The third year of Yongzheng (1725) was an ominous year for Nian Tangyao, who had been trusted by the emperor as a confidant as early as the previous year, but this year suddenly changed and was imprisoned. Subsequently, Yongzheng listed ninety-two major crimes, dismissed him from his post and investigated him, and finally gave him death. Nian Tangyao ended up in this fate, mostly because of self-inflicted, of course, there are also ingredients cooked by rabbits and dead dogs. What is less known is that when Nian Qianyao learned that Yongzheng was going to punish him, in addition to tying his hands, he actually had another way to go.
At that time, Nian Qianyao was the general of Fuyuan and the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and was a veritable king of the northwest. When he received Yongzheng's first stern-tone holy will, he already realized that the emperor had already regarded him as a confidant and wanted to get rid of it quickly. For Nian Qianyao, the mood at this time was complicated, and then he took an attendant out to relax.
However, halfway to the road, Nian Qianyao was stopped by a fortune teller. "This old man, do you want to count a gua?" Xinma looked at nian tangyao thoughtfully, and it turned out to be a septuagenarian with pale hair. Nian Qianyao suddenly thought that he was now uncertain, and he could listen to what he said. So he got off his horse and came to the old man and said, "Old man, let me do the math." ”
The old man brushed his beard and smiled, "What is this old man?" Is it official luck? Nian Qianyao exclaimed, "How do you know that I am a person who is an official?" The old man said, "As soon as the old man passed by the road, the old man saw that you were by no means an ordinary businessman, nor an ordinary official, but a strange person." ”
Nian Qianyao was half-convinced and said, "How do you know that I am a person who is a high official?" The old man smiled slightly, "Don't forget, old man, old decay is a fortune teller, and he can see faces." Far away, I saw the old master Yu Xuanang, the tiger step angry, is it the general state and county officials? A little closer, I saw that the old man's heavenly court was full, and his face was full of wealth, and it was not comparable to ordinary inspectors, clans, and concubines. Therefore, it is known that the old man may be the governor and the general. Does the old man still think that the old man is a prince and a great general who has all the way to the battlefield? ”
Nian Qianyao was very surprised, he didn't expect this fortune teller to have such a magical ability, he couldn't help but have respect in his heart, and he heard the old man say, "But... However, the old decay saw that the old master's seal hall was shining, the corners of his eyes were dizzy, and when he was carrying the luck, he was afraid of the disaster of blood and light! At this time, Nian Qianyao was already full of admiration for the old man, and quickly asked: "I wonder if the old man has a strategy to eliminate disasters?" ”
The old man shook his head helplessly: "Life and death have a destiny, wealth is in the sky, the so-called heavenly opportunity cannot be leaked, a person's fate is by no means all up to human beings, but this old man can casually say a name or a word, let the old decay test you to see if there is a good strategy." Nian Qianyao was uneasy by the old man at this time, he looked at a paddy field next to the road, so he blurted out: "There is rice next to this road, let Mr. Test it." ”
The old man groaned for a moment and laughed loudly: "Lord, this rice was born in the field, so the old man's current situation is like the word 'tian' trapped at a crossroads, and how to go next is a key." Some things do the old decay not know whether to say or not to say? Nian Qianyao looked at the old man and said, "But it doesn't hurt to say it." The old man put his mind at ease and said busily: "The old man is now at a crossroads, if the old man is bent on thinking about the above, the road is going up, it is a 'by' word, then it has to be slaughtered by others, resigned to fate; if the old man can look down, it is the 'A' word, that is the world's first, good things are coming to the door, it will be able to be murdered, and the disaster will become auspicious." Therefore, if the old man can judge the situation and have a way to advance and retreat, he may be able to avoid this disaster. ”
When Nian Qianyao heard this, he realized the reason, he quickly took a dozen taels of silver to the old man, and then went back to the house on horseback. The old man's meaning is very clear, and now, if you want to have a way to live, the best way is to make a desperate bet and take advantage of the opportunity of holding heavy troops to rebel.
According to the situation at that time, although this road was dangerous, it was also worth a fight. In the early years of Yongzheng, due to the frequent wars in the northwest, the imperial court almost reached the point of exhaustion of mountains and rivers, and after the destruction of Lobzang Danjin, Nian Qianyao dominated the northwest, whether he could ask the Central Plains was difficult to say, but if he sealed the territory, it should also be sure.
However, Nian Qianyao had illusions and could not make up his mind, he thought that he had made such a great contribution to Yongzheng, he would not end up in death. But this turned out, and yongzheng later demoted him to the rank of general of Hangzhou, and then made him a city gate official, gradually relieving him of military power. In the fourth year of Yongzheng, the Yongzheng Emperor ordered Nian Xiangyao to commit suicide, and when the guards handed the three-foot white aya to Nian Qianyao, he finally said a sentence: "I knew today, I regret not listening to the old man's words!" ”