Why did Qianlong give Jiaqing a Zen position? What did he do as the emperor's father for three years?

Gan Long succeeded Jiaqing to the throne, because Jiaqing was the best of Gan Long's sons. It is worth noting that Qianlong did not hand over power to Jiaqing. Although he was the emperor's father in hall of mental cultivation for three years, he was still the supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty, running the overall situation of the court with his own heart and Kun. It can be seen that in these three years, although Jiaqing was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty on the surface, he was an emperor with no real power and could not do the overall situation at all.

No matter which dynasty the emperor was, he was afraid of two things: someone usurped the throne and no one succeeded him. Undoubtedly, under the rule of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, domestic development was very prosperous. Unfortunately, He Kun was reused in the later period, which plunged the country into crisis. When Gan Long was in his sixties, he had not decided his successor. He's scared? No successor? Finally, Jiaqing, who has excellent comprehensive strength, was chosen as his successor.

Although Qianlong gave Jiaqing the right to inherit the emperor, he did not give Jiaqing the real power in his hand. It can be seen that Emperor Qianlong was a wise man and left a hand for the rest of his life. Perhaps I am afraid that I will end up like Tang Liyuan in my later years. According to historical data, Qianlong lived for more than 80 years, which means that he ruled the Qing Dynasty for 60 years, and it is certain that Qianlong's life is relatively happy.

The biggest mistake in Qianlong's life was to reuse He Kun, a famous apple polisher and corrupt official in the history of China. There is no doubt that He Kun is a capable official and businessman, but he has done a lot of things such as taking bribes and playing games. It is precisely because Jiaqing saw this that he tried to search for evidence of corruption in He Kun. After the death of Qianlong, the real power returned to Jiaqing and immediately executed He Kun, a big corrupt official. An emperor without real power is similar to a puppet emperor, and Jiaqing is the real emperor at this time.