As we all know, the Yongzheng Emperor has always been known for his strict rule of officials, and in the eleventh year of Yongzheng, there was a case of the leakage of the examination questions, and this concubine lin of Henan Xuezheng Yu Hongtu secretly leaked the examination questions, colluded with the servants to buy and sell the examination questions, and obtained tens of thousands of taels of silver, which led to the title of the golden list of the disciples who did not read books on weekdays, and for a time the public opinion was fierce, and many students went directly to the capital to file a complaint.
At that time, the Punishment Department decided to sentence Yu Hongtu to be beheaded, and Yongzheng was also greatly angered by this mass incident, and without hesitation, he sentenced Yu Hongtu to death.
Yu Hongtu was taken to the execution ground penniless, and the executioner has always asked for fees, he got the money to ask for more money, so that the torturer is not so painful, but on Yu Hongtu's side he did not get any benefits, so the executioner gave Yu Hongtu a tragic death, yu Hongtu, who died slowly, dipped seven tragic words in blood on the ground, which is the last waist beheading punishment from ancient times to the present, which shows its tragic severity.
In addition to the ruthlessness of the means of attacking enemies and criminal officials, Yongzheng was not soft on corrupt officials and skillful officials who were sneaking horses, but he was particularly close to the courtiers he valued.
When his subordinates protested against Li Wei and Tian Wenjing, Yongzheng, instead of listening, took good care of these two confidants, and at the same time added officials to the knighthood, among the twelve meritorious ministers of the Qing Dynasty who deserved to enjoy the Taimiao Temple, Yongzheng occupied three places in the Yongzheng Dynasty, of which zhang Tingyu, the chief scholar of the university, was the only Hanchen.
To describe the relationship between Yongzheng and Zhang Tingyu in one sentence, it is: the name is Junchen, and the love is the same as the friend.
The history books record that once Zhang Tingyu fell ill, Yongzheng said to the close attendant: Do you know that his arm has been hurting for several days? Zhang Tingyu was ill, but what could it be that was not a pain in his arm? From these words, it is not difficult to see how much Yongzheng relies on them.
In addition to these favored courtiers mentioned above, there was also a figure who was also the object of Yongzheng's great dependence, he was Nian Qianyao, in October of the first year of Yongzheng, the Luobuzang Danjin Rebellion broke out in Qinghai, the situation in Qinghai was in chaos in an instant, and Yongzheng ordered Nian Qianyao to serve as the general of Fuyuan and sit in Xining to command the counterinsurgency.
The following year, after the war in Qinghai was settled, Yongzheng once regarded Nian Qianyao as a benefactor, and he also issued an edict to Nian Qianyao, saying that he did not know how to hurt him, so that he could express the gods of heaven and earth, and then he boasted that he and Nian Qianyao were an example of cooperation between the monarchs and courtiers, which was enough to make future generations admire and salivate.
Such meaty love words, I didn't expect to be used by Yongzheng, but also to a big old man who was five big and three thick, thinking about it was also goosebumps falling to the ground.
For those subordinates with both ability and political integrity, Yongzheng was also full of warmth, Kangxi sixty-one years, Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he sent Yang Zongren to serve as the governor of Huguang, Yang Zongren expressed his gratitude, reported the provincial situation, and called himself a slave, but he was changed by Yongzheng to "subject", and also marked "to be a decent subject".
In the first year of Yongzheng, Yang Zongren was seriously ill and bedridden, and wanted to see his son who was doing Daotai in Yulin, Shaanxi, and he asked Yongzheng if he could allow his son to take leave to come back to visit his father.
After Yang Zongren's death, Yongzheng praised him as "incorruptible as ice, Geng Jie as a stone", and as for his son Yang Wenqian, he later became the governor of Guangdong and was also a capable Qing official.
From so many examples, it is not difficult to see that Yongzheng is an emperor with great achievements, he took over the mess of his father Kangxi, not only kept the imperial court in order, but also reused many capable courtiers, several of the above authors have contributed their own efforts to the prosperity of the Yongzheng Dynasty, and Yongzheng can also be regarded as a good family foundation for his son Qianlong, it can be said that his deeds are not inferior to Kangxi, what do you think of this?