Today, let's talk about Zhang. We don't mention him because he is from beginning to end. On the contrary, although Zhang did not become a prisoner in his later years, he was miserable and did not come to a good end. However, due to the ups and downs of his official career, he assisted san huang, from being highly appreciated to being left out in the cold, which attracted worldwide attention.
Zhang, three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are all court officials, which can be described as "suitable for purple clothes." Zhang Fu's scenery is infinite, and he won the favor of the emperor. Zhang, in particular, was a veteran of the Kang Dynasty. During the reign of Kangxi, no one in the Qing Dynasty could surpass his position in Kangxi's heart. Kangxi will let him do all the important things. He is meticulous in his work and conscientious in handling official duties. A day's work never puts off until tomorrow. In style, he is clean and never takes other people's things privately, which can be said to be uncorrupted; He is one of the important participants in the prosperous period of Kanggan. He not only had a great influence on the political and historical development of the Qing Dynasty, but also had profound literary attainments and made great achievements in literary works.
His main works are Ming History, Records of Shi Zongshi, Qinghui Hall, etc. In addition, he also compiled some books about establishing and perfecting the military and memorial system, which provided relevant basis for historical research and evidence collection. At the same time, his calligraphy level is also worth mentioning. To this day, many calligraphy lovers still use his calligraphy works as a model for copying. His cautious habit, from being an official to dying of old age, saved the life of the whole family. Finally realized the dream of sharing the ancestral temple.
In his later years, Qianlong was very dissatisfied with Zhang because of the dispute of clique and the problem of ancestral temple. He has been looking for a chance to punish him, even trying to kill him, but he has never found it. Finally, the opportunity came: Zhang's in-laws Zhu Quan, a scholar in Sichuan, even concealed the news of her mother's funeral after her death in order to earn some "examination fees". This is what Emperor Qianlong knew. Such a despicable person was recommended by Zhang, and he and Zhang became sons and daughters-in-law. It can be seen that Zhang is not as "innocent" as he said.
So Emperor Qianlong used the case of Zhang's son-in-law as an excuse to copy Zhang's house and sent his confidant minister Debao to search it. Debao, with more than a dozen ouchi guards and more than a hundred soldiers, dug up Zhang Fu from beginning to end in the name of looking for the missing imperial reward, and found no money for corruption and bribery. In particular, check Zhang's articles, letters and notes more carefully. As long as they have a little disrespect for the royal family, the Zhang family will never turn over.
Ganlong wants to be a veteran of the three dynasties and a civil servant. When he is unhappy, it is inevitable that he will not write some disrespectful complaints on paper. But after more than half a month's search, he didn't find any bad intentions or complain to the court. It can really be said that he is loyal to the old, so Emperor Qianlong is a little too harsh on him and Zhang, but the emperor is always the emperor and has supreme dignity. Even if he does something wrong, he doesn't need any explanation and compensation.