When you mention the corrupt officials of the Qing Dynasty Heshen , I believe everyone is familiar with it. Because he was powerful in the court and the country back then, he was hated by many people. In order to resist Heshen, the people of the people found many rivals for him, such as Ji Xiaolan , Agui , Liu Yong and others. Among them, the story of Liu Yong and Heshen fighting wits and courage is widely circulated among the people. Let me introduce it to you today.
Heshen and Qianlong punished Liu Yong
It is said that on Liu Yong's 45th birthday, he wanted to close the door and just sit together for a meal. Unexpectedly, the people were grateful for his kindness and came to celebrate his birthday with gifts. Some people even sent plaques, immortality positions and other things. Heshen was very envious when he saw Liu Yong's family was crowded. But then his eyes rolled and he thought of a bad idea.
Heshen hurried to the palace and reported to Emperor Qianlong about the gifts given by the people of Liu Yong, and added fuel to the fire, and the people said that they seemed to regard Liu Yong as a "god". After hearing this, Qianlong's face turned gloomy. Liu Yong was regarded as a god. So what was he? In addition, Liu Yong had always collided with him in the court before, so Qianlong planned to ask Liu Yong to have a good look. If Liu Yong can't give a satisfactory answer, it's okay to kill him.
So Liu Yong, who was celebrating his birthday at home, suddenly received an imperial edict and went to the palace to meet the saint. After Liu Yong met Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong pretended to be caring and asked, "I heard that Liu Aiqing celebrated his birthday today? I wonder how old you are this year?" Liu Yong was about to say that he was 45 years old, but suddenly he saw Heshen with a wicked smile, knowing that these two people were not holding back anything. He is the same age as Qianlong. If he says it directly and does not avoid the emperor's taboo, it is the crime of beheading.
So after briefly thinking, he replied, "Your Majesty, I am forty-four years old last year!" Qianlong did not expect that Liu Yong had guessed his intention, so he pretended to be angry and said, "Who asked you last year? I asked how old you are this year?" Liu Yong still did not answer positively, but told Qianlong: "I am forty-six years old next year. I believe that with Your Majesty's intelligence, I can definitely guess my age this year."
Liu Yong still had no positive answer. The witty
Qianlong was bored, but he still did not give up and continued to ask, "What do you belong to?" Liu Yong smiled and said, "One of the donkey!" Qianlong said angrily, "Bold, dare to deceive the king! You are the same age as me, and I am the horse, why are you the donkey? Besides, where are the donkeys in the twelve zodiac signs?" Liu Yong explained, "Your Majesty belongs to the horse, and he is the monarch of the horse, traveling thousands of miles a day. The gentle minister is a small donkey, and he acts slowly, so he can only be your subordinate. How dare you compete with the sun and the moon?" Qianlong laughed loudly after hearing this, and then decided to let Liu Yong go.
Many people hear Liu Yong's prudence and agility from this story, but this story was compiled by folk storytellers. Because Qianlong was born in 1711 and Liu Yong was born in 1720, the two were not born in the same year at all. Moreover, from the perspective of the zodiac sign, Qianlong belongs to the rabbit and Liu Yong belongs to the rat. The zodiac signs of the two are completely inseparable.
If we look at Liu Yong's 45 years old, Heshen was only 15 years old at that time. Not to mention the power of the court and the opposition, even solving food and clothing was a big problem. Heshen was several decades younger than Liu Yong and Ji Xiaolan, and was not the same peer he played in the TV series at all. Not to mention opposing Liu Yong. Moreover, Liu Yong was working as a dock on Jining Road at that time and had no chance to enter the palace to meet the saint. So this story cannot stand the test, just listen to it and enjoy it.
