Zhang Tingyu, as a senior figure of the Qing Dynasty, has always been in a high position of authority, working for the imperial court for decades, but later qianlong raided his home, but after finding out the source of Zhang Tingyu's income, he returned everything, such a two-sleeved and clean-winded official, why did Qianlong still raid his home?
The reason why Qianlong raided Zhang Tingyu's home was to grab his handle and let everyone see his face clearly, so that he could tear down the Hanchen clique behind him. After Qianlong became emperor, he must cultivate his own confidants, Zhang Tingyu was a famous Han courtier of the Qing Dynasty, and his power in the dynasty was very important, and he wanted to get rid of him, but there was no way.
First, Zhang Tingyu's status
Zhang Tingyu was a witness to the prosperity of Kangqian, his father was Zhang Ying, a university scholar during the Kangxi Dynasty, who was deeply respected by Kangxi, and his father had a deep influence on him, and he dreamed of realizing his ambitions in the official arena like his father. Later, he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar of the Hanlin Academy at the age of 29, but Kangxi was not reused during his reign, and did not shine until Yongzheng ascended the throne.
He once became a red man around Yongzheng, Zhang Tingyu not only had a very high official position, but also had a good relationship with the emperor, and when he returned home to marry, Yongzheng also issued a holy decree, asking him to come back quickly, saying that he missed him too much. On the occasion of Yongzheng's death, in order to see him more in the future, he gave Zhang Tingyu the right to build a temple and let others come to pay tribute to him, so that the two people could meet in the future.
Throughout the Qing Dynasty, the only person who can enjoy the Taimiao Temple is Zhang Tingyu, and the good relationship with the emperor is one reason, but also because he is clean and honest, never makes mistakes in things, and has strong ability. What the emperor said at the imperial court, he could immediately write down and write down the holy will, and sometimes more than a dozen holy wills a day were completed by Zhang Tingyu alone.
In addition, he was very low-key, did a lot of big things but never showed off himself, and never asked for credit for helping the emperor. Zhang Tingyu also showed his clever side in doing so, not to grab credit with the emperor, in order to protect himself. However, during the Qianlong period, Zhang Tingyu, as an old minister of the Three Dynasties, was raided by Qianlong, but everything copied from his home was returned by Qianlong.
Second, the cause of the matter
The matter also started from Zhang Tingyu's anger at Qianlong, who at the age of 76 proposed to Qianlong that he did not want to do it, but his official position was too high, the things he was responsible for were too important, Qianlong said that you could not retire, the imperial court needed you. At this time, Zhang Tingyu was bent on telling the old man to return to his hometown, and he argued with the emperor because of his high status, which made Qianlong very faceless, and the matter of retirement was stopped.
A year later, Zhang Tingyu mentioned the matter again, and Qianlong saw that he was too old to let him go even if he did not want to. Zhang Tingyu also kept remembering that he wanted to build a temple after his death, so he wrote a recital and asked the emperor to testify for him. Qianlong was very angry after reading it, but he still said that he would not forget this matter.
What really angered Qianlong was that Zhang Tingyu mentioned to Qianlong the story that Ming Taizu allowed Liu Ji to return to his hometown, Liu Jilai was a famous minister who founded the country, and zhu Yuanzhang killed loyal ministers after he became famous, so that Liu Ji returned to his hometown, but secretly killed him behind his back. Qianlong believed that Zhang Tingyu was using this story to satirize himself, and later someone proposed to Qianlong that Zhang Tingyu was not worthy of the Taimiao Temple.
However, Zhang Tingyu himself attached great importance to the Taimiao Temple, so he would let Qianlong write a "letter of guarantee", and Qianlong also made a promise. But Zhang Tingyu should not have sent his son to thank Qianlong, he himself did not come in person, which made Qianlong very angry, so Qianlong ordered the military aircraft department to write a holy will, let Zhang Tingyu play back, Zhang Tingyu must have an attitude on this matter.
The person in charge of the Military Aircraft Department was Zhang Tingyu's apprentice, and he immediately sent a message to Zhang Tingyu, and if Zhang Tingyu had honestly replied, it would have been good, but he had run to the door of Qianlong's house and knelt down to apologize. This move directly let Qianlong know that Zhang Tingyu had eyeliner around him, and Qianlong had already had opinions about Zhang Tingyu before, which directly aggravated Qianlong's dissatisfaction this time.
Third, Zhang Tingyu, whose home was raided
As a Han courtier, he repeatedly opposed Qianlong's policies in the form of group interests, and Qianlong was very dissatisfied with him at the beginning, but at that time he still needed Zhang Tingyu's assistance, so he ostensibly had to listen to his opinions. This time Qianlong was really angry and bent on raiding Zhang Tingyu's home and confiscating the treasures previously given to him.
Qianlong was very bitter about the act of forming a party for personal gain, and at this time he had already killed Zhang Tingyu, and it just so happened that the official he recommended, Zhu Quan, was imprisoned for corruption, and Qianlong stripped him of his official position on the two charges of forming a party for personal gain and embezzlement, and raided his home to recover all the rewards given to him by the three generations of emperors.
This blow was a huge blow for Zhang Tingyu, who had been honest and incorruptible all his life, but in the end he ended up with this fate, leaving him with a non-existent charge. As for whether he really went to gang up or not, it didn't matter, as long as he provoked the emperor, even if he wholeheartedly fulfilled his duties for the country, he could not escape the involvement of the ancient Chinese friend taboo.
Qianlong originally wanted to raid Zhang Tingyu's home, suppress the evil tendencies of the imperial court by the way, and then see if Zhang Tingyu had acted disloyally to the imperial court. Unexpectedly, the results after a thorough investigation disappointed Qianlong greatly, and all the evidence proved that Zhang Tingyu was a good official who was honest and honest, but he was old, and he was indeed a little confused, relying on the old and selling the old.
However, Qianlong's purpose had been achieved, and he had established his own majesty, and Zhang Tingyu himself was not at fault, so he returned all the treasures to Zhang Tingyu. But this incident caused a big blow to Zhang Tingyu, and he died within two years of returning home, living to the age of 84. After Zhang Tingyu's death, Qianlong kept his promise and built a temple for him.
Even if Zhang Tingyu is more capable, he cannot openly oppose the emperor, of course, it is not excluded that Zhang Tingyu is old, and his brain is not as fast as before, so he will do some stupid things. In any case, the emperor's authority was inviolable, and anyone who dared to pose a threat to him would be dealt with, not to mention someone who cared about his reputation as Qianlong.
4. Summary
Zhang Tingyu was the only Hanchen in the entire Qing Dynasty who was worthy of the Taimiao Temple, and to receive this honor, it was also a realization of his dream, but unfortunately, in the end, it was difficult to escape the fate of being raided. Although nothing was found, it was an insult to his reputation, and the ancients valued integrity the most, and the reason was such a low-level mistake as disrespecting the emperor.
Zhang Tingyu was bent on serving the country, so he dared to argue with Qianlong, he thought that he had worked hard and achieved great work, and others could not fault it, but what he did not understand was that in Qianlong's eyes he was a stranger. His idea was: I have worked hard for the country all my life, not greedy for money and forming a party, in exchange for such an honor, but also to be deprived, so I feel resentful.