In the feudal era when the economy was relatively backward, except for a few people who were officials and businessmen, most people lived a life facing the loess and facing the sky, and could only rely on the sky to eat. If you are not willing to be just a farmer, Kao keju is almost the only way out. Therefore, the ten-year cold window of readers in ancient times was only for one move to change their fate.
But it can also be seen from the poetry of the ancients that being an official is not a good thing in every era, and the darkness of the official field is also overwhelming. If you are not careful with a companion, you will also lose your life. Also as an official, some people can become the emperor's favorite, with only less power than the emperor, Li Wei of the Qing Dynasty is a typical example.
After the three dynasties of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, or the first favorite of the Yongzheng Dynasty, how powerful was Li Wei? That is to say, the Yongzheng Emperor can cure him!
Donating funds to become an official, the official road to the future is even smooth
In ancient times, if you wanted to become an official, in addition to studying and examining the examination, there was also a way to donate funds to buy officials.
What now seems like bribery is legal in ancient times. According to the "History of Qin Shi Huang Benji", in October of the fourth year of the first emperor, "locusts came from the east and covered the sky." The world is plagued. The people are within the Thousand Stones, and they are of the first rank. "The example of donation begins here. Since then, successive dynasties have also referred to this way of buying officials.
However, historical experience tells us that once the corrupt phenomenon of selling officials and lords forms a rolling turbid current, it will defeat the law and chaos in the government, bring calamity to the country and the people, and will erode the foundation of the political power, and even destroy the edifice of the political power. For the common people, it is even more deeply affected. Because selling officials and lords will inevitably produce a large number of incompetent and greedy officials, tigers, and wolves, and the purpose of buying officials is "a million profits."
During the Qing Dynasty, Li Wei was a "clear stream" among the buyers. He did not participate in the imperial examination, but donated funds to buy officials during the Kangxi period and became a foreign minister. The official positions bought are generally relatively bad, and there is not much room for promotion. However, after Li Wei successfully became an official, he has since made a steady rise.
He was deeply appreciated by the Yongzheng Emperor, and successively served as Hubu Langzhong, Yunnan Yanyidao, Buzheng Envoy, Zhejiang Governor, Bingbu Shangshu, Acting Punishment Department Shangshu, Zhili Viceroy and other positions, as a clean and honest official, not afraid of the powerful, no matter what position he held, he could perceive the sufferings of the people during his reign, and was deeply loved by the people.
Although the official was bought, his attitude toward the official was very upright, and the filth and darkness of the official field had nothing to do with him. Because of this, the suspicious Yongzheng Emperor was very appreciative of him, and he had become the emperor's favorite in front of him. During the Qianlong period, the emperor still attached great importance to him.
In the three dynasties, Li Wei had the support of the emperor, and his power in the dynasty gradually expanded. Later, even the Yongzheng Emperor was able to cure him.
For the officials to be honest and promising, the force is extremely strong to suppress hundreds of officials
Li Wei's official fortunes and prosperity in the Yongzheng Emperor's dynasty had a lot to do with the Yongzheng Emperor's policy of employing people who emphasized "taking talents." Although Li Wei was an official who was shrewd and strong, had outstanding political achievements, he was willful and virtuous in character, arrogant and arrogant, and he often scolded his subordinates, and he was favored by the Yongzheng Emperor, and even more did not pay attention to his superiors.
After being promoted to a feudal official, Li Wei's power was further enhanced, and his temper as an official was also much longer. When the Yongzheng Emperor was there, he was also evaluated as "domineering" and "arrogant and rude" in his later period. Even after his death, the Qianlong Emperor also said: "Yu is not a just and pure subject in the governor, he has no merit in Zhejiang, and he has heard that he has borrowed the emperor's favor, and there are many wayward arrogance." Let this fashion be there, and it is better to investigate it! ”
As the saying goes, "officials at the first level crush people to death", after Li Wei was promoted to a high-ranking official, his power and arrogance made others dare to be angry and dare not speak out. On the surface, Li Wei was only able to manage the military affairs of various provinces. However, because Li Wei was the first confidant of the Yongzheng Emperor, the governors of several provinces at that time did not dare to fight with him. Therefore, in fact, Li Wei became a half-superior of several inspectors, and he could intervene in the actual work of each province at any time.
The power of an official to such an extent is rare at any time in history. The reason why he was able to be reused was because after Yongzheng ascended the throne, there were not many important ministers in the DPRK. Li Wei happened to be recommended at this time, and the Yongzheng Emperor was very sorry for his talents, which allowed him to develop smoothly along the official road.
During Yongzheng's reign, Li Wei's power soared to the point where only the emperor could rule him. Although it is not to the level of the lord, its power is also enough to make people jealous. The Yongzheng Emperor attached more importance to great power, and if he could not completely control Li Wei, it would be impossible to condone his power to the opposition.
After the death of the Yongzheng Emperor, Qianlong ascended the throne, at this time, Li Wei's grandeur was gone. Compared with the previous emperors, Qianlong was not optimistic about Li Wei. Because of its years of struggle, after losing the support of the emperor, it fell into a situation of isolation and helplessness. A dynasty of heaven and a courtier, the rise and fall of Li Wei, that is, the epitome of the two generations of Yongzheng and Qianlong.
brief summary
Li Weiqi, the Yongzheng Emperor once commented on him as "praised by the heart, the pen can not be exhausted." ...... Instead of knowing the heart and not looking at it, Anken is resolute and straightforward. "Not only is he a good official, but he also has a stubborn move in the later stage, and there is still a lot of controversy. The peak of his power was in the Yongzheng period, and the future emperors did not look favorably on him, and his former power was just a dream.
Reference: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Biography of Li Wei
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