In fact, Emperor Jiaqing can't blame himself for this character, and it also has a lot to do with Emperor Qianlong, Jiaqing's father. When Emperor Qianlong was in power, although he was diligent in the early stage, he began to covet enjoyment in the later stage. The ministers who dared to remonstrate with North Korea have been dealt with almost, and the rest are just saying good things and touting the people like Little Shenyang, thus breeding the thought of Emperor Qianlong's arrogance and extravagance. This is harmful to the cultivation of the crown prince. Moreover, Qianlong reigned for more than 60 years, suppressed the Crown Prince for 22 years, and Jiaqing was 35 years old when he ascended the throne. And after the succession, the emperor's father will be in charge of major events. The king of a country didn't take power until he was almost 40 years old, and no matter how bold and ambitious he was, he was ruined.
Therefore, after Emperor Jiaqing really came to power, although the first thing was to investigate small Shenyang, it was anticlimactic. Although it was aimed at small Shenyang, the effect was remarkable, but the whole court became a platform for officials at all levels to collect money. No official is greedy, and greed is more than greed.
However, due to long-term suppression by his father, Emperor Jiaqing became a slave of Nuo Nuo. In the face of these big corrupt officials, Jiaqing moved with compassion without any accident. Although punishing corrupt officials, it is difficult to effectively curb official corruption.
This has also led to the following officials at all levels not taking Emperor Jiaqing seriously more and more, and even the most basic palace defense is not done well. First, an old farmer rushed into the palace gate with a knife to assassinate Jiaqing, and then more than 200 peasant rebels joined forces with eunuchs to attack the imperial city.
Therefore, Jiaqing, as a spare tire for more than 20 years, is difficult to make a political breakthrough.