Through film works, everyone sees Hoa Than as a greedy official who accepts bribes under the rule of Emperor Can Long as an intelligent leader with state power. Many people are surprised at how much Emperor Can Long trusts and appreciates Hoa Than.
Hoa Than “boldly snatched” the emperor’s beauty?
Hoa Than always stays close to the king and takes advantage of the position of the internal affairs supervisor or minister of the Ministry in order to embezzle, accept bribes… Among them are many times Hoa Than “pockets” many treasures and specialties offered by localities to Can Long. It is rumored that Hoa Than has taken up to 8 parts of goods and only offered 2 parts of treasures to Emperor Can Long from the places sent back.
Not only “seizing” the goods offered to the king, Hoa Than also has the courage to take possession of Can Long’s beauties. In the book Quy van that kien van tap ky, the author Tran Dieu wrote about this. Specifically, on the occasion of the tour to the South, Can Long was famous for being frivolous, so many local officials offered beauties to serve the king. Among them, Can Long was “enchanted” by the appearance of the beauty Mai Que offered by the week of Gangnam province.
At that time, Hoa Than also noticed Mai Que but dared not speak up. According to that, when he returned, Can Long brought this beauty into the palace as a concubine. According to the regulations of the royal palace, the number of concubines would have to be reduced each year. Knowing this, Hoa Than secretly conspired with the supervisor in charge of the concubines to bring Mai Que closer and “closer”. Even after Mai Que was allowed to leave the palace, Hoa Than took this beauty as his concubine without Emperor Can Long knowing. This is considered a serious offense of Hoa Than so he was later sentenced by Emperor Gia Khanh.
The unprecedented favor of Emperor Can Long to Hoa Than
Hoa Than is known as a notorious greedy official in Chinese history, many people always ask the question why he could roam freely in the reign of Can Long.
Can Long is known as a king with a multifaceted mind, so why would he let Hoa Than be “the one who covers the sky” like that? According to many historical researchers, in fact, it is not that he does not know what Hoa Than is doing, however, when he knows the reason, no one is surprised.
Firstly, Hoa Than is actually a bottomless money bag for the king to draw out as he pleases. Can Long when he gets old loves to enjoy life and extravagance. Each time Emperor traveled it would cost a huge amount of money. Meanwhile, the country’s budget is only enough to spend, so a greedy official with a large money bag like Hoa Than naturally became Can Long’s “safe”.
Secondly, Hoa Than is seen as a talented person who has a talent for winning the emperor’s favor. Just by looking at a gesture or a look from Can Long, this official knows what to do and what to say. Thanks to his flattery skills, Hoa Than always understands the emperor’s divine intentions and brings satisfaction to Can Long.
Thirdly, Hoa Than is truly a talented person. Although he is considered a greedy official, he always maintains principles, where he should not embezzle, he absolutely does not take even a penny.
In addition, according to rumors, Can Long has a very special impression of Hoa Than’s appearance. Many people believe that Hoa Than is the reincarnation of the concubine who died because of Can Long’s transformation. According to some stories, because unintentionally hitting Can Long’s face (who was then the crown prince) causing Can Long to have a red mark on his face, the concubine of Ung Chinh (Can Long’s father) was sentenced to death by the queen. Can Long was very heartbroken because of this so he marked a red mark on the neck of the concubine and promised that in the future this concubine would meet again. It is unknown whether this is true or not, but after becoming the king of the Qing Dynasty, Can Long met Hoa Than, discovered a red mark on the neck of this great minister and believed this to be the reincarnation of the concubine.
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