When talking about the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, more is known about Kangxi and Qianlong. However, the father of Kangxi's son Qianlong, who was Emperor Yongzheng, was truly a good and responsible emperor. Yongzheng put the remaining political remnants left by Emperor Kangxi in order, and the political system he left behind also left a good foundation for his son Qianlong.
Historically, Emperor Yongzheng can definitely be said to be the most diligent emperor in Chinese history. During the thirteen years of Yongzheng's reign alone, he personally reviewed more than 40,000 memorials, as if he regarded them as Just like having fun. This is unique among many emperors over the past five thousand years.
According to historical records, Emperor Yongzheng liked to stay up late to criticize memorials, and he resented others writing for them. When he stayed up late for a long time, his eyes were very unoptimistic. , he also often uses a humorous style. Not all of them are official words, but most of them are still very down-to-earth. He will even respond in a particularly warm way to some greetings from ministers.
Emperor Yongzheng had strong leadership skills. During his reign, there was no threat to his autocratic rule or throne. Moreover, he worked very hard, and even ransacked the homes of some officials who had accepted bribes or failed to repay the money they owed. Sometimes, Yongzheng was merciless when it came to work. Yongzheng worked diligently. In thirteen years, he wrote nearly 10 million words of criticism without sleeping for more than a few hours. During these thirteen years, the people lived a prosperous life, there were no major political problems, and the military, industry and agriculture were used externally. Development is also relatively smooth.
Although there were literary inquisitions in the later period of Yongzheng, in general, Yongzheng was really a rare and diligent emperor in history.