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During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the grievances between Liu Yong and the Xu family seemed to be an ordinary family feud, but because of the emperor's intervention, it set off a huge wave. This storm not only destroyed the reputation of the Xu family, but also plunged the entire imperial court into chaos. In this turbulent era, how exactly does Liu play a key role in the Game of Thrones? How did the Xu family face this sudden disaster? This article will take you to uncover the thrilling secrets of this history.
Grievances
In the rivers and lakes, the grievances between enemies may be passed down from generation to generation, not only the enemies will take revenge on each other, but even the descendants will continue to retaliate, which is also the origin of many family feuds.
In the ancient imperial court, there were many such grievances, and the most common form of such grievances was disputes between literati.
But such disputes often involve the imperial court, especially in cases where the poems offend the royal majesty.
So in such a case, who is the enemy of the other party?
The Xu family and the Liu family
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Liu Yong was born in the Liu family in Zhucheng, Shandong, and his father was Liu Tongxun, the chief military minister.
He is the sixth generation of the Liu family, and the Liu family is a famous family for generations.
Liu Yong was born in such a famous family, and naturally he was also in the middle of the day, and he was admitted to the Jinshi when he was young, and was appreciated by Emperor Qianlong.
Due to the close relationship between the Liu family and the imperial family, Emperor Qianlong also attached great importance to Liu Yong, and successively appointed him as a squire and a scholar in the Ministry of Works.
Liu Yong's mother was born in the Xu family, but after his father's death, Liu Yong imprisoned his mother in order to avoid suspicion, so that she could not enter and leave the court.
The Xu family was originally a low-status scholar, and coupled with Liu Yong's attitude towards his mother, the Xu family naturally became the target of the court.
So the hatred between the Xu family and the Liu family naturally formed.
A pillar floor poetry case
The Xu family was deliberately framed by the Cai family and severely punished in the twenty-sixth year of Qianlong, before that, Liu Yong was a neat and loyal figure in the officialdom.
At that time, the Heshen case was still fermenting, and when Heshen's cronies were found to be corrupt, Qianlong happened to appoint Liu Yong as a university scholar and a secretary of the ministry.
Since more than half of Heshen's corrupt elements have been found, Liu Yong only needs to make an appearance.
However, Liu Yong, as the judge of the Cathay case of Heshen's cronies, did not delve into the case, which made Qianlong, who originally had a sense of trust in Liu Yong, very angry.
Qianlong believed that Liu Yong did not delve into the case because he wanted to cover up the friendship between He Shen and others.
This made Qianlong furious, and in the twenty-sixth year of Qianlong, when the world was gradually opening up, a major clean-up was launched in the imperial court - a wave of book bans.
Qianlong appointed his son Hongsheng as the supervisor of the state to handle government affairs, and strictly ordered the investigation and punishment of "fallacies to confuse the public" and "false rumors" in various places.
Qianlong also issued a special edict to publicize the purpose of "expelling heresy" to the outside world, and asked the people to actively report the illegal acts of famous people and corrupt officials.
Qianlong's wave of book bans was not to really eliminate the evil forces, but to take this opportunity to wipe out those who had offended him.
In this storm, countless loyal ministers will be framed and removed from power, exiled, or killed. Even women are not immune.
Among them is Liang Qichao's "Talking about Prison": "are still able to charm", and "the traitor of women" Li Zijie was also executed for the crime of rebellion.
Li Zijie was just a minister who was famous and favored by the emperor at that time. It can be seen that Qianlong did not care about the feelings of others at all, and showed no mercy in the face of affection and legal principles.
This wave of book bans has caused countless losses to innocent people, like overturning a honeycomb. Who would dare to speak up in such a dangerous environment?
Countless intellectuals have been forced to keep a low profile or flee abroad. Since then, the intellectuals of the great Eastern countries have become very cautious, and their literary style has changed dramatically - they have begun to advocate the Confucian idea of "inner sage and outer king".
In the face of such an increasingly fierce situation, the Xu family was helpless. As innocent people, they were powerless to resist the emperor's arbitrariness.
In the end, the Xu family could only bear the pressure from Emperor Qianlong, and suffered a lot in this storm. #江湖恩怨
In fact, Qianlong's wave of book bans was not to really eliminate the evil forces, but to take this opportunity to wipe out those who had offended him.
In this storm, countless loyal ministers will be framed and removed from power, exiled, or killed. Even women are not immune.
Among them is Liang Qichao's "Talking about Prison": "are still able to charm", and "the traitor of women" Li Zijie was also executed for the crime of rebellion.
Li Zijie was just a minister who was famous and favored by the emperor at that time. It can be seen that Qianlong did not care about the feelings of others at all, and showed no mercy in the face of affection and legal principles.
This wave of book bans has caused countless losses to innocent people, like overturning a honeycomb. Who would dare to speak up in such a dangerous environment?
Countless intellectuals have been forced to keep a low profile or flee abroad. Since then, the intellectuals of the great Eastern countries have become very cautious, and their literary style has changed dramatically - they have begun to advocate the Confucian idea of "inner sage and outer king".
In the face of such an increasingly fierce situation, the Xu family was helpless. As innocent people, they were powerless to resist the emperor's arbitrariness.
In the end, the Xu family could only bear the pressure from Emperor Qianlong, and suffered a lot in this storm.
epilogue
This wave of book bans during the Qianlong period was not only a blow to the Xu family, but also had a profound impact on the entire intellectual circle. The tragic fate of the innocent shows us the cruelty of power and the ruthlessness of power. In your opinion, in the face of such a harsh situation, how should the literati deal with themselves? Welcome to share your views in the comment area, and don't forget to like and support, so that more people can understand this thought-provoking historical story!