Gan Long once commented on Ji Xiaolan's Why Don't You Talk about State Affairs? Why?

Emperor Qianlong is well known to the people, and he learned it from TV to a great extent. Among many emperors in the ancient history of China, Emperor Qianlong took the most photos. It is also the person who has actually been in power for the longest time (of course, plus the years when he was the emperor's father).

Emperor Qianlong was a controversial emperor. Some people say that he is the king of Qing Dynasty, while others say that he is a bad king. Whatever he is, at least he is an extremely autocratic emperor. What is a very wayward person? He is too proud to listen to the opinions of his officials.

Ji Xiaolan was a civil servant in Qianlong period and the editor-in-chief of Sikuquanshu. As we all know, he thought that Ji Xiaolan was highly valued by Emperor Qianlong, but in fact, in history, he was far less favored than Xiao Shenyang, and even Emperor Qianlong had no weight.

On one occasion, Ji Xiaolan interceded for his friend Yin Zhuang, assistant minister of does. He was punished by Qianlong for speaking out about the disadvantages brought by the bargaining system to the court. You know, the bargaining system was initiated by Qianlong, and it is a way for Qianlong to fill the state treasury, and no one is allowed to object.

Unexpectedly, Ji Xiaolan came to intercede, and Gan Long flew into a rage: "I think you are good at literature, so you got the" Four Ku Quanshu ",but it's just for the sake of preserving the world. Why talk about state affairs! " What does this sentence mean?

In today's words, it is: Ji Xiaolan, it doesn't count! I think you are a little literary talent and can lead the compilation of Siku Quanshu. In fact, it is to raise you as a player and relieve boredom! What qualifications do you have to discuss state affairs in front of me?

It is estimated that Ji Xiaolan must have mixed feelings at that time, but he also pointed out from the side that the autocratic thought of the Qing emperor was too serious, and the whole country was decided by the emperor's personal consciousness. Some people say that the emperor should be like this. How else can he rule?

In feudal society, the emperor was always autocratic. That's right. To maintain long-term stability, we must broaden our horizons and listen to various opinions. As the saying goes, "Advice when most needed is least heeded", so there were no real virtuous ministers in the whole Qing Dynasty, only competent ministers. Ministers only need to do what the emperor says, and don't put forward opinions, let alone objections.

As we all know, the Qianlong period was the key period of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the rise of foreign industrial revolution accelerated the change of the world pattern. And Qianlong is still closed to the outside world and enjoys himself.

Gan Long actually knew the situation abroad at that time, but he always resisted and didn't want to change. Because once you change or carry out political reform, your wealth will be shaken. Although there was also an emperor who promoted political reform in the Qing Dynasty, that is, Emperor Guangxu, it was useless and was quickly overthrown by Empress Dowager Cixi. Perhaps Qianlong did make some achievements in his early years, otherwise there would be no "prosperous times" in history, but his later years were the turning point of the whole Qing Dynasty and the starting point of a sharp decline.