Since the ancient saying that "accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger", this saying is not empty. In ancient times, the king was supreme, and accompanying the king became the most dangerous thing, if you meet a Ming Jun, it is okay, if you meet a Dark King, your life and death are all between his thoughts.
And the person who accompanies the king needs a very high emotional intelligence, but also has to be able to read people's hearts, and every word the king says must be broken, like reading comprehension and then savoring, especially when it comes to power issues.
During the Qing Dynasty, two courtiers made great contributions, and Qianlong asked them what they wanted, one wanted officials and the other wanted beauty, but the endings of the two were very different. Today, let's talk about this story.
Qing Dynasty general Hailancha
Friends who have watched "Yanxi Raiders" should know that there is a character named Highlander. This person was a good friend of Fu Heng and a sword-bearing bodyguard in the palace. He also has a love scene in the play, that is, the emotional drama between him and Wei Yongluo's good sister Mingyu.
Unfortunately, the last two are also eternally separated, and the infatuated Highlander is also unmarried for life. However, this is not the case in reality, Highlander was born in the Evenk tribe, is a Manchurian yellow flag bearer, that is, what we call the Eight Flags, it can be seen that his birth is also relatively noble.
Highlander had been very interested in dancing knives and guns since childhood, and when he became an adult, his family sent him to the barracks to be tempered. His first expedition with the army was as a Sauron vest from the Dzungars.
The vest refers to the soldiers of the Eight Banners Cavalry Battalion of the Qing Dynasty, although it was only a small soldier, but Highlander fought bravely and with amazing strength, and soon attracted the attention of the commanders. At the time of Amur Sana's rebellion, the Qing army struggled to search for his footprints.
Highlander's bravery was evident at this time, and he struggled to find him alone, and after seeing Amir Sana, he drew his bow and arrow, and with one arrow he shot him off his horse and captured him back to the camp. Highlander was awarded the title of second-class bodyguard for his bravery in battle and for his meritorious efforts in catching anti-thieves.
Soon after, he was promoted to a first-class bodyguard, and Qianlong personally inscribed a poem for him: "The fierce wind sweeps away the dry, and it is difficult to quickly make it difficult." It is also up to the people to destroy the enemy and attack the stronghold. At Tabatai, shoot Bayar. It is his great achievement, bravery and unparalleled. ”
Equally striking is Urden
Among the guards of the same period, there was also a soldier named Urden who also performed well. Urden was born into better conditions, he was born into an aristocratic family, and a good birth allowed him to receive a better education.
Urden was also more precocious than the average child, showing great talent early on. Initially, Urden, who came from an aristocratic background, did not choose to go to the front, but through his family's connections, he directly entered the palace as a bodyguard, which was equivalent to having a stable career preparation.
After a period of contact, Qianlong found that he was very talented, especially in the marching operations, and often put forward some constructive suggestions, which were also very useful. Therefore, Qianlong wanted to send him to the military camp for some training.
In Qianlong's view, he must have more achievements in the future, and perhaps he will become a general in the future, so Urden also went to the battlefield. However, he did not think that this move of his directly changed the end of Urden's life.
The outbreak of the Battle of Jinchuan
Before the Battle of Jinchuan, Highlander and Urden were one in the wilderness and one in the dynasty, and there should have been no intersection. However, in the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong, Jin Chuan rebelled, and the war was very critical, so the Qianlong Emperor sent these two people who were very satisfied with himself to the battlefield.
At this time, Highlander and Urden had their first communication, and the heroes and heroes always felt sorry for each other, and Highlander and Urden soon became friends. The situation at the Battle of Jinchuan was not ideal, our commander died of an ambush, and the loss of the commander before the battle also shook the hearts of the army.
However, Highlander and Urden relied on close cooperation, extraordinary combat talent, and the strategy of "capturing the thief before capturing the king", and seized the leader of the Great Jinchuan, Sonomu, in one fell swoop, ushering in a turning point in the war, and finally the Qing army won a complete victory.
The army of the Banshi Hui Dynasty naturally had to celebrate, and qianlong at the banquet asked them what reward they wanted, and Urden took the lead in coming out and saying: "It is indeed the family's good fortune that the subject has the honor of being reused by His Majesty, and the victory in this battle depends on the emperor's grace and might, and the subject does not dare to ask for a reward." As long as the subject brings more soldiers and horses, he will defend his majesty' country. ”
Although Urden said this earnestly and loyally, there were a few people in the official arena who were fools, and they heard that Urden was trying to be promoted, and if he wanted to bring more soldiers, he didn't want more military power.
The Qianlong Emperor was immediately displeased when he heard this, but it did not show it on the surface, at which point he turned his head and asked Hai Lancha what reward he wanted. Highlander stepped forward and said unceremoniously, "Your Majesty Longen, Highlander has no great pursuits, he just likes beautiful women, and if His Majesty can reward his subjects with a few plump beauties, it would be nice."
Qianlong laughed after listening to it, and immediately gave him a few beautiful women. After this incident, the scale in the qianlong emperor's heart gradually tilted, but no one knew all this. A few years later, Urden led the army again, but this time he was defeated, and what he did not expect was that this time the army was defeated, and the emperor directly killed him.
On the contrary, Highlander also failed when he pacified the chaos of Ding County and Zhuo, but was only demoted to an official, so why did the two men who fought at the same time and had a majestic ending so much difference? This is related to the "reward" of the year.
In ancient times, most emperors would be jealous of heroes, because there were too many things to blackmail the heavenly son to make the princes. No emperor would want his subjects to have too much power, and the same was true for Qianlong.
Urden's loyal words are also his words of military power, and military power is the most important thing for an emperor, because when a military general has military power, it will threaten the emperor, and when their strength can compete with the emperor, they will definitely monopolize the power, or directly claim the emperor.
The Qing Dynasty, from the Aobai during the Kangxi Emperor to the Nian Tangyao in the Yongzheng Dynasty, can be said to have been deeply troubled by military generals. Therefore, this is also the taboo of the Qianlong Emperor, and Urden believes that this statement not only shows loyalty, but also can add officials to the rank of knight, but in fact, it is clever but mistaken by cleverness.
Highlander's speech seems very unorthodox, but this is also his cleverness, a capable courtier who loves beauty and does not love power, is what any emperor wants, because they can fulfill his wishes at any time, and the ministers will not threaten their position.
In general, Urden seems to be retreating, but in fact it is advancing, while Highlander seems to be making demands, but in fact it is retreating. Between this advance and retreat, the fate of the two has also undergone earth-shaking changes. The Imperial Divine Will is difficult to guess, and the thunder and rain and dew are all for the grace of the King.
As a courtier, in the change of dynasties, you should stick to your heart, advance and retreat, not be pampered and arrogant, not flatter, strengthen your own position, and be a courtier. He had compassion for Li Min cangsheng and a duty of exhortation to the emperor.
There are many choices in life, and I hope that at every intersection, I can not forget my original intentions and not be greedy. What are your different views on this?