What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
Wei Zhongxian was an important historical figure in the late Ming Dynasty, as a eunuch red man around the emperor, he gathered a group of eunuchs, the power was monstrous, known as the nine thousand years old, second only to the emperor's long life, which shows the high status of Wei Zhongxian. Although Wei Zhongxian controlled the government, when he was in power, the Ming Dynasty was able to resist the attack of foreign enemies, and no one could shake the Ming Dynasty's country. When Wei Zhongxian was in power, why couldn't Nurhaci's army come in? The reason is actually quite simple.
Nine thousand years old - Wei Zhongxian
Wei Zhongxian was initially just a small, and then he entered the palace as a eunuch after he was cornered, because he was relatively sleek in his life, he quickly found a patron, climbed up step by step, and later contacted the emperor's nursing mother, and the two joined forces to form a wide range of henchmen, and their power became more and more powerful.
Wei Zhongxian's power gradually extended from the harem to the court, and the ministers were afraid of Wei Zhongxian's power, and if they were not careful, they would be assassinated by Wei Zhongxian, so many ministers chose to side with Wei Zhongxian. It was the Donglin Party that had always been opposed to Wei Zhongxian, and during Wei Zhongxian's reign, he did not kill the Donglin Party ministers. But no matter how the internal struggle, the Ming Dynasty has always been tough in defending against foreign enemies.
Wei Zhongxian killed many people for his own personal interests, but in the face of great right and wrong, Wei Zhongxian also behaved impeccably. While suppressing the Donglin Party members, he lowered the taxes of the common people, suppressed the development of the Donglin Party family to a certain extent, and protected the interests of the common people. During the war, Wei Zhongxian did not hesitate to give his own money to support the front, spending a lot of manpower and material resources on army training and war resources, and although the Ming Dynasty court was chaotic, its military strength was still strong.
The Ming Dynasty under Wei Zhongxian's control was far stronger than that of the Donglin Party, and later after Wei Zhongxian's death, others did not have the consciousness to support the national treasury out of their own pockets, resulting in the Ming army becoming weaker and weaker. The people's taxes were also increased compared to when Wei Zhongxian was in power, which forced the peasant revolt, the world was in chaos, and the Ming Dynasty also perished.