The ancients always said, "Everything is inferior, but only reading is high." For ancient people, engaging in any profession was not as glorious as entering a career. Not only can one greatly improve one's social status, but one can also bring glory to one's ancestors.
But people are divided into different levels. Even if they are already officials in the dynasty, there is actually a gap between them. Next, let’s take a look at . The three most famous officials in the Qing Dynasty period. . Heshen , . Ji Xiaolan , and . Liu Yong . Who has a higher status? After watching , I just want to say, don’t be deceived by TV series anymore. Heshen, Ji Xiaolan, , Liu Luoguo, , who has the higher official position? In fact, many people have thought it wrong!
The world's number one corrupt official: Heshen
Let's explain it one by one in order, and the first one is Heshen. The image of Heshen we see the most on the screen is a person with a big belly, a cunning face, a sweet mouth and a sword.
This person is corrupt and his biggest hobby is to plunder silver. For this reason, Heshen flattered Qianlong a lot, which made Qianlong so happy. His status naturally rose.
is just the plot in the TV series at this time. What is Heshen’s image in history? It is not difficult to find that when Heshen was an official in the court, his highest position was Wenhua Palace Grand Secretary.
This official position looks like a civil servant with no actual power, but in fact it is not the case. When Heshen was a Grand Secretary, because he was loved by Qianlong, he not only helped Qianlong manage political affairs, but also held his head high and his chest in front of all civil and military officials.
In addition to the Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Palace, Heshen also served as the head of the Minister of Military Affairs, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the commander of the infantry and other official positions. shows how extensive Heshen’s stairs were. Especially for the position of , the position of , all matters in the palace will be passed by him. Whether it is the food, clothing and expenses of everyone or the expenses in each palace, he has the final say.
And we can know how much oil and water you can get from here. No wonder Heshen was called the world's number one corrupt official. is because he has a high position and power. For him, corruption is the simplest thing, and secondly, because Heshen himself is obsessed with profit and is good at playing with power.
Someone may ask, as a corrupt official, did Heshen not care about it when he sat at such a high position? In fact, few people know that many of the silver embezzled by Heshen was put into Qianlong's pocket and filled the national treasury. Otherwise, when Qianlong was in power, he went to Jiangnan six times, collected various pianos, chess, calligraphy and paintings, and would have ruined all the family fortunes left by Kangxi and Yongzheng.
It was because Heshen could observe his words and expressions, meet Qianlong's needs, and be able to get along well with each other, so he could reach such a high position. It can be said that it is below one person and above ten thousand people.
Heshen's mortal enemy: Ji Xiaolan
After talking about Heshen, we will find that his rights and status are actually very similar to those played in TV series. They are both of them have high positions and are respected. So is Ji Xiaolan so "lucky" in history?
The answer is actually no. We can see in the film and television dramas that Ji Xiaolan and Heshen often fight wits and courage. They are honest officials who are honest and honest, who can't stand what Heshen did, and the other is a standard corrupt official who makes things difficult for Ji Xiaolan everywhere. So many people think that Ji Xiaolan's official position is on par with Heshen, at least it should be about the same, otherwise how dare he fight against Heshen?
In fact, this is not the case. When Ji Xiaolan was an official in the court, she did not receive the attention of Emperor Qianlong. The reason was that Qianlong just took Ji Xiaolan's literary accomplishments and asked him to compile Siku Quanshu . Qianlong looked down on Ji Xiaolan's ability to handle political affairs, and he could even be said to be sneering.
So when Qianlong was in power, Ji Xiaolan was the Minister of Rites. This is an official position that does not have much fuel and good fortune. Ji Xiaolan can only work diligently and has no chance of promotion.
It was not until Jiajing that Ji Xiaolan truly had a sense of existence. He has served as the Minister of War and the Co-sponsor of the Grand Secretary, and can be said to have been promoted to a considerable official position.
But this official position still has no real power, so Ji Xiaolan is on par with Heshen, and the peak period of the two of them is not at the same time, so they can't say anything.
The status of Prime Minister Liu Luoguo
After talking about Heshen and Ji Xiaolan, let’s talk about Liu Yong at the end. In fact, we can see its status in from its name. The "Prime Minister" has always been one person, and it means that except for Qianlong, Liu Yong had the greatest actual power.
Moreover, Liu Yong is in charge of the appointment and dispatch of officials, so no official in the court dares to disobey him. We can also imagine how high Liu Luoguo's status is.
However, unlike Heshen, although Liu Yong's official position is very high, he can truly be honest, not to make any ill-gotten gains, nor to join in with corrupt officials. He did not take the opportunity to make money because of his high status, which is still very admirable.
It can be said that when Qianlong was in power, he was able to travel around and develop his own interests and hobbies so casually, which was inseparable from Liu Yong's diligence. Otherwise, depending on Heshen's degree of corruption, the Qing Dynasty would be emptied soon.
In addition to Liu Yong's status, we cannot completely watch what he said in the TV series. Because according to historical records, Liu Yong is not Luo Guo, and he is tall and has nothing to do with Luo Guo. This is enough to show that the characters we see in the TV series are likely to be very different from their historical images.
Conclusion
It has to be said that the official positions of these people are actually different from those in TV series. When we know these historical figures, we must also start from reality and cannot use TV series as first-hand information to understand. What is important in is the cultural relics, historical classics, etc., so that we can provide us with a more correct understanding.
The imaging career is indeed very developed now, which gives us more opportunities to understand historical figures. But for this reason, we cannot understand the true appearance of historical figures well. Because TV series always need to undergo a certain degree of artistic processing to attract people, we should also pay attention to screening when watching it.
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