Why did Emperor Qianlong burn the statue of Li Jue, a veteran of the Three Dynasties?

Li Yu is also worthy of being a veteran of the three dynasties? If officials who have experienced three dynasties can be called three dynasties elders, then there are three dynasties elders everywhere in the history of China, and there are probably not a few four, five or even more dynasties elders! A true Yuan elder is usually a first-class Zaifu figure, such as, Ping, and Yuan, who are well-deserved among the elders of the Three Dynasties. Li Wei spent money on Yuanwailang during the reign of Kangxi, and he was only a doctor until the death of Emperor Kangxi, the holy father of Qing Dynasty. If every bureau-level official can be called a veteran, isn't the Qing Dynasty full of veterans?

Li Wei really made his fortune after the first year of Yongzheng. In a short period of thirteen years, Li Jue became the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhili, ranking among the best in his government. This is due to Li Jue's own ability, but to a great extent, it is because Yong Zhengdi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, was eager to get rid of the shackles of the old framework, so he made great efforts to employ new people. After Emperor Sejong ascended the throne, he vigorously promoted the "Yongzheng New Deal", and the reform inevitably harmed the vital interests of those with vested interests. It is impossible to achieve the expected goal with the old bureaucrats of Kangxi Dynasty. Sejong in Qing Dynasty could only use "marginal figures" like Li Jue and Tian Wenjing in Kangxi Dynasty.

At the same time, Li Wei's character of not being afraid of offending people is also an important aspect. During his tenure in the Ministry of Finance, Li Jue did not hesitate to offend the prince because of his official duties, which left a deep impression on Emperor Sejong of the Qing Dynasty during his seclusion. Carrying out the "Yongzheng New Deal" will inevitably harm the vital interests of some people and offend others. Nothing can be achieved by using "good people" and "peacemakers". Sejong in Qing Dynasty needed "little people" like likui jy and Tian Wenjing who were not afraid of offending people! Several factors together finally made Li Wei, not Li Wei's personality charm.

The Relationship between Emperor Gaozong Qianlong and Li Wei in Qing Dynasty

At the end of Yongzheng, Li Wei was different from E Ertai, Zhang and others. He was a foreign minister and was away from Beijing for a long time, so he didn't have much contact with Emperor Gaozong during his seclusion. It is also for this reason that there was no enmity between Li Wei and the Qing emperor like E Ertai and Zhang. In other words, Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty had no personal feud with Li Wei. In addition, Li Jue was the highest official in his life, and he never touched the central affairs, so he would not be a constraint or even a threat to the imperial power of the Emperor Gaozong in the Qing Dynasty.

After the death of Emperor Sejong in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong quickly became disgusted and disgusted with E Ertai and Zhang, but he didn't have much dislike for Li Jue. After all, Li Wei is doing things concretely rather than playing power struggle. According to historical records, Li Wei fell ill in Qianlong for three years, and Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty sent a physician to Zhili to treat Li Wei. An emperor above can care so much about his liegeman, which at least shows that the emperor of Qing Dynasty didn't dislike Li Wei. However, judging from the fact that after Li Wei's death, Emperor Gaozong only gave the governor a funeral sacrifice according to the usual practice, Emperor Gaozong did not treat him differently. In short, it is to treat heroes with a normal heart and do everything that Emperor Gaozong should do.

Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty overthrew the statue of Li Wei.

This happened many years after Li Wei's death. Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty happened to pass by the West Lake when he was on a southern tour. When he saw that the gods worshipped in a temple were shaped in the image of Li Wei, his wife and his concubine, he was very dissatisfied! That's understandable. Whether Li Wei did it himself or his men kowtowed to him, Li Wei's move was tantamount to "taking the credit for his greed for heaven" and taking all the credit for governing Zhejiang to himself.

Since ancient times, the "Li Sheng Temple" has been the treatment that the great talents of the founding fathers deserve. In the view of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, "You, Li Wei, are only doing specific things under my father's orders. What qualifications do you have to build a shrine for yourself with the power of greed for heaven? " Without my father, you are just a small official who pays for it! Therefore, Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty ordered the statue to be burned and said a few rude words: "Li Weiyang borrowed from Emperor Cowen as soon as possible, and he was willful and arrogant. At first, he was not a fair and pure minister. Building a temple in the name is very different! "Nothing more than what I said before, li jue's credit is due to the qing sejong command well, he shouldn't take the credit for yourself!

To put it bluntly, the Qing emperor was angry because Li Jue took his father's achievements in Qing Sejong as his own, so he ordered the statue of Li Jue to be burned. That's all. After Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, it didn't go online, let alone liquidate Li Wei. This was just an accident, and the Qing dynasty's handling of Gao Zong was relatively low-key. If Li Jue is a statue shaped according to the image of Emperor Sejong of the Qing Dynasty, it is unclear what reward Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty will get when he is happy.

To sum up, the rapid rise of Li Jue has a lot to do with the promotion and reuse of Sejong in Qing Dynasty. In the words of the Qing emperor, he was an "unjust minister". It was only because the Qing emperor Sejong needed such people to carry out the "Yongzheng New Deal" that Li was finally ranked in his government. This also reflects the attitude of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty to likui jy from another aspect, that is, likui jy is him, and he believes in credit and does not seek high! Therefore, before Li Wei died, Emperor Gaozong specially sent a doctor to treat him, which was a recognition of his contribution. After Li Jue's death, he was buried and sacrificed regularly, not deliberately. Li Jue did make contributions, but it was far from the level of "establishing a shrine"! This is why Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty was very angry when he saw the statue of Li Wei in the West Lake, but he was just angry. Burn the statue. This is not a political event. It is impossible for Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty to go online to liquidate a hero who is dead and has not committed a crime before his death.