Before Wei Zhongxian died, the Ming Dynasty had been chasing Hou Jin, and the reason behind it made the experts collectively silent
In ancient times, there were many loyal subjects, but there were also many traitors in contrast. Especially the eunuchs in each dynasty, once the power is too large, it is easy to set off trouble, and the reputation of the more famous eunuch and traitor Wei Zhongxian in history has not been very good. When mentioning Wei Zhongxian, the first thing that comes to people's minds is the word traitor and eunuch, but in fact, Wei Zhongxian is not only a loyal minister, but also a wise and long-term sage! Why? Because during Wei Zhongxian's lifetime, the Jurchens never entered the border, and the rule of the Ming Dynasty has not only been stable, but also chased after the Jurchens! And this is actually all the credit of Wei Zhongxian.
During his lifetime, Wei Zhongxian used his own methods to stabilize the rule of the Ming Dynasty. In terms of governing the country, on the issue of collecting taxes, Wei Zhongxian used a completely different approach to different regions - in the southeast region, where the embryo of capitalism had emerged, Wei Zhongxian disregarded the eyes of others and advocated increasing taxes, so as to replenish the national treasury and ensure that the grain in the army was in place; In the northwest, which often suffered from natural disasters, it advocated the reduction of miscellaneous taxes and the livelihood of peasants, thus consolidating domestic rule.
In terms of foreign wars, Wei Zhongxian also saw thoroughly and thought thoroughly. Wei Zhongxian thought at that time that the Jurchens in Liaodong could not be defended, so they had to take the initiative to attack and fight until they did not dare to attack! Therefore, he recommended several powerful generals to the emperor, surrounded Hou Jin's forces on the outskirts of Jinzhou, did not let them move forward, and always took the initiative to attack, sparing no effort to fight with Hou Jin, perhaps in the eyes of many people, this decision is not wise enough, after all, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but if it were not for Wei Zhongxian's decision, jurchens would have rushed into Guannei long ago! Moreover, although the war cost a lot of military funds, Wei Zhongxian had already managed to fill the national treasury, so the cost of these military expenses was not nothing.
Wei Zhongxian has always been at odds with the Donglin Party, when he was alive there was a way to suppress them, but after his death, no one could control them, as a famous traitor in history, Wei Zhongxian not only did not ask for forgiveness before his death, but also made a hoarse advice to the emperor, saying that the Donglin Party members were pedantic and conservative, and if they listened to them, the Ming Dynasty would sooner or later want the kingdom! But we can also know from the history of later generations that the emperor did not believe his words, so later the Donglin Party opened the door of the country and let the Jurchens drive straight in!
Many people think that they are traitors, but before they died, they have been trying their best to defend the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has been chasing Hou Jin to fight wei Zhongxian's decision, and now it seems that this decision is very correct, because after his death, no one advocated the suppression of Hou Jin, and the Ming Dynasty was indeed overthrown! Therefore, Wei Zhongxian, who had been fighting HouJin before, was completely loyal to design and defend the strategy of the Ming Dynasty!