Do you know the story of Ji Xiaolan?
Ji Xiaolan's name is Ji Yun (1724-1805), and Xiaolan is his inscription. Xian county, Hebei, was a great scholar and writer in Qing Dynasty. Qianlong Jinshi, official to the history of the Ministry of rites, co-organizer of the university.
He used to be the editor-in-chief of Sikuquanshu Library and compiled the Summary of Sikuquanshu. He is the author of Ji Wenda's Collection of Public Heritage. In addition, he also wrote Yuewei Caotang Notes, which is a note novel with the same name as Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio in the history of China literature, and many researchers even rated it above Liaozhai.
We chose Ji Yun and He. The relationship between, and he compiled "sikuquanshu" (two issues have been published). It can be seen that Ji Xiaolan in history is not as upright and brave as in TV dramas; In fact, he is a sophisticated and cautious bureaucrat, a scholar-bureaucrat who is in a muddy officialdom and eager to live a quiet life as a scholar.
Enemy with small Shenyang
In the autumn of the same year, Ji Yun entered imperial academy and made an east tour to pay homage to the ancestral mausoleum. Ji Yun, who is good at observing beauty and color, speculates on Gan Long's psychology: since the reign of Kang Yong III, his inheritance has been prosperous and his territory is vast, and Gan Long secretly wants to compare himself with Han and Tang Dynasties. At that time, Qianlong studied for his ancestors and advocated parallel prose, so he followed the parallel prose and prose of the Western Han Dynasty and wrote a 3,600-word poem "Fu of Ye Zuling in Shengjiadong, Xun Gong" to be read by the great teacher Liu Yuxin. The next day in hall of mental cultivation, Liu Tongxun presented it to the emperor. When Qianlong opened it, he saw that the words were exquisite and magnificent, and he compared himself to a monarch of Han and Tang dynasties everywhere, and suddenly he was very happy. From then on, Ji Yun accompanied me on my southern tour, climbing Mount Tai and visiting the summer resort. He soon became the emperor's confidant and important minister.
Ji Yun lived in officialdom, of course, knowing that after consolidating the dominant position of the country, the Qing Empire had shifted from focusing on suppressing armed resistance to ideological rule; Comments and ideas that endanger the Qing Dynasty are frequently banned and suppressed. At that time, the "literary inquisition" in Daxing, Qianlong persecuted a large number of Han intellectuals who advocated anti-Qing. Many of them are not anti-Qing, but they are also convicted of writing. This makes the spirit of cultural people in a state of terror. Ji Yun often follows the emperor, so be especially careful. A small mistake may lead to a disaster. He is usually humorous, but this is just a talisman to keep himself alive.
Ji Xiaolan's career fate is indeed closely related to another figure in his dynasty, that is, Little Shenyang, which was deeply loved by Emperor Qianlong. Small Shenyang has great power, and all the senior officials in the world have done it, which is rare in history of qing dynasty.
After entering the officialdom, Xiao Shenyang not only collected money for the overjoyed Emperor Qianlong, but also served as minister of military aircraft, minister of war, minister of war, tax supervisor of Chongwenmen and minister of internal affairs (treasury, satin library and pigment library), which provided good conditions for him to use his power to collect money. The three main ways for him to collect money are to annex land, charge high rent, occupy a large number of houses, rent houses, charge high rent and lend usury. At that time, there was a rumor that "Houmen is as deep as the sea and the wealth of the government is like a mountain".
Just when Shenyang was most proud, Qianlong gave him land and allowed him to build a new house on the Shichahai side in Zhenghuang Banner of Deshengmen. Then a large-scale project was built in Shenyang, which angered the people and established a grand and huge government.
One day, while Ji Xiaolan was resting at home, Xiao Shenyang made a surprise visit and asked him to write an inscription for himself. Ji Xiaolan, of course, did not dare to offend this famous man, so he rushed to the newly-built luxury mansion that day, visited pavilions and rockeries, and inscribed the word "bamboo bud" between the lush southern bamboo and flowers and trees. Small Shenyang is very proud of this and often shows it off to others.
