Qing Dynasty Kangxi Minister Li Guangdi, relying on not forming gangs, not participating in party struggles, and not using power for personal gain, wholeheartedly doing things for the emperor, doing practical things for the country and the people, and won the trust of the emperor. He was impeached several times. At that time, Emperor Kangxi was pardoned, he ascended the aspect at the age of sixtieth birthday, and accompanied the emperor for life.
Portrait of Li Guangdi
Here are some short stories of Li Guangdi to support the above point of view.
One. He was promoted because of his meritorious service in rebellion, and was imprisoned for not participating in party struggles
Chongzhen On September 6th, 15th year (1642), Li Guangdi was born in Huadi Township, Anxi County. Although he was a child, he was smart but not Like learning. When he was 13 years old, his family encountered bandits. After a lot of hardships, he escaped from danger. After returning home, Li Guangdi changed the old habit of lazy learning, determined to study diligently, and strive to contribute to the country and the people's security in the future.
Through serious study, Li Guangdi was awarded the Juren and Jinshi in the 3rd year of Kangxi (1664) and the 9th year (1670) respectively, and was awarded the Hanlin Academy editor post, and entered the official career. Later, due to the poor health of his mother and the death of his father, Li Guangdi returned to his hometown in Fujian Province for a funeral during the thirteenth year (1674) to the seventeenth year (1678) of Kangxi.
In the past four years, Li Guangdi has encountered Jingnan King Geng Jingzhong's rebellion, Shangzhixin (the son of Pingnan King Shangkexi) rebellion, and Zhengjing (the ruler of Taiwan at the time) occupied Harassment in Quanzhou, Fujian, etc. He resolutely refused the invitation of Zheng Jing and Geng Jingzhong to recruit security, secretly wrote secret notes, hidden in wax pill, sent people secretly to the capital to report the letter to the emperor, and followed the imperial court to punish the rebel generals, wit and courageously settle down. Many rebellions.
due to participation in the judgment,Li Guangdi was first promoted to a bachelor of attendance, then promoted to a bachelor of the Hanlin, and soon he went to Yongzhou commander . In July of the nineteenth year of Kangxi (1680), Li Guangdi returned to the capital when the guard system was full. Kangxi issued an edict without waiting for a vacancy, and he was directly appointed as a cabinet bachelor.
Former residence of Li Guangdi
As for the candidate to regain Taiwan, Li Guangdi boldly elected him as a general based on his familiar experience with Shi Lang . The emperor accepted the recommendation and finally allowed the court to successfully retake Taiwan.
Li Guangdi, who has made great achievements many times, gradually gained the love of Kangxi, and began to admire him. However, after entering the central government, Li Guangdi was caught in a fierce partisan dispute. At that time, the leaders of the two parties were: the first minister of the cabinet Suo Etu and the second auxiliary Nalan Pearl .
In the face of this rising star in the political arena, both parties want to win over Li Guangdi, and Li Guangdi has long heard about the cruelty of the party fight. He keenly realizes that no matter which party joins, he will eventually There were no good results, and he guessed that the emperor might have already hated this party fight, and he wanted to get rid of it quickly.
Therefore, Li Guangdi stated his position: not to join any party's struggle. But the result of his statement was that he was "poisoned" by two old and cunning faction leaders, and he was sent to prison. Fortunately, Kangxi took the initiative to protect Li Guangdi in time. After not finding a chance to clear the party dispute, Emperor Kangxi locked Li Guangdi in a cage and secretly protected him, and went with his to conquer Guldan.
Li Guangdi Zhao
Two. Don’t use power for personal gain, but be favored and favored by the emperor
With Li Guangdi assisting Emperor Kangxi, quelled the " San Francisco Rebellion" and "unified Taiwan", and later successfully eradicated the Suo Etu and the Pearl Party dispute, and he was well managed as governor of Zhili Local flooding, the river affairs project of and Yongding River was successfully completed. Li Guangdi gradually became the emperor's favorite.
so that later Li Guangdi was impeached by officials of the Ministry of Rites and impeachment due to the late arrival of the queen’s funeral and improper referral. He was forgiven by Emperor Kangxi every time and he was gradually promoted. , From the Ministry of War You Shi Lang, the Ministry of Industry Zuo Shi Lang was promoted to the official secretary. In the forty-fourth year of Kangxi (1705), the official department received the Kangxi decree: "Li Guangdi is a very good official, with excellent talents and qualities, and he will be promoted to Wenyuange University Scholar." In this way, Li Guangdi, who has passed the sixtieth birthday, officially boarded. Up the phase.
