Zhang Tingyu was the only Han minister worthy of the Taimiao Temple. Why is Zhang Tingyu eligible for the Taimiao Temple? Because Zhang Tingyu was Kangxi, Yongzheng, the elder of the three dynasties during the Qianlong period, in fact, as early as the Yongzheng period, Yongzheng promised to give Zhang Tingyu a taimiao temple, and it was only thirty years after Zhang Tingyu's death that he received this glory, when it was already fifty years of Qianlong.
I have to say about the relationship between Qianlong and Zhang Tingyu, Qianlong was only twenty-five years old when he ascended the throne, and Zhang Tingyu, as the elder of the Three Dynasties, had a lot of power, and his cronies were all over the court, which made the young Qianlong have to be jealous of it. In the Qing history manuscript, it is recorded that his opponent Ortai died, Zhang Tingyu experienced the danger of rabbit death and fox cooking, which can also be understood as a generation of new people replacing the old, Qianlong no longer needs Zhang Tingyu, an old man of the three dynasties, he also needs to cultivate his own forces.
Zhang Tingyu was very good at contemplating the Holy Will, and he also understood the principle that he could not live for a long time after retiring after completing his achievements, so he repeatedly wrote to ask for retirement, asking him to return to his hometown. Qianlong also knew that sooner or later he would have to get Zhang Tingyu down, but he still had to show reluctance and retention in front of people, so he compared Zhuge Liang, saying that Wuhou also died in office, and he could not do without a minister like Zhang Tingyu, and then Qianlong also agreed to let him go home for the elderly.
At this time, Zhang Tingyu did not want to retire again, but ran to Qianlong and asked him to write a letter of guarantee, guaranteeing that it was not a lie to let him enjoy the Taimiao Temple. Zhang Tingyu's operation is indeed quite confusing, and it is not like what a three-dynasty power minister would say, but like a child. However, Zhang Tingyu was still qualified to enjoy the Taimiao Temple.
But Zhang Tingyu let his son go to Xie'en, which is a great disrespect for the emperor, probably no one dared to do this, even Qianlong himself could not think of it, which made Qianlong Longyan angry, cut off his title, deprived Zhang Tingyu of the qualification to enjoy the Taimiao Temple, we may think how Zhang Tingyu is so stupid, in fact, it is not, this is his cleverness.
Fifty years after Qianlong, qianlong read Zhang Tingyu's previous articles and praised Zhang Tingyu for having such insight and was really a talented person. Then he said, "He will obey the emperor's will and make it worthy of it." Going around and around makes him deserve the Temple. This is precisely the brilliance of Zhang Tingyu, after his death, not only deserved to enjoy the Taimiao Temple, but also the descendants of the people lived well, 45 years after his death, his descendants were also invited to eat the "Feast of a Thousand Sorrows", gave many things, the official to the Punishment Department Shangshu.
You must know that the emperors in ancient times were most taboo to do the gong and cover the lord, just like now, too strong will definitely make the superiors unhappy, so people must hide their sharp edges. Just like Zhang Juzheng and Han Xin, these people did not have good results in the end because of their sharp edges, and Zhang Tingyu was just the opposite of them. He asked the emperor for a reward knowing that the emperor was jealous of him, so he found a reason for the emperor to deal with him, but if qianlong himself found a reason to ask for guilt, his result would be very tragic, and history proved that Zhang Tingyu's decision was right.