He Yan was a famous corrupt official in China, and the amount of money he embezzled was heinous, and he was also deeply loved by Qianlong, so after Qianlong's death, Jiaqing really had the power to dare to move Hezhen. In fact, many people only know Hezhen, but they don't know that Hezhen also has a younger brother, called Helin, who was also a very popular courtier at that time, and if he did not die, Jiaqing really did not dare to clean up Hezhen.
Helin and Hezhen were not from a good background, just an ordinary military attaché family, and his father died in the fifth year after Helin was born. It is often said that the eldest brother is the father, and Hezhen took on the responsibility of his father after the death of his father, and has always been very careful to take care of Helin, so the feelings of the two brothers are very deep, and Helin is also very obedient to his brother's words.
Later, the two entered the career, with He Yan as a civilian official and He Lin as a military general, and the two often helped each other. In 1786, Helin was promoted by the Qianlong Emperor to the imperial history of Huguang Province because he followed the military minister Ah Gui to inquire about the corruption case in Hangzhou, which can be said to be the real beginning of the road of Helin Shitu. And Lin emotional intelligence is very high as He Yan, the two brothers are very good at being people, Qianlong is more and more fond of them, so both of them are promoted very quickly, and Lin is also quickly promoted to cabinet bachelor and left waiter of the Ministry of Works, and the deputy governor of the Han Army under the Blue Banner.
At the same time, Helin also quelled the Nepalese invasion of Tibet, and quickly suppressed the Miao people's uprising in Guizhou and Hunan, and was even more a pioneer, capturing the rebel leader Wu Bansheng and making great military achievements, plus Hezhen had nothing to praise and Lin, so he was promoted to Shangshu of the Ministry of Works, and was also crowned as the Prince Taibao.
Later, Qianlong took the initiative to abdicate and Jiaqing ascended the throne, but in fact, Jiaqing had no real power, Qianlong's position as emperor was very stable, and the big and small affairs of the DPRK and China were still Qianlong's questions. Coincidentally, in the first year of Jiaqing, the commander-in-chief Fu Kang'an died of illness, and He Yan colluded with Helin, and finally Qianlong agreed to temporarily take charge of military affairs with Lin, and at this point, Helin was a real extremely popular subject. The two brothers, one was the commander of the great general, and the other was Qianlong's favorite courtier, and they really managed to walk sideways in the capital.
But unfortunately, just a few months later, Helin also died of illness, Qianlong was extremely sad, gave Helin as a first-class duke, and could also be hereditary, and let Helin enjoy the incense of the Taimiao Temple. Within two years, Qianlong also died, and after Jiaqing really took power, he quickly and easily cleaned up he and earned a pile of gold and jade.
But if Helin doesn't die, it will be very difficult for Jiaqing to clean up Hezhen. Since ancient times, the waist poles with military power have been hard, and Lin was the commander-in-chief of the general at that time, and he listened to his brother's words very much, forcing Hezhen to be anxious, and Helin may directly lead the army to rebel, which can be described as a whole body, which is very unfavorable to the stability of the Jiaqing regime. After Helin's death, although he was a very large official, he was a civilian after all, with no military power and no ability to resist at all.