The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in China, in the Qing Dynasty there were many outstanding emperors, such as Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, created the "Kangqian Shengshi", "Kangqian Shengshi" also brought the Tang Dynasty to its peak, Kangxi very much liked Qianlong, from childhood qianlong as an heir to cultivate, so Qianlong succeeded to the throne there was no competition, very smoothly ascended to the throne, but qianlong succeeded to the throne there is a problem, that is, Yongzheng left Qianlong two high-powered ministers, namely Ortai and Zhang Tingyu.
When Qianlong had just succeeded to the throne, Ortai and Zhang Tingyu had great power over the court, and it was difficult for Qianlong to control these two people, after all, qianlong wanted to take power completely, he would have to deal with these two people, but if he just succeeded to the throne, he would definitely affect Qianlong's reputation, so Qianlong did not do that, but chose other methods.
Ortai's power was mainly distributed in the localities and the army, so Ortai's followers were all feudal officials and generals, and later Ortai became the minister of military aircraft, and his power went further, becoming the leader of the Manchu ministers, and the power invaded the government and the opposition, and Zhang Tingyu was an official in the dynasty for many years, and it can be said that he was the leader of the civil servants, because nineteen of the high-ranking officials above the court were all members of the Zhang family.
Ertai and Zhang Tingyu both have very great power above the court, and the two are also divided into gangs and factions above the court, and in feudal society, as long as there are gangs and factions, there will be party strife, and Ertai and Zhang Tingyu are no exception, and there is also a party dispute, and it is very fierce.
The emperor who is too serious in the party struggle between the general ministers will stop it in time, otherwise there may be turmoil, but Qianlong did not stop the struggle between Ortai and Zhang Tingyu, and chose to turn a blind eye, in this case, the struggle between Ortai and Zhang Tingyu is becoming more and more fierce, which is also the result that Qianlong wants to see most, because only in this way can Qianlong find their handle, have a legitimate reason to deal with them, thus emptying their power, Ortai and Zhang Tingyu do not know convergence, The struggle became more and more fierce, and finally Qianlong was allowed to seize their handle, gradually weaken their power, and slowly put the two of them in the air, controlling the power in his own hands.
Qianlong's approach was really clever, and when he first succeeded to the throne, he did not dispose of the two ministers, but let the two ministers fight each other, thus weakening their power and reaping the benefits of the fisherman himself.