Yongzheng cruelly disposed of Nian Qianyao's wife and daughter
At the age of 45 in 1722, Yongzheng stood out in the "Nine Sons Seize the Inheritance" and became the emperor of Kangxi for 61 years. His successful ascension to the throne is inseparable from Nian Qianyao's strong support, and even Nian Qianyao is praised as a benefactor by Yongzheng.
In 1726, Yongzheng issued an edict to execute his benefactor Nian Qianyao, who supported his ascension to the throne. So what big mistake did Nian Qianyao make that he was beheaded by the emperor for public display?
As for Nian Qianyao's family, what fate did they suffer?
The legendary transformation from a civil servant to a military general Nian Qianyao, a celebrity of the Qing Dynasty, was born in the eighteenth year of Kangxi (1679), he was born in the Han army with a white flag, and later changed to the Han army "with a yellow flag".
The white flag of the Han army belongs to one of the five flags, which is not the emperor's personal unity, while the yellow flag of the Han army is the first of the three flags. In the Qing Dynasty, background was very important, but Nian Qianyao, as a Han Chinese, was able to rank first among the three banners, which shows his strong ability.
Many people may not know that Nian Qianyao did not become a military general from the beginning, he was originally born as a civil servant.
Nian Qianyao, a second-generation official with both civil and military skills, his father is a squire of the Ministry of Works, the governor of Huguang, and his brother is also an official in the court. In the 39th year of the Kangxi reign (1700), he was admitted to the Jinshi examination and was appointed as a reviewer of the Hanlin Academy.
In the Qing Dynasty, Zhongjinshi was the right way to enter the office, and the Hanlin Academy was the ladder for promotion. At that time, there was a saying that "non-Hanlin will not enter the cabinet", which means that people with Hanlin experience may be promoted to the first and second grades, or even become the first and auxiliary ministers.
Nian Qianyao is extremely smart and has a bright future, but in the end, he came to an end because of power.
In 1705, Nian Qianyao was in charge of the main examination of the Sichuan Township Examination as a reviewer of the Hanlin Academy. After completing the task, he was first promoted to the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, and soon promoted to the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, which is equivalent to the current department-level cadre.
In just four years, he was promoted to cabinet minister, and in September of the same year, he became the governor of Sichuan, which is equivalent to the current ministerial-level cadre, controlling the real power of a region.
What is remarkable is that at this time, Nian Qianyao was only 30 years old, and his promotion speed is one of the few in ancient Chinese history. Position is directly related to age, and power is like a Pandora's box, in which immature people gradually become addicted.
Nian Qianyao is such a person. So how did he go from being a civil servant to a military general? This dates back to when he was governor of Sichuan.
In the case that the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, the supreme military leader of Sichuan, was in Xi'an, far away from Sichuan, Nian Qianyao, the governor of Sichuan, took the initiative to intervene in the military, and often wrote to Emperor Kangxi.
As the second generation of officials, Nian Qianyao cultivated both civil and martial arts, although he was out of the circle as a civil servant, he did not give up the study of martial arts knowledge, and finally seized the opportunity to achieve his goal.
In 1717, in the 56th year of Kangxi, the leader of the Dzungar tribe ordered his generals to lead his troops to invade**, occupy Lhasa, and realize the unification of all Tibet. This posed a serious threat to the Qing Dynasty's borders.
The following year, Emperor Kangxi appointed the most ideal ** person in his heart, the fourteenth son Yinyu, as the general of Fuyuan, and led the army to attack the Junggar Department, trying to regain control of **.
When Nian Qianyao went out to fight with his fourteenth son Yinyu, he took the initiative to ask to lead his troops into Tibet to take care of military affairs, and sent spies to investigate the enemy's situation, and at the same time was responsible for preparing Sichuan military rations. These acts of military support made Kangxi greatly appreciate Nian Qianyao's performance, so he promoted him to the governor of Sichuan, taking overall charge of Sichuan's military and civil affairs.
In the history of the Qing Dynasty, there was a powerful figure - Nian Qianyao. He was named the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi for his merits in pacifying the first place, managing Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces, and was known as the "Sichuan Emperor".
However, when Emperor Kangxi was old and the princes were vying for the throne, why did Nian Qianyao support his fourth son Yinzhen (later Yongzheng)? Is it really related to Nian Qianyao's sister?
