After the end of Huan Wen's First Northern Expedition, emperor Jian Jian of the Former Qin Empire died of illness, and was succeeded by Jian Jian's third son, Zhi Sheng.
When the history books talk about Zhisheng, all kinds of negative evaluations are used, giving people the feeling that Zhisheng is not qualified to be an emperor at all, because he is a perverted murderer.
Eternal life is miserable, and self-indulgence is self-indulgent. Seeing the calamity of the elephant is called drinking on the night of the Star of The Fa. The destiny of the ninja creatures, the pilgrimage of the suspected beasts. But he was so vicious that he had no intention of being afraid. Isn't it appropriate to invite chaos and quick disasters? —— Book of Jin, vol. 15, Zaiji 15
In my opinion: this statement is rather unreliable. Jian Jian had more than ten sons, among whom Zhi Teng, Zhi Liu, Zhi You, Zhi Wu and Zhi Slender were all capable talents who had the ability to stand alone. Under the premise of multiple choices, Jian Jian is not mentally retarded, so why would he choose a perverted murderer to take over?
Regarding the ugliness of Zhisheng, it is full of subjective assumptions and double standards, and historians cannot hide the arrogance and prejudice of Zhisheng between the lines.
As soon as he succeeded to the throne, he killed his wife Empress Liang, his father-in-law Liang An, his uncle Mao Gui, and Empress Liang's contemporary Liang Leng. In this regard, the history books condemn and rebuke invariably, but do not analyze the motives of The Murder at all. The feeling is that Hesheng is idle and has nothing to kill and play.
"The queen and the emperor are facing the world, and it is enough to stop the change of the great mourning." Mao Taifu(毛太傅), Liang Cheqi (梁車骑), and Liang Shu (梁仆射) were bequeathed to assist the government, and it can be said that the chancellor also "killed his wife Liang Shi and Taifu Maogui, and Che Qi, Shang Shu Ordered Liang Leng, and left servant Liang An." ——Book of Jin, vol. 112, Zaiji XII
Let's see what Zhi Jian did after The Birth of the Dragon.
Gong Fa was the eldest brother of Zhi Jian, and after he killed Zhi Sheng, he ceded the throne to Zhi Jian. After Jian Jian succeeded to the throne, he immediately killed Zhi Fa.
In the beginning, Mother Jian was wise and wise, and she won the hearts of the people, and she was afraid of eventual change, and at this point, she was killed. —— Book of Jin, vol. 13, Zaiji XIII
He was the younger brother of Zhi Jian and later rebelled against Zhi Jian. When Jian Jian killed Gong Shuang, his mother wanted to leave a descendant for Zhi Shuang, but Jian Jian refused.
Empress Gou said, "Why should we be opposed to each other and be independent of each other?" "The one under the heavens, the world of the high ancestors, the sons of the high ancestors cannot be without a queen." As for Zhongqun, regardless of the empress dowager, plotting against the Temple of the Sect, the law of the world, and not privately. - Zizhi Tongjian, Jin Ji XXIII
If we conceal the reason why Jian Jian killed Zhi Fa and Zhi Shuang, and directly say that after Zhi Jian succeeded to the throne, he killed his brother Zhi Fa and his younger brother Zhi Shuang, then Zhi Jian would definitely be a perverted murderer like Zhi Sheng.
But why Jian Jian killed people is recorded, we can more or less understand the motives of Jian Jian's killing. But no one can say why he killed people, so a perverted murderer who is so cruel that heinous is born.
Why did he kill important figures in his wife and matriarchal clan? Definitely for power. There was no essential difference between his approach and the killing of his brother. But the history books are completely using different standards to treat Zhisheng and Jian jian differently.
Why was his wife killed? Because their power was too great, they were vaguely qualified to threaten the imperial power.
Before Jian Jian died, eight people, Named Yuzun, Lei Wei'er, Mao Gui, Wang Qiu, Liang Leng, Liang An, Duan Chun, and Xin Gao, accepted the edict to assist the government. These people can be qualified to assist the government, not because Jian Jian trusts them, but because they have the support of powerful forces behind them.
