On the evening of July 24, the fifth year of the apocalypse, with a "bang", a large iron nail was nailed into the top of Yang Lian's head, and Yang Lian ended his life after struggling in pain for tens of minutes!
Before his execution, Yang Lian left a blood letter in prison, scolding Wei Zhongxian for losing his conscience and fooling Cangsheng!
Faced with the castration party's torture to extract a confession, Yang Lian wrote in the blood book: "Laugh, laugh, laugh!" The knife cuts the east wind, what is it for me! ”
After Yang Lian's death, the surviving Donglin party members inherited his last wish, took down Wei Zhongxian at all costs, and finally avenged Yang Lian!
Why did Yang Lian, known as the "Six Gentlemen of Donglin Province", end up like this? Why did Wei Zhongxian hate him to the bone?
Let's learn the story of this loyal minister in the late Ming Dynasty, and feel Yang Lian's loyal courtier style of "straight as a string, on the side of the road of death"!
Portrait of Yang Lian
The palace transfer case was blunt, and the Huangji Hall stood up to protect the lord
In the forty-eighth year of Wanli, the Myojin Sect died. After a series of intricate political struggles, Crown Prince Zhu Changluo ascended the throne for Emperor Mingguangzong.
Ming Guangzong (Zhu Changluo)
However, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the foundation was unstable.
Mingshenzong's favorite concubine Zheng Guifei relied on Yu Wei, the first emperor, in a vain attempt to obtain the title of empress dowager for herself.
Concubine Zheng also secretly gave eight beauties to Zhu Changluo to paralyze the emperor with beauty calculations.
After getting the beauty, Zhu Changluo coveted women, spoiled the beauty for a few days in a row, and his body collapsed.
Not only that, Zhu Changluo was obsessed with women, neglected imperial politics, and power fell directly into the hands of Zheng Guifei.
Seeing that the new emperor was obsessed with women, did not do the dynasty, and the power of the country fell into the hands of outsiders, the ministers led by Yang Lian were in their eyes and anxious in their hearts!
Yang Lian, who couldn't stand it, made up his mind and summoned the ministers overnight to prepare for impeachment.
In Yang Lian's recital, he denounced the emperor for being obsessed with mundane affairs, neglecting imperial politics, and speaking extremely fiercely.
When the ministers saw Yang Lian's play, they were frightened and persuaded Yang Lian not to play, otherwise it might cause the emperor's anger.
Yang Lian did not follow the advice of others!
He believes that as a courtier, he should speak out, he should throw away his personal honor and humiliation, life and death, and for the sake of the world, this letter must be on!
After three days of shang, there was no reaction in the palace.
Just when the ministers all thought that everything was safe and sound, and breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly, Zhu Changluo announced that all the ministers entered the palace, and specially announced that Yang Lian and Jinyiwei entered the palace.
You know, Jin Yiwei entered the palace with the minister, which is clearly to execute the "court staff"!
Seeing that Yang Lian was about to suffer capital punishment, his friends and family members around him quickly persuaded Yang Lian to hurry up and ask for the emperor's forgiveness.
However, when Yang Lian heard this, he said: "Death is death, what sin do I have!" ”
The next day, Yang Lian resolutely entered the palace to face the saint.
Above the court, Zhu Changluo's face was sallow, and he said something about the country's imperial politics with a weak face.
Suddenly, he was silent for a moment, his eyes fixed on Yang Lian.
When the ministers saw the emperor's eyes, they shouted in their hearts that it was not good, Lord Yang can be described as fierce today!
But things are not what others expected!
After looking at Yang Lian for a long time, the emperor spoke, "This is really a loyal courtier!" ”
Immediately afterwards, the emperor ordered the expulsion of Zheng Guifei from the palace, moved to the side hall, and then withdrew the edict conferring Zheng Guifei as empress dowager.
Although Yang Lian's blunt words were harsh, the emperor really felt his fist heart, praised him in his heart, and did not blame him.
But such an emperor who was good at advice was in extremely poor health, and after holding out for several months, he died after not being the emperor Zhu Changluo for a few days!
