The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 715 Qianlong: The Genius in the Emperor
Great Qin.

"It is indeed... a blessing."

Ying Zheng kept repeating the word "blessing" with a burning look in his eyes.

If he had this thing...

The three people in the hall felt a chill.

That’s not necessary, Your Majesty!
“It is indeed a blessing.”

Feng Quji and others stared at the spokesperson beside them with wide eyes.

Xiao·Ox and Horse Holy Body·He.

Ying Zheng smiled slightly.

"You have great talent, sir."

……

Big man.

Liu Bang shook his head and slapped his thigh.

Lu Zhi looked at him with disdain.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you looking so weird?"

Liu Bang sighed.

"If I give this thing to my father..."

Before Lu Zhi could finish listening, her eyes widened.

"Then Xiao He will have it in this life."

The round eyes returned to normal.

"Please let Xiao He go."

"Besides, the one who wants to work... is you?"

Lu Zhi looked Liu Bang up and down, said nothing, just snorted.

Liu Bang stroked his beard, was silent for a moment, and then said:

"Emperor, your most important job is to continue the family line..."

Lu Pheasant:......

……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
Liu Heng felt the spring breeze on his face while listening to Liu Qi complaining about unfairness.

"Qi'er, don't always look at others who have what you don't have."

Liu Qi stopped nagging.

Liu Heng looked at Yongzheng in the sky and said calmly:
"It is not necessarily a good thing to put the future of the dynasty on one person's shoulders."

"There is no need to envy this kind of responsibility."

……

The period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty
"I'm not envious."

Liu Qi leaned against the soft pillow, sighed, and said sincerely:
"When you really sit in this position, you will understand how heavy the weight of the world is."

Little Liu Che understood but didn't comprehend.

Liu Qi looked at him and sighed:
"The sky curtain points to the future, so I feel confident."

"But you don't know how cautious Emperor Gaozu, Empress Lü, and Emperor Wen were when that thing in the sky didn't come out..."

"So for me, simple longevity is more important than all those fancy things..."

Liu Qi looked up at the sky and smiled.

"We are the emperor of the Han Dynasty."

……

Datang.

Li Shimin saw the essence of the problem at a glance.

"Broken generations."

Li Chengqian also reacted.

"The number of available people is gradually decreasing?"

Li Shimin was noncommittal.

"It is better to say that the ability of the emperors who came after him to identify and employ people has gradually declined."

"The Ox and Horse God..."

Li Shimin twirled his beard and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Blessings..."

If the Qing Dynasty's upper class had not been so obsessed with the distinction between Manchus and Han people, with this ability, the Yongzheng generation alone would have been able to usher in the industrial age that Canglong Danfeng talked about.

……

Ming dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang wished he could go into the sky and snatch this ability away!

"You are so suitable for us!"

Queen Ma picked up a piece of food for him with her chopsticks.

Calmly said:
"Do you have his internal affairs ability?"

"If I give it to you, it would be like giving it to an ox or a horse."

"Just keep your head down and do your job."

Zhu Yuanzhang said stubbornly:

"Don't talk about that, just tell me whether we are energetic or not!"

Queen Ma smiled.

"So, you are the real cow and horse."

"I just know how to work, but I have no idea how well I do the work."

"Take some more rest!"

……

Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
Qianlong closed his fan.

It was knocking intermittently.

"Let Heshen, Liu Yong, Agui, Fu Chang'an and others come to see me."

The eunuch standing by received the order and withdrew.

Yongyan, who was standing by, looked back at the departing eunuch and said anxiously:

"Khan Ama...but what's wrong?"

Qianlong glanced at him and sighed.

"It's okay. You're not totally stupid. You still have some intuition."

"Since Emperor Taizong, the rewards of Tianmu have been wrong."

"That extremely powerful cannon... sword... sword cannon."

Qianlong couldn't tell what the hell it was, so he just gave it a name.

"I thought the sword cannon was meant to deal with Dorgon, but the reward from Saint Ancestor later on was even more wrong."

Qianlong got down from the warm bed, and Yongyan hurried forward to support him.

"Then I suddenly remembered something."

