As we all know, Dream of Red Mansions is one of the representative works of classical literature in mainland China, describing the rise and fall of Jiafu, a large family during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and showing various contradictions and tragedies in the feudal society.
The ending of the novel is that Jia's house was raided, the children and grandchildren of the Jia family were displaced, and the final fate of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu was also extremely tragic.
"Dream of Red Mansions" once introduced that Jiafu is a famous century-old aristocrat, is the home of Zhong Ming Dingshi, even in Jia Baoyu's generation, there is still a knighthood, Jia Yuanchun is still the concubine of the dynasty, why is such a prominent family finished speaking? and even was raided.
In the final analysis, the Jia family committed 3 crimes, one of which is unforgivable for the emperor, today let's talk about the story.
Internal corruption in Jia Province
Jiafu is a prominent aristocracy of the Qing Dynasty, tracing back to its ancestors Jia Yuan and Jia Yan are great heroes during the Kangxi Emperor's period, the two had followed Kangxi to pacify the three feudatories in their early years, and were awarded the title of Duke of the Kingdom because of their military exploits, enjoying hereditary titles and privileges.
At that time, to what extent was Jiafu red? A large part of the tax burden in Jiangsu and Zhejiang had to go through the hands of Jiafu, and Kangxi also once said, "As long as there is the Qing Dynasty, Aixin Jueluo will definitely ensure the glory of your Jia family for a hundred years." This is much stronger than the gold medal for avoiding death.
Jiafu also did not live up to the kindness of the Qing Dynasty royal family, Kangxi and Qianlong and other many times went to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect, all of which were received by Jiafu, although the reception cost a lot of money, but also promoted the relationship between Jiafu and the royal family.
Even at the end of the period, the descendants of Jiafu also had many official positions and honors, such as Jia Yu was a first-class general, Jia Zhen was a Sanpin Weilie general, Jia Jing was a Taichang Siqing who was born in Jinshi, Jia Zheng was a member of the Ministry of Works, and Jia Yuanchun also became the concubine of the emperor of the dynasty.
In addition, Jiafu also has close ties with the four kings and eight princes, as well as the other three major families, it can be said that the power is intertwined throughout the government and the opposition, and it is a political group that cannot be underestimated, which is an advantage but also a hidden danger, which we will talk about below.
Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "you can't be rich for three generations", and the prosperity of Jiafu did not last, and gradually decayed and collapsed over time, one of the main reasons for which was internal corruption.
It is said that "dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes", but the descendants of Jiafu are not as good as one generation after another, and no one can inherit the foundation and glory of their ancestors, as can be seen from Jia Baoyu.
He is the pillar of Jia Mansion, and instead of studying hard every day to win Xi, he is addicted to wine and wealth.
People like this kind of profligate and unenterprising people grabbed a lot of money in Jiafu, and they didn't care about the honor and disgrace and safety of their families, they only knew that they were indulgent and extravagant, and the wealth of the mansion was also consumed by them little by little.
This is only one of them, "bullying people" can be seen in any dynasty, and Jiafu has done some illegal things. After Qin Keqing's death, Jia Zhen actually sold her official title in order to elevate her daughter-in-law's status.
Xue Pan was arrested for killing Feng Yuan, and Jia Yu of Jiafu failed to enforce the law impartially because he didn't dare to offend the Xue family, so he only gave some money. Jia Yu also designed to send the other party to prison because of the fan of the stone nerd, which is also an illegal act.
These things have brought a lot of trouble and misfortune to Jiafu, as the so-called people can win the world, many traitors and criminals have greatly damaged Jiafu's reputation, and at the same time lost the respect and trust of the imperial court.
Although the internal corruption and traitors in Jiafu were serious, they were not enough to lead to the tragedy of Jiafu's house being raided, and what really led to this tragedy was the political loss of power and liquidation.
The political loss and liquidation of Jia Province
After Jia Yuanchun died, she once dreamed of her family, in which she said such a sentence: "The child's life has entered the Yellow Spring, and the family is happy, so you need to regress and withdraw early." What does "withdraw" mean, it naturally refers to withdrawing from the political game, so as to keep the last wealth.
As mentioned above, the reason why Jiafu can stand tall is because it has a strong political backer and protective umbrella, such as Prince Yizhong Lao Chitose, the old concubine and the Yuanchun concubine, which is what it means to enjoy the shade under the big tree.
These people are all relatives or allies of Jiafu, and they can speak for Jiafu in the court and shelter Jiafu from the wind and rain. However, if you take the wrong side in the political game, then you will usher in a complete dissatisfaction.
There are two princes in "Dream of Red Mansions" who are very famous, one is the king of Beijing, and the other is the king of Zhongshun, the king of Beijing is the opponent of the king of Zhongshun and the ally of Jiafu, and has an indissoluble bond with Jiafu, and has also participated in Qin Keqing's funeral, and the king of Zhongshun is loyal to the emperor of the dynasty.
A friend of the enemy is an enemy, and the king of Zhongshun is a friend of the emperor and an opponent of the king of Beijing, so the king of Beijing and the Jiafu are the opponents of the emperor, or the Jiafu supports the emperor rather than the emperor of the dynasty.
Therefore, when the new emperor ascended the throne, King Zhongshun benefited a lot, but King Jiafu and King Beijing did not receive any benefits. What has been the most cruel since ancient times is not the war of the horse leather shroud, but the political struggle without gunpowder in the court.
Jiafu's attitude towards the emperor of the dynasty was cold, but he was very enthusiastic towards the king of Beijing, which made the emperor feel dissatisfied and jealous, and undoubtedly contempt for himself.
In addition, Jiafu's power in the imperial court was too large, and it had close ties with the Four Kings and Eight Dukes and the other four major families, forming a huge political group, which was not of the same mind as himself (the emperor), and any change would inevitably threaten the emperor's authority and security.
finale
In the eyes of the emperor, imperial power is inviolable, and it cannot be threatened, so he will eradicate the forces behind Jiafu little by little, and even Jia Yuanchun, who once married in order to win over Jiafu, was left out in the cold.
As the backers and umbrellas of Jiafu collapsed or disappeared one after another, Prince Yizhong fell because of his crimes, the old concubine died because of old age, and Concubine Yuanchun fell out of favor because of illness and death, Jiafu lost its strongest backing little by little, and it was also exposed to the emperor's anger.
When the water is clear, there are no fish, and the emperor has actually known about some illegal and undisciplined things in Jiafu for a long time, but he has not cared about it, mainly to win over the forces of Jiafu.
But when the other party refuses to win over him, these small things will become an excuse for punishment and a means to take the opportunity to liquidate Jiafu.
Sure enough, in the last part of "A Dream of Red Mansions", some descendants of Jiafu, such as Jia Yu, Jia Zhen, Xue Pan, etc., received legal sanctions for killing people and setting fires, embezzlement and bribery, and oppressing the people, and some small things in the past became the reason for the emperor to punish Jiafu.
To sum up, the seizure of Jiafu was caused by many reasons, including the natural law of objective "no more than three generations of wealth", as well as the inducements of some family children to violate the law and discipline, and even more because of the failure of the political game.
The seizure of Jiafu is the end of the Dream of Red Mansions, and it is also a microcosm of the political game of feudal society, reflecting the darkness and decay above the court. What do you think differently about this?