In "Yongzheng Dynasty", Nian Qianyao's death is not only due to his own death, but also to other people's downfalls, but it is inseparable from Emperor Yongzheng's strategy behind it.
There is an old Chinese saying that if you want to make it perish, you must first make it crazy, and Nian Qianyao is a stark example of this. The most glorious moment of his life, and also the turning point of his life, was undoubtedly the return of his class teacher after the victory in Qinghai. It was also his various performances when he returned to Beijing that also indicated that he was completely crazy and ignited the fuse of destruction.
Although Nian Qianyao was a little inflated when he returned to Beijing that time, if there was no help from others, he would not be arrogant to the extent that no one in his eyes would kneel to greet him.
However, there is an old saying in China that there must be a demon when something goes wrong, and behind the hundreds of officials kneeling to welcome the New Year, there is actually another mystery!
Yang Jiaofeng talks about the series of articles on "Yongzheng Dynasty": Understand the secret behind the hundred officials kneeling to welcome the New Year, and only then can you understand the poison of Emperor Yongzheng's heart!
One
After Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, the first problem he faced, and the most difficult thing, was the Northwest War!
For this reason, he broke his heart and almost exhausted the strength of the whole country to support Nian Qianyao to fight. It even reached the point of exhaustion, so much so that Li Wei had to send Li Wei to copy Caofu, Li Mansion and Luo Mansion to supply the army's military salaries.
Once, it was late at night, and Emperor Yongzheng was still at the military aircraft department, and he told the ministers who were working overtime here:
"If Nian Qianyao can't win this battle again, I won't be able to explain to my ancestors, ancestors and subjects in the world. ”
Because of this, Wu Sidao, who is good at figuring out the holy will and is far away in Tianwenjing, Henan, will take the initiative to ask Ying to personally escort the grain and grass to the northwest camp. After analyzing the pros and cons with Nian Qianyao, Wu Sidao even "precisely" pointed out the location of the main force of the rebels on the grounds of "darkness under the lamp" and helped Nian Qianyao win the battle.
You must know that on the first night of the good news arriving in the capital, the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department were still complaining. Especially Long Keduo, who is not a young man, everyone is tightening his belt to provide him with the war, but after such a long time, he has not even caught the shadow of the rebels.
Although Zhang Tingyu was still defending Nian Qianyao, saying that last time he said that he was sure to exterminate the rebels, he was slapped in the face by Lao Bayinyu:
"Grasp? What is grasp? When the old 14th led the three armies to march into the northwest, what he told me before leaving was that he couldn't talk about grasping, and the first emperor personally conquered Gol ......."
At this time, Emperor Yongzheng has been walking around the door of the military aircraft department, and he doesn't feel good in his heart.
To put it bluntly, Nian Qianyao's actions made everyone have little hope for him, and everyone still has no confidence in whether they can win this battle.
Two
It can be said that if Nian Qianyao can't win this battle again, Emperor Yongzheng can't guarantee that he will put it aside first, and Emperor Yongzheng himself will not be able to step down here.
Yes, at the beginning, so many people opposed the appointment of Nian Qianyao as the general, and it was Yongzheng Dili who overrode public opinion and insisted on letting him lead the troops. Now, Nian Qianyao's army has not only emptied the treasury, but also consumed the only prestige of Emperor Yongzheng.
More importantly, after Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, he did such a few things, collecting the arrears of the treasury, increasing the Enke exam, minting copper coins of the new dynasty, and then there was the Northwest War.
It's a pity that none of the first three jobs have been done well. First of all, he stupidly awarded Nuo Min the plaque of "The First Governor of the World", which made people laugh off their big teeth. Later, it was a fraud case in the science field, and later he almost even got Zhang Tingyu, who had always supported him, to get involved. The minting of new coins is even more funny, if it weren't for Sun Jiacheng, Emperor Yongzheng would have been kept in the dark so far.
If it goes on like this, people should question Emperor Yongzheng's ability to govern, and if there is a lot of discussion, they will naturally think, is he usurping the throne?
