The "bodyguards" who were offered to the Purple Light Pavilion
A bodyguard saved Qianlong, and when Qianlong asked him what reward he wanted, he actually asked for a fat palace girl.
Qianlong suddenly laughed after hearing this, and after that, this bodyguard was promoted one after another, and finally became a generation of famous generals!
What happened that day?
Why did the bodyguard ask for a fat palace girl, which made Qianlong so happy?
There is a place called "Purple Light Pavilion" in the Forbidden City, which is filled with many portraits of heroes, and what is unexpected is that a guard has actually climbed the wall of honor 4 times!
This bodyguard was called Hai Lancha, who was called "the crown of martial artists" by Qianlong, and was also named "First Class Super Courageous Duke", and was a legendary Qing Dynasty famous general!
And the cause of all this began when he asked Qianlong for a reward for the "Fat Palace Girl."
In the historical data, there is no detailed record of the birth time of Highlander, that is to say, Highlander was only born in an ordinary family, and cannot be compared with the royal nobles.
The first record of Highlander is in the twentieth year of Qianlong, when he was an ordinary soldier who had followed the army to the west to conquer Dzungar.
As a bannerman, his natural bloodline made him brave and good at war, and when the Qing army was recruiting the Dzungars, Highlander was only a small soldier, but he made many meritorious contributions.
He even captured the leader of the Dzungars alive with one hundred enemies, and by the end of the battle, Highlander had already attracted the attention of his generals.
Because of his outstanding military merits, Highlander was given the title of "Erko Baturu", which is a title that only those who have made great military achievements will be rewarded, which is synonymous with "warrior", and also successfully promoted to second class guard.
Many people think that the bodyguard is an insignificant creep, because he can't go to the battlefield to make a meritorious career, so there is no way out, but in fact, it is just the opposite.
During the Qing Dynasty, the person who could serve as a bodyguard in the palace must be the noble Eight Banners disciples, and even Empress Fucha's brother, Fu Heng, a university scholar, also came from being a bodyguard.
The first-class bodyguard in the palace was Zheng Sanpin, and many ministers had to perform rituals when they saw it, which was already a class leap for Highlander, the beginning of power.
The fact that Hailancha, an ordinary flag man with no identity background, was able to enter the palace as a bodyguard undoubtedly made people have great admiration for him.
Because of his bravery, Qianlong also noticed the bodyguard who had been promoted by this non-Xun nobleman, Andraincha was a decent man, a strong and courageous person, and also proficient in riding and shooting, which seemed obviously quite skilled.
Qianlong prides himself on being a "perfect old man" and is very admiring of martial arts, except for the courage in the bones of the nomads, martial arts is the foundation of a court.
Undoubtedly, Hailancha's excellence also began to attract Qianlong's attention.
Qianlong planned to select a few outstanding people from among the soldiers to serve as internal servants, and these soldiers who had fought on the battlefield may have a low status, but they were much more reliable than the vases of the sons of the nobles.
It was in this environment that Highlander came to Qianlong's side.
A small bodyguard's rescue
From a small soldier to Qianlong's personal bodyguard, Highlander's "god-level" emotional intelligence not only allowed him to navigate the palace with ease, but even stepped up to a high position step by step with only one sentence.
In 1755, Qianlong organized a siege in the paddock, in order to show the heroism and courage of the royal family, this hunting activity was huge, and thousands of people watched.
And in this hunt, because of an accident, There was a huge change in Highlander's life!
The paddock is full of prey that is put in advance, except for some gentle animals such as rabbits and fawns, different degrees of hunting will put different beasts of prey.
For example, a large-scale hunting event like this one, which is watched by thousands of people, is bound to put two birds of prey such as tigers in it, so as to show the bravery of the royal family.
Of course, such a beast cannot be completed by one person alone, but it needs to be "surrounded by a thousand people", which is the most important link in the entire hunting activity and the link that Qianlong attaches the most importance to.
Because the emperor will also participate in the hunt, then they are very cautious in the selection of the hunting team, if not the famous warrior, at least the brave and good warrior, and Highlander is among them.
Those who can participate in the "Thousand People's Siege" are the best in the palace, and everyone represents the ultimate honor.
Before the siege, Qianlong first needed to hunt, and the guards would hold fire bolts, bows and arrows and other close protection to avoid the occurrence of an accident in the counterattack of the beast, and Highland Cha was one of them.
Qianlong got on his horse with confidence and began the hunting activities surrounded by everyone, and on the way to hunting, he actually met two tigers.
These two tigers are colorful tigers, large in size, very fierce in temperament, because they are wild tigers, so they are particularly sensitive and wild.
