Looking at Nian Qianyao, a henchman in front of him for many years, Yongzheng really couldn't bear to deal with him, but this person was so lawless, and finally Yongzheng ordered his home to be raided.
In a ledger, Yongzheng found 7 words, and was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
What are the seven words that make Yongzheng so angry?
Young and frivolous
When it comes to Nian Qianyao, everyone must be familiar with him, his sister Concubine Hua is very famous in the TV series "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
In that decaying feudal society, Nian Qianyao had already seen his fate when he was a baby.
Nian Qianyao's mother is not the main house, but a maid of his father's family, after Nian Qianyao was born, the main house was dissatisfied. Later, the main house drove Nian Qianyao's mother and son away, and Nian's father didn't know about this matter.
Later, I heard that a very accurate fortune teller came to his hometown, so his father invited him to his home.
At that time, Nian Qianyao had an elder brother named Xiyao, and the fortune teller said that he would be a first-class official in the future, and he also said that Nian's father's other son would be a great minister in the future.
Nian's father couldn't help but look confused after hearing this: "Where did I get another son?" Seeing this, the fortune teller showed mercy and told him Nian Qianyao's location.
The father was very excited when he found his second son, and then he learned the whole thing. Under the persuasion of Nian's father, Zhengfang finally agreed to let Nian Qianyao and his mother live at home.
I have to say that my father's family status at that time was not good!
In this way, with the help of a fortune teller, Nian Qianyao successfully grew up.
Nian Qianyao's academic performance was not bad at that time, and he was also quite smart, but he was usually a little unskilled.
Nian didn't like politics at first, but he was very interested in science. Therefore, he hoped to participate in the imperial examination and learn more knowledge. In the process, he also took the exam and successfully won the lift.
In the end, Nian Qianyao successfully passed the palace examination, and then he went to study in the Hanlin Academy with others. Nian Qianyao was just in his early 20s that year, and he was naturally very proud of such achievements.
After entering the Hanlin Academy, he should have studied harder, but he became obsessed with visiting the Qinglou, and it is said that the addiction is quite big, so someone gave him a nickname called "Evil Youth".
However, after all, he is very smart and highly valued by the teachers, so some teachers persuaded him to go to the Qinglou less, and to study hard and become a big official is the ideal of life.
After hearing this, Nian Qianyao felt very reasonable, so he restrained a lot later.
Nian Qianyao, who kept to himself, studied hard and successfully became a bachelor of the Sanpin cabinet.
After returning from North Korea, Emperor Kangxi promoted him to the governor of Sichuan, which moved Nian Qianyao very much.
In order to express Emperor Kangxi's kindness, Nian Qianyao said excitedly: "Please rest assured that the emperor will definitely do my best after taking office!"
Later, Nian Qianyao also did what he said and governed Sichuan very well.
At this time, Nian Qianyao was still a good official, he set an example and never embezzled and accepted bribes, and Emperor Kangxi was also very satisfied with this. He encouraged: "I hope you can be consistent and be a good official who is honest and honest." ”
But it's a pity that Nian Qianyao didn't take his words to heart.
Nian Qianyao's family is a family of eunuchs, and they began to be officials during the Ming Dynasty. His great-grandfather was selected for the Han army to set a white flag because of his merits, and later Nian Qianyao successfully inherited it.
Later, after Yinzhen became the prince, some people with white flags became his subordinates, and Nian Qianyao was one of them.
Yinzhen is the famous Four Princes, that is, the later Yongzheng Emperor, but at that time Yinzhen was not powerful, but the Eight Princes were very popular, and many people had regarded the Eight Princes as princes at that time.
So at that time, Nian Qianyao also admired the Eighth Prince, and Kangxi also saw his thoughts instantly.
Forced to help
In order to let Nian Qianyao concentrate on assisting Yinzhen, Kangxi asked Nian Qianyao's sister to marry Yinzhen, which was later Concubine Hua.
The Nian family had a marriage relationship with the fourth prince, and that year Qianyao was naturally no longer embarrassed to pay attention to the eighth prince. In this way, Kangxi successfully tied Nian Qianyao and Yinzhen together.
Although he knew that Nian Qianyao was reluctant, Yongzheng still did his best to cultivate him. This also caused Nian Qianyao to be a little frivolous when he was young, and he didn't understand the etiquette of monarchs and ministers at all.
When Yongzheng's mother celebrated her sixtieth birthday and his third son got married, Nian Qianyao did not say anything about it. As a courtier, shouldn't he send something?
And Nian Qianyao did not know how to honor his elders, and under the instructions of Emperor Yongzheng, Nian Qianyao let his sons and nephews go to Beijing to be filial to their grandfather.
In order to cultivate a good young man, Yongzheng also worked hard, like being a father and a mother. Of course, these didn't have much impact on Nian Qianyao.
As Kangxi got older and older, the prince still hadn't settled down, so the famous "Nine Sons Seize the Inheritance" broke out later.
With the efforts of Nian Qianyao and Yongzheng's uncle Long Keduo and others, the fourth prince Yinzhen successfully won, and Kangxi had to pass the throne to him when he saw this, and later Yongzheng officially succeeded to the throne.
