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In addition to Cao Xibao, there was one more person who dared to fight with Hezhen, and that was Yin Zhuangtu, the attendant of the Ceremonial Department. Yin Zhuangtu is unknown in the history of the Qing Dynasty, and the only thing he is famous for is to dare to challenge Hezhen.
The characters in the TV series are Akira
The matter must start from the establishment of the sin silver system in Hezhen, what is the sin silver system? That is, after the official position reaches a certain level, there are officials who make mistakes, they can pay money to solve things, the greater the mistakes they make, the more silver they pay, and many officials who have not made mistakes will also take out some silver bribes and bribes in advance in order to please Hezhen.
This system can bring qianlong a lot of practical benefits, because the silver directly into the ministry of internal affairs, and He yan is the chief administrator of the ministry of internal affairs, that is to say, the emperor's food, clothing, shelter, food, clothing, living, eating, drinking, and traveling are all paid for by the ministry of internal affairs, so this system is not only approved by Qianlong, but also gets great benefits from it.
At this time, yin Zhuangtu appeared, and Yin Zhuangtu played the Qianlong Emperor and directly proposed to the emperor the disadvantages brought by the sin silver system to the imperial court.
The characters Qianlong and Hezhen in the TV series
According to the Draft History of the Qing Dynasty:
If the superintendents, under the pretext of the unscrupulous, use their gluttony, that is, the incorruptible have to look forward to the help of their subordinates, and in the future, in the case of serious cases of deficit and private interests, they cannot be allowed to be reprehensible as shelter, although the fines are severe, but they are not ashamed, and they are expected to be healed by the toys, please stop this case forever, the slaves are ordinary, or they are dismissed, or use their relatives, and there is no need to take on foreign posts.
The general meaning of this is that if the officials of the provinces make a mistake and are not dismissed from their official posts, they will only be fined some silver, and for the illegal officials, such fines will find an excuse for their illegal acts and can continue to act recklessly... Therefore, please ask the emperor to abolish this system permanently.
In the TV series, He yan
Let's analyze the pros and cons of Qianlong not knowing the pros and cons of this system? As an emperor, Qianlong knew it, but it was such a system that was recognized by Qianlong, and Qianlong was a little angry when he saw such a play.
Yin Zhuangtu also proposed that the imperial court send Manchu ministers to the provinces to secretly investigate the deficit of the silver treasury. As soon as this suggestion was put forward, He yan was also greatly annoyed, which was an indirect way of saying that He Yan was corrupt and perverted the law, resulting in a deficit in the national treasury. He Yan told Qianlong that he could not be allowed to investigate, but had to point out the scope to him, otherwise it would disturb the people everywhere and not be at peace.
In this way, with everything arranged for Hezhen, Yin Zhuangtu set out with the chancellor Qingcheng (Qingcheng was a confidant of Hezhen) sent by the imperial court.
Qianlong ordered that everywhere they went, the two of them should inform the localities in advance with a speed of five hundred miles, and the two of them must respect local officials, must not oppress officials as Chincha, and obey Qingcheng's command. It is conceivable what kind of results will be obtained from this secret visit.
Everywhere he went, he arranged the appearance in advance, and he used a lot of officials and made meticulous preparations, so naturally nothing could be found. After several provinces came down, Yin Zhuangtu also understood the corruption of the officialdom, and could not find anything, so he could only concede defeat.
Qianlong and Hezhen in the TV series
Shangquan said that he exaggerated his words, caught the wind and shadows, and asked the emperor to punish himself after returning to Beijing, and Yin Zhuangtu was directly imprisoned by the Punishment Department after returning to Beijing and sentenced to beheading.
Later, Qianlong Kaien spared Yin Zhuangtu the death penalty, and soon after Yin Zhuangtu resigned and returned to his hometown, it was not until the Jiaqing Emperor ascended the throne that he was reinstated by Jiaqing.
However, after Yin Zhuangtu was imprisoned, Ji Xiaolan once tried to intercede for Yin Zhuangtu, and was reprimanded by Qianlong, saying that you were only known for literature, so I asked you to compile the Siku Quanshu and not to interfere in state affairs.
The characters in the TV series are Kazumi and Ji Xiaolan
Conclusion: Looking at Yin Zhuangtu's courage to play impeachment and Zhen, his courage is commendable, but like Cao Xibao, he ended up in failure because he underestimated the benefits that Hezhen brought to Qianlong. During this period, the trees had deep roots, and ordinary people could not shake them. Moreover, the government in the late Qianlong period was indeed corrupt, and the officials and officials protected each other, and it was impossible to control the atmosphere of corruption, and the system of crime and silver even more encouraged this atmosphere, and the Decline of the Qing Dynasty was beyond reproach.