At the age of eighteen, He Shen was appointed by Qianlong as a third-class guard of the inner court. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info This appointment has the meaning that Qianlong transferred He Shen to his side and can teach him from time to time, but it is more about loving the house and Wu and fulfilling Xiao Yulan's last wish.

But to Qianlong's surprise, He Shen was rigorous but flexible, and he had a city government but was quite far-sighted. In addition to practicing martial arts, he made friends with the literati and writers in the capital, and showed extraordinary talent in poetry and songs. Seeing the continuous growth of He Shen, Qianlong had to sigh that among his current princes, whoever has half of He Shen's ability is the best candidate for the prince, but unfortunately the secret of He Shen has no possibility of reversing. Thinking about it again, maybe He Shen is really an official material, if he can become the pillar of the country, then no matter which son succeeds him, with He Shen's assistance, he can rest assured.

Thinking of this, Qianlong simply gave He Shen a petty official who was in charge of the treasury to manage the palace treasury. He Shen came to Buku, plunged into the pile of cloth, reclassified and classified, and strived to make each entry and exit clear. On the other hand, visiting cloth merchants, understanding the weaving process, understanding the storage and transportation links, according to today's words, is to standardize the management process, control the procurement links, sort out the suppliers, and basically put an end to corruption inside.

He Shen's approach, in the eyes of the officials at all levels in Buku, is that the new official took office with three fires, and he didn't pay too much attention to it. Who would have thought that after the process was standardized, it would be even more difficult for them to make money out of it. The officials still understood the principle of equal interests, so they took out silver to bribe, but they didn't expect that this and Shen oil and salt would not enter, and several bribes were arrested for this matter. Seeing that the method of buying through did not work, they began to stumble on He Shen, bribed the Metropolitan Procuratorate to supervise the imperial history book, and impeached He Shen in the name of corruption and bribery.

Who would have thought that within a few days of the impeachment note, the Metropolitan Procuratorate sent a special person to investigate thoroughly, but the drunkard who investigated the case did not mean to drink, but not only He Shen. He Shen put the evidence of corruption among the officials he had before, the dismissal of those who were dismissed, the distribution of those who were distributed, and the participating officials did not have any good results. At this time, Buku only reacted up and down, no wonder He Shen dared to risk the officialdom, and there were people above him who dared to love.

When the Qing Dynasty arrived at the Qianlong Dynasty, because of the strong national strength and the relatively relaxed governance of the Qianlong officials, corruption became commonplace. A small cloth storehouse, the small official in charge of purchasing power, on the one hand, is shoddy, on the other hand, he has to get several times the bribe from the cloth merchant, and the cloth merchant often has to forbear because of the name of the royal monopoly. He Shen seized this breakthrough, banned bribes, and took office for less than a year, the management of the cloth warehouse was in good order, not only the amount of cloth in stock was greatly increased, but the type and quality of cloth were also significantly improved, and it was also sincerely supported by major cloth merchants.

Qianlong was overjoyed when he saw Heshen's stiff and soft wrists. I only thought that He Shen had his own genetics and was talented, but he never thought about some of his subconscious care, which gave He Shen enough confidence, so that he could have no scruples, and the officials avoided it. Because of the political achievements in managing Buku, Qianlong promoted He Shen to the imperial guard, and was the deputy capital of Manchuria under the Blue Banner. But the discerning people in the court can see that this is Qianlong's preparation for He Shen's soaring in the officialdom.

But at this time, He Shen also encountered something that shocked him. When he first arrived in Buku and began to investigate the bribery of the Buku officials, all the cloth merchants did not know the situation, and the officials had threatened him in every possible way, and they all looked at him and did not tell the truth. But when Heshen struggled with no breakthrough, a cloth merchant named Wang Rulong in Yangzhou took the initiative to take refuge and provided evidence of a large number of small officials taking bribes. He Shen took advantage of this to touch the melons, and the cloth merchants were also broken by each one, and it can be said that Wang Rulong was the biggest help for He Shen's achievements.

After that, Wang Rulong naturally got the support of Heshen and became the largest supplier of Buku. But at a private banquet, He Shen, out of curiosity, asked Wang Rulong why he decided to serve his baseless self at that time, and did not hesitate to offend his peers. Unexpectedly, Wang Rulong said that it was an idea given to him by a foreign master surnamed Lian in Jiangnan. After the deed was completed, Wang Rulong prepared a generous gift to thank him, but he didn't expect that even the master insisted on not accepting it, and only asked Wang Rulong to bring a letter to He Shen, saying that He Shen was the son of an old man of his, and he should help. As he spoke, he handed over a letter to He Shen.

He Shen wondered how his father could have such a far-sighted and far-sighted old friend who had a good hand and eye for the sky? When he opened the letter, he saw it, but it was like five thunderbolts on the ground.

The letter was written to him by a woman named Magnolia, who claimed to be her mother. The letter tells about Xiao Yulan's life experience, how Qianlong met Qianlong by chance when he was 12 years old, and how Qianlong imprisoned Xiao Yulan in Jingshan. And Xiao Yulan herself will be sent back to Jiangnan by Qianlong, but the palace maids she is familiar with have been replaced within a day, and now she is surrounded by some indifferent and ill-intentioned subordinates, Xiao Yulan is worried that she will never see her child again, so she left this letter, hoping that her only child can see it one day and understand her life experience.

