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

Chapter 733: Qing Dynasty Autocracy and Industrial Wealth
On the canopy.

Qianlong sat firmly on the throne.

Looking at the high-spirited civil and military officials in the court, he said:
"The Zhun and Hui divisions have been decided!"

"The Qing Dynasty can sleep peacefully."

"From today on!"

"The world begins with military power and ends with culture!"

……

[In the 1759th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (), after the rebellion of the two Khojas was quelled, Emperor Qianlong issued the "Imperial Inscription of the Imperial Academy to Announce the Completion of the Suppression of the Hui Tribe"]

[This inscription, written by the emperor himself, records his great achievements in suppressing the rebellions of the Dzungar Khanate and the Khoja brothers.]

【At the same time, the next step in governing the country was also proposed. 】

[“Begin with force and end with culture”]

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Western Jin Dynasty - Emperor Ming Period
Sima Shao scratched his head.

"How obvious."

The political implications of these eight words are almost slapping you in the face.

The so-called civil governance...

To put it simply, its core is to establish a set of "correct" historical views and values ​​for the people of the country.

Yes, this is the earliest and most familiar trick.

It’s me, Da Jin!
Qianlong’s meaning was very clear.

"The unrest on Qing territory has been ended by force."

"The next step is to deal with the disturbing factors in our thoughts."

……

[The pacification of the Dzungar Khanate was a new starting point for Emperor Qianlong’s literary inquisition.]

【Since the Qing Dynasty entered China and ruled it, its basic idea has been to "divide and rule."】

【The real Manchu Eight Banners had only tens of thousands of people who could fight. To rule a large country with hundreds of millions of people and tens of millions of square kilometers, the first thing to do was to properly handle the relationship between the Han, the largest ethnic group, and the Mongolian, the second largest ethnic group.】

[The principle can also be briefly summarized in eight words. ]

[“Unite with Mongolia to control Han, and use Han to control Mongolia”]

……

{Is this something you can say?}
{As long as you can see it, you can say it. If you can’t see it, you can’t say it.}
{…It makes sense…but it’s nonsense!}
{I see! The Manchu-Mongol alliance was the foundation of the Qing dynasty’s rule, so the news of the Khalkha Mongols’ rebellion frightened Emperor Qianlong so much that he wrote a letter of apology himself!}

{Yes, so the Qing emperors had to treat the Mongols and the Han people separately in terms of strategy.}
{You can see that Kangxi was friendly to Han intellectuals before he eliminated Galdan, and Yongzheng relaxed the collection of arrears when he started to use the army against the Dzungars. Qianlong did the same before he eliminated the Dzungars.}
{The climax of the "literary inquisition" in the Qing Dynasty came only after the complete demise of the Dzungar Khanate, which is a reflection of this strategic thinking.}
{And unlike the Kangxi and Yongzheng dynasties, which used a method of cracking down on individual cases, the literary inquisition from the 1757nd year of Qianlong's reign (1784) to the th year of Qianlong's reign () was a systematic project.}
{Qianlong used his meticulous thinking and cruel methods to establish a thought control system that specifically served the Qing Dynasty's autocratic rule.}
{So it is difficult to evaluate Qianlong.}
{You cannot deny his contribution to China's territory, because if you deny it, you are denying the history of China, and foreign forces are eager for you to deny it.}
{But the Chinese style also officially began to disappear in his hands. From then on, we could only go to Bangzi and Jiaobenji to find many things.}
……

Great Sui.

Yang Jian roughly understood the thinking of the Qing Dynasty rulers.

"You want this land of treasures, but you also want to be above the people on this land and refuse to integrate."

"Seek death."

Dugu Jialuo also understood.

"No wonder..."

"No wonder the Mandate of Heaven created by Yongzheng is so empty..."

Yang Jian pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then figured out what Dugu Jialuo meant.

"Yes, Yongzheng saw the consequences, and he wanted to achieve an orthodox combination in culture and consciousness."

"But he couldn't do as comprehensive a sinicization as Emperor Xiaowen of Wei did."

"So the Mandate of Heaven that he created was easily overturned."

"And Qianlong...it would be better if he could be orthodox."

"Destiny...is not important."