Therefore, Nian Qianyao is the last hope of Emperor Yongzheng, and only after winning the battle in the northwest can he sit on the throne. Only when he sits firmly on the throne can he spare his hands to fulfill Emperor Kangxi's last wish, refresh the rule of officials, and implement new policies.
When the six-hundred-mile expedited victory in the northwest finally reached the capital, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the old thirteen Yinxiang, who had stayed up all night and hadn't slept all night, was even more excited to make Fifth Brother Zhang shout all over the street:
"Northwest Victory, Northwest Victory......"
And Emperor Yongzheng, who went to burn incense and worship the Buddha early in the morning, couldn't help but shed tears of excitement after hearing the news.
Three
It was precisely because of this background that Emperor Yongzheng issued an edict to let Nian Qianyao enter Beijing, in his own words:
"Summoning Nian Qianyao into Beijing, I want to reward him heavily, so that everyone in the world can take a look, and everyone will take a look. ”
What are you looking for?
On the one hand, let's see if Emperor Yongzheng used the wrong person, and whether you doubt his vision, on the other hand, let everyone see that those who are kind to the Qing Dynasty will be treated favorably:
"I am waiting for you in Beijing, celebrating your achievements, being an example of the emperors and ministers through the ages, and showing the people of the world!"
In this way, Nian Qianyao took the ten imperial guards, and later followed Lao Jiuyinyu and some personal soldiers back to Beijing. And Emperor Yongzheng led hundreds of officials to greet them at Deshengmen as early as possible, with unprecedented scale, high standards, and grand battles, which is staggering.
But just when Nian Qianyao led the group to Desheng Gate, Lao Bayinyu suddenly stood in the middle of the hundred officials, turned his back to the city gate, greeted the army, and gave an unbelievable order to the hundred officials who came to greet him on both sides:
"Hundreds of officials kneel to welcome!"
All this happened too suddenly, not only the officials were stunned, but even Nian Qianyao, who was riding a tall horse, was stunned, obviously not knowing which play Lao Bayinxi was going to sing. Seeing that everyone didn't react, Lao Bayinyu frowned, so he had to repeat again:
"Hundreds of officials kneel to welcome!"
If you say that the first few times you watched "Yongzheng Dynasty", you will take it for granted that this is a temporary drama added by Lao Bayinyu and deliberately caused problems for Nian Qianyao. However, after watching the drama many times, I suddenly discovered that there was another mystery behind the hundreds of officials kneeling to welcome Nian Qianyao.
Four
Before explaining this problem, let's review this scene of hundreds of officials kneeling to greet them, and there are at least three details that show that the matter is not simple:
First of all, in the play, Lao Bayinyu is not less bad, but every time before playing tricks, there will be close-ups of his face, especially his eyes are quite sharp.
For example, after the "Dead Eagle Incident" occurred, Lao Bayinyu gave Lao Jiu Yinyu a look and signaled him to act according to the plan; for example, on the night of Emperor Kangxi's death, Lao Bayinyu looked past again, and Lao Shiyinyu did it with other elder brothers; and for example, when the Eight Kings discussed politics and forced the palace, it was also Lao Bayinyu, and his eyes were all reflecting his contempt for Emperor Yongzheng when he sat firmly on Mount Tai.
However, this time to greet Nian Qianyao, his expression was very complicated, his eyes were similar to those of other officials, with a trace of incomprehension, unwilling and helpless. Obviously, his expression betrayed himself, which also shows that announcing the order of "a hundred officials kneeling to welcome" was not what he wanted, and he was forced to do it.
Secondly, after Lao Bayinyu announced that "100 officials kneel to welcome", except for one Wang Wenzhao who planned to kneel, the rest of the officials were all shocked, couldn't believe it, and did not kneel.
Obviously, Wang Wenzhao is not the person of the old Bayinxi, he is so cooperative, and he took the lead in making this kneeling move, which is really incomprehensible.
