It is said that Ganlong wrote more than 40,000 poems in his life and lived to the age of 88. Even if he writes poetry at the age of 8, he has to write one and a half poems a day on average to achieve this amount. I don't think Gan Long is a poet, but he usually seems to like to express himself in the form of poetry, such as five words and seven words, which people record when they listen, and all the songs are classified as poems.
Why are Gan Long's poems boring? Qian Zhongshu once commented: Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty also used prose as poetry, which made people feel sick. In other words, Qianlong likes to write poems with function words, and he also likes to put on airs and be rigid.
Another reason to say that Qianlong is not a poet is that Qianlong is an emperor and writes poems every day, sometimes dozens, which is almost morbid. His own poetry level is poor, and the following people dare not criticize, so they can only kiss up and imitate. People like Ji Xiaolan and Liu Yong are not without talent, but under the arrogance of Qianlong, they can only write some flattering poems to impress Qianlong. Therefore, a poem by Qianlong hindered the normal development of the whole literary world.
Ganlong has always regarded himself as a scholar, likes to write poems and thinks himself a great writer. I have to say that Gan Long really has a deep preference for writing. He likes to delve into writing, make something out of nothing, and pick bones from eggs. Therefore, during his reign, he set up a literary inquisition in Daxing and killed many talented people on trumped-up charges.
Not only was Qianlong not a poet, but as an emperor, what he did touched the world. He wrote so many poems, which hindered the normal development of poetry. If he is a poet, he is also a sinner in the history of poetry. In fact, among these emperors, there were many poets, such as Li Houzhu. They are absolutely talented. When is spring flowers and autumn moon? It's a graceful swan song. Song Huizong's calligraphy and painting are very accomplished, and a poem "Yanshan Pavilion" is also very standard. Even though he came from the bottom like Liu Bang, he created works as popular as Song of the Wind. The number of poems written by Qianlong may be more than that of other emperors combined, but none of them are really capable, and they are really not poets.