For this reason, Jian Jian had to let them eight people assist the government. But Jian Jian also left a last word to Jian Sheng: "If these auxiliary ministers disobey, you will kill them." ”
Prince Jian said: "If the Liuyi chieftain and the ministers who hold power do not follow ru orders, they should be gradually eliminated." - Zizhi Tongjian, Jin Ji XXII
Liang An (Empress Liang's father), Mao Gui (Empress Liang's uncle), and Liang Leng (Empress Liang's contemporaries) were all assistant chancellors, and the three of them joined forces to launch Empress Liang's administration of the harem, which was a naked interference in politics.
The killing of Lei Weak Er by Zhisheng is also considered to be a crazy attack of perverted killing. In fact, we can also make a comparison to see how the historian recorded that Jian Jian killed Fan Shi.
Xiang Sheng reused Dong Rong and Zhao Shao, and Lei Wei'er, who prided himself on his high authority, openly provoked Dong Rong and Zhao Shao. The emperor's favorite subject was the representative of the imperial power, and Lei Wei'er's approach naturally touched the bottom line of Zhisheng, so Zhisheng killed him.
Weak son, Nan'an Qiang chieftain also, Gang Kun is good at speaking bluntly, seeing the chaotic government of Zhao Shao and Dong Rong, every big word in the dynasty, so Rong and other rumors and cursed. ——Book of Jin, vol. 112, Zaiji XII
Jian Jian reused Wang Meng, and Fan Shi, who was proud of his position of power, openly ignored Wang Meng. The emperor's favorite subjects were the representatives of the imperial power, and Fan Shi's approach naturally touched the bottom line of Jian Jian, so Jian Jian killed him.
Wang Meng's relatives became more and more intimate, and the government could not help it. Special jin Fan Shi, Yu Haoye, there is a great xun yu zhi, negative arrogance, the public humiliation: "My generation and the former emperor to revitalize the cause, not the right to pre-time." There is no sweat or horse, how dare he take charge of the big task. Is it for me to cultivate the harvest? -----------------
Comparing the deaths of Lei Wei'er and Fan Shi, it is almost carved out of a mold. They all boasted of their high positions of power, so they openly provoked the imperial power and were eventually killed by the emperor.
As for the killing of the king, it was also for this reason that those who provoked the imperial power were killed without mercy. I have no intention of commenting on whether this practice is right or wrong, but at least it is certain that Hesheng is not a psychopath who kills people for no reason.
King Sikong of Qin was depraved and strong, the right servant Dong Rong and the powerful country in the service were all lucky to advance, and the fallen disease was like a vendetta, and every dynasty, seeing Rong did not try to speak with it. - Zizhi Tongjian, Jin Ji XXII
Many people say that Lei Wei'er and Wang Fell were wronged, but I would like to ask: Is it not unjust for Fan Shi to die? The reason why we treat Lei Wei'er, Wang Fall, and Fan Shi differently is entirely because the history books exaggerate the loyalty and innocence of Lei Wei'er and Wang Wei'er, and also exaggerate Fan Shi's lawlessness.
And readers who have read me write about Yin Hao's Northern Expedition should remember that Yin Hao once bribed Liang An and Lei Wei'er and others. Mr. Lu Simian believes that it is precisely because they are suspected of being tongjin that they were killed by Zhisheng. And Liu Zhiji even wrote in the "Stone Interpretation": "The people of the former Qin did not die, and the thick slander of the test was born; the old Shu still existed, and the knowledge of Ge Liang was in vain." Si Ze sighed since ancient times, is it not unique today? ”
All those who are killed by Gongsheng are loyal and good generals, and those who are killed by Zhijian are deserved. If that's not a double standard, then I don't really know what a double standard is.
Because Wang Meng's historical status is very high, So Jian Jian's heavy use of Wang Meng has also been boasted by many people, and Fan Shi, who contradicts Wang Meng, is of course an unforgivable sin. Dong Rong and Zhao Shao, who were reused by GongSheng, were not as brilliant as Wang Meng, so everyone thought that Lei Wei'er and Wang Had fallen to their deaths unjustly.
But if we look at the records of the history books, we will find that this is not the case.
When Former Qin's noble clan was fiercely opposed when Gong Sheng reused Dong Rong and Zhao Shao, and when Former Qin's clan of noble warriors reused Wang Meng, Former Qin's clan of noble men was equally fiercely opposed.
