After Nian Gengyao was executed, how did Yongzheng deal with his wife and daughter? -

In October of the second year of Yongzheng, the autumn was crisp.

In the suburbs of Beijing, a huge motorcade came. At the front of the motorcade was a court official, riding a famous purple horse and wearing gorgeous clothes. He was General Fuyuan in Yongzheng period, living in the Pacific Ocean, and was named the First Duke of Nian Gengyao.

At that time, the imperial court and local officials, such as Fan Shijie, the capital of Beijing, and Li, the governor of Zhili, went out of the city to meet them, knelt on both sides of the road and saluted the important officials in front of the emperor.

Unexpectedly, facing so many senior officials, Nian Gengyao knelt on the side of the road with a straight face. He didn't even look at it, and went straight through them.

Even Nian Gengyao, the royal aristocrat who greeted him, just nodded slightly, with a full face of arrogance.

In Yong Zhengdi's favor, Nian Gengyao is above ten thousand people under one person. Even in the face of the emperor, Nian Gengyao was unscrupulous. Shi Dao: "No one is polite."

Nian Gengyao, who was in the limelight, never imagined that just one year later, he fell from Genting.

In the third year of Yongzheng, the court minister visited the emperor and listed 92 major crimes in Nian Gengyao, including 5 major crimes, 9 crimes of bullying the city, 16 crimes of trespassing, and countless other crimes.

Soon, the mighty Nian Gengyao was arrested and imprisoned. Only eleven days later, Nian Gengyao was given death by Yongzheng in prison, and a generation of powerful ministers vanished.

As an important official of the imperial court, Nian Gengyao has a huge mansion and many wives and children. So how did Yongzheng deal with his wife and children after his death?

Nian Gengyao's dissatisfaction with Yongzheng had an omen.

In November of the second year of Yongzheng, Nian Gengyao, then General Fuyuan, went to Beijing to report on his work and was received by Yong Zhengdi.

When the monarch met his subjects, Nian Gengyao thought that he had made great contributions in the previous counter-insurgency war, and he even asked for a reward to face Yongzheng.

Although Yongzheng agreed to Nian Gengyao's request, he told the minister that Nian Gengyao was "arrogant" and was dissatisfied with his rude behavior.

A few months ago, Nian Gengyao impeached Cai Wei, a court official, on charges of taking bribes and perverting the law. After considering the punishment, Cai Wei has been sentenced to "beheading for public".

However, Yongzheng personally summoned Cai Wei. In this meeting, Cai Wei stated his grievances to Yongzheng and exposed Nian Gengyao's various illegal acts.

After this summons, Cai Wei changed from a dead prisoner to Yongzheng, and was promoted to the left capital of Shi Yu, becoming the highest official of the imperial court.

There are indications that Nian Gengyao is about to face disaster. But at this time, Nian Gengyao himself was still in charge of the northwest military power and knew nothing about his own danger.

In the first month of the third year of Yongzheng, the emperor sent a secret letter to several local officials, such as Yiduli and Ethan, telling them to keep their distance from Nian Gengyao and not to get too close.

These people have been officials in the imperial court for more than ten years. How could they not understand what the emperor meant? They went to see the emperor one after another, saying that they had no connection with Nian Gengyao. Gao Qichen, then governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, invited the emperor back and suggested that Nian Gengyao be removed from the border and deprived of his military power.

As the saying goes, the wall is pushed down by everyone. At this point, Yongzheng has successfully divided the relationship between court officials and Nian Gengyao, and the rest is to find a suitable opportunity.

On a festival, Nian Gengyao, who was in the northwest, played a congratulatory message to Yongzheng, in which he mistakenly wrote "Xi Jian" as "Xi Jian". Yongzheng took this as an excuse, and suggested that court officials write a letter to impeach, and successively lowered Nian Gengyao's official position to 18 level and sent him to Hangzhou to guard the city gate.

In September of the third year of Yongzheng, Nian Gengyao, who had been guarding the city gate for several months, was sent to Beijing by a letter, and was greeted by a three-month trial of punishments.

The minister listed 92 major crimes in Nian Gengyao, including more than a dozen capital crimes. Nian Gengyao was immediately arrested and imprisoned. Only eleven days later, Nian Gengyao was sentenced to death by Yongzheng in prison, and Nian Gengyao, a former university student, was like a meteor.

