Mention Nian Qianyao, everyone may be familiar with it, and people who have seen Zhen Huan's biography may know that he is the brother of Concubine Nian, a famous general, who was born and died for the Yongzheng Emperor, quelled the frontier rebellion, and made great military achievements. Because of this, he was deeply favored by the emperor and was very proud.
In addition to making great contributions to the Yongzheng Emperor on the battlefield, Nian Qianyao also had a very good relationship with the emperor in private.
Because of his outstanding military achievements and his great admiration by the Qianlong Emperor, Yongzheng naturally trusted Nian Qianyao in every way, causing him to pass on his decrees, and even when appointing or deposing officials was undecided, he often asked Nian Qianyao's opinion.
Yongzheng even expressed his love for such a literary and martial all-rounder as Nian Qianyao, and once even said to Nian Qianyao in person: "If the country can have more talents like you, I will have no worries!" ”。 It can be seen that Yongzheng really relies heavily on Nian Tangyao.
In life, he also cared for Nian Qianyao and his family, and nian Qianyao's arm or shoulder was injured, and the emperor would repeatedly care for him and send medicines. Nian Qianyao's father and sister Nian Guifei's situation in Beijing would also be informed by hand from time to time. The treasures in the palace were often rewarded to him.
Once, in order to give the lychee to Nian Tangyao, who was far away in Xi'an, the emperor actually ordered someone to deliver it for six days, which can really be described as "a red dust concubine laughing, no one knows that it is a lychee." ”
But why was it that such a distinguished general, who was favored by the emperor, was killed by the emperor when he returned from the Western Expedition and brought hundreds of officials to kneel to greet him? What exactly caused a generation of tyrants to be killed when they achieved fame?
First, be proud of your achievements and set yourself on fire
Nian Qianyao has been reading poetry since childhood, and he is both literate and martial. At less than thirty years old, he had already been promoted to governor of Sichuan, and the Kangxi Emperor greatly appreciated his talents, so when he arrived, he also fulfilled his duties and governed the whole province of Sichuan in an orderly manner, which was loved by the people and appreciated by the Kangxi Emperor. When quelling the foreign enemies of the Jungar tribe that invaded Tibet, Nian Qianyao greatly demonstrated his outstanding talents and was vigorously promoted by the Kangxi Emperor.
At that time, he was loyal to the Kangxi Emperor, scrupulously fulfilled his duties, and did not think of himself very highly.
After the Yongzheng Emperor ascended the throne, Nian Qianyao's status and prestige also became higher and higher, and the change may begin here.
In the eastern and western expeditions, Nian Qianyao repeatedly made meritorious contributions during the Yongzheng Emperor, coupled with the emperor's grace, he was even more arrogant and arrogant, and repeatedly did things beyond his own duty, which also caused dissatisfaction among many ministers in the imperial court.
He was often good at being a good wit and arrogant. He regarded officials of equal status as subordinates, and when he gave them goods, he made them kneel down to give thanks, like an arrogant face of ten thousand people under one person, which made the Yongzheng Emperor dissatisfied, and the companion of the king was like a companion of the tiger, who had transgressed the way of the monarch, and the impression in the emperor's heart had been greatly reduced.
Coupled with the fact that Yongzheng and Nian Qianyao had a very good personal relationship, and Nian's sister was the emperor's imperial concubine, so many of the emperor's wills were discussed in the outside world for Nian, such as the members of the Imperial Eight Ye Group, these discussions also made the Yongzheng Emperor feel humiliated, so his attitude toward Nian Qianyao also took a sharp turn. Moreover, Nian Qianyao was proud of his meritorious service and high-ranking officials, and often had no one in sight, did not talk about the feelings of his colleagues, and if he fell into trouble, he would naturally have no friends and no friends, and would be isolated and widowed.
It can be said that it is Nian Qianyao's ambition to be satisfied and ruin the future of splendid future.
Second, collude with friends and parties, and hide dirt and grime
After Nian Qianyao gained the favor of the emperor, his power grew day by day, he was nepotistic, and the civil and military officials at that time, all those who were elected by Nian Qianyao, were given priority, and even within the scope of his power, they formed their own power groups. Many inflamed and powerful villains came to visit and buy and sell officials, which made Nian Qianyao also get a lot of benefits, and at the same time cultivated a lot of his own private forces.
