This was originally a folklore, one day, Qianlong Cheng wanted to make it difficult for Liu Yong, so he asked Liu Yong: 45 years old, aiqing geometry?
After listening, Liu Yong quickly replied: Long live Hui, Wei Chen is the same as you.
When Qianlong listened, the same, then I asked again: 45 years old, belonging to horses, what does Aiqing belong to?
This will make Liu Yong can't say that he is the same as you, this is an offense to the Saint, and he wants to kill his head. Therefore, Liu Yong's eyes rolled and he replied without hurrying: Long live hui, Wei Chen belongs to the horse.
After listening to Luo Guo's words, Qianlong was stunned at that time, why, the emperor of the people is not stupid, 12 zodiac signs have a donkey such a thing? Of course, this Liu Yong naturally could not only say half of it and not say the following, so he continued: You belong to the horse, that is the best of the horses, you are the dragon horse, and you command the other horses. And I don't have your honor, I'm just a donkey, the donkey is born of horses, born with a heavy life, you are the king of this group, I am born to obey your orders. And I'm really stubborn, like a donkey.
As soon as he said this, Qianlong understood why he wanted to say that he belonged to a donkey, and it turned out that this guy was going to pat himself on the back. A person like Qianlong, born in a prosperous world, himself very talented, is an extremely arrogant person. So he not only likes to praise the minister, but also likes to hear people praise him. Therefore, after Qianlong listened to the explanation behind, he felt that this horse ass was very useful, and he immediately laughed. However, this is only a small story circulated in folklore, and there is no such record in the main history.
So why did Liu Yong say that? In fact, although Qianlong loved to listen to good words, Liu Yong was not so perfect in the eyes of posterity. His ancestors followed the Manchu commanders into the customs, so they were the founding heroes, and many of his descendants were important ministers of the dynasty. Far from it, it is Liu Yong's father, who is also a super member of the DPRK, not only a university scholar, but also an important figure in the Military Aircraft Department. Liu Yong also did not fall into his father's prestige, not only did he pass the entrance examination early, but he also won a second place, and he was also a courtier with his father, and he was a senior member of the court.
With such a background, he knew early on that being an official was not so simple, and the most important thing was to please the emperor. Compared with He yan's flattery, in fact, Liu Yong is still a little better, but there is no doubt that it is also necessary to be able to do things under Qianlong and say beautiful things. Therefore, he depreciated himself to a donkey, which not only attracted Qianlong with a novel statement, but also satisfied the emperor's vanity by demeaning his own statement.
In fact, when Liu Yong was an official, he did not make few mistakes, but because his family was full of Manchu Qing courtiers, he was always defended. In fact, his ability to get away with it again and again may really be related to his ability to say good things, and perhaps it is precisely because he will please the emperor, so he will be able to be sheltered all the time like Hezhen.
In fact, Liu Yong was eight or nine years younger than Qianlong, and the two of them were not even the same age, so why did they come from the same age? Liu Yong's family, who had been Manchu ministers for generations, was indeed attached to the Manchu Qing, and as he himself said, was a donkey-like role, but his hunchback seemed to be closer to this statement. Although he hunched over because of his years of study, this form made him more like a stooped donkey. However, his efforts to please the emperor really made his image hunched over, and he really looked like an obedient donkey.
Although Qianlong was born in the prosperous world, many people around him were good at catering to him, the most typical of course was Hezhen, as well as Fu Kang'an and others, all of whom enjoyed glory because they were good at pleasing the emperor. After making many mistakes, Liu Yong may have changed his original intentions long ago, and he just wants to be a minister who can save his life.