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[How should we evaluate Emperor Daoguang Minning?]

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was no prime minister, and power was concentrated in the emperor alone. If such concentration of power was manipulated by a shrewd emperor, it would not be a serious problem. However, after this move completely "deified" the emperor, how many wise emperors could a dynasty produce?

Emperor Daoguang Minning was the eldest son of Emperor Jiaqing. When he was young, he personally fought against the Tianlijiao rebels who broke into the palace with a musket. In 1819, he successfully ascended the throne, but he took over the mess left by Emperor Jiaqing.

He worked hard but was mediocre. It is interesting that Daoguang was diligent, frugal, suspicious, and liked to find ministers to take the blame. The Qing Dynasty began to sign a series of unequal treaties under his leadership. I personally think he is very similar to Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but he is luckier than Zhu Youjian. He spent seven years to resolve the rebellion of Zhang Geer in the northwest at the beginning of his reign, and the Qing Dynasty did not perish in his hands. 】

【Emperor Daoguang did not know that the Qing Dynasty was in the tide of the times and the old system could no longer adapt. If you fall behind, you will be beaten. Unfortunately, he only wanted to "maintain the status quo" and abide by the ancestral system. Emperor Daoguang was immersed in the dream of the Celestial Empire. It had not been long since the Kangxi and Qianlong prosperity, and he was unwilling to admit that the Qing Dynasty was already terminally ill at this time.

He liked to blame his ministers for deceiving him, and often doubted their loyalty, and he clearly distinguished rewards and punishments. This made officials of all ranks in the Daoguang Dynasty extremely cautious, and the trend of whitewashing was rampant in the officialdom.

Emperor Daoguang never thought he had any flaws, so he preferred to choose people who were "honest and obedient". The ministers of the Daoguang Dynasty served the emperor tremblingly, trying to figure out the emperor's mind, and only said what the emperor liked to hear, instead of telling the truth.

【 During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, opium was banned, but the effect was not good. On October 1838, 10, Emperor Daoguang was furious about the fact that Prince Zhuang Yixin and Duke Zhenguo Puxi smoked opium!

Later, on November 11, Emperor Daoguang received a memorial from Qishan, saying that 8 taels of opium were seized in Tianjin. Qishan also reported that the opium was purchased by Guangdong merchants in Guangdong and shipped from Guangdong. So on November 13, "Lin Zexu came to Beijing to meet the emperor." 】

【 After the Opium War began, Emperor Daoguang had the intention to "pacify" because there were serious errors in the translation between the Chinese and English sides, and Emperor Daoguang's own concept of "Heavenly Kingdom" still existed. He saw the British accusations against Lin Zexu, so he planned to "vindicate" them, but he felt that he was "giving favors" or "not giving favors" to the British for their unreasonable demands. So Lin Zexu became a scapegoat.

Emperor Daoguang advocated "pacification" and did not want war to happen because he did not want to spend more money and cause financial difficulties.

Emperor Daoguang appointed Qishan as the imperial commissioner, but Qishan's belief in "suppression" was shaken after he saw the British army's "strong ships and powerful guns" with his own eyes.

The news of Qishan's unfavorable negotiations made Emperor Daoguang decide to go to war. During the Opium War, officials concealed the truth. They knew Emperor Daoguang's character very well and understood the right and wrong in officialdom. All their standards should be based on the emperor's likes and dislikes.

The officials were not thinking about how to deal with the British, but how to deal with Emperor Daoguang. The ministers on the front line were not thinking about how to defeat the British, but how to lie. The entire Guangzhou battle situation was a complete scam.

Even said

"You don't want to fire the cannon, and neither do I. No one wants to fire the cannon. I can fire six cannons without shells to save face for the emperor, and then leave."

【 The various lies on the front line were finally exposed when the news of the defeat in Guangzhou came, but Emperor Daoguang did not continue to question them. He seemed to have been attracted by the "peace" whitewashed by various officials and was unwilling to continue fighting. In August 1842, the British army withdrew from the Yangtze River. The war that lasted for more than two years finally ended, and the world finally had peace.

Emperor Daoguang ordered: Immediately order the withdrawal of troops from coastal provinces to save huge military expenses.