As the saying goes, how deep is love, how deep is hate. Yongzheng was so popular with Nian Gengyao that even one of his officials had to ask for his advice in person. Now Yongzheng is determined to put Nian Gengyao to death.

So, what happened to Nian Gengyao's family after his death, and how did such a prosperous assistant minister get to today?

Nian Gengyao was an official for generations and was highly valued by the court in the Ming Dynasty. After the Qing soldiers entered the customs, Nianjia was purged by the imperial court because of birth problems, and the family was once a slave.

However, Nian Gengyao's grandfather Zhong Long was an outstanding figure. By taking the imperial examination, he changed the fate of his family, not only got rid of his slave status, but also became a modest local official.

Nian Gengyao's father's career is booming. He became a doctor of punishments from a scholar and won the appreciation of Emperor Kangxi. From then on, Nianjia turned over completely and became an aristocratic family in Beijing.

Nian Gengyao has committed 92 major crimes. After being condemned to death by Yongzheng, according to the development of history, if there is no accident, Nianjia will be uprooted, and no one will be surprised.

However, what people imagined did not happen. Only a few people in Nianjia were executed, and most of the whole family 170 people escaped the fate of beheading. Is this the kindness of the emperor?

In fact, a large part of this is due to the age of Nian Gengyao's sister, who is the imperial concubine around Yong Zhengdi and has been deeply loved by the emperor. After the Nian Gengyao case, it was Nianguifei who interceded for the emperor and saved most people's lives.

Yongzheng was worried about how to deal with Nian Gengyao's family. If all of them are released, it will be difficult to bully and deter courtiers. But if you copy with the door, you will inevitably attract criticism from your subjects. After all, what's wrong with young women and children? After careful consideration, Yongzheng finally made up his mind.

Nian Gengyao's father retired early. Yongzheng, as a former minister, didn't embarrass him too much. He just deprived him of his title and salary and let him think behind closed doors at home.

Nian Gengyao's younger brother, Xirao Nian, was also forgiven by the emperor, but he was dismissed from his official position. Only one year later, Xirao Nian was reinstated as assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry.

But Nian Gengyao's sons are not so lucky.

According to historical records, Nian Gengyao had eleven sons, but before his death, only Nian Gengyao, Nian Gengyao, Nian Gengyao and other sons were older, and other sons were still in infancy.

Nian Gengyao's eldest son Xi was admitted to Juren in the 50th year of Kangxi. Later, his father Nian Gengyao paid Nian Xi to donate a "free post". During the Yongzheng period, Xi was promoted to the position of an ancient scholar in.

Yong Zhengdi once loved Nian Gengyao's eldest son very much. Xi was weak since childhood and often fell ill. Yongzheng also specially found a famous fortune teller to divine for Xi in 2008.

The fortune teller's divination for the year 2008 is "(Nian Gengyao) shot the eldest son", which means that there will be a criminal law in Nian Gengyao in the future, which will hinder the year of the eldest son.

In order to transfer the title of Nian, Yongzheng also personally made a decision to give Nian adoption to Longkeduo as a stepson and renamed it "Dezhu".

Unexpectedly, the fortune teller's prediction was unfortunate. In a word, Xi fell ill and died the year before Nian Gengyao's accident in. He didn't see the tragic death of Nianjia overnight, and he didn't know whether it was the luck or misfortune of Nian Xi.

The second son, Nianfu, is the worst of Nian Gengyao's sons.

When Nian Gengyao came to power in the northwest, Nianfu was the only adult son of Nian Gengyao.

Nianfu and Nian Gengyao are very similar in character. They are high-profile, I don't know convergence, but they are still promoted under the protection of Nian Gengyao. When Nian Gengyao counterinsurgency, Nianfu was already a first-class Ashishani Hafan (Baron).

Later, Nianfu stayed with his father to advise Nian Gengyao and became Nian Gengyao's right-hand man.

In the first few months after Nian Gengyao was demoted to guarding the city gate, Nian Gengyao kept running and visiting officials from all walks of life, hoping that they could intercede with each other and exonerate Nian Gengyao.

But at that time, the court officials had their own affairs, and it was certain that Yongzheng would bring down Nian Gengyao. Who dares touch the emperor's beard? Instead, I reported the behavior of being rich to Yongzheng.

Generally speaking, the court is merciless.

Yongzheng was very angry when he learned what Nianfu had done. He thought it was "spying on his father, and resentment was in his face", so he secretly killed him.

