Gan Long said that I was a horse at the age of 45, and Liu Yong replied that I was a donkey at the same age. Why does this make Qianlong laugh?

The conversation between Liu Yong and Emperor Qianlong about the animal sign is actually a folk anecdote, but it is this anecdote that has become an anecdote discussed by many netizens for a time. Some people say that Liu Yong's flattery is really perfect, and some people say that Liu Yong's flattery is too tacky and somewhat demeaning, which is not the character that a scholar should have. As the saying goes, there will be 1, Hamlets in the eyes of 1, people, so everyone will have their own different views on Liu Yong.

The story goes like this: On a sunny afternoon, Emperor Qianlong invited Liu Yong to chat with him. When Qianlong said that he was 45 years old and belonged to a horse, Liu Yong somehow had a brainwave and instantly replied? What a coincidence between the minister and the emperor! I am also 45 years old this year, but I am not a horse, but a donkey? . When Liu Yong finished speaking, Gan Long first felt that something was wrong, and then he smiled

, and then asked Liu Yong? What does Ai Qing mean by this? Why do I belong to a horse at the age of 45, and you belong to a donkey at the age of 45? ? After hearing the doubts of the long live grandfather, Liu Yong first smiled confidently, then thought it over in his mind and said:? The reason why the emperor is a horse at the age of 45 is because you are the son of heaven, the dragon horse, the king of people and the leader; And I, Liu Yong, am just an ordinary man with thin wisdom, so although I am the same age as the emperor, I am just a donkey? .

After hearing Liu Yong's answer, Emperor Qianlong digested it in his mind, and then he laughed with joy. Qianlong's laugh actually has two meanings. The first meaning is that it was really amused by Liu Yong, and the second meaning is that his minister was so sober and free from vulgarity that he showed his obedient smile.

In the era of Qianlong, after the accumulation of Kangxi and Yongzheng, it has reached a prosperous time. Therefore, in that peaceful era, Qianlong can be said to be the emperor with the least worries. It is precisely because of this prosperous time and peace that the struggle for power and profit is particularly popular in officialdom, and in order to gain more power, and not be defeated? Jun Hu? When the half-emperors are eliminated, they will keep kissing up to the emperors and do whatever they like. Therefore, Liu Yong's behavior will not make people feel ridiculous, on the contrary, it is a way to protect themselves.

From ancient times to the present, many people hold grudges against people who flatter and climb high, and most of these grudges are clean-hearted, but you should know how to use them properly, and kowtowing to the emperor reasonably is actually a solution to a problem.

For example, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, faced with domestic troubles and foreign invasion, faced with what Japan had formulated? Conquer the Qing state policy? In the face of the gun supply badly needed by Beiyang Navy, Li Hongzhang, the etiquette < P >, just said? Got it? However, Li Hongzhang panicked when he heard that the parrot that was about to be dedicated to Empress Dowager Cixi was dying. Some people criticized Li Hongzhang for only flattery and neglecting military affairs. However, people don't know that if Li Hongzhang can't take out this parrot on Cixi's birthday, why buy arms, make modern factories and build military defenses, all these will be because of Cixi? Unhappy? If you can't do it, you can't implement it; If Li Hongzhang took out this parrot on his birthday and kowtowed to Cixi, perhaps Cixi would agree with what Li Hongzhang played.

this is the idea of flattery. Therefore, flattery may not accomplish anything to a certain extent, but if you don't flatter yourself, you will really accomplish nothing. Li Hongzhang was able to travel overseas and learn new technologies because he voted for Cixi? Good? , gave it a batch of western gadgets, so it can make Li really open his eyes to the world.