The charlatan asserted that Ganlong could live to be 90 years old. He tried to kiss up, but why was he beheaded?

This charlatan is Zhang. Zhang's master, Zhi Tianbao, wrote a book called Destiny of the Qing Dynasty, but Zhi Tianbao told Zhang that the book was given to him by a fairy when he was collecting medicine in the mountains, and it recorded the national fortune of the Qing Dynasty. He said that as long as he dedicated the book to the emperor, he would give it as soon as he was happy. Zhang then found an opportunity to dedicate this book to the emperor.

What Zhang didn't know was that this book was actually written by his master Zhi Tianbao. There is a detail in the book that today's emperor Qianlong can live to be 90 years old. Zhang must want this reward, so he wants to find a chance to give this book to the emperor.

When Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, Zhang felt that his chance had come, so he changed hands several times and the book came to Qianlong. However, after reading this book, Qianlong was unhappy, so he sent someone to arrest Zhang directly, and Zhang's master Zhi Tianbao was also arrested, and both of them were beheaded.

As we all know, the Qing Dynasty was a dynasty where literary inquisition prevailed. Ordinary people are not qualified to talk about the court casually. Zhang and Zhi Tianbao didn't see this. They were talking about the life span of the emperor. This kind of behavior is considered disrespectful, so it is impossible to leave anyone alive.

Moreover, the emperor at that time was honored as long live. They told Gan Long that he could live to be 90 years old, indicating that his life expectancy is not as long as that of ordinary people. At that time, the ruler was honored as a favored son of heaven and could live forever. How can such ordinary people talk about their life span casually?