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

Chapter 718 Emperor Qianlong and Empress Fucha
The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
Liu Heng explained to Liu Qi:

"If the ministers dare not make a decision, the emperor himself has no idea."

"If everyone does nothing, the country will become weak and vulnerable to bullying."

“This is the disadvantage of over-centralization of imperial power.”

Liu Qi was already feeling dizzy. He held his forehead with both hands, looked down at his feet, and said in a confused tone:

"But if the imperial power is not strengthened, things like the harem interfering in politics, eunuchs seizing power, and powerful officials usurping the throne will eventually happen!"

“It’s not going anywhere… It’s not going anywhere!”

“There is no way to go!”

Liu Heng listened quietly.

The person sitting on the ground does not move or sway, like a towering tree with deep roots.

The lush trees cast a shade that provides shade.

"Heaven moves forever, it does not exist for Yao, nor does it perish for Jie."

Liu Qi raised his head which was disheveled by his own hair.

Liu Heng said calmly:
"It is enough to do what an emperor and a son of heaven should do."

"Everything else is Wu Niu Chuan Yue."

"Worrying is unfounded."

……

[Compared to concubines, royal family, eunuchs, powerful officials and sycophants. ]

【Cliques are the most difficult problem to deal with.】

[The so-called cliques, in layman's terms, are factions and circles.]

[Ministers and the emperor cannot fight alone. However, when these ministers are divided into factions and unite, ministers in the same faction will inform each other, coordinate their actions, and deceive the emperor together, which makes it difficult for the emperor to deal with them.]

[Moreover, the ministers of the two factions were fighting each other, and it was not easy for the emperor to control them.]

[When Qianlong first ascended the throne, there were signs of factions in the court.]

……

On the canopy.

Inside the tall and deep palace.

In the green layered caisson, a majestic golden dragon head emerges.

It stared at the two people under the dome.

Two old ministers dressed in court robes and wearing peacock feathers were kneeling in the hall with a floor paved with gold bricks.

Both of them looked at each other sideways.

The emperor, who was accepting their kneeling ceremony, looked at them with a smile on his face.

Not a word.

……

[At the beginning of his reign, Qianlong did not have his own ruling team. They were all old ministers left by his father. Four regents, including Prince Zhuang Yinlu, Prince Guo Yinli, Grand Secretary Zhang Tingyu and Ortai, served as the chief ministers. ]

[He urgently recalled his teacher Zhu Shi, who was on his way to Zhejiang to inspect the seawall project, and appointed him as the Minister of Assisting the Prime Minister.]

[Among all the ministers, Qianlong had deep feelings for Zhu Shi and trusted him the most.]

【But Zhu Shi died within a year. 】

In the second year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1737), Emperor Qianlong began to use Ortai and Zhang Tingyu for a smooth political transition.

[E'ertai and Zhang Tingyu were the most trusted ministers of Emperor Yongzheng during his lifetime. In his will, he even praised them as "famous ministers who have never appeared in the world" and requested that they be "enshrined in the imperial temple."]

【At this time, Ortai and Zhang Tingyu were in power, and "the scholars under their tutelage supported each other, gradually forming cliques and fighting secretly", forming the E and Zhang cliques. 】

[Manchu officials mostly attached themselves to Ortai, while Han officials mostly attached themselves to Zhang Tingyu.]

[However, since Qianlong's Manchu-centric ideology was stronger than that of Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Yongzheng, the Hubei Party had a slight advantage.]

[But in fact, the factional struggle between E and Zhang was under the control of Emperor Qianlong. As he himself said: "Since I came to power, the power of employing people has never been lost. In the past few years, who were employed because of the recommendation of the two ministers? Who were dismissed because of the impeachment of the two ministers?"]

In the fifth year of Qianlong's reign (1740), he publicly declared that the fact that Manchu and Han ministers were attached to E'ertai and Zhang respectively, and warned the E'ertai and Zhang's cliques: "E'ertai and Zhang Tingyu are good ministers that my father and I have used for a long time. Everyone should help them, so that they can maintain a good reputation and integrity and receive the grace of the country forever. Isn't that very good? If you insist on attaching yourself to them and currying favor with them, it will actually harm them over time."

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Ming Dynasty Jiajing Period
Zhu Houcong began to admire this boy a little.

Not for anything else.

"It's so crazy..."

Really confident too!

He squinted his eyes and looked at Qianlong's intention in the sky.

