Looking at the ancient feudal dynasties, the Ming Dynasty was the most serious party struggle, especially from the Wanli Emperor, the party struggle slowly developed to a white-hot stage.
This period is different from Zhu Yuanzhang's period of "going up to the tomb", and the phenomenon presented in this period is "get up every day for the first sentence, think about how to kill you"!
The relationship between different parties is already overwhelming, as long as you catch each other's pigtails, it must be to die for you!
First the Donglin Party, the Qi Party, the Chu Party, the Zhejiang Party and other parties coexisted, and then the Donglin Party had the upper hand, and later, surrounded by other parties, the castration party rose, and there was a scene of the Donglin Party and the eunuch party being equally opposed in the Ming Dynasty hall, and then the castration party gained momentum, and the Donglin party declined.
After the Chongzhen Emperor ascended the throne, the castration party was completely eliminated, and the Donglin party rose again and became the ultimate victor.
Zhu Yuanzhang stills
These are the general trends of party struggle in the late Ming Dynasty, and the parties that can really influence the government in the later period are the eunuch party and the Donglin party.
These two parties, together with the emperor, formed a three-legged and indispensable situation, if the castration party and the Donglin party coexisted, the Ming Dynasty was bound to not perish so quickly, but unfortunately the sky was not satisfactory.
The Ming Dynasty died, but it died in Wanli
The Wanli Emperor is also the Ming Shen Sect Zhu Yijun, this benevolent brother can be described as extremely strange, when other monarchs are in power, they all hold power in their own hands, for fear of being taken away by others, after all, "the country can not be without a monarch for a day".
But Zhu Yijun was good, from the fourteenth year of the Wanli Calendar (1586), he began to slack off the government, and then directly did not go to the dynasty, or a full twenty-eight years, which is equivalent to picking a pick and not doing it, but the most surprising thing is that his throne has not been taken away, and here I have to say a voice of submission.
Ming Shen Sect Zhu Yijun
As for why he hid in the deep palace for so many years and did not go to the court, it was because of the matter of establishing the prince at that time, he originally wanted to set up his favorite son of Zheng Guifei, Zhu Changxun as the crown prince, but since ancient times, the heirs were all the eldest sons of concubines, and Zhu Changxun was not.
Therefore, the ministers began to exhort, play, and speak fiercely, and almost jumped to their feet and scolded, Zhu Yijun looked at it, annoyed, he said in his heart that he loved it, and Lao Tzu could not do it!
Zhu Yijun was a man with a temper, he himself was cool, but the court was chaotic, and various parties appeared in groups, and finally the Donglin Party squeezed out the various parties, as if they were already the identity of the big guys, and the other parties had no way to find Wei Zhongxian.
The rise of Wei Zhongxian's castration party made the miasma above the court even more, and at this time, the Manchu Qing Nurhaci was also on the rise, but at this time, the Ming Dynasty had no time to take care of this enemy who finally caused them a fatal blow.
Therefore, some people in later generations said: "The Ming Dynasty died, and it died in Wanli." ”
Stills of Zhu Yijun of the Ming Dynasty
The "History of Ming" contains: Shenzong Chong Ling Jian, Jiangling Bingzheng, comprehensive verification of the name, the country's strength is almost rich and strong. Following the restraint of the following, Yan is in the deep palace, the Gang Discipline is abolished, and the monarchs and subjects are not separated. So the villains are good at power and profiteers, chasing after each other, and the famous people are enemies, and the portals are all over the place. Tamed to the point of pity, shame, evil party to nourish the vine. In the Tingzheng class, there is no deep sense of foresight to fold its teeth, but it is not overbearing, and it is mutually offensive. So that the lord of man is suspicious, the virtuous and adulterous, the rout and the broken, and cannot be saved. Therefore, the commentators say that the death of Ming is actually the death of the Divine Sect, and it is not forgivable. "The commentator said: The death of the Ming dynasty is actually the death of the Divine Sect."
The destruction of the art of checks and balances
The emperor of the ancient feudal dynasty, the most skilled thing, is the art of checks and balances, to put it simply, that is, in addition to the emperor, there can be no one in the court, not even the prince.
The capital of the Tang Dynasty
During the Tang Dynasty, the art of checks and balances developed to the peak, one dynasty, two phases and four generals, which is the most high-end trade-off, balance, and power. The struggle for power between courtiers, or the sharp edge or the obscurity of Taoguang, constantly promoted the development of the political system.
In the Ming Dynasty, in addition to Zhu Yuanzhang, who disdained the use of checks and balances and firmly held power in his own hands, there were still examples of checks and balances in the back, such as the most shrewd Jiajing Emperor.
After he ascended the throne, as soon as he sat firmly on the emperor's throne, he took down Yang Tinghe, the elder of the Three Dynasties, and then quickly cultivated his own cronies, but if he only relied on Xu Jie, Gao Gong and others in the cabinet, it would definitely cause a monopoly, so he deliberately supported the traitorous party and the Qingliu opposition, let Yan Song serve as the first assistant, rule the overall situation, and let Yan Shifan take charge of the two departments of the bureaucracy, responsible for the project and appointment.
This hand has to be said to be very absolute.
Zhu Yu School
Until the time of Zhu Youxue, the penultimate emperor of the Ming Dynasty, this technique of checks and balances still existed, but the two sides were replaced by the castration party and the Donglin party.
Although Zhu Youxiao was known as the "Carpenter Emperor", he still understood that one side of the court should never be allowed to dominate.
However, his younger brother Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Chongzhen Emperor, did not understand, although Zhu Youjian grabbed Zhu Youjian's hand before his death and said in a serious tone: "(Wei) Zhongxian is sincere and loyal, and can calculate major matters, and it is advisable to appoint them." ”
Zhu Youjian promised very well, but as soon as he came to power, he dealt with Wei Zhongxian and the castration party, and the balance in the Ming Dynasty court was broken.
Donglin Party members
The Donglin Party gained power and was arrogant in the court, which accelerated the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, in the ancient feudal dynasty, the art of checks and balances was very important, and when the Ming Dynasty was about to die, the great eunuch Cao Huachun wept bitterly and said: "If the loyal are there, the current affairs will not end here." ”
Perhaps, at this time, the Chongzhen Emperor also understood, but it was too late, and the Ming Dynasty collapsed in 1644.
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