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Chapter 753 Nian Gengyao Convicted

In this day and age, there are many women who lost their lives because of giving birth, so no one questioned the cause of death.In addition, because of Nian Shi's death, Yin Zhen deliberately stopped court for three days, wrote several mourning poems, and even held a funeral for Nian Shi in the manner of a noble concubine, so the world really thinks how much love he has for Nian Shi It's heavy.

In fact, although he was out of court, he met with ministers in the imperial study every day. He did everything he should do as an emperor, and it was no different from going to court.

However, before Nian's funeral was finished, news spread from the Yonghe Palace that Concubine De was seriously ill and unconscious.

In fact, after the death of Lord Kangxi, all his concubines had moved to Ningshou Palace, and the harem had been vacated for the concubines of Lord Yongzheng.Now apart from Wu Yashi who is too weak, Master Yongzheng also said that it is better for her to be quiet than to move, and he is silently observing the filial piety for his Emperor Kangxi Lord for a year, so he did not move Wu Yashi.

Now that Wu Yashi is unconscious and terminally ill, Emperor Yongzheng issued a decree to officially announce to the world that his biological mother, Wu Yashi, is the Holy Mother Empress Dowager and moved to Cining Palace.

And Wu Yashi never woke up, and died suddenly on the third day after moving to Compassionate Ning Palace.

The palace was gloomy for a long time, because Emperor Yinzhen lost his parents in less than a year, so it's no wonder he was in a good mood.The atmosphere in the whole palace was like this, it was a national mourning, and the folks were also in a gloomy mood, with no alcohol and no music in every family.

But because Lord Kangxi worked hard and really brought a peaceful life to the people, his death is really a sad thing among the people. People often go to the funeral palace where the coffin of Lord Kangxi is parked. Condolences.

The families of the ministers in Beijing are naturally more strict in rules and rules for Lord Kangxi, and almost no one violates the etiquette.

On this day, Xue Hong was burning incense and praying at home, when news came from the palace, and he and his son were urgently summoned to the palace.At the gate of the palace, Xue Hong saw many carriages and carriages. It seemed that they were not the only ones who were eager to find them. What happened?

Entering the Imperial Study Room, I found that it was already overcrowded. Emperor Yongzheng summoned almost all the officials from the imperial court.

Before Xue's father and son had time to salute, they heard Master Yongzheng's furious voice: "Babaili hastened the book, you can see for yourself what Gengyao did that year?!"

What was written in Babaili's urgent note was nothing else but Nian Gengyao's impeachment of Sichuan governor Cai Teng. The note was rejected by Lord Yongzheng, and he designed to frame Cai Ting until Cai Ting had no hope of committing suicide.Then, when Cai Teng's bones were not cold, he recommended his confidant Wang Jinghao as the governor of Sichuan.

Lord Yongzheng said angrily: "The officials I sent to investigate Cai Ting's death couldn't find anything at first. The local officials only looked at him, Nian Gengyao. If Nian Gengyao said a word, it was easier to use than the imperial decree. The truth of the truth was also hidden by these people. Do you know how much effort it took me to get the truth out of the mouths of those shameless villains? Nian Gengyao has become the emperor of the Northwest!"

What Yongzheng said was extremely serious, and all the officials present knelt down: "The emperor calm down."

"Calm your anger? How do I calm my anger? It's not that I don't know what Nian Gengyao has done for so many years, but I was a prince back then, and I didn't have the right to life and death. , there is still a relationship between the monarch and his ministers, and it is because Nian Gengyao's sister is my pillow, so I will bear with him. But my tolerance made Nian Gengyao grow into a Qing Dynasty Zhang Tingyu, tell me, how many serious crimes did Gengyao commit this year!"

And Zhang Tingyu had prepared it in advance, just holding a thick memorial, and read it: "The criminal minister Nian Gengyao committed five crimes of treason, nine crimes of deception, sixteen crimes of usurpation, and thirteen crimes of wild disobedience." , six crimes of domineering, six crimes of jealousy, four crimes of cruelty, eighteen crimes of greed, and fifteen crimes of corruption.

The first sin is because..."

Zhang Tingyu was speechless. From the first count to the second count No. 90, there were more than 30 of them that should be sentenced to death or beheaded immediately. What was the reason for each crime? Who was the victim? Who, and who reported it, all said it with a nose and eyes, which shocked the government and the public.

Kneeling officials like Xue Hong and others knew that Lord Yongzheng was planning to punish Nian Gengyao. After Zhang Tingyu finished reading the 92 crimes, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Nian Gengyao is indeed a man of the Qing Dynasty. Cancer, its party members are also the scourge of the Qing Dynasty, if not eradicated in time, I am afraid that the people will suffer and the court will suffer. Therefore, I ask the emperor to impose capital punishment on Nian Gengyao and rectify the law!"

As the Minister of the Household Department, Xue Yi also knelt down and said: "Go back to the emperor, the minister just listened. At that time, Gengyao's greedy money was probably enough for my Qing Dynasty's tax revenue for several years. Now you have just ascended the throne, the emperor. There are still wars, but Nian Gengyao is not the only person available in the Qing Dynasty, and if the Nianfu is seized at this time, it can also bring a large amount of considerable income to the court. This money can be used for military pay, Our Qing army has plenty of food and pay, and there are heroic soldiers and generals who can go to battle to kill the enemy, so there is no need to worry about the chaos in the northwest. Therefore, the minister seconded the proposal."

Xue Yi is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so it is reasonable to say such a thing. The Qing treasury is indeed not rich now, and the search for a corrupt Nian Gengyao will indeed have hundreds of advantages and no disadvantages.

In this way, the courtiers probably saw clearly what Yongzheng meant, which was to take over the Nian family as a whole.Don't look at the people in this room standing in front of Master Yongzheng, but his eyes are poisonous.When Zhang Tingyu began to read the crime, he stared at the people in front of him. Every subtle expression of them did not escape Yinzhen's eyes. After Xue Yi finished speaking, he could clearly see the pale faces of several people in the crowd. , shivering.It is estimated that either he has contacts with Nian Gengyao, or he has received money from Nian Gengyao.

But to his relief, the vast majority of the Beijing officials were still very frank, kneeling down one by one, claiming secondment.

Master Yongzheng snorted coldly: "Nian Gengyao is really outrageous. He did such a thing. No matter how many old feelings I have to remember, it can't be worth Nian Gengyao's serious crime. Send me my decree, and immediately We arrested Nian Gengyao and brought him to the capital, but since he also had outstanding achievements, I gave him a place to commit suicide in prison. His son was executed when he was rich, and the other sons who were fifteen years old were sentenced to exile. The rest of the Nian family were handed over to His father is old and has limited jurisdiction."

(End of this chapter)