Is it really because of corruption that Jiaqing attacked small Shenyang?

Little Shenyang is famous in history, and both his corruption and his talent played a decisive role in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In addition, Xiao Shenyang is also a famous loyal minister, calling himself a "slave" in front of Gan Long and never being a "minister". In his own home, he always talks about "master". There is a joke that when Qianlong farted, Xiao Shenyang was the first to blush.

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In the late reign of Emperor Qianlong, he thought he was "skilled in martial arts" and indulged in personal luxury. Small Shenyang is a once-in-a-century genius in rectifying finance and accumulating savings. He not only maintained the financial order of the Great Qing Dynasty; Through the establishment of the negotiation system, the money was collected directly from corrupt officials without going through the treasury of the Ministry of Finance, which effectively provided the extravagant life and enjoyment of Emperor Qianlong, so it was highly trusted and reused by Emperor Qianlong.

"Small Shenyang falls, Jiaqing is full" is a sentence written in many historical popular science books. Many people think that Xiao Shenyang is the biggest corrupt official in the history of China, and his property is as high as "230 million taels" of silver, even exaggerated to "2 billion taels" of silver. At that time, the silver treasury of the Qing Dynasty was clearly recorded in history: 32.62 million yuan in the sixty years of Kangxi; In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, 34.53 million yuan; In the thirty-nine years of Qianlong, it reached its peak of 73.9 million. Therefore, the legendary property of Little Shenyang is equivalent to three or even thirty, which is equivalent to the total revenue of the treasury of the Qing Empire. Therefore, small Shenyang was also listed by some foreign media as the richest man in the world at the end of 65438+the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009. According to this statement, it is no wonder that Emperor Jiaqing was anxious to kill Xiao Shenyang as soon as he came to power, and his property flooded the national treasury. Even many people say that Emperor Qianlong indulged little Shenyang in greed, and he left a big fat pig for his son to kill. However, the truth of history, really?

After Jiaqing killed Xiao Shenyang, the stolen property was very rich, with hundreds of millions of taels of silver. However, this figure was not mentioned by the official at that time, but was recorded by some anecdotes in unofficial history at that time, such as the "232 million taels" in Xue Fucheng's Notes on Yong 'an and the "2 billion taels is strange" in the Grand View of unofficial history in Qing Dynasty, but the Qing government never affirmed it. According to official figures, there are countless high-quality pearls and precious stones, including 32,200 gold and more than 3 million silver. There are countless pawn shops, and even his housekeeper, Liu Quan, has a net worth of more than 200,000 ... These are less than 20,000.

The real reason why Jiaqing was in a hurry to execute Xiao Shenyang was not that he was a corrupt official with great wealth, but that he had acted against the etiquette of the monarch and his subjects after he ascended the throne. He relied more on the trust of the Emperor Tai Shang and Emperor Qianlong, believing that he was a powerful minister in charge of state affairs and regarded himself as a "young master". At first, Emperor Qianlong didn't even want to give the imperial seal to Emperor Jiaqing, but at the urging of his ministers, he had to do so. Then, whenever military affairs and personnel power were involved, Emperor Qianlong personally handled it, insisted on going to court, and manipulated state affairs through Xiao Shenyang, the most trusted minion, making Emperor Jiaqing a puppet.

The ability of little Shenyang is obvious to all. Little Shenyang is good at government affairs, well-read, quick-thinking, intelligent, and has a superior memory, and is familiar with four languages: Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan. He was not only a first-class all-rounder among the children of the Eight Banners, but also a first-class talent without national prejudice, even among the 300 million people of the Qing Empire at that time. In financial consolidation and savings accumulation, Xiao Shenyang is a once-in-a-century genius. In the past 20 years, he has managed the finance of such a huge Qing empire in an orderly way. However, if we look closely at the 20 major crimes in Shenyang announced by Emperor Jiaqing, the first 12 are mainly monopolizing the power of the imperial court, arbitrarily ruling state affairs, cultivating private parties, and behaving arrogantly. Articles 13 and 14, the residence and mausoleum of Little Shenyang, have been luxuriously renovated. It was not until article 15 that all kinds of greedy behaviors in small Shenyang occurred.

Gan Long and Xiao Shenyang in film and television dramas.

In his later years, Emperor Qianlong thought that his merits were perfect, and his life in his later years was extremely luxurious, enjoying prosperity all day long. However, enjoyment requires money, and the money from the state treasury cannot be spent on enjoying life. Therefore, Xiao Shenyang is the person who knows Ganlong best. Small Shenyang took money from corrupt officials, without going through the treasury of the Ministry of Finance, and effectively provided the extravagant life and enjoyment of Qianlong, so it was extremely trusted and reused by Emperor Qianlong. In a real sense, Xiao Shenyang drinks soup, while Gan Long eats meat.

Besides taking orders from Emperor Qianlong, according to Old Master Q's intention, he wanted to monopolize power and suppress the possibility of Emperor Jiaqing's participation in politics. Does Shenyang have any other choice at this time? Although Emperor Jiaqing ascended the throne, he had the name of the emperor but not the reality of the emperor. How could he not be jealous of Xiao Shenyang, the agent of Emperor Qianlong who kept his word and called for commitment?

In a.d. 1796, emperor Qianlong died. Emperor Jiaqing, who was officially in power, began to settle accounts in the autumn and executed Xiao Shenyang on 20 counts in the shortest time. In this way, Xiao Shenyang lived for his master all his life and eventually died for his master.

Finally, it ends with a dream of red mansions: being an official, the family business is dying; Wealth, gold and silver; If you are kind, you will survive; Ruthless, retribution is clear; If you owe your life, your life has been repaid; Those who owe tears have exhausted their tears. Revenge is not light, and it's all settled. If you want to know about past lives, you are really lucky to be rich when you are old. He who sees through escapes into an empty net; Obsessed, lost his life in vain. Just like eating all the birds and throwing them into the forest, the land is so clean!