The Holy Ancestor’s politics were tolerant and benevolent, and Shizong followed them with strictness and clarity. The commentator compared it to the writing and scenery of the Han Dynasty. Du Konghuai's friendship is suspected to be unreliable. However, the violent marriage in Huainan was self-inflicted, not entirely due to Emperor Wen's lack of kindness. The emperor studied and sought governance, but he was especially concerned about the fatigue of his subordinates. Some close ministers said that the prefectures and counties have a lot of income and should be carefully selected.

——"Manuscript of Qing History" 01. Summary

Nian Gengyao wanted to kill Mu Xiang'a and ten other guards. Why did Master Jiu kneel down to plead for mercy? Everyone, although this plot is from a TV series, there are indeed incidents in history such as Nian Gengyao and the Nine Kings seizing the legitimate sons. Therefore, today we will talk about why Master Jiu knelt down from a historical perspective and from multiple angles. Of course, before solving this problem, we have to talk about Nian Gengyao first. According to the "Manuscript of Qing History", this person was a Jinshi in the 39th year of Kangxi's reign, and his sister was Yinzhen's concubine, who was later named a noble concubine. Posthumous title: Imperial Concubine Dunsu. It can be seen that Nian Gengyao has a good start. 02. Why did Yongzheng send these people to Gengyao’s camp last year?

According to Xiao Shi's "Yongxian Lu", after the nine kings seized the throne and Yongzheng won, the Baye Party was dissatisfied and began to stir up trouble outside, saying that Yongzheng only trusted his slaves, that is, Nian Gengyao, Li Wei and others abandoned his brothers like rags. Moreover, as a Han Chinese, Nian Gengyao was able to control almost all the mobile units of the Qing Dynasty. 230,000 people were put under the command of a Han, which was a denial of the Manchus. In order to break these rumors, in 1724, Yongzheng selected Mu Xiang'a and other ten guards from Zhenghuang Banner, and accompanied Jiuye to Nian Gengyao's northwest camp.

Although Nian was domineering and disobedient, and was severely punished, his clever military tactics made him worthy of being called a famous general.

——Chen Kangqi commented on Nian Gengyao 03. Nian Gengyao and Jiuye performed a double act together

According to the "Manuscript of Qing History", although Nian Gengyao was trained by Yongzheng He came out, but he was an opportunist and always wanted to join the Ba Ye Party. For example, after being appointed governor of Sichuan, he ran to thank the Eighth Master, but Yongzheng discovered him and beat him for a long time before he understood the situation and became loyal to Yongzheng wholeheartedly. And Jiuye is the brain trust and second-in-command of the Baye Group. So after he arrived at the camp, Nian Gengyao still wanted to get close to him. In addition, Mu Xiang'a and other ten guards have the right to secretly report, and the purpose of their trip is to monitor Nian Gengyao and Jiu Ye.

So Nian Gengyao and Jiu Ye performed a double act together. According to historical records, Nian Gengyao first held a banquet to entertain these guards, and then waited for them to get drunk, then found an excuse to say that they were causing trouble in the military camp and acted wantonly, and wanted to kill them according to military law. Please note that according to "Yongxian Lu", after reprimanding these guards, Nian Gengyao gave his steward a hint. Soon, Master Jiu arrived. As soon as he came, he knelt down to Nian Gengyao and said that you were magnanimous and let them go. Nian Gengyao followed the trend and scolded these people, and it was over.

I have been entrusted by the imperial examination and have been handling national affairs with great care since I came to the throne. I believe that I have enough spiritual strength to manage things, but among my brothers, there are so many people who are so difficult to teach me. They are neither grateful nor afraid of the Dharma, which makes me physically and mentally exhausted.

——Yongzheng’s evaluation of Yinzhen 04. The ending after Lord Jiu knelt down to plead for mercy

According to historical records, ten guards including Mu Xiang’a had long heard about Nian Gengyao’s military discipline It was very harsh, and I thought that it looked like I would have to die in the Northwest this time. Later, when he heard that Nian Gengyao would not kill them anymore, he immediately burst into tears of gratitude and banged his head on the head. From then on, among the secret reports that Yongzheng received, only Jiuye and Nian Gengyao were good, and no violations of law or discipline could be found. Yongzheng had no choice but to recruit these people back. Of course, Nian Gengyao and Jiu Ye did not end well. In the second year of Yongzheng's reign, that is, 1724, Nian Gengyao was ordered to commit suicide. The next year, Jiuye Yinzhen also died of illness. Some people also say that he was poisoned to death. Anyway, he died miserably at the age of 43.