In everyone's cognition, Nian Qianyao is Yongzheng's right-hand man, and because his sister married Yongzheng, he helped him seize the throne. But in fact, the relationship between Nian Qianyao and Yongzheng is not so close, they are just a master-subordinate relationship.
In 1709, Kangxi canonized Yinzhen as Prince Yong, according to the regulations, once the prince has a title, he needs to leave the palace to live alone, and at the same time, he can also get a certain subordinate from the Eight Banners, that is, his subordinates.
At that time, Nian Qianyao was still a member of the Han army with a white flag, and was assigned to the name of Prince Yong by the system, and the two formed a master-subordinate relationship, so Nian Qianyao's sister was assigned to Prince Yong by Emperor Kangxi.
So, after Nian Qianyao helped Yongzheng ascend the throne, what did he do that would lead to death?
Nian Qianyao, who rose under the protection of Emperor Kangxi, was a feudal official. Later, he helped Yongzheng ascend to the throne and won the support of his sister Nian, and his reputation was unparalleled for a while.
However, throughout the ages, few people have remained honest and honest in the face of the interests of power and kept their original intentions. Too many people have lost themselves because of power. "Don't be blinded by fame and fortune"How many people are there to do in the face of huge power in these short seven words?
Nian Qianyao won in power, but he also lost in power.
Nian Qianyao deeply felt that he was Yongzheng's right-hand man, and began to become arrogant. In the second year of Yongzheng, when he entered Beijing, important ** such as Fan Shijie, the capital of the capital, and Li Weijun, the governor of Zhili, knelt down to greet him and gave this court hero enough respect.
However, Nian Qianyao didn't even look at them, and still rode straight on his horse, this arrogant and rude behavior was entirely because he relied on Yongzheng's favor.
What's even more incomprehensible is that even in front of Yongzheng, he is still arrogant and arrogant, without the courtesy of a courtier. It can be said that Nian Qianyao's arrogant behavior is a small step, but it is a big step towards his demise.
When reporting in front of Yongzheng, Nian Qianyao thought that he had made outstanding achievements in the northwest counterinsurgency, and took the initiative to ask Yongzheng for credit. Although Yongzheng also planned to reward Nian Qianyao, as the emperor, he felt that Nian Qianyao's behavior was too direct and had exceeded his bottom line.
Later, Yongzheng agreed to Nian Qianyao's request, but he was a little dissatisfied with him in his heart. What made him even more dissatisfied was that when Nian Qianyao entered Beijing, he actually asked the governor of Zhili to kneel to greet him, which undoubtedly angered him.
Therefore, Yongzheng reminded Nian Qianyao sideways: "It is easy to make achievements, but it is difficult to succeed; It's easy to succeed, but it's hard to keep it. However, history tells us that Nian Qianyao did not accept Yongzheng's advice.
As Nian Qianyao's status and prestige in the imperial court increased, he became more and more arrogant, even ignoring the rules and etiquette of the imperial court. He was very arrogant in his attitude towards his superiors and colleagues, and even directly called each other by name in his letters to the governors and governors of the provinces, using a commanding tone, which was undoubtedly challenging the authority of the imperial power.
Not only that, but he also treated his subordinates very badly, often asking them to report before meeting him, and he had to dismount outside the tent to wait for a summons, otherwise he would not be able to enter his tent.
What is even more unacceptable is that he also regarded the imperial guards sent by Emperor Yongzheng as his subordinates, which is obviously disrespectful and challenging to the emperor. As the saying goes, "it depends on the owner to beat the dog", Nian Qianyao's behavior is undoubtedly not to take Emperor Yongzheng seriously, and has seriously challenged the regulations and authority of the imperial court.
Nian Qianyao's behavior exceeded the norms of the monarch and ministers, and he asked the deputy general to take the order, but he sat upright in the chair, showing his disrespect for the rules. In addition, Nian Qianyao also extended his greed to the appointment of the local **, as a feudal official, he should not interfere in this kind of affairs.
Nian Qianyao's family property is not lacking, but he is still **, and most of the money is used to buy officials. Although he was rewarded by Yongzheng, his behavior violated the rules and morals of officialdom.
Yongzheng looked at the selection list of civil and military officials, and found that more than half of the top ten were recommended by Nian Qianyao, and these people gave all the treasures of buying officials to Nian's in order to get official positions, and these people were called "annual selections" by everyone.