After Zhu Changluo's death, his favored concubine Li Xuanxiao held Zhu Changluo's eldest son Zhu Youxiao hostage, in a vain attempt to emulate Zheng Guifei and "take the eldest son of the emperor to gain self-respect".
Fortunately, Yang Lian and other ministers rescued him, and it took a lot of trouble to rescue Zhu Youxiao from Li Xuan's palace.
With the help of the Donglin Party, Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne in the Qianqing Palace for Emperor Mingxi.
Ming Xizong (Zhu Youxiao)
The emperor inside the palace gate was addicted to carpentry, and the castrated party in the court did wrongdoing
Yang Lian, who has outstanding merit, should be reused after Zhu Youxiao ascends the throne.
However, Zhu Youxiao, the emperor, was really not a good product, he liked carpentry, was obsessed with being a carpenter all day, and was not interested in the power of the emperor at all.
Since Zhu Youxiao is not interested, then who is interested?
Of course, it's the infamous Wei Zhongxian!
Wei Zhongxian
As a young man who steals chickens and dogs, and middle-aged social dregs who wield a knife from the palace, Wei Zhongxian naturally has a sense of disgust for Yang Lian, a just and honest minister.
Although Wei Zhongxian's character is corrupt, he is not useless, and he also has a very talented ability - patting horses!
Under Wei Zhongxian's sweet words, Zhu Youxiao, who could not read a single word, confused and handed over the power of the court to Wei Zhongxian.
Darkness thus shrouded the court of Daming.
Seeing the castration party led by Wei Zhongxian plague the imperial government and mutilate the cangsheng, Yang Lian, who was full of indignation, finally couldn't bear it!
He's playing again!
In the recital, Yang Lian listed as many as 24 counts of Wei Zhongxian's crimes and implored the emperor to put Wei Zhongxian on the spot to eliminate the evil.
However, Yang Lian's twists and turns were not seen by Zhu Youxiao.
The reason is also very simple, because of Zhu Youxiao, he is illiterate!
In his daily office, the folds reviewed by Zhu Youxiao were read to him by the eunuchs around him.
And this letter denouncing Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch will definitely not let Zhu Youxiao know.
When Zhu Youxiao was concentrating on carpentry, Wei Zhongxian, who was scared into a cold sweat after learning the news, suddenly broke into the emperor's palace.
Crying with snot on his face, he knelt on the ground and scolded Yang Lian and his gang for not only not helping him deal with political affairs, but also slandering himself.
Zhu Youxiao, who did not know the truth, looked at Wei Zhongxian, who was about to pass out in tears, and hurriedly asked him to get up, comforted him with gentle words, and ordered Yang Lian to be severely punished.
From then on, Wei Zhongxian hated Yang Lian to the bone.
In October of the same year, Wei Zhongxian dismissed Yang Lian from his post and demoted him to a commoner under the pretext of "great disrespect".
He was imprisoned and tortured by the castration party to extract a confession, and died generously on the verge of punishment
After driving Yang Lian away, Wei Zhongxian had completely taken control of the imperial government.
In the palace, he only promised and coaxed the emperor around. Outside the palace, he amassed wealth and tortured the people to unspeakable suffering.
Although he had already achieved under one person and above ten thousand people, Wei Zhongxian still wanted to kill Yang Lian.
In the fifth year of the apocalypse, under the direction of Wei Zhongxian, a member of the Castration Party, Dali Temple Cheng Xu Dahua played the impeachment of Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou for colluding with the party for personal gain and accepting bribes.
They framed Yang Lian for accepting a bribe of 20,000 taels of silver, sent Jinyiwei to capture Yang Lian, and immediately escorted him to Beijing.
In June of the same year, Yang Lian was escorted to Beijing. Everywhere Yang Lian passed, the people spontaneously cried and cried for Yang Lian.
Many benevolent and righteous people raised money and raised a total of more than 10,000 taels of silver, hoping to open up joints and save Yang Lian's life.
On June 28, Yang Lian was sentenced to prison for interrogation.
