Zhu Yuanzhang was originally just a cowherd, because he was hungry and could not eat, so he joined the army. Although he did not know any martial arts, he only relied on his own courage and made many achievements in the army. Finally step by step became the hegemon of one side.
With the help of the brothers, he later became emperor and established the Ming Dynasty.
In the development of the Ming Dynasty, a eunuch Wei Zhongxian appeared.
He tried to exhaust all means in order to summarize the government, so the Ming Dynasty had an era of eunuch dictatorship. After the Chongzhen Emperor ascended the throne, he was determined to change, so he beheaded Wei Zhongxian. But it didn't take long for Daming to collapse. Wang Cheng'en sighed that if Wei Zhongxian was there, it wouldn't stop there.
First, the development of Wei Zhongxian
Wei Zhongxian was a native of Cangzhou, Hebei.
His original name was Wei Jinzhong. When he was young, his family was poor, so he did not study from an early age and lived on the streets. Therefore illiterate. Wei Jinzhong, who has no family to manage, wanders around, stealing a chicken from someone today, and robbing someone of a sip of wine tomorrow. Because of frequent conflicts, the body is also strong.
Later, I met a group of who did not learn countless things, so they smelled the same.
Several people often gambled together, and since then Wei Jinzhong has opened the door to a new world. He is a gambler and has very bad luck. Once he lost a gamble, he was extremely distressed, hated himself, and later regretted it. But things have happened, and look for a solution.
Suddenly remembering his early acquaintance with a eunuch, he contacted this person. Under the pseudonym Li Jinzhong, he entered the palace gate from then on. Later, the emperor saw this man working sharply, and the man was also clever and very fond of him.
Therefore, he gave the name Wei Zhongxian.
Soon after, a major event occurred in the Ming Dynasty, and the two emperors Zhu Yijun and Zhu Changluo died within a month. This made the Ming Dynasty's government and opposition suddenly turbulent.
The country could not be without a monarch for a day, and in the midst of the nation's grief, Zhu Yu colonel took the throne.
Zhu You's proofreading Wei Zhongxian was even more fond of him, and he was promoted to a higher rank in just a few days. At this time, the Manchu Dynasty knew that although Wei Zhongxian was a eunuch at this time, he was a big red man on the emperor's side. Even if you can't read, that can't stop the official luck from coming.
It can be said that the ministers who co-opted Wei Zhongxian in a short period of time were also innumerable.
Later, the emperor gave him the task of governing the Yellow Emperor's mausoleum.
This was the first time that Wei Zhongxian had independently carried out a task personally dispatched by the emperor, so it was extremely important. In the activity, he also did not dare to have the slightest mistake, which was also praised by the emperor.
2. The Era of eunuch dictatorship
Gradually, Wei Zhongxian's camp was quietly established.
But all this Emperor Zhu Youxiao did not know. However, the court had spontaneously divided into three factions, Wei Zhongxian and wei Zhongxian, the opposition Wei Zhongxian faction, and the two factions.
In the second year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao once again celebrated Wei Zhongxian's merits and promoted Wei Zhongxian's nephew to the command of the Ming Dynasty Jinyi Wei, and everyone was talking about it.
Just in time for the hail, Zhou Zongjian impeached Wei Zhongxian for the opposition, believing that hail was the will of heaven. This was to punish Wei Zhongxian's arbitrary behavior, and to tell people that Wei Zhongxian had made rumors and caused chaos in the dynasty.
When Wei Zhongxian was being admired by the emperor, he stood up and said such unfounded words, and the emperor must have been angry. This clearly means that the emperor does not notice the use of people, listens to the wind is the rain, and is deceived by the villains, resulting in chaos in the court and the suffering of the people.
As a result, all those who wrote to the counsel were dismissed.
Since then, Wei Zhongxian has been even more bold.
Not only did he blatantly recommend his own people to serve in the DPRK, but he also entrusted the position of holding great power to the more loyal and talented people among his henchmen. Not only that, but it also privately expanded the number of forbidden troops. Finally, while his power was secured, the news of his promotion came again.
Wei Zhongxian was loyal to the country, worked hard and made great achievements, and from now on he led the affairs of the East Factory.