I know what you are doing and what you want to do.

But I still indulge you.

Because I know that you will never be able to turn the tables.

As long as I am here, the sky will not fall.

From another perspective, Qianlong was warning them.

I allow you to play this kind of group game within a certain range.

But you can't overdo it.

If you go too far, you will be beaten.

"Relax and loosen, tighten and release."

"There is always a sharp knife hanging over the minister's heart."

A thin layer of cloud in Zhu Houcong's mind was suddenly cleared.

“A sword is most terrifying and intimidating when its blade is about to be drawn.”

The way I treated the ministers was a bit too rough.

A gleam of light flashed in Zhu Houcong's eyes.

I should flex my muscles.

……

[In December of the sixth year of Qianlong's reign (1741), the Left Censor-in-Chief Liu Tongxun reported that Zhang Tingyu had served three dynasties and the emperor's great favor to him was extremely great.]

[But now there is a rumor that "the Zhang and Yao families in Tongcheng account for half of the gentry." Their family power is too great. I request that the promotion of Zhang family members be stopped within three years.]

【This memorial was approved by Emperor Qianlong.】

【Zhang Tingyu saw that the situation was not good and requested to be relieved of his power to manage the Ministry of Personnel, but was rejected.】

[The next year, Zhang Tingyu wanted to pass the title of Earl to his son Zhang Ruoai, but Qianlong deprived him of his hereditary title on the grounds that "there is no precedent for civil officials in our dynasty to be granted the titles of Duke, Marquis, or Earl. The title of Earl to Grand Secretary Zhang Tingyu is a special favor."]

[At the same time, the Left Vice-Chief Censor Zhong Yongtan colluded with Ortai's eldest son Orongan to leak the contents of the secret memorial. Zhong Yongtan was arrested and imprisoned, and Ortai was implicated. All his promotions and records were cancelled, and he was demoted by two levels, but was allowed to remain in office.]

[The E Party and the Zhang Party, one Manchu and one Han, have always been evenly matched under the control of Emperor Qianlong.]

[In the tenth year of Qianlong's reign (1745), Ortai fell ill and died.]

【Qianlong promoted Nianqin, the grandson of Ebilun, a founding hero of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner, to replace Ortai as the leading military minister.】

[After Ortai's death, Emperor Qianlong had been observing Zhang Tingyu, hoping to find fault with him.]

【However, Zhang Tingyu always followed the rules of a minister, and Qianlong had no reason or opportunity to take action. 】

[Until the 13th year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign.]

……

On the canopy.

The sky darkened completely in an instant.

The whistling wind brought with it the dampness of rain, blowing coolly into my arms.

Clouds of varying shades were pressing low against each other in a disorderly and disorderly manner.

In the sunlight, the bright green on both sides of the river suddenly turned into dark green.

The lush green mountains are covered like a black jade waterfall.

The yellow dragon banner on the imperial ship was not as bright as before, but became more mysterious and dark.

On the corridors surrounding the side of the ship, there were palace maids and eunuchs standing all in the same group.

Inside the Nuan Pavilion.

The air was filled with a strong medicinal aroma, mixed with a few wisps of lonely and faint sandalwood scent rising into the air.

Qianlong sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the woman on it.

The black hair was scattered on the bright red pillow embroidered with lotus flowers.

A pair of beautiful, watery eyes stared at the emperor.

Her brows were slightly frowned, her jade-like face was pale as a trace of blood, and she swallowed in her throat but could not utter anything.

"Don't worry, just rest and recuperate... I... I'll be right beside you... I won't go anywhere..."

Her voice was choked with sobs, and Qianlong shed tears while covering his eyes with the corner of the quilt.

The woman stared hard, but the light in her eyes gradually disappeared.

Finally, it disappears behind the eyelids.

Qianlong looked at her and reached out his trembling hand to feel her breath.

All gone.

Then everything went dark before my eyes. …

【March 1748, the th year of the Qianlong reign ().】

[On the way to the southern tour, the 37-year-old Empress Fucha died. ]

……

Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Period
Hongli thought he must have seen it wrong or heard it wrong.

He suddenly felt himself in the void.

The warm room, chairs, desks, and couches all seemed to be spinning and floating in the light smoke and mist.

The last scene is the sound of Ama running anxiously and shouting.

"Hongli! Hongli! Imperial physician! Call the imperial physician!"

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Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
There was silence in the warm room.