You must know that Lao Bayinyu has always sought stability in doing things, and no matter what he does, he will reveal it to the members of the Eight Masters Party in advance so that everyone can cooperate. Obviously, this time the "hundred officials knelt down to welcome" was too sudden, and everyone present, including the diehard loyalists of the Eight Masters, did not know. Otherwise, the members of the Eight Masters Party would definitely take the lead in kneeling down and embarrassing Nian Qianyao.
In addition to this, there is an even bigger detail, and that is the specifications of the reception.
Five
I (Yang Jiaofeng) listened carefully to the music to welcome Nian Qianyao several times, and I found that it was exactly the same as the illegal music that greeted the fourth Yinzhen and the thirteenth Yinxiang when they went to the south for disaster relief and came back.
When the old eight Yinzhen led the hundred officials, he gave the fourth Yinzhen such a set, but he was recognized and slapped in the face. Now that he is coming to set Nian Qianyao again, the same recipe, the same taste, can't Emperor Yongzheng hear it?
Although the old eight-year-old Yinxiang, who has always been cautious, was planted in the hands of the thirteenth Yinxiang twice, he would not make a second mistake with this obvious loophole. After all, Lao Bayinyu worked under Emperor Yongzheng, and he was already walking on thin ice, but he still stimulated him in this kind of thing, did he think he had lived too long?
What's more, Emperor Yongzheng, who could hear the music violations back then, was deaf this time. insisted on using the music used by the emperor's triumph, licking his face to greet a general with a different surname, which was unreasonable.
This also caused the hundred officials who came to greet Nian Qianyao, including Zhang Tingyu, Long Keduo and Lao Shiyinqi standing on the city gate tower, all found it difficult to understand.
Zhang Tingyu didn't dare to say anything except pouting, but Long Keduo muttered in private:
"What's that?"
Lao Shi Yinqi hated it even more, and he was about to rush out to scold the street, but he was stopped by Lao Ba Yinxi. Their dissatisfaction has not been directly expressed, but the leader of the Qingliu Sun Jiacheng is different, he is already so angry that he can't wear his hat properly, and in front of hundreds of officials, he jumps and scolds the street:
"It's just a courtesy, I want to join him, I want to join him!"
Six
Obviously, today's high-profile drama to welcome Nian Qianyao, destroy their own ambition, and grow the prestige of others is not what they want.
In this way, we can come to a conclusion that this good show of hundreds of officials kneeling to welcome is not a temporary idea of the old Bayin, who shouted such two voices with a plan. Otherwise, he wouldn't be that helpless and speechless expression, and in front of Emperor Yongzheng, he hadn't been bold enough to this extent.
Moreover, this scene of "100 officials kneeling to welcome" was not rehearsed a long time ago, otherwise, 100 officials would not have this kind of expression. Besides, with our understanding of Sun Jiacheng, if it had been arranged before, he would have been blown up before, and he would not have been caught off guard.
That is to say, the ceremony to welcome Nian Qianyao formulated by the Ministry of Rites before did not have the link of "hundreds of officials kneeling to welcome", and only Emperor Yongzheng had the ability to arrange this link, and it was temporarily arranged. And designated the old eight Yinxi to go to the city gate to greet him, and the other ministers of the military aircraft department accompanied the emperor to wait on the city gate building.
Only temporary arrangements can make this "hundred officials kneel and welcome" play finished, so that they will not be strongly opposed by the Qingliu and be ruined, so that they can hold back their opinions if they have opinions.
Of course, Emperor Yongzheng arranged the play of "Hundred Officials Kneeling to Welcome", and there was another purpose, that is, to deliberately use Nian Qianyao to suppress him.
yes, aren't you the one who said I used the wrong person, you see, did you use the wrong person?
Although you are the prime minister of the king, you have to obediently lead the hundred officials to the gate to meet me, and let the young general ride a high-headed horse to despise you.
At the same time, it also gives a warning to the hundred officials, Lao Bayinxi's status in the court is not even comparable to that of Nian Qianyao, you have to think carefully about whose thighs you should hug?
