The "Sikuquanshu" is a series of books under the auspices of Emperor Qianlong, compiled by more than 360 civil servants including Ji Xiaolan and copied by more than 3,800 people. It took 13 years to complete. It is divided into: classics There are four parts: , Shi, Zi and Ji, so it is called "Sikuquanshu". This is a huge and complex project, and it seems to be a great undertaking. This may be the impression of most people.

However, this is not the case. Lu Xun once sharply pointed out: "The Qing people compiled the "Sikuquanshu" and the ancient books died." Just compiling a book, why would it have an impact on the ancient books?

Is it possible that the "Sikuquanshu" is too perfect and covers all knowledge, causing other books to lose their meaning? Of course not. Another great master of the Republic of China, Zhang Taiyan, once said bluntly: "Qianlong's burning of books was not as bad as that of Qin!" The cultural aftertaste has completely disappeared, which is an extremely significant loss for Chinese literature and history. However, Zhang Taiyan believed that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty's book-burning behavior was worse than that of the Qin Emperor. Combined with Lu Xun's words, it can be seen that this matter has a lot to do with the compilation of "Sikuquanshu". So what did Emperor Qianlong do to attract such public opinion?

In fact, it is true that "Sikuquanshu" is a work with rich content, but it is "contained in the war". What it records is the history of China that has been transformed. The ancient civilization, which has long been completely destroyed, emerged to achieve the political purpose of the Qing Dynasty's long-term rule. Therefore, this seems to be a cultural prosperity, but in fact it is a civilizational catastrophe.

At the same time, in order to prevent scholars from being empowered by previous ancient books, Emperor Qianlong selected the usable contents of the ancient books and compiled them into the "Sikuquanshu", and then burned the ancient books. According to incomplete statistics, more than 70,000 ancient books in more than 3,000 categories were lost due to the "Sikuquanshu".

Obviously, the compiled book has also been "washed" and "disinfected". Therefore, even though it exceeds the "Yongle Dadian" in scale and content, its literary and historical status is far behind. Far less than the former. Of course, we cannot deny the great achievements of "Sikuquanshu". It has indeed created many historical records and is also an important reference material for studying Qing history.