The Yongzheng "Vermilion-Rescript Edicts", which was printed by Imperial Printing Office, and is the most precious edition today. Officials recorded by this book covers in a wide range of levels, the majority were local officials, a small number of officials were in the capital and some persons with special mission that were sent over the imperial. These people from different angles to reflect the prevailing political, economic, military, cultural, diplomatic, nationality, religion, natural Calamity ... etc., draw many lively and real appearances include variety of political and social lifestyle during Yongzheng Period. The importance of Archive in proof of historical event is absolutely no doubt, often provide valuable first-hand material. The "Vermilion-Rescript Edicts" is a good example, it has two major characteristics either the national archives or the emperor orders by himself, so the authenticity and credibility is relatively higher, and the effect of evidence is authoritative. In addition to use the vision of edition to appreciate Yongzheng "Vermilion-Rescript Edicts", through the content of Vermilion-Rescript, and selecting the death penalty case of Nian Gengyao (1679-1726), trying to understand the whole story and the characteristics of this book more deeply, in order to underline the double value in philology and history of "Vermilion-Rescript Edicts". In the same time, the writer also look forward to carry off the comments or guiding by the scholarships have the same habit in researching archives of Ming and Qing or philology.