Yongyan suddenly had a blessing.

"The Eight-Nation Alliance?"

Qianlong stood at the door and looked at the clear sky.

“How did the Ming Dynasty fall?”

Without waiting for Yongyan to reply, Qianlong said to himself:
"Because they have their eyes set on the sky."

"In fact, if they had used the Portuguese to train the musketeers, it would be hard to say who would win."

"But no..."

"...Why do you think Russia must keep invading Mobei and Heilongjiang?"

As soon as Yongyan opened his mouth, Qianlong continued:
"Why do you think Britain must come to China for trade?"

"It's not like I haven't fought a trade war before..."

"I'm just old..."

The courtyard was filled with the sound of rustling wind.

One or two swallows flew by...

Qianlong narrowed his eyes and looked at the low-flying swallow, and said softly:

"It is going to rain."

"Let someone reinforce that swallow's nest."

Breaking away from Yongyan's supporting hand, Qianlong walked into the house.

"When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact?"

……

On the canopy.

In the Qianqing Palace.

A secret box was taken out from behind the plaque that read "Open and Honest".

The guard respectfully held the sealed letter before a prince.

The prince opened the envelope, took out the yellow silk edict, opened it, and burst into tears after taking one look at it.

A prince wearing a dragon robe took the imperial edict and read it out:
"The fourth son of the Emperor, Prince Bao, Hongli, is kind-hearted and filial. The Emperor Shengzu Ren loves him the most among all his grandchildren. He has been brought up in the palace and has been treated with extraordinary kindness..."

"Now that a great event has occurred, you shall succeed me to the throne and become the emperor."

……

[On August 1735, the th year of Yongzheng's reign (), Yongzheng's fourth son Hongli succeeded to the throne at the age of . The next year, the reign was changed to Qianlong.]

[After the imperial edict was read, Qianlong "wept and cried from day to night", from midnight of the first day to sunset of the second day, he cried and cried without stopping, and did not eat anything. ]

[At that time, etiquette was very important. How a person behaved in terms of etiquette, whether he was filial to his parents, and whether he was sad at a funeral, determined how society viewed him.]

[The "Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty" records that Qianlong's performance in these aspects was impeccable.]

[During the funeral, when Yongzheng was about to be put into the coffin, Hongli "cried bitterly and tumbled numerous times"]

【旗，beat your chest. Jump, stamp your feet. 】

[It means he struggled and jumped countless times, trying to stop people from closing the coffin lid.]

【So the ministers all said that this new emperor was really sentimental and filial.】

【Qianlong left a very good first impression on all the ministers in the court.】

……

The period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty
Liu Bingyi knew at first glance that this man was definitely not a good person.

"Hit the snake at the three-inch mark." This is the standard procedure for Confucian emperors.

Looking back at history, the time when the emperor took over the throne was usually full of crises.

Since the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, only Qianlong's succession was legitimate and natural.

Moreover, Qianlong was only 25 years old when he ascended the throne, which was the best age to be an emperor.

At this age, people are energetic and enterprising, and have completed systematic education. This is a good time to display their talents.

"The next step... win people's hearts and minds."

Xu Pingjun looked at Liu Bingyi curiously.

"Bing Yi, what are you talking about?"

Liu Bingyi held her in his arms and said with a smile:

"I'll say it again... Hongli during the Yongzheng period might get beaten."

……

Confucius said: "If one does not change his father's ways for three years, he can be called filial."

【Then logically, this filial new emperor would fully inherit Yongzheng's established policies. 】

【All the ministers in the court thought so. 】

【However, the actual development was far beyond people's expectations. 】

[On August 25, the day after Yongzheng's death, Qianlong could not wait to issue an edict to expel the monks and Taoists who had been kept in the imperial gardens and palaces by Emperor Yongzheng and who had discussed Zen and Taoism with him and made elixirs.]

In the edict, Qianlong said: "In his spare time, the emperor heard that there was a saying of furnace cultivation in other provinces. Although the emperor knew it was wrong, he wanted to try to observe the technique as a tool for entertainment. So he placed several people in an empty place in the West Garden. The emperor regarded them as actors and never listened to their words or used their medicine."