Daoguang will eventually pay the corresponding price on the battlefield for his inconsistency and changeability.

As a result, the Sino-British "Treaty of Nanjing", "Treaty of Humen", the Sino-French "Huangpu Treaty", and the Sino-US "Wangxia Treaty" were signed one after another.

From then on, the Qing Dynasty's foreign relations underwent serious changes: before the Opium War, the Qing Dynasty was unwilling to give equal treatment to foreign countries, and after the Opium War, they were unwilling to give us equal treatment.

＜ After the Opium War, Emperor Daoguang chose to let things run wild and left the mess to the next emperor ＞

＜ In the end, Daoguang became Xuanzong? ＞

＜ Anyway, the Xuanzong of Ming and Qing dynasties all lost their land…＞

＜Is Emperor Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty ok…Renzong and Xuanzong’s reign?＞

＜Daoguang was indeed frugal, but all his money was spent on the mausoleum and compensation.＞

＜ Treating the minister to Beijing noodles with stewed sauce [dog head] on his birthday ＞

＜30 taels of silver worth of eggs ［dog head］＞

＜ Daoguang was too frugal. How could he save money on military expenses? ! ! And the money he saved was all lost…＞

＜So it’s eating melons＞

＜ Daoguang was a “conservative ruler” before the Opium War, and a “tyrant ruler” after the Opium War＞

＜To be honest, the emperors of the late Qing Dynasty were incompetent, not stupid…＞

＜If Daoguang lived in peacetime, he would also be a good emperor＞

＜??? This sentence seems familiar……＞

＜ I won’t comment on Daoguang. Alas, at that time, it was not a matter of one person, but a problem of the entire country and nation…＞

＜ Daoguang also chose the wrong heir, he only considered filial piety＞

＜ Modern history is really sad ＞

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Apart from other things, the two words "Min Ning" sound pretty nice. Li Ranran didn't know much about the rulers after Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. This was the first time he discovered that Emperor Daoguang was so frugal!

Emperors and ministers from all walks of life in the light curtain: No more prime minister? !

Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, has always been satisfied with his system of abolishing the prime minister. Today, Guangmu disagrees with the abolition of the prime minister?

Zhu Yuanzhang was angry: What do you know? The power must be in the hands of the emperor!

I couldn’t help but think, if it’s a wise ruler, it’s ok, but if it’s a foolish ruler, what should I do?

Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty: [Shame]

We must revive the Ming Dynasty!

Kangxi commented on Emperor Daoguang: "Although he was unlucky, he was ultimately incompetent."

Qianlong couldn't understand why his descendants were so frugal, no, so stingy!

"You've lost all the money you saved! What do you want?"

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Qing Dynasty, the 18th year of Daoguang

Emperor Daoguang paced back and forth, looking at the light curtain in front of him, feeling extremely angry.

My own frugality was so unbearable in Guangmu's words, and he even called me stingy!

After all these years of hard work, I am often described as someone who is diligent but mediocre.

"What a minister who whitewashes the truth! What a deceiving official at all levels! Look, these are all my good ministers!"

"When war comes, don't think about serving your country, it's all scheming!"

Emperor Daoguang threw the memorial in his hand to the ground.

Mu Zhang'a, Pan Shien, Wang Ding, Kuizhao, Wenqing and others who were still on their way to the palace also agreed with Guangmu's suspicion! They must be careful in front of the emperor.

But everyone's faces became more fierce, the British army attacked the Yangtze River!

The geographical names of each treaty mentioned by Guangmu made it difficult for everyone to maintain their superior attitude.

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"Oh my god, eggs in the palace cost thirty taels!"

“Is it made of some special material?”

"The emperor eats really well."

"But the emperor also eats noodles with gravy!"

"How much is the noodle soup?"

"..."

"That's because the emperor enjoys the joy with the people! The emperor is different from the rest of us!"

“The noodles are also exquisite!”

"But, it was Guang Tuanzi who said that the current generation is stingy."

"..."

The most discussed topic among the people is Emperor Daoguang's stinginess, as if they knew all the gossip about the emperor.

Note: The views on Emperor Daoguang, Lin Zexu and the Opium War in this article come from the book "The Collapse of the Celestial Empire".