"Yongzheng Dynasty" is a historical drama, based on historical facts, and uses artistic techniques to show us the officialdom and power ecology of the feudal dynasty. The characters in the play have their own characteristics, including loyal and loyal ministers and filial sons, and cunning ministers and ministers; There are yang conspiracy masters, and there are yin conspiracy masters; The emperor is both benevolent and dark-bellied, and the courtiers are both loyal and selfish.
Each one of them is worth savoring and will be remembered endlessly.
Although the burning of Jiangxia Town in "Yongzheng Dynasty" is fictional, the deep truth behind it is real. This drama reveals the ruthlessness of the elite class and the real scheming of the underbelly.
For the burning of Jiangxia Town, we usually condemn Nian Qianyao's cruel behavior, but if we analyze it carefully, we will find that Nian Qianyao's behavior is just a helpless move after carrying out the order, and those behind it are really "ruthless".
The fourth elder brother, Yinzhen, is the mastermind behind the whole thing, and he has already foreseen the death of Ren Bo'an, Liu Ba Nu and others. When they learned the news of the "Hundred Officials' Statement", he already had a perfect plan in mind.
Although he once regarded himself as a "lonely minister", and almost no one supported him when he "discussed the crown prince", his plan to "burn down hundreds of officials" was not a temporary idea, but was carefully planned by him in order to buy people's hearts.
His desire for "a hundred official deeds" even exceeds that of anyone else. Therefore, he chose Nian Qianyao to go to Jiangxia Town, which was a deliberate decision. Because Nian Qianyao's biggest characteristic is decisiveness.
The power of Jiangxia Town, the fourth elder brother has personally experienced it, so he understands that if Nian Qianyao doesn't use thunder means, he can't easily obtain the "Hundred Officials' Statements".
In addition, since the thirteenth elder brother is the "middleman" in this matter, the fourth elder brother knows that the prince's henchman Huang Tiren is holding the prince's handwritten letter at this time and talking freely with Ren Ji'an in Jiangxia Town.
Therefore, in order to keep it secret, Ren Bo'an, Liu Ba Nu and Huang Tiren and others must leave no one alive. In this regard, Nian Qianyao must have understood after receiving the order, otherwise he would not have taken five hundred people to Jiangxia Town.
Of course, later, the officers and soldiers of the Huai'an Battalion were also dealt with secretly, which exceeded the expectations of the fourth elder brother. But when the thirteenth elder brother came to question Nian Qianyao angrily, the fourth elder brother was thinking quietly there.
In the face of the thirteenth elder brother's questioning, Yinzhen's answer was: "How do you know?!" Obviously, the fourth elder brother at this time already knew about Nian Qianyao's arson in Jiangxia Town.
But he didn't blame Nian Qianyao, but was quietly thinking and looking for a solution. In other words, in this "person behind the scenes", the fate of Ren Bo'an, Liu Ba Nu, Huang Tiren and others has long been doomed; Nian Qianyao is just an "executor".
Thinking about it carefully, the fourth elder brother is really scheming.
After learning the news that Jiangxia Town was baptized in blood, Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu's first reaction was: "This thing must have been sent by the prince!" We can't just let him take the millions of silver we've worked so hard to accumulate! ”
And the Eight Sages Wang Yinci obviously thinks more far-reaching: millions of silver are trivial matters, so "The Hundred Officials' Description" can't fall into his hands! But it is worth noting that the Eight Masters Party has never cared about the lives of Ren Boan and Liu Ba Nu, let alone the hundreds of innocent people who were killed.
In the end, as the supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, faced with this matter, there is only one question that he is most concerned about: such a big matter, there is no son to report to him, are they "doing things" behind my back?
Therefore, he urgently summoned Nian Qianyao, hoping to know the truth of the matter. After clarifying the facts, Kangxi did not blame Nian Qianyao for destroying Jiangxia, and still appointed him as the governor of Sichuan.
This shows that in Kangxi's eyes, maintaining the stability of the rule is far more important than the lives of hundreds of people.
From the fourth elder brother of the cold noodle king to the eight sage kings, and then to Kangxi, the supreme ruler of the entire Qing Dynasty, they didn't seem to really care about the more than 700 lives in the burning of Jiangxia Town, but were more concerned about whether their interests were infringed.
This undoubtedly once again exposed the ruthlessness and indifference of feudal rule. The essence of this power struggle is just like the "famous saying" in "The Ming Dynasty": "The matter of one or two small counties, the emperor has Kyushu Wanfang in his heart!" ”