Difficult for you · Yiyong

Chapter 49

In March of the third year of Yongzheng, Yongzheng asked the ministers to report Nian Gengyao's crimes according to the facts on the grounds that Nian Gengyao's written memorial was hasty and disrespectful. In the end, he listed 92 serious crimes and demoted and demoted the once-favored general. After more than four months of hard work, he lost all his titles by August.He was demoted from being an extremely human official to a commoner in white clothes, and was escorted to Beijing at the end of the year.

At this time, it was only a year since Nian Gengyao's favor and arrogance when he came to Beijing last time. Unlike last year, this time he was only imprisoned in Lao Shiyun's empty mansion as a prisoner. It is said that he is a colleague of ministers and workers at home and abroad, and even the sister of the direct relative, Nian Shi, who is now the imperial concubine of Yongzheng, can't see her.

The world is impermanent, and there is such a big gap when life is proud and lost.Yongzheng made several long speeches at the court, and it seems that there will never be "lenient loans" again.In the past, they had a good relationship with Nian Gengyao, but at this time last year, they were eager to flatter and make friends with each other, but now they have changed their direction, wishing to clean themselves and Nian Gengyao.

Yongzheng seemed to be still hesitant about how to deal with Nian Gengyao. His ministers and nobles watched for a few days, but they still didn't see the signs clearly, so they didn't dare to stand out, for fear that the accusation and punishment would go against the emperor's intention.

More people were looking for their own way, inquiring about Yunxiang, Longkodo, Zhang Tingyu and others' opinions.I just think that these people are all close to Yongzheng, as long as I figure out what they mean, I think it will not be too different from Yongzheng's thinking.

Yunxiang just came back from Zhili, and was busy with the political affairs that had been put aside for the past few days. After dealing with the ministry and the study, he went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Office of the Construction Office. Just as he sat down and took a sip of hot tea, Yin Jishan walked in again with a troubled expression on his face, hesitantly said: "My lord, Mr. Xingbuli is outside, saying that he has something to see the lord."

"What does he come to see me for? If there is anything that needs to be played, please play it, and if it needs to be discussed by the court, please discuss it with the court," Yun Xiang thought for a while, and knew that he came for Nian Gengyao's affairs, and didn't want to Talking too much, he just waved his hand and said: "Just say that I'm tired, I can't bear to see people again, I want to go back to the mansion first to rest."

Yin Jishan responded, and seeing him closing his eyes to rest, he hesitated to take a look, seeing that he had no intention of changing his mind at all, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Your Majesty, my lord...is following the emperor's oral order. here."

Yun Xiang frowned slightly, his expression was careless, and when he spoke again, he changed into a very formal look: "Since it is the emperor's oral order, why didn't you say it earlier? Please hurry up."

"The slave knows his mistakes, and he only instructed you to tell others what you have said orally..." Seeing that he had regained his energy, Yin Jishan hurriedly stepped forward to close the stove in front of him for him, and put the Minister of Punishment on him. After being led in, he bowed his hands obediently and retreated, only then did Yun Xiang discover that the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment was actually accompanied by Su Peisheng.

Seeing him looking at him, Su Peisheng hurriedly came up to him with a smile and greeted Qianer, explaining: "My lord, the emperor asked the servant to give you a message. Although you don't care about the Ministry of punishment, it will inevitably take a little thought. ..."

The minister of the Ministry of punishment on the side was greatly relieved when he heard this, saying that everyone pushed the wall down, but convicting Nian Gengyao was by no means an easy task.The decision was heavy, fearing that the emperor still wanted to save Nian Gengyao's life, not to mention that Nian's family had a beloved imperial concubine.It can be set lightly, not to mention that the people below are not convinced, and it is also very inconsistent with the 92 major crimes set by the emperor.

Regarding the treatment of Nian Gengyao and the Nian family, Yongzheng and Yunxiang had indeed already had a rough idea.However, there has never been a conclusion on whether Nian Gengyao "killed" or "kept".Yun Xiang frowned with quite a headache, the task Yongzheng entrusted to him was actually a bit tricky.But looking inside and outside the court, it is impossible to find someone who understands Yongzheng's intentions better than him to be the "speaker".

Seeing that the Minister of the Ministry of Justice was waiting for his "teaching" expectantly, he could only cough and nodded slightly: "The evidence of Nian Gengyao's arrogance and brutality, his money-gathering and greedy ink are conclusive, and there is no way to excuse him; It is also obvious, and no one can deny it. Although the credit is not worth it, other people in his family don't have to be involved."

"Yes, yes...the prince is benevolent..."

"Benevolence can't be up to you, and the reputation of our government for being strict hasn't been around for a day or two." Yunxiang grinned, seeming to be self-deprecating and helpless, shaking his head and said: "Everything should be done in accordance with the rules and regulations. Besides, you go back by yourself." Discuss with the ministers, come up with a son, Chou Yinmao, and then present it to the emperor."