Seven
Of course, Emperor Yongzheng's move also completely pushed Nian Qianyao to the opposite side of the Eight Masters Party, even if the old Bayinyu didn't say anything, the officials below him couldn't swallow this breath.
You must know that before this, Lao Bayinyu and them took advantage of at least three opportunities to win over Nian Qianyao:
For example, after the fourth Yinzhen failed to recover the arrears of the household department, it was the old eight Yinzhen who recommended Nian Qianyao to be the governor of Sichuan, and for this reason Nian Qianyao also specially brought gifts to visit; for example, after the old fourteenth Yinyu was promoted to the general king, he recommended Nian Qianyao to be the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and Nian Qianyao returned to Beijing to report on his work and went to the Eighth Master's Mansion to visit first; even if Nian Qianyao became a general, Lao Jiuyinyu also took advantage of the opportunity of being assigned to serve in the army, and deliberately brought a silver ticket to win over ......
If Emperor Yongzheng did not deliberately create a contradiction between the two, it is difficult to imagine what the consequences would be if Nian Qianyao at this time was mixed with Lao Bayinyu again.
Of course, Emperor Yongzheng deliberately created a contradiction between the two of them, and it was the second thing to prevent Lao Bayin, what he was really guarding against was precisely Nian Qianyao!
Because of such a "hundred officials kneeling to welcome", Nian Qianyao offended all the officials in the capital who could be offended, and Emperor Yongzheng gave him a yellow coat, and he was a first-class duke, and he hooked his shoulders and carried back to the palace. In addition to increasing everyone's anger value, it is also to show the hundred officials that he is my person, and I connived at him like this.
In this way, the only person Nian Qianyao can rely on is Emperor Yongzheng.
This also led to the fact that after Nian Qianyao lost power, all the officials impeached him, and even Zhang Tingyu, who had always been cautious, did not have a good word, and all forced Emperor Yongzheng to express his position alone.
Eight
You must know that whether it was Nuo Min or Zhang Tinglu before, even Li Fu, Lu Shengnan, and Xie Jishi in Qingliu were all a lot of people.
Only Nian Qianyao, even Li Wei, Tian Wenjing, and Wu Sidao, who had been gracious to him, were all in the ground, and they were unwilling to say a good word for him. I'm afraid that this is related to the fact that when he returned to Beijing, he accepted hundreds of officials to kneel and welcome. After all, the first major crime of Sun Ka-shing's impeachment of Nian Qianyao is also here:
"When I entered Beijing the day before yesterday, hundreds of officials knelt down to greet him, but he actually sat down and turned a blind eye!"
To put it bluntly, Sun Jiacheng can have this kind of performance, which is completely unexpected by Emperor Yongzheng, and his purpose is to provoke Sun Jiacheng.
Why?
is what we mentioned earlier, what Nian Qianyao did in the northwest, not only the hundred officials couldn't stand it, but even Emperor Yongzheng couldn't stand it. It's just like Sun Jiacheng said, because of the war in the northwest, it was not easy to attack, so he could only endure and condone Nian Qianyao. Now that the Northwest has won the battle, naturally we can't get used to him anymore, and we have to give him some color.
However, if Nian Qianyao is removed at this time, Emperor Yongzheng will inevitably leave the infamy of "rabbits and dead dogs cooking, and birds hiding their bows". In this way, who is still willing to do things for him, wouldn't he push the few people who had finally gathered together to the side of Lao Bayinxi.
However, continuing to connive at Nian Qianyao Hulai, Emperor Yongzheng did not have so many resources, after all, the treasury was empty. Therefore, he impeached Nian Qianyao through Sun Jiacheng and listed Nian Qianyao's crimes. On the one hand, it can make Nian Qianyao restrained, and on the other hand, it is also to get a handle out, and when he starts later, he will not be scolded for unloading the mill and killing the donkey!
Nine
Because of this, Emperor Yongzheng specially summoned Sun Jiacheng, who had long been dissatisfied with Nian Qianyao, and gave him a chance to be impeached in front of hundreds of officials.
