Everyone knows that the Qing Dynasty was the last unified feudal dynasty in Chinese history, and there were 12 emperors in total (counting the Jin regime after the Qing Dynasty). Among these 12 emperors, the most famous ones are even the Kangxi Emperor, a generation of holy lords, and the Qianlong Emperor, who is a great talent. But when it comes to which emperor is the smartest, everyone may be at odds. Today I will introduce you to an emperor, after he ascended the throne, he first became a puppet emperor for four years, lived like a puppet every day, and finally was able to personally govern, which is very remarkable, and later generations of people say that he is the most intelligent emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Who is he? Read on.
In the history of the Qing Dynasty, there was only one Taishang Emperor, the Qianlong Emperor. He could have become the longest-reigning emperor in history, but he had made a vow: "If you are blessed, you will reign for sixty years, that is, as a heir to the throne, and you will not dare to go to the sixty-first year of the same imperial era." That is to say, the Qianlong Emperor prayed to heaven for a long life, and said that he did not dare to break the record of his grandfather, the Kangxi Emperor, who reigned for 61 years. Therefore, in the sixty years of Qianlong (1795), the 84-year-old Qianlong Emperor passed the throne to his son The Jiaqing Emperor.
For ordinary people, abdicating the throne as the emperor can enjoy his old age in peace. However, for the Qianlong Emperor, the emperor's addiction was not enough, and he did not want to give up power. In this way, although the Jiaqing Emperor became emperor, the power was still in the hands of the old emperor, and he even had to ask about the tribute of the envoys, and the situation of the Jiaqing Emperor was very embarrassing and dangerous. As the saying goes, the most difficult person to be a prince, a puppet emperor who is even more difficult than a prince, may be deposed if he is not careful.
The Jiaqing Emperor was very clever, knowing that his father did not trust himself, he tried his best to do his own thing, and he was respectful and respectful, never showing his dissatisfaction. For example, when he was in the upper dynasty, he never took the opportunity to make an order, but retreated to the emperor and ran to the emperor to ask for instructions and report late, which could not please the emperor. Also when he usually served the Emperor Taishang, the Emperor Taishang smiled happily, and the Jiaqing Emperor laughed foolishly; the Emperor Taishang's face darkened, and the Jiaqing Emperor was also unhappy, and he was the mirror person of the Emperor Taishang.
Even when the empress of the Jiaqing Emperor died, he did it according to the simplest specifications, afraid of causing a negative impact. And because the 80-year-old emperor was very taboo about all things related to death, Jiaqingdi changed into plain clothes when he went to the door of the lingtang, and changed into his usual clothes when he went to see the emperor, so as not to make the emperor unhappy.
The Jiaqing Emperor lived like a puppet every day, until four years later, when he finally survived the death of the Emperor Taishang, and he began to pro-government. Moreover, the first major thing after he pro-government was to kill the old emperor's favorite courtiers, the corrupt official He Yan, and looking at the performance of the Jiaqing Emperor, he could bend and stretch, and knew how to be patient, was he not the wisest emperor of the Qing Dynasty? Comparing the other emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the Guangxu Emperor, it is not as smart as the Jiaqing Emperor.