Ruyi's Rebirth: Ruyi's Disease Retreat Retreat

Chapter 218: Yongzheng spares Zeng Jing's life; Qianlong kills him against the late emperor

After Yongzheng calmed down, he immediately gave orders to Yue Zhongqi:

"I never dreamed that someone in the world would judge me in this way, nor did I expect the rebellion to be so great! Such a traitor actually fell into the trap. Isn't this heaven's will? I deeply thank heaven for this great grace..."

So Yongzheng ordered Yue Zhongqi to quickly find out who was behind the incident.

In order to obtain a confession, Yue Zhongqi tortured Zhang Zhuo severely.

However, Zhang Zhuo was stubborn and refused to reveal a word, which gave Yue Zhongqi a headache.

Yue Zhongqi was, after all, a resourceful veteran general. Seeing that the hard approach didn't work, he tried the soft approach.

Yue Zhongqi brought Zhang Zhuo out of prison, summoned him to the office, and offered him a bowl of tea.

Yue Zhongqi said to Zhang Zhuo gently, "I agree with you and your teacher Xia Liang's views.

But the emperor has many eyes and ears, so I have to torture you severely, otherwise I will not be able to protect myself.

Now that I have eliminated your ears and eyes, you can tell me the truth."

At first, Zhang Zhuo was wary and refused to reveal who Xia Liang was.

However, Zhang Zhuo was just a scholar after all and lacked social experience.

Especially when he heard Yue Zhongqi crying bitterly and saying that he "swears to heaven that he will not reveal a single word", he finally let down his guard.

Zhang Zhuo said that his teacher Xia Liang's real name was Zeng Jing, and he lived in Putan Village, Yongxing County, Hunan Province. There were three other people who conspired with him to rebel.

All three were proficient in weapons and firearms.

Yue Zhongqi, overjoyed, quickly wrote a secret letter to the emperor, telling him the whole story of Zeng Jing.

When Yue Zhongqi heard the news, he was overjoyed and immediately reported it to Yongzheng.

The book describes in detail how he extorted information from Zhang Zhuo and learned about Zeng Jing and the rebels.

After reading Yue Zhongqi's secret memorial, Yongzheng specifically circled the word "oath" and wept again: "When I read the word "oath", I couldn't help but shed tears."

However, he also comforted Yue Zhongqi, saying, "This oath is a necessary expedient. The gods know this and will not only not bring disaster upon us, but will also eliminate our misfortunes and sins, and grant us blessings and prosperity."

Afterwards, Yongzheng immediately ordered his confidant Li Wei to arrest Zeng Jing and his gang.

Soon, Zeng Jing, the "culprit", was taken to Beijing and detained.

If it were any other emperor, even the most benevolent monarch, Zeng Jing and his entire family would be executed.

Surprisingly, however, Yongzheng, who was known for his "cruelness", was not prepared to kill him.

Not only that, he was going to have an unprecedented debate with this serious criminal.

He wanted to let Zeng Jing see what a wise and diligent monarch he was.

Compared with physical crimes, Yongzheng was more concerned about the spiritual resistance of the Han people.

With the instigation of Yongzheng, the literary inquisition since Kangxi became more intense.

It reached its peak during the Qianlong period.

On October 1735, 10, Yongzheng died of illness due to an overdose of elixirs.

Before his death, Yongzheng always emphasized that Zeng Jing must be spared.

Unexpectedly, after his son Qianlong succeeded to the throne, things took an unexpected turn.

Shortly after Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, he ordered the arrest of Zeng Jing and Zhang Zhuo, who had traveled around the country to tell their stories.

On December 12, Qianlong issued an order.

On December 12, Zeng Jing and Zhang Zhuo were arrested and brought to Beijing.

On January 1736, 1, Emperor Qianlong issued a cruel imperial decree: "Zeng Jing and Zhang Xi are rebellious and vicious, and have committed great treason. Your Majesty, out of kindness, has spared their lives.

However, I will not tolerate their crimes, so they should be executed immediately by slow slicing to meet the people's wishes."

After Zeng Jing and Zhang Xi were executed, their immediate family members were killed one after another. Males under the age of sixteen and some female relatives were exiled to Ningguta to be slaves of armored men, and all their property was confiscated.

After Qianlong ascended the throne, he changed Yongzheng's will.

At that time, it was considered to be against filial piety.

But why did Qianlong do this?

In the eyes of the super dictator Qianlong, there is no need to argue with his subjects.

The subjects just need to listen to what the emperor says.

If you don't listen, then you will be killed.