In the Yongzheng Dynasty, what is the meaning of Nian Gengyao playing chess with the shepherd boy before his death?

This can be called the death of Nian Gengyao. In addition to playing chess with the shepherd boy, Li Wei also planned it. , Nian Gengyao asked Li Wei to return the Buddhist beads given to him by Yongzheng to Yongzheng.

The design of this plot, on the one hand, shows the friendship between Xiaocui, Li Wei, and Nian Gengyao; on the other hand, it also saves the last bit of face for Nian Gengyao. This should be the result of Liang Jiang Governor Li Wei, who was very close to him, carried out the execution.

Why did Nian Gengyao die? Although Yongzheng was dissatisfied with Nian Gengyao's actions, he did not want to kill Nian Gengyao. Compared with whether Nian Gengyao was trained by him, he was still Yongzheng. What happened with Nian Gengyao was nothing but a joke to Yongzheng.

But why Nian Gengyao had to die, Zhang Tingyu explained the reason. Nian Gengyao took 4.6 million taels, and when he guarded the city gate in Hangzhou, he was still wearing a yellow mandarin jacket. Then he quoted Li Fu's words. Nian Gengyao did this just to tell the world that Yongzheng's bird was gone and his bow was hidden. Even Li Wei said that if it had been anyone else, he would have died ten times.

Then let’s go back to the meaning of Nian Gengyao playing chess with the shepherd boy. Before Li Si was beheaded in the Qin Dynasty, he said to his son who was killed together: I miss you very much when I go to Cai Dongmen. Happy time with yellow dog chasing rabbit.

When a bird is about to die, its song is mournful; when a man is about to die, his words are also kind. The general Wang Nian Gengyao, who had always been domineering, had this shepherd boy as his only playmate in his last days. At this time, Nian Gengyao was indifferent to the world and only had a little childlike fun with this shepherd boy.

And it can be seen that this is not the first time Nian Gengyao and this shepherd boy have played chess, but since he guarded the city gate there, this shepherd boy has come to Nian Gengyao to play chess every day. It was Nian Gengyao who kept losing on purpose.

This shepherd boy will always come to Nian Gengyao to play, and if Nian Gengyao directly gives the shepherd boy copper coins, he may not come again, and this shepherd boy calls Nian Gengyao "Dad" .

In addition, the reason why such a chess plot is designed actually means that people like Nian Gengyao, Li Wei, Wu Sidao, and Tian Wenjing are all chess pieces of Yongzheng, and they can be used or discarded. Obviously, Nian Gengyao Gengyao became the abandoned son.

In addition, there are the cows led by the shepherd boy and the dogs running in front of Nian Gengyao, which also have moral meanings. The cows have hard work and the dogs have merit, which also refer to Nian Gengyao.