In "Yongzheng Dynasty", after Nian Qianyao was given to die, the director gave the camera to a chess game left on the ground: the stone side had one more son than the wooden stick side. That game of chess was drawn by Nian Qianyao, and the director hinted through this lens that Nian Qianyao gave Yongzheng a son, and he actually had a chance to kill Yongzheng.
Since there is a chance to make Yongzheng lose the throne, why didn't Nian Qianyao do it? Why did you fall to the point of being given death?
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The chess game of "giving up a son" drawn by Nian Qianyao before his death actually refers to the period when his power was at its peak.
At that time, Nian Qianyao served as the generalissimo of the expedition to the west, with more than 200,000 horses under his command, and at the same time controlled the four provinces, and there were many party henchmen.
Moreover, on the side of the imperial court, the power of the whole country for him to conquer the northwest has reached the point of exhaustion.
The reason was that the war consumed too many materials, and because the rebel Lobuzang Tenzin was hiding in Tibet in the Qinghai area, Nian Qianyao couldn't do anything about them for a while, and the two sides launched a long tug-of-war.
On the side of the imperial court, Yongzheng took the lead in reducing expenses, but he still couldn't support it, and Yongzheng had no choice but to raid the big households, barely maintaining Nian Qianyao's supply of grain and grass.
At that time, the situation was very severe, and Yongzheng couldn't hold on anymore, so he kept struggling, waiting for Nian Qianyao to defeat.
Under the huge pressure, Nian Qianyao tried his best to force the rebels in the northwest to start a decisive battle with himself, and finally won a complete victory, solving the dilemma of the imperial treasury being empty.
At that time, Nian Qianyao was still a loyal minister of Yongzheng, even if he was in a high position, he never thought of betraying Yongzheng.
Many years later, when he was demoted step by step by Yongzheng from a general to a guard guarding the city tower, the hero was at an end, and before he died, he thought that if he hadn't been too loyal, he wouldn't have ended up so miserable today.
Nian Qianyao, who was at the time of the Qinghai war, did have the capital to kill Yongzheng.
At that time, if he continued to drag on with the rebels in the northwest, the imperial court would not be able to support it, the economy would collapse, and Yongzheng would probably be forced to step down by the eighth master and other sworn enemies.
And Nian Qianyao himself, with the troops in his hands, can establish himself as the king in the northwest and achieve a career.
This should be one of the few opportunities for Nian Qianyao to kill Yongzheng. He remembered this before he died, but he was just unwilling to do it. In fact, he also knew that if time could come back, he would not overthrow Yongzheng.
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When Nian Qianyao was powerful, why didn't he rebel?
First, the success rate of the rebellion is not high, after all, the country and the people are safe, not many people support the rebellion, and the cost of failure is too great, in case of failure, whether it is reputation or life, it will be ruined.
The second is that Yongzheng was indeed very good to Nian Qianyao at that time, surpassing the relationship between the ordinary son of heaven and the courtier. On the surface, Yongzheng gave Nian Qianyao enough trust, power and status, and Nian Qianyao's sister is still Yongzheng's favorite concubine.
Therefore, Nian Qianyao is completely necessary.
So for his fate, did Nian Qianyao, who is familiar with history, predict it? In fact, he knew that he was in a very dangerous situation, so he also asked Yongzheng to retreat bravely.
But Yongzheng tried his best to keep him, and after that, he became closer and closer to Nian Qianyao.
Under Yongzheng's sweet offensive, Nian Qianyao gradually lost his sense of danger, and because of his great military exploits, he was always sought after, and finally lost himself, and slowly lost the corresponding respect for Yongzheng.
When Nian Qianyao developed to the point where he could not control himself and the court was full of complaints, Yongzheng made a decisive move and executed Nian Qianyao, winning a round of applause.
Yongzheng used Nian Qianyao to successfully kill Nian Qianyao, and also won the hearts of his subjects, what an old fox. It's just a pity for the loyal Nian Qianyao.