When Qianlong celebrated his 60th birthday, why did Liu Yong send him a bucket of ginger and say he was really smart?
When Emperor Qianlong celebrated his 60th birthday, Liu Yong sent him a bucket of ginger. Emperor Qianlong was puzzled at the time. Then Liu Yong told Emperor Qianlong that a bucket of ginger could rule the country. Emperor Qianlong was very happy after hearing this. He also rewarded Liu Yong with many treasures and praised him for being very smart.
Emperor Qianlong was an accomplished emperor in the Qing Dynasty. Under his rule, the Qing Dynasty became very prosperous and prosperous. When Emperor Qianlong passed his sixtieth birthday, the officials presented treasures to Emperor Qianlong. When trying to please Qianlong, because the Qing Dynasty was very wealthy at that time, Emperor Qianlong was originally an emperor who liked luxury, and he was also a collector, so the treasures presented to him would not be of interest to him unless they were treasures.
So the officials of the Qing Dynasty at that time were unwilling to give up such an opportunity to please Qianlong, and they all tried their best to offer rare things to Qianlong. At that time, Liu Yong was a high official in the court, and Liu Yong was a second official. In his generation, his family also had some money to give Qianlong some gold, stone and jade articles, which he could afford. However, because the ministers all had their own unique ideas, if Liu Yong gave an ordinary treasure, it would seem that Liu Yong had no intention, so at that time Liu Yong also I was very distressed and didn't know what to give to Qianlong.
Later, he had an idea. The whole world belongs to Qianlong. Emperor Qianlong has never seen anything precious. If he wants to give it away, just give it to him. Emperor Qianlong could not think of it, but he still thought about it very much. Finally, Liu Yong brought a bucket When the ginger came to the main hall, Emperor Qianlong was a little puzzled. This ginger was not valuable. No matter how poor Liu Yong was, he would not give this thing to himself to celebrate his birthday. Who knew that Liu Yong said to Qianlong, this is the unification of the country, Qianlong When the emperor heard this, he was really happy. Nothing makes the emperor happier than having a stable country, so Emperor Qianlong always praised Liu Yong for his intelligence.