When I was in the TV series "In the Name of the People", I deeply hated the corrupt officials in the official arena.
Speaking of corrupt officials, China can be said to have a long history in this regard, as long as there is an official field, there are corrupt officials.
There are small corrupt officials in small counties, and there are big corrupt officials in the imperial court, and the means and amounts of embezzlement are not the same, but what remains unchanged is the greedy heart.
There are many well-known corrupt officials in history, such as Yan Song, a very famous corrupt official in the Ming Dynasty, and the more powerful he is, the more greedy he is, and the more troublesome the rulers are to deal with.
There was also a famous corrupt official in the Qing Dynasty, that is, He Yan, who was a high-powered courtier during the Qianlong period, and during the Jiaqing period, he became a notorious villain overnight.
The embezzled silver money of Wasan amounted to 20 million silver and dozens of houses, as well as scattered precious artifacts.
Some people have also counted that the property of the Hezhen family is about 200 billion yuan, and in the era when the economy was not very developed at that time, Hezhen's wealth was more than that of many countries, and it was considered to be a real rich country.
Speaking of Hezhen, his most famous place is not only in the word "greed", after being arrested, he and Jiaqing said that the two reasons for their corruption were also very popular.
There are also people in the Hezhen family who are officials, although they are not big officials, but they also have a certain status in the local area, they have no worries about food and clothing, and the environment in which he grew up in the early years was very favorable.
The change occurred when he was 3 years old, when was born to his second child, and his mother died in childbirth, after which the family became disfigured.
The mother is the pillar of the family, there is no mother in the Hezhen family, the father is busy with government affairs, and the care for the two children is very little, but fortunately, he understands things himself and barely lives with his brother.
In the year when Hezhen was 9 years old, Hezhen's father also died, and the two brothers had no one to rely on.
But fortunately, there was an old servant by he's side, who secretly took good care of the two brothers and let them survive in the palace.
The young Hezhen felt the coldness of the world very early, knew that after that, everything could only rely on himself, and he understood things very early.
At that time, there was only one way out, that is, to study hard, get a meritorious name, and fight for a future for himself in order to truly gain a foothold at home, no longer need to look at people's faces everywhere, and he could protect his brother.
He Yan studied very hard, and at a young age, he won the imperial examination and became an official.
He yan's achievements were not only in the ordinary Four Books and Five Classics, but also in the four languages of Manchu, Mongolian, Han, and Tibetan, which provided great convenience for Hezhen to mix in the official arena later.
When he was a child, Hezhen's luck was really bad, but when he grew up, he came to Nojitai and met a nobleman who affected his life in the official arena.
This man's name was Feng Yinglian, and he was a governor at the time.
Feng Yinglian was very optimistic about Hezhen, and he promoted Hezhen many times at work, and finally even married his granddaughter to him.
He Yan himself was originally very contentious, and after passing various examinations, coupled with the help of noble people around him, he was naturally able to mix well in the official arena.
In a few years, He Yan became a second-grade official,
In charge of finances and electoral power, he was a very favored minister of the Qianlong Emperor at that time. But this was also the beginning of Hezhen's journey to the path of corrupt officials.
Many people are very curious about this question, to say that Hezhen is not the highest-ranking minister, why can he get so much money, and what is the basis of it?
For the first time, the official position held by Washu was full of oil and water
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In the beginning, He Yan served as the Head of the Household Department, in charge of financial power, and in layman's terms, this was an errand to manage money. In this way, of course, there will be many opportunities for oil and water.
After that, He yan was in charge of the ministry of internal affairs, and he could also speak well in the selection and employment of officials, so many people would accept bribes from Hezhen, and Hezhen naturally received a lot of money.
Whether it is directly fishing for the oil and water of the imperial court, or accepting bribes from others, it adds up to a lot of money.
Later, the Qianlong Emperor saw that Hezhen had too much work, so he spared him the work of the household department.
I don't know if the heavens are deliberately helping Hezhen, after that, there have been large and small uprisings in many places, and it costs a lot of money to suppress them, and the household department has left Hezhen at once, and many things cannot be understood.
Qianlong had no choice but to ask Hezhen to continue to work in the household department. In this way, Hezhen will really be able to collect wealth in a bright and upright way.
In the name of the imperial court, He Yan collected money everywhere, and it is not known how much was given to the court in the middle and how much was put in his own pocket.
After all, the accounts are all in the hands of Hezhen alone, and there is no way for others to intervene.
In this way, He Yan collected a lot of money among local officials, and his own family property gradually became rich.
Qianlong unusually believed in He yan, and no matter how the ministers around him impeached He yan, Qianlong's trust in he yan was still not reduced by half a point.
Qianlong's trust in Hezhen does not mean that Jiaqing has great trust in Hezhen. When Jiaqing had not yet ascended the throne, he knew about he was corrupt everywhere, but because of his identity, he and Qianlong's power had never been mentioned.
The day after Qianlong's death, Jiaqing ordered that Hezhen be captured and begin interrogating Himan.
Sure enough, in the course of the investigation, he found a large amount of money in his house, which confirmed his crime of embezzlement.
Looking at the property of Hezhen Manya, Jiaqing asked:
"You are greedy for so much money, can you spend it all?"
He Yan only said two reasons, leaving Jiaqing dumbfounded.
The first reason why He Yan talked about this is that the personal exchanges in the official arena are very normal, you are looking for someone to do things, others may also be looking for others to help, so this money must be indispensable.
Another reason was the qianlong emperor's needs.
The Qianlong Emperor did work hard in his early years, but in the later period, the Qianlong Emperor was very fond of sightseeing and went down to Jiangnan many times. Most of the money spent is provided by Hezhen.
Washu once said:
"If I don't rein in a little more money, how can I afford it?"
Jiaqing was dumbfounded after hearing this, he knew that he was telling the truth, but this could not hide the fact that Hezhen had committed corruption and crimes. In the end, Jiaqing still disposed of Hezhen according to the law.