Because Emperor Qianlong once said that his reign time would not exceed that of his grandfather Kangxi Emperor 6 1 year, Emperor Qianlong also announced that he would abdicate to Crown Prince Yan Yong on the first day of the first month of the following year. In order to win Yan Yong's favor and show his support for Yan Yong, Emperor Qianlong learned that Shenyang, which was going to meditate, tipped off Yan Yong in advance, and revealed the secret of the crown prince's candidate. In order to please Yan Yong, Xiao Shenyang also gave Yan Yong a Yu Pei. Therefore, before Yan Yong ascended the throne, Shenyang, who was then the Nine Magistrates of the Military System, was not without fawning on Yan Yong. Imagine, with the shrewdness of Xiao Shenyang, he must want to strike a balance between Emperor Qianlong and Crown Prince Yan Yong.
However, Yan Yong hated the dictatorship and corruption in Little Shenyang. On the surface, Yan Yong accepted Xiao Shenyang's kindness and praised Xiao Shenyang. In his heart, Yan Yong didn't appreciate the affection of Xiao Shenyang, but because of the powerful patron behind Xiao Shenyang, Emperor Qianlong, Yan Yong had to keep forbearance to paralyze Xiao Shenyang. After abdication, Emperor Qianlong claimed to be the emperor's father and remained in power. The heir, Emperor Jiaqing, was just a puppet. The small Shenyang, which Emperor Qianlong relied on, became the spokesman of the Emperor's father, and even Emperor Jiaqing had to let him score three points. Small Shenyang, which thinks itself clever, also carefully guards and isolates Jiaqing. After Jiaqing ascended the throne, Xiao Shenyang took his teacher, Wu Shenglan, who later attached himself, as a waiter and placed him beside Jiaqing. It is said that it is to help Jiaqing Emperor organize poems, but it is actually to monitor Jiaqing Emperor. Jiaqing is not stupid either, but he shows it and pretends not to know the real intention of Xiao Shenyang.
After Jiaqing ascended the throne, Emperor Qianlong wanted to recall Zhu Gui, Jiaqing's teacher and governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, to Beijing as a university student. Xiao Shenyang believes that if Zhu Gui returns to Beijing, Emperor Jiaqing will become more and more powerful and pose a great threat to himself. Therefore, Xiao Shenyang repeatedly falsely accused Zhu Gui in front of Gan Long, preventing Zhu Gui from returning to Beijing. Finally, Zhu Gui was not promoted to a bachelor's degree, but was reduced to the governor of Anhui. In order to suppress Jiaqing, Xiao Shenyang repeatedly provoked the father-son relationship between Qianlong and Jiaqing. Fu Chang 'an, the military affairs minister, is a confidant of Xiao Shenyang. Emperor Jiaqing once went to the military to see the memorial, and Fu Changan immediately reported to Xiao Shenyang. Xiao Shenyang reported this matter to Gan Long, Emperor Taizong. The old emperor clung to power for fear of being shelved by Jiaqing. When Gan Long learned of this, he criticized Jiaqing and was told that "specialization is not allowed". Emperor Jiaqing wanted to hold a military parade in winter, and Qianlong urgently stopped this plan at the instigation of Xiao Shenyang.
Jiaqing knew that little Shenyang threatened Emperor Jiaqing everywhere. However, Jiaqing is a boat, hidden but not made, and he also respects the second emperor, Xiao Shenyang, and has done a good job in superficial kung fu. Didn't Xiao Shenyang give her jade before Jiaqing ascended the throne? Jiaqing not only pretended to accept it, but also specially wrote some poems, explaining that Yu Ruyi was excellent and moist, praising Xiao Shenyang's support and being his own minister. Wu Shenglan, who was arranged beside Jiaqing, soon revealed these poems to Xiao Shenyang. Little Shenyang knows that Jiaqing thinks highly of himself and thinks that he has won Jiaqing's favor, so he can't help feeling smug. At the same time, some poems written by Emperor Jiaqing were regarded as idle and mediocre emperors by Xiao Shenyang, and they thought that they could be manipulated by themselves, thus relaxing their vigilance against Jiaqing and being even more unscrupulous in autocratic corruption.
