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For Cao Cao, some people think that he is extremely cunning, and some people are impressed by his talent and Rong Cai's bosom, so they have the word "Owl Xiong" as a label for Cao Cao. When it comes to Wei Zhongxian in the Ming Dynasty, almost 99% of people do not hesitate to shout "traitors", "bad people", "unforgivable evils", "big corrupt officials" and so on. What is not known to the public is that the monarch of the dynasty did not forget to tell his brother before his death that Wei Zhongxian was a usable person, which is enough to show that Wei Zhongxian is not useless but desirable.
It is undeniable that Wei Zhongxian really did not hesitate to use any means for the sake of power and interests. However, he also had the wisdom to see the pearls, and the knowledge was used to cherish the talents. When everyone gave up on Xiong Tingbi, Wei Zhongxian pulled him and reused him. Coincidentally, Wei Zhongxian also strongly recommended Sun Chengzong and other talented people. During his term of office, the world was relatively stable and peaceful, which shows that he has undeniable merits.
Every dynasty has a founding emperor and a monarch who destroyed the country, and chongzhen immediately after succeeding to the throne, "three fires for new officials to take office", the first fire burned on Wei Zhongxian's body, and Wei Zhongxian has since become history with a stigma. It is reasonable to say that after the traitorous ministers are eliminated, the imperial court should be clear. Of course, non-also. When Wei Zhongxian was in peace and guarding himself, and when Wei Zhongxian was away, in the later period of Chongzhen's reign, the people rebelled and sent away a dynasty. Why?
Originally, Wei Zhongxian had collected a large number of industrial and commercial taxes to replenish the national treasury and replenish military grain, so as to enhance national defense strength and consolidate national stability. When Wei Zhongxian died, it was replaced by the Donglin Party, which, unlike Wei Zhongxian's philosophy, insisted on opposing the state's tax collection of taxes on the "people" and abolished various historical industrial and commercial taxes, mining taxes, and so on. The "people" here include only capitalists, business owners, etc., while the peasants, who account for the majority, have increased their taxes year after year, and the people have complained bitterly. Those who should pay the most are exempt from taxes, and those who can least pay taxes are burdened with heavy tax pressure.
Once the people cannot even guarantee their basic survival, one day, the last straw will fall, and there will always be people who will revolt and rebel. If the peasants live and work in peace and contentment, have food and have a life, who is willing to expose the uprising and live a life of a frightened rebel army, and once the basic life is not guaranteed, the jar is broken, and they would rather die of the uprising than wait to be starved to death, this is the root cause of the people's revolt in the late Ming Dynasty.
A generation of monarchs, the Chongzhen Emperor, faced with the imminent departure of the country, helpless and full of despair, could not help but sigh: it is the subject of a country who destroys the country, not the king of a country! Yes, speaking from the heart, Chongzhen is indeed a Ming Emperor, strict with himself, ruling the country with his heart, and the people who perished are indeed not the monarchs of the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, the eunuch Cao Huachun lamented that if Wei Zhongxian was still there, things would not have developed to the point of subjugation of the country. In fact, from the burial of Wei Zhongxian's remains by the Chongzhen Emperor, it can be seen that he affirmed the merits of this courtier. In fact, no matter how history writes "black" Wei Zhongxian, it is undeniable that the Ming Dynasty did not perish because of him, and no matter how history writes about the "white" Donglin Party, the fact of the ming Dynasty's demise is inseparable from the "past" of the Donglin Party.