In the more than two hundred years of the Qing Dynasty, many ministers were killed, and many were discussed by later generations, such as Nian Qianyao, He yan, and Sushun. He Yan and Su Shun had offended the Jiaqing Emperor and Cixi, and as long as they failed and had to die, it was useless to ask for forgiveness.
Unlike them, Nian Qianyao may not have the sin of death, and his death is to a considerable extent his own death. Yongzheng is a very cautious person, not a last resort, he does not want to carry the black cauldron of "rabbit dead dog cooking, bird bow hiding". Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang were both famous emperors throughout the ages, and they were both saddled with the notoriety of killing heroes, and Yongzheng obviously did not want this. In fact, Liu Bang killed innocent heroes, only Han Xin (not counting Yingbu and others), but he was notorious for thousands of years.
Nian Qianyao in the TV series claims to be a general who reads, and it is really not an acting. In history, Nian Tangyao was a zhengpai jinshi in the thirty-ninth year (AD) of the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi, and was eligible to enter Shilin. Nian Qianyao had been a township examination examiner in Sichuan and Guangdong, and there was no ink in his chest, and he could not get such a messenger. Nian Tangyao was very popular with the Kangxi Emperor and was appointed governor and inspector of Sichuan. Nian Qianyao fought on the Western Front, and made great achievements for the Qing court to consolidate its rule in Sichuan and Tibet.
Nian Qianyao was not Yongzheng's submerged servant in the TV series, he was already a pillar-level minister of the Qing court before Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, although he was not very old, only 42 years old when he was made the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi. The relationship between him and Yongzheng is closer to that of Li Jing and Li Shimin of Tang Taizong, and the two are cooperative. In terms of age, Nian Qianyao also resembled a pillar of honor left by the Kangxi Emperor to the new emperor, and for Nian Qianyao, he may think that the closest ancient person to him is not Li Jing, but Huo Guang.
Herein lies the problem.
Huo Guang was a great general identified by Emperor Wu of Han and had the power to kill and kill, but the Han Zhao Emperor he assisted was only a few years old, and he was only 21 years old when he died fourteen years on the throne. Those precious sons of the Kangxi Emperor were generally thirty or forty years old when he died, and whoever became emperor was not a young lord, and did not need any Huo Guang at all. From the perspective of age, Nian Qianyao is one year younger than Yongzheng, so why talk about Huo Guang?
When Yongzheng was the emperor's brother, he married Nian Qianyao's sister "Nian Qiuyue". This layer of in-law relationship is very important to Nian Qianyao, but in fact, it is also a kind of restriction, what if it is not the fourth brother who succeeds to the throne? Yongzheng used Nian Tangyao, in addition to his kinship, but also because of the situation on the Western Front at that time, he had to use Nian Tangyao, who had been fighting on the Western Front for many years.
In terms of relationship, Nian Qianyao is not like some scholars believe that he was heavily influenced by Yongzheng because he helped Yongzheng suppress the fourteen brothers who led troops on the western front. Nian Qianyao is not false under Yongzheng's door, but he is not a slave, and naturally has more freedom to choose between the princes, which makes Yongzheng's heart smell of vinegar.
For example, Nian Qianyao once wanted to seduce the three brothers who were heavily respected by the Kangxi Emperor, and was scolded by the fourth brother at that time, saying that you would not write me a word for half a year, what is the difference between me, the lord, and a stranger?
This can be said to have sown the seeds of Yongzheng's future treatment of Nian Tangyao, but it is still not the key. YongZheng reused Nian Tangyao at the beginning of his succession, naturally allowing him to stabilize the situation on the western front and supplement himself in stabilizing the situation in the DPRK and The world. As for the famous benefactor, it was not the main reason why Yongzheng wanted to kill Nian Tangyao. Because in addition to Nian Tangyao, Yongzheng also called Li Wei, Li Wei and other ministers as benefactors, and the "benefactors" could only reflect Yongzheng's more frank personality.
What Yongzheng hopes to see is a Nian Tangyao who "hides the bird with all his bows", or the Nian Tangyao who knows how to advance and retreat. Yongzheng once said to Lan Tingzhen, the admiral of the Fujian Water Division: "I hope that you heroes will love yourself and have a beginning and an end. In this way, you have fulfilled yourself and you have also fulfilled your decay. This was obviously what Yongzheng said to all the ministers.
Nian Qianyao is a great contribution to Yongzheng, but the high merit will inevitably shock the Lord, and the Lord's anger will be humiliated.
What is Han Xin's crime? Nothing more than arrogance, offending other yuan meritorious ministers. Liu Bangfei did not know Han Xin, still killed Han Xin, or considered behind him. After his death, who could control Han Xin? Yongzheng also had such considerations, even for his own sake that was still in power. Nian Qianyao was meritorious, but he got the treatment he deserved as a hero, and Yongzheng did not fail him. Yongzheng almost regarded Nian Qianyao as his own brother, a friend of his, and a deep love. Yongzheng did this, one was to comfort the hero, and the other was to remind Nian Qianyao. The implication is: You should not fail to live up to you, nor should you fail to fail, and the monarch should be an example of what has been known throughout the ages.
Nian Tangyao had made great achievements, but because of this, Yongzheng felt that it was more conducive to his rule to submit to himself. Let the world see that those who have done great work like the bright workers of the year are still bowing their heads to the present, and what about others?
However, Nian Qianyao is not this kind of personality. The history books say that Nian Qianyao was talented, but his personality was fierce and arrogant. The pillar ministers of that kind of personality included Li Jing in the early Tang Dynasty and Xu Da in the early Ming Dynasty, and the power was in the emperor, and everything was attributed to shang, and he won the advance and retreat. Nian Qianyao could not say that he was an evil person, but after winning the will, the dictatorship was too much, and he directly crossed the red line that Yongzheng could tolerate. How can a human subject accept the kneeling of a fellow human subject?
Nian Qianyao can only say that he did this, purely because of the arrogance and arrogance of the reaction, when there is no intention of rebellion.
Nian Qianyao thinks that he has done his best to cover the world, how about enjoying the treatment of the emperor? In the field of power, having this kind of thinking is extremely dangerous, similar to "big brother women can't touch". Nian Qianyao did not believe in evil, and if he had to touch the "big brother woman", how could he have a good ending?
When Yongzheng decided to get rid of Nian Qianyao, the charges he imposed on Nian Qianyao were actually dispensable. When Yongzheng first opened fire on Nian Qianyao, he once said to Nian Qianyao: "It is easy to make meritorious contributions, and it is difficult to keep meritorious deeds, and finally it is more difficult to make meritorious deeds." Yongzheng advised Nian Qianyao not to make a fool of himself with meritorious service, otherwise he would surely turn the favor of the two kings and subjects into enemies.
If Nian Qianyao had met an emperor with a relatively peaceful personality, his ending might have been better. But Yongzheng is also this kind of overly sharp personality, but because of this, Nian Qianyao should lower his stature, not say anything, do not take credit, Yongzheng has ten thousand reasons to kill Nian, and he can't move his hands. Personality is innate, goes with death, and is extremely difficult to change.
Nian Qianyao could not change what was in his bones, so yongzheng must get rid of Nian Qianyao for the benefit of himself and the future emperors, just as Liu Bang removed Han Xin.