History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
In the period of feudal absolutism in ancient China, the emperor was arbitrary and dictatorial, even if there were many so-called restraint mechanisms later, but it did not fundamentally change this fact, the centralization of power was constantly strengthened, the degree of monarchy was also continuously strengthened, although the absolutist centralized system was constantly developing and mature, but his shortcomings were also becoming more and more apparent. From the perspective of us in later generations, many behaviors are really self-inflicted.
For example, the so-called deathless gold medal at that time, what kind of existence was the deathless gold medal? We can think about it in conjunction with the TV series, for example, there is a clip in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", Qianlong gave two Ge Ge to avoid death gold medals, but after they made a mistake, they said that they would take it back and the gold medal was invalid, in our words today, the right to explain belongs to the organizers. It's not just a TV show, it's the same.
During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Zhu Youqian was an envoy of the Hezhong Festival, he once helped Li Cunmao establish the Later Tang, and he can also be regarded as a founding hero, Li Cunmao also once appreciated and trusted him very much, but as the saying goes, the companion is like a companion tiger, the emperor will always have a great deal of contempt for the power of the minister, it is precisely to understand the mentality of the emperor, some villains and traitors will always murder loyal subjects under such a guise, Li Cunmao is also rumored in this way, the emperor has doubts about him and wants to execute him.
Before leaving, his wife wanted to save his life with the death-free gold medal that the emperor had given him, but the executioner did not look at the gold medal, but instead laughed disdainfully and said that it was the saint who wanted his life, which was really ironic, the so-called death-free gold medal was just a word of the emperor, not even a relic, such a thing is not uncommon in history, so that later the minister received the gold medal of death-free gifted by the emperor and did not have any joy, but was afraid.