China has a very long and long history, five thousand years is the pride of every descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties, the most important of which is the feudal society that lasted for more than two thousand years, which is not only a social transition for China , it is also a symbol of civilization and progress of the era. After completing the transition between primitive society and slave society, King Qin swept Liuhe and unified the world.
Qin Shi Huang created a new era of history with his high spirits and superb talents. It led Chinese society to a higher level. After entering feudal society, multiple ethnic groups lived together and were managed uniformly under the central system planning, and the social system was continuously improved.
Emperor , as the supreme ruler at that time, can be said to be a symbol of power and status, because he not only controlled the military power of the world, but also controlled the power of life and death for everyone. In other words, this person was the most powerful person in society at that time. Everyone in the emperor must look up to him, and the emperor naturally knew this, so he often liked to ask tricky questions to embarrass others.
It is said that a king is like a tiger, so sometimes you have to think carefully when facing the emperor's questions, because your answer may determine your life or death. For example, there was such an incident in and in the Qing Dynasty. Qin Hui A descendant of Qin Hui's elder brother won the first prize. Qianlong made things difficult for him: Who is your ancestor? How he answered.
Emperors who are accustomed to making things difficult for others
In fact, emperors who make things difficult for their ministers have actually appeared very early. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, it was the golden age of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin watched the world prosper. , it was a joy to see the people living and working in peace and contentment, but one day, Li Shimin looked at this prosperous situation, and called the national teacher Yuan Tiangang over and asked a tricky question.
He looked at Yuan Tiangang and said directly, "I know that your hexagrams are quite powerful. How long can the current peaceful age last? By the way, when will the Tang Dynasty be destroyed?" I have to say this kind of question. It is a real proposition. For a dynasty that is in its prime, talking about its demise is simply a treasonous thing.
But at this time the emperor personally asked the question, and Yuan Tiangang had to answer it at this time, because with his superb calculation ability, he still knew the rise and fall of the imperial court, so how to answer is just a question, tell the truth directly? That might cause Li Shimin's Long Yan to be so angry that his life would be in danger.
Telling lies, if it is not realized in the end, it is the crime of deceiving the emperor. Therefore, Yuan Tiangang, who calculated the fate of the Tang Dynasty, directly replied to Li Shimin after being entangled for a long time: " pigs on trees ", at this time Li Shimin still naively believed that the Tang Dynasty would really prosper forever, and he even awarded Yuan Tiangang a reward.
At that time, Li Shimin did not understand the true meaning of Yuan Tiangang. The so-called pig actually meant Zhu, and the tree actually meant Li. It was a sign that Zhu Wen rebelled and replaced the Li Tang royal family and became the emperor. Therefore, Yuan Tiangang was very concerned about the emperor at that time. The difficult questions can be said to be very cleverly implemented. However, this kind of tricky and weird question has been preserved.
The tricky emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Ming TaizuZhu Yuanzhang also liked to use this kind of tricky questions to embarrass others. For example, when Zhu Yuanzhang first became emperor, he had a man named Shen Wansan who was very arrogant. Because he and Zhu Yuanzhang were friends in adversity, they suffered a lot in their early years, and Shen Wansan also helped Zhu Yuanzhang a lot.
So after he became the emperor, Shen Wansan believed that his relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang was relatively strong, so he was more arrogant and domineering. In addition, he was a wealthy businessman and had a huge fortune, so his tail was almost sticking up to the sky. At first, Zhu Yuanzhang He was also nostalgic for old feelings and turned a blind eye to Shen Wansan's actions.
Who knew that this guy was getting more and more arrogant. He held a big banquet at his home and invited many business friends. Not only that, the daring Shen Wansan even sent an invitation to Zhu Yuanzhang. It can be said that he was very arrogant. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang met Shen Wansan. So I didn't take myself seriously, so I didn't have an attack at that time and just went ahead.
After Zhu Yuanzhang arrived at Shen Wansan's house, everyone present was stunned by the emperor's arrival. Shen Wansan was still very proud when he saw this. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang was unhappy at this time. He was also the emperor after all. How dare this man be so presumptuous, so he pointed out Holding a plate of pig's trotters on the table, he asked, "Wansan, what kind of dish is this?"
Shen Wansan looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a murderous smile, and instantly realized that this was a tricky question that could cost him his life, because as Zhu Dynasty, if you dare to say that you eat pork, it will definitely be a serious crime of beheading. At this time, Shen Wansan finally realized that he had played with fire, so if he was not careful, his head might fall to the ground. The frightened Shen Wansan finally gave a clever answer.
said this was "Wansan Meat" Zhu Yuanzhang was also impressed by Shen Wansan's strong desire to survive, and finally chose to forgive Shen Wansan. It can be seen that clever words can really save his own life under certain circumstances.
