The "three divisions" of the Ming Dynasty's power organs, namely the Department of Administration (in charge of civil affairs and finance), the Division of Inspection (in charge of justice and supervision), and the Division of Capital (mainly in charge of military and government), were separated, which can also be understood as "the separation of the three powers and the non-subordination of each other". Therefore, Wei Zhongxian only controlled the judiciary and supervision at that time, and fought against some opposition, but he did not control the military power, and there was no threat to the emperor, including Dusi. Last time I also said that the politics of the Ming Dynasty was very deformed, and all major state affairs had to be reported to the emperor, without the emperor's permission. Even if the imperial court wants to buy a bag of salt, it must be allowed by the emperor to buy it, otherwise it will lose its head. Therefore, Wei Zhongxian was able to do evil during the reign of Emperor Mingxi Zhu Youxiao, because Zhu Youxiao was keen on carpentry and rarely focused on politics.
However, during The reign of Wei Zhongxian, there was no large-scale peasant uprising in the Ming Dynasty, at least not such a large-scale peasant uprising as Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. The peasant revolt that broke out only after the Chongzhen Emperor succeeded to the throne, so there were still few internal troubles at that time. The Ming Dynasty had no internal troubles and could start to deal with Nurhaci, which was more than enough at that time. Even after the Chongzhen Emperor succeeded to the throne, although the Ming Dynasty failed many times, the Manchurian soldiers still could not enter Shanhaiguan. Entering the Manchu Customs was a long process that took three generations to achieve. If Wu Sangui did not defect, whether the Manchurian soldiers could enter the customs was actually unknown. Therefore, Nurhaci could not enter the pass, not because of the merits of a Wei Zhongxian, but because the Ming Dynasty and the newly rising Houjin still had a fight.
After the Chongzhen Emperor succeeded to the throne, the internal contradictions of the Ming Dynasty had intensified, and Wei Zhongxian's friends were put to the end. But the decaying Ming Dynasty was about to collapse, and not an emperor could have saved the situation. The politics of the Ming Dynasty had been disrupted by Wei Zhongxian during the reign of Emperor Mingxi, and Wei Zhongxian had used his power to kill many talented people, resulting in a shortage of talent in the late Ming Dynasty. In particular, upright ministers were either retired or killed, such as Yuan Chonghuan, who resigned and returned to his hometown because he was not liked by Wei Zhongxian, and was not reused until Wei Zhongxian committed suicide. Therefore, those who have not been persecuted by the castration party are basically some embezzlers. When the Chongzhen Emperor succeeded to the throne, the degree of corruption in the Ming Dynasty should have reached the highest level in history. The Ming dynasty treasury had no money, and the army could not afford to pay grain. For example, Li Zicheng was a soldier in the Ming Dynasty, and when the Later Jin Dynasty went south, Li Zicheng's army was mobilized to defend Beijing. On the way back to Beijing, because his superior withheld military pay, Li Zicheng and others rebelled. There was also the forbidden army guarding the capital, and when Li Zicheng's soldiers came to the city, they had not been paid for 5 months, and no one would be balanced in their hearts. The Chongzhen Emperor had called on the ministers to donate money, but basically no one responded. Therefore, this is the signal of the demise of the Ming Dynasty, and the Chongzhen Emperor has been unable to save the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
Some people say that Wei Zhongxian is here, and the Ming Dynasty will not perish. It was really funny, because the Ming Dynasty at that time was in the advanced stage of cancer, and the disease had not yet erupted. When the Chongzhen Emperor succeeded to the throne, no matter the time, place, people and people, the succession encountered rare droughts and locust plagues, and places like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong suffered natural disasters everywhere. At that time, The Ming officials were seriously corrupt and the treasury was empty. Without timely disaster relief, hungry peasants had to gather in rebellion. However, the timing of the Chongzhen Emperor's birth is not right, if he was born in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, he is definitely an emperor with achievements, compared to those emperors who have not been in the dynasty for decades, the Chongzhen Emperor is definitely a good emperor. However, the building will fall and will not be able to straighten it out. This is also the place where the Tragedy of the Chongzhen Emperor lies.