During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, it was originally intended to let the son of Empress Xiaoxian chun inherit his throne, but the two sons of Empress Xiaoxian Chun and empress Xiao Xian Chun died one after another, and the Qianlong Emperor did not mention the matter of Li Chu again, and in his later years, the matter of Li Chu had to be managed, and at this time, Yong Qi, the most proud son of the Qianlong Emperor, also died young.
Although the Qianlong Emperor had many concubines and many sons, not many of them could have such a long life, and in the end, the Qianlong Emperor chose the most normal prince at that time as the crown prince among the living princes.
In 1796, Qianlong Zen gave the throne to Emperor Yan, and he became the Emperor Taishang himself, and Emperor Jiaqing became emperor, but one day when the Qianlong Emperor was there, the Jiaqing Emperor had no real power, and his status was lower than that of the red people and Yan around the Qianlong Emperor.
However, the Jiangshan that the Qianlong Emperor handed over to the Jiaqing Emperor was already a mess, although the tax equivalent to the Qing government for 15 years was copied out from the Hezhen family, but the life of the Jiaqing Emperor was still difficult, although he was the emperor, there were several courtiers in the imperial court who could look up to him, and how many people's hearts did the Jiaqing Emperor get?
The "Prosperous Age of Kangqian" was the last prosperous era of the Qing Dynasty, and even if Jiaqing had the heart to revive the mighty wind, it was not capable enough. Jiaqing Eighth Year in February the Forbidden City caught fire, although it was quickly extinguished, but the Jiaqing Emperor also quickly encountered the first assassination in his life, according to historical records, on February 20, Jiaqing Emperor returned to the Forbidden City from the Yuanmingyuan, passing through the Shunzhen Gate, suddenly a person rushed out and rushed directly to the Jiaqing Emperor.
The Jiaqing Shilu says: "Yi You, returning to the palace, entering the ShunZhen Gate, the adulterer Chen De prominently committed a crime." ”
Outside the Gate of Shunzhen Gate is Beiheng Street, which is opposite to the Shenwu Gate, and the Shunzhen Gate is an important passage through the Shenwu Gate from the inner court, and it is usually forbidden to open. When the Jiaqing Emperor was assassinated, there were more than a hundred guards around him, but they were like wooden chickens, and only 6 people dared to escort them forward.
The Jiaqing Emperor's brother-in-law, Gulun Erzhu Kharkha Prince Lavan Dorji, and his nephew Mian'en held the Assassin Chen De, and three other imperial guards and Qianqingmen guards, Danba Dorji, also pounced on the Assassins, and Danba Dorji was also slashed 3 times, and Chen De was finally subdued.
Afterwards, the Jiaqing Emperor also strictly examined this matter, and gave a great reward to the 6 courtiers who had meritorious service in escorting the car, but Chen De did not explain the "mastermind behind the scenes", the truth of the matter is that Chen De was originally a chef in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and was resigned, but there were two underage sons in the family, and there was a son who was paralyzed in bed, he felt that there was no hope in life, planned to end himself, and thought of "seeking short-sightedness, no one knows", so he thought of assassinating the emperor.
In the end, Chen De was executed by Ling Chi, and his two sons were not saved. Although the matter was over at this point, Chen De was able to have the opportunity to assassinate the emperor at shenwumen, not only because he was a cook in the ministry of internal affairs, familiar with the route of the imperial palace, but also the dereliction of duty of the courtiers around the Jiaqing Emperor, not to mention that the emperor was assassinated with more than a hundred guards around him, and the result was that they were too frightened to move, only 6 desperate escorts, which also showed the situation of the Jiaqing Emperor.
Even if the Jiaqing Emperor was angry at the court for this matter, he never expected that ten years later, a large group of people would break into the Forbidden City, and Lin Qing, the leader of the Tianli Sect uprising, wanted to take his place, although the matter was eventually suppressed, but the impact on the Jiaqing Emperor was still very large, and there are still arrows inserted on the plaque of the Longzong Gate of the Forbidden City.