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IOTL, Qianlong, despite an accomplished man in the first 30 or so years of his reign would grow old and weary, placing his trust in corrupt official Heshen and generally dicking around and squandering everything Yongzheng--Qianlong's father had worked towards. But what if Qianlong had died earlier and passed on a thriving Empire to his heir, instead of a decaying mess? How does this affect a ITTL Opium War parallel? Is ITTL Qing China still plagued by rebellions?
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