laitimes

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

author:Big guy log

In 1805, Liu Yong, a minister of the Qianlong Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, died at home at the age of 85.

In an era when everyone is only 45 years old, Liu Yong can live to the age of 85, which shows his ability. After Liu Yong's death, he entered the Ancestral Hall of The Virtuous And Was buried, and from this point of view, Liu Yong finally achieved the end of his life and the consummation of merit.

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Liu Yong

To be able to be an extremely popular subject and obtain a good death, what does Liu Yong rely on? The first is faithfulness, and the second is flexibility.

The so-called flexibility refers to the "smooth" wisdom in the face of the emperor under the restrictions of the conditions at that time.

If you think of understanding Liu Yong's "wisdom", you can see one or two from one problem.

Once, Qianlong, who was idle and idle, asked Liu Yong: "How many people die and how many people are born in a year in the Qing Dynasty?" ”

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Qianlong

Qianlong originally thought that he could embarrass Liu Yong, but Liu Yong did not even have time to think about it, and he answered when he opened his mouth, and Qianlong was even more stunned after hearing it, and had to obey, and Liu Yong also escaped the disaster.

So, what is the content of Liu Yong's answer?

Song Dynasty "Bao Zheng", qianlong who loves to play

Liu Yong was born into a family of officials and eunuchs, his father Liu Tongxun, a famous politician of the Qing Dynasty, served as the chief military minister, and his grandfather Liu Yong was a jinshi during the Kangxi Dynasty, who served as a political envoy in Sichuan during his lifetime.

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Liu Tongxun

Born in such a family, Liu Yong naturally knew the "wisdom" of dealing with the world from an early age.

When he was young, Liu Yong was a more ambitious person, when he served as the prefect of Taiyuan, Jiangxi YanyiDao, shaanxi according to the envoy, he did a lot of good things for the people, so the people's evaluation of him was quite high, and Liu Yong was a clean and honest official, so some ordinary people even called him the "Bao Zheng" of the Song Dynasty.

Getting such a high evaluation was also worthy of the name for Liu Yong at that time.

But later, Liu Yong changed, he used his wisdom in "flattery", Liu Yong's transformation, in fact, also originated from the Qianlong Emperor.

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Liu Yong

After Yongzheng's death, the 24-year-old Qianlong succeeded him as emperor, and after taking office, Qianlong did a lot of good things for the country, such as amnesty for the world, tax exemption in order to reduce the burden of peasants, counter-rebellion on the frontier, and maintain national unity.

Under the rule of Qianlong, the comprehensive national strength of the Qing Dynasty reached its peak, and later generations called the Kangxi and Qianlong periods "The Prosperous Era of Kangqian"

Qianlong was only in his 20s when he ascended the throne, how could he have such a strong ability to rule? In fact, Qianlong was able to achieve very high achievements only because his grandfather Kangxi and old father Yongzheng had already laid a solid foundation.

Some people say that Yongzheng reigned for 13 years, which was a hard life and did not enjoy a day's blessing, which is true.

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Yongzheng

Yongzheng worked hard, after Qianlong ascended the throne, only happiness was left, of course, this does not mean that Qianlong did not have any ability, if Qianlong did not have any ability, he could not be the emperor for 63 years, and he also became the emperor for 4 years.

When Qianlong was young, he was willing to work hard and led Daqing to one peak after another, but later, he changed.

The most fundamental difference between Qianlong and his father Yongzheng is that Qianlong knows hardships and also knows happiness, which is why qianlong went down to Jiangnan seven times, saying that he went to inspect the work, in fact, it is just a sightseeing tour and pleasure.

In addition to playing, Qianlong also liked to show off his erudition and wisdom, and he would often find some brain-opening questions to ask the minister, and if the minister could not answer, he would take pleasure in it.

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Qianlong

As the saying goes, "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger", for the minister, Qianlong's interest is too unfriendly to them, and once they can't answer it, it is very likely that their lives will be gone.

However, Qianlong is not a person who likes to bully the "weak", and the brain-opening questions he came up with in his head are generally asked by smart people.

At that time, the smart people around Qianlong were Liu Yong in the first place.

Some people asked why it was not He yan, the reason is very simple, He Yan is 30 years younger than Liu Yong, Liu Yong was born in 1720, and He Yan was born in 1750, that is to say, when He Yan was 23 years old as Qianlong's bodyguard, Liu Yong was already a cabinet scholar at this time.

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

And Kan

In terms of age, liu yong is regarded as the first "smart person" around Qianlong, which is actually worthy of the name.

The wisdom of being an official, know how to be flexible

Once, Qianlong asked Liu Yong a brain-opening question.

At that time, at the end of the Shang Dynasty, Liu Yong was about to give Gifts to leave, when Qianlong suddenly said: "Liu Aiqing, please stay." ”

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Liu Yong obediently stopped.