Yongyan didn't even dare to raise his head.

The biggest taboo here is Empress Xiaoxian.

No matter how disrespectful someone is, even if it is to the emperor himself, he will be forgiven.

At least it won't kill you immediately.

But any action or word would be disrespectful to Empress Xiaoxian.

No one can save you.

Qianlong kept his head down.

A small purse with a deer tail hair edge lay quietly in his palm.

……

[Empress Fucha was one year younger than Emperor Qianlong. She was born in the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner. Her great-grandfather Hashun was a founding hero of the Qing Dynasty. He served as the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Minister of State Affairs during the reign of Emperor Shunzhi.]

【My grandfather Mi Sihan was the Minister of State Affairs and Minister of Finance of Emperor Kangxi.】

[His father, Li Rongbao, was the governor of Chahar in Mongolia. Fucha was not only of noble birth, but also virtuous and wise, and had a deep understanding of justice.]

[In July of the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign (1727), the sixteen-year-old Fucha was chosen by Yongzheng to be Hongli's first wife.]

[While Emperor Qianlong was busy handling government affairs, Empress Fucha managed the harem in an orderly manner.]

[When Emperor Qianlong encountered something unpleasant and was in a bad mood, Empress Fucha was like a flower of eloquence. She could immediately sense his mood changes and chat with the emperor in a soft voice, which helped Emperor Qianlong adjust his mood quickly.]

[When Emperor Qianlong was tired from work and wanted to relax, Empress Fucha would show her lively and cheerful side and play with him. The two of them would gallop on horseback in the paddock of Chengde. Empress Fucha and Emperor Qianlong could have fun all day long.]

……

{Spiritual compatibility is the most important thing in a couple's life.}
{Empress Fucha was very good at understanding Qianlong's spiritual world.}
{One autumn, Emperor Qianlong took her hunting in the Mountain Resort, and she accidentally chatted with Empress Fucha, saying that when their ancestors were outside the Great Wall, they had a hard time starting a business, and using deer tail fur to trim the sleeves of their clothes was considered a good decoration.}
{The emperor said these few words casually, but Empress Fucha remembered them in her heart. After returning to Beijing, she specially asked someone to find deer tail hair and made a small purse with deer tail hair edging for Qianlong.}
{Qianlong liked this purse very much and carried it with him throughout his life.}
{Hmph...it's just a man's trick!}
{It's obvious that the guy above has no partner.}
{So it's ridiculous to say this in an imperial society, but Qianlong really loved Fucha.}
{The old eunuch who served Qianlong noticed that after the Queen's death, Qianlong's mental state became a little abnormal. In today's words, his "aimless activities" increased.}
{It's like walking up to a table and not being able to remember what you were going to do there.}
{I am not very efficient at work. I forget everything I just said immediately. I get angry all the time every day, and I get angry at everyone. I am in a very bad mood.}
{It was during this period that Qianlong wrote many poems.}
{Qianlong was the most prolific poet in Chinese history, writing more than 43,000 poems in his lifetime.}
{But it is more like a diary divided into lines than a poem.}
{But among these more than 40,000 "diaries", there are more than 100 poems that are very well written and sincere.}
{These more than 100 poems have one thing in common: they are all mourning Empress Fucha. Here is one of them.}
{Twenty-two years of kindness and thirteen years of internal governance.

Suddenly I had a dream of spring breeze, leaning against the shore of the journey.

The Empress Dowager deeply remembers filial piety, and all the people in the palace admire her virtue.

I could not bear to recite Guan Sui's poems, but the strings of my red zither had already broken.
……

Ming dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but hold Empress Ma's hand.

On this point, he could understand Qianlong.

The feeling of not only supporting each other but also being in harmony with each other's souls is something that will never be forgotten.

……

Datang.

Li Shimin holds Empress Changsun in his arms.

Quietly feeling the presence of the person in your arms.

The thirteenth year of Qianlong’s reign.

This will be a big change.

The emperor is most likely to vent his anger on others.

……

Big man.

awkward.

So annoying!
Liu Bang dared not move at all.

It's so annoying! Do you have to be so emotional?
Lu Zhi looked normal.

No hope, no disappointment.

She already knew exactly what this bastard next to her looked like.

The two of them may not be spiritually compatible, but they are politically compatible.

That’s it, that’s it.

……

[In the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, Empress Fucha gave birth to Prince Yonglian, the first legitimate son of Emperor Qianlong, and was therefore deeply loved by him.]

