Who would have thought that the great general Nian Qianyao was originally a literati, who passed the imperial examination and was also awarded the position of review of the Hanlin Academy by the Kangxi Emperor. However, due to various coincidences of chance, he, a literati, actually commanded thousands of troops and horses, made great achievements in the battlefield, and became a famous general of the Qing Dynasty. After the Yongzheng Emperor ascended the throne, Nian Qianyao was even more valued, and the monarch knew that he was a good friend. Soon after, however, the boat of friendship flipped over, and the monarch lost peace.
Everyone said that the Yongzheng Emperor was an iron-blooded emperor, the most ruthless, after he ascended the throne, even his own brothers did not let go, but he and Nian Qianyao were truly in love. Before the Yongzheng Emperor made up his mind to clean up Nian Tangyao, the Yongzheng Emperor still gave kind words to Nian Qianyao and hoped that he would turn back to the shore. However, Nian Qianyao was really too arrogant, and he was at a loss for the admonition of the Yongzheng Emperor, and still went his own way, acting as a blessing, forming a party for personal gain, and forcing the Yongzheng Emperor to lay down a dead hand. Heaven's sins are forgivable, but their own sins cannot be lived!
In the third year of Yongzheng, the Yongzheng Emperor's dissatisfaction with Nian Qianyao began to become public. Subsequently, Nian Qianyao, on the congratulatory watch to Yongzheng, neglected to mistake "Chao Qian Xi Ti" for "Xi Ti Chao Qian". The Yongzheng Emperor took advantage of the title and, for the crime of great disrespect, dismissed Nian Tangyao from the post of governor of Shaanxi and ordered him to hand over the seal of the Fuyuan General and transfer him to the general of Hangzhou. When the ministers of the DPRK and China saw that Nian Qianyao was cold, they took the opportunity to beat up the falling water dog and exposed Nian Qianyao's crimes one after another. Subsequently, the Yongzheng Emperor stripped Nian Qianyao of his official position and ordered nian Qianyao to be arrested and escorted to Beijing for trial. Soon after, the courtiers listed ninety-two major crimes for the nian general, of which more than thirty were capital offenses.
The Yongzheng Emperor, remembering Nian Qianyao's exploits and reducing the impact of the incident, gave Nian Qianyao a self-imposed sentence in prison. After Nian Qianyao's death, because Nian Qianyao himself made too many enemies, in response to the voice of the Qunchen, the Yongzheng Emperor did not spare his family, but also released a lot of water. Nian Qianyao's father, Nian Lingling, was only stripped of his official position, and after his death, the Yongzheng Emperor was buried as a first-class duke and offered sacrifices once. Although Nian Xiyao's elder brother Nian Xiyao was implicated and deposed, a month later, he was reinstated and served as the minister of internal affairs of Zheng Erpin, which did not affect his career.
Among Nian Qianyao's family members, the only one killed by the Yongzheng Emperor was Nian Qianyao's son Nian Fu, who was given death for "acting with a deliberate heart, similar to Nian Qianyao". The Yongzheng Emperor ordered that Nian Qianyao's sons over the age of fifteen be exiled, and the daughter of Su Yan, The Assistant Duke of Nian Qianyao, was repatriated to her home. In the fifth year of Yongzheng, the Yongzheng Emperor pardoned the sons of Nian Tangyao and handed them over to nian ling.
Although there was the sadness of "rabbit dead dog cooking", compared with the punishment of the ancient nine tribes, men exiled, and women as slaves as prostitutes, the Yongzheng Emperor was still relatively kind to Nian Qianyao's family, and his subordinates were merciful. It is said that the descendants of Nian Qianyao, out of fear of disaster, changed the "year" to "sheng", believing that the word "sheng" was the word "nian", and the generations were from Jiangdu County.