Why "Yongzheng Dynasty" is sought after by so many people, which not only shows a very wonderful art of scheming, but also shows us a lot of truth, such as today's gift-giving is a university question, comparable to the textbook of gift-giving.
Nian Qianyao was arranged by the fourth master and summoned by the officials to the capital to report on his duties, when Nian Qianyao went to thank the Kangxi Emperor, and Kangxi asked Zhang Tingyu to summon Nian Qianyao.
At that time, Nian Qianyao was able to be promoted to the rank of Zhang Tingyu, and it was Zhang Tingyu who reported Nian Qianyao's exploits in Sichuan to the Kangxi Emperor, which led to the Kangxi Emperor's third-level record of the grace nian Tangyao. Although Nian Qianyao did not know the inside story of this, Zhang Tingyu was summoned to see him on the orders of the Kangxi Emperor, so Nian Qianyao was of course different from Zhang Tingyu. Zhang Tingyu represents the will of the Kangxi Emperor, and flattering Zhang Tingyu is satisfying the Kangxi Emperor.
Therefore, Nian Qianyao brought gifts when he went to see Zhang Tingyu, and they were carefully prepared by him, including Sichuan's specialties oranges, bamboo fans, silk and a bag of tianma.
However, after Zhang Tingyu saw the gift from Nian Qianyao, he said, "You shouldn't send me something." Because Zhang Tingyu was a clean and honest official, he never accepted gifts from anyone.
Nian Qianyao's words are very worth learning, he said, "I know that your old man does not like to receive other people's things, these gifts are not valuable things, oranges are just for you to taste, as for the bamboo fan is only a gift from the readers to each other; and for the more expensive silk and tianma, he said it is to honor your old lady."
Then Nian Qianyao also said that he regarded Zhang Tingyu as a senior and a descendant, and then asked Zhang Tingyu to accept these gifts on the grounds of face. This sentence is very lethal, this is indirectly telling Zhang Tingyu, although he is a descendant, but behind me also stands the fourth master Yin Chan, you do not look at my face, you should also look at the face of the fourth master, if you do not accept these gifts is to look down on Zhang Tingyu. Sure enough, Zhang Tingyu's face changed slightly after listening to it, and he had no choice but to accept it.
Although Zhang Tingyu accepted one of the packets of tianma, he did not receive it in vain. Zhang Tingyu took a set of lake pens that he had just bought and gave them to Nian Qianyao on the spot as a gift in return, so that he and Nian Qianyao became very legitimate, and Nian Qianyao himself said that the etiquette of readers giving gifts to each other.
So do you know why Zhang Tingyu chose tianma only among so many gifts, but did not choose for more expensive oranges, as well as cheap oranges and bamboo fans? In fact, this depends on the meaning represented by these gifts given by Nian Tangyao.
Oranges are a specialty of Sichuan, which represents Nian Qianyao's current official position: the viceroy of Sichuan
Silk is very valuable and represents the future of Nian Tangyao
Tianma is a kind of medicinal material, it is used to cure diseases, Nian Tangyao sent Zhang Tingyu Tianma is actually hoping to get a prescription from Zhang Tingyu, to ask for a good medicine that can promote his career. Nian Qianyao hoped that through this "Tianma" hope to let Zhang Tingyu prescribe a prescription for his own promotion, knowing that Zhang Tingyu, as a red person around the Kangxi Emperor, went to the study to be the first assistant, and his right to speak was very important, and it was able to directly affect the decision and will of the Kangxi Emperor.
Everyone saw zhang Tingyu's advice to Nian Qianyao after receiving Tianma, that is, he hoped that he could focus on appeasement and let him learn the long-term peace and stability strategy of "Zhuge Liang's Seven Captures of Meng". I hope that Nian Qianyao can be a little more benevolent and a little less angry.
To sum up, the reason why Zhang Tingyu only accepted the Tianma sent by Nian Tangyao was because Tianma represented the prescription, and after receiving the gift, he also gave Nian Tangyao guidance, and also gave the fourth master Yinchen face, and he also used the lake pen as a gift in return, which not only saved himself, but also achieved the purpose of showing goodwill to the fourth master Yinchen, and at the same time did not refute nian tangyao's kindness, which was really a lot of success! I don't know what everyone thinks?