The Ming Tombs are a very sacred place, as the name suggests, there are thirteen Ming emperors in the mausoleum, and there are also a large number of royal relatives. However, in the Ming Tombs, there was a mausoleum of a eunuch. Who is this eunuch? Why are I eligible for admission to the Ming Tombs? Let's analyze it.
One: the eunuch Wang Cheng'en
The eunuch buried in the Ming Tombs is Wang Cheng'en, who is Wang Cheng'en? He was a eunuch during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. He was originally the younger brother of the great eunuch Cao Huachun, who was considered a prominent figure among eunuchs during the Chongzhen period. After the Chongzhen Emperor ascended the throne, he killed Wei Zhongxian, and after Wei Zhongxian, Chongzhen let Cao Hua chun top Wei Zhongxian's position. Cao Huachun did a good job, helping the Chongzhen Emperor train troops and supervising the generals. When Chongzhen returned to his hometown in the twelfth year, Wang Cheng'en also did such a thing.
During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, there were Li Zicheng peasant rebels inside, and There were Qing soldiers outside who often harassed them, especially in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, the peasant army hit Beijing. Wang Cheng'en led the eunuch army to fight the peasant rebel army to the death! Unfortunately, the back can't stand it! In the end, the Chongzhen Emperor had no way to massacre his royal relatives and could not let him be humiliated by the peasant rebel army. Other officials and eunuchs died, fled, surrendered. Only Wang Cheng'en always accompanied the Chongzhen Emperor! The Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself on the mountain and hanged himself on a crooked neck tree, and only Wang Cheng'en accompanied the Chongzhen Emperor.
Two: Eligible to accompany the burial of the Thirteen Tombs
Why did Wang Cheng'en accompany the burial of the Thirteen Tombs? There are mainly the following reasons.
What sent him to the Ming Tombs was the work of the Shunzhi Emperor and the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. These two emperors made Wang Cheng'en an example, and let the slaves of the Qing Dynasty learn from Wang Cheng'en's loyalty.
Wang Cheng'en was able to accompany the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and this kind of courage and loyalty was rare, and few people could do it. Throughout history, how many people accompanied the last emperors?
Wang Cheng'en corrected his identity as a eunuch. Many people feel that eunuchs are bad people, especially eunuchs represented by Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, Wei Zhongxian, etc., which have ruined the reputation of eunuchs and made eunuchs the representatives of bad names. Wang Cheng'en was different, he justified the name of eunuch!
Although his contribution is not as good as that of the eunuch Zheng He, his spirit of loyalty is worth learning from many people.