Su Peisheng listened intently from the sidelines, and saw that the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment hurriedly got up to leave after sitting for a while, and didn't say much, and only waited for the person to leave before he saluted Yunxiang: "My lord, Long Live Lord said , and there is another sentence that is not an edict, but I also want to ask you as a servant."

Yun Xiang raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but wonder: "What's the matter?"

Su Peisheng saw that he looked quite good, and replied with a smile: "It's your canonization ceremony, the master said, the three-year period is coming soon, let you pick a good day with Qin Tianjian, and do things lively I've done it for you..."

"I think it's a big deal, just because of this," Yun Xiang first sat and listened to him, and he couldn't help but relax when he heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Whenever the etiquette department has time to do it.... ..I don't have the time to deal with this right now."

"Why isn't it a big deal? This is much more important than what you have in hand."

While the two were talking, Yun Xiang was perfunctory while looking at the blueprint of the imperial kiln porcelain vase in his hand, and looked up after hearing the voice, only to see that Yongzheng had entered the room at some time, and hurriedly got up to salute: "Your majesty, why don't you come here?" Let someone say something?"

"Yesterday I heard that you came back. This morning, I looked at the sky well. I wanted to go out for a walk, so I didn't let anyone follow me." Yongzheng sat down with a smile, motioning him to sit down too, and said, "Besides, the left and right are just up and down. If you turn around here, there are so many people waiting around."

"Yesterday was late when I returned to Beijing. I thought it was time for the fourth brother to rest, so I didn't go into the palace to disturb you. I thought I would go to greet you today." Yunxiang frowned, and when he turned around, he wanted to scold Su Peisheng, but Seeing him also standing with his mouth open, he obviously didn't know that Yongzheng would come out of the palace in such a subdued manner.

Yongzheng couldn't help laughing when he saw that his brows were frowning and he was about to go into a fit. He waved his hand to let Su Peisheng go down, and lightly reprimanded him: "Okay, there is no one else, why don't you show me this look? They also brought a lot of guards, don't act like you can't see me messing around..."

"Fourth brother..." Yun Xiang was blocked by him before he could speak, and he had to smile wryly: "I just went to Zhili for a few days, and you will be more and more embarrassing to my brother."

"Speaking of serious things," Yongzheng smiled complacently, and then said again: "During the Chinese New Year, let's get all your canonization gifts together?"

"That's not good," Yunxiang thought for a while, hesitating a little: "There are enough things around the New Year's Eve, and the ceremonies of worshiping the heaven and the ancestors get together, so I don't want to add any more troubles." , Just wait for the spring to pick a time to do it. Besides, the matter of Nian Gengyao has not yet been decided, so there is no time to think about it."

Yongzheng frowned and glared at him, as if he was very dissatisfied with his inattention: "You don't want me to think about it, Nian Gengyao is just a matter of life and death, what else can happen? I have also restrained a lot, the governors from all over the country are still useful, I have a lot of leisure now, no more than you, Prince Yi, who take care of everything every day."

"Hey, fourth brother..." Yun Xiang hurriedly forgave when he heard the angry words: "Where did I mean that... I just thought, don't be so motivating, let others see... "

"Tell others to see that the more kind I am to you, the more unstable your wealth will be?"

Seeing Yongzheng's face turned cold suddenly, Yunxiang couldn't help being taken aback, and opened his mouth to explain, but he didn't know where to start.Yongzheng saw that he was silent, and his face became even more ashen: "You are thinking that Nian Gengyao, Longkodo, and others will stop making trouble, and the old and the old will be honest. Once my seat is secured, I will do everything I can. Let me do it for you." The next year is Nian Gengyao, right?"

"Fourth brother?" Hearing this, Yunxiang knew that he was really angry and felt uncomfortable, so he couldn't keep silent any longer, so he leaned over and kissed him, and he was entangled for a long time before he was willing to let go, annoyed: "Fourth brother Are you saying this to force me to take out my heart and see what is wrong?"

"Then, you...well, since you believe in me, you shouldn't have other thoughts..." Yongzheng panted a little anxiously, and after hearing what he said, he lowered his eyes and hummed: "I said To make a big deal is to make a big deal, not only to hold this ceremony, but also to make everyone in the world see how much I treat you."

Yun Xiang couldn't hold back a smile, seeing him staring at him, he quickly restrained his smile, and teased, "That's not good... as long as my fourth brother knows what I think about fourth brother, I don't want to Let everyone in the world know... I... always think about doing this to you..."

Yongzheng was hugged to the side by him coldly, and when he realized the teasing meaning in his words, he had already been kissed so hard that his face and heart felt hot at the same time, and when he lowered his head, he saw him unbuttoning his clothes and lying on him Kissing on the body, there is a little bit of desire that cannot be concealed in the eyes that are always clear, and I don't know when the roots of my ears are red.