……

[The 1759th year of Qianlong's reign () was the year when southern Xinjiang was completely pacified.]

【Qianlong ordered the establishment of the "Tongjian Jilan" editing office to compile a new Chinese history that conforms to the ideology of the Qing Dynasty.】

[The four people were appointed as presidents: Chief Military Minister Fu Heng, Military Minister Lai Bao, Cabinet Grand Secretary Yin Jishan and Liu Tongxun.]

[There are seven vice presidents, fifteen supervisors, five collection officials, twelve editors, ten proofreaders, and twelve chief proofreaders. The manuscripts are submitted to the emperor for review at any time.]

[As for the purpose of compiling this book, Qianlong said in the preface he wrote that before Kangxi, there was "Imperial Annotation of the Comprehensive Mirror" as the highest instruction for historical research, but it was only an outline and did not revise the old history books, so Qianlong compiled this set of books. ]

【This book is a compilation of 4,559 years of history from the Yellow Emperor to the end of the Ming Dynasty, in accordance with the standard of "fairness and justice", and is intended to serve as a model for rulers and ministers throughout the world to learn from.】

[In the 1768rd year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (), the book was completed and distributed throughout the country under the name of "The Complete Mirror of History with Imperial Approval".]

【Scholars all over the world are required to study seriously, and historical research must be based on this.】

[The core idea of ​​this series of books is to emphasize the absolute loyalty of the subjects to the monarch and to prove the legitimacy of the Qing Dynasty's rule over the Central Plains.]

【Qianlong rebuilt the "orthodox view" from the perspective of "the world is one family" and "great unification", and re-proved the legitimacy of the minority regimes of successive dynasties. 】

[Relying on traditional classics such as the Spring and Autumn Annals to find evidence for themselves, they say: "If a barbarian is Chinese, then he is Chinese; if he is Chinese, then he is a barbarian. This is also the method of the Spring and Autumn Annals, and it is what Sima Guang and Zhu Xi did urgently.]

【It emphasizes that "the world belongs to all people, not to one family". Whoever establishes a "great unified" regime and whose policies and measures are beneficial to the lives of the people will naturally be the "orthodoxy". 】

【Through the widespread dissemination of this book, the Qing Dynasty first occupied the commanding heights of "Taoism" and effectively promoted the legitimacy of its rule. 】

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Datang.

Li Shimin put his hands behind his back and sighed to the sky.

"What a genius..."

"Qianlong invented a dual-track approach to dealing with the Manchu identity relationship."

Li Chengqian's realm had not yet reached the point where he could touch "heaven's will", so he could only ask his father:
"The world belongs to all people... this makes sense, doesn't it?"

Li Shimin lowered his head slightly and looked at him. After looking at him for a long time, he sighed softly:

"Qianlong's argument on the part of accepting the mandate from heaven actually demonstrated and promoted another set of logic of the Mandate of Heaven."

“That is a unique interpretation of ‘heaven’.”

“That is, the Mandate of Heaven is a manifestation of strong power.”

"It is the support of powerful nations or great rulers that is the manifestation of inheriting the Mandate of Heaven."

Li Chengqian didn't understand what was going on at first.

But when he saw his father's meaningful look, he thought about it again.

Suddenly there was a chill down my spine!
What the Qing Emperor meant was that although the Qing Dynasty was a new type of empire that rose outside the Great Wall, and was completely different from dynasties such as the Han, Tang, and Ming dynasties that rose in mainland China, it still had the ability to give birth to a holy king!

The way they came to power was aboveboard!

In other words, he transformed the Qing Dynasty's concept of the Mandate of Heaven into the Confucian concept of the Mandate of Heaven.

Use the Confucian concept of destiny to prove the legitimacy of the Qing Dynasty!
Do you want to deny the legitimacy of the Qing Dynasty?

can.

You denied the orthodoxy of Confucianism first!

Do you want to deny Confucian orthodoxy?

can.

You first denied all the dynasties!

Can't deny it?
Then my Qing Dynasty is the orthodox one that follows the will of Heaven!
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Ming Dynasty and Hongxi Period
Zhu Gaochi's lips trembled and he couldn't utter a word.

