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Ming Dynasty Jinshi (32) Liu Mao: Emperor MingXianzong first impeached the adulterous eunuch Wang Zhi, and played the special favor of Zhaode's noble concubines
Yu Dazhong
Liu Mao (劉懋), also spelled Mian Zhi (勉之), was not a concubine, and the year of birth and death is unknown. A native of Huguang Jiangling County (present-day Jingzhou, Hubei). In the eighth year of Chenghua (1472), there were 153 jinshi of the Third Rank.
Liu Mao was appointed to the Criminal Investigation Department to be responsible for auditing the business work of the Criminal Investigation Department accordingly, correcting the shortcomings in the handling of cases in the Criminal Investigation Department, canceling the relevant documents of the Criminal Investigation Department, and having the power to correct the violations of the system. Liu Mao "li dynasty bluntly, and there is no way to avoid it." ”
The eunuch Wang Zhi was credited with supervising the Liaodong army, and led the elite "Twelve Regiment Battalions" of the Beijing army, which was the first in the hands of the Ming Dynasty forbidden army in the hands of the internal ministers. Later, due to the long town of Liaodong, he gradually became estranged from Emperor Mingxianzong, lost Zhu Jianshen's favor, and was relegated to Nanjing. The "History of Ming" records that Liu Mao was the first to impeach Wang Zhi and made a pioneering contribution to the imperial court in eradicating adulterous eunuchs.
Soon, Liu Mao played the title of Zhaode's noble concubine, so he was imprisoned by the staff. Princess Zhaode, whose real name was Wan Zhen'er, was 17 years older than Emperor Mingxianzong. Wan's heart is alert, good at welcoming the emperor's will, and even spoiling the harem. The Wan clan colluded with eunuchs and foreign ministers, causing corruption throughout the imperial court, and even Zhu Jianshen could not stop it. Liu Mao was not so bold that he dared to play the Wan clan and was imprisoned.
However, Liu Mao eventually escaped from zhao prison safely and was appointed as the envoy of Zhejiang Province. For Liu Mao's tortuous and thrilling experience, the author feels very curious, due to his limited level, he has not yet found relevant historical materials, only to be left to make up for later.
Because of the death of his parents, Liu Mao resigned from his official post and returned to his hometown of Dingyou in Jiangling, never to return to the official field. Home for decades, never asked the world, footprints do not go to the city.