Nian Gengyao was trusted and reused at the beginning of Yongzheng's reign, which was inseparable from his genuine talent and hard work. But another way of saying that Nian Gengyao became Yongzheng's confidant minister is that Nian Gengyao was Yongzheng's person before Yongzheng ascended the throne.
Because Nian Gengyao's sister was elected as the eternal room Fujin of Yongzheng during the reign of Kangxi, the relationship between Yongzheng and Nian Gengyao was not only a relationship between monarch and minister, but also a relationship. At the same time, Nian Gengyao also became the master of Yongdi.
1725 (the third year of Yongzheng) in September, Nian Gengyao was arrested and sent back to Beijing for joint hearing. 1February, the court minister presented the trial results to Yongzheng, listed 92 major crimes for Nian Gengyao, and requested the establishment of standardized punishment. The charges are as follows: 5 crimes of disobedience, 9 crimes of bullying, 16 crimes of trespassing, 13 crimes of arrogance, 6 crimes of monopoly, 6 crimes of avoiding engraving, 4 crimes of maltreatment, 18 crimes of greed and 15 crimes of erosion.
Yongzheng said that more than 30 of these 92 paragraphs are to be executed and beheaded, but considering Nian Gengyao's achievements and fame, the reputation of "General Nian" is well known throughout the country. If he is punished, I'm afraid the people all over the world will not accept it. He will inevitably bear the notoriety of being ruthless and killing heroes, so he expressed pity and gave him a jail.
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Nian Gengyao (1679—1726) was born in Huangqi of the Han army. After Yongzheng ascended the throne, Nian Gengyao quickly became the most valued minister in Yongzheng, and the relationship between them even surpassed the relationship between the king and the minister.
Tang Yao, armed with heavy troops, is outstanding in talent. No matter which prince becomes a minister like the emperor, he needs to be wooed. What's more, Nian Gengyao and Yongzheng are relatives and masters of Yongzheng.
Although he was not very loyal to Yongzheng before, once the situation changed, Yongzheng became emperor. He certainly wanted to make contributions to Yongzheng and seek greater prosperity for himself.
In the first month of the first year of Yongzheng, Yongzheng issued an imperial edict: If it is necessary to deploy elite soldiers and powerful generals to spend their salaries, the frontier defense minister and the governor of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Yunnan should be invited to mention the town, and all cases should be handled according to Nian Gengyao. In this way, Nian Gengyao became his general agent in the western frontier at the beginning of Yongzheng's succession.
Officials in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan all obey him. Yongzheng had a high opinion of people, but he always spoke highly of Nian Gengyao's talent. Now he is the emperor. Having a right-hand man like Nian Gengyao can keep the western regions safe, so you don't have to worry about it. The appreciation of Nian Gengyao is even more heartfelt.
He once wrote in one of Nian Gengyao's memorials: I am so blessed that I can't get ten people. It means that you are really excellent, which makes me worry too much. Unfortunately, I'm not lucky enough. If there were more than a dozen people like you, I would be too comfortable to be emperor.
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