Descendants of traitorous ministers Qin Master
First of all, we can know that the Qin Master in the Qing Dynasty was also the one who was asked tricky questions by Emperor Qianlong. The reason why this happened was because his ancestors were not very up to date. When it comes to Qin Master I , we may not know it, but when it comes to Qin Hui, we are all familiar with it. Of course, he is famous entirely because of his sins.
This matter can be traced back to the Southern Song Dynasty period. We all know that during the Song Dynasty period, our society was in a period of coexistence of political powers. Because Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin did not complete the unification of the country after he proclaimed himself emperor. , so there were many political regimes established by ethnic minorities at that time, and their strength was very strong, and they could even rival the Song Dynasty.
Especially the Jin Kingdom , and even the Northern Song Dynasty was directly destroyed. The Jingkang Change was a shame for the Northern Song Dynasty. Although the Southern Song Dynasty was established after moving southward, the power of the court at that time was not very good, and it often suffered from other During the country's invasion of China, two factions were formed in the court at that time. One was the main war faction led by Yue Fei .
He took the lead and advocated fighting against aggression, so he was supported by the majority of the people. However, this was something that the powerful officials in the DPRK could not agree to. They knew the current situation of the Song Dynasty and insisted on fighting a war that might threaten their own interests, so they stood against the war. On the opposite side, the peace-seeking faction dominated by Qin Hui always likes to frame others.
finally slandered Yue Fei in front of the emperor, saying that Yue Fei was powerful and wanted to rebel. He deceived the emperor into using twelve gold medals to recall him to the court. In the end, he even killed Yue Fei on trumped-up charges. Therefore, Qin Hui left an eternal legacy of framing Zhongliang. Infamy, and the Master Qin here, is actually the descendant of Qin Hui's brother.
Emperor Qianlong's Difficulties
Later, in order to punish Qin Hui for his sins, people kneeled and carved statues of treacherous ministers including Qin Hui in front of the Yuewang Temple. At this time, the Qin Dynasty official who came to Beijing and a group of people saw this statue. Sometimes, other people would deliberately come forward to humiliate and abuse him, trying to test whether Master Qin would come out to defend his sinful ancestors.
At this time, Master Qin also knew the sins of his ancestors. If he argued with them at this time, he would immediately put himself at the forefront and become the target of public criticism. However, they would not give up if they did not do something, so they said it directly. In a word, people from the Song Dynasty were ashamed to be named Hui, and I was ashamed to be named Qin when I went to the grave.
generously admitted the sins of his ancestors, and even expressed them in verses. It can be said that he won the favor of many people, but this matter was far from over, because this talented Master Qin later became the number one scholar in high school. He was the first official in the imperial court of the Qing Dynasty, so this matter quickly spread to Qianlong's ears.
Qianlong later learned that the talented number one scholar Qin Master was a descendant of Qin Hui, the traitor of the Song Dynasty. However, Qianlong at that time cherished talents because he knew the importance of talents to the court, so he could not bear to do so because of his ancestors. He was guilty of giving up this rare talent, so he decided to summon him.
After Qianlong conferred an official position on Master Qin, he specifically called him to the court and asked directly, "Who is your ancestor? Are you a descendant of Qin Hui?" It has to be said that even the very talented Master Qin was He was so shocked that he had thought that Qianlong might test him, but he had never thought that it would be in such a direct way.
He thought that Qianlong might arrange some tricky tasks for him to test his loyalty, and he might also ask himself some other questions to test his loyalty, but he never thought that the emperor would start asking questions from his ancestors. And in front of the ministers of the DPRK. And let yourself be caught off guard
At this time, your answer will determine your future career development. First of all, the emperor can ask this question, which shows that he still has a certain understanding of his life experience. If he directly denies it and says " is not ", it is absolutely It's impossible. No matter how unpardonable Qin Hui is, he is still his ancestor. If he directly denies Qianlong, he will definitely feel that he is an unfilial person.
This is one of them. If you deny it, then the crime of deceiving the emperor will most likely fall on yourself, and you will inevitably die. Direct affirmation will not work, because if you directly admit it, the emperor is likely to directly understand that Like Qin Hui, he was suspected of betraying his country and surrendering to the enemy, so this answer needed to let Qianlong know his determination.
Ingenious answer
After struggling for a long time, Master Qin said to Qianlong, Once the emperor, there are courtiers, This clever answer not only showed his determination, but also cleverly improved Qianlong's status, which means that the Qing Dynasty was in Under your rule, there will be no bullying like the Song Dynasty, and I will not betray the country to seek glory because of the unfavorable situation of the country.
Therefore, Qin Dashu’s answer was just right. He placed the emperor in a very high position for the first time, and then took the opportunity to express his determination. It must be said that Qianlong was very satisfied with his statement and dispelled his doubts about Qin Dasheng. and speculation.
