Fifty years' dream seems to be coming true, and I'm leaving this world today. If I can subvert the fate of the royal family in the future, my reincarnation must be a woman.
The poem he left behind exhausted the efforts of countless historians, especially those who attached it. People put the focus of this poem on the predecessor and successor of Xiao Shenyang, saying that Xiao Shenyang's predecessor was Ma Jiashi, the favorite concubine of Qianlong, and her successor was Empress Dowager Cixi, who was despised by the world.
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Desperate poems:
On the 18th day of the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing, Emperor Jiaqing sent a minister to the prison in Xiao Shenyang and gave him a white silk to commit suicide. At this time, when Xiao Shenyang saw the white silk, he knew that his time had come.
He couldn't help sighing that the business he had run all his life was terrible, and his family wealth was richer than that of the royal family, and he ended up in such a tragic end. This time in prison, I tasted the bitterness of desolation, desolation, hunger, punishment and pain.
Especially on the fifteenth day of the first month, which coincides with the Lantern Festival, little Shenyang naturally thought of the scene of being happy at home in previous years and being happy with everyone's service.
"Dream for fifty years, it's time to give up the world of mortals. The water is full of dragons, and there is smoke on the back. " After writing the poem, Xiao Shenyang picked up a white silk scarf and hanged himself around his neck, ending his life at the age of 50.
Since the death of Xiao Shenyang, various interpretations of his poems have developed in this direction, with the ultimate goal of turning Xiao Shenyang into Cixi. Although these statements are crazy, they also reflect people's hatred for Little Shenyang and later Empress Dowager Cixi.
Political achievements:
Small Shenyang played an important role in the diplomatic affairs of the Qing Dynasty, and British special envoy Margaret was very appreciative of small Shenyang's diplomacy. When Xiao Shenyang first became an official, he was smart and honest, and consolidated his position through the Li Shiyao case.
Emperor Qianlong favored him and married his youngest daughter, Princess Ten, to Feng?enyende, the eldest son of Xiao Shenyang, making Xiao Shenyang not only in power, but also a relative. With the growth of power, his selfish desires are also expanding. Taking advantage of his position, he formed a party for selfish ends, amassed money, and used bribery, persecution, intimidation, violence, kidnapping and other means to win over local forces and crack down on political enemies.
In addition, Little Shenyang also runs its own business, opening 75 pawn shops and more than 300 large and small banks, and has business dealings with the British East India Company and the 13th branch in Guangdong. Become the "king of corrupt officials" and "king of corruption" as later generations said.
Small Shenyang was also the richest man in the world in the18th century, surpassing Meyer Rothschild in the same period. The Qing forces, represented by Emperor Jiaqing, Qian Feng, Liu Yong, a scholar, Fan Zhong, Minister of Military Aircraft, Wang Jie, Minister of Household Affairs, and Zhu Gui, Assistant Minister of Rites, impeached Xiao Shenyang many times, but Xiao Shenyang was able to save the day.
Although corruption is his greatest fault, his talent should be recognized. Some people listed him alongside Liu Yong and Ji Xiaolan as the three main halls in the Qing Qianlong period.
Although neither Liu Yong nor Ji Xiaolan entered the military department, it is reasonable to call it the main hall according to the grade standards of Liu Yong Guanzhi Tirenge University (Grade One) and Ji Xiaolan Guanzhi Joint University (Grade One). The Draft of the History of Qing Dynasty says that "a college student cannot be a real prime minister unless he is also a military department".
Therefore, it is ok to call Liu and Ji Zhengting, and the Prime Minister is irrelevant. Although he is rich, he is really good at managing money. Previous appointments were dismissed because they could not be made. Since then, due to the need to spend money to do things, we have to rely on small Shenyang to obtain funds.
Literary achievements:
Little Shenyang read widely all his life, while little Shenyang in Qing Dynasty liked reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Spring and Autumn Annals. He was proficient in the four books and five classics and agreed with Zhu's thoughts in his early years. Although I later believed in realism, I also like to get together with literati in my spare time.
A Dream of Red Mansions, one of the four classical novels, was preserved because of the small Shenyang. He often wrote poems with Emperor Qianlong, and Little Shenyang knew the style of his poems like the back of his hand. In order to cater to Qianlong, Xiao Shenyang studied hard and wrote poems, and made great achievements.
He occasionally showed his research on poetry in front of Qianlong, and even pretended to be a "poet" in his spare time. Xiao Shenyang's poems are in line with Qianlong's aesthetic taste, and Qianlong often orders Xiao Shenyang to write poems on the spot instead of himself. In Xiao Shenyang's poetry collection "Poems of Jialetang", there are many poems of Qianlong Imperial System, from which we can see Xiao Shenyang's calligraphy attainments.
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