In July of the first year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1736), Emperor Qianlong secretly selected his eldest son, Yonglian, as the crown prince. He wrote down the decree in his own handwriting and locked it in a brocade box, imitating Emperor Yongzheng. Then, he summoned the Minister of State Affairs and the Nine Ministers to announce that the crown prince had been secretly appointed. He ordered the Minister of State Affairs to personally watch the eunuch in charge of the palace put the brocade box behind the plaque "正大光明" in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.

【However, unexpectedly, in October of the third year of Qianlong's reign (1738), the nine-year-old Yonglian died of illness. Qianlong and Empress Fucha were very sad.】

[He ordered the imperial edict hidden in the brocade box behind the "Zhengda Guangming" plaque to be taken out, and held a funeral for Yonglian according to the specifications of the crown prince.]

[In April of the 1746th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (), Empress Fucha gave birth to another son, named Yongcong. Emperor Qianlong again placed his hopes for succession on Yongcong.]

[On New Year's Eve in the 12th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, Yongcong, who was only two years old, contracted smallpox and died.]

[The loss of two sons in succession was undoubtedly a huge blow to Emperor Qianlong and Empress Fucha]

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Song Zhenzong period
When Liu E saw this, she suddenly felt a little sad.

At least they had children of their own.

And... true love...

Liu E was somewhat disdainful of these two words.

Both of Empress Fucha's children died young, but Qianlong had other children.

He would never understand the true pain in the queen's heart.

……

Wu Zhou.

Wu Zetian held the child and suddenly burst into tears.

So it was not expressed in the sky, but she could understand the grief in Empress Fucha's heart.

The child that was carried for ten months was gone just like that.

But she is different from Fu Cha.

She has her own beliefs in her heart.

It is not the dodder that clings to trees.

……

[In the first month of the 1748th year of Qianlong's reign (), Qianlong was about to start his first eastern tour after ascending the throne. This schedule was determined in June of the first year.]

[At this time, officials from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory reported to Emperor Qianlong: "A guest star appears in the Li Palace, indicating that there is something wrong with the Central Palace."]

【A "guest star" is an uncommon star. 】

[“Li Palace” refers to the six stars in the sky named Li Palace. ]

[The Imperial Astronomical Observatory meant that a so-called "guest star" that flickered suddenly appeared among the six stars in the Li Palace, which indicated that the Empress of the Central Palace would suffer a disaster.]

【After reading this report, Qianlong was a little scared.】

[So, he brought the queen with him, firstly to avoid disaster, and secondly to let the queen relax.]

[In February, after descending Mount Tai and returning to Jinan, Empress Fucha caught a cold and began to have a persistent fever.]

[After staying in Jinan for several days without getting better, Qianlong wanted the empress to recover in Jinan before leaving, but Empress Fucha said that if you and all the civil and military officials were to stay with me, it would add burden to the local government. It would be better to return to Beijing and take good care of yourself. ]

【Qianlong thought it made sense, so he had no choice but to set off back north.】

[On the night of March 11, Empress Fucha finally did not make it back to Beijing.]

……

{From then on, Qianlong never entered Jinan City again in his life.

"I have been to Jinan four times without entering the city, fearing that once I enter, a hundred sorrows will arise."

"The separation in spring and March was so tragic, seventeen years have passed and the hatred is still not resolved."
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Tang Xuanzong Period
Li Longji took a look and suddenly said:
"If the 100 poems are of this level, then I believe the remaining 40,000 poems are garbage."

Yang Yuhuan glared at him fiercely.

How sincere and simple it is!
Emperor Taizong didn’t hit him lightly!

……

{He renovated the Qianxi Ersuo where he and Empress Fucha lived when they got married and named it "Chonghua Palace."}
{He asked someone to decorate Chonghua Palace according to its original appearance when he lived with Empress Fucha.}
{And every year on the anniversary of Empress Fucha's death, Emperor Qianlong would come here to pay his respects, sitting on a chair for half a day.}
{This practice continued until his abdication.}
{Because he could not let go of Empress Fucha, his relationship with the new Empress Ulanara was not good.}
{Qianlong himself also wrote a poem to analyze it.}
{I sing alone in the morning for three weeks, and the time passes like flowing water in my heart.

It is not necessarily true that the new zither is not as good as the old sword.
{To be honest, he is indeed a romantic man.}
……

(End of this chapter)