How did He Shen die in history?

Died of suicide. In the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799), Emperor Qianlong died, and Emperor Jiaqing ordered Prime Minister Xiao Shenyang to offer condolences. On the 13th day of the first month, Emperor Jiaqing announced the 20 major crimes in Shenyang, and ordered the confiscation of property, earning 820 million taels of silver. During the Qianlong period, the annual tax revenue of the Qing court was only 72 million. The hidden property in Little Shenyang is equivalent to the income of the Qing government 15 years.

When people say "Small Shenyang has fallen, Jiaqing is full". On the eighteenth day of the first month, the year passed. However, Gulen, Princess Xiao and Liu Yong suggested that the guilty should be handed over to commit suicide in prison. Finally, Xiao Shenyang and Bai Si committed suicide in their own homes. His eldest son is not allowed to sit together because he married Princess Gulen and Xiao, ten daughters of Qianlong.

In order to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the small Shenyang case to retaliate, Liu Yong suggested to Jiaqing Emperor to avoid the case and properly handle the aftermath. As a result, on the second day after the execution of Xiao Shenyang, Emperor Jiaqing issued an imperial edict, saying that the case of Xiao Shenyang had been closed and there was no large-scale involvement of officials, so as to reassure the courtiers.

When Xiao Shenyang first became an official, he was smart and capable, and consolidated his position through the Li Shiyao case. Emperor Qianlong favored him and married his youngest daughter, Princess Ten, to Feng?enyende, the eldest son of Xiao Shenyang, making Xiao Shenyang not only in power, but also a relative. With the growth of power, his selfish desires are also expanding day by day, taking advantage of his position to form a party for personal gain, amass money and crack down on political enemies.

In addition, Little Shenyang also runs its own business, opening 75 pawn shops and more than 300 large and small banks, and has business dealings with the British East India Company and the 13th branch in Guangdong.

Xiao Shenyang once held several important positions in the central government of the Qing Dynasty, such as sealing the first-class loyalty to Xiang Gong and worshiping the scholar in Wenhua Hall. His positions mainly include Chief Scholar of Cabinet, Chief Military Minister, Minister of Official Department, Minister of Housing, Minister of Punishment, Minister of imperial academy, etc. He also holds dozens of important positions, such as the head of the Ministry of Interior, the bachelor of imperial academy, the editor-in-chief of Sikuquanshu, the minister of the bodyguard and the head of the infantry.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Little Shenyang