When it comes to the ancient **, the first thing that comes to mind must be Heshen. As a favored minister during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, He Shen gained Qianlong's trust, and even married his daughter to He Shen's son, so during Qianlong's reign, He Shen's power reached its peak. When he first entered the career, He Shen was quite incorruptible, but as his position continued to rise, he began to be contaminated with the wind of corruption, wantonly amassed wealth, and the accumulation of wealth was comparable to that of a small country, which was the reason for his final tragic end.
After the new emperor Jiaqing ascended the throne, in order to establish his prestige and also to deal with the financial difficulties, he decided to take legal measures against Heshen. After more than ten days, Jiaqing collected 20 charges against Heshen, and finally convicted him, and gave Bai Aya to Heshen's home to commit suicide. In the process of searching the property of the Heshen family, Jiaqing seized a large amount of wealth. However, the removal of this big ** did not bring joy to Jiaqing, and he did not even take further action against He Shen's family. Why is that?
In fact, after He Shen's death, Jiaqing had some regrets. After all, although He Shen is greedy for ink, he is also a talented **. For an emperor, how to skillfully use such talents is crucial. However, when Jiaqing was still the crown prince, he was disgusted by He Shen's face when he saw the wind and the rudder. Therefore, when he ascended the throne, he couldn't wait to severely punish He Shen.
However, He Shen's death did not make Jiaqing feel relaxed. Although he temporarily solved the financial emergency problems of the Qing Dynasty, he was unable to fundamentally solve the financial crisis. Fifteen years later, the historian presented Jiaqing with a detailed historical record of Heshen, and when Jiaqing read Heshen's resume, his face was serious, and then he wrote three sentences of instructions on it.
The first sentence: He Shen has merit;
The second sentence: He Shen is very shrewd and capable as an official;
The third sentence: Although he is a **, it is undeniable that he has also done a lot of practical things for the imperial court and made merits.
Jiaqing's evaluation of He Shen is also quite objective. Although He Shen was a great **, he made tangible contributions to the imperial court during the Qianlong period and showed outstanding talent. When Qianlong sent him for disaster relief, he skillfully infiltrated some sand into the porridge, effectively preventing the phenomenon of non-disaster people encroaching on disaster relief food. And the money system he proposed also brought financial revenue to the Qing court.
The emperor needs a capable ** like He Shen, who can deal with complex situations and work efficiently. However, the death of He Shen did not really solve the financial crisis of the Qing Dynasty. After the Jiaqing era, the Qing Dynasty gradually declined, and there was no such talented ** as He Shen, and a hundred years later, the Qing Dynasty perished.