In modern society, as an adult, there are indeed many helplessness, whether in work or life, we strive to do the best, but the external environment is always unsatisfactory, making manpower unsatisfactory.
Modern society with developed productive forces makes people feel so sad, not to mention the period of feudal society with backward economic conditions, which will inevitably cause pain and obstacles to people in more aspects. Especially as a close courtier with some public morality who was clever around the feudal monarch.
The character Lü Fang in the TV series "Daming Dynasty 1566" is such a presence at the side of the Jiajing Emperor. Lü Fang was a high-ranking eunuch during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor and had followed the Jiajing Emperor for 40 years.
As the saying goes, "accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger", as a eunuch with supreme power, around the moody and superstitious Taoist Emperor Jiajing, you must always pay attention to your words and deeds, not only at any time there is a risk of losing your black hat, but also look at the emperor's face and act, and be vigilant about your own life.
"Whoever wants to wear the crown will bear its weight, and if he wants to reach the peak, he will endure its pain." There is the sorrow of the bottom layer, and there are also the troubles of the top level.
Everyone yearns for a life of high-ranking officials and luxurious scenery, but how can they know that not only is the road to climbing to the peak extremely difficult, when they really stand on the peak, there will still be embarrassment and helplessness that belong to the high place, just like Lü Fang.
Ming Dynasty 1566
The TV series "Daming Dynasty 1566", the full name of "Daming Dynasty 1566 Jiajing and Hai Rui", mainly tells the story of the Ming Dynasty Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi's reign, the internal officials at all levels of the imperial court were corrupt and perfunctory, making the social economy full of holes and the people's livelihood.
It involved many figures who were in high power at that time, such as the Jiajing Emperor, Hai Rui, Lü Fang, Yan Song Yan Shifan's father and son, Yang Jinshui and others.
The Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, known as Ming Shizong, was the eleventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, reigning for nearly 46 years from 1521 to 1567. Jiajing was the era name during his reign, used for a total of 45 years, second only to the "Wanli" era name of the Ming Dynasty, and the second longest in the history of the Ming Dynasty in 276 years.
In the early days of Emperor Ming's reign, he was politically clear-cut, able to exercise strict self-discipline and sympathy for the officials and the people, and even once created the "Jiajing New Deal" that was at its peak. However, with the gradual prolongation of the ruling years and the improvement of the national situation, Ming Shizong began to superstitiously believe in Taoism, refining and taking various Taoist elixirs, and favoring the Yan Song party group that had brought calamity to the country and the people.
Every dynasty has officials who are dedicated to serving the country and are upright and upright, such as Hai Rui and Ji Xiaolan, but also have corrupt and perverted the law and deceive the treacherous ministers, such as Yan Song and He Yan.
The test of dealing with the traitors and thieves is the emperor's determination and virtue, and if the emperor is wise and recognizes the true face of the traitors as soon as possible, he can effectively curb the development and growth of the evil forces.
However, often "the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear." On the one hand, due to the confusion of the Jiajing Emperor, and on the other hand, due to the rhetoric and flattery of the Yan Party forces, the father and son of Yan Song Yan Shifan could act behind the backs of the Jiajing Emperor and be corrupt at will without anyone daring to take care of it.
Palm seal eunuch Lü Fang
Lü Fang is a character in the TV series "Daming Dynasty 1566", there is no Lü Fangqi in history, and his prototype is Li Fang, the eunuch of the internal official during the time of Emperor Muzong.
Like Lü Fang in the play, Li Fang is also a loyal person who is discerning and watching the fire, and even more than that. The most typical example of what happened to him was that he was once imprisoned for angering Emperor Muzong Zhu Zaikun for his advice.
In the TV series, Lü Fang, as the eunuch in charge of the seal, is undoubtedly a eunuch with absolute real power, and is also the head of the eunuchs in the court. There was nothing he could do about the Jiajing Emperor's obsession with cultivation and the administration of the government, and he also had to do his best to maintain the imperial power and help the Jiajing Emperor consolidate the throne.
He was anxious in his eyes about the corruption and degeneration of the strict party and eunuchs around him, but as a person who was on a par with them, he sometimes had to rely on them, and it was inevitable that he would need to defend his cronies because of trivial matters, and some people he did not dare to offend at all.
In order to balance the forces within the imperial court and avoid civil unrest, in the face of the huge deficit of the imperial court, he could only express his attitude to the people in a serious way.
"If we can pass the deficit, we will try our best to pass, and this year we will think of other ways." I still say that, big things, we can be in the same boat. ”
These words were a manifestation of his own loyalty, a fervent hope for his close subjects, and a last effort he could make for the Jiajing Emperor.
Seeing that the Jiajing Dynasty was nearing the end of its rope, he knew that Zhu Zaiyuan, the King of Yu, would become the successor of the future Ming Dynasty, but because he was jealous of the Jiajing Emperor's suspicious and obedient disposition and his own status, he could not secretly draw closer.
In order to have a place for himself to stand above the chaotic court, he had to send his son, the eunuch Feng Bao, to King Yu as a guarantee for the future.
Lü Fangming knew that it was a fact that Yang Jinshui's son Yang Jinshui was corrupt and bribed in Zhejiang, and he could also sanction Yang Jinshui's behavior, but he chose to remain indifferent, only because he knew that if he changed to someone else, he could only intensify his power for personal gain, and he could not guarantee that he would be able to report and ask for instructions in a timely manner like Yang Jinshui.
There are scenery and cold in the high places, and both the upper and lower need to rely on wisdom to achieve perfection, and in Lü Fang's eunuch career, he seems to lead a group of people, but in fact he is always a person. In order to save himself and live up to his conscience, he did everything in his power.
The greatest sorrow of adults
After following the Jiajing Emperor for more than 40 years, the Jiajing Emperor was well aware of Lü Fang's character and personality, and even the many dry sons and grandsons he recognized were clear.
In his later years, the Jiajing Emperor was bent on becoming an immortal, the Yan Party fell, and the imperial court had its own ideas or ideas, considering Lü Fang's difficulties, the Jiajing Emperor endured the pain of following lü Fangfa for 40 years to Nanjing to guard the tomb of Emperor Gao of the Ming Dynasty.
This move seems to dismiss Lü Fang, but in fact it is a piece of "peace and happiness" given to Lü Fang. Because the new emperor often had the custom of liquidating the old people of the previous imperial court and cultivating his own confidants, Lü Fang, as an old eunuch, was bound to struggle.
Lü Fang did not argue about the Jiajing Emperor's decision to let him leave the imperial court, he knelt down to bid farewell to the Jiajing Emperor, and said a sentence: "I can serve the master for half a lifetime, and the slave is satisfied", and then arranged for his own departure.
Seeing here in the TV series, many people are absolutely reluctant to let Lü Fang leave, after all, he has been loyal and served the saint for 40 years, and suddenly "disarmed and returned to the field", with many mixed feelings. And Lu Fang left so calmly, so simply.
For Lü Fang, his greatest honor was to be able to assist the emperor, the power of the opposition, and realize the value of his life. As long as you can do things for the royal family, as long as you are concerned about the imperial court, where you are, it does not matter. Just like in modern society, no matter how high or low the status and wealth, everyone has everyone's involuntariness.
The greatest sorrow of adults is that they suddenly understand Lu Fang, see through the responsibilities and trade-offs in reality, and whether they are willing or not, they must insist on what they should insist on and give up what they should give up.