Sun Jiacheng is really powerful, he deserves to be a good knife, he doesn't need to be taught, he can use any tricks. Since Emperor Yongzheng defends Nian Qianyao so much, then move the heavens out, after all, this thing is metaphysics, it depends on what you say.
So Sun Jiacheng's small mouth said, "Let's click, let's go", okay, the Beijing division has been dry and rainless for a long time, and it turned out to be because there was a traitor in the imperial court, and this traitor is Nian Qianyao!
At the same time, Emperor Yongzheng also used Sun Jiacheng's mouth to say what he had long been dissatisfied with Nian Qianyao:
"Nian Qianyao's great victory in the northwest has merit, but his credit is obtained by exhausting the emperor's hard work and the world's financial resources, Your Majesty, you know better than anyone else. ”
When he was almost done, Emperor Yongzheng suddenly became furious, pointed at Sun Jiacheng and asked him to go outside the noon gate to beg for rain.
Many people think that the reason why Sun Jiacheng can ask for rain is a complete coincidence, after all, there is no book without coincidence, otherwise the screenwriter would not be able to make it up.
Not really!
What I (Yang Jiaofeng) want to tell you is that it will definitely rain that day, which Emperor Yongzheng has long deduced. Because, when Sun Jiacheng begged for rain, Emperor Yongzheng had an action that had been repeated, that is, looking at the pocket watch in his hand.
Why did he look at his watch so hard?
He is not looking at when he will get off work, but calculating how long this rain will take and whether Sun Jiacheng can hold on before it falls.
Ten
Sun Jiacheng is a good official, everyone knows it, otherwise, there would not be a group of clear streams, including Liu Molin, who will accompany him to ask for rain, and the old thirteen Yinxiang will not plead hard.
But when Emperor Yongzheng faced the request of the old thirteen Yinxiang, hoping to call Nian Qianyao to stop Sun Jiacheng and not let him die alive, he said an inexplicable sentence:
"Don't go, what I want is people's hearts!"
Emperor Yongzheng wanted to burn Sun Jiacheng to death to show that he was resolutely defending Nian Qianyao, so as to win people's hearts?
Obviously there is a problem!
What he wants is for Sun Jiacheng to beg for rain to show that he is wrong, Nian Qianyao is wrong, this is what he really wants.
In fact, when the wind rose later, Li Dequan, Fifth Brother Zhang, Zhang Tingyu, Ma Qi, and the old thirteen Yinxiang all looked excited. They are all celebrities around the emperor, if Emperor Yongzheng doesn't want to rain, they don't dare to show such an expression.
This just shows that Emperor Yongzheng also hopes that it will rain, everyone will watch the drama carefully, and you will find that after the rain falls, the moment Emperor Yongzheng looks at the sky, he is smiling.
So, is Emperor Yongzheng unpredictable prophet, more divine than Sun Jiacheng, clever calculation, can calculate the rain that day?
Not to mention, it's really possible, everyone sees, in many scenes, such as Emperor Yongzheng returning to the mansion on the day he ascended the throne, he knocked on his leg as soon as he entered the door. For another example, when he was working overtime at the Military Aircraft Department, the time was not early, Emperor Yongzheng drove away the other ministers, and continued to review the folds himself, and he also tapped his thighs with his hands.
What does this mean?
This shows that he is a rheumatic old cold leg, and it snowed heavily on the day of his accession, and his leg was so painful that he couldn't stand it, and he knocked hard. Similarly, working overtime at the military aircraft, it was cold in the middle of the night, and my legs hurt again.
And on the day Sun Jiacheng came to impeach Nian Qianyao, Emperor Yongzheng's leg hurt again, which can only show that the sky is about to change, so he had an idea and asked Sun Jiacheng to ask for rain.
Only by begging for rain did he show that even if he attacked Nian Qianyao later, it would be providential, not that he would unload the mill and kill the donkey.
It's just that Sun Jiacheng fell into bad luck and was deliberately sent to the northwest by Emperor Yongzheng to die. Of course, this is a later story, and Sun Ka-shing's death is strange, because of the space, we will talk about it in the next issue!