After Nian Gengyao was given the death penalty, Yongzheng personally named Nian Gengyao and put him to death. And Nianfu became the only son of Nian Gengyao who was sentenced to death.

After Nian Gengyao's death, Yongzheng gave his son an imperial edict, saying that it was "to send the son over 15 years old to the Yunnan-Guizhou border for exile". Except that the eldest son Nian Gengyao died of illness and the second son Nian Gengyao was executed, the sons over 15 years old were left with Nian Gengyao and Nian Gengyao.

Nian Gengyao's other youngest sons were adopted by his grandfather and uncle Xirao Nian, but not by Yongzheng.

Even Nianxing and Nianshou, who were sent into exile, only stayed at the border of Guangxi for more than two years.

In the fifth year of Yongzheng, Yong Zhengdi remembered Nian Gengyao's great contribution to quelling the border rebellion, and brought back Nianxing and Nianshou, who had been exiled to Guangxi, to his grandfather's distant care.

It can be seen that Yongzheng was not a cruel and easy-to-kill emperor. In the history of China's feudal dynasty for thousands of years, it is already a very valuable quality to be able to kill less and kill indiscriminately.

So what happened to Nian Gengyao's wife?

Nian Gengyao has two wives.

His first wife was Nalan, who came from the famous Nalan Rong Ruo family in Qing Dynasty.

When Nian Gengyao was young, he was personable and brilliant. His combination with Nalan, who was born in a rich family, was simply a perfect match, and the whole capital was envious at that time.

Unfortunately, Nalan's family became seriously ill shortly after their marriage and died because of ineffective treatment.

Subsequently, Nian Gengyao married his second wife, Jue Roche.

The wife's life experience is even more complicated. Her father was lord protector Su Yan at that time, and the emperor at that time belonged to the real royal aristocrat Essien Choro.

After Nian Gengyao's death, Yongzheng could not embarrass her and let her "go back to her family". From then on, Roche spent the rest of her life in her family, and there was no news of her in history.

It is worth mentioning that Nian Gengyao also has a daughter.

Before Nian Gengyao was found guilty, he had married the Shandong Confucius House and was going to marry his daughter to Kong's son. Kong Yuqian is the sixty-sixth generation grandson of Confucius, with a distinguished life, and his son is also a famous local genius. This was originally a well-matched marriage.

However, after Nian Gengyao was arrested and imprisoned, the Kongs were afraid of being implicated, so they sent someone to return the marriage overnight. Since then, although Nian Gengyao's daughter has not been found guilty, she has always died alone, because no one dares to go against heaven and marry the daughter of a guilty minister.

Although Nian Gengyao was listed as a 92-year-old crime, he should be forgiven, but Yong Zhengdi was merciful to Nian Gengyao's wife and children and only executed his second son, Nian Gengyao.

Among them, Nian Gengyao's sister Nian Guifei played an important role. She not only won the favor of Yongzheng, but also gave birth to several children, which is a great favor. And Nian Gengyao's family is Nianfei's family, and Yongzheng is not good at killing them all.

Another important reason is political considerations. As an important official of the Qing Dynasty, Nian Gengyao led troops to fight many times, suppressed local rebels and made great contributions to the court. If you kill his family, it will inevitably make other courtiers feel cold, giving birth to a feeling of losing their lips and teeth.

The most important factor is that Yongzheng is not a cruel and easy-to-kill person. Although Yongzheng experienced a bitter struggle for the throne of the nine sons of the royal family, he was not only decisive in character, but also determined to eradicate dissidents by hook or by crook when necessary. But everything he did was to consolidate his rule and the stability of the court. From this perspective, we have to say that Yong Zhengdi also has his tolerant and kind side.

However, the officials who assisted Nian Gengyao came to a tragic end. Counselors around Wang, Zou Lu and others contributed to the Nian Gengyao case. They were executed by Yongzheng without hesitation, and a large number of people were exiled. They are the victims of this case, but they are not innocent.

If you know how much Nian Gengyao was prized and loved by Yongzheng at first, then you will be puzzled that he was killed by jealousy in such a short time.

As early as the Kangxi period, Nian Gengyao was already a famous courtier.

In the fifty-sixth year of Kangxi, Zhungeer's army invaded Tibet, killing Tibetan Lazang Khan, which posed a great threat to the border of the Qing Dynasty.

Just when the officials were at a loss, Nian Gengyao wrote a letter to Kangxi. He not only put forward a series of suggestions on conscription and preparation for war, but also volunteered to go to Tibet to counter the rebellion.

