It is said that He Shen "saved money" for the Qing Dynasty, and during his tenure as Minister of Military Aircraft, he received bribes equivalent to dozens of times the annual tax revenue of the state treasury. However, after Jiaqing came to power, he copied Heshen's family, and his ** career came to an end. Looking back on history, in addition to He Shen's true greed, he is indeed a talented man who is both civil and military. In the end, though, the failure was that he saw wealth as his life. The building was empty, and the luxurious Prince Gong's mansion also became an attached residence of Jiaqing. Why did He Shen say that he was "wise" but did not expect Jiaqing to have a good time before Jiaqing ascended the throne, so as not to end up with a head on the ground?
First of all, from an objective point of view, He Shen can't get to Jiaqing at all. After Qianlong, no one could have predicted that the successor would be Jiaqing. Emperor Qianlong was one of the luckiest emperors in history, with stable and prosperous government affairs and a long personal lifespan, which can be regarded as a long life even today. He promised to live to be eighty-five years old before abdicating the throne, but unexpectedly became the longest-lived emperor, and the throne eventually passed to Jiaqing. Although He Shen is **, he is loyal to Qianlong, has no regrets, and has accumulated some wealth for the Qing Dynasty.
Secondly, the notoriety of He Shen had already spread in Qianlong's later years, not only among the people, but also in the court. Although many people have a lot of complaints about He Shen, and even Jiaqing is one of them, because Qianlong has always protected him, no one dares to do anything to him. Jiaqing had long heard about He Shen's crimes. From He Shen's point of view, whether it is to cater to Jiaqing or sit back and watch Qianlong die and Jiaqing succeed to the throne, it is a loss of life and money, and the gains outweigh the losses. Qianlong protected Heshen because he was powerful, and Qianlong wanted to rely on him to do things. The end of Heshen has long been doomed, the real power of the old magnates is in his hands, and the first step after Jiaqing ascends the throne is to clear his power and concentrate power on himself.
Therefore, He Shen was actually doomed to a tragic ending a long time ago. After Jiaqing came to power, the first thing he did was to order a house raid and list He Shen's crimes in detail. No matter how He Shen stammers with Jiaqing, Jiaqing will not ignore what he has done in the past. In order not to let He Shen threaten his rule and avoid being subject to the powerful ministers like Qianlong, He Shen could not escape death. If you want to know more about the interesting history, please follow "That kind of history is interesting".