In this world, people's greed is the most difficult to control, greed is not enough snakes to swallow elephants, but sometimes, people will hold a fluke mentality, they feel that they may be able to make a lot of money with their luck. The name of the gentleman can be said to be a household name, after all, as a corrupt official who is well-known in history, some of his deeds are also well known.
For Hezhen, it is difficult for us to evaluate him, after all, he is indeed a person with great ability, otherwise, the Qianlong Emperor would not trust him so much. Ability belongs to ability, but his greed can also surprise people, and after the gentleman was raided, his wealth also reached an amazing point, which can be described as rich and invincible.
Later generations also often used the example of Hezhen as a negative teaching material, then have you heard of another person, he is called Gao Shiqi, he can be regarded as the predecessor of the gentleman, the two of them have a common characteristic, that is, greed, but it is obvious that Gao Shi's means are much smarter than those of Hezhen.
Even when Gao Shiqi's traces were found, they could be passed down by people, and this person could be called a wizard. Because he is basically from the grassroots, he has his future status completely by his own efforts, although he is very greedy, but you also have to admire his talent.
Although Gao Shiqi did not have a good origin, he also received a certain education when he was young, and Gao Shiqi's father was a Confucian student, so he knew some knowledge. His father also taught Gao Shiqi as much as he could, and he hoped that his children would pass the imperial examination and achieve something.
At the age of 15, He also took the first major exam in his life, and in ordinary life, Gao Shiqi was almost immersed in the world of books. Because he had his father's hopes in him, he longed to be able to change his destiny through knowledge.
For this exam, Gao Shiqi can be said to have been preparing for a long time, after the examination results were announced, the stone hanging in Gao Shiqi's heart was finally put down, he successfully passed the Xiucai, and finally took the first step in his own life success. In order to gain more knowledge, Gao Shiqi's father also brought him to the capital.
Unexpectedly, at this time, an accident occurred, Gao Shiqi's father left this world due to physical reasons, and Gao Shiqi, who was dependent on his father, lost a support, which made him panic at that time. After losing her father, Gao Shiqi had no source of livelihood, and at that time, she was alone in the capital, and her life could be said to be very difficult.
In order to be able to maintain his daily life, Gao Shiqi also had to choose to sell words to survive, he wrote his words on a blank fan and began to distribute them for free, because at that time, if anyone could discover his talents, maybe he could soar.
Did not expect that this time God favored Gao Shiqi, at that time the Qing Dynasty had a minister called Nalan Mingzhu, he had great power in the imperial court, by chance, he also saw the words written by Gao Shiqi, for talents, people are loved, Nalan Mingzhu also has the heart of love for talents.
He called Gao Shiqi to his house and asked him to teach his son to write, which was a great opportunity for Gao Shiqi, so he showed his true ability, hoping to make Naran Mingzhu shine and give him more opportunities.
Through his continuous efforts, his talents are also constantly being discovered, and Nalan Mingzhu has finally gradually accepted Gao Shiqi, so that Gao Shiqi has gradually become a person who makes Nalan Mingzhu trust. Under the recommendation of Nalan Mingzhu, Gao Shiqi also came to the emperor's eyes.
At that time, it was already the Kangxi period, and the emperor undoubtedly had many talents around him, and everyone wanted to get the opportunity to ascend to the heavens, after all, he was at the emperor's side, if he could get favor, then the future could definitely develop a grand plan. In order to be able to further obtain the opportunity to perform in front of the emperor, he also began to make friends with various characters in the palace.
Of course, getting some news also needs to pay a reward, Gao Shiqi will give people a golden bean after getting some information, which is a bean made of gold! This is quite valuable, and seeing that Gao Shiqi has made such a generous shot, he has also made more and more friends.
Every time he entered the palace, Gao Shiqi's pocket would be stuffed with a bag full of golden beans, and by the time he returned to his home, the two pockets were already empty, although the price paid was very high, and this was also a blatant bribe, but sometimes the more you pay, the more you will gain.
Gao Shiqi's generosity has also made many people feel good about him, and they are also doing their best to help Gao Shiqi to let them know some things. Because Gao Shiqi was looking for people around the Kangxi Emperor, for a long time, under the encouragement of these people, Gao Shiqi finally entered the emperor's vision.
But it just so happened that Gao Shiqi was a very capable person, he finally became a red man around the emperor as he wished, from a grassroots disciple At that time, Gao Shiqi finally became a ceremonial attendant, and also gained power, he began to covet some jewelry paintings.
Because his greed was sometimes too obvious, he was impeached many times, but because of the care of the Kangxi Emperor, Gao Shiqi was not punished every time. Because the Kangxi Emperor recognized Gao Shiqi's talent, he turned a blind eye to some things.
Conclusion: Compared with Hezhen, Gao Shiqi's fate is much better than his, and Gao Shiqi was eventually raided, and Gao Shiqi died due to illness, it can be said that his life is also extremely brilliant. After all, his origin is very ordinary, but in the end he can occupy a high position in the imperial court, although his means and his greed make people a little confused, but you have to admit that he is a talent, and the history of Gao Shiqi's origins is still being talked about by people!