In the ancient period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the rulers of our country all transferred power through the form of concession system. It was not until later that Dayu passed his throne to his son Yi, who was finally robbed by the prince Qi, and the cessation system finally ended, and the hereditary system became more and more prosperous.
In the future, Zen will become a tool, most of which are used by some "chaotic ministers and thieves" in order to gain the emperor's power and at the same time keep their own reputation. For example, when Wang Mang established a new dynasty, he forced the emperor to take the throne. Later, when Li Shimin became emperor, he also forced Li Yuan to surrender the throne, and so on.
But in the Qing Dynasty, a peaceful meditation was staged, that is, in AD 1796, Qianlong Emperor Zen was given to Emperor Jiaqing. From then on, he became the Supreme Emperor and continued to control the government until his death in 1799. Only then did the imperial power really hand over to Jiaqing , and within these three years, what was Emperor Qianlong doing?
- Zen Jiaqing
Emperor Qianlong was very fond of his grandfather Emperor Kangxi in his early years. In 1721, when Qianlong, who was only 10 years old, was first seen by Kangxi, Kangxi felt that Qianlong was extraordinary, so he took Qianlong with him. Entering the palace, he taught him various lessons in person, which is why Yongzheng passed the throne to Emperor Qianlong later. Therefore, in Emperor Qianlong's heart, Emperor Kangxi was extremely respected.
Emperor Kangxi was the emperor for more than 60 years, from taking the throne in 1661 to his death in 1722. From his accession in 1735 to the first month of 1796, Qianlong had already been the emperor for 60 years and a few months. Out of respect for Emperor Kangxi, he did not want to rule beyond the Kangxi period, so Emperor Qianlong decided to take the throne.
Although Jiaqing was very fond of Emperor Qianlong when he was a child, Emperor Qianlong loved Empress Fucha in his life, so at the beginning, the crown prince established by Qianlong was Empress Fucha's second sonYonglian, but when Yonglian was 9 years old He died early, and Emperor Qianlong made Yong Cong, the seventh son of the emperor, as the crown prince, but Yong Cong also died of smallpox when he was 2 years old.
Because the two crown princes died of illness one after another, Emperor Qianlong was very heartbroken, so that for a long time, Emperor Qianlong did not mention the matter of raising an heir. It was not until September 1795 that Qianlong announced the establishment of Emperor Jiaqing as the emperor. Prince, and in the following year he gave the throne to Emperor Jiaqing.
- Three years of nourishing the heart
Although Emperor Qianlong gave Jiaqing the seat of Zen, he still lived in the emperor's palace Yangxin Palace, while Emperor Jiaqing could only live in Yuqing Palace where the prince lived, and the size of the court It was still controlled by Emperor Qianlong, but he gave Jiaqing the title of emperor, and he changed from emperor to Taishanghuang .
Jiaqing can't say anything. He is grateful that Emperor Qianlong finally decided to pass the throne to Jiaqing. Moreover, Qianlong was 85 years old at this time, and Emperor Jiaqing did not need to wait for a long time.
And Emperor Qianlong was not idle for three years in Yangxin Hall. He mainly did three things. One was to suppress the uprising. At that time, there was an uprising of the Miao people in Hunan and Guizhou. Headache, under his arrangement, it took the Qing court two years to suppress the Miao people's uprising, and as a result, a larger-scale uprising of the White Lotus Sect occurred at the same time, so that Emperor Qianlong was not able to deal with it until his death.
And the second thing is to "dig a hole" for Emperor Jiaqing.Emperor Qianlong was extremely fond of and during his lifetime, because Heshen was indeed very capable, and he helped himself very neatly, so even if he knew that Heshen was corrupt, Emperor Qianlong was too lazy to care and let it go with one eye closed. he.
During the three years in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Emperor Qianlong's physical condition deteriorated, so much so that his speech was slurred, and only Heshen could understand. The microphone, and the fact that both the internal and external political, military, and political powers were controlled by Heshen at that time, he saw that Heshen became the "Second Emperor", which was even more powerful than Jiaqing.
And the third thing is to sing praises to virtue, but also to praise one's own virtue. Emperor Qianlong thought that he was an emperor through the ages and rewarded him with "Shiquan Great Martial Arts". He also said that he could write tens of thousands of poems by himself, which was more than that of the whole Tang Dynasty, but his talent was comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty, and his poems were profuse.
Finally, in 1799, Emperor Qianlong died in the Hall of Mental Cultivation with his "narcissism". Jiaqing finally took charge of the imperial power, and since then, he has managed Qianlong's most favorite Heshen, and there is a story that "when Heshen falls, Jiaqing is full." When Emperor Jiaqing looked at Heshen's huge fortune and thought of Qianlong's boasting of 's perfect martial arts 's words, he was full of emotion in his heart - Dad, look what you have raised!
