Once an Emperor and a Courtier: The Mystery of Small Shenyang Being Killed
The death of Xiao Shenyang was the result of one courtier after another.
The small Shenyang in history is quite different from the chubby screen image that people are familiar with. It is no accident that Emperor Qianlong trusted him in his later years.
Although Xiao Shenyang was born in a noble family, his family declined, and his father died, leaving him and his younger brother. Xiao Shenyang studied in the learning system, gained the appreciation of the master and obtained the student qualification. Later, he inherited the title and entered the palace as a bodyguard. To put it mildly, he is a literate soldier. Emperor Qianlong has always regarded Manchu people with special respect. After the discovery of Xiao Shenyang, it is impossible not to conduct a background check on him. He knew that most Manchu nobles were corrupt and useless during the Qianlong period. Seeing that the younger generation has academic qualifications and background, they naturally strongly support it.
This year was the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong, the emperor Qianlong was 62 years old and Shenyang was 22 years old. This monarch and his subjects, separated by 40 years, cannot live without each other from now on. Small Shenyang lived up to the appreciation of Qianlong and rose step by step. It only took 1 1 year, and Xiao Shenyang became a first-class baron, leading the minister in the bodyguard, the minister of war, the official department, the household department, the university assistant and the prince of Taibao.
In his later years, he was not as energetic as before. Small Shenyang, with emotional intelligence and similar to Qianlong, became the first tool for Qianlong to rule Nuoda Qing Dynasty. Therefore, quasi-dualism rarely appeared on the political stage of the Qing Empire, and small Shenyang, which was endowed with great power, inevitably became domineering. In this regard, Emperor Jiaqing was naturally very dissatisfied. Emperor Qianlong died in four years, and Jiaqing finally took over the power. At this time, he was faced with a man, that is, Xiao Shenyang, who was only 50 years old and still in his prime.
At this time, history has come to18th century. Emperor Jiaqing, who was nearly thirty years old, realized that he had inherited a dangerous mess. In order to show his ambition, Emperor Jiaqing knew that he had to get rid of the small Shenyang in front of him with lightning speed, and the relationship between them had already broken down. In order to safeguard his own power, Xiao Shenyang repeatedly blocked Jiaqing Emperor from transferring his master Zhu Gui back to the central government. These two people can only be the end of life and death.
"Jiaqing is full?" : The Mystery of Small Shenyang Family Property
Time is up in the blink of an eye. On the third day of the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing, Qianlong, who ruled the Qing Dynasty for more than 60 years, died. On the eighth day of the first month after Ganlong's death, Xiao Shenyang and his henchmen were arrested and imprisoned. On the 18th day of the first month, Shenyang was sentenced to death, but only fifteen days later, the Great Qing Dynasty completed the transfer of power at the highest level.
During this experience, there is a folk saying that "Little Shenyang fell, Jiaqing was full", which means that after the fall of Little Shenyang, the property acquisition made Jiaqing Emperor make a fortune.
Did you send a sum of money? From the most authoritative historical materials, the Draft of the Qing Dynasty and the Biography of Shen, the descriptions of crimes and property are listed one by one, and Jiaqing really made a windfall:
There are more than 200 pearl bracelets hidden in it, which is several times more than the inside. The big bead is bigger than the crown, which is a big sin.
Dozens of gems are not needed, and there are countless big gems, which is better than ouchi and the 16th National Congress.
Silver clothes more than 10 million, sin 17.
There are 26,200 gold hidden in the wall, 6,200 gold hidden in the private vault and 3,002,000 silver buried in the cellar, which is a great sin.
More than 100,000 pawn shops and money houses in Tongzhou and Jizhou are guilty of competing for profits with the people.
Liu Quan, a domestic slave, has a fortune of more than 200,000 yuan, big pearl bracelets, and is guilty of 20 crimes.
According to the draft of Qing history, at least three million and two thousand pieces of silver and thirty-two thousand pieces of gold were found in the home of Xiao Shenyang. However, there is one thing here, that is, "there are thousands of clothes hidden in silver." If there are only 10 million taels of silver, then the amount of money in the property of small Shenyang is really high.
There is a popular saying that the property of Little Shenyang over there is 820 million yuan. This statement is based on a small Shenyang crime file hidden in the First Historical Archives of China. However, Mr. Feng Zuozhe, a researcher at the Institute of History, China Academy of Social Sciences, has studied this and found that there are many doubts in the criminal case file of Xiao Shenyang. Including the style of writing is inconsistent with the format of the Qing Palace archives, and the records in the archives are inconsistent with other official archives of the Qing Dynasty. The most important point is that all the words "Ning" in the original crime file are missing the last stroke, which is obviously to avoid the name of Daoguang Emperor. It can be seen that the document was written in Daoguang period, not the first-hand record in Jiaqing period, and its authenticity is in doubt.
In addition, what is the concept of 820 million? This is almost the fiscal revenue of the Qing government for fifteen years! At the peak of national strength in the early days of Qianlong, the national treasury was only 82 million yuan. If there are 800 million incomes from fines and confiscations, how effective will it be? Throughout the Jiaqing period, the Qing court used troops everywhere to suppress the civil strife in China, including the An Baili Rebellion, Shaanxi Banditry, Southeast Banditry and so on. Emperor Jiaqing commanded the army to counter rebellion everywhere all his life.
