Although history is more serious, it is not completely intolerable to hypothesis, and sometimes it is quite interesting to open a brain hole!
Now let us boldly assume that if the Qianlong Emperor and Puyi were to exchange positions in history, what kind of wonderful chemical reaction would occur?
With Puyi's ability, can he smoothly continue the prosperity that Kangxi and Yongzheng have laid step by step, that is, transform the prosperous world of Kang Yongqian into the prosperous world of Kang Yongpu.
Similarly, with Qianlong's ability, could he single-handedly lead the Qing Dynasty, which was already at the end of the strong crossbow, to successfully overturn the situation of internal and external troubles at that time, so that the Great Qing Dynasty's guozuo could continue to continue.
First of all, as far as the first question is concerned, if Puyi came to the position of the Qianlong Emperor, the possibility of his continuing the prosperous world is still quite high.
Because of the so-called Kang Yongqian's prosperous life, the author personally thinks that the most important thing is the first two, that is, Kangxi and Yongzheng, one pioneering, one laying the foundation, as for the third, he only needs to not learn from Yang Guang's foolishness, be able to sit back and enjoy his success with peace of mind, and be a good lord of shoucheng, basically there will be no big chaos, and he can also leave a good name in the history books.
The cornerstones of the prosperous world, such as stopping land enclosure, never adding ding tax, only collecting land tax, introducing foreign crops, governing the Yellow River and the Grand Canal, spreading land into acres, punishing corruption, etc. were mainly accomplished by the two emperors, Kangxi and Yongzheng.
Therefore, as long as Puyi is not a tyrannical monarch and honestly enjoys his life, the continuation of the prosperous world should not be a problem, and it may even be better than Qianlong, after all, the qianlong emperor is a bit drifty in the late period, all kinds of good and great achievements, laissez-faire and dictatorship are corrupt, and there has been a serious corruption of the rule of officials, and these things are all contributing to the end of the prosperous world.
Now let's talk about the second question, when the Qianlong Emperor appeared in Puyi's position, could he lead the Qing Dynasty to a successful reversal? For this, the author believes that it is basically impossible!
This is because the situation faced by the late Qing Dynasty was not a general sense of internal and external troubles, but a major change that China had not seen in more than two thousand years, with heavy blows from Western powers on the outside and revolutionaries on the inside.
With the qianlong emperor's ability, the possibility of wanting to lead the Qing dynasty to overturn is infinitely close to zero. This is not that I despise the Qianlong Emperor, but the situation encountered at the end of the Qing Dynasty, not the late Qin, the late Han, the late Tang, the late Song, and the late Ming, all of which are essentially contradictions within feudal society.
What the late Qing Dynasty faced was the impact of Advanced Capitalism on the backward feudal monarchy in the West, which was an external contradiction belonging to feudal society, which was described by a modern network word, that is, a dimensionality reduction strike.
In the face of such a historical trend, let alone the Qianlong Emperor, even if it is the Qin Emperor Han Wu, Tang Zong Song Zu, the four great Kongs of the emperor's realm, travel through the past to save the Qing Dynasty, it will not help. Because the crisis encountered at the end of the Qing Dynasty has exceeded the scope of the traditional Chinese feudal emperor.
In summary, assuming that the Qianlong Emperor and Puyi exchange positions, then Puyi has a high probability of being able to continue the prosperity of Kangxi and Yongzheng, while the Qianlong Emperor is basically unable to lead the Qing Dynasty to success by virtue of his personal ability!