Yongzheng can win in the cruel "Nine Sons and Sisters", and one of them is indispensable to the help of one person.
This man was one of the few Han Chinese who was heavily used in the Qing Dynasty, and the power of the Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty was also weakened because of him, and his sister became Yongzheng's favorite concubine.
This person is the famous Nian Tangyao.
The emperors of the past dynasties were most afraid of the gong gao gai lord, but Nian Tangyao was a special existence for Yongzheng.
Most emperors had no time to reduce their power, but Yongzheng treated Nian Qianyao with great favoritism.
At the beginning of Yongzheng's ascension to the throne, he once issued such an edict:
"If there is a place to dispatch soldiers and use grain and salaries, the minister of border defense and the governor of Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Yunnan, futizhen, etc., will be handled according to the year."
Note that the first is military power, and the other is grain and wages, both of which are taboos that the imperial court cannot touch, and such a great power is yongzheng to let go, and let all the affairs of border defense be handled by Nian Qianyao.
Yong Zheng directly handed over the initiative to Nian Qianyao, and his position of power was actually higher than that of a normal general and governor.
But such a favored General Nian did not end well in the end, so what kind of fate did Nian Qianyao's family end up with?
Nian Qianyao was a Han Chinese, and his identity was originally destined to be 108,000 miles worse than the Eight Banners.
However, Nian Qianyao was not an ordinary person, because his talent was too outstanding, and he got another look from Kangxi, so Nian Qianyao was named a feudal governor and an inspector of Sichuan at the age of less than thirty years old.
After this, Nian Qianyao proposed many measures to promote the advantages and eliminate the disadvantages, and his reputation in the local area increased greatly, plus he was a rare clean official, and when the important ministers of the DPRK and China bribed heavily, Nian Qianyao took the lead in setting an example and refused to accept all the festivals.
In 1717, the leader of the Dzungar clan invaded Tibet, and Nian Qianyao personally went to Tibet to deal with the rebellion.
At this time, Nian Qianyao showed his outstanding talent, he sat in the rear command, and to the greatest extent to ensure the logistics supply of the Qing army, so that the Qing army won a great victory.
Kangxi was very happy, and when Nian Tangyao's master returned to the dynasty, Kangxi not only gave him a bow and arrow, but also promoted him to the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, becoming an important minister in Western China.
Later, in the "Nine Sons and Concubines", Nian Qianyao became the main force supporting Yongzheng, so when Yongzheng ascended the throne, he was actually extremely grateful to Nian Qianyao.
After Yongzheng ascended the throne, only two ministers were Yongzheng's right and left arm, one was Long keduo, who, as Yongzheng's maternal uncle and relative of the emperor, became a close confidant of the emperor.
The other is Hanchen Nian Tangyao.
That is also the year, there was a rebellion in Qinghai, and when Nian Qianyao went to Qinghai to fight, Yongzheng gave him the greatest privilege, and all affairs could be handled by Nian Qianyao.
In fact, the rebellion at this time was a big threat to Yongzheng, the throne had not yet been secured, the forces on all sides were still staring at the tiger, the border defense was in chaos, and Yongzheng's life was not good.
However, Nian Qianyao did not live up to Yongzheng's trust, he only took 4 months to pacify Qinghai, and after winning this battle, Nian Qianyao's prestige spread wildly.
Everyone knows that nian tangyao is there, and no one can shake the government and the opposition, so Yongzheng can stabilize the situation in the fastest time, and it is inseparable from nian tangyao's sitting.
Yongzheng has always regarded Nian Qianyao as a benefactor.
In addition to the feelings of the monarch and Nian Qianyao, yongzheng and Nian Qianyao had a very good friendship in private, and even Yongzheng's grace to Nian Qianyao was no less than that of a "concubine".
Nian Qianyao had the power to directly participate in the government of the dynasty, yongzheng had a lot of bad problems, often summoned Nian Qianyao to see and discuss, sometimes the two encountered differences, he would also listen carefully to Nian Qianyao's reasons.
After Nian Qianyao was pacified in Qinghai, Yongzheng once commented to Nian Qianyao in the recital that he handed over: "Er's true feelings are really true, and Xiang also misses you very much, and there are also some things to discuss with you." ”
Even Yongzheng once disregarded the system and said to the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu: "You must remember the great achievements of General Nian from generation to generation, otherwise you will not be the people of Yuan, and the descendants of Yuan will also remember, otherwise you will not be the descendants of Yuan." ”
Such a grace is probably beyond repetition, and even Zhu Yuanzhang did not say such exaggerated words when he gave himself the title of brother in the world.
Nian Qianyao can be so valued, his family is naturally to be promoted and raised, Nian Qianyao's sister Nian Shi became a noble concubine, and her position was only below the empress.
Later, the noble concubine was seriously ill, yongzheng was distressed, and he was even crowned as an imperial concubine, this position was already equivalent to a deputy empress, generally speaking, if it were not for the concubine who made great merits, or if the empress had some problems, it would not be easy to be crowned an imperial concubine.
It is enough to see that the Nian family has privileges in Yongzheng.
Nian Qianyao's father was originally the Governor of Huguang, and after Nian Qianyao was greatly favored, he was also directly promoted to the first rank of Duke, and his eldest brother Nian Xiyao was also promoted to viscount.
Nian Qianyao also had two sons, the eldest son Nian Bin was knighted, and the second son Nian Fu was allowed to inherit his title.
