Wang Zhi was one of the powerful eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, favored by Emperor MingXianzong during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, and served as the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the Viceroy of Xichang because he was deeply favored, so he was heavily used by Emperor Mingxianzong, and the elite "Twelve Regiment Battalions" of the Commander-in-Chief of the Beijing Army were the first to be held by the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Zhi was originally a descendant of the Da TengXia Rebellion in Guangxi, and when he was a young child, he entered the palace as a prisoner. Climbing high and low in the palace is a common thing, and the danger is even worse than that of the outside world. In this environment, from a small eunuch who did low-level chores, all the way to the imperial horse supervisor and then to the admiral of the West Factory, what Wang Zhi experienced during his period must not be said much. The cruel harem life made Wang Zhi mature early, and according to his cleverness, he pleased the emperor and rose to a high position.
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Of course, although it is precocious, but at the age of fifteen or sixteen, it is still a little young and vigorous. Therefore, some people evaluated Wang Zhi, saying that he was young and did not know anything, and he was so happy that when he was the viceroy of the West Factory, he was imprisoned in Daxing.
The West Factory was originally an institution under the rule of the emperor, independent of the East Factory and the Jinyi Guard. When Emperor Mingxianzong established the West Factory, he hoped to see what he could not see through the West Factory and strengthen his rule. Wang Zhi wanted to please him, so that he would be more valued by the emperor and gain higher authority, so naturally he would have to do more things. And he doesn't know the twists and turns, always going straight, so that he has offended a lot of people, which is where he is immature.
After the higher the power and the greater the power, Wang Zhi inevitably had some arrogance and arrogance, and his every move brought a bit of domineering intentions. Legend has it that when he was touring various places, everywhere he passed, the officials surrendered. I even heard that Wang Zhi was indifferent to which official, and directly asked, "Who owns the yarn hat on the head of the ru head?" "It can scare people silly in an instant."
Although he was young, Wang Zhi was indeed a capable person. When he was serving as the admiral of the West Factory, the case handled was not mentioned for the time being. It is only said that when the Jurchens of Jianzhou invaded the border, they used the tactic of luring the enemy to complete the matter and defeat the Jianzhou army. Later, he guarded the frontier town for many years, so that the Tatars did not do more damage to the Ming Dynasty. As soon as he was later transferred, something went wrong on the frontier, which also showed his talent.
Wang Zhi was high-powered and prominent for a while, and at that time, some people really looked at him for this, and through his famous work Wei Zuofu, there came a real and false Wang Zhi drama.
It is said that a Jiangxi man named Yang Fu, Fu once made his subordinates slaves in the Chongwang Mansion, and was later said by an old acquaintance to look like Wang Zhi, so he thought about it.
Yang Fu pretended to be Wang Zhi, and that old acquaintance acted as a lieutenant leader. The two went all the way south, passing through Changzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Shaoxing and other places along the way. Everywhere he went, officials all rushed to flatter, eating and drinking spicy, and there were officials holding it below, and Yang Fu was very relaxed. There were even people who came to cry out for injustice with lawsuits, and Yang Fu really tried them.
Along the way, the harvest is very rich, it is simply the first choice for making a fortune. The two received a lot of money, but Wang Zhi did not accept bribes, the world knows, so in the end it was questioned.
When he arrived in Fuzhou, Yang Fu still said that he had an edict and was a blessing in disguise. However, when Lu Sheng, the eunuch of the prefecture town, asked the two whether they had a match, the two could not take it out at all, and finally they were detected.
Yang Fu was arrested and interrogated, and after the truth of the matter came out, the world shook. And Wang Zhi's power can also be seen from this.