Nian Gengyao has been very clever since he was a child. 265,438+0 was admitted to Jinshi. It is difficult for him to take the exam. Judging from his situation at that time, he was very remarkable. He is young and promising and deeply appreciated by Qianlong. At the age of 30, he became the governor of Sichuan.
In the nine sons' seizure of power, Nian Gengyao took the side of May Yin Zhen and married his sister to Mei. Facts have proved that his choice is correct. Mei successfully ascended the throne and was very fond of this loyal minister. Even Yongzheng wrote in his letter to Nian Gengyao, I miss you too, which shows how good they were at that time.
But Nian Gengyao is still too young, because the emperor dotes on him, a little gone with the wind. During the period of writing to Yongzheng, Yongzheng was very unhappy because of improper words. These minor contradictions accumulated over time, and the emperor was already dissatisfied with Nian Gengyao. Those ministers are also swing. Seeing that the emperor wanted to punish Nian Gengyao, they took credit one by one and listed Nian Gengyao's crimes. When Nian Gengyao was imprisoned by Yongzheng, there were 92 pieces of evidence.
After Nian Gengyao was imprisoned, Yongzheng forced him to commit suicide and killed all his family and gave it to him. It was cruel. After Nian Gengyao's death, Yongzheng sent his second wife back to her family. Nian Gengyao's daughter was engaged to the fourth son of Confucius' descendant Kong Yuqi, but she broke off the relationship because of this. Nian Gengyao's father and brother were dismissed, and his eldest son, Nian Gengyao, was guillotined. In addition, a decree was issued that the direct descendants of Nian Gengyao would be exiled as long as they reached the age of 15, and they could never return to the DPRK, let alone become an official.
Although Nian Gengyao was wrong, his family was not to blame. Yongzheng did this without leaving any chance for Nian Gengyao's descendants, and he was also a heartless person.