He also pretended to be a military merit, so many of his cronies were promoted. He recommended villains, nepotism, impeached promising people, and was despised by many ministers, but most of them dared to be angry.
Some people wrote impeachment, but they were also intercepted by people with hearts, and the stone sank into the sea.
The group of gentlemen is not the party, and the villain party is not the group. The ministers colluded with their friends and embezzled and accepted bribes, which was naturally the thing that every emperor hated the most. Especially in the Yongzheng period, during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, for the anti-corruption, it can be said that the tigers and flies fought together, and for nian Qianyao, the big tiger, the Yongzheng Emperor naturally hated it incomparably.
The Yongzheng Emperor had been waiting for an opportunity, and in the major reform that followed to rectify the administration of officials, Nian Qianyao was finally investigated and punished for eroding money and grain, forming parties for personal gain, and embezzling millions of taels. With several charges, the Yongzheng Emperor naturally would not easily let go of the great opportunity to eradicate the Nian Clique.
Third, arrogant and arrogant, without the courtesy of a monarch
If the first two are the root causes of Nian Qianyao's final fate, then the direct trigger is his arrogance. Nian Qianyao won a great victory in Biansai, returned from the Western Expedition, the Yongzheng Emperor washed the dust for him, and ordered hundreds of officials to kneel to greet him, in the face of such a great gift, Nian Qianyao not only did not have any intention of greeting, even after the emperor came out, he did not immediately get off his horse and kneel, but waited for a while before moving to the front of the horse, scanning for a week before getting off his horse and kneeling.
You must know that the kneeling of a hundred officials is a treatment that only the emperor can enjoy, and even among the officials, there are not a few whose rank is higher than that of Nian Tangyao, but he is blind and proud of the crowd. This naturally made many ministers feel unhappy, and even some ministers said: "I want to join him!" ”。
This is not the end, the most embarrassing thing for the Yongzheng Emperor is that when he arrived at the palace, Nian Qianyao asked the three armies for a reward, and the Yongzheng Emperor looked embarrassed: "First let the generals listen to the reward." With that, several generals in armor walked in. "Xu is that the weather is too hot, and the generals can remove their armor and speak," Yongzheng ordered. One by one, these generals did not seem to hear, and none of them dared to unload, until Nian Qianyao ordered them to remove their armor one by one.
Nian Qianyao hurriedly explained: "They have all been in the army for too long, only knowing the orders, not the emperor." This sentence added fuel to the fire, making the Yongzheng Emperor not angry. In that year, Tang Yao had just finished winning the battle, and he had called him a benefactor, but he did not show his look. Only late at night, I went to Nian Qianyao's sister and roared at her. This emperor did a good job without nesting fire! Naturally, we must be good at disposing of this courtier without the courtesy of a monarch! But the time has not yet come, and everything must be spoken of with evidence.
In the third year of Yongzheng, Yongzheng began to disclose his dissatisfaction with Nian, promoted Nian's enemies, and began to thoroughly investigate Nian's behavior of forming a party for personal gain. Later, he was transferred, and officials at all levels saw the situation clearly and exposed Nian Qianyao's guilt one after another. Eventually, the imperial court ministers submitted ninety-two counts to the Yongzheng Emperor and requested that they be brought to justice.
The Yongzheng Emperor remembered his outstanding merits, did not be beheaded according to capital punishment, and gave him a self-punishment in prison.
brief summary:
Nian Qianyao's life has risen and fallen, which makes people sigh. If you scrupulously fulfill your duties, serve the country and the people, do not covet a false name, and become a good general in the army, the pillar of the country, the future is bright. However, in the later period, Nian Qianyao began to enjoy great achievements, arrogant and arrogant, and served the grace of his emperor, so he transgressed the way of the monarch, formed a party for personal gain, and surpassed his duty, and it was also his sin to have such an ending! In the life of a human subject, he should be a gentleman, act righteously, sit upright, should not do temporary work, be humble and respectful, and be careful of his duties, which is the right way in the world!