Qianlong always respected Confucius. Why didn't he kneel when he worshipped Confucius?

At that time, the Ming dynasty was about to collapse, and the Qing army took advantage of the situation and killed people everywhere. In order to achieve the stability of the situation, it also oppresses the people and does not allow them to stay. If anyone disobeys, they will be killed without forgiveness. People are also very afraid of them. Although they are like barbarians in the eyes of ordinary people, the Qing emperor has spread the behavior of advocating Confucianism since ancient times. Starting from Huang Taiji at that time, he took the lead in worshipping Confucius.

After stabilizing the political power, Huang Taiji also proposed to use literature to serve the world, and strongly advocated that cultural methods should be deeply rooted in people's hearts. At that time, Huang Taiji was very interested in China culture, so the influence was that the whole people respected him. He himself often read books and sometimes asked questions if he didn't understand.

In order to further strengthen the importance of culture, he felt that the imperial examination system in the Ming Dynasty was a good measure, so he also set off a reading craze and even appointed some officials in the Ming Dynasty at that time. Of course, it is necessary to learn Confucian classics, so Confucius Temple is a must-see place for emperors of all dynasties.

When he got to the top of Qianlong, he was also going to visit Confucius, and he also paid special attention to auspicious days. He specially chose a good day to take his officials. Then he kneels three times and knocks nine times at the gate of the Confucius Temple, which also shows his supreme respect for Confucius. Later, they also visited the Confucius Temple, but in front of the Confucius Temple, Gan Long's face didn't look very good. He saw the tombstone saying: great success is the sacred word. They were puzzled by the delay in kneeling, and the little Shenyang who accompanied them quickly covered him with a quilt, thus avoiding embarrassment.