The letter was accompanied by several pages of letterhead filled with opera word plates. Juanxiu's handwriting, delicate brushstrokes, and outstanding literary brilliance make He Shen have a sense of closeness for no reason. The thin pages, after more than 20 years, have already had a faint yellow, but He Shen doesn't know why, the moment his fingers touch the letterhead, a warmth that has never been felt before is wrapped around his body.

He Shen was skeptical about the authenticity of the letter, and even if it was true, how did the person who claimed to be her mother pass it on under the circumstances? And how did the mysterious man surnamed Lian determine that he was Qianlong's illegitimate son? And how did he know about his recent situation over the years? But He Shen remembered that when Chang Bao was dying, he told himself at his bedside that He Shen was not his son, but that he was just loyal to the Lord. And Qianlong's unreasonable attention to him is indeed beyond the relationship between ordinary monarchs and ministers.

But at this time, He Shen has already experienced many ups and downs, and is not swayed by feelings, and will not make any hasty moves because of a letter from an unknown source. But no matter what, that Lian Gao man still succeeded in planting a seed of hatred in He Shen's heart.

It's just that He Shen himself doesn't know.

A year later, at the age of twenty-six, He Shen was appointed by Qianlong as the right attendant of the household department, marking his entry into the political core of the empire. But this appointment has not yet been figured out by the ministers, and another jaw-dropping appointment has arrived: to become the head of the military aircraft, becoming the youngest military minister in the history of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It is a challenge for He Shen to share the center with a group of old military aircraft who are over the age of six, and take care of all aspects of the huge empire for Qianlong, and it will take time for the old military aircraft to adapt.

It's a pity that this adaptation time is only one month, and He Shen was appointed by Qianlong as the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the ministers in charge of the internal affairs office played the role of the emperor's internal governor, and it was impossible for the imperial family who was not absolutely trusted. But He Shen was just a third-class guard in front of the emperor, and the ancestor was just a deputy commander of the red flag, so he couldn't be connected with today's son. However, the appointment of the Minister of Internal Affairs is a private matter of the emperor, and the courtiers naturally cannot discuss it too much, but Qianlong's promotion of He Shen is not only out of ability and trust.

Perhaps Qianlong realized that He Shen's position as the Minister of Internal Affairs was somewhat unreasonable, and three months later, he issued an edict again, making He Shen the deputy capital of Manchuria with the yellow flag. Since Nurhachi founded the Eight Banners system, the Zhenghuang Banner and the Inlaid Yellow Banner have been the emperor's direct management flag, similar to the emperor's private soldiers, and no one can be mobilized without the emperor's order. This appointment undoubtedly showed the hundred officials the question of Heshen's lineage. Another three months passed, and He Shen was given a product to wear, although it was not an official position of a product, but he enjoyed the treatment of a product.

So far, in just three years, He Shen has completed the promotion that most courtiers can't complete with their lifetime time and energy, and the courtiers are not surprised by any unreasonable promotions that occur on He Shen. Instead of complaining and being jealous, it is better to seize the time to stammerize this soaring upstart. But soon, the ministers all found out that this He Shen was a stunned young man who did not form a party and did not accept bribes, and he did not have an ancestral network, let alone a classmate of the same year. Now those veteran ministers who have been through the storm for a long time are relieved, let him toss, there is only one ending for the lonely ministers, just sooner or later.

These dazzling changes, He Shen was also excited, but since he got the letter, he vaguely felt that there was a huge secret hidden in it. It is not so much Qianlong's weight as his owe to Xiao Yulan, and the compensation he made for him, which is also the only explanation that makes sense. Therefore, these promotions have nothing to do with his character, nor do they have anything to do with his knowledge and ability, which makes him a little frustrated, and he believes a little more in the authenticity of the letter in his heart.

In this year, He Shen received several letters from Wang Rulong one after another, including the score of "The Stone Record" left by Xiao Yulan, the engraved copy of "The Stone Record" annotated by Qianlong and Xiao Yulan, the family letter written by Wu Jingchu to his daughter and Xiao Yulan never received, and even the letter left by Zhang Shenlin to Xiao Yulan in the cold Ningguta. All this is repeatedly telling He Shen a fact that he is unwilling to accept: he is the illegitimate son of Qianlong and Xiao Yulan, Qianlong almost ruined the entire Guangtai class in order to keep Xiao Yulan, Xiao Yulan had to commit to Qianlong in order to save the Guangtai class, and Qianlong was worried that the illegitimate child would be attacked in the court, and he had the image of a blind monarch, so he blindly concealed it, so that the harem forces who finally peeked into the position of the prince joined forces to kill Xiao Yulan, and Xiao Yulan's body was buried in the courtyard of the original forbidden crown prince.

And the root of all this lies in the inequality between the Manchus and the Hans, from the bloody struggle between the princes, and the blood of the Han people flows in the veins of Heshen.

(Yang Zhu said: "Those who are different from all things are born, and those who are the same die.") In life, there are virtuous and foolish, noble and lowly, which are different, and in death, there is rot and destruction, which is the same. Although, the virtuous and foolish, the noble and the lowly, are beyond their power, and it is not possible to rot and eliminate. Therefore, life is not born, death is not death, virtuous is not virtuous, foolish is not foolish, expensive is not expensive, and cheap is not cheap. However, all things are born and die together, all the virtuous and the foolish, and the noble and the cheap. Ten years will die, a hundred years will die, benevolence and sainthood will also die, and fierceness and foolishness will die. If you are born, you will be rotten bones, and if you are born, you will be rotten bones, and if you die, you will be rotten bones. A rotten bone, familiar with its differences, and interesting to live, after the death of ridicule?--"Liezi")