Author: Old History
Second, the strange fate of life and death with the mentor Zuo Guangdou
▲ Shi Kefa disguised himself as a private prisoner to visit the master
11. The Six Gentlemen of Donglin were brutally killed by the castration party
Although Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others were tortured at the behest of Wei Zhongxian and his minions Xu Xianchun, the six tough men did not admit that they had accepted Xiong Tingbi's bribe. Originally, the punishment of these six people was nodded by the emperor, and they were executed in this way, and there was no problem in handing over the messenger to the emperor. However, the public opinion of the government and the public is too big! For example, Zuo Guangdou's hometown has raised thousands of taels of silver for Zuo Guangdou, and if the "stolen money" is paid in full, Zuo Guangdou must be released. But Zuo Guangdou had now been beaten out of human form, and under such a fierce popularity, if people saw that kind of miserable situation, wouldn't they provoke a people's uprising?
Moreover, Sun Chengzong, a scholar of Dongge University who was far away in Liaodong, and the shangshu and overseer of the army, shortly after Wei Zhongxian expelled Yang Lian, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong, and other ministers, just happened to tour west to Jizhou and Changping. He reported to return to Beijing on November 14 to celebrate the Halloween and was incorporated into the pilgrimage to the saints. Sun Chengzong's merits were high and powerful, and his reputation was full of government and opposition. This time to meet the emperor, in fact, to play Wei Zhongxian's crimes to the emperor, in order to clean up the side of the emperor and eradicate the bomb buried next to the emperor. Wei Zhongxian felt that things were not good, and he had to quickly cut through the mess and force a confession as soon as possible. Even if you can't ask for an offer, you must quickly find a way to get rid of these six people, and you can no longer let the tiger return to the mountain.
▲ The six gentlemen of Donglin and a group of castrated parties
At the same time, Zuo Guangdou was also thinking about it repeatedly in zhao prison: the six of them were arrested and imprisoned, saying that they accepted Xiong Tingbi's bribe, which was obviously made out of nothing. It seemed that this was Wei Zhongxian's arbitrary framing of them, and he would never rest until he put them to death. How should they respond to the current situation?
One way to cope is that no matter how hard they torture them to extract a confession, they will not admit guilt. However, if they continue to hold on like this, they will certainly not give up. They will become even more intense, torturing them alive with all kinds of torture. Of course, it is not a pity to die, but no one on the outside knows where these people have gone, let alone the truth of this matter.
Another way to cope is to take a step back and temporarily admit the charges imposed on them.
At this point, the entire case will be transferred to the Ministry of Punishment, which will further try the case in accordance with the law. At that time, maybe you can save the lives of some of them, and then you will come back to wash yourself, wash everyone, and then compete with them. Although this temporarily damaged his reputation, he could at least ensure that he would not suffer immediate losses. "Stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood", in the end things will always be clear.
They held secret negotiations in prison. At first, Yang Lian and others insisted on never compromising, but in the end, after repeated discussions, they agreed to adopt the latter plan. So several ministers confessed their guilt together and confessed to wei Zhongxian and others who had framed them. But in doing so, they actually made a big mistake, because Wei Zhongxian was looking forward to such a result.
Wei Zhongxian could not help but be overjoyed when he received the news of their confession, and he immediately instructed Xu Xianchun:
"Well, as soon as there is a confession, execute him immediately, and don't delay any longer."
On the 24th day of The 24th month of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou were once again subjected to the most severe total punishment in recent times, and the two were once again beaten to the skin and unconscious. Late at night, jailer Ye Wenzhong and others secretly executed Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, and Wei Dazhong in prison. Zhou Chaorui and Yuan Huazhong were also killed, but it is not known whether they were killed at the same time as Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, and Wei Dazhong, or slightly in order.
Probably in order to cover people's eyes and ears, at this time, there was still a Gu Dazhang who was not executed. Later, how Yang Lian and others were tortured and how they were killed in Zhenfusi Prison was revealed by Gu Dazhang, and it was only when this unjust case was first known to outsiders. However, Gu Dazhang could not escape death in the end. Because the Emperor of the Apocalypse still wanted to transfer him back to zhao prison for retrial, Gu Dazhang was really afraid of returning to that place again, so he simply hanged himself and sought liberation.
Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Yuan Huazhong, Zhou Chaorui, Gu Dazhang, and other six people were later revered as the Six Gentlemen of Donglin. After their deaths, due to the heat of the day and the fact that they had been placed in prison for many days, the bodies were so badly decomposed that they could not tell who was who. It was only when Zuo Guangdou wore a belt with Shi Kefa on his body that he was recognized and was hastily buried in the suburbs of Beijing, and later moved back to his hometown of Tongcheng.
▲ In the Chongzhen era, Zuo Guangdou was buried in his hometown of Tongcheng
Corresponding to the case of the Six Gentlemen of Donglin is the case of the Seven Gentlemen of Donglin. A year later, Wei Zhongxian ordered the arrest of miao changqi, Zhou Shunchang, Zhou Qiyuan, Zhou Zongjian, Huang Zunsu, Li Yingsheng, Gao Panlong, and seven other ministers, of whom Miao Changqi, Zhou Shunchang, Zhou Zongjian, Huang Zunsu, Li Yingsheng, and Zhou Qiyuan were all unjustly killed in Zhao prison, and Gao Panlong wrote his posthumous form before being arrested, dressed up, and resolutely self-immersed in a sinking pool and was martyred.
Some of the photos in this article are downloaded from the Internet, and I would like to thank the original author!
Editor: Mao Secret", "White Wave Love"