Think about it, this is more than just a hiking trip on the six Jiangnan tripsof Emperor Ganlong.
In 1758, Sun Hao, deputy governor of Zuodu, wrote in opposition to the visit ofEmperor Ganlong to Soyolqi (on the west, Chechen Khanate, on the south, Horqinand Wuzhumuqin Banner, and on the east, Heilongjiang). Emperor Aqing, whatdid you run over to visit?
Do you want to see the northern lights?
The imperial inspector is an oversight officer who has an obligation to blamethe emperor and excuse him. Sun Hao criticized Gan Long's work style thistime. He wanted to leave the emperor of Beijing to enjoy a happylife. However, he did not expect that Emperor Ganlong felt that this was a"big event" and took advantage of Sun Hao.
01. A profound lesson
Sun Hao opposed one of the reasons why the emperor went out for inspection: theemperor went out to see the beautiful scenery, wasting people's money, and itwas not good for the people's life.
This is not only Sun Hao's idea, but also the consensus of civil servants ofall ages.
The first emperor in Chinese history was very keen to visit. Qin Shihuangunified the six nations in 26 years and collapsed on the dunes in 37years. During this period there were at least five large-scale nationalparades, each accompanied by numerous civilian and military officials and ahuge honor guard. I have never seen an emperor so keen to inspect that hisdeath was on his way to inspection. As a result, Zhao Gao, Li Si and HuHai got a chance. Not only do they not know how they died, but whoinherited the Qin Dynasty is also a mystery. This is a major eventaffecting this country.
Qin Shihuang started unfavorably. Initially, the emperor visited thefamous mountains and rivers to observe the feelings of the people, so to speak,to stabilize the country. However, Qin Shihuang himself did notunderstand. Qin II's death did not reflect the benefits of going out forinspections, but linked people to danger.
Therefore, when Tang Taizong wanted to visit the Yuanmingyuan of the SuiDynasty due to physical reasons, Minister Yao Silian quit and accused theemperor of saying, "Your Majesty is incredibly purple and would ratherhelp the people. You should follow people's desires, not their desires."However, fortunately I left the palace. This is not the work of Yao,Shun, Yu, or Tang, because there are many affairs of emperors and HanWu. "
Told Tang Taizong. You can't control your desire. Learn the excessive behaviorof the Emperor Hanwu and stage a good show!
In 637, when Tang Taizong wanted to go to Luoyang, Wei Zheng could not help butspeak. He made it clearer that when the emperor wanted to go out forinspection, the car inevitably passed through this place. Local officialshad to do everything to please the emperor and prepare to take over the carluxuriously. Only in this way can they show that lower officials valuetheir superiors. All this has to be transferred to the common people'slast name and becomes a new burden.
The emperor wanted to protect Ren Jun's reputation for loving thepeople. He'd better stay in Ducheng and don't go anywhere. Confucianofficials who read a lot of poems and books restrained his hands and feet withthe concept of "benefits and love for the people" when the emperorwent on inspection. This has to be said to be a shackle that limits power.
But why did this idea seem useless in the Qing Dynasty? Emperor Kangxi andEmperor Ganlong Sunxiu went to Jiangnan six times, while Mulan and Qiushu racedto tour. They didn't see much threat to the country.
02. Breakthrough of the nomadic people The
Emperor Ganlong was naturally prepared to criticize Han literati. As anemperor, if you tell me about style, I will tell you about politics.
I don't want to make you think, I want to make me think!
He started with his grandfather Emperor Kangxi's passion for Mulan and QiuShu. He said that tourist hunting was the ancestral system of the QingDynasty, and was not a popular move of Gan Long. The reign of EmperorKangxi was convincing worldwide. Sun Hao refused to hunt during thejourney, which could not even be attributed to Emperor Kangxi.
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