Born in a family of military attache who is not rich, he and his younger brother Lin received a good education since childhood. As a teenager, he was elected to the official school of Xian 'an Palace and received Confucian classics and Manchu-Chinese-Mongolian character education. Little Shenyang is talented, studious and outstanding, and is highly valued by teachers such as Wu Shenglan.
In the thirty-fourth year of Qianlong, 20-year-old Xiao Shenyang inherited the title of third-class captain from his ancestors. The next year, I took part in the imperial examination in Shuntianfu, and got a provincial examination, but I failed to get a candidate. However, little Shenyang, who is not famous, later took charge of many cultural and educational undertakings because of his talent.
In November of the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong, 23-year-old He Kun was appointed as a third-class bodyguard, which became an important turning point in his life.
Career transformation
The emperor had many bodyguards, but why did Xiao Shenyang get the appreciation of Qianlong?
"Yong 'an Notes" records: One day, when Qianlong was going out, he couldn't find a yellow cover for etiquette in his hurry. Gan Long asked, "Whose fault is this?" All the guards were too scared to make any noise. Only Xiao Shenyang replied, "The person in charge of this matter is the culprit!" Gan Long immediately promoted him.
There is also a saying that one day Qianlong sat in a sedan chair and recited the Analects of Confucius, forgetting the following. Xiao Shenyang recited fluently, and Gan Long was very happy. In a word, the young little Shenyang is handsome and talented, which may have attracted the attention of Gan Long in an accidental opportunity, and his fate has changed since then.
In October of the 40th year of Qianlong, 26-year-old Shenyang was promoted to the bodyguard of Ganqingmen, and in November he was promoted to the imperial bodyguard, and was awarded the deputy commander of Zhenglanqi. In the first month of forty-one, assistant minister Zuo was appointed, minister of military affairs in March and minister of the interior in April. ...
In just half a year, Xiao Shenyang went all the way from an ordinary bodyguard to the highest level of power in the Qing Dynasty and became the confidant of Emperor Qianlong.
Yunnan investigation
According to the Biography of Little Shenyang, in the first month of forty-five years of Qianlong (1780), 3 1 year-old little Shenyang accepted the heavy responsibility and went to Yunnan with assistant minister of punishments, Kaning 'a, to investigate the corruption case of Li Shiyao, a university student and governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.
As soon as Xiao Shenyang arrived in Yunnan, he detained Li Shiyao's housekeeper and obtained evidence, forcing the shrewd Li Shiyao to bow his head and plead guilty. It only took more than two months before and after, and Xiao Shenyang accepted this task and made a decree to treat Li Shiyao.
Later, Xiao Shenyang reported to the emperor that Yunnan's administration was chaotic and many counties had deficits, which needed to be thoroughly cleaned up and rectified. This report was immediately praised by Qianlong.
In May of that year, after Xiao Shenyang returned to Beijing, he further expressed to the emperor specific opinions on rectifying Yunnan's salt affairs, money law and border defense affairs, which were all affirmed by Qianlong.
Xiao Shenyang performed well in the case of Yunnan, which fully demonstrated his talent. Therefore, on his way back to Beijing, Xiao Shenyang was promoted to Minister of Finance.
Marry the royal family
After a month, Gan Long named his 6-year-old son and betrothed his favorite little daughter, Princess Xiao. They got married in Qianlong fifty-four years.
This marriage not only brought economic benefits to small Shenyang, but also brought immeasurable benefits to small Shenyang politically. Small Shenyang will get wind and rain, even if he does something wrong, he will not be punished.
In forty-six years of Qianlong, Su Forty-three rebelled in Gansu, and was suppressed by warlords together with A Gui, a university student. The front general was on the verge of victory, but little Shenyang made a fool of himself and turned victory into failure, resulting in the killing of the company commander Tu.
After understanding the situation, Gan Long ordered Xiao Shenyang to return to Beijing immediately. After Xiao Shenyang returned to Beijing, he was not punished, but served as the minister of war.
According to historical records, during the 29 years from Xiao Shenyang's succession to his conviction, there were 47 important official titles.
In the forty-first year of Qianlong, 27-year-old Xiao Shenyang was awarded the Military Affairs History. Three years later, the foreman's military history passed away, and A Gui, a college student in the guild hall, served as the foreman's military history. At that time, there were college students, Shang and Fu Changan in the military department. A Gui, Wang Jie and Gao Dong all hate small Shenyang. As a result, five ministers don't work together every day.
To this end, the suggestion and Qian Feng specially made a memorial, requesting the emperor to order the restoration of the rule of military and political minister Qi Xin. This paper is aimed at small Shenyang. Gan Long admitted that the situation reflected in the paper was correct, but it ended in nothing.
Ganlong knew that A Gui was at odds with Shenyang, and often asked A Gui to lead troops or discuss projects and handle cases. The real power of the military department naturally fell into the hands of Xiao Shenyang. When Magyarny, the British envoy of Qianlong, visited China in 1958, he heard that "many people in China privately called Little Shenyang the second emperor".
versatile
With what kung fu did Xiao Shenyang please Emperor Qianlong?
Small Shenyang is not as ignorant as the legend of later generations. On the contrary, he is still very talented. According to the biography of Little Shenyang, Little Shenyang has an amazing memory. He is smart, decisive, agile and versatile. In "Tuzan Pingding Fifteen Gurkhas", Gan Long specifically mentioned that Xiao Shenyang is proficient in Manchu, Chinese, Mongolian and Tibetan.
Another trick of Xiao Shenyang is to do what he likes. Gan Long loved writing poetry and calligraphy all his life. In order to cater to Gan Long, Little Shenyang has made a lot of efforts in these areas and reached a higher level.