The poor will not fight with the rich, and the rich will not fight with the officials. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, five words were added to this sentence: "The Han will not fight with the Manchus." The so-called "Official Fight" (also known as "Man-Han Fight") is just storytelling or stand-up comedy. It lent Liu Yong some courage, but he didn't dare to fight with He Shen. When he saw He Shen, he had to kneel down and kowtow. That was really true. of.
In Heshen's eyes, there are only three Manchu and Han civil and military ministers below the duke that he needs to fear, and these of course do not include Liu Yong and Ji Xiaolan. In fact, according to official historical records, He Shen didn't care about Liu Yong and Ji Xiaolan at all, and even didn't take them seriously.
In the Qianlong Dynasty, Liu Yong's biggest official position was acting as the Minister of Industry, acting governor of Zhili, and co-organizer of the bachelor's degree. It was not until the second year of Jiajing that he was appointed as the bachelor of Tirenge. Liu Yong had never been a minister of military affairs in his life. According to the custom after Yongzheng that "a bachelor who does not join the military plane is not a real prime minister", Liu Yong was called Laquan with a hunchback, and he was not qualified to be called "prime minister Liu Luoguo".
Although Ji Xiaolan is famous, it is a pity that he is not even a fake prime minister, because he has never been a real bachelor in his life. It was not until the tenth year of Jiajing that Ji Xiaolan was awarded the title of co-sponsored bachelor before his death. , I haven’t been in the middle hall for a day.
The great scholars of the Qing Dynasty were called "Zhongtang". There is an allusion to that: the Qing Dynasty implemented a six-department system under the direct control of the emperor. Shangshu. The Manchu ministers had high status but poor abilities, while the Han ministers had low status and strong abilities. The situation became equal. The two ministers often had disagreements and even quarreled and fought in the ministry, leaving a group of ministers and foreign ministers at a loss as to what to do.
In order to create tension between the Manchu and Han ministers in various ministries, the emperor asked each of the bachelors to supervise a department. When holding a ministry meeting, the bachelor sat in the middle, with the Manchu and Han ministers on the left and right, separated by the bachelors. I can't pinch it anymore. Because the bachelor sits in the middle, it is called "Zhongtang".
There were at most six bachelors in the Qing Dynasty at the same time (Zhonghe Palace, Baohe Palace, Wenhua Palace, Wuying Palace, Wenyuan Pavilion, and Dongge Palace). During the Qianlong period, the Grand Bachelor of Zhonghe Hall was withdrawn and the Grand Bachelor of Tiren Pavilion was added, forming a system of three halls and three pavilions). At least there were only one or two at the time. The work of arranging the Manchu and Han ministers was carried out by Prince Heshuo, Prince Duoluo, Duoluobele, and Gushanbeizi were responsible for it. For example, Yinzhen and Yinxiang all once took charge of a certain department.
He Shen was not only a bachelor of Wenhua Palace who supervised several departments by one person (from the fifty-first year of Qianlong to the fourth year of Jiaqing), he was also awarded the title of first-class baronet in the forty-eighth year of Qianlong and was promoted to the baron in the fifty-third year. The third-class Zhongxiang Bo, in the third year of Jiaqing, Heshen Jin was granted the title of first-class Zhongxiang Gong.
Although He Shen is a very popular minister, He Shen also has some untouchable figures in the court, such as He Shuo, Prince Hong Zhou, and Gu Shan Beizi Fu Kang'an.
Hongzhou and Fukangan are all real relatives of Qianlong. Hongzhou is Qianlong’s most beloved brother, Fukangan is Qianlong’s closest junior (suspected to be closer than his nephew), and Heshen is not yet Hong Zhou was gone when he went to work (he died in the 35th year of Qianlong's reign, and He Shen entered the palace as a guard in the 37th year of Qianlong's reign). No matter how high a duke He Shen was, he would always kneel down and kowtow when he saw the prince, county and prince Beile Beizi. .
In addition to the royal family of the Qing Dynasty, there were nine levels of titles, namely the first-grade Duke, Hou, and Bo, the first-grade son, the second-grade male, the third-grade Qingqi Commandery, the fourth-grade Cavalry Commander, and the fifth-grade Yun. Cavalry Lieutenant, Seventh Rank En Cavalry Lieutenant, and He Shen became a third rank officer (hereditary third-class light chariot captain) as soon as he went to work. Although Liu Yong's father Liu Tongxun was highly regarded by Qianlong, he was not even a baron, so Liu Yong naturally had no favor. With the hereditary title of Yin, the only benefit that a Baiding can enjoy is that he does not need to participate in the provincial examination, but can directly participate in the general examination as an "Enyin Juren".
Liu Yong is like this, let alone Ji Xiaolan. His seniors are not even on the stage, so although the test scores are similar to Liu Yong (Liu Yong is second in the second class, Ji Xiaolan is fourth in the second class), But promotion was much slower than Liu Yong.
During Qianlong's reign, neither Liu Yong nor Ji Xiaolan dared to have a head-on conflict with Heshen. One was because of the huge disparity in status, and the other was who Qianlong had a good relationship with. Everyone in the court knew that he was smart and even a little tactful. Liu Yong and Ji Xiaolan will not look for trouble to get into trouble.
He Shen was also very smart. He was awarded the title of Super Earl early on, and finally received the highest title of a minister with a different surname (not counting Fukang'an, because only a few such as Qianlong and Qianlong could count Fukang'an as a minister with a different surname. People know), but he will never challenge the real nobles of the Eight Banners. The so-called He Shen reprimanded Prince Baylor is just what a novelist said, and it is too late for He Shen to flatter him.