Some people even sent a large amount of gold and silver treasures, or promised huge benefits, so that Nian Qianyao personally recommended them to Yongzheng, it can be said that those who can enter the court as officials are all Nian Qianyao's people.
In the imperial court and groups, the most taboo is to form a party for personal gain, form a gang and form a faction, Yongzheng was very angry when he learned about it. And Nian Qianyao's arrogance and domineering will finally allow him to get the punishment he deserves.
At the end of 1724, Emperor Yongzheng felt very conflicted after receiving Nian Qianyao. He considered that if Nian Qianyao was eliminated, there would be no capable person in the court to help him share his worries; If he is not eliminated, the court will be ruined by Nian Qianyao's lawlessness.
So, Yongzheng personally summoned Cai Ting, who had been ** by Nian Qianyao a few months ago, and learned about Nian Qianyao's various illegal behaviors through him. In the first month of the following year, Yongzheng invited his trustworthy ** to verify Nian Qianyao's incriminating evidence again, and as a result, he got a lot of incriminating evidence.
Maybe it was because Nian Qianyao's illegal behavior was so serious that he couldn't even wait for Huangquan Road, and it didn't take long for Yongzheng to have the opportunity to deal with Nian Qianyao.
When Nian Qianyao was playing in the northwest once, he mistakenly wrote "Chao Qianxi Ti" as "Xi Ti Chao Qian", which should have been a very cautious mistake, but it provided Yongzheng with a reason to move his official position.
Yongzheng motioned to the imperial court to *** Nian Qianyao, and finally demoted his official position to eighteen levels and became the person who guarded the city gate. As the saying goes: "The wall falls down and everyone pushes it", Nian Qianyao's previous arrogance and current downfall are in stark contrast.
In September 1725, Nian Qianyao, who used to guard the city gates, was summoned to the capital by a holy decree and underwent a severe test for three months. Then, the court minister listed as many as 92 charges against Nian Qianyao, which could not be compensated for even if he had dozens of lives.
Seeing the guilt in his hand, Yongzheng felt extremely disappointed in Nian Qianyao and ordered a cup of poisoned wine. At this moment, Nian Qianyao deeply understood the true meaning of "the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die", and drank all the poisonous wine, and his downfall meant the demise of the prominent Nian family.
So, after Nian Qianyao's death, how did Yongzheng treat his wife and daughter?
After the death of Nian Qianyao, Emperor Yongzheng implemented a special disposition for the descendants of the Nian family: all sons who reached the age of fifteen were sent to the Yunnan-Guizhou border in Guangxi to fill the army.
Although historical records record that Nian Qianyao had a total of eleven sons, before his death, only a few sons such as Nian Xi and Nian Fu were older, and the rest of the children were still young.
The reason why Yongzheng made this decision was because he was an emperor who respected benevolence, righteousness and filial piety, and he didn't want to be labeled by people"Tyrant"tags. Despite his milder methods, one of Nian Qianyao's sons was personally executed by his own order.
When Nian Qianyao was demoted to guard the city gate, his only adult son Nian Fu ran around to save his father, but because of this, he offended Yongzheng's dissatisfaction. In addition, **, who had been oppressed by Nian Qianyao, also used this to report Nian Fu to Yongzheng, which eventually led to Nian Fu being executed by the emperor's order.
As for Nian Qianyao's other sons, they were adopted by Nian's grandfathers, Nian Yaoling and Nian Xiyao. So, what did Yongzheng do with Nian Qianyao's wife?
Nian Qianyao married two ladies successively, one was the daughter of Nalan Xingde, but unfortunately died of illness shortly after marriage. The other is the daughter of Su Yan, the auxiliary prince of the Aixin Jueluo clan, and belongs to the same family as Yongzheng.
Although Nian Qianyao behaved arrogantly, he finally got the punishment he deserved. And Yongzheng, as the Ming Jun, did not take cruel revenge on the Nian family, and let them return to their biological parents.
Although Yongzheng also kills, compared to other ancient emperors, the blood on his hands is relatively small. In addition, he was also diligent in government affairs, so he was known as a wise man.
Only when in power, can the government make a difference, although the right can bring what we want, but in the face of the first, the person who can stick to his heart is the real hero.
Therefore, it is difficult to be a good person, and it is even more difficult to be a saint.