The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 251

Nian Shi, the imperial concubine of Dunsu, passed away on a sunny day after snow, and the whole palace mourned.

It is said that Lord Yongzheng angered many people because of the death of the imperial concubine Nian. Because the funeral was not satisfactory to the emperor, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites was demoted three ranks in a row, and suddenly he became a servant, which made people extremely embarrassed.

But in Gu Huaishu's place, after that day, everything seems to be healed, when a person dies, he dies, and there are many more who will die after him.

Every time he entered the palace, Gu Huaishu suppressed it.

It's a scary place...

From the palace?Above, there is a monster hovering, it is in the mirror of Nian Chenyu, and it is also in the shadows of everyone, under the throne of the emperor, on top of the head of the ninety-five lord...

The older you get, the faster the days go by.

As soon as Nian Chenyu left, Nian Gengyao quickly followed.

Yongzheng ordered the ministers who were originally deliberative kings and ministers to discuss. According to the documents of impeaching Nian Gengyao for many crimes received in the past year, he even listed 92 serious crimes for Nian Gengyao, including five major crimes of treason, and the crime of deception. Nine, sixteen crimes of usurpation, thirteen crimes of arrogance, six crimes of arrogance, six crimes of jealousy, four crimes of cruelty, eighteen crimes of greed, and fifteen more crimes of corruption.

Of these 92 serious crimes, there are more than [-] people who can be sentenced to death by Nian Gengyao alone.

Each word, like a pair of life-threatening knives, was placed on Nian Gengyao's neck.

But this time, Nian Gengyao, who has made great achievements and is brave and good at fighting, has no chance to escape.

He did not die on the battlefield, but died under his own complacency and Yongzheng's lack of benevolence and righteousness.

As early as September, Nian Gengyao had already been imprisoned, and no one knew what it was like to be in prison now.

At any rate, he was the General Fuyuan back then, and no one dared to treat him harshly, let alone torture him to extract a confession.

If the emperor wanted to kill people, why would he need such inferior methods?
Whoever he wants to live will live, and whoever he wants to die will die. He holds the power of life and death, so if he doesn't go to hell, who will go to hell?
Gu Huaishu has always had a strange feeling of hatred and pity towards Yinzhen, just like Yinzhen, who despises her and teases her from time to time, and shows her mercy to her from above.

Just a raccoon dog.

And when such pity fell on Nian Gengyao, it seemed extraordinarily cold.

Yinzhen said: "No matter what, he is also a man who has made great military achievements. He has been on the battlefield once. He is a young general with both civil and military skills...don't humiliate him. I will spare the net and grant him self-judgment in prison."

Then, in front of all the ministers, Yinzhen did not change his face, and ordered Zhang Tingyu to pass the decree in person to show the favor he had given him as the master of Nian Gengyao.

Nian Gengyao's 92 major crime documents were drawn up by Zhang Tingyu based on the case files of the ministers who discussed politics when they closed the case. He should take over this job.

As early as the beginning of Yongzheng's succession to the throne, in order to do things well, he once set up a position of "Scholar of the Administration", not in the three palaces and two pavilions, and his status is hard to say, which is about equal to "Scholar of the Associate".

Because of Zha Nian Gengyao and the previous year's deficit in the government treasury and the consumption of envy and money to raise money, Zhang Tingyu made contributions. In addition to serving as the Imperial Academy and serving as the Secretary of the Household Department, Zhang Tingyu was also given a bachelor's degree.

At that time, Bai Huang Qixiu, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, Zhang Penghe, and Wang Xiangling, a scholar of the Wuying Palace, all died of old age and illness.

Ma Qi was the only scholar of the Baohe Palace; Song Zhu, Xiao Yongzao, Zhu Shi, and Tian Congdian were the scholars of the Wenhua Palace. Among them, Tian Congdian was promoted from the Shu University after the death of Zhang Penghe, and Zhu Shi was in the White House. Huang was promoted after begging for rest; Fu Ning'an is the only scholar in Wuyingdian; Gao Qiwei is the only scholar in Wenyuange.

The person who is in charge of the University's scholar affairs is Zhang Tingyu, the Minister of the Han Dynasty, and Xu Yuanmeng, the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu.

It can be seen that although this position is not as good as a bachelor's degree, it is very useful.

But it wasn't what Zhang Tingyu wanted after all.

I don't know after this errand...

When Zhang Tingyu led the decree to go to the prison of the Ministry of punishment, another decree arrived at Nianfu.

