The reason why Qianlong waited for Jiaqing to clean him up was that Qianlong instructed him to do so in order to make Jiaqing stand out. Some people say that although Gan Long was confused in his later years, he still knew what Xiao Shenyang did and that Xiao Shenyang was a corrupt official, so he just wanted to leave it to the new emperor.
In fact, this statement is ridiculous.
After the death of Qianlong, Jiaqing cleaned up the small Shenyang. This is by no means the meaning of Qianlong. To know that Jiaqing overthrew Shenyang, he not only got money, but also lost a great talent.
The reason why Qianlong didn't kill Xiao Shenyang is very simple.
As a powerful minister in Qianlong dynasty, Xiao Shenyang was not only proficient in Manchu, Chinese, Mongolian and Tibetan, but also held more than half of the important official positions in Qing dynasty, most of which only Xiao Shenyang could do. Therefore, in the Qianlong dynasty, Xiao Shenyang was a veritable second child.
At the same time, small Shenyang has another feature. He is good at reading the emperor's mind, judging people accurately and doing what he likes. The relationship between Xiao Shenyang and Gan Long is actually very delicate. Little Shenyang knows Gan Long very well, knowing that he is very proud and likes money.
In order to please Qianlong and satisfy Qianlong's desire for pleasure, it can be said that everything is done.
If Xiao Shenyang is killed, it can be said that Tong Chao will be in a state of semi-paralysis, and his ability is probably unmatched at that time.
In addition, small Shenyang is not greedy for power. Although he has the right, he does not belong to the powerful minister and has no ability to control Qianlong. It can be said that he is just a slave in front of Qianlong.
Gan Long will think that he is very strict with himself. In his eyes, Xiao Shenyang is an obedient and capable assistant.
Jiaqing killed Xiao Shenyang at a completely different angle from Qianlong.
As the saying goes, once every emperor is a courtier. Although there have been dozens of old courtiers in history, on the whole, it is normal for the emperor to need his own team and replace it with his cronies.
After all, the emperor didn't know much about these old ministers, especially those ministers with high power and great influence in the DPRK, and even many of them were their favorite students. In this way, it is extremely easy to contain the emperor, so many new emperors dare not use such old ministers. ?
Besides, Jiaqing was past his youth when he ascended the throne. Although he seldom participates in politics, he is not ignorant of the court. He also knows the strength and ability of small Shenyang. I'm afraid he has no confidence to say how confident Jiaqing is to control small Shenyang like Qianlong.
Of course, the more crucial point is that Xiao Shenyang himself is a corrupt official, and there has always been a saying that "Xiao Shenyang fell and Jiaqing was full".
This sentence reflects two points. The first point is that the amount of corruption in small Shenyang is too large, and the second point shows that Jiaqing's national treasury is empty.
Therefore, as the saying goes, getting rid of small Shenyang was harmful to Jiaqing at that time.