Born in a scholarly family, a diligent and studious teenager since childhood, Fuyi Longmen has an extraordinary achievement of honesty and fame. When he angrily denounced the crime of corruption committed by Yan Song, a traitor who leaned towards the government and the opposition, the government and the opposition were shocked. The conspiracy of the treacherous minister will finally send him to hell, is it life or death? In the face of the emperor's anger, how will he deal with himself? Unexpectedly, once impeached, the 37-year career was trapped for 26 years, and what hardships and trials did it go through? Let's find out and see how this famous man of history will end up alive for generations!
An extraordinary boy in a cloth suit
In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Wu family of the scholarly family in Xianju County, Zhejiang ushered in a talent that could be created. This young man with a prominent family background is called Wu Shilai, who has adhered to his family education since he was a child and studied diligently. He was gifted and fascinated by words, and was able to compose poems at the age of three. In order to devote himself to studying, he studied hard in the local Jingxing Rock for three years, working day and night, in the hope that the book would be beneficial.
Wu Shilai Jinshi and the first were sent to Songjiang Mansion to serve as a magistrate, in charge of criminal and prison proceedings. He was dedicated to the people, enforcing the law impartially, following private justice, rectifying the rule of officials, and arousing the resurrection of the dead. At a young age, he was honest and diligent, upright and upright, and left a deep impression on the local corrupt officials. During his tenure, he used the poem "I want to pick the comet and clear crape myrtle" to encourage himself, implying that he would be a glorious Qing official.
In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing, tens of thousands of Japanese invaders raided and captured Songjiang City. At the time of critical survival, although he was born as a civilian official, Wu Shi was not afraid of danger, personally set things right, led the army and the people to break the embankment, organized resistance, counterattacked fiercely, broke the Japanese invaders, and made great achievements. The court commended him and promoted him to the criminal department.
As the official in charge of supervision, Wu Shilai was unswervingly determined to purge the Qing Dynasty and ask for the people's lives. However, both the government and the opposition were ruled by the intrigues of the treacherous minister Yan Song. Yan Song usurped power and controlled the government for many years, hooking up the interests of the fat group, and the ambition of the wolf son was obvious. Wu Shilai, who is politically fluent and harmonious, knows very well, "If you want to eradicate corruption in officialdom, you must first get rid of this wolf-hearted adulterer!" ＂
directly reprimanded the treacherous minister Yan Song who leaned towards the government and the opposition
Yan Song, the traitor of the Jiajing Dynasty, was born in a scholarly family, and was originally a cultural person. Since he joined the cabinet in the 21st year of Jiajing, he began to gradually get involved in the decadent political whirlpool. Yan Song pursued the technique of flattering the superiors, and took bribes for personal gain, exploited the people, and brought disaster to the country and the people. He vigorously co-opted his henchmen in the DPRK and China, formed a so-called "strict party," blocked dissidents, and rejected his stubbornness.
Yan Song's son Yan Shifan is even more arrogant and obscene, arrogant and domineering, using power as a means of accumulating wealth, wantonly swaggering and cheating, corrupting the law, and selling official positions. The yin and yang resentments of the government and the opposition secretly accumulated, and they were out of control. Bao Zheng and Hai Rui, who were famous ministers who eliminated harm for the people, were all suppressed by the strict party, and even many honest officials were beaten to death.
As Wu Shilai in the matter, it should be an important duty to discuss current affairs and avenge the people. He knew that in order to change the dynasty, he had to remove this poisonous sore first. Therefore, Wu Shilai first targeted the core backbones of the strict party, such as Xu Yan and Yang Shun, and confessed their corruption crimes to the imperial court, and the emperor dismissed the two from their official positions.
Then, one day in the 37th year of Jiajing, Wu Shilai joined hands with his friends Dong Chuance and Zhang Chong to launch a direct impeachment against Yan Song. In the recital, Wu Shilai listed in detail Yan Song's crimes, such as "being a friend and a traitor, stripping the people of ointment for personal gain, and falsely using official funds to confiscate power" and so on.
Emperor Jiajing read the folds but was vague and ambiguous. Under Yan Song's repeated slander, Emperor Jiajing finally became furious and accused the three of colluding with Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet, with the intention of sowing discord between the monarch and the minister, and plotting to form a party, so the three were sent to prison.
In prison, the three were severely tortured, and Wu Shilai was even tied up and beaten to the point that his body was completely bled and bleeding. However, he always gritted his teeth and did not spit out half a confession, and swore to die. Eventually, all three were demoted to outlying pawns and exiled to Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi. In this impeachment, Wu Shilai suffered a lot of hardships and almost paid the price of his life.
Twenty-six years of ups and downs sharpened the will
After being demoted to Hengzhou, Guangxi, Wu Shilai was reduced from a high-ranking official to a pawn without a job and no character overnight, and his living environment underwent earth-shaking changes. Hengzhou is located in a remote area, hot and humid, and the environment is harsh, commonly known as "wild smoke and miasma". The mahout guard was a special guard for domesticating elephants at that time, which was rough and simple, and was incompatible with the elegant literati temperament of Wu Shilai.
However, Wu Shilai did not resent his fate, but had an open-minded and generous mind. He wrote in the poem "The First Arrival in Hengzhou": "Wet enough to cross the river, for home and this city." Wandering and hiding wherever you live, drowning is not possible." The poetic meaning is that although you are in a poor place, you will be able to make a difference here.