One day, when Qianlong had nothing to do, he remembered that a new mansion had just been built in Shenyang, so he came to see it. In front of a piece of green bamboo in the pavilion on the balcony, Gan Long, who claimed to be an expert, looked at the "Bamboo Bud" plaque and asked with a smile, "Who wrote this plaque?" Then he smiled and said, "Bamboo characters are separated into one; Bud is the solution for making straw bags. Doesn't this mean that you and your family are both idiots? " After his analysis, Xiao Shenyang's pale face suddenly turned red. Since then, this courtier who specializes in flattery has forged a personal feud with Ji Yun in his mind.
Almost got killed
In June of the thirty-third year of Qianlong, Ji Yun was ordered to renew his acquaintance. This quiet writing career was peaceful and comfortable for Ji Yun, but suddenly there came a bad news, which made Jifu's whole family on pins and needles: Lu Jianzeng, a history of salt transportation in Huai Dynasty, lost public funds because of poor financial management and proper behavior, and the court wanted to confiscate Lu's property. This Liu Jianzeng and Ji Yun are in-laws, and Ji Yun's eldest daughter married Lu Jianzeng's grandson.
When Ji Yun returned home, he told his wife Ma Shi and Shi Guo. He also expressed great indignation at Lu Jianzeng. He kept smoking his pipe and said, "You should feel guilty for neglecting your duty and perverting the law!"
The daughter married to Lujia is Guo Sheng, the wing of Ji Yun, and he is particularly worried about his own daughter. She cried and begged Jiyun to do something quickly. Ji cloud is not don't want to inform the Lou family, but is careless at the moment, get into trouble. Egged on by his wife and concubine, he finally figured out a way, so he sent his servant Zhang Kai to hand him a wooden box wrapped in cloth, saying, "This is a rare antique. Send it to Ruff, hurry back! "
Zhang Kai wants to know, "Where is the letter?"
"Don't write, just give it to Master Lu."
As soon as Zhang Kai walked out of the house, Ma Shi came out of the back room and complained, "What a waste of time to attach a letter?" Ji Yun took the tobacco pouch out of his mouth and scolded, "Madam, why are you confused again? If I attach a letter, once it fails, doesn't it mean that I am trapped? "
Lu Jian once received a affairs box. He opened the box carefully, but he was surprised: there was no treasure in the box. After searching for a while, I found an envelope in the silk lining of the affairs box, squeezed it and poured it into my hand. That's a pinch of tea and some salt.
Lu Jianzeng murmured: "Salt tea, salt tea, is it a' strict investigation'? Is this my case? ……"
Suddenly, he was afraid. He suddenly understood in his heart: "I am probably accused of salt policy deficit, and the court will send someone to investigate." This is to inform me to prepare in advance! ……"
A few days later, in the hall of mental cultivation of the Forbidden City, Xiao Shenyang whispered beside Gan Long: "Lu Jian, the salt messenger of Huaihe River, has transferred all his property, and there is nothing at home except rags."
When Qianlong heard this, he was furious, angry and shouted, "Dare! If someone hadn't leaked the news, how could Lu Jian transfer assets? "
Little Shenyang rushed to meet him and said, "Your Majesty is wise!" Then he lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Report back to the Emperor. I have heard of this secret informant ... "
Gan Long eagerly asked, "who? Say it quickly! "
Little Shenyang said brightly, "It's Ji Yun, a bachelor. Lu Jian used to be Ji Yun's in-laws. I found out that on the eve of the property raid, Ji Yun sent his family to Lu Zhai. "
After listening to Xiao Shenyang, Gan Long was furious and said, "Put Ji Yun in prison at once!"
At first, small Shenyang had sent slaves and followed them secretly. He didn't want to keep catching Ji Yun's mistakes to get back at himself.
The auspicious house of Hufang Bridge has completely lost its former tranquility. Ji Yun was arrested and imprisoned that night.
Soon after, Gan Long announced that Ji Xiaolan entered the temple and asked, "Do you know that your in-laws Lu Jian lost public funds and should be disqualified according to law?"