Qianlong: "There has always been a doubt that is not clear, can Liu Aiqing explain it to you?" ”

When the minister who walked slowly heard Qianlong's words, he knew that a good drama was about to begin, and many people immediately stopped

When Qianlong saw it, he did not get angry, but looked directly at Liu Yong.

Liu Yong: "When the emperor asked for advice, the subject knew everything and said everything. ”

Liu Yong's attitude made Qianlong very satisfied, and Qianlong slowly spoke: "Ai Qing, you said, how many people go out back and forth every day at the nine gates of This Beijing City?" ”

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Qianlong

Qianlong's problem is very tricky, first of all, in the Qing Dynasty, there is no record of this aspect, secondly, the time to go out is not fixed, there is an emergency, midnight, early morning out of the house is normal, it is impossible for someone to record the number of times.

After asking the question, Qianlong looked at Liu Yong contentedly to see how he answered.

Liu Yong didn't even think about it, and blurted out: "There are two people." ”

As soon as Liu Yong spoke, Qianlong's eyes widened, and his ministers and colleagues in the audience were also surprised, and someone spoke: "Lord Liu, this world is too peaceful, the capital is full of traffic every day, and there are countless people coming and going, how can there be only two people?" ”

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

When Qianlong heard someone speak, he stopped to see how Liu Yong answered.

Liu Yong did not pay any attention to this minister at all, but looked at Qianlong and said, "Emperor, the two people that the minister said are not two people, but two kinds of people, men and women." ”

After listening to Liu Yong's answer, Qianlong laughed loudly, and Qianlong never expected that the problem he had painstakingly thought out would allow Liu Yong to solve it so easily.

Then, Qianlong stopped smiling and asked Liu Yong a question ingenuity: "Liu Aiqing, you are going to test you again, how many people will die and how many people will be born in the Qing Dynasty every year?" ”

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

This time, Liu Yong did not blurt out an answer, but in fact he already had the answer in his heart, but he could see that Qianlong was deliberately embarrassing him, so Liu Yong decided to pretend that the problem was difficult, and he paced back and forth in the hall.

When Qianlong saw this, he was secretly happy and said that Liu Yong was a wise man, and it seemed that he was really embarrassed.

Liu Yong also knew that he couldn't let Qianlong wait too long, and suddenly, he stopped.

Liu Yong spoke, "Emperor, the subject has the answer." ”

Qianlong smiled and said, "This time, you can't say that they are two people, men and women." ”

Liu Yong: "Of course not, the minister believes that the Qing Dynasty died 12 people and gave birth to 1 person every year. ”

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

When Qianlong heard this answer, he was a little puzzled and even angry, and the minister next to him was even more frightened: "How can it be that only one person is born in a year?" ”

Qianlong: "According to your statement, didn't it take many years for me to have no one in the Qing Dynasty?" ”

Liu Yong hurriedly knelt down: "Minister does not mean this, the meaning of the subject is that if you say according to the genus, the people who die every year in the Qing Dynasty have 12 genera, so there is 12 people, but there is only one genus every year, that is, there is only 1 person who is born, and this 1 person refers to the genus phase." ”
Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Liu Yong cleverly replied, leaving Qianlong dumbfounded, and the minister next to him could not help but murmur, "This answer is too absolute." ”

Qianlong is a conceited person, but his heart is still relatively broad, the Qing Dynasty has Liu Yong, a wise man, can also be regarded as a blessing of the Qing Dynasty, so after answering the question this time, Qianlong did not embarrass Liu Yong again, and rewarded him with silver.

After thanking him for his kindness, Liu Yong left the palace.

In fact, from this question, we can see liu Yong's wisdom, his wisdom, more belongs to "flexibility", of course, this is not a derogatory term, accompanied by a king like a companion tiger, this is an eternal truth.

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Liu Yong's cleverness lies in the fact that he did not harm the interests of others, but also effectively protected himself, and even received a reward from Qianlong for this, no matter from which aspect, Liu Yong has the title of "smart man", which is worthy of the name.

Of course, Qianlong's favorite thing in his life was to play, how could he let Liu Yong go so easily?

Wishing for a birthday to send a bamboo tube, meaning "unifying the country and mountains"

One year, Qianlong came to Play in the Summer Resort in Chengde, Hebei Province, Liu Yong accompanied him, in Chengde, where Liu Yong did not live, Qianlong waved a big hand, sent someone to make an ear room for Liu Yong, and the imperial pen gave him the name of "a generation of honest officials".

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Since then, whenever Liu Yong comes to Chengde, he will live here.

One day, when Qianlong was playing in Apple Xiangyu, he asked Liu Yong to accompany him to board the boat for sightseeing, Liu Yong was of course willing, at this time there were countless scenery on the shore, and the wild ducks in the lake played in the water, which inevitably made people feel a little relaxed.

Liu Yong knew that this trip to board the ship was not simple, and after a while, Qianlong really changed his face.