At that time, the commander of the Hengzhou Elephant Guard made Fan Rujiu admire Wu Shilai and invited him to be a literary instructor for the officers and soldiers. The apartment gradually became smaller, and Wu Shilai built a study in the area of Wushiling in the west of the city, and named it "Wu Zhai". In "Looking for Wushi Ridge", he wrote, "Lin Duan sees the distant mountains, and the green is green on all sides. Take this to tie my house, and I am willing to raise my spirit." The poetic meaning is that I hope to preach and teach here and cultivate Haoran righteousness.
After Wu Shilai came to Hengzhou, he had neither an official position nor a salary, and his life was poor, so he could only eat some wild vegetables and fruits to survive. But he never became a resentful woman because of this, but turned his grief and anger into the power of self-cultivation, concentrated on writing books and sayings, and maintained the light of life with words.
At that time, Hengzhou's cultural and educational undertakings were unpopular, and Wu Shilai resolutely regarded the application of literature and education as his own responsibility. He set up a museum to give lectures, and wanderers came from all over the world to seek advice. Later, he felt that the main city of Hengzhou was remote, so he wrote to the imperial court with Gao Shinan, the governor of Hengzhou, and Fan Ru, the commander of the prefecture, requesting the establishment of a academy in Wushiling.
After the emperor's recital, the Wushi Academy was finally completed. Wu Shilai personally wrote the plaque, which contains the implication of "cleaning oneself, looking at the past and learning from the present, and seeking to be an official to educate talents". After the opening of Wushi Academy, it not only injected new impetus into the cultural development of Guangxi, but also became an important position for Wu Shilai to promote moral culture and cultivate talents. Since then, he has devoted his main energy to teaching and educating people and promoting Confucian culture.
Three setbacks were finally reused and re-shown
During his tenure at Wushi Academy, Wu Shilai suffered several setbacks and blows. In the forty-third year of Jiajing, he was arrested and imprisoned, and after half a year of torture, he was demoted to the rank of Nanning elephant tamer. Nanning has a slightly better topography than Hengzhou, and the environment is more pleasant. Wu Shilai rewrote poems there and continued his career of teaching and educating people.
Later, he was exiled to the more remote Si'en Taming Lodge, in a barren place. But no matter how difficult the environment was, Wu Shilai never gave up his determination to ask for his life for the people. Never be afraid of danger and never be discouraged is his motto, so he still insists silently and keeps his hands on the book all day long.
Fortunately, in the Wanli period, Zhang Juzheng, the new champion, was in charge of the government, he valued Wu Shilai's talent and integrity, took the initiative to intercede for him, and finally made Wu Shilai allowed to return to Beijing. Zhang Juzheng admired him for his spotless demeanor as an official, so he appointed him as a member of the Criminal Department.
Wu Shilai had the courage to do his job and mercilessly investigated and prosecuted corrupt officials, and even officials in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi were punished one after another for their supervision. As an upright official, he was appreciated by Emperor Wanli, and was soon promoted to the right attendant of the military department.
As an important minister of the Ministry of War, Wu Shilai advocated fighting the border and defending national security. He avenged the people's grievances in the officialdom, and the power was for profit. His style of doing things is in the same vein as when he impeached and raped Yan Song, and he was unpretentious. He not only severely punished the soldiers who embezzled and took bribes, but also asked the emperor to set up factories and mines in Sichuan and other places to meet the needs of the people's livelihood.
The honest and honest Wu Shilai was prosperous in official affairs, and was finally selected as a bachelor of the Chongzhi Pavilion and ranked in Hanlin. He has served as prime minister for many years, and has always insisted on asking for the people's lives and enforcing the law to uphold justice. Until his death, he was still full of ideals and ambitions, and devoted his life to the country and the people. His upright and courageous work made him a well-known minister in the late Ming Dynasty.
The dying will shows that the torch will be passed down from generation to generation
Time is like an arrow, and time is like a shuttle. In his old age, Wu Shilai realized that life would come to an end. As a generation of celebrities, he is well aware that he has the responsibility of passing on the torch from generation to generation, and he must pass on his valuable experience and ideas from generation to generation in order to endure them.
So, on the eve of his death, Wu Shilai personally wrote a will, vowing to pass on his lifelong ethics to his descendants. This will is written word by word, and the words are filled with strong patriotic feelings.
At the beginning of the will, he laid out his life's ideals and ambitions: "Since childhood, he has read the books of sages and encouraged people to be honest and conscientious. Tireless for self-improvement, with no regrets. Conciseness and conciseness are the mottos he adhered to throughout his life.
Then he elaborated on the way of being an official: "There is no small or big official, and he only wants to be spotless for government." When protecting the peace of the family and the country, Kuang Fu Sheji, forge ahead and do not give up. This passage fully demonstrates his courageous and outspoken spirit of daring to denounce corruption and treachery.
Wu Shilai also made it clear in his will, asking future generations to "not be greedy and hateful, self-respecting and self-disciplined". He was known for his honesty and integrity, and vowed to pass on his personal integrity from generation to generation, and never allow his children and grandchildren to corrupt the family morals.
In the end, Wu Shilai frankly admitted that although his life was tortuous and hard, he finally realized his long-cherished wish to avenge the people's grievances and was proud. He earnestly urged his children and grandchildren to bear in mind the principle of "doing everything in the world and doing everything in the world" so that they can live up to their mission and expectations.
This testament reflects Wu Shilai's noble character and chastity, which can be called a classic model of wills of all dynasties. Once the will was born, the government and the opposition all admired it, and countless descendants benefited a lot from it, and kept his family motto in mind.
Since then, the spirit of Wu Shilai has endured forever and has been passed down for hundreds of generations. His spirit of upholding justice for the people has been passed down from generation to generation, shining brightly on the land of China and will never be extinguished.