“Rescript For Penitence”and Study On Emperor Jiaqing’s Political Affairs

Jiaqing dynasty, during the Qing dynasty from prosperity to decline period, recalling from the bustling and prosperous scene in the people can,but have to face the reality of a decayed.Peace time, which leads to the social population inflation, soaring prices, there are many idle about man,natural calamities and man-made catastrophes ceaselessly,that make the people livelihood hardships;Political corruption,officials to constrict the idle,useless,but layers of exploitation; The army breakdown,soldiers are weak; Economic stagnation, empty coffers;Corrupt society,scholar bureaucrat culture guidance missing,people are in spiritual emptiness. So the material and spiritual world make some delusion of opportunistic people ever become social ills, "benefit the escape disaster" to entice people to join the church, when a huge, inverse seeks the insurrection, eventually led to the eighteenth year of jiaqing deriving scored events of the Forbidden City.In august 15 th eighteen of Jiaqing dynasty, more than seventy heaven believers into alleged laxity of the Forbidden City,burning,pillaging and killing,although in Min Ning and then came under the leadership of the royal clan calm of this event,but it is caused panic between internal and external.Jiaqing emperor in the Mulan hunting rushed to terminate ritual activities,releasing commands,to require the official severely punished and trace these believers,at the same time issued “in variable blaming himself rescript ” to blame and self-examination,political stability. But the emperor “crime has been” how can only one person to bear and repent? The emperor punished and relegation deposed the negligence of the gatekeepers,officials,and requested the secretary submits a speech that,thorough invest churches,strengthen the folk cultural restrictions,to educate people,forbidding the social community activities, and also all of other Buddhism and Taoism and incident unrelated sect attracted,give spirit poor people bring more suffering.But the actual problem has not been solved,people continue to make all kinds of uprising,increased the social crisis in the middle of Qing dynasty.Jiaqing emperor witnessed the late of Qianlong dynasty reign of malpractice,powerful to rectifying official,banned from antique tribute,diligent and thrifty and other aspects,in the country to set up the fresh air,and make people see new hope.Unfortunately,the imperial education thirty years trained Jiaqing emperor studious cautious,his character is very steady,meanwhile,also make his act irresolute and hesitant,which is one of the important reasons for slowly in all things.Although the emperor good governance, actively looking for a way out to change the situation increasingly lagging behind, but in addition to the disadvantages of lack of,whether it is “salt and reform”or “method of conservative”,cannot realize his desire to restore the prosperity,on the contrary,prosperity is gradually disappearing.These all about the old fram,wrong method,thinking ideology frail,also by the historical background at that time with the influence of the whole world.Only by trivial harsh traditional policy can not solve the fundamental political system of decay,the contradiction between existence and resources,lack of cultural consciousness and external threats and other issues. The emperor of Jiaqing’s “conservative” behavior will only make themselves in deep trouble,which can not find a truly effective way.These conservative behavior influence the Jiaqing period,and affect future generations,which had a great influences on the court and folk.After the next emperor ascended,emperor Daoguang continue to walk along his father’s method to govern the country.But the same with his father,framework,method of procrastination lazy officials play,forces the corruption,economic stagnation,cultural emptiness,all make the Daoguang emperor’s efforts,can not stop the failure trend of prosperity.