introduction
He Yan can be said to be a generation of qing dynasty rulers. Under the protection of the Qianlong Emperor, although He Yan was corrupt and perverted the law and lived a luxurious life, he was not blamed for his crime, but was not disposed of by the Jiaqing Emperor until after the death of the Qianlong Emperor. He yan's life is full of legends, and it has also attracted the world's lamentations. In today's film and television circles, many directors have made the relationship between the Qianlong Emperor and He Yan and Ji Xiaolan into a TV series, which has aroused the warm pursuit of the vast number of He yan fans. This is enough to see the close relationship between these three people, however, although Qianlong and Hezhen have a good relationship, some important things are very assured to be handed over to Hezhen and let him wear several positions, but in fact, there are two departments, and Qianlong has never let him get involved.
01
He Yan was a son of a Manchu nobleman who went out and appeared very intelligent and capable after entering the army through the imperial examination. The acquaintance of He Yan and Qianlong is depicted too much by Ye Shi, but what Qianlong values and what qianlong values is He Yan's talent and courage. It is understood that when He Yan was in his twenties, he showed his unique advantage, that is, his ability to be proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, and he instantly gained the weight of the Qianlong Emperor.
Later, He Yan was arranged by Qianlong to manage Buku, and with his shrewd mind, He Yan managed Buku in an orderly manner, and also increased Buku a lot, which made the Qianlong Emperor very happy, praised He yan many times, and attached more importance to him.
In fact, the reason why He Yan was valued by Qianlong was nothing more than that: First, He Yan was very talented, not only proficient in traditional Chinese studies, mastering the Four Books and Five Classics, but also mastering several foreign languages, and was always able to give advice to Qianlong at critical moments and solve problems.
Secondly, He Yan was loyal to Qianlong and always satisfied Qianlong with his heart. Finally, in his later years, Qianlong was not good at advice, and He Yan was very good at dealing with people, and liked to speculate on the holy will to estimate what Qianlong liked to do.
02
However, after he was appreciated by the Qianlong Emperor, he became more and more unscrupulous. At first, Washu was able to suppress his desires, and over time, all kinds of gold and silver treasures were delivered to him. Officials in various places needed to use their power and status to promote themselves, and Hezhen did not resist the temptation and began to embezzle and form a party, forming a considerable force in the DPRK.
Later, the civilian officials in the DPRK took turns to impeach Hezhen, which caused a lot of trouble for Hezhen, and since then, Hezhen has a lot of resentment against the civilian officials in the DPRK, and Hezhen plans to take revenge on the civilian officials. After the Qianlong Emperor appointed He Yan as the "president" of the Siku Quanshu, He Yan thought that the time had come and began to vigorously promote the prison of writing, slandering and framing some literati, which caused a huge storm for a while. He Yan's power and position became second only to Qianlong in the middle of the dynasty, reaching the peak of his life.
The Qianlong Emperor slowly began to grow old, and He Yan always accompanied Qianlong, and the contradiction between Qianlong and Jiaqing also arose. Above the imperial court, He yan, like the "second emperor", caused strong dissatisfaction from Jiaqing. The Qianlong Emperor was resigned to Hezhen,Jiaqing saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, but he was too powerful and prestigious at this time to come forward to solve it, so he could only wait for the opportunity.
03
After the death of the Qianlong Emperor, Jiaqing succeeded to the throne, and Jiaqing ordered He yan to preside over the funeral. Not long after, the Jiajing Emperor launched a liquidation of Hezhen, raided Hezhen's home, and confiscated all of Hezhen's property. Unexpectedly, the hezhen family property was huge, and for a time it actually filled the national treasury, and all the people in the government and the public were surprised. Knowing the depth of his sins, Hezhen confessed his sins and left himself in prison.
As mentioned earlier, the Qianlong Emperor could be said to have a lot of love for Hezhen, but he never let Hezhen enter the two departments.
The first is the Metropolitan Inspection Bureau. The function of the Metropolitan Inspection Bureau is to supervise the hundred officials. The Qianlong Emperor did not allow He yan to hold an official position in this department, first, he did not want He yan to corrupt this department, and second, he asked the inspectors to impeach He Yan, so that He Yan was even more jealous of the Qianlong Emperor.
The second department is the Ministry of Etiquette. If the etiquette and imperial examinations are controlled by people like Hezhen, then the image of the country will be wiped out? The Face of the Qianlong Emperor was not easy to put aside.
Therefore, the Qianlong Emperor resolutely did not let He yan contact these two departments, which shows the political means of the Qianlong Emperor and the cleverness of the imperial techniques. Qianlong did not allow He Yan to get involved in these two places, first, in order to correct his name and maintain a good atmosphere, and the role of He Yan entered these two parts, which brought about a bad atmosphere, corrupted the officials of the department, and was unfavorable to the image of the state and the imperial court. The second is to enhance the authority of the emperor, let the officials always be in awe, and not let people like Hezhen be too arrogant and affect the image of the emperor.
epilogue
No matter how big his official position and how much power he had, he was just a pawn of Qianlong. When Qianlong reigned, He Yan shang was able to do evil and be unscrupulous for a period of time, and Qianlong's patron was gone, so the end of He Yan was coming. The Qianlong Emperor's control over Hezhen was also very shrewd, and he always controlled Hezhen's every move, although Hezhen was corrupt and perverted the law, won the hearts and minds of the people, and vigorously cultivated his own power in the dynasty, but the Qianlong Emperor resigned himself to it, because Hezhen's role in him was too great. He Yan has always been a plaything of the feudal and autocratic emperor, and he eventually drowned in the ocean of history and became the past.