The mystery of the purpose of Qianlong's six trips to the south of the Yangtze River is to find a mother or travel?

He didn't go to his mother, just for fun, perhaps with a little observation of the people's feelings. Judging from his luxury, this is six extremely luxurious trips. If the real purpose is to find his mother, there is no need to make such a big fuss. Just make a private visit incognito, which will not scare him or confuse his mother.

Why do you say that? There is a reason for this. One of the reasons is that when Qianlong was in power, the treasury of the Qing Dynasty was not particularly rich. However, despite his poverty, Qianlong went to Jiangnan with great fanfare and extravagance. Maybe he didn't know his treasury for the first time, but he didn't know it for six times. The second reason is whether he found his mother after he went to Jiangnan. This is just a mystery, and there is no relevant record. Therefore, it is entirely possible that finding mother in Jiangnan is a cover to deceive ordinary people.

The last two trips to the south of the Yangtze River were fifteen years apart from the first four. The middle emperor Qianlong was lovelorn, so in these fifteen years, he made great efforts to rectify the Chaogang. Moreover, during this period, I went to Jiangnan, which is said to be to punish corruption. This resolute behavior has really played a great role, which is the so-called prosperous time. So after he finished his career, he began to travel around. Perhaps in his later years, he felt that he had no ambition and let himself go.

In addition to fighting corruption, Gan Long Xiajiangnan also brought back many beautiful women. Therefore, this is one of the reasons why later generations think that it is wrong to go to the south of the Yangtze River.