This made the people who opposed Wei Zhongxian in the DPRK dare to be angry and dare not speak out. Several Shangshu and Yushi braved the pressure to die, but they were still not adopted by Zhu You. Since then, Wei Zhongxian can be said to have covered the sky with one hand and tilted his power to the opposition.
But the Ming Dynasty had no shortage of loyal and courageous men.
They became more and more unaccustomed to Wei Zhongxian's approach, so they went to court one after another, advised, and even hugged the emperor's leg and cried. However, Colonel Zhu Yu still did not stop, believing that it was just infighting among the officials of the DPRK and China. However, Wei Zhongxian secretly recorded these people on the record, asking Dongchang to find a way to punish them one by one, and even falsely preached the Holy Will to reprimand and intimidate them.
These people also became more and more united, and jointly formed the Donglin Party, specifically targeting Wei Zhongxian.
But more and more people turned to Wei Zhongxian for self-preservation and promotion. With the rectification of the East Factory, Wei Zhongxian gradually controlled the court, and the henchmen spread throughout the organization, and even all of them were important official positions. At this time, Zhu You's school was still unaware.
Third, the fall of the Ming Dynasty
In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Emperor Zhu Youxiao died, and at this time Zhu Youjian ascended the throne.
Zhu Youjian had lived under the shadow of Wei Zhongxian since he was a child, so he was also well aware of this person's means and dangers. The people of donglin's henchmen also stood up in response to the attitude of the new emperor. This also meant that Wei Zhongxian's eunuch dictatorship had come to an end, and his henchmen were overwhelmed.
But after all, Wei Zhongxian had been in control of the court for many years, so he didn't dare anyone to stand up and openly confront it.
At this time, Qian Jiazheng bravely proposed Wei Zhongxian's ten major crimes.
Zhu Yu was overjoyed, and finally there was a reason to overthrow this eunuch. So he called Wei Zhongxian to correspond and confirm them one by one, of course, none of them failed.
Wei Zhongxian was also terrified.
The family's wealth was spent on a relationship and a way to rescue them, but it was too late. Zhu Youjian ordered Wei Zhongxian to be beheaded and dismembered, and the family was raided. All of the henchmen who came into contact with him were expelled, they were not hired for life, and daisyo were selected from the Donglin party to fill vacant positions in the DPRK. For a time, the great purge of the church and the great exchange of blood.
Wei Zhongxian, who should have been eliminated, began to develop steadily. But at this time, because of the policy of this nine-thousand-year-old man, the treasury was empty and the people were suffering, so uprisings broke out everywhere.
Even if Wei Zhongxian was killed, he could not be indignant, so the Chongzhen Emperor fell into the road of counterinsurgency.
One of the most famous rebels was Li Zicheng.
The king captured the city of Beijing and occupied the imperial city. The Chongzhen Emperor also could not bear to be a prisoner, so he hanged himself. His death also meant that the Ming Dynasty was over.
At that time, even Wang Cheng'en, who was close to the Chongzhen Emperor, said that if Wei Zhongxian was still there, he would not have fallen into such a situation.
In fact, the Donglin Party was not an excellent group, and at that time, the Ming Dynasty was short of finances, so the Chongzhen Emperor increased the southern commercial tax to enrich the national treasury. But the Donglin Party believes that the tax burden on the people should be increased.
Once the money, Wei Zhongxian did not embezzle a lot, but used it for military development.
Many rebellions and invasions were solved by the Guan Ning Iron Horse, which Wei Zhongxian had trained at that time, so that the people were spared from the pain of war. As the treasury filled and the military strength weakened, this led to Li Zicheng's rebel army continuously attacking the city and pulling out the village, which was unstoppable.
4. Summary
Wei Zhongxian tilted his power toward the opposition, covering the sky with only his hands.
But he also has a lot to offer. He attached great importance to military development, which ensured that the Ming Dynasty would not be bullied. Although he suppressed the Donglin Party in order to further consolidate his political power, there were indeed many people in the Donglin Party who were in vain.
Therefore, in life, you should still be accurate about your work responsibilities and obligations.
Do the best in your own work scope to the extreme, and strive to improve in the next time. But don't be like Wei Zhongxian, bending the law for personal gain and deceiving the upper and lower levels. Such a person, even if he is capable, is still a harmful party.