At this time, if you push the person away again, it seems that you want to refuse and welcome.After thinking about it, he pinched his shoulder angrily, and opened his eyes to meet him.

Yunxiang left Beijing on this trip, and the two haven't seen each other for quite a while. First, they miss each other, and second, they just had an argument. At this time, no one would let the other go, and they entangled Huanai for a long time , Yunxiang still treats him very gently, and is careful not to make him uncomfortable.Yongzheng was not as reserved as usual, on the contrary, he had a lingering intention of pandering.The two panted silently and joined together, more like an aphrodisiac. Although the movements were not fast, they were very enthusiastic.

After a long time, Yongzheng let out a muffled snort, and fell on the pillow.Yun Xiang turned over and hugged him tightly, seeing that he was panting slightly with his lips parted, but he refused to speak, so he couldn't help reaching out and patting him on the back: "Fourth brother... What do outsiders know about the matter between us?" ? But I didn’t take it to heart when I heard the wind and rain say a few words, why did you really listen to it..."

Since Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he has been in the center all the time. During this trip out of Beijing, he also heard a lot of gossip secretly. It was nothing more than perceiving some trivial matters, insinuating that Yongzheng would not let him die well.After Nian Gengyao was put under guard, these words spread even more, but Yongzheng never expected that Yongzheng would also hear these words.

"Who would listen to those..." Yongzheng was a little uncomfortable, turned his head on the pillow, and looked away: "I just don't want you to wrong your heart for some groundless words...Someone just happened to say Good intentions are treated like a donkey's liver and lungs, good intentions are not appreciated..."

Yun Xiang secretly sighed in his heart, knowing that he didn't care about those rumors at all, but since he said so, he didn't expose it, he just nodded and hugged him tightly, then changed the subject and said: "Fourth brother, the Ministry of punishment is planning to submit a report, it must be Is it a sentence of beheading, what do you mean, can you spare Nian Gengyao's life?"

Yongzheng was also troubled by this matter for a long time, turning over his merits and demerits in his mind, he always felt that he was neither right nor left, so he simply shook his head and closed his eyes: "I can't tell, let's see when the time comes."

Yun Xiang just nodded when he heard his hesitation: "Now the northwest is stable, and Yue Zhongqi can take care of it. Even if Fourth Brother spares his life, it doesn't matter much."

"I know what you mean. It's the best thing to kill him alone and save his whole family. It's good for him and us." Yongzheng nodded: "It's just that I want to take another look. Let's wait a few days and see."

After saying this, the two of them stopped talking, even though Yongzheng left the palace in low clothes, he couldn't stay in his mansion for too long, so he went back to the palace after a rest, and only said that Yunxiang had just returned to the capital, so he was at home Rest for a few days, and wait for the Ministry of Punishment to report up before going back to court.Yunxiang originally thought that since Yongzheng was hesitant, Nian Gengyao should be able to save his life. Unexpectedly, before the report from the Ministry of Punishment was delivered, news came that Yongzheng had ordered Nian Gengyao to commit suicide.Even though Nian Gengyao deserved what he deserved, even though Nian Gengyao deserved it, even though he deserved it, he might not be able to stop the public opinion from spreading some gossip.It is said that the emperor is afraid of heroes, is mean and ungrateful, and kills people on trumped-up charges.

The Ministry of Punishments scratched his head and cheeks anxiously, not knowing what to do with himself, so he had to come to ask for advice. Yunxiang was changing his court clothes and was about to enter the palace. When he saw the person coming, he had no patience. Is there a solution? Hurry up and hand over the papers. Remember, what you are discussing is a decisive decision. The emperor couldn't bear it and ordered him to commit suicide. If you make a slight mistake, you will take care of it yourself."

Who among the six officials is not a human being, not to mention the critical moment of life and death. Naturally, it is obvious at one point, and they immediately responded and walked away. They only kept thinking about how to write the date of the memorial a few days earlier, so as to show the emperor's "can't bear it." " and "hesitant" process.

Yun Xiang hurriedly adjusted the court clothes and was about to enter the palace, but saw a young eunuch under Su Peisheng rushing in hurriedly led by Chang Shi, he thought about it, and couldn't help but said anxiously: "What's going on?!"

The eunuch kowtowed and said in a trembling voice: "The emperor invites the prince to enter the palace to speak."

Yun Xiang was anxious, fearing that something might happen to Yongzheng, seeing his frightened look around, he hurriedly led him into the carriage: "What does the emperor say?"

The eunuch was originally ordered by Su Peisheng not to speak too much, but now seeing that Yunxiang was alone, he was too frightened to speak out, trembling and saying: "The emperor passed out in the imperial garden the other day. Right, I'm seeing a doctor in the palace... Director Su asked the servants to come and invite the prince to enter the palace..."