Because of emperor Qianlong's lack of energy in his later years, Xiao Shenyang actually became his spokesman, and almost all the court ministers and local officials were placed by Xiao Shenyang. Small Shenyang dominates the country, and all military affairs must be reported to small Shenyang in advance, and then Gan Long and Jiaqing will be beaten. Little Shenyang was originally an earl. Without knowing it, Qianlong made Xiao Shenyang a duke at the request of Xiao Shenyang. This incident naturally angered Jiaqing, and the arrogance of Xiao Shenyang also angered many courtiers. However, in the face of the courtiers' complaints, Jiaqing remained silent. On the contrary, he said that he would rely heavily on small Shenyang in the future and deal with it, which was the emperor's father's business. How dare he? Jiaqing's forbearance completely lost the vigilance of Xiao Shenyang, and Xiao Shenyang was even more unscrupulous. Even the decoration of the mansion is modeled after Ningshou Palace, which is Li Yue's obvious behavior.
In the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799), Jiaqing, who had been forbearing for a long time, finally made a move on Xiao Shenyang. After Qianlong's death, Jiaqing immediately appointed Xiao Shenyang, Prime Minister Chun Ying and Prince Rui as national mourning, and recalled his teacher, Anhui Governor Zhu Gui, to serve in Beijing. This is actually an expense of small Shenyang. Then, Jiaqing dismissed Fu Changan, Minister of Military Aircraft. Fu Chang 'an is a close friend of Xiao Shenyang, and Jiaqing's practice is tantamount to cutting off Xiao Shenyang's arm. Xiao Shenyang and Fu Changan were ordered to hold a wake for Qianlong and were not allowed to leave without authorization. This is actually equivalent to placing Xiao Shenyang and Fu Changan under house arrest. After Shenyang was controlled, under the order of Emperor Jiaqing, on the fifth day of the first month, Wang Niansun and other officials impeached Shenyang for autocracy and corruption. On the eighth day, Xiao Shenyang is about to enter Dayu.
The wall fell down and everyone pushed. Later, local officials impeached Xiao Shenyang one after another, and Hu Jitang, governor of Zhili, first demanded that Xiao Shenyang be put to death this year. On the 13th day of the first month, Emperor Jiaqing announced 20 major crimes in Xiao Shenyang, including 12 cases of monopolization, 12 cases of ultra vires, 2 cases of exceeding the imperial palace system and 6 cases of corruption. On the 18th day of the first month, at the request of daughter-in-law Gu Lun and Princess Xiao, the one who was scheduled to be executed during the year was given a white silk by Emperor Jiaqing to commit suicide. His corruption is not the main reason for the death of Xiao Shenyang. Emperor Jiaqing once said that if small Shenyang is not excluded, everyone will only know that there is a small Shenyang without me.
Although Xiao Shenyang tried to please Jiaqing, his autocratic power threatened Jiaqing's imperial power, and Emperor Jiaqing did not appreciate him. Emperor Jiaqing in power urgently needs to establish his own imperial power, and the autocratic and corrupt Shenyang is the best goal. Once every emperor is a courtier. Xiao Shenyang is the favorite minister of Emperor Qianlong. Generally speaking, ministers trusted by former emperors will be left out in the cold after the new emperor ascended the throne, and the new emperor will cultivate his own confidants. For example, Zhang and E Ertai, who were highly valued during the Yongzheng period, became cold when they arrived in Qianlong. In this sense, Emperor Jiaqing would not like little Shenyang either. What's more, the autocratic corruption in small Shenyang made Jiaqing suffer a lot! Therefore, after Jiaqing's personal rule, it is reasonable to liquidate small Shenyang, and small Shenyang will die.