As for Yongzheng's succession, there are still many theories, some people say that Kangxi has already thought of a candidate, but he just refuses to say it, because he wants to see if his candidate has the strength.
Some people also say that Kangxi actually has no candidate at all, he is just to let his sons compete, and the winner is the king.
Either way, in the end, Yongzheng succeeded to the throne.
There is a lot of controversy about the emperor Yongzheng, but no matter how you say it, he is also the best emperor of the Qing Dynasty to the common people.
After Yongzheng came to power, he promulgated a series of policies that were very good to the people, such as "apportioning the land into the mu" and "the officials and gentry paid the grain in one".
These are very good policies for the common people, and they have also greatly increased the income of the Qing government.
In terms of employing people, people like Nian Qianyao, who has made meritorious contributions to Yongzheng's ascendancy, naturally continue to be deeply used.
After that, the situation in the northwest became more and more tense, and the leader of a tribe in Qinghai wanted to raise an army to rebel. At that time, Yongzheng was guarding filial piety, and it was not convenient for him to recruit in person, so he let Nian Qianyao go.
After Nian Qianyao arrived, it took less than a year to quell the disaster, and Yongzheng was very happy when he learned about it.
In Yongzheng's view, Nian Qianyao did him a great favor, and he also said that Nian Qianyao was his benefactor.
At that time, Nian Qianyao's life could be said to have reached its peak. In terms of military affairs, Yongzheng has more and more trust in him, as long as there is any problem, Yongzheng will consult with Nian Qianyao.
As Nian Qianyao became more and more favored, many people came to the door, what did they come to him for? Of course, it was bribery.
For example, if a rich family wants to be an official or promoted, it is naturally the quickest way to pay some money to help others, so Nian Qianyao became their main benefactor.
There is no emperor in his eyes
Like Heshen later, they were unmoved at first, but as more and more people gave money and the gifts became more and more valuable, Nian Qianyao could no longer resist the temptation, so he embarked on a crooked path.
Since tasting the sweetness, Nian Qianyao couldn't extricate himself, so he went further and further on the road of corruption and bribery.
In fact, there is no difference between Nian Qianyao and He Shen, their behavior is seen by Yongzheng and Qianlong. So why did the two emperors choose to sit idly by at first, and let them go away?
In fact, in a sense, this is a small means for the emperors to manage their subordinates, but this method has a great negative impact.
Let's first think about it, Nian Qianyao held military power at that time, if he was investigated for corruption and bribery, and he would be severely punished afterwards, what would be the consequences?
Even if Nian Qianyao can't raise an army, the Qing Dynasty will lose a talent because of this. Whether it was Nian Qianyao or He Shen, they could be called the emperor's right-hand men at that time.
Only by satisfying them to the best of their ability will it be possible for them to do their best to complete the task.
I've done so much, and I'm certainly worth it. However, He Shen and Nian Qianyao are more daring, what they want is something based on labor remuneration, that is, the more the better!
You said that this year, it doesn't matter if Qianyao was corrupt and secretly helped others, he also took the opportunity to cultivate a lot of his own forces in the court. Many high-ranking officials are his cronies, so they naturally became what the emperor called a party and a selfish person.
This is the most dissatisfying point for Yongzheng, because for him this is slow death. If it is left alone, the Yongzheng Dynasty will be overthrown sooner or later.
Let's think about it, if one day Nian Qianyao rebelled, and most of the people in the court were his cronies, how many people would stand up to help Yongzheng?
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to form a party for personal gain, because he involves the one thing that the emperor values most: imperial power.
A minister can ask for gold, silver, jewelry, or beauties from the emperor without restraint, as long as he does not get involved in the imperial power, everything is easy to say, which is also a way to be an official.
But if there is a threat to the imperial power, even the slightest bit may invite annihilation.
Like Nian Qianyao, who completely shook the imperial power, it was naturally unforgivable, so Yongzheng began to act.
Before Nian Qianyao was aware of it, Yongzhengluo listed many evidence of Nian Qianyao's crimes, so the powerful minister went in.
In the end, after a series of audits, Nian Qianyao was given to death without accident, and his legendary life came to an end.
After giving the death of Nian Qianyao, Emperor Yongzheng asked people to copy his home, and the account book read: "The emperor is worthless."
Back then, Kangxi gave Nian Qianyao a few calligraphy and paintings, and Nian Qianyao wrote these words on the account book. Even the things given by the first emperor are so rare that Yongzheng was so angry that he almost vomited blood after seeing it.
Nian Qianyao is usually arrogant, but Yongzheng really didn't expect that he would even look down on the emperor.
In this way, the biggest reason why Nian Qianyao was given death is himself. It is not terrible to be a master of high merit, but what is terrible is that he is arrogant and unknowing. The most taboo thing for those in power is that the ministers form parties for personal gain, in a vain attempt to interfere with the government's affairs, but Nian Qianyao has to bump into this.
I have to say that to be the emperor's courtier, you still have to be a little self-aware!