In the final plot of the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty", a farce of Li Wei beating Zeng Jing in the prison of the Punishment Department was staged.
The reason why Li Wei did this was that Hunan Xiucai Zeng Jing, influenced by Lü Liuliang's "anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty", and then wrote the "Ten Great Crimes" for Yongzheng with his students, which were widely publicized among the people, and even wrote to Yue Zhongqi, who was guarding the northwest of the town at that time, asking him to rebel. In the end, Zeng Jing was detained by Yue Zhongqi and sent to Beijing, but the Yongzheng Emperor did not rush to deal with Zeng Jing, but put him in the prison of the Punishment Department for other purposes, but at that time, a fierce conflict broke out between his two princes, Hongshi and Hongli, and Yongzheng devoted all his energy to dealing with this matter, so he temporarily put Zeng Jing on hold. It was not until Li Wei escorted Hongli back to Beijing safely, when he saw his submerged slave Li Wei, that Yongzheng mentioned this time, and at this time, he was also ready to deal with Zeng Jing's case after handling Hongshi's affairs. Therefore, against the background of such a situation, Li Wei broke into the prison of the Punishment Department without authorization, disregarded Yongzheng's will, and beat Zeng Jing with lynching to vent his dissatisfaction, but was finally stopped by Yongzheng.
However, Hongli the Prince of Bao, who accompanied Yongzheng, only dismissed the other officials who were present to watch and have fun, but did not deal with Li Wei, in fact, at this time, Hongli could not and did not dare to punish Li Wei.
It is said that Hongli cannot punish Li Wei because Li Wei's approach can be said to be "dare to be ignored by others", and it can even be said that this is what he and even Yongzheng want to do in their hearts.
Zeng Jing committed such a great rebellion, and denigrated Yongzheng in such vicious language, saying that it was impossible for Yongzheng not to be angry, which was not in line with Yongzheng's consistent style.
Looking at the entire "Yongzheng Dynasty", there are not a few people killed by Yongzheng, whether it is a slave like Gao Fu in his own palace, or a "fellow party" like Nian Qianyao and Long Keduo who has supported and helped him, no matter whether it is a political enemy like the Eight Brothers Yinyu and the Ninth Brother Yinyu, or a policy opponent like Xie Jishi and Lu Shengnan, all of them are not handled by Yongzheng, let alone a Zeng Jing who has nothing to do with Yongzheng but is so crazy.
However, the reason why Yongzheng unusually did not kill him was more because he saw Zeng Jing's use value for his future, so he chose to be patient, but it did not mean that he did not remember hatred.
So at this time, it reflects the "belly black" side of Yongzheng.
When talking with Li Wei about Li Chu, he suddenly turned sharply and talked about Zeng Jing, and when he saw Li Wei's emotions were very excited, he then clearly explained the ins and outs of the whole thing, and finally explained that Li Wei was in the prison of the Punishment Department at this time. It can be said that whether Li Wei understood the voice of Yongzheng's words or just a grudge, going to the prison of the Punishment Department to beat Zeng Jing must be inseparable from Yongzheng, Yongzheng can superficially not punish Zeng Jing, but will not let Zeng Jing be spared from the pain of flesh and skin, Yongzheng's evil breath is going to come out after all.
Perhaps Hongli did not know what was said between Yongzheng and Li Wei, but with his understanding of his father Yongzheng, he would certainly not completely let Go of Zeng Jing, and he was also very resentful of Zeng Jing's rebellious behavior, so he used the way of not punishing Li Wei to show his acquiescence, and even praise, and this was actually for Yongzheng to see.
Saying that Hongli did not dare to punish Li Wei was because of Li Wei's special relationship with Yongzheng, and rushing over Yongzheng to move Li Wei would inevitably cause Yongzheng to be uneasy.
I have to say that the relationship between Li Wei and Yongzheng is too special.
