In his later years, Zhang became angry and was deprived of his ancestral temple. Is it seniority or deliberate?

Emperor Qianlong was angered by Zhang's abdication three times and did nothing wrong, so it can't be said that he was seniority. It should be his intention to leave the officialdom.

Zhang was born in a scholarly family, and his family was favored by the Qing Dynasty for generations. As for the rules of officialdom, that is well known. And Zhang also successfully served three dynasties. Before Qianlong, he served as an important minister under Kangxi and Yongzheng. During the reign of Kangxi, Zhang inherited his father's business, was recognized by Kangxi, and made his mark in the court. Not long after entering the Hanlin, he was directly transferred to the south study room and became the most trusted person of Kangxi.

By the time of Yongzheng, Yong Zhengdi needed to win over a large number of ministers in order to consolidate the throne. And these ministers can't be their enemies, they must have the ability and a certain backer. At this moment, Zhang Jin came into Yong Zhengdi's eyes. Zhang was also very clever, and soon became one of the most trusted people in Yong Zhengdi. Not only that, because there was a little problem with yongzheng emperor's succession, it was rumored that Yongzheng had tampered with the testamentary edict of Emperor Kangxi before successfully boarding Dabao, and Yongzheng had to do something to block the world at this time. As long as it can be done, it doesn't matter whether it's true or not. So when Yong Zhengdi ascended the throne, what he needed most was a large number of talented and capable people.

And Zhang obviously didn't live up to his expectations, and successfully did several great things for Yong Zhengdi. In addition, Zhang's father was a teacher in Yong Zhengdi, and Zhang and Yong Zhengdi can be regarded as disciples. Therefore, Zhang has a natural advantage over other ministers. Yong Zhengdi is more trusting and close to Zhang, and it is more reassuring to deliver state affairs to Zhang.

Due to Yong Zhengdi's many contributions, Zhang was given to the ancestral temple by Yong Zhengdi after his death. Ancestral temples are places where the ancestors of the royal family are sacrificed, especially this country is a Manchu country, which has certain resistance to the Han people. It is not easy for Zhang to do this.

But it was different when Qianlong became king. Yongzheng had made the imperial court at that time more stable. Ganlong was 25 years old when he ascended the throne, so the situation he encountered was not so complicated. There is no need for any trusted minister to do anything, so there is less demand for this. When the new emperor ascended the throne, he usually cultivated his own power. Zhang was also well-advised and resigned as the emperor's life minister directly. However, I didn't expect Ganlong to trust him so much. Although he was given the position, he was still highly valued.

However, in the later period, there were many political differences and many quarrels with Zhang. In addition, Zhang asked for retirement three times and asked his son to thank him. This angered Emperor Qianlong and directly revoked his ancestral temple treatment.

However, there is obviously something wrong with this matter. As a veteran of the three dynasties, Zhang will live a good life in his later years even if he does nothing. He doesn't have to. But also let his son thank the emperor, such a taboo, Zhang, as a veteran of the three dynasties, could not be unaware of it. So obviously he did it on purpose. As for why he did it, we are not sure. It may be because he has been an official for a long time and is a little tired of this officialdom.