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The old man Shiquan is not enough to describe Qianlong's unrivaled feats. As an emperor who pursues perfection, he needs more praise and embellishment.

Qianlong's favorite thing to do is to compare with the emperors in ancient history.

He compared with those wise emperors in history in terms of the vastness of the territory, whether the treasury is full, the size of the population, and his own martial arts and martial arts.And what he is most proud of is his longevity.

When he lived to be more than 80 years old, he already felt the meaning of being too cold at the top.

There is no emperor with five generations under one roof in history, and in order to achieve six generations under one roof in his lifetime, he even chose a wife for his great-great-grandson who was only 13 years old.Except for this old man Shiquan, most people really can't do such a ridiculous thing.

Qianlong's extravagance and extravagance are more reflected in his birthday banquet.

Qianlong had a good face, and the whole dynasty even searched for ideas to compete for tribute gifts.

When the vassals of various countries heard the news, they were even more excited and burst into tears.It's just because Qianlong is such a face-saving emperor, as long as you pay some gifts, he will definitely reward you with several times the property.

This kind of behavior of beating a swollen face to pretend to be fat is not uncommon in history.

Since the Sui Dynasty, this kind of reward behavior has become more and more popular.

As long as a neighboring country or a vassal recognizes the ruling status of the dynasty and is willing to be a vassal state, the dynasty will inevitably reward a large amount of property every year to show its dignity as the main country.

In the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, envoys came even more frequently.

Envoys from some countries even came to the Huaxia Dynasty several times a year in batches, offering some special products or animals in the name of tribute and worship, and the rewards in exchange would be dozens or even a hundred times.

This kind of behavior not only failed to benefit the main country of China, but also increased the burden on the treasury every year because of pilgrimage and tribute.

This point was even more prosperous in the Qianlong Dynasty.

And Qianlong held two "Thousand Seniors Banquet!"

Qianlong stipulated that as long as the civil and military officials reached sixty or more, they could all be given banquets!
And these two feasts of thousands of old men were nothing more than a bad move that Qianlong came up with in his head to exaggerate his power in governing the country and the appearance that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

And these two banquets actually cost as much as one million taels.

Not only did Qianlong not realize his profligacy, but he felt that it was spreading money to the people, which was a great thing.

Of course, the most proud product in Shiquan's life is Hearsenic.

As a courtier of Qianlong, He Arsenic solved a lot of troubles for Qianlong, and even changed the way to let Qianlong use silver when he wanted to use it.

Therefore, although He Wen was a corrupt official, he was also Qianlong's close friend.This kind of harmonious relationship between monarch and minister is indeed rare in Chinese history.

As an emperor who felt good about himself, Emperor Qianlong was surrounded by people like He As.

He Arsenic can be said to be the most corrupt official in Chinese history.

When Hearsen was investigated, his family property had already reached a terrifying one billion taels of silver, while at that time the Qing Dynasty’s finances were only 7000 million taels a year.
It can be said that He Arsenic alone can feed Qing Dynasty for several years.

The reason why a corrupt official like He As is so rampant is naturally inseparable from Qianlong.

Hearsen was Qianlong's pistachio, and through Hearen's hands, Qianlong suppressed, criticized and even executed many loyal officials.

After this series of operations, the centralization of Emperor Qianlong also reached its peak.

Without the pressure from the court, Qianlong in his later years was extravagant and extravagant.

Above the imperial court, there was even more of a cloud of smoke, and the emptiness of the national treasury led to a slack in armaments, and more and more voices of civil resistance.

Kangxi frowned slightly: "Corruption of one billion taels?"

"Such a person can still stay with him? This Hongli is really getting more and more confused."

"It's a great achievement, it's extravagant, the court is full of smog, and the people are in dire straits. He did all of this?"

For the first time, Kangxi regretted his choice of Hongli: "It is difficult to start a business, and it is even more difficult to maintain success. This kind of prodigal behavior, even if there is a golden mountain in the Qing Dynasty, it will be ruined by him.

Yongzheng's face was even more gloomy: "Such a huge greedy man, he has stayed with him for so many years, and his actions have been effective. How can the government of the Qing Dynasty not be completely corrupted?"

"Is it wrong for me to pass on the throne to him?"

And He Wen, who was watching the video, fell to his knees with a plop when he heard the counting number: "Your Majesty, this is all fake. Your heart can be learned from the sun and the moon. How can I have such courage."

Qianlong also looked at He Wen curiously: "I never thought that your family has more money than the national treasury."

Qianlong knew that he was greedy, but he didn't expect that so many family properties would be counted out.

"Your Majesty, this is all Wu Chen's lying. He is still trying his best to discredit you. For a loyal minister like Chen who carefully serves His Majesty, it will definitely get worse!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty gave me your life, and naturally everything that belongs to you belongs to Your Majesty."

"Even if Arsenic and I are brave enough, we dare not deceive His Majesty."

Qianlong smiled: "It's nothing more than some inventory, don't panic, I know you are a loyal minister and that's all."

The video in the sky mirror keeps changing:

"The Qing Dynasty is the most mediocre dynasty in Chinese history. Except for Kangxi and Yongzheng, who are relatively clear and bright, the others in the Qing Dynasty are mediocre and incompetent."

"During the 200-year rule of the Qing Dynasty, from the growth of national power in the early stage to the final decline of corruption, until the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, this is a long and sad process."

Although Jiaqing killed Hearsen, he did not completely solve the corruption problem, which led to the undefeated uprising and corruption.

During Xianfeng's reign, the movement of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the outbreak of the Second Opium War, and the burning of the Old Summer Palace added a heavy shame to Chinese history.

And the biggest failure Xianfeng made in his life was to entrust the orphan to Cixi, the stupid woman who caused the land of China to fall for half a century.

As for those in the late Qing Dynasty, it is even less worth mentioning.At best, it's a useless one.

Therefore, the decline of the Qing Dynasty began with Emperor Qianlong. This self-proclaimed perfect old man in history, this talented and delusional man who is so successful, not only supported such a corrupt official as He Wen, but also single-handedly stirred up the entire court. .

Its arrogant mentality hindered the integration of the Qing Dynasty with the world. When the Western world was busy with the transformation, the Qing Dynasty was still closed to the outside world.

And Qianlong's series of policies were adopted by later generations of power holders. The narrow vision and the style of greed for enjoyment finally made the Qing Dynasty withdraw from the stage of history.

The emperor of the plane couldn't help laughing angrily when he saw this
"The Great Emperor of the Kingdom of Heaven, in my opinion, is just a waste emperor."

"He is self-willed and arrogant. And among his successors, there is no bright emperor. This shows that the Qing Dynasty itself is a decaying dynasty."