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Title: Why would Nian Qianyao rather die than bow to Yongzheng and admit his mistakes, what exactly is he clinging to?
In the history of the Qing Dynasty, if you mention the well-known important courtiers in the DPRK, everyone must be reminded of the Nian Tangyao who made outstanding military achievements both during the Kangxi Dynasty and after the Yongzheng succession.
Nian Qianyao was highly valued by the imperial court during the Kangxi Dynasty, and Nian Qianyao's sister married into Yongzheng's palace when Yongzheng was not yet emperor. After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he was the first to crown Nian Qianyao's sister as a noble concubine, and Nian Qianyao was also awarded the title of First Class Duke by Yongzheng for his great contribution to pacifying Qinghai.
Nian Qianyao entered the capital in the second year of Yongzheng, when the Yongzheng Emperor was very protective of Nian Qianyao, the brother of the meritorious servant and his favorite concubine, and ordered nian Qianyao to be entertained in the palace to return to the palace. During the Kangxi Dynasty, Nian Qianyao was arranged to succeed Yin Yu as the general of Fuyuan as early as the fourteenth son of the emperor, Yin Yu, when he returned to Beijing, until Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, nian Qianyao was officially arranged to be the general of Fuyuan. This can also be clearly seen that in the early days of the Yongzheng Emperor's succession, he was still quite sure of nian qianyao's brother-in-law's talent, but in just one year, Yongzheng fixed Nian Qianyao with ninety-two major sins
Nian Tangyao, whose sister had been greatly favored and who had made meritorious contributions to herself, could not help but be proud of her achievements, and as far as the attitude of the Yongzheng Emperor when Nian Tangyao entered the capital, the Yongzheng Emperor, who had recently succeeded to the throne, was grateful to Nian Tangyao for calming down many places. However, however, because Nian Qianyao was too arrogant and arrogant, there were many enemies in the DPRK, so when Yongzheng revealed his desire to deal with Nian Qianyao, there were not a few ministers who echoed the DPRK.
There are also many historians who believe that Yongzheng's death year of Tang Yao is actually not a temporary intention, after all, it is difficult to determine more than ninety major sins of Nian Tang Yao in a short period of time. Although Nian Qianyao was an all-rounder of literature and martial arts, nian Tangyao had been fighting for many years, and it was inevitable that he would carry the rough spirit of the conscripts, but Nian Qianyao was also slightly rude in front of the emperor and many ministers, which naturally caused many people to be dissatisfied.
However, when Tang Yao really saw the Yongzheng Emperor condemning himself and the suicide edict given to him, Nian Qianyao not only had "no intention of repentance", but even always believed that Yongzheng would definitely "rehabilitate" himself. In fact, whether Nian Qianyao really committed so many major sins that Yongzheng said, in fact, no one knows.
Nian Qianyao was not from a Manchurian aristocracy, he was just a Han Chinese with military power. In fact, the Han people did not pose any threat to the Yongzheng Emperor. However, Nian Tangyao was proud of his achievements, in fact, a more explicit statement should be "Gong Gao Gai Lord", so naturally the Yongzheng Emperor would be murderous against him. In addition, Nian Qianyao had always presented himself as a brother-in-law and a great hero in front of the emperor, and the Yongzheng Emperor, who had just ascended the throne, was still unstable and would not show his murderous intentions in front of Nian Qianyao, but once the Foundation of the Kangxi Emperor was solid, such courtiers as Nian Qianyao and Long Keduo did not have to stay in the court.
But Nian Qianyao did not understand the emperor's mind at all, and he was arrogant and arrogant to the last moment of his life, because he firmly believed that Yongzheng would not let such a great hero die like this. In fact, when the Kangxi Emperor died, the Kangxi Emperor's will was read by only One person, Long Keduo, and the later Yongzheng Emperor even called Long Keduo "uncle", after all, Cologne can be said to be an important figure who can successfully succeed Yongzheng to the throne. However, Roncodo was eventually exiled by Yongzheng, and Nian Qianyao, a proud and complacent general, was also killed by him.
In fact, Nian Qianyao was reluctant to admit his mistake, partly because he overestimated his position in Yongzheng's mind, and partly because there were indeed many exaggerated parts of the ninety-two crimes listed by Yongzheng. Probably before nian Qianyao died, he always believed that the Yongzheng Emperor would remember his military achievements and leave his life behind.