In the past, Mr. Nian Xialing's mansion was still the same as before, but the inside was changed from the simplicity of the younger generation to the grandeur of Nian Gengyao's time, but now it is empty immediately.

Yongzheng ordered that the family be raided first, and all the wealth of Nian's family be transferred to officials. Afterwards, all officials in Nian Gengyao's father's and brothers' clans would be dismissed and investigated, and the direct relatives and grandchildren would be exiled into the army.

On the way, someone under his command came to report to Zhang Tingyu about what happened in Nianfu, but he just waved his hand.

Just what was expected.

But if you think about it carefully, when he was young, his father Zhang Ying was a capable official under Lord Kangxi, and now their sons have their own glory days.

As for this moment, Zhang Ying's son, holding an imperial decree, wants to bestow death on his young son.

Zhang Tingyu has been to the dark prison of the Ministry of Justice many times, and he is familiar with it.

Zhou Daoxin is no longer here. He suffered from an illness a few years ago, so he simply hung up his seal and resigned.After Li Guangdi passed away, the Li family couldn't support them. Although Zhang Tingyu helped take care of them, there was no capable person, and they couldn't support a family after all.That Li Zhen'er was originally from a wealthy family, many years have passed, and she has long since lost the temper of the past, and she also left with Zhou Daoxin. It seems that the life of the couple is not as harmonious as he and Gu Huaishu, but they are also There are fewer waves.

Standing here now, Zhang Tingyu recalled many past events.

He has killed many, many people here, some deserved what he deserved, and some died unjustly.

"Master Zhang?"

The casual guards were a little surprised to see Zhang Tingyu stop at the door of the prison holding the sacred decree.

However, Zhang Tingyu didn't answer him immediately, just looked at the cell door, thought for a long time, and then stepped in again.

Once inside, it gets dark.

The prison in winter, after all, is damp and cold. Nian Gengyao was sent to Sichuan in the early years, and the place was very humid. He had already contracted some rheumatism. Later, he would fight with the Fourteenth Master Yunyu in Qinghai and injured his leg. It was during the heavy rain , Marching in the mud, there is no good doctor in the army, and he has been sick since then, even if he returned to Beijing to raise him for a few years, he didn't get well.

Now in the prison, rheumatism broke out for a while, Nian Gengyao frowned, but smiled contemptuously.

There were footsteps outside, and there were many people approaching.

This voice is very familiar to Nian Gengyao, he has heard it countless times...

Only this time, the person waiting in the cell became himself.

Things are tricking people.

With slight sarcasm, when he looked up, the smile in Nian Gengyao's eyes gradually faded: "... I thought it was someone who sent Nian off for the last time, it turned out to be Mr. Zhang...Brother Hengchen , long time no see."

ruby?Zhang Tingyu asked someone to open the cell door and stood still in front of Zi and Xianhe Xiangyun pattern.

Nian Gengyao is in the same subject as Zhang Tingyu, this relationship is very important in the imperial examination field, but the current situation...

"Brother Liang..."

"Hahaha, now that I hear the sound of 'Liang Gong', I still feel kind."

Nian Gengyao actually laughed out loud, as if seeing the ridiculous things in the world.

"There's no need to declare any imperial decrees. If you, Zhang Tingyu, don't have this ability, you won't even be qualified to come to Xuan paper."

After hearing this, Zhang Tingyu finally turned his head and said to the people beside him: "I have a fellowship with Mr. Nian. Although he is a sinner, according to the wishes of the Lord Long Live, let him give him the last respect. You will come over later."

Everyone didn't suspect him, and knew that Zhang Tingyu was a first-class and well-known "professional house copycat". No one questioned him, so they all withdrew.

Therefore, there are only these two Jinshi in the Gengchen Imperial Examination in the 39th year of Kangxi in this place.

The cell door was open, and Nian Gengyao couldn't escape.

What binds him is not anklets or shackles, but imperial power.

He watched Zhang Tingyu walk in, and he let out a long sigh: "I, Nian Gengyao, was the first hero, but I never liked your Zhang Hengchen's style, a vicious villain, and a tricky and vicious person carved out of the same mold as your mother-in-law. Without you What couples can't do. For example..."

"what?"

Zhang Tingyu narrowed his eyes, still holding the imperial decree in his hand.

Nian Gengyao said, "For example, killing the king."

At that moment, Zhang Tingyu sneered: "Master Nian is dreaming, Zhang Tingyu can't bear the crime of beheading."

