Over the past thousands of years, there have been many corrupt officials in China, the most influential of which is he yan during the Qing Dynasty, who embezzled 15 years of the country's income, which has almost reached the level of wealth and enemy of the country. The reason why He Yan was able to collect so much wealth so wildly had a lot to do with the Qianlong Emperor. Originally just an ordinary Eight Banners disciple, he was praised and promoted by the Qianlong Emperor because he was good at reading people's hearts after entering the palace. Subsequently, he became more and more important in the imperial court and held many important positions. In the process, He Yan tried his best to gain benefits for himself. In order to be promoted, local officials often sent money to Hezhen, hoping that he would be able to say a few kind words in front of the emperor.
As the saying goes, take people with short hands, eat people with soft mouths. After Wakan gets the benefit fee from others, he will generally help them with things so that these people can get benefits. Because of this, he became more and more influential in the imperial court, forming an entangled interest group. Qianlong was relatively wise in his early years and did a lot of good things to benefit the country and the people. In his later years, because of his confused mind, he was particularly dependent on Washu. For his corrupt behavior, he basically turned a blind eye.
The Qianlong Emperor later, not wanting to exceed Kangxi's reign time, took the initiative to abdicate and make Jiaqing emperor. However, Qianlong did not give up his power, and he continued to control the government as emperor taishang, making the young and powerful Jiaqing Emperor a puppet. In order to be able to convey his will more clearly, the Qianlong Emperor often let Hezhen stand by his side. On the surface, He Yan seems to be a microphone, but in fact, he often uses the opportunity to pass on information, sifting out some things that are beneficial to him, and making himself more and more powerful.
At that time, many people privately discussed that Hezhen had simply become the second emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and even Jiaqing had to be in awe of him. What He Yan did made the Jiaqing Emperor very angry. After Qianlong's death, Jiaqing immediately took action and sent someone to arrest Hezhen. At the same time, Jiaqing also had all of Hezhen's property seized. According to relevant information, the family property of Hezhen at that time was equivalent to the financial revenue of the Qing Dynasty for 15 years. So the folk have a saying that Hezhen fell and Jiaqing was full. In the end, he was forced to hang himself in prison because of his wanton behavior, and the end was quite miserable.