Author: Our special guest author Nine Fish Pavilion
It is said that ximen qing's blueprint is Yan Shifan, and the east building of Yan Shifan is exactly the opposite of Ximen. Throughout the dynasties, but all those who can leave their names in the history books are not simple characters, the reason why Yan Shifan is well known is because he is extremely intelligent, and it can also be said that his IQ and emotional intelligence are very high.
In the Ming Dynasty, most of those who could sit on high positions were rich in five cars, and Yan Shifan was the highest to achieve the left waiter of the Ministry of Works, and his knowledge needless to say. Just as the so-called hooligans are not terrible, they are afraid that the hooligans have culture, and Yan Shifan, who is only eight buckets tall, has his destructive power for all to see.
As a core member of the Yan Party, the corrupt and perverted the law and the betrayal of officials can be said to be a small pediatrician, relying on the power of the old father and relying on his ability to recognize people and distinguish people, Yan Shifan once mixed well in the Jiajing Dynasty, and his crimes were also difficult to read. There is a heaven outside the sky, there are people outside the people, and Yan Shifan, who is more than the "elite of the world", was eventually killed by the high people, and most of the comments of later generations have only one sentence: sin deserves it.
First, corruption and erosion of life
In the Jiajing Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's yu wei to deter corruption at that time was long gone, and corruption was a common practice in the imperial court from top to bottom, and it was difficult to find a clean official, but the corrupt official was a big catch.
During Yan Song's reign, Yan Shifan successively served as ShangBaosi Shaoqing and Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Works, all of which were fat deficiencies among fat shortages, and Yan Shifan was also a good hand at making money.
Historical records record that "Shi Fan was familiar with the fact that Chinese and foreign officials were vulnerable and dangerous, and that they could not hide anything. Its ruling division, even three or four squares, weir water for dozens of acres of ponds, Luo rare birds and strange trees, the daily guests indulge in music, although the big staff or father insists, abuse of wine, not sleepy. ”
The Yan Party is dominant, so there are many people who are following Yan Song, and it is okay to ask for officials and power, and the most important point is to pay money, pay more, pay less, and how much to pay for what official position, Yan Shifan is very clear in his mind.
Most of Yan Shifan's family wealth came from this way, and he even industrialized the trading of power and money, which was convenient for management and made more money. In the Jiajing Dynasty, when Yu Dayu was mentioned, everyone should know about it. Once, Yu Dayu was arrested and imprisoned because of the unfavorable anti-War, Yu Dayu was not a strict party, if he wanted to get rid of the crime, what should he do?
Yu Dayou found Yan Shifan and paid a bribe of 3,000 gold to escape the death penalty. From a young age to a large number, Yan Shifan is like this to "get rich". Yan Shifan often hid the money in the cellar, and when he was happy, he went to see it, and it was better to enjoy alone than to enjoy the music of the crowd, and once, in order to show his achievements, Yan Shifan led his father Yan Song to the cellar.
Yan Song was stunned to see his son's achievements, looking at this mountain of gold and silver, Yan Song also heralded the arrival of the end. Although Yan Song was said to be a traitorous minister, he did not have a problem with his life style, and there was only one lady from beginning to end.
Yan Shifan is different, he is energetic, there are only twenty-seven wives and concubines, and those maids are even more numerous, even during the period of filial piety for the mother, the song and swallow dance are also endless, and the most famous allusion "meat spit pot", presumably everyone knows it, and will not repeat it.
In the Jiajing Dynasty, corruption was not a big deal, and the Jiajing Emperor also turned a blind eye, but the nature of greed changed. With the passage of time, Yan Song gradually fell out of favor and became insatiable, which became one of the triggers for Yan Shifan to be killed.
Second, arrogance, disobedience and disobedience
Talented people have proud capital, not to mention Yan Shifan's "heavenly wizard", in Yan Shifan's eyes, no more than three people can compete with him, even the Jiajing Emperor he does not pay attention to.
In the forty-first year of Jiajing, Yan Song's father and son were impeached by the official Zou Yinglong, Yan Song lost power, and Yan Shifan was exiled to Leizhou. Even if Yan Song fell out of favor, his power was still very large, and Yan Shifan disobeyed the emperor's orders, fled back to his hometown, bought a house and land, and lived the life of a landlord.
The Jiajing Emperor was the most face-loving person, and It was his order that Yan Shifan be assigned to charge the army, and he could take back his life and forgive the crimes of Yan Song's father and son, but all this had to be said by him.
Yan Shifan was responsible for his sins, how could he run back to his hometown to enjoy the blessings? On the one hand, Yan Shifan is too conceited, even if his father falls out of favor, he does not think so; on the other hand, Yan Shifan has countless political enemies, and Yan Shifan has lost power, and Yan Shifan cannot be safe and sound.
Immediately at the prompting of Xu Jie's faction, Yushi Linrun and others impeached Yan Shifan, and the Jiajing Emperor was furious and sent Yan Shifan to prison.
Just as the so-called mourning soldiers will be victorious and the proud soldiers will be defeated, in the end, the wise Yan Shifan did not receive an edict of forgiveness, but an order to be killed.
Third, the good brother Luo Longwen became the last straw that crushed the camel
On the way to the killing of Yan Shifan and the fall of Yan Song, there was one Yan Party member who was very active, that is, Luo Longwen. Luo Longwen had worked under Hu Zongxian, and in order to alienate Xu Hai, the Great Emperor, he spent a lot of effort and made a lot of merit.
Hu Zongxian is a member of the Yan Party, although Hu Zongxian has made great achievements for Daming, but his Yan Party's origin is difficult to whitewash, Luo Longwen's identity is even more complicated, he was xu hai's compatriot, or undercover of the Ming Dynasty, and Luo Longwen is also Yan Shifan's nemesis.
When Yan Shifan was in distress, Luo Longwen always accompanied him and did not abandon him. In fact, Luo Longwen was not a Wokou, as a member of the Yan Party, he could also call Yan Shifan a brother and a brother, and his treatment could be imagined, no matter what, it was ten thousand times better than being a Wokou.
However, due to the fall of the Yan Party, the factional struggle in the imperial court has entered a white-hot situation, and it is difficult to explain those figures who are neither black nor white, just like the final outcome of Hu Zongxian. In the eyes of our later generations, Hu Zongxian had meritorious service to the Ming Dynasty, and Luo Longwen had meritorious service to the Ming Dynasty, but for the big people at that time, these were not important, as long as the purpose was achieved, appropriate sacrifices were also necessary.
For Yan Shifan, Xu Jie's party will definitely put him to death, and the unfortunate thing is that Luo Longwen happened to have a relationship with Wu Kou, and at that time it was already the old age of Jiajing, the imperial power was sidelined, and the power ministers rose, under the plot of Xu Jie and others, the evidence of Yan Shifan's conspiracy and rebellion was confirmed, so Yan Shifan had to die.
Yan Shifan was not false, but he did not expect that the enemy would attack Luo Longwen, and it would be too late to know the crime on his head.
Historical records record that "those who love him, scratch the law and live, and those who hate, bend the law to destroy it." ”
In the Jiajing Dynasty, the laws of Daming did not play a role in punishing evil and promoting good, but instead became a tool for the emperor and his courtiers to fight each other. If the Jiajing Emperor likes you, then he will try to protect you, the law will smile at you, if the Jiajing Emperor hates you, then the law will show a vicious side, and killing people does not necessarily spit bones.
Reference: The End of the Chronicle of the Ming Dynasty