乾隆三十五年,乾隆皇帝接受大臣的建议,决定编纂一部囊括中国古今图书典籍的大丛书一一《四库全书》。可是,中国历史悠久,历代书籍浩如烟海,若想成此大业,必须是学识渊博的奇才,才可能担此重任。乾隆将朝野中的文人学士数来数去,确信大学士刘统勋能担总裁之任,并在脑海中确定了副总裁等人选,但总编一职却苦于无人能够胜任。于是乾隆皇帝就把大学士兼军机大臣刘统勋召进宫来,廷议由谁担任总编一职。乾隆叹道:“古来兵家常说,千军易得,一将难求,这编纂《四库全书》一事,乃千秋事业,比疆场征战更难啊!朕沉思已久,难道以中国之大,竟无一人堪当此任吗?”乾隆这么一问,刘统勋马上就想到了一个人,那就是他的门生纪 Thirty-five years of Qianlong Emperor Qianlong accepted the advice of the minister and decided to compile a large series of books covering the ancient and modern Chinese books and books, the Si Ku Quan Shu. However, China has a long history and vast books in history. If it is to become a great undertaking, it must be a knowledgeable Wizards before it can undertake such tasks. Qianlong will count the number of scholars and scholars in both the government and the public. It is believed that Liu Tongxun, a university degree student, can assume the office of president and has identified such candidates as his vice president in mind. However, the post of chief editor suffers no one to be competent. So Qianlong Emperor took the bachelor’s degree and military minister Liu Tongxun called Palace, who proposed to serve as chief editor. Qian Long said: “The old soldiers often say that the army is readily available and that it will be hard to come by. This compilation of the Sikuquanshu book is an achievement for generations to come and will be even harder to fight than the battlefield. Big, actually no one worthy of this duty? ”Qianlong asked, Liu Tongxun immediately thought of a person, that is, his disciple