Just a few years after the death of Xiao Shenyang, in the eighth year of Jiaqing, Emperor Jiaqing was stabbed with a knife by a man surnamed Chen on his way to and from the Forbidden City and Yuanmingyuan. Only a few of his 100 guards reacted to stop him, and most of the rest were eating melons. The trial of the man surnamed Chen afterwards is even more ironic. I thought there must be a huge organization behind such a "just" assassin, not the Heaven and Earth Society, but such a huge anti-Qing organization as the Red Flower Society. As a result, it was finally found that Chen De was forced by life because of the hardship of unemployment, and had to pull a cushion. It is a pity that Emperor Jiaqing put down his gun, the supreme ruler of a great empire with a population of several hundred million, and the security around him was neglected to this point, which is also an anecdote throughout the ages.
That's not to mention. In the eighteenth year of Jiaqing, during the break of Emperor Jiaqing's trip, Beijing, Tianjin and Beijing revolted, and some Christians even broke into the Forbidden City with the help of officials. A few years ago, the hit "War and Beauty" was based on this history, and Christians almost broke into the harem. Fortunately, the prince was also the later Daoguang emperor. He killed several Christians who came to save the harem with a shotgun and a broadsword. Afterwards, Emperor Jiaqing was "shocked" and even read the emergency announcement with tears in his eyes. Afterwards, he also solemnly praised Daoguang, who was then a prince, and even showed off the shotgun and other weapons he used to name him.
However, you can't win by making a name. ...
Jiaqing has been in power for more than 20 years, which can be said to be bitter year by year. He might as well be comfortable with 800 million yuan. The security around Jiaqing Emperor himself and even the Forbidden City can be described as riddled with holes. If he is not short of money, how can he not even do his own security well?
In addition, according to the archives of the Qing Dynasty, after Emperor Jiaqing bought the property of Little Shenyang, there was no special action. Instead, he gave most of the confiscated items to his princes and ministers. If there are 820 million, how can mature Jiaqing be rewarded at will? I think that the statement of 800 million is not only exaggerated, but also contains a lot of untrue water. In recent years, the research thinks that, considering the imperfect competitive market in Qing Dynasty, a large number of untransferable properties cannot be reasonably valued, and ultimately the property of Little Shenyang should be between1000-20 million.
Changes of Little Shenyang Mansion
If there has been a great controversy about the amount of liquid assets in the real estate in Little Shenyang, then the debate about the real estate part is not so big. In the forty-first year of Qianlong, Xiao Shenyang, who was proud of his official career, built a magnificent mansion in Shichahai, Beijing. After the death of Xiao Shenyang, according to the usual practice, the mansion should be recovered by the court.
However, at this time, Jiaqing was in trouble. On the one hand, Jiaqing's pro-Wang Yongqing has been drooling over the mansion in Little Shenyang, and several famous sayings suggest asking his brother Jiaqing to give him this mansion; On the other hand, Feng?enyende, the son of Xiao Shenyang, is a royal son-in-law, and his wife is the favorite princess of Gu Lun and Long Xiao in his later years. The princess grew up with her brother Jiaqing, and brother and sister have deep feelings. It was because the princess pleaded with Jiaqing that Shenyang was not beheaded, but was sentenced to death, and Feng?enyende was not implicated. Therefore, the disposal of the small Shenyang mansion has become a minor problem. Finally, Jiaqing decided to divide the mansion into two parts, half for the princess and half for the prince of Qing.
The princess and Feng?enyende loved each other deeply, but unfortunately, they had a son who died unfortunately. After that, they had nothing. After the couple died, the mansion was taken back by the imperial court and owned by the Qing prince, so the mansion in Little Shenyang was once again merged into one.
Although Lin Yong, the prince of the Qing Dynasty, was respected, he was not a hereditary iron hat king, and every generation was demoted to a general. Later, it spread to Yi Kuang, and the original title of Prince of Fuguo had been downgraded to general. The family could no longer live in such a magnificent mansion and had to move out. The old house in Little Shenyang was taken back by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then Emperor Xianfeng, who had just acceded to the throne, gave it to his younger brother, Prince Gong. This "Prince Gong Zhong", who has been in the political arena of Yat Sen for decades, once again pushed this small old house in Shenyang to the peak of history, and countless decisions affecting the national policy of the late Qing Dynasty were made for this reason.
In the twenty-four years of Guangxu at the turn of the century, Yixin died, and Wang Fu family business declined with the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. 1936, the last Prince Gong Puyi died in loneliness, just like many old people before the Qing Dynasty. At this time, a large number of precious objects in Prince Gong's house have already been snapped up by him, among which Japanese antique dealer shinya yamanaka bought the most. According to incomplete statistics, more than 2,000 cultural relics were lost through various channels that year.
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1962, the new China government rebuilt Gongwangfu and found a stone tablet in Miyun Cave under Didi Cui Yan. Lost for 400 years, the tablet of Kangxi Imperial Pen "Fu" has been rediscovered. This stone tablet is undoubtedly a national treasure. What is rare is that it has quietly hidden in the stone wall and survived decades of turmoil. The country was very happy to hear this. At the request of the masses, Premier Zhou named it "China".
Nowadays, visitors to Gongwangfu come in an endless stream, just like China in the new century, thriving and exuding vitality. I believe that with the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the old events of Gong Wangfu scattered overseas will definitely return to their hometown for people to pay tribute and reflect.