Ji Yun quickly replied: "I know."
"It is said that you informed him secretly, but is this the case?"
Ji Yun hurriedly knelt on the ground and said apologetically, "I really didn't leak a word!" "
Gan Long slapped the console table sternly and said angrily, "I just want to know today, by what means did you leak it to Lu Jianzeng without writing a word? Tell the truth! "
Ji Yun knew he couldn't escape, so he bowed his head and told the truth.
Qianlong looked at Ji Yun kneeling on the ground and meditated for a long time. He shook his head gently, took a deep breath, raised his pen and wrote a small line on the case file: "despise Urumqi."
A career on thin ice
In his later years, Ji Xiaolan called himself "Taoist Guan Yi" and expressed his desire to live a quiet life.
But in fact, the contradiction between him and Xiao Shenyang has never stopped. Ji Yun always avoids confrontation with Xiao Shenyang, just like watching chess on the sidelines.
In the year of Bingwu, Liu Quan, the housekeeper of Xiao Shenyang, was ordered to buy land in Beijing to build a house for Xiao Shenyang. In order to avoid the discussion between the ministers of the DPRK and China, all matters are handled in the name of Liu Quan. However, its architectural pattern exceeded the regulations of the Qing court and was seen by people, which aroused the indignation of officials in the DPRK. There were many norms for building houses in Qing Dynasty. For example, no one can use yellow glazed tiles and green glazed tiles except the emperor, and the size of the house cannot exceed 6,636 rooms, nor can it exceed 999 and a half rooms. Exceeding it will be considered a violation of the system and will be punished.
Cao Xibao, the suggestion, had a close personal relationship with Ji Xiaolan, and once said in code that he would join Little Shenyang. Ji Xiaolan couldn't say, so he gave Cao Xibao two lines from the poem "Crab Songs", saying, "The water is clear and dark, and the old man in autumn can't escape." I mean, I'm afraid it's not mature enough to join little Shenyang now. Cao Xibao refused to listen to Ji Xiaolan's warning and resolutely ascended the throne. Together with Liu Quan, a slave in Little Shenyang, he built a large-scale house, which was luxurious and well equipped. He is afraid of relying on his master's feelings and cheating.
Emperor Qianlong was in Jehol. After reading the paper, I knew that "drunkenness is not about wine", and I sued Liu Quan for bluffing and pointing the finger at small Shenyang. Knowing that Cao Xibao had a close personal relationship with Ji Xiaolan, the emperor suspected that Ji Xiaolan hated Xiao Shenyang and instigated Cao Xibao to participate.
The development of the situation, as Ji Xiaolan feared, the emperor defended Xiao Shenyang and his slave Liu Quan, but ordered the military affairs minister to push Cao Xibao combatively. As an imperial envoy, Cao Xibao would never pay a slave. If he did, he would be guilty. How can he know about Liu Quanyou's spacious houses and perfect home appliances without paying?
According to the emperor's letters, the military ministers did not investigate Liu Quan, the slave of Xiao Shenyang, but turned their attention to the plaintiff. Cao Xibao had no choice but to say, "I don't know Xiao Shenyang, who is in charge of taxes in Chongwenmen. I don't know if Iraq has added another tax without authorization, and no one has said. I heard that the whole house was perfect, so I paid attention to it when I passed Xinghua Temple Street. I see the house is very high. I thought Iraq was a domestic slave. How could I afford to build such a luxurious house?
Cao Xibao replied this way, but Emperor Qianlong was still not satisfied, and continued to pursue it. It is very likely that he will never give up until he finds out who is behind the scenes.
Cao Xibao regretted that he didn't listen to Ji Xiaolan's advice, and said a lot of things that bothered him, so he had to bite the bullet and insist that Ji Xiaolan didn't take part in it. In the end, Gan Long was dismissed because Cao Xibao's participation was untrue, which led to his imprisonment. Ji Xiaolan spent a few months in a panic, and his heart was steadfast. Since then, he has been more cautious. However, Zhu Lian's prison was quite prosperous at that time, and he had no confidence. I don't know if others will implicate him again, so life is really scary. He is walking on thin ice. Serenity is impossible to be a Taoist.