[What I mean is, when my father was free, he heard that there were people out there who knew how to make elixirs. Although he knew it was ridiculous, he just wanted to have fun and found a few Taoists to make elixirs in the vertical furnace in the West Garden.]

[My father only treated these Taoists as actors and clowns to entertain himself. He never listened to their advice, nor did he take any of the pills they gave him!]

……

Ming Dynasty and Zhengde Period
Zhu Houzhao held the iron ball in his hand with a strange look on his face.

"Isn't this just a pure attempt to cover up one's own guilt?"

"Originally, no one knew how Yongzheng died, but this edict revealed the secret."

"It's almost telling everyone that the late emperor died because of taking random pills."

"Why is he so eager to expose his father's shortcomings?"

"The secrets of the palace are actually known to ordinary people? It's unbelievable..."

Zhu Houcong glanced at the innocent emperor in the sky, then glanced at his cynical brother, and sighed:

"This is a different time, my brother."

"Qianlong's policy was very correct."

"As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints his own ministers. When a new emperor takes the throne, he will naturally correct the shortcomings of the old rule and bring forth new ideas."

“So this decree is not so much a violation of the law as it is an innovation.”

"He's sending a signal."

Zhu Houzhao shook the iron ball in his hand and asked curiously:
"What signal?"

Zhu Houcong raised his head and said:

"He is not a great emperor, so he does not engage in the ways of gods and ghosts."

"He is not the great emperor..."

Zhu Houzhao curled his lips.

"What's wrong with Yongzheng? He's much more reliable than my father."

The corner of Zhu Houcong's mouth twitched.

Royal brother...you are so filial.

……

[But this decree was just a small beginning. After that, Qianlong and Yongzheng did things against each other one after another.]

[During the Yongzheng period, there was a thing that was criticized a lot, "good auspiciousness". 】

[According to the "Records of Emperor Shizong of the Qing Dynasty", during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, almost all the auspicious signs in Chinese history appeared, such as Jiahe, Ruican, Yarrow, Ganoderma lucidum, Qilin, Phoenix, the Yellow River is clear, and the clouds appear. They appeared one after another in the memorials of officials. Emperor Yongzheng said that the appearance of these phenomena proved that God was very satisfied with his rule.]

[Seven days after he ascended the throne, Qianlong announced: "All auspicious events such as auspicious clouds and good grains are not allowed to be reported."]

……

Song Zhenzong period
In this regard, Zhao Heng could understand Yongzheng.

Not for anything else, just to prove myself!
Besides...creating auspicious things is very laborious.

What Qianlong did made sense.

……

Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
Qianlong saw this scene before he even sat down.

It gives him a headache just to talk about it.

I don’t know what his father is thinking.

Do you always like to prove something to others?
You are the Son of Heaven!
Yes, the auspicious sign is certainly a disguised response to the rumors of usurpation of the throne. After all, if it was a usurpation of the throne, would God support me?
But not all people in the world are fools. It is too childish and ridiculous to do this!
Instead, it will make people feel that their guilty nature has been exposed.

"I can't prove it to them."

……

[Of course, driving out Taoist priests and banning auspicious signs are just small moves. Bigger moves are still to come.]

[On October 8, the 13th year of Yongzheng's reign, Emperor Qianlong issued an edict that shocked the world.]

【“Yunsi, Yunlu and others committed crimes of their own making. They have been punished and have died. Their descendants are still members of the royal family. If they are all excluded from the family tree, they will be no different from ordinary people. When handling this matter, the kings and ministers repeatedly requested it, which was not the intention of our royal father. As for how to deal with it, the kings, Manchu and Han civil and military ministers are allowed to express their opinions and make a final report.”】

[Because the Eighth Prince Yunsi had actively fought for the throne. The Ninth Prince Yunlu was Yunsi's most capable assistant.]