Xu Xianchun, a lackey of the gelding, tortured Jinyiwei in every way, tortured Yang Lian to confess, and wanted him to submit and confess.
They used a steel brush to brush Yang Lian's skin fiercely, and the brush Yang Lian's flesh and blood flew everywhere, enduring pain comparable to Ling Chi.
Not only that, they broke Yang Lian's leg and hoisted Yang Lian to whip.
However, after such torture, Yang Lian still did not give in, he would rather die than give in!
In Yang Lian's heart, he pretended to be a social welfare, and the people were born, but he did not pretend to be a castrated party!
He endured inhuman pain, endured to death, and never gave in to the castrations!
In prison, Yang Lian wrote a letter of absoluteness.
In the letter, he still stated Wei Zhongxian's various crimes, denouncing Wei Zhongxian for corrupting the imperial government and drenching Wei Zhongxian's bloody blood.
Seeing Yang Lian's letter, Wei Zhongxian became angry and directly ordered Yang Lian to be secretly executed in prison.
One night in early July, Xu Xianchun took advantage of Yang Lian's deep sleep and pressed several bags of earth bags weighing 100 catties on Yang Lian, trying to crush Yang Lian to death in his deep sleep.
However, Yang Lian's ribs were broken, his breath was bloody, but he survived strongly.
Once failed, Xu Xianchun ran the spike through Yang Lian's ear through the entire skull.
The head penetrated, and Yang Lian passed out directly.
But a few days later, just when Xu Xianchun thought Yang Lian was dead, he miraculously woke up again!
Angry, Xu Xianchun lost his humanity, punched and kicked Yang Lian, and Yang Lian was bruised all over his body, but he still didn't die.
Late at night on July 24, the fifth year of the apocalypse, Xu Xianchun entered the prison with a heavy hammer and long nails in his hand and came to Yang Lian's cell.
Looking at Yang Lian, who was blurred with blood and flesh in front of him, Xu Xianchun aimed the iron nail at the top of Yang Lian's head and smashed it down with a heavy hammer!
The long nail instantly disappeared into the top of his head, and Yang Lian lost his reaction at that time.
Satisfied, Xu Xianchun exited the cell and looked at Yang Lian who was unconscious on the ground, showing a satisfied smile.
This time, Yang Lian did not wake up.
The spike directly took Yang Lian's life and ended the fifty-four years of this loyal courtier's life.
Before the execution, Yang Lian bit his finger, used blood as ink, and used his finger as a pen to write a blood letter.
He hid the blood book in the corner of his cell and died generously.
After Yang Lian's death, a jailer accidentally saw the blood letter while cleaning his cell.
Extremely excited, he wanted to hand in the blood book and earn a credit.
However, after opening the blood book, he looked at the blood words written by Yang Lian and changed his mind.
He took the blood book home and hid it in a hidden place at home.
When his wife saw it, she asked him in horror why he did it, which would lead to death!
He looked at his wife and said that one day, the castration party will eventually collapse, and then I will publish the blood book so that the world can remember my husband's last words.
The world changed and the castration party eventually collapsed, and the name Yang Lian survived through the ages
In the first year of Chongzhen, Yang Lian's son complained to the imperial court, and Yang Lian's case was rehabilitated.
With the efforts of the Donglin party, Ming Yizong Zhu Youjian ordered a thorough investigation of the castration party, and Wei Zhongxian committed suicide.
Ming Yizong (Zhu Youjian)
Zhu Youjian posthumously presented Yang Lian as the crown prince and shangshu of the military department, with the nickname "Zhonglie".
Yang Lian finally ushered in his victory!
In Yang Lian's blood book, there is this paragraph:
"Laugh, laugh, laugh! The knife cuts the east wind, what is it for me! Lian is without bones, the corpse is for maggots, and the original is willing. May the country be strong, the saintly virtue be strong, and the sea will enjoy the blessing of peace for a long time. This foolish thought will not be changed until death! “
Although you are in darkness, you have light in your heart. The court is all wolf dogs, but Yang Lian can protect his heart and not succumb to the darkness.
He spent his life fulfilling his oath that he would not change until death!
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