In addition to these honors that can be given to him, Yongzheng is also often booing and asking for warmth in his life, and Nian Qianyao has old wounds on his wrists, which were injured during battles in previous years.
This old wound often occurred, Yongzheng sent someone to inquire whether he was healthy, and at the same time picked out the best medicinal materials from the treasury to give to him, and sometimes Nian Qianyao's sister Nian Shi had something to do, and Yongzheng also privately issued a handwritten message to inform him.
As the emperor's first favorite, the grace that other courtiers should have, Nian Tangyao has not fallen, those precious jewels and antiques, delicious delicacies, Nian Tangyao is even softer.
What is even more exaggerated is that once Nian Tangyao was fighting outside, Yongzheng ate the lychee from the tribute, and felt that it was very sweet and delicious, so he wanted Nian Tangyao to taste it as well.
In order to ensure that Nian Qianyao could eat the freshest lychees, Yongzheng did not hesitate to give the post along the road the privilege of ordering the lychees to arrive at Nian Qianyao's hands within 6 days.
Yongzheng often said, "If there are more ministers like generals in the DPRK for a few years, why worry that the country will not be stable?" ”
Nian Qianyao's favor in Yongzheng's body has simply reached an incomparable point, if Nian Qianyao is smart, he knows that if Guo Ziyi and Tang He go to protect themselves, maybe the Nian family can also become a big scholar.
However, Nian Qianyao did not know why he was confused.
Behind this relationship that seems to be "quiet years and harmony between kings and subjects", due to the satisfaction of Nian TangYao, it finally caused Yongzheng's dissatisfaction.
People say that "everything is too late", Nian Qianyao is a good example, because he did a lot of transgressions, caused Yongzheng's disgust, and finally failed.
Nian Qianyao, with Yongzheng's favor for him, did not realize the fate of the Lord of Gonggao, on the one hand, his meritorious service in the court, on the other hand, Nian Shi also sat firmly in the palace.
Therefore, Nian Qianyao couldn't help but start to flutter, and even began to use the rules that the emperor was allowed to use.
For example, when Nian Qianyao's family went out, the people and officials wanted to welcome him, and it had to be said that the emperor had to say "flat body" when he saw such a scene, but Nian Qianyao was taken for granted.
When other ministers entered the palace, they all had to stand outside the palace and wait, but Nian Qianyao had to sit, and even when he met the emperor, Nian Qianyao did not wait for the seat, and naturally sat on the chair.
This is not a matter of courtesy and impoliteness in the emperor, at worst it is to ignore the imperial power, and at worst, it is to exalt the lord and provoke the throne.
With Yongzheng's indulgence of him, he swelled even more, and finally made a flop in the mansion to serve the bed, which was known to people with hearts, and it was not too much to say that he had the heart to rebel.
At this time, Yongzheng had begun to be jealous of Nian Tangyao, but in fact, in Yongzheng's heart, it was a bit too much to say that he was jealous, not so much jealousy, but rather that he was already unhappy with Nian Xiangyao.
However, Yongzheng still needs a fuse to deal with him.
In the third year of Yongzheng, this year appeared the auspicious omen of "five stars and pearls", and the ministers gave Yongzheng a folding congratulations, and Nian Tangyao was no exception.
Nian Qianyao was a rough man, he had always scrawled and careless, so he wrote a wrong word in the compromise, and wrote "Chao Qian Xi Ti" as "Xi Ti Chao Qian".
YongZheng took this as a reason to play a role, directly erasing all his military achievements in Qinghai, and at this time, the ministers of the DPRK and the CENTRAL Government also saw the direction of the wind and listed the charges against Nian Tangyao.
Eventually, Nian Qianyao's official position was stripped, and remembering that he had made a military achievement in the imperial court, he rewarded him for committing suicide in prison.
A generation of war generals, Nian Qianyao, actually ended in this way.
So after Nian Qianyao's death, how did his family deal with it?
When Nian Qianyao died, his father was still a first-class merit, because he remembered that he was old, so he was only dismissed from his post and left his life.
His brother Nian Xiyao was the governor of Guangdong at the time, and because of Nian Xiangyao's affair, he was raided and his official position was also lost, but fortunately, he did not lose his life.
Nian Qianyao's two sons were also beheaded because they had participated in many Nian Qianyao's affairs, in addition, the other children and their families, those over 15 years old, were exiled, and those under 15 years old survived.
Later, the few remaining population of the Nian family, fearing retaliation after the future, simply moved their families away and fled to Jiangdu County.
In order not to be discovered, they deliberately wrote the "Nian" clan upside down and changed it to the "Sheng" clan.
What is lamentable is that Nian Qianyao's sister Nian Shi has always had a very good relationship with Yongzheng, and she has repeatedly dissuaded her brother's behavior, and Yongzheng also looks at Nian's face and does not wantonly affect his family.
Only two years after Nian Qianyao's death, the Nian clan also died, Yongzheng was heartbroken, and later after their father died of illness, Yongzheng also ordered someone to be buried, which shows that Yongzheng is always different regardless of whether it is Nian Qianyao or Nianshi.
In any case, Yongzheng's heart was still far greater than Zhu Yuanzhang's, at least in the face of a warlord who was only a high-ranking lord, Yongzheng did not wantonly cause trouble to his family, and could be called a benevolent king.