Qianlong was young, he was raised by his grandfather Kangxi for a period of time, because he had a relatively close relationship since he was a child, so in his heart, his grandfather was a hero and a role model. And regarding the achievements of Kangxi, he has always been very envious, and he hopes that one day he can become a famous emperor like his grandfather.
When Qianlong ascended the throne, the Qing Dynasty had become very powerful and prosperous because of the governance of the first two emperors. Qianlong had a lot of capital, so he imitated Kangxi who had gone down to Jiangnan six times, and was 74 years old when he last went down to Jiangnan. So why did he go so many times? Was Xia Jiangnan really just to imitate Kangxi? Is there any special purpose?
After Qianlong succeeded to the throne, things in the imperial court were mainly managed by several old people of the former dynasty of Ertai and Zhang Tingyu, and although Qianlong had absolute power, he also had great respect for these two old ministers. But as an emperor, he was not willing to be bound by others, so in his heart he must have wanted to suppress them, but these old ministers were very cautious in their work, and they were also very clean as officials, and they could not find their handle at all, and Qianlong gave up after a long time.
When Qianlong first proposed the southern tour, these old ministers raised strong objections, because the voice of opposition was too strong, and finally this matter was canceled, but in the 14th year of Qianlong, the old ministers died and retired. At this time, Qianlong's idea was no longer hindered, so in the 16th year of Qianlong, he began to go to Jiangnan for the first time, when he went to Huai'an, Jiangsu. When he went down to Jiangnan, as long as he passed through a geographical location, there would be a special person to introduce him to the customs and customs of that place, and it can be said that he spent a lot of manpower, material and financial resources during this period.
Kangxi's lower Jiangnan was mainly in the form of micro-service private visits to understand the people's feelings, while Qianlong was just showing off the country's financial resources. Because his pomp and circumstance in the lower Jiangnan is very large, this also reflects his character of good and great achievements. On the other hand, it is also to win the hearts and minds of the people, wherever he passes, he will reduce taxes, and he will also visit the former old ministers, which really won the hearts of many people during this period.
In addition, two reasons are more important, in the history of the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong was a famous emperor. Therefore, when he was in the lower Jiangnan, he often looked for flowers and asked for willows. As an emperor, although he had a lot of power, he was not. Any woman you want can get it, because the rules of the palace are very many, even the daily flop is stipulated, even the time of the waiter's bedtime has a special person to monitor, and there are countless beautiful women in the beauty of Jiangnan, so the lower Jiangnan has become a good opportunity for Qianlong to find flowers and ask for willows. Another reason may be to look for her own biological mother, whose hometown is in Chengde, a woman from an ordinary family.
At the age of 13, he was mixed into the draft, was selected under the palace of Prince Yong, and later gave birth to Qianlong. Concubine Xi should be Qianlong's birth mother Niu Hulu clan, or it may be Qian's, according to the Records of the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Palace Archives, it is likely that the past life was the same as the Niu Hulu clan, if the Qian clan was the Niu Hulu clan, then Qianlong may have gone down to Jiangnan to find his birth mother. After all, a 74-year-old man can't stand such a big toss physically, if it's not a special thing, maybe he won't go.