Nian Qianyao did not bow to Yongzheng until his death, was it because of his nature, or was there another reason?
In the centralized feudal society, in order to strengthen the imperial rule, the emperor was always wary of high-powered ministers, who had made great achievements in battle and made great achievements, and some emperors would give these ministers different treatments in order to avoid future troubles and forever protect the country. In the face of imperial rewards and punishments, some of these ministers returned to their hometowns through excuses, and some preferred to die unyieldingly.
For example, Nian Qianyao was unwilling to admit his mistake to Yongzheng until his death, what was he clinging to?
During the Yongzheng period, Nian Qianyao made many contributions to the Qing Dynasty, he fought all his life, made countless military achievements, and led the army to be brave and good at war. His contributions were evident to all in the imperial court. It should be as deep as the Yongzheng instrument. However, Nian Qianyao was proud of this, blind to him, and self-righteous, and he not only made disrespectful acts when he was alone with Yongzheng, but even did not restrain his behavior in the court. There have been historical records that Nian Qianyao had no etiquette when he ate with the emperor, and later let Yongzheng's special bodyguards serve him, this kind of arrogance is very human, even if Yongzheng is embarrassed, hindered by his repeated miracles, has been hidden.
After Yongzheng ascended to the throne, Nian Qianyao's rights reached its peak, and in addition to the arrogance and arrogance of his personality, Nian Qianyao's rights were obvious to all. Whether it is political talent or military leadership ability, Nian Qianyao is definitely a good hand in the Yongzheng period, and he and Klongdo are called Yongzheng's left arm and right arm. However, the older Nian Qianyao did not seem to be aware of the coming crisis, and every emperor's desire to control power was extremely strong, and Yongzheng was no exception.
Nian Qianyao's control over the western region exceeded Yongzheng's imagination, and whether it was the people or soldiers in the western region, they were loyal to Nian Qianyao, which should have been a good thing worthy of recognition, but in Yongzheng's view, this made his rule precarious. In the imperial court, Nian Tangyao controlled the government, and in the harem, there were concubines in charge of the power. Although Nian Fei was not an empress, what she did in the harem could be described as a monopoly, and everyone did not dare to provoke, Nian Qianyao's brothers and sisters felt sorry for each other, yongzheng's pressure was increasing day by day, and he had been waiting for an opportunity to get rid of Nian Qianyao!
When Yongzheng took office, his power was unstable, and he had no choice but to hold a heavy power. Yongzheng endured until the northwest military parade made Yongzheng set a killing heart for Zhongyao. When the Yongzheng Emperor went to the military parade, everyone gave a big gift to Yongzheng, and Nian Qianyao directly came to "no one to pay tribute", in addition, Nian Qianyao's generals did not listen to Yongzheng's command, but only listened to Nian Qianyao's orders.
After thinking about it, Yongzheng felt that Nian Qianyao held military power in his hands, and if he did not deal with it, it would endanger the government and politics, and then issued Zhu Yu: It is easy for people to make meritorious achievements, and it is difficult to succeed; it is easy to succeed, it is difficult to keep meritorious deeds; it is easy to keep meritorious deeds, and it is difficult to finally make meritorious deeds. On January 13, 1726, the Yongzheng Emperor gave Nian Tangyao a warning, and Nian Qianyao felt very wronged when he was dying! As everyone knows, his crimes are all ironclad evidence, and he has not only offended Yongzheng, but also many ministers in the court.
Nian Qianyao was sentenced to death by Yongzheng after all kinds of crimes such as embezzlement and bribery, deception, and forming parties for personal gain were reported! Perhaps the arrogant Nian Qianyao has always felt that he is a heavy subject, and Yongzheng does not dare to move him, but when he endangers the imperial power, the emperor will definitely not sit idly by, and one side of the dispute between the monarch and the subject must be defeated!
Do you think Nian Qianyao's failure was due to his arrogance?