First, the Yongzheng Emperor was diligent, loved the people, and was frugal.
The Yongzheng Emperor was Kangxi's fourth son, Ai xinjueluo Yinchen, who died on November 13, 1722, and Yin Chan succeeded him as the Yongzheng Emperor, becoming the victor of the nine sons, the fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Although Yongzheng was also a bit decisive in killing, and he was not soft on arrogant ministers such as Nian Qianyao, on the whole, he was still a diligent, people-loving, and frugal emperor. The Yongzheng Emperor was very frugal, even if it was leftover food in the palace, he was not allowed to dump it, and ordered it to be fed to cats and dogs, birds, etc., otherwise he would be punished:
In the imperial dining room, where porridge and food are eaten, and those who have more than enough to eat, must not abandon the ditch or eat it with people under service. If people cannot eat, they feed cats and dogs. If it is no longer available, it is dried to feed birds. It must not be abandoned. If he sends people to investigate, if he still does not repent, he will be punished with a crime.
Second, Tang Wenyao, the governor of Liangjiang, ate cabbage for three years.
The courtiers all knew that the Yongzheng Emperor was frugal, so they all followed, and the behavior of Tang Wenyao, the governor of Liangjiang, touched countless people and also touched the Yongzheng Emperor. What did Tang Wenyao do? Not only did he wear patched clothes, he did not eat meat, his family ate cabbage for three consecutive years, claiming that he had never bought meat, and was a very frugal governor of the Qing Dynasty.
Yong was really moved, it turned out that there was such a Clean Official in the Great Qing Dynasty, thinking of continuing to add officials to this incorruptible Governor of Liangjiang, Tang Wenyao. However, the Yongzheng Emperor was not stupid, and after thinking about it carefully, he still felt that it was better to be cautious, so he sent Li Wei to check whether it was true, and if it was true, he could be added to the official, but this look would cause an accident.
Third, Li Wei discovered that Tang Wenyao was a corrupt official.
Li Wei went to Tang Wenyao's house, and Tang Wenyao also brought him cabbage out to eat, the taste was very delicious, but Li Wei felt that something was wrong. Li Wei is also a high official, what dishes have not been eaten? But this cabbage was actually better than what he usually ate, and it actually had a faint taste of ginseng. Li Wei quietly went to Tang Wenyao's backyard kitchen, which was difficult to see, there were many ginseng in the kitchen, and there were ginseng that had not been burned out.
Li Wei instantly understood that Tang Wenyao actually used ginseng as fuel to fry cabbage, and cabbage only took the middle of the cabbage, no wonder the taste of cabbage is so beautiful, and the taste of ginseng, it is actually fried in this way.
Fourth, the Yongzheng Emperor angrily beheaded Tang Wenyao.
When the Yongzheng Emperor heard this, he was furious and ordered Tang Wenyao to be raided.
It is said that thousands of pounds of ginseng were found, and there were countless treasures, and Tang Wenyao also had 36 wives, one more luxurious than the other. The Yongzheng Emperor found a very beautiful jade pot from these treasures and played with it for a few days, but he really did not know what it was used for, so he called Tang Wenyao and asked what the jade pot was used for. Tang Wenyao honestly replied, "Long live Grandpa, this thing is a night pot." The Yongzheng Emperor heard that the treasure he had played with for a few days was actually a night pot, it was thunderous, this governor used more luxurious things than the palace, he was still stupid to play with the night pot for a few days, the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable the Yongzheng Emperor immediately ordered: "The governor of Liangjiang, Tang Wenyao's house, full of doors and cuts." ”
The story is finished, but it should be noted that the Yongzheng Emperor's frugality is indeed a fact, but this story of "angrily killing the governor who ate cabbage for three years" is only fictional in "Li Wei as an Official". In fact, there were five governors during the Yongzheng dynasty, but there was no Tang Wenyao, nor did any governor eat cabbage, all of which were fictional in the TV series.