Later generations have always been talking about how powerful Qianlong was.

In fact, he didn't care too much.

To be honest, his martial arts are quite powerful, and his financial and taxation affairs are also good.

But these are all based on the merits of Yongzheng's reforms.

The balancing act is indeed exquisite.

But it doesn't mean that people who have this skill are rare.

But this combo comes out.

Zhu Gaochi understood.

Because what Qianlong did was what his father wanted to do but failed to do.

Reinventing Orthodoxy!

This orthodoxy is not the orthodoxy of one country or one generation.

It’s true!
Just like the Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Gaozu of Han, who imprinted the legitimacy of "great unification" on this land!
"He connected the orthodoxy of the Qing Dynasty to the Neo-Confucianism of the Song Dynasty."

"At the same time, it also inherited the Yuan Dynasty's ideas and heritage about great unification."

There was a solemnity on Zhu Gaochi's fat face that Zhu Zhanji had never seen before.

“Only when the characteristics of the Song and Yuan dynasties are fully absorbed into the orthodox constructed system can it be called a perfect combination.”

"Because the Song and Yuan dynasties each had advantages and disadvantages in terms of their ruling styles."

"The Song Dynasty invented the doctrine of Neo-Confucianism, which established the supreme position of Confucianism in the field of ideology. However, due to its small territory, it was difficult to unify the country, and it could only maintain its orthodoxy by excluding foreign races."

"Although the Yuan Dynasty achieved a unified territory, it fell early because its morality was not perfect." "He just absorbed the strengths of the two dynasties and avoided their weaknesses."

Zhu Zhanji swallowed his saliva and said dryly:

"Is this... a good thing?"

Zhu Gaochi could no longer maintain his solemn expression.

Instead, there is a sense of panic and powerlessness.

He lowered his head, sighed and muttered:

"It's a good thing...it's a good thing..."

"The premise is...his starting point is not to rule the Han with the Manchus."

Zhu Gaochi raised his head and looked at the sky again.

Looking at the braid that was completely different from the Chinese clothing, he murmured:

"It's not that there's a difference between the Manchus and the Han people."

Zhu Gaochi seemed to see Qianlong through the sky.

He was looking down at the Qing Dynasty from a high position.

There was only one emotion in his eyes.

I want the Qing Dynasty to last for billions of years!
……

[During the compilation of the book, the Qing Dynasty also fought a war with Burma in the southwest. ]

[The cause was Myanmar's constant invasion and harassment of the Yunnan region.]

[The war lasted for five years. The Qing army was defeated repeatedly and suffered heavy casualties. Qianlong killed several frontline generals in succession and sent his most trusted brother-in-law and chief military minister Fuheng to the front line to command, but he failed to reverse the situation.]

[Fu Heng also contracted the disease at the front and died shortly after returning to Beijing.]

【But Myanmar could not bear the losses brought by a long war, so it took the initiative to seek peace.】

[In the 1769th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (), the two sides reached a peace agreement and peace was restored on the Yunnan border.]

……

Ming dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer concerned about the southern border issues.

He now wants to know what Qianlong has done!
He made a wrong judgment about Qianlong.

This man is much more ruthless than Yongzheng!
Yongzheng looked cruel but had a kind heart.

Qianlong was really cruel!
He wants to eradicate the entire family!
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was as gloomy as water and he said nothing.

You want a full set of Hanpi?

If I don’t dig deep into Liaodong, I won’t be named Zhu!

……

[In the 1773th year of Qianlong's reign (), after compiling a new edition of the General History of China and launching more than a dozen major literary inquisition cases, the emperor was still not satisfied with the current strength of "civil governance."]

……

On the canopy.

Qianlong paced slowly in the hall.

He said to the ministers in front of him:

"During my reign, I will leave some legacy for my descendants in terms of military and civil governance."

"In terms of martial arts, the Holy Ancestor has already laid a solid foundation. I will also make the Holy Ancestor's foundation more solid."

"In terms of civil administration, I am the Emperor of Peace and the founder of the country."

“Of course we have to do better.”

"So, I want to compile an unprecedented book."

"Include all the secret books in the imperial annals, and collect all the books in private collections across the country to include them."

Qianlong stood in front of the window and looked out.