Qianlong was overjoyed and hurriedly rode forward, but just as he was about to shoot, the two tigers suddenly hid in the woods and disappeared.
He had no choice but to put down his bow and arrow to continue the pursuit, but unexpectedly, Qianlong had just let down his guard, and two tigers that were already ready to attack jumped out and flew straight at Qianlong.
Everyone was frightened, all this happened too fast, and the guards around them had not yet been able to react, watching the tiger about to throw Qianlong down, and Qianlong himself did not have time to react.
Just at the moment of this thousand gunshots, only two "sighs" were heard, and two bows and arrows were fired one after another, directly killing the two tigers on the spot.
This brave man was Highlander, a small bodyguard.
In the historical records, it is recorded: "With the hunting Mulan, the two tigers were shortlisted, and the three arrows of the Highland Cha Nang were sent from the second martyrdom, and everyone was surprised as a god and brave"
From this record, it is not difficult to see that this action of Highlander stunned everyone, in addition to people noticing this heroic man, Qianlong, who spent the rest of his life after the disaster, also noticed this bodyguard.
Although it is a duty to escort the vehicle in time, his brave performance obviously makes Qianlong Long's heart happy, which is more intuitive than making meritorious contributions on the battlefield.
Highlander made meritorious contributions in full view of everyone, and Qianlong was definitely going to give a generous reward, and when Qianlong asked Highlander what reward he wanted, Highlander's next answer made everyone laugh.
Why did he insist on a fat palace girl?
If you saved the emperor's life, what reward would you want?
The bodyguard Hai Lancha not only did not use this lion to open his mouth, but only asked Qianlong for a fat palace girl, was he so vulgar?
Highlander has been by the emperor's side for so long, naturally has a set of his own way of standing, and those who can make great achievements may not necessarily achieve fame, but more importantly, how to grasp the heart of the king.
In response to Qianlong's question, Highlander replied: "The minister did not have anything particularly wanted, but not long ago the minister noticed that there was a little palace girl next to Concubine Ling, with a plump figure, and the subject liked it in his heart, please ask the emperor to reward her to me."
After Hai Lancha's words were finished, the crowd burst into laughter, and even some people had already begun to laugh, but Qianlong suddenly laughed after hearing this.
However, his tone was neither mocking nor disdainful, but rather cheerful and lyrical, as if Highlander's words had won his pleasure.
What's going on here?
It turned out that the reason why Highlander dared to ask for this reward was that he had already made a careful diagnosis in his heart.
Meritorious people can originally be rewarded casually, such as gold and silver jewelry, or status, but this degree is very difficult to grasp.
If you want less, it will make the emperor think that this person is false and smooth, and if you want more, you will make the emperor think that greed is insufficient, even if you don't, the emperor will think that the other party has other plans.
He once answered such official words as "living up to the emperor's high expectations", "the affairs of the subjects", and "willing to follow the emperor forever".
The emperor must have listened to this kind of words every day, and after listening to it for a long time, he would be numb, and he would also leave an impression of "qu yi ying".
So Highlander made a request that had nothing to do with gold and silver jewelry, had nothing to do with desire, and that the emperor would not be embarrassed, and he asked the emperor to reward the fat palace girl, first, to show the emperor eternal loyalty, and second, to tell the emperor that he was not greedy, but also "not very shrewd" as a person.
Qianlong thus understood this, and happily agreed to this request on the spot, and thoroughly remembered this guard named Highlander.
After this, Highlander began his life, first being promoted to first-class bodyguard, and then directly jumping from bodyguard to lieutenant.
Subsequently, he participated in the battle one after another, and because of several meritorious deeds, the portrait was directly hung into the Purple Light Pavilion.
In 1767, as the vanguard, Highlander led his army into Burma to fight, directly attacking the other side's old lair, annihilating more than a thousand enemy troops, and directly defeating the Burmese army in only half a year.
In the decades that followed, Highlander went out one after another, returning with great victories each time, and his position was promoted all the way from lieutenant to first-class duke.
Until the Battle of Jinchuan was put down, Qianlong personally went to comfort him and gave him many royal rewards, and the image was once again hung in the Purple Light Pavilion, ranking among the top fifty heroes.
In order to praise Highlander, Qianlong also personally inscribed a poem:
"Shoot Bayar, super-teach the guards." He joined the military to draw military planning. Tough and dangerous, all of them are not allowed to get to the top. Courageous and strategic, the marquis should be indeed"
Highlander's life is full of legends, he can make a name for himself, in addition to his loyalty, more loyalty to the king, with a righteous, loyal heart.
Today, in front of the Evenk Museum in Inner Mongolia, there is a statue of Highlander, and through the tribute to this general, people have shown the determination of the Chinese people not to fear foreign enemies and maintain stability!