Li Jingling, a double master of Qing history, woke up in the first year of Kangxi and became the fifth son of Li Shutai, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, a family of Han soldiers in eastern Liaoning and Han Dynasty in the early Qing Dynasty.
Born in the Han Army's Zhenglan Banner, he was a top general, but he was well aware of the Manchu-Han divide in the early Qing Dynasty, the blood and fire of the San Francisco Rebellion, and the dangers of nine sons competing for the right to inherit the throne. He also knew that his family seemed to be prosperous, but in fact it was declining day by day after his father's death. He was eventually caught up in the turmoil in the court, and ended up in the cold.
Fortunately, he has the gift of a photographic memory and has three hundred years of Qing history at his side.
At the age of seven, he passed three tests in a row and won the first prize in the children's examination. At the age of ten, he passed the examination and was admitted to the Imperial Academy.
He adhered to the bottom line throughout his life: no party, no selfishness, no corruption, no lust, only loyalty to the court and caring for the people.
When the nine sons seized the throne, he was neutral and self-possessed, as stable as Mount Tai; Yongzheng's new policy faced many obstacles, but he was in the middle of the adjustment and the mainstay; Qianlong's arrogance and extravagance gradually increased, and he spoke out to advise and protect the country's foundation.
Kangxi granted him a marriage, and he and his first wife were inseparable, and they became a couple for the rest of their lives, without concubines or intercourse, which became a unique legend among aristocratic families in the capital.
After three dynasties of Kangxi, Yongzong and Qianlong, he made up for all the conflicts between his family and the dynasty, and finally became a pillar of the Han Dynasty. He was awarded the posthumous title of Wenzheng and was enshrined in the Xianliang Temple. He started well and ended well, leaving his name throughout the ages.
