Gan Long fortune teller

Why did Qianlong pass the throne to Jiaqing after seeing the fortune teller and returning to the palace?

It is said that Qianlong once met a fortune teller and returned to the palace to pass on the throne to Emperor Jiaqing after calculating a divination. Unofficial history said so. He spoke with his eyes and nose. In addition, Qianlong did succeed to Jiaqing in history, so it seems that the story in unofficial history is true. But you should know that no matter how unofficial history writes, the elements of fiction are far greater than the facts.

Therefore, because of the words of a fortune teller, Ganlong gave his son a Zen position, which was not credible. Then why did Emperor Qianlong willingly hand over the throne to his son if he wanted to live? Probably due to objective reasons, it is a choice under extreme confidence.

Fortune teller As we all know, Emperor Qianlong liked traveling incognito very much. There are many anecdotes about unofficial history who left the palace incognito. For example, he has been to Jiangnan several times. There seem to be countless stories about emperor Qianlong, and it is difficult to tell the truth from the truth. It is said that there is a rumor in unofficial history that Emperor Qianlong once took Xiao Shenyang out of the palace in his later years and happened to meet a fortune teller.

On a whim, Emperor Qianlong asked a fortune teller to do divination for himself. As a result, before the fortune teller counted, he saw that Emperor Qianlong was the real dragon emperor, and made three obeisances and nine knocks at the Emperor Qianlong. Emperor Qianlong was also surprised, and of course more curious, wondering what kind of fate this secular master could calculate for him.

But after the fortune teller's words, the emperor Qianlong was unhappy, because the fortune teller told the emperor Qianlong that his time was coming, not to mention that the emperor Qianlong was the king of a country. Even an ordinary person, I heard that he was going to die. I don't think he will be flustered, but he will be agitated. Indeed, Emperor Qianlong could not sit still. By the way, the fortune teller said that if you want to prolong your life, you have to find someone who is the fire of life to share it with yourself.

After emperor Qianlong's deliberation, all the people in the world can share it with the emperor, that is, only the son and the prince. It happened that the prince who was secretly reserved by him was the later emperor Jiaqing, and the hit was not just a fire or a double fire. Emperor Qianlong suddenly realized. Isn't this fortune teller telling himself to abdicate to his son?

You know, since ancient times, the emperor's imperial power is supreme, that is, even his own son can't get his hands on it. When Emperor Qianlong reacted and tried to catch the fortune teller's guilt, the fortune teller had already fled and left him a note saying that Emperor Qianlong was his first fortune teller and would be the last one. Under the operation of a god, Emperor Qianlong really believed that the fortune teller was arranged by heaven to enlighten him, so he passed the throne to his son as soon as he returned to the palace.

Story and Reality Although this story is reasonable and logical in unofficial history's works, it seems strange to think about it carefully. First of all, the fortune teller recognized the emperor, but dared to say that the emperor was dying. He thinks he is a little slow to become an immortal. Does he want the emperor to give him a knife to make him immortal quickly?

Secondly, even if Emperor Qianlong was superstitious again, even his family ties were as thin as cicada's wings in front of the imperial power, not to mention the floating immortal words. Emperor Qianlong, who knew a lot about politics in particular, naturally knew that the fathers of most emperors in history were treated badly, and even if they passed it on to their sons voluntarily, it seemed that the ending was not very good. For example, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and King Wuling of Zhao, one was imprisoned in the harem and died of depression, and the other died of starvation in the palace.

So Emperor Qianlong either didn't believe the fortune teller's words or was convinced that he should sharpen his knife, returned to the harem and began to wave a butcher knife at his son. That's why Emperor Qianlong was able to do what the fortune teller said. Can only say that he didn't believe the fortune teller's words, and Chu Jun, chosen by Emperor Jiaqing, was not enough to make Emperor Qianlong afraid, both in ability and character.

In fact, although Emperor Qianlong became the emperor's father-in-law, Emperor Jiaqing had no real power as an emperor, but only legalized his Chu Jun status in advance, which was more legalized than the Crown Prince. Although Emperor Jiajing took over the throne, it was no different from Emperor Qianlong's marionette, so the abdication of Emperor Qianlong was only a form of alternate legalization of the throne.

Why did you abdicate? Of course, Emperor Qianlong has secretly set up a reserve team and designated Jiaqing as his successor. After his death, Jiaqing's throne should be no problem. Why did Emperor Qianlong take abdication as a form of alternation of the throne? In the final analysis, it was because he used excessive force in his later years, which had a bad influence on the rule of the Qing Dynasty. In order to better appease the people, it seems a good choice to retreat to the second line in form.

Everyone knows that the Qianlong period was the most prosperous period of the Qing Empire. Of course, this prosperity was accumulated by Kangxi and Yongzheng generations, especially during Yongzheng period, which left a large amount of treasury and clear official management to Emperor Qianlong, making Qianlong once smooth.

But it is a pity that the emperor Qianlong, who was overjoyed and preferred luxury, pushed the empire to the peak, but eventually pulled it into the road of decline. Just look at the last few years of Qianlong, that is, from the fifty-second year of Qianlong, peasant uprisings broke out in various parts of the Qing Empire, or local wars continued. In order to maintain the rule of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong fought many wars, which lasted for almost ten years.

Although it has not yet reached the point of belligerence, such unstable internal environment and external struggles have overwhelmed the treasury of the Qing Dynasty, and the most important thing is that the war will also make the people displaced and destitute. In fact, many emperors in history have encountered such a thing in their later years. For example, in his later years, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was forced to commit crimes because of his belligerence.

So Emperor Qianlong also encountered the same dilemma, but he might be proud of himself. Before abdicating, he did not commit a crime, but chose to abdicate. Of course, this is just a form. After all, Emperor Qianlong was still playing politics, but this time he was fighting against heaven. Interestingly, however, in the second year after Qianlong abdicated, the Qing Palace caught fire and Emperor Qianlong was in a panic. It can be seen that in Qianlong's heart, he knew that the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty was destroyed in his later years.