When talking about Heshen, one will immediately think of him as one of the most corrupt officials in Chinese history. The wealth he amassed is even more than the annual fiscal revenue of the Qianlong Dynasty. Therefore, there is a popular saying among the people. The folk song: "Heshen fell, Jiaqing was full." Of course, some people say that He Shen was the best official in the Qing Dynasty! If you are familiar with the history of Heshen's family, you will find that Heshen started out as a guard. At the age of 27, he was promoted to Minister of Military and Aircraft. He was in charge of the internal and external affairs of the Qing Dynasty and once became an important factor in the Qing court's control of real power. One of the characters. Heshen had been an official for more than 20 years and accumulated tens of millions of taels of wealth, which was almost equal to the annual fiscal revenue of the Qianlong period, and sometimes even more. He was considered the richest man at that time. For so much wealth, He Shen was able to amass so much wealth and was able to influence the court, which shows that he is not just an opportunistic and flattering person, but a capable person with superior intelligence and strong ability to do things.

He Shen was able to integrate the country's administrative power, financial power, military power and personnel power into one person, and became a capable general around Qianlong, which shows that this person is still capable. Of course, we cannot deny that Heshen, as an official, committed corruption and bribery. But if we look at it in the historical context of the time, we will find that this is not just a characteristic unique to Heshen. In ancient Chinese society, many court officials had this nature. Therefore, He Shen is a mirror to us. From him, we can see the various dark sides of politics, officialdom and society at that time. At the same time, we can also see how the Qing Dynasty went from prosperity to decline step by step. of.

Qianlong did not kill He Shen because of his own reputation. Qianlong always called himself "The Perfect Old Man" and he cared about his great influence. Under his rule, he did not allow any stain. His political career was criticized by later generations. From this, it can be seen that Qianlong was a very vain emperor. If he personally investigated Heshen during his reign and found out a huge amount of embezzlement, it would definitely affect his reputation. Qianlong was very close to Heshen, and Qianlong often praised Heshen for being a shrewd and capable loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty. If Heshen was really killed, Qianlong himself would not be able to escape the involvement, so he wanted to keep his reputation throughout his lifetime. Damaged, simply keep He Shen and let him live a few more years.