Li Guangdi, who is in a high position, does not take credit for arrogance or use power for personal gain, but try his best to be fair and be a fair person. If once, the Ningbo Guild Hall and the Fujian Guild Hall had a dispute over the establishment of the pavilion in Shanghai, no one could settle the dispute.
When the people at the Fujian Guild Hall heard that the prime minister Li Guangdi happened to be in Shanghai at this time, he hurried to visit him. He was very familiar with the family, thinking that there would be the prime minister of hometown as the backer, and we would definitely win. However, Li Guangdi’s attitude towards receiving fellow villagers was neither cold nor hot. When talked about the clubhouse dispute, he calmly said: “The land is someone else’s. What are you fighting for?” After hearing this, the Fujian literati felt uneasy.
Li Guangdi stills
When the literati at the Ningbo Club learned that Li Guangdi was from Fujian, they hurriedly sent people to see the prime minister and gave many gifts, calling it a misunderstanding.Li Guangdi politely said to them: "Wu Yue is next to you, the place is close to you, I hope you can take care of it." Obstructed, and a fierce dispute was calmed down. Li Guangdi's attitude and working style of being fair and not using power for personal gain left a deep impression on people.
3. Kangxi's confidant in his later years
The Emperor Kangxi who was strong in his life, was depressed and even sick in his later years due to improper reserve. When Li Guangdi, who was already 70 years old, wrote to Kangxi several times due to health reasons, saying that he would retire from Lin Quan and go home for the elderly. Kangxi said emotionally as if to keep an old friend: "After reading your memorial, I feel very uncomfortable. After so many years, there are only one or two old officials like you left by my side. Now you are leaving me again, and I am old too. , I can’t bear to say some things.”
When Kangxi learned that Li Guangdi had a sore, he specially arranged for him to be treated, and he continued to give him expensive supplements, and even sent people to tell him how to pay attention to the taboos and how to rest. Waiting for details, this was a very rare courtesy in the Kangxi period. Under the care of Kangxi in every possible way, Li Guangdi barely stayed.
Li Guangdi wax figure
Kangxi looked at the whole dynasty in his later years, and felt that only Li Guangdi had the closest relationship with him. When Li Guangdi went home from leave, Kangxi wrote poems to him, gave him a plaque, and put down official duties for several days. Tan, because Li Guangdi was deaf, Kangxi used a pen to write on paper. When confidentiality was involved, he tore it off after writing, and took the trouble. Emperor Kangxi once said affectionately to Li Guangdi: "You and I are monarchs and ministers, but we love friends."
On May 28, the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi (1718), Li Guangdi passed away due to a rapid hernia Yu Rensuo, at the age of 77. Emperor Kangxi was very sad, and sent Prince Heng Yunqi to express his condolences and reward him with a thousand liang of gold and the posthumous title "Wenzhen". In the early years of Yongzheng, because Li Guangdi strongly recommended Yongzheng as the crown prince, the Emperor Yongzheng gave him as the crown prince and Taifu, and he was enshrined in Xianliang's ancestral hall.
In short, Li Guangdi, the minister of the Kangxi dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, did not form cliques or participate in party disputes. He was dedicated to serving the emperor and doing practical things for the country and the people. After gaining the emperor’s trust and gaining a high position, he insisted on not using power for personal gain. With the trust of the emperor, Emperor Kangxi was pardoned during several impeachments. He ascended to the aspect at the age of sixtieth, and accompanied the emperor for life.
Li Guangdi's work style and good demeanor, not forming gangs, not using power for personal gain, deserves praise from future generations, and his spirit of not taking credit and arrogant, working for the country and the people until he is old is more worthy of people's admiration.
Li Guangdi Sculpture
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