Why he yan was the most favored in the Qianlong Dynasty, tell three small stories for everyone to hear: In the forty-second year of Qianlong, the empress dowager Niu Hulu died of illness. Qianlong was distraught, did not think about tea and dinner, and sat in the empress dowager's palace for three days and three nights.
The ministers advised one after another: "Emperor's Day mourning, take care of the dragon's body, and put state affairs first!" "Most of the words of advice are commonplace and familiar, and the words that have been heard hundreds of times are not convincing.
However, the favored courtiers and Yan Yan did not say a word, nor did they advise Qianlong to mourn and take care of the dragon body. He Yan just knelt there silently to accompany Qianlong, and did not think about eating, and after three days, his face was bloodless, as if he was seriously ill. When the Qianlong Emperor saw He Yan's haggard appearance, he was immediately relieved and even more spoiled and trusted.
It is said that Hezhen is good at greeting and patting horses, in fact, this is also a technical job, and Hezhen does not say a word, but it is better than a thousand words, this is the wisdom of his companion, the wisdom of his loyalty and patting on the back.
The second little story: He Yan lost his mother at the age of 3 and his father at the age of 9, thanks to an old family Member Ding and his father's one-sided house protection and Protection, He Lin, the two brothers were able to avoid being kicked out of the house and have the opportunity to study.
He Yan had no parents to rely on, and when he was a teenager, he tasted the cold of the world and the cold and warm of human feelings, so he studied hard, determined to get ahead, and looked forward to the title of the gold list in the coming day and getting rid of the dilemma. With his efforts, he was proficient in manchu, Chinese, Mongolian and Tibetan languages, and even knew a little English, and the Four Books and Five Classics were read a hundred times and kept in mind.
When he was a teenager, Wu Shengqin, saw that Hezhen had extraordinary ambitions and that the city government was very deep, so he devoted himself to cultivating Hezhen, and even gave him life and financial help.
Later, relying on his own talents and learning, He Yan won qianlong's appreciation, first becoming Qianlong's imperial bodyguard, and then Qianlong issued a grace decree to let He Yan enter the career path as an official and become Qianlong's favorite subject.
One day, the teacher Wu Shengqin suddenly came to Hezhen Mansion, and when they met, he kowtowed to Hezhen, and wanted to worship Hezhen as a teacher, and suddenly confused Hezhen. After He Yan asked the original committee, he learned that Wu Shengqin had repeatedly participated in scientific expeditions, but he had repeatedly failed to pass the test, and remembering the mentor-apprentice relationship with He Yan in the past, he wanted to go through his path and let He Yan help.
He Yan also cherished his feelings and decided to help the teacher and let the teacher take the normal path of scientific examination. It turned out that the method used by Washu was to bet on the subject.
He Yan was a very clever person, reading through the Four Books and Five Classics, he co-opted and bought Qianlong's personal eunuchs, and before Qianlong came up with the examination questions, he inquired from the eunuchs what books the Qianlong Emperor had been reading recently, and what page he was reading, and at the same time made a serious analysis of the people and things that Qianlong was concerned about in recent days.
After a period of observation and speculation, He Yan actually accurately guessed the title of the Qianlong Emperor, and without a trace, he helped Wu Shengqin to enter the qianlong examination in the twenty-eighth year of the Qianlong Examination, embarked on the career path, and finally became the official of zuo du yushi.
This is the wisdom of He Yan who knows nothing and is good at speculating and speculating, so the Qianlong Emperor's mind is the clearest and the thoughts of the leaders are thoroughly felt, and every time he can meet the ideas, things are naturally satisfactory to Qianlong.
The third short story: The Qianlong Emperor's favorite concubine in his later years was 35 years younger than the Qianlong Emperor, not only young, but also beautiful, so he was deeply favored by the Qianlong Emperor. But harem concubines are often pampered and spoiled, and concubines are no exception.
Concubine Huan was favored by the emperor, and often scolded people and ignored other concubines. Forty-three years after Qianlong, once because of a small matter, Concubine Huan beat a palace girl to death.
This matter spread at once, and there was a lot of discussion inside and outside the palace. In order to take care of his own reputation, the Qianlong Emperor showed the world that he was just and wise, and did not favor selfish feelings, saying that he would depose the concubine. To this end, Qianlong also specifically said: "Concubines are better off in receiving favors on weekdays, but now that they have committed transgressions, they cannot be reverted to Qu Yu; in the forty-three years since they came to the throne, they have never been willing to spoil and fall in love." ”
Qianlong was ready to perform a scene of great righteousness and killing relatives, but He yan saw that Qianlong was not sincere, so Qianlong's play needed someone to cooperate. At this time, when Concubine Huan saw that the old emperor was angry, she was afraid in her heart, so she hurriedly asked for help from Hezhen.
He Yan was good at observing words and colors, and he expected that Qianlong was only a momentary anger, and punishing Concubine Huan was also to save his own face, but if he deposed Concubine Huan, Qianlong would definitely regret it in the future. Therefore, He Yan went up to dissuade him, on the grounds that the tenth princess, the daughter of Concubine Huan, was still in her infancy and needed the care of her mother, and at the same time, when Concubine Huan killed the palace maid, she could not blame the concubine, and the palace women and eunuchs also had certain responsibilities.
Therefore, He Yan asked Qianlong to demote Concubine Huan as a concubine, so as to preserve the title of Concubine Huan. After a while, the limelight passed, Qianlong was happy, and Concubine Huan regained her favor and was promoted to concubine again. In order to express her gratitude to Hezhen, Princess Huan made a family affair between the Tenth Princess and Fengyan Yinde, the son of Hezhen, as a reward for the marriage.
Since then, Concubine Huan has been grateful to He Yan, and if there is a wind blowing in the palace, she will send someone to inform He Yan in time, and Concubine Huan has become the eyeliner that He Yan installed next to Qianlong. He Yan has gained a lot in one fell swoop, and the wisdom of doing things and dealing with the world has indeed been achieved. Therefore, although He Yan was greedy and criticized by others, he also had many outstanding points, and he was proficient in many great wisdoms of dealing with the world and accompanying the king.