Shi Meng Chinese New Year's Eve six, five moves in the middle of the year, power is tilted inside and outside, and the old subjects of the clan are all harmed by his favor. —— Book of Jin, vol. 14, Zaiji 14
Gong Sheng killed Empress Qiang's younger brother Qiang Ping, and Jian Jian also allowed Wang Meng to kill Empress Qiang's younger brother Qiang De.
In fact, it is the same thing, but the history books vigorously exaggerate the loyalty of Qiangping and exaggerate the evil of Qiangde. Therefore, it is a sin for Qiangsheng to kill Qiangping, and It is a great righteousness to let Wang kill Qiangde.
The common routine of political propaganda is like this: using strong emotional colors to blur the truth behind historical facts, who dares to investigate the root cause is a great rebellion. We often see stories of good vs evil, and that's the result of political propaganda.
People are complex and diverse, and criminals who do nothing wrong may have done good deeds, and selfless law-abiding and good people may have done things that are ignorant of conscience. While this does not change the basic nature of criminals and law-abiding people, it can at least make us understand the fact that no one is pure black or pure white.
Both Gongsheng and Gongjian firmly embarked on the road of suppressing the rich warriors, but Zhisheng fell down without taking a few steps, and Zhijian went a long way.
Why did Itachi fail? In my opinion, it is because Zhisheng's steps are too big and too fast, and he is not "appropriate to gradually eliminate them" as his father Jian Jian said.
It is also said that The killing of the heroic warrior clan by Jian Jian is far less cruel than that of Gong Sheng. But we must understand one thing: The blows dealt by Zhi Jian to the magnate clan are based on the brutal killing of Zhi Sheng.
Gong Sheng killed the influential magnate clan over and over again, and after Gong Jian took over, the magnate clan in the court was far from being comparable in the past, and Gong Jian could naturally be at ease. For example, Fan Shi, who was killed by Jian Jian, compared with Lei Wei'er, Liang An and Mao Gui and others, Fan Shi and the like were just no names. If it wasn't for The Factual Sheng who had killed all the rich warriors sitting in the front row, how could it be Fan Shi's turn?
From this point of view: the work of Zhisheng is to tackle the tough problems, and the work of Zhijian is the end, and the difficulty of the two is not the same.
If it weren't for Zhi Sheng's great killing, how could Jian Jian reuse Wang Meng so easily? The magnates have always been merciless in bullying the emperor, and everyone should understand this when you look at the Wang Dun rebellion in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The reason why Wang Meng was able to rise to the fifth level in a year was because the imperial power was strong. If there was no great killing and special killing of Zhi Sheng, how could The imperial power of Zhi Jian be strong?
Everything is just as Fan Shi said: "This empire was built by us, what did you Wang Meng calculate, dare to point fingers at us?" ”
It is said that during the reign of Zhisheng, from Tongguan to Chang'an City, tigers and wolves flocked in groups during the day, and the locals could not live normally at all, and could only gather together to prevent tigers and wolves from eating people, but there were still many people who were eaten by tigers and wolves. After hearing this news, He Sheng said, "Of course, when the tiger and wolf are hungry, they must eat people, and it is good to eat enough, what is there to make a fuss about?" ”
It is said that during the reign of Zhisheng, Zhisheng tian took a sword and axe to chisel a bow and arrow, and killed anyone personally to see who was not pleasing to the eye.
It is said that He drank day and night and did not leave the palace for several months. Prefer to peel people's faces alive and let these flesh and blood blurred people dance for him.
If you think about it, is this the behavior of normal people? This is clearly a perverted madman! And during the reign of this perverted madman, the Former Qin Empire has been in a period of ascension: Former Liang surrendered, Yao surrendered, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty did not dare to look sideways. If a perverted madman can achieve such results, won't many Ming Emperors in Chinese history be ashamed of their landlessness?
You can think again: Liu He, the king of Changyi, had only been emperor for twenty-seven days, but had committed more than a thousand crimes; the Wei emperor Cao Xian, who led his troops to attack Sima Zhao, was an evil and perverted person; and the mysteriously disappeared Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao liked to do indescribable things with the old sow the most.
Political figures who have lost their position do not deserve to be fairly evaluated, this is our traditional view of history, huh.