Qianlong turned his head to look at Liu Yong with a straight face: "Ai Qing, what do you say is loyalty and what is filial piety?" ”

Liu Yong replied solemnly: "The king let the subject die, the subject does not dare not die, this is called loyalty, the father let the son die, the son does not dare not die, this is called filial piety." ”

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

For Liu Yong's answer, Qianlong was expected, and he was not surprised.

Then, Qianlong continued to ask with great interest, "Ai Qing, how do you think you are doing?" ”

Liu Yong was also ready: "The subject has always been loyal and filial, and the heavens can be learned." ”

Qianlong naturally did not believe it, and the emperor's other title was called "lonely", the so-called lonely, which means that the emperor will always be a person, always lonely, full of doubts.

Qianlong naturally knew this truth, and he smiled and said, "Ai Qing, if you were to die at this moment, what would you do?" ”

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Liu Yong was shocked in his heart, the heart of the emperor was really unpredictable, he hardened his scalp, and replied indignantly: "The emperor let the subject die, the subject will definitely die, what I don't know is, how does the emperor want the subject to die?" ”

Qianlong looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him and said tastelessly, "You throw yourself into the lake." ”

Liu Yong arched his hand, turned and walked toward the stern, where he stayed for a while and walked back.

Of course, Qianlong did not really want Liu Yong to die, he just wanted to tease this "smart man", Liu Yong was not stupid, he knew that Qianlong was playing tricks on himself, of course, he dared to come back, that is to say, he had found a way to deal with it.

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Seeing Liu Yong's return, Qianlong asked doubtfully, "Why didn't Ai Qing throw herself into the lake?" ”

Liu Yong: "Emperor, when the minister just wanted to throw himself into the lake, he was suddenly persuaded by The Third Lu Doctor, and he said something to the minister."

When Qianlong listened, his head buzzed, and of course he knew who it was, it was Qu Yuan, who was famous during the Warring States period.

Qianlong hurriedly asked, "What did Dr. San Lu say to you?" ”

Liu Yong spoke: "Dr. San Lu said to his courtiers, Liu Yong, Liu Yong, I threw myself into the lake and died because the King of Chuhuai, I died for the country, when today the son is the Ming Emperor, the Qing Dynasty is thriving, you can continue to do more things for the imperial court." Emperor, this is what Dr. Sanlu said to me, you say I am dead or not? ”
Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Qianlong smiled: "Liu Yong, Liu Yong, you are really a smart person."

As the saying goes, "a thousand wear, a horse ass does not wear", Liu Yong's cleverness, on this issue, in fact, has reached the extreme, this "flexibility", not only let him save his life, but also won Qianlong's favor.

Qianlong did not really want Liu Yong to throw himself into the lake, and Liu Yong's words also happened to be directed at his heart, and this matter was gradually forgotten in the laughter of the two Junchen and the two of them.

Liu Yong was able to die well, relying on this "wisdom", and there is another interesting thing, which shows Liu Yong's wisdom to the fullest.

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

One year, Qianlong celebrated his birthday at the summer resort, and the courtiers rushed to qianlong one by one, eager to take their own family foundation to Qianlong's birthday, Liu Yong was a clean and honest official, and naturally he was better than those colleagues, of course, what he had more than his colleagues was wisdom.

Liu Yong came to wish for his birthday and only brought a wooden cylinder.

Qianlong as an emperor, the world's strange news, gold stone calligraphy paintings have never seen anything, Liu Yong's pen holder, naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Qianlong was displeased: "Even if you are a clean and honest official, you can't just take a pen holder, right?" ”

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Liu Yong already had a countermeasure, he first knelt down in front of Qianlong, and then said: "Coinciding with the birthday of Shengshang, the courtiers offer this tube, which symbolizes that our Great Qing Dynasty, under the leadership of Shengshang, unified (barrel) Jiangshan." ”

Hearing Liu Yong's words, the group of ministers was speechless and jealous: "Your boy has no money and no money, and he still makes a fuss." ”

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

After Qianlong listened, naturally he could no longer say that Liu Yong's pen holder was simple, because the meaning of the people was very good, and he had to smile and say: "Liu Aiqing, your gift is ingenious, but I like it very much." ”

Liu Yong's wisdom, at this time, reached its peak, and it was precisely with this wisdom that Liu Yong was an extremely popular subject and was deeply trusted by Qianlong, and later he and Yan, as a powerful minister, were deeply trusted by Qianlong, nevertheless, Liu Yong also dared to confront him tit-for-tat and did nothing, all of which stemmed from his "flexibility", that is, his intelligence as an official.

Qianlong asked Liu Yong: How many people were born and how many people died in a year in the Qing Dynasty? How does Liu Yong answer?

Smart people do smart things, of course, Liu Yong can end well, in addition to his own wisdom, and Qianlong also has a relationship, after all, "accompanying the king like accompanying the tiger", Qianlong's tolerance is also one of the biggest reasons why Liu Yong can end well.

But no matter what, one of the truths we should understand is that it is definitely not a bad thing for people to "know how to be flexible", but at the same time, there must be a degree of flexibility, and most importantly, we must learn to stop at the right time.

Read on