Have you heard the name of the Prime Minister of the Century? During the Jiaqing period, he was once known as Liu Tuozi, and it was not until after his old age that he embarked on a very smooth career path.
According to historical records, Liu Yong was a midshipman in the sixteenth year of Qianlong, and since he was an official, he has always been known for being honest and honest, abiding by the law, and at that time, he was an official to a cabinet scholar. Liu Yong was also a famous calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, and his calligraphy was profound, and he was called "Thick Ink Prime Minister" by the parties. Although in history, he finally sat in the position of prime minister, in fact, before the death of Qianlong and Hezhen, his career was extremely bumpy. After Jiaqing ascended the throne, he only reached his peak. When later generations mentioned their first impression of Liu Yong, most of them thought of Liu Luoguo, and because of this nickname, many people mistakenly thought that Liu Yong was a plain-looking, short-stature person.
In fact, Liu Yong is not Luo Guo at all. After Liu Yong's tomb was excavated in 1958, the most straightforward expression was obtained. Archaeologists found that Liu Yong himself was about 190 centimeters tall, and this height was called Luo Guo, which was naturally very inappropriate.
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Looking back on the past, you will find that Liu Yong, who is a reader, spends more time in a state of pendulum, and when he is the prime minister, he is already an old man, and the eighty-year-old is the prime minister, and at the same time, he also has to work for a long time, which has a great impact on the spine. Under the pressure of this work, it can also be explained that he is called Liu Luo Pot.
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In fact, in addition to the archaeologists' 1958 bone survey, through the review of the ancient imperial examination system, it can also be seen that Liu Yong is definitely not Luo Guo. Since the establishment of the imperial examination system, there have been criteria for selecting the eldest son, and they have requirements for the four abilities of body, speech, writing, and judgment. In ancient times, only people with sound bodies and dignified appearance could show official prestige, and Liu Yong was born in the zhengjia at that time, in the second rank, the second jinshi, how could he be a Luo Pot, so based on the above analysis, the reason why Liu Yong was called Liu Luo Pot was because he was already old when he became famous, slightly hunchbacked, so Liu Luo Pot was just a "love name" for Liu Yong in the world.
This minister finally died in the ninth year of Jiaqing at the age of eighty-six, and in the past few years, he has never been too extravagant because of the size of his official position, and he has lived in the world all his life, he has always been proud of his integrity and incorruptibility, and he has never been trapped in the mud of the officialdom, like a lotus, out of the mud without staining. The distortion of history often affects our judgment of a person. Although this judgment could not change the name of Liu Luoguo from the beginning, it has also been passed down with the continuous development of history. For the fact that Liu Luo's pot is not Luo Pot, some people may not know it, but his reputation will surely continue to be passed down.