Ortai, a minister during the Yongzheng period, was one of the best Manchu officials in the Qing Dynasty. He was not only diligent in government affairs, politically assisted the Yongzheng Emperor in reform, made outstanding contributions to the emergence of the Qing Dynasty, and was an outstanding talent of Anbang; he was also strict with himself and disciplined his children and their families very strictly.
Ortai's younger brother Orqi grew up with his older brother, but their personalities and conduct are very different. After Ortai became an official, as always; After Orqi became an official, he began to talk about pomp and circumstance and pursue enjoyment. Ertai had warned his brother many times not to be oblivious for a moment, and Out of respect for his brother, Orqi always agreed verbally, but did not restrain in action.
In the fifth year of Yongzheng, the Yongzheng Emperor promoted Erqi to be the commander of the Nine Gate Infantry Army and the head of the bingbu Shangshu. When Ertai heard this, he was deeply disturbed. He knew that although his younger brother was talented, he could not focus on state affairs, and the commander of the infantry and the shangshu of the army were all important positions in charge of military power, which was likely to make Orqi even more oblivious, which was not conducive to his future.
Therefore, Ertai met with the Yongzheng Emperor and strongly dissuaded him. The Yongzheng Emperor laughed, "Do you think your brother will rebel?" Ortai replied, "It is very undesirable that the military power be unified." The Yongzheng Emperor did not think so, and still insisted on his own opinion, in fact, he did not understand Ortai's true thoughts.
Sure enough, as Ortai expected, after Orqi was promoted, life became more corrupt. In this regard, Ortai is aware of it and has heard about it. Once, after Ortai retired from the dynasty, he passed by Orqi's house and wanted to know about his brother's situation. When he entered his brother's mansion, he immediately felt that the luxury was excessive, and his heart was very uneasy. He came to Orqi's study, opened the curtain, and was about to enter, when he saw the furnishings of Duli, Bin Conghaoxiong, so, in a fit of rage, he did not enter.
Erqi found that his brother was not in the curtain, and immediately chased after him and asked why. Standing in the middle of the courtyard, In front of everyone, Ortai sternly rebuked him, saying, "Ru Ji my brother has no house, and when he lives in the ancestral hall, yes?" Now fu zhi, and extravagant Chen ruo this! I know that the evil is not swirling. When Orqi heard this, he wept bitterly, and knelt down in front of Ortai and asked for forgiveness. Seeing that his brother had the desire to repent, Ortai was counted as giving up.
From then on, whenever Orqi heard that his brother was coming, he always had to collect the treasure before he dared to meet him. However, Erqi did not really listen to his brother's admonition, and although he deceived his brother for a while, he was finally punished for corruption in the eleventh year of Yongzheng.