After Yongzheng ascended the throne, these two people opposed Yongzheng in every way, so Yongzheng later changed their names to "Aqina" and "Saisihei", which means pig and dog, and locked them up and secretly executed them. This was not enough to satisfy his hatred, so he later expelled their descendants from the clan and did not recognize them as royal family. 】

[The meaning of Qianlong's edict is that although Yunsi and others were guilty, they were already dead. Their descendants are the blood of the Aisin-Gioro family after all. If they are expelled from the clan register and treated like ordinary people, it is really inappropriate.]

[The reason why this was handled in this way was because the ministers who handled this matter were malicious, not my father's original intention. ]

[Now, please give me a plan on how to deal with this matter. ]

……

Tang Dynasty and Gaozong period
Li Zhi’s first reaction was that Yongzheng was not cruel enough.

The second reaction was that Yongzheng was too cruel.

Not cruel enough, not killing them all.

It's too cruel. Succession to the throne is a normal one. It would be enough to just punish the main culprit.

“It’s a bit emotional indeed.”

After talking about Yongzheng, Li Zhi sat up straight and looked at Qianlong.

"this person……"

How to put it, he was different from all the emperors he had ever seen.

In other words...his methods were not as upright as those of the emperors after the Three Kingdoms.

Instead, he looks somewhat like the Emperor of Han Dynasty.

"Win over the Manchu nobles."

Zhang Sun Wuji pointed it out in one sentence.

Li Zhi nodded subconsciously.

This was Qianlong’s real purpose: he ascended the throne at a young age and the court was full of veteran officials.

He also needed to use certain methods to stabilize the Manchu nobles who were heartbroken by his father.

After all, the solid foundation of imperial power is the royal family.

On the one hand, it is to resolve grudges, and on the other hand, it is to facilitate future rule, win the hearts of fellow tribesmen, and leave a good reputation for oneself.

"What a clever trick."

……

[Soon after, Qianlong made the third major policy adjustment, which was to abolish Yongzheng's "opening up land" policy.]

[The petition for reclamation was an encouragement by Emperor Yongzheng to the people of various provinces to open up wasteland and cultivate land to increase grain production.]

[He stipulated that the number of acres of wasteland reclaimed in each region would be used as an indicator to measure the performance of local officials. In other words, the official from the province that reclaimed more wasteland would be promoted.]

【With the precedents of Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng, the result is predictable.】

[In order to compete for political achievements, officials from all over the country falsely reported the number of acres of land they had reclaimed. When they had only reclaimed 1,000 acres, they reported 10,000 acres.]

[As a result, they got promoted and made a fortune and then left, but the mess they left behind had to be borne by the people.]

【Newly opened land must pay taxes. 】

[They originally had 1,000 acres of land, but now they have to pay taxes on 10,000 acres. Can the people bear this? ]

[When Qianlong was a prince, he heard people talking about this, so he immediately issued an edict after he ascended the throne, "All reports of the number of acres of land reclaimed must be carefully checked and not be falsified in the slightest."]

[That is to say, you need to verify the previously inflated figures one by one, remove the excess, and reduce the burden on the people.]

……

Ji Han.

Liu Bei now looks confused and bewildered.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's explanation, he had only one thought in his mind.

How do you teach a child like this?

"The nobles and the common people were all won over."

"The only thing missing is the Han gentry."

Although his actions were an insult to his father, they were all beneficial to centralizing power.

"Genius..."

A genius for being an emperor.

With some people you can tell whether they are suitable for this job as soon as you start.

It is undeniable that Yongzheng had a far-reaching and high vision.

But the problem is that he is too impatient, and of course, there is also the issue of age.

And haste will lead to mistakes.

All of Yongzheng’s policies were good and correct, but they also offended everyone who could be offended.

What should the new emperor do at this time?
The stupid thing is to continue to push forward the policy and continue to create confrontation.

The usual thing is to keep the troops in place and observe the situation, but the longer the time, the more disadvantageous it will be for the emperor.

As smart as Qianlong.

Be filial first, then immediately cut off ties and win over.

As for whether to continue doing this in the future, let’s not talk about it for now.

Show your attitude first.

To put it simply, it means pretending to be a coward.

Then you will find that those emperors in history who could make their ministers play with each other to the point of ecstasy all pretended to be cowards first.

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(End of this chapter)