After Yongzheng ascended the throne, Nian Gengyao was highly respected and became the number one figure in the army. Later, in the third year of Yongzheng, there was a celestial phenomenon of "the sun, the moon and the five-star company", and all officials wrote letters to pay tribute. When Nian Gengyao wrote a letter, he wrote "morning remonstration" as "late remonstration", which made Yongzheng very dissatisfied. He thought that Nian Gengyao was self-reliant and self-respecting, and would be ousted from the position of Governor but so do dungans and transferred to other places.
However, Nian Gengyao still took chances in Xincun, hoping to stay in the Shaanxi-Gansu region, which made Yongzheng furious and called him a rebel. Yongzheng this, the following people have played impeachment denounced Nian Gengyao.
In this way, Nian Gengyao was caught in Beijing. Before he died, Nian Gengyao pleaded "I hope to save this life and continue to serve the emperor". But Yongzheng has made up his mind and ordered him to commit suicide in prison. In desperation, Nian Gengyao had to hang himself.
Anecdotal allusions
Know the thief by hearing.
When Nian Gengyao was in Tibet, one night in the middle of the night, he suddenly heard a strong wind blowing from the west. After a while, it was quiet. Nian Gengyao quickly called a general and led a flying horse to search for thieves in the southwest jungle. He tried his best to catch them all.
Asked why, Nian Gengyao replied, "It's not the wind, it's the sound of birds vibrating their feathers. There will be surprises when birds come out in the middle of the night. Ten miles to the southwest, there are dense trees in the dense forest, and many birds will stay, indicating that there are thieves lurking, so the birds are surprised. "