Kangxi was moved by Nian Gengyao's courage and appointed him as the governor of Sichuan, but Nian Gengyao didn't disappoint the emperor and made great contributions to the later Pingzang incident.

In the famous "Nine sons seized the office" incident, the fourteen princes who participated in the office seized heavily in Shaanxi, posing a great threat to Yongzheng, who had not yet acceded to the throne.

At this moment, Nian Gengyao stepped forward again. He took control of the army of the Fourteenth Prince in the position of Shaanxi Governor, which made the Fourteenth Prince unable to use soldiers and made great contributions to the success of Yongzheng's rule.

After Yongzheng acceded to the throne, he appreciated Nian Gengyao's achievements and rewarded him. He not only entrusted Nian Gengyao with the management of "standard expenses and local affairs", but also made him a third-class duke and added the title of Taibao.

In September of the year of Yongzheng's accession to the throne, there was another rebellion in the Erut Department of Qinghai Province. For Yongzheng, who has just ascended the throne and the throne is still unstable, this is a key event related to the life and death of the country. He urgently needs a capable general to lead troops to quell the rebellion.

At this moment, Nian Gengyao stepped forward again. He led the Qing soldiers to the front and fought against the rebels in Xining.

After four months of war, Nian Gengyao completely defeated the rebels. After the good news spread to Beijing, Yong Zhengdi was "dancing and ecstatic". In his later merit awards, he "rated the year as the first merit, made a first-class duke, and rewarded countless treasures".

Even Nian Gengyao's father and brother, and even the servants and maids in the family, were greatly raised by the emperor. It's really "one person gets the word, and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."

At this time, the general was already a sublime court, and his works covered the whole world. Yongzheng always consulted Nian Gengyao before making a decision. He not only called on ministers to learn from Nian Gengyao, but also often took Nian Gengyao to his bedroom for private talks.

After Nian Gengyao's sister became the imperial concubine of Yongzheng, the monarch and subjects became uncles and aunts. At this time, Nian Gengyao is under one person and above ten thousand people. Even the relatives greeted him with a smile and dared not show disrespect. You know, Nian Gengyao was a Han Chinese, and later he was transferred to the Han army with a yellow flag, which was an incredible thing for the Qing Dynasty, which valued his origin.

However, as the saying goes, "the way of yin and yang will flourish and decline." Nian Gengyao became a big minister, which was the beginning of his downfall.

If a person is in the most glorious moment of his life and can always remain sober and humble, then such a person is either the most holy or the greatest saint.

Obviously, Nian Gengyao is not such a person.

Brilliant achievements and the emperor's favor gradually carried Nian Gengyao's mind, and he became arrogant day by day.

When communicating with generals of the same rank, the letter he sent was not a "joint address" indicating equal status, but a decree. The elite soldiers who are responsible for defending the country in Shaanxi are regarded as their own guards of honor and servants.

What is even more sensational is that even the Mongolian king, who was sealed by the imperial court, and the central officials who came to join the army all knelt down when they saw Nian Gengyao, but what he gave to his subordinates was called a "gift", and when he met his subordinates, it was called an "introduction". You know, these are all etiquette that only courtiers can use when they meet the emperor.

Although Nian Gengyao was on the national border, what he did was reported to the emperor by a willing heart.

Yongzheng was furious. As a courtier, he used the etiquette of the emperor. What do you want from Nian Gengyao?

Despite this, Yongzheng still thought that he had made great contributions and wrote to him privately for many times to persuade him to exercise restraint. Unexpectedly, instead of understanding the meaning of the emperor, Nian Gengyao intensified. Even when he went to Beijing to see the emperor, he swaggered "sitting on a white basket, and no one is welcome."

The domineering Nian Gengyao finally paid the price for what he had done. He became more and more isolated in court and finally went to prison. General nian, who used to be arrogant, ended up in a miserable prison.

To a great extent, Nian Gengyao's fate is entirely self-inflicted. Yong Zhengdi is not a fickle and disloyal person. Yongzheng was in a very difficult situation when he took office. Most people didn't expect him to win in the end.

After he ascended the throne, those who followed him were all reused and rewarded by Yongzheng without exception. Nian Gengyao not only made meritorious service, but also put down the border chaos. He should have enjoyed endless splendor, but he became increasingly arrogant and even ignored the emperor. This fate is exactly what he deserves.

"Wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent." There are many talents in China, but how many can really do it?