There are many folk legends about Liu Yong. Some say he was born in an ordinary family, some say he was born in a poor family. But on the contrary, Liu Yong came from the government. His father is the famous Liu Tongxun. He was a very important minister during the Qianlong period and served as Minister of War. He had a high position and many part-time jobs, and could be compared with later nobles. In addition, Liu Tongxun is also Ji Xiaolan's teacher, and is a brother and colleague with Liu Yong and Ji Xiaolan.
Liu Yong has always been called Liu. It is said that Qianlong and Xiao Shenyang often made fun of him because he was hunchbacked. According to legend, when Liu Yong took the imperial examination, Qianlong teased him and said: Can you make a poem about Luo Guo? Liu Yong replied: Yes, it carries the burden of the camel on its back, and its chest is full of economy. One eye distinguishes between loyal and traitorous, and one leg leaps into the dragon's gate. Help Shan Xin and massacre Xie Huangen. Is it a virtue to judge people by their appearance? Emperor Long was shocked and ashamed, and appointed Liu Yong as the number one scholar on the spot.
It is said that when Liu Yong entered the court as an official, his bowing posture always made people laugh. When Qianlong saw Liu Yong's hunchback, he bowed in a funny way. He said, Liu, if you worship like this, won't you turn into a jar? Liu Yong said, thank you for your kindness. The Dragon Emperor and others were puzzled and asked him why he wanted to thank God for his kindness. Liu Yong said: According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor can increase the salary of 12,000 pounds per year by giving titles to servants. Just now the emperor told me that Luo Guo and his ministers can receive 20,000 taels a year. Long was really dumbfounded and thought there was a way.
The legend of Liu Yong is very interesting, but it is misrepresented. There's no point in saying that this is the best instrument in history, but at least it's not hunchbacked and should have nice features. Because the criteria for selecting officials in the Qing Dynasty were body, speech, writing and judgment, body ranked first, indicating that it was very important, and officials were required to be handsome and strong; words required officials to be eloquent; and the book required officials to be beautiful and refined. font; sentencing requires officials to have high ability to solve crimes. Therefore, Liu Yong can serve as an official in North Korea. If he was hunchbacked, it would not only be difficult to establish official prestige, but would also be detrimental to the Qing Dynasty. Even with the help of his father, Liu Yong could not become an official in North Korea.
The reason Liu Yong was called Liu is said to be because after Emperor Jiaqing succeeded to the throne, Liu Chang was in his 80s and inevitably had a hunchback. Emperor Jiaqing often called him Liu Tuozi, and Liu Changzhen was believed to be a real hunchback. Another theory is that Liu Yong was Emperor Jiaqing's teacher, and Emperor Jiaqing called him Lao Liu Ge because of the exhibition hall and exhibition hall.
Liu Yong has been proficient in Confucian classics since he was a child and has rich knowledge. Because of his noble birth, he directly participated in the entrance examination and court examination held in Beijing. Because of his outstanding talent, Qianlong originally planned to appoint him as the number one scholar. However, Liu Yong's father Liu Tongxun strongly opposed it. After Yong Jinshi, he was admitted to the Hanlin Academy for further study. Later, he served as an examiner for the imperial examinations for many times and served as the deputy chairman of the Sikuquanshu. At the same time, Liu Yong's calligraphy art was also extremely profound, and he was as famous as Wang Jie and Gao Dong at the time.
Liu Yong spent the first half of his life as an official, serving the country and the people. People call him Liu Qingtian. One year, Liu Yong became the governor of Hunan Province. At that time, the disaster was severe, people's lives in China were very difficult, and corrupt officials were rampant. After Liu Yong arrived here, he paid a private visit incognito, found out the true situation of the disaster, investigated and dealt with several corrupt officials, and brought a new look to the officialdom. At the same time, Liu Yong opened a warehouse to release grain and benefit the people, which stabilized Hunan's social order and made people live and work in peace and contentment. People called him q
The most eye-catching thing about Liu Yong is that he investigated the corruption case of Shandong Cathay. Cathay is the imperial concubine's uncle and confidant. He used these connections to rule Shandong, accepting bribes and becoming a private party. North Korean ministers dare not speak out when they are angry. Long sent gentry, Liu Yong and others to investigate the case. Since Cathay was a gentry, the gentry protected him more and caused Liu Yong a lot of troublesome investigations. Liu Yong disguised himself as a businessman and went to investigate secretly, and found that Cathay Pacific really smelled like fish. Liu Yong secretly collected evidence. At that time, the North Korean princess and some ministers interceded for Cathay. Liu Yong overcame fierce resistance and reported Cathay Pacific's crimes to the court. Due to the overwhelming evidence, Cathay Pacific finally pleaded guilty. This incident caused a sensation in the government and Liu Yong became a celebrity.
After this case, Liu Yong was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. However, after being transferred to Beijing as an official, Liu Yong seemed to be a changed person, pursuing a sleek and sophisticated officialdom philosophy, while the memory on his head seemed to be destroyed. erased. In some film and television works, Liu Yong always fights against the gentry and bravely resists the arrogance of the gentry. Like Ji Xiaolan, Liu Yong is the mortal enemy of the gentry, but this is not the case.
Although they were officials at the same time, the teacher was always in Qianlong, and Qianlong's love for him was almost immeasurable. Stay away from this teacher. I don’t want to offend this teacher. At that time, Liu Yong was no longer a sharp guy. He started to become diplomatic and diplomatic without me wanting to offend anyone. According to historical records, Qianlong once asked a man named Dai Shiyi during the Liuyong period of AD. Liu Yong said vaguely, it doesn't matter. In fact, Qianlong knew this person very well and was not satisfied with Liu Yong. This was just a perfunctory attitude.
Liu Yong always made mistakes when he was an official, which made Qianlong often reprimand him. It rained in Beijing once. The teacher who read the Pope had no books in his study. He did not go to class for several days. The person in charge of this study was Liu Yong. When Long found out, he was very angry and said that Liu Yong had broken the contract and was demoted; later, he served as the examiner of the exam. Due to the hasty arrangement, he did not pay attention to careful review when marking the papers, resulting in many failed examination papers. This is also a typical censor default and is naturally even more unpopular.
A series of events caused Liu Yong to lose the opportunity to be awarded the title of college student. He was not awarded the title of college student until later in Tillenger. Liu Yong had never been in the army in his life, nor had he been in contact with the center of imperial political power. It is probably inappropriate for later generations to call Liu Yong prime minister. What should be noted here is that the Qing Dynasty did not have the position of prime minister. The reason why there is Prime Minister Liu Na is that Liu Yong's highest position is equivalent to the prime minister before the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Yong was completely different before and after he became an official. His mistakes may be big or small, so he may not be beheaded by the emperor, but he is often scolded by the emperor. The reason why Liu Yong went from integrity to confusion is because those who are mediocre and confused can Qianlong prefer not to take advantage of others. Liu Yong saw through this, so he would rather be confused, at least he could seek self-protection. Of course, this idea is unacceptable and impossible for us today. Senior officials work for the benefit of the people. However, in Liu Yong's time, Liu Yong sometimes had to face monarchs like Qianlong.