Li Wei was originally just a small named Hanako in Yangzhou City, if it were not for Yongzheng Relief, it was uncertain how long he could live, but it was such a chance encounter that instantly changed Li Wei's life. And now, Li Wei is not only marrying and having children, but also achieving the position of a feudal governor at the level of the governor of Liangjiang, and he himself is extremely loyal to Yongzheng, and Yongzheng naturally takes him like a family, with great trust and respect.
In the face of such a special and intimate official with Yongzheng, Hongli had no way to move him. Think about the previous plot, the big brother's protégé Ma Guoxian made a big fuss, after being taken down by Yongzheng, it was also handed over to the big brother to deal with. Therefore, it is impossible for Hongli not to understand the truth of the weight of the instrument, including the previous Tian Wenjing, Hongli can only provide information, and even cannot express suggestions, all because like Li Wei and Tian Wenjing, yongzheng's concentric courtiers, their disposition can only be decided by Yongzheng, and Hongli does not have this courage and qualifications.
At the same time, Li Wei appeared in the prison cell of the Punishment Department, and Hongli was not sure whether there was any connection between this matter and Yongzheng, nor was he sure whether Li Wei had received any hints or intentions, which made him dare not act rashly.
Moreover, Hongli was also well aware of the strength of it, that is, to show weakness to Yongzheng in this way.
If Hongli hastily disposes of Li Wei, Yongzheng will not refute his son's face and will agree, but his heart will inevitably be very unhappy, on the one hand, Hongli will deal with his confidants and close subjects without asking for instructions, which is obviously not to put Yongzheng in his eyes, on the other hand, Yongzheng is still alive, he dares to act in this way, then after Yongzheng's death, Hongli will not put these acquaintances and old ministers of Yongzheng and even his brothers in his eyes.
Hongli was very aware of this, so he could show his courage not to rub sand in the same way he dealt with other officials, but for Li Wei, he still had to hand it over to Yongzheng to deal with, in order to show respect for Yongzheng, but also to reassure Yongzheng that he would not have any other thoughts about himself.
Of course, although Li Wei was not disposed of by Hongli, he was still punished by Yongzheng for a year, and the whole thing was over.
The historical Zeng Jing, although he was also treated favorably by Yongzheng, did not escape Qianlong's "revenge" in the end.
The historical Zeng Jing, like the one in the "Yongzheng Dynasty" drama, also wrote the "Ten Great Crimes" for Yongzheng, and actively ran for the "anti-Qing and restoration", and also wrote a letter to Yue Zhongqi inviting him to revolt against the Qing, which is the same as the story in the TV series.
And Yongzheng also did not deal with Zeng Jing as in the play, but to Zeng Jing carefully observe and understand how he was diligent and loving the people, and during zeng jing's period, he could also be regarded as "repentant", determined to "change his former wrongs", and then became Yongzheng's "propagandist", praising Yongzheng's great achievements in the folk, and clarifying his previous improper remarks, and the content of his preaching was the controversial book, or the "Mystery of Great Righteousness" written by Yongzheng himself. At the same time, Yongzheng also left a will, not to move Zeng Jing again, and to allow him to die well.
However, the Yongzheng Emperor died, and after the Qianlong Emperor ascended the throne, he immediately changed Yongzheng's attitude of treating Zeng Jing kindly and immediately arrested and executed him. The reason why the Qianlong Emperor was like this was because the negative impact of the "Great Righteous Consciousness" in the folk had already appeared from the very beginning, and Qianlong had to prevent it from continuing to spread; second, it was because Zeng Jing's denigration of Yongzheng in those years caused Qianlong to be extremely dissatisfied, and in the end Qianlong did not hesitate to disobey Yongzheng's arrangement and execute Zeng Jing, which was also an vent of resentment in his heart, of course, more out of a kind of salvation for Yongzheng's unfavorable public opinion.
In this way, Zeng Jing still did not escape punishment, and had to end her life in a very tragic way.