"You can't bear it, so I waited below, and Lord Longkodo came down to accompany me soon."

Nian Gengyao is really a smart person, he has always understood in his heart, even if he didn't doubt it back then, he knows a thing or two now.He found it very interesting.

"It's a pity that Nian can't see the day when Mr. Zhang will call the storm and turn the clouds and rain upside down."

"The one who calls the wind and rain has always been Lord Long Live, I..."

Zhang Tingyu flicked the imperial decree casually, and his movements were so proficient that he had touched the imperial decree so much over the years that it seemed worthless in his hands, which was so precious in the eyes of ordinary people.

He paused for a moment before saying, "I'll just stand behind."

Nian Gengyao also heard a lot of gossip in prison, and when he heard Zhang Tingyu's high-sounding words, he sneered, "Wolf ambition!"

"Master Nian is arrogant and domineering, but now he has the face to say that others are ambitious..."

Perhaps, he forgot how imposing he was in front of civil and military officials back then.

Zhang Tingyu suddenly thought of Xia Yi.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, and his whole body was in good spirits: "You have violated the taboo of being a king, and you can't blame others for your current fate."

The master of high meritorious deeds has never ended well.

Think about Han Xin back then, how sad it was when Xiao He succeeded and Xiao He lost?
"I am Nian Gengyao, a hero unrivaled in the world—"

He smiled, watched Zhang Tingyu throwing a long sword at him, then picked it up, and kept talking.

"Without a horse leather shroud, he died on the battlefield, and on the day of victory, the master behind him wiped his neck with a knife... It's sad, it's sad!"

"Poor."

Zhang Tingyu answered briefly, and soon saw Nian Gengyao turning to look at him.

Nian Gengyao looked at Xue Liang's sword light, and thought of Qinghai head, where no bones were harvested in ancient times, when he dreamed back to the time when he was blowing horns, he closed his eyes, it was an iron horse and glacier...

But the days in this prison are extremely long.

Lying in the night, there is no more wind and rain, no vibration of the bowstring, no horses neighing...

"There is always a moment when people are greedy for profit. In the early years, I was born and died. I never thought of this. But after I became famous, I was ruined. I only know how to write the word emperor. You Zhang Tingyu, you say I am pitiful... But in the eyes of someone in my age, you More pitiful than me."

This is incomprehensible.

Standing on the clean cell floor in front of him, Zhang Tingyu looked at Nian Gengyao, who was sitting on his knees. How could he have the literary spirit of the past when he was nominated on the gold list?

He is a scribe and a warrior.

Today, neither civil nor military, just a prisoner of the lower ranks.

"Forget it, who knows? General Nian, let's go."

Nian Gengyao laughed out loud, looking crazy.

He suddenly looked into Zhang Tingyu's eyes: "I'm dead. Brother Hengchen will be promoted to the rank and title, and he can add bricks and tiles. It's very lucky for someone in this year! Today, my Nian Gengyao is about to die. Seeing Master Zhang's prosperity, if we don't let him You can't turn back. In front of you is a road of no return, I will give you a push—"

That was many, many years ago.

Nian Gengyao's time with Yinzhen is certainly not as long as Gu Huaixiu's, but there are some secrets that Yinzhen can never tell that troublemaker.

And Nian Gengyao knew it.

With a smile on his face, the smile of a dying person, with just a few words, he told the story of the previous dynasty.

Then, raised his sword——

Suicide!

The blood splattered three feet, and also splattered Zhang Tingyu's official uniform, and even splashed the bright yellow imperial decree in his hand, little by little, shocking!
Nian Gengyao's eyes were staring wide open, while Zhang Tingyu's veins were bulging on the back of his hands, and he was clutching the imperial decree that had never been read out, his fingers seemed to be bones.

The twist and ferocity of that moment made his whole face look ghastly, standing in the cell, it seemed that another thick shadow obliterated him.

"Master Zhang?"

"……nothing."

Zhang Tingyu's stiff back slowly relaxed.

The guards waited for a long time, but they didn't see anyone coming out, so they were a little worried and came to inquire.

With his back to the person, Zhang Tingyu looked down indifferently, and slowly and stagnantly placed the imperial decree on the cell desk, only to feel some strange stiffness in his fingers.

However, his voice was as gentle as before: "Nian Gengyao, has been ordered to commit suicide."

When turning around, Zhang Tingyu's brows were clear and warm, as if he had never been stained with blood.

(End of this chapter)