"I want it to be more spectacular than the Yongle Encyclopedia!"

A minister bowed his head and asked:
"In a peaceful and prosperous era, the country is rich and the people are prosperous. We should use the righteous teachings of Confucius and Mencius to guide people to enlightenment."

"But I don't know what name your majesty wants to give this book?"

Qianlong pondered for a moment and said softly:
"Classics, history, philosophy, and anthology, all are included without exception."

"Let's call it Sikuquanshu."

……

[This year, Emperor Qianlong ordered the compilation of the Siku Quanshu, which was to collect all the books in the world and compile the largest series of books in Chinese history.]

[For this reason, he emphasized in his edict on collecting books that taboos in texts would be tolerated and the person who submitted them would not be held responsible.]

[After the order to collect books was issued, more than 10,000 books were quickly delivered from the local area.]

[Qianlong personally read through the books for a long time and found that not a single word in these books violated any "textual taboos"]

……

Song Zhenzong period
Zhao Heng curled his lips.

"The hook is straight and the bait is salty."

"Whoever really believes your words will die soon!"

Editing a book is both a goal and a means.

Using the excuse of compiling a book, I also took the opportunity to conduct a survey of various books circulating around the world to find out which ones have problems.

You said that if there is a problem with the text, you will not hold the person who submitted it responsible.

But no one wants to actually submit a book with political issues and get themselves into trouble.

Liu E thought it through and said sadly:

"Qianlong won't give up so easily."

"Another book burning catastrophe is about to begin."

……

【Qianlong issued an edict to criticize officials from all over the country, saying that they had collected so many books, how could there be "not a single one that violated the rules of handwriting"?】

He asked all localities to intensify the search, "If there are any books that should not be kept, they should be handed over immediately", otherwise "the governors and governors-general in charge will also be blamed"

……

{You've brought the topic to the surface right now? I thought we could keep arguing for a while longer.}
{The original goal was to ban all kinds of reactionary books while compiling the book. Now that the goal has not been achieved, how can we not be anxious?}
{Alas, the veil of the book editing movement has been torn off, and it has become a naked movement to investigate and ban books.}
……

[In October of the 1774th year of Qianlong's reign (), Guangdong was the first to report that several banned books of Qu Dajun were found in a household. After a trial, they demanded that the criminal be beheaded.]

[This is also the consistent way of handling literary inquisition in the past. ]

【However, Qianlong was particularly lenient this time, and said in his edict: The banned books must of course be resolutely destroyed, but the perpetrators will not be held criminally responsible.】

【Then let it be known to the world that even those who were found out would not be punished, and those who voluntarily handed it in need not worry about it.】

[Under Qianlong's supervision and encouragement, more and more banned books were found.]

[This year is also a very important year in human history, which is 1776 AD. ]

……

On the canopy.

A foreigner was fiddling with something with his head down.

A series of complex steel structures move autonomously amidst the roar and steam.

……

[In this year, the British Watt improved the high-efficiency steam engine, and the Industrial Revolution broke out in Britain. ]

……

All the emperors before the Qing Dynasty were stunned.

Li Shimin, who had already seen this, looked even more gloomy.

……

A foreigner is writing furiously at his desk.

……

【Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations, laying the theoretical foundation for market economy and free trade, and human society entered a great new era. 】

【At this time, the smartest emperor in Chinese history and his bureaucratic elites. 】

【They are focusing on how to continue to confiscate more banned books in order to imprison the minds of all Chinese people, so that their every move and every word will be completely in line with the needs of Manchuria's autocratic rule.】

[By the 1776st year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (), more than banned books had been found in Jiangxi Province alone and sent to Beijing for destruction.]

[However, the "results" of the investigation still did not satisfy Qianlong. After being the emperor for more than 40 years, Qianlong had long understood that leniency and supervision alone could not solve the problem.]

[So after the "encouraging tolerance" approach has worked, terror and brutality begin to take effect.]

[In the 1777nd year of Qianlong's reign (), when the wave of the Industrial Revolution began to sweep across Britain.]

【Emperor Qianlong also pushed his literary inquisition to its climax. 】

……

I want to say something, but I don’t know what to say.

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