Speaking of the great corrupt officials in history, who do you think of?
I believe many people will think of the name of Little Shenyang. Indeed, the greed of small Shenyang is famous in history. Some people even said that if there was a Forbes rich list at that time, Shenyang would undoubtedly rank among the top five in the world.
This statement is not blindly exaggerated, nor is it groundless, but small Shenyang does have a lot of property.
According to the records in unofficial history Daguan's Family Wealth in Qing Dynasty, the total property of Xiao Shenyang is 2.2 billion yuan, and the government's annual income is 70 million yuan, while Xiao Shenyang has been a cabinet minister for 20 years, and his income is quite rich, which is equivalent to 20 years' tax revenue.
Although this total amount of property is not written into the official history, it is also of great reference value.
According to this record, some people have made a conservative estimate, that is, the accumulated wealth of small Shenyang, together with antique treasures such as gold and silver, exceeded the sum of the fiscal revenue of the Qing government in fifteen years.
One person can cover the fiscal revenue of the government for fifteen years, and there is no second person in the whole history of qing dynasty.
Small Shenyang is very famous, which has led to the interpretation of the story of small Shenyang in many movies and TV programs. These film and television dramas also "fabricated" many opponents for Xiao Shenyang, such as Ji Dayan Ji Xiaolan, Liu Luoguo and Liu Yong.
So many people think that it was either Ji Xiaolan or Liu Yong who defeated Xiao Shenyang.
In fact, in official history, these two men have never served as military ministers, nor have they ever entered the central institutions, especially the ugly Ji Xiaolan. Emperor Qianlong disliked him and disliked him, so neither of them was qualified to fight in Shenyang.
So does the official history have a grudge against Shen?
Of course, after Qianlong's death, an old man appeared in the court. After seeing this man, Xiao Shenyang immediately understood that he was in trouble. This old man is a real rival of Xiao Shenyang, Zhu Gui.
So what are Zhu Gui's stories? Why did Xiao Shenyang know that he was doomed to failure as soon as he saw him?
Let's watch together.
Gan Long: Little Shenyang is my big treasury, which will be left to my successor as a family heirloom. If you want to find a favorite courtier in Qianlong period, it must be Xiao Shenyang. How high is the support rate of Xiao Shenyang? In today's words, you have more feelings for Xiao Shenyang than for your own son.
Ganlong is a good emperor. Doesn't he know little Shenyang? Not really. Gan Long always trusted Xiao Shenyang, and even married his favorite ten princesses to Feng?enyende, the eldest son of Xiao Shenyang. It is precisely because little Shenyang is greedy, but there is no denying that he is a capable minister.
In the later period of Qianlong's administration, life began to be extravagant, and many large expenditures were funded by Xiao Shenyang. Needless to say, with Xiao Shenyang, Ganlong's life is quite moist.
Qianlong once issued a decree that could not exceed the record of his grandfather Kangxi for 60 years, so when he was still alive, he passed it on to his son Jiaqing, but it was Qianlong who was in power at this time. Jiaqing has the name of emperor, but not the reality of emperor.
In the years after Gan Long abdicated, because he was too old, he sometimes couldn't handle normal government affairs. Later, he was so inarticulate that officials didn't know what Gan Long said. At this time, Xiao Shenyang began to "give orders" in the name of Qianlong, so people called Xiao Shenyang "the second emperor".
It can be said that from beginning to end, Gan Long never wanted to get rid of Shenyang. In his view, Little Shenyang is his own treasury and his successor's "heirloom".
Shenyang: Zhu Gui looks down on me, and I look down on him. He can't go back to Beijing. This does not mean that Jiaqing will have the same idea about small Shenyang. He never regards Xiao Shenyang as a family heirloom. Jia Qing always compares Xiao Shenyang with his teacher Zhu Gui. Therefore, Jiaqing hates small Shenyang even more.
Forty-one years after Qianlong, Zhu Gui was ordered to go to the study, and his duty was to teach Emperor Jiaqing to read. He is honest and always puts the interests of the people first. He resolutely opposes all acts that endanger the people, and Jiaqing is deeply influenced by the teacher's morality.
Jiaqing once commented on Zhu Gui and said:
There is internal defense, no false selflessness, loyalty and political superiority.
Therefore, Zhu Gui doesn't like small Shenyang at all. Small Shenyang is more afraid of Zhu Gui, but because of the influence of small Shenyang, Zhu Gui naturally can't stay in Beijing.
After Jiaqing succeeded to the throne, he always wanted to bring his teacher back. At this time, Gan Long also thought so, and wanted to bring Zhu Gui back to Beijing to assist Jiaqing. Small Shenyang deeply felt that Zhu Gui's return to Beijing was too great a threat to himself, and tried every means to prevent Zhu Gui from returning to Beijing, so he took a congratulatory letter from Jiaqing to Zhu Gui and complained to Gan Long, claiming that Emperor Jiaqing won the hearts of the people.
Finally, Zhu Gui failed to return to Beijing. At this time, Xiao Shenyang must be very proud, but it won't be long before he becomes proud.
Jiaqing: When Shenyang fell, I was full, but I was only full for a while. Four years after Jiaqing was demoted as emperor, Qianlong's life finally came to an end, and the good days of small Shenyang will also come to an end. But even so, Xiao Shenyang still hasn't considered keeping sane. What he wants is to continue to rule Jiaqing.
Unfortunately, he misjudged Jiaqing's determination to get rid of him. In order to stabilize small Shenyang, Jiaqing made two preparations. First of all, he thought that Xiao Shenyang was left in the palace because there was a funeral in Qianlong. Second, he hurriedly transferred his teacher Zhu Gui back to Beijing, transferred him to the south study room, managed the three libraries, and added less protection from the prince.
During the preparation for Ganlong's funeral, Xiao Shenyang still didn't feel anything wrong. After all, he thought it was an honor. Emperor Qianlong was so kind to himself that he should have sent the last trip himself. Therefore, little Shenyang gave generously and held a grand funeral for Ganlong.
However, when Zhu Gui, an old man, appeared in class, little Shenyang was frightened when he saw him. It was at this time that he realized that he had been in trouble and it was impossible to leave the palace alive. He transferred his opponent back to Beijing, and Jiaqing's move was obvious. Small Shenyang must be solved.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before Emperor Jiaqing announced in the court that Xiao Shenyang had committed 20 major crimes, and made a decree to seal up the property and give Xiao Shenyang a white silk to kill himself. Little Shenyang had no choice but to report to Ganlong. At this time, Qianlong died, only 15 days.
After the fall of Shenyang, Jiaqing was really full. After all, all the wealth accumulated by little Shenyang in his life went to the state treasury, but Jiaqing was hungry soon after he was full, because there were too many places for a country to spend money, and no one around Jiaqing could "make money" like little Shenyang.
And Zhu Gui, who has been honest all his life, is even more "staying all his life and not talking about money all his life". Naturally, he can't share the worry about money for a monarch like Xiao Shenyang.
Do you agree with this?
References: Draft of the History of Qing Dynasty, etc.
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