He Yan was the favorite vassal of the Qianlong Emperor in the later period of his reign, and could be called the first powerful minister at the end of the Qianlong period. He Yan himself once concluded that in the whole Great Qing Dynasty, only Liu Yong and Ah Gui did not buy their own face. As for Ji Xiaolan, who was blown to the point of being divine, he actually did not dare to confront Hezhen head-on. We will talk about the story of Liu Yong later, and today we will talk about Ah Gui. What is Ah Gui capable of, and why is he able to fight against the powerful ministers and Yan? Seriously speaking, during the reign of Ah Gui, he has always suppressed Hezhen.
He Yan was a Qing Dynasty Red Banner man, whose ancestors belonged to a small nobleman, and his title was not high or low. Unlike Hezhen, Ah Gui was the son of Ak Dun, a famous minister of the Yongzheng Dynasty, and relying on his father's prestige, Ah Gui was already in a high position at a young age. Note that Ah Gui's youth is much older than Hezhen's, even older than Washu's father. During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, due to the peace in the world, many Qing nobles had fallen and began to carry caged birds. As a new generation of young people, Ah Gui did not have any problems with his peers, and the history books recorded: "Ah Gui specializes in riding and shooting, his style is simple, and he does not strive for ability with literary affairs, so he started the family branch and the Chisheng Art Garden, most of them are not very noble." It can be seen that Ah Gui retained the ability of the Qing Dynasty military generals. In the early days of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, Ah Gui had already begun to enter the court.
Ah Gui was slightly younger than the Qianlong Emperor, but belonged to the same age as Qianlong. Although Ah Gui was skilled in bow horses, he was not a brave and resourceful general. He participated in a series of battles such as the conquest of the Great and Small Jinchuan and the Pacification of the Heaven and Earth Society, and Ah Gui relied on his own wisdom to win the victory. The Qianlong Emperor was very sure of Ah Gui's ability, and once wrote a poem praising Ah Gui: "Ak dunzi, quite quick and sensitive in nature, please be obedient to Rong, Yi Zhao only allowed." The body is invincible, but the heart can be sincere. Chu Cai succeeded and became the zhen of the country. It can be seen from this that the Qianlong Emperor regarded Ah Gui very highly. During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, a total of 10 large-scale wars occurred, known as the "Ten Complete Martial Arts." "In most of these wars, Ah Gui was in charge. Of course, there are talented people in jiangshan generations, and after Fukang'an gradually grows up, he is also responsible for some work.
In the later period of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, the young He yan began to rise rapidly, relying on his excellent ability and speculation on the emperor's thoughts, and within a few years, he became one of the favorites of the Qianlong Emperor. In the Military Aircraft Department, Ah Gui was the Chief Scholar and Chief Military Aircraft Minister, and his status was second only to Ah Gui. Ah Gui was very disdainful of Hezhen, believing: "Hezhen has been in power for a long time, and is good at serving Emperor Gaozong's wishes, because he uses theft as a blessing." Those who do not attach themselves to themselves will be provoked by anger and trapped. The great staff is arrogant and exploits them for as much as they want. Salt administration, river worker Su Li Xue, in order to solicit tirelessly, increasingly vulnerable. "Simply put, Ah Gui can't see what Heyan is doing. Since Ah Gui was mainly responsible for military work, he needed to go out frequently. During Ah Gui's absence, He yan gradually expanded his sphere of influence and gradually established a large political group.
However, after Ah Gui returned to the capital, He Yan would be respectful to Ah Gui Bi again. He Yan used to use the festival of Good Ah Gui and asked Ah Gui to go to the banquet several times, but Ah Gui did not pay any attention to He Yan's intentions. According to the official Qing Dynasty, Ah Gui hardly spoke to Hezhen except for the necessary work exchanges. He Yan once complained to his henchmen, saying that in the whole Qing Dynasty, only Ah Gui and Liu Yong did not give themselves face. Please note that Ji Xiaolan, who is blown up in the film and television drama, is actually far inferior to Ah Gui and Liu Yong, or even as good as Wang Jie. The Qianlong Emperor greatly admired Ah Gui, and the Jiaqing Emperor, who later succeeded to the throne, respected Ah Gui very much. But when the Jiaqing Emperor ascended the throne, Ah Gui was already an 80-year-old man, and Ah Gui chose to retire. From another point of view, Ah Gui did not want to get involved in the power struggle between emperor Qianlong and emperor Jiaqing.
In 1797, the second year of the Jiaqing Emperor's rise to power, Ah Gui died. It is said that before ah gui died, he predicted the end of the inevitable collapse of Washu. However, this claim is not supported by any historical data. For Ah Gui's death, both the Taishang Emperor Qianlong and the Jiaqing Emperor felt a great loss. At that time, the Qing Dynasty broke out a large-scale White Lotus Sect uprising, and the imperial court was the time to employ people. The new generation of Qing generals, Fu Kang'an, has died, and in the face of the rebel army, the top level of the Qing Dynasty has been exhausted. With the death of Emperor Qianlong, the powerful Jiaqing Emperor finally took action against Hezhen and ordered he to commit suicide. Judging from the situation at that time, the once invincible Qing Dynasty had begun to decline.