After the death of Emperor Gaozong of Qianlong, Emperor Jiaqing sentenced a generation of traitor Xiao Shenyang to death within fifteen days after he began to lead the government, which caused great shock in the ruling and opposition circles. After investigation, the private property of Xiao Shenyang is estimated to be 920 million taels of silver. This is a very rich man who has never existed since ancient times, and even Jiaqing himself is surprised.
Ji Xiaolan witnessed the fate of Shenyang, and he was very moved. He feels that the world is really like a cloud and quicksand surging, and the waves are spinning. No matter who wins or loses, it is here. Life is a chess game, and you are human. You are not only a spectator, but also a player, a pawn at the mercy of others.
He was ordered to compile Siku Quanshu.
The thirty-fifth year of Qianlong (1770) was an auspicious year for Ji Yun to change his destiny and turn around Gankun.
This spring came, and Emperor Qianlong proposed that now the territory is unified, and the people are happy. When they have money, they want to teach. He wants to find literary works and write a huge series of books for students to enter this world.
Qianlong plans to divide ancient and modern books into classics, history, sub-books and collections, and the total name is Sikuquanshu, which is bigger than Yongle Dadian and Ancient and Modern Books Integration. Gan Long knew that Sikuquanshu was vast, and he was not a well-read scholar, so he was not qualified for this important task. When Gan Long was worried that he couldn't find a suitable candidate, he was recommended by Liu Tongxun, the minister. Gan Long thought of Ji Yun who had been defending the border in Xinjiang for three years. After careful consideration, Qianlong decided to recall Ji Yun to Beijing, and decided to let him be an editor in imperial academy for the time being to prepare for the compilation of Sikuquanshu. When the time is right, he will resume his bachelor's degree and be appointed as the editor-in-chief of Sikuquanshu.
Because of this good opportunity, Ji Yun was finally reinstated. Ji Yun was forty-eight years old when this huge cultural project was put before him. Under the editor-in-chief, there are more than 360 editors, with a total of more than 4,300 participants, and there are "general reading", "general editing", "general school", "raising notes" and "compiling books", which work in the Hanlin Academy and Wuyingtang respectively. Its editing scale is probably unprecedented in the world.
To this end, Qianlong specially ordered the construction of Siku Quanshu Library. With the attention and advocacy of Qianlong, large-scale book collection, sorting and printing activities have appeared all over the country. In May of the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong issued a letter: "Choose the rare books that are beneficial to the people of the world, and the pears and dates of longevity are widely circulated. I sent a copy and compiled it into a compilation, which is Chen's book. Among them, there are slang words about absurdity, and the title of the book should be stopped as a general collection to show the prosperity of the text. In order to choose "Sikuquanshu", the original purpose was also ... The books entered by each family will still be returned to the dedication home after the school is completed ... I admire this. "
As soon as this Oracle came out, the whole country's urban and rural areas suddenly boiled up. Bare cloth is stuck everywhere. People are crowded under the bare cloth, some are reading quietly, and some are listening. The sound of gongs and drums in the countryside was deafening. Xiang Ding knocked and shouted, "Long live Grandpa who opened the Siku Quanshu Library and collected books. Anyone who has it will be sent to Li Zhengjia, and whoever gives a book will be rewarded! "
On the canal, three big wooden boats full of books sailed smoothly and went down the river to the north. On the bow headed by Wu Pin, Zhu Jun of Zheng Xue, Anhui Province stood. This time, he made a lot of ideas and made great efforts in researching the Yongle Grand Ceremony and collecting the world's suicide notes. Now he returned home with a full load, smiling slightly, intoxicated by the beautiful scenery on both sides of the canal.
At this time, in front of the stacks in Yuanmingyuan, vehicles filled with books were parked, and book collectors waved their hands to register books. The officers packed the bundled books into boxes and carried them to the temporary large stacks. Ji Yun was busy and casually directing the editors, unpacking and classifying bundles of books.