In the 9th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1670), he entered imperial academy, where he served as a scholar and official minister. In his official career, he has made great achievements and made great contributions. For the sake of political position, we should set up regular liquidation, reduce taxes, sponsor Shi Lang to lead and end Zheng Ming. Emperor Kangxi awarded the imperial plaque three times in recognition of his achievements. Li Guangdi's political career for nearly half a century was during the reign of Kangxi. When he died of illness, Emperor Kangxi was deeply shocked and said to his courtiers: "I know Li Guangdi is the most true, and there is no one like me; If you know me, you will become a person without light.
But I think you ask this question because his reputation is mixed. Among them, the most criticized is the first achievement of his career, Beeswax Advice. In October of the twelfth year of Kangxi, Li Guangdi returned to China. 1 1 month, Wu Sangui fought against the Qing dynasty in Yunnan; In March of the following year, Geng and Shang Kexi started to deal with it in Fujian and Guangdong respectively. In order to maintain his rule, Geng recruited talents in various ways. Geng even forced celebrities from all over Fujian to gather in Fuzhou as fake posts. Almost at the same time, Li Guangdi received letters from Geng and Zheng Jing who insisted on anti-Qing. In the second year, at the beginning of the 14th year of Kangxi, Li Guangdi sent his uncle Li Rimi (xi m: ng) to Fuzhou for information. At this time, Chen Menglei was the editor of the scholar Hou Guan (now Fuzhou), who was on the same list as Li Guangdi, and was forced to be awarded the post of editor of the pseudo-Hanlin Academy because he returned to his hometown. Raymond was not affected, and Geng angered him as a member of the Ministry. Chen Menglei is ill and can't handle it. When he saw Li Guangdi's uncle coming and learned that Li Guangdi was coming to Fuzhou, he was surprised and urged him to "come back soon" and asked him to dissuade Li Guangdi from repeating the same mistake and "don't fall into the trap". He was afraid that Li Rimei (xi m: ng) would not dissuade Li Guangdi, so he sent someone to accompany him. At this point, Li Guangdi has been "five hundred miles away from Quanzhou, with a square scarf and big sleeves", came to the provincial capital Fuzhou to meet Geng, and then went home. Chen Menglei was very indignant at his reckless vote for Geng and didn't want to see it. Later, under the persuasion of Chen Menglei's father, the two met. Chen Menglei made a detailed analysis and introduction to Li Guangdi about "Geng's ignorance of anti-Party, the strength of the military situation and the opportunity for spies". Li Guangdi's "seeing is believing, hearing is empty, only epiphany". So the two agreed that Chen Menglei would stay in Fuzhou to "crush his confidant and show his party" and be an insider; Li Guangdi excused his father's illness and sent someone from the mountain road to report Geng Jun's situation to the court. Chen Menglei said that in front of Geng, he tried to take care of the safety of the Li Guangdi family, taking "the whole family of eight as a guarantee". Li Guangdi said: "If it can be preserved, the current dynasty will be restored, and you can do it." He also said, "If he is lucky enough to win my success, he will be able to celebrate this festival." If your festival is obvious, you can make my contribution. "A few days later, Li Guangdi left Fuzhou for Anxi because of his father's illness. In May, Li Guangdi had a secret chance to break the thief. He made suggestions, suggested breaking the thief in the sparse, and showed great loyalty, but he didn't say a word to Chen Menglei. After the pacification of San Francisco, Li Guangdi served as a bachelor of cabinet and assistant minister of does. The following August, Emperor Kangxi ordered Li Guangdi to play at home. Li Guangdi then collected reading notes and essays into a volume and added a preface to it. Its preface made a disgusting compliment to Emperor Kangxi; Of course, there are also useful suggestions. It is suggested to appoint Shi Lang, the home secretary who is familiar with the situation at sea, to lead the troops to get it. Emperor Kangxi fully adopted his suggestion and finally incorporated Taiwan Province Province. Therefore, it won the favor of Kangxi. But this is Chen Menglei, who was arrested for holding a false position. However, before he went to prison, he wrote the article "Tell the City God", which began to expose Li Guangdi's treachery and caused an uproar in the ruling and opposition parties. Finally, under the pressure of public opinion and the pressure of Hanlin in the same period, Li Guangdi had to sign a joint name, saying that Chen Menglei's heart was not lost, and his heart was really excusable. Chen was thus saved from death and exiled. This incident is a big stain that Li Guangdi can't erase all his life, and it is the biggest evidence of his outstanding ability and despicable character.
In addition, because of Kangxi's appreciation, Li Guangdi served as an examiner for many times, and Quanzhou did not take the exam to avoid suspicion, which caused many complaints among the people. In fact, in his hometown, Li Guangdi's image is not that he is a competent official, but a villain who is jealous of his talents. Now there is a folklore circulating in Anxi. Li Guangdi is afraid that talents will overtake him and destroy people's geomantic treasures everywhere. There is even a story of a fellow countryman Shangguan Hanlin fighting with him. (When Li Guangdi died, Guan Xianyao was only a teenager, not a contemporary. In fact, Guan Xianyao once worked as a tutor in Li Guangdi's grandson's home. )
In his later years, Li Guangdi was still highly prized by Kangxi, but the scenery of his official career could not hide the desolation of his later years. His three sons all died young, which was a great blow to him.