What do you think of Wei Zhongxian?

Wei Zhongxian, whose real name is Wanwu, was born in Suning, North Zhili (now Suning County, Cangzhou, Hebei Province). Wei Zhongxian was born in poverty when he was young, so he wandered the streets. Although he can't read, he knows archery and horseback riding, likes gambling and is obsessed with wine and color. "Deliberate Record" records: "Loyalty and virtue, loneliness and lust, gambling addiction, drinking and laughing, liking fresh clothes and riding horses, holding a bow in his right hand, stroking strings in his left hand, and shooting many strange shots. People who can't read are often called fools. " Being able to break the ice is also a flash in the pan, but it is also very personal to think about it, and happiness is also a flash in the pan. "

Wei Zhongxian often gambles with a group of hooligans. Once, he was very depressed after losing in a gamble, so he hated himself and changed his surname to Li Jinzhong. But later it changed back to its original surname and was named Wei Zhongxian by the emperor. Wei Zhongxian was elected to the palace since Wanli, belonging to eunuch Sun Sian. He entered the Jiazi library by buttering up Sun Sian.

Later, Wei Zhongxian asked to be the mother of Wang Cairen, the grandson of the emperor, and then courted Wei. Wei Dynasty praised Wei Zhongxian to Wang many times, and Wang was very kind to him. The nanny of the emperor's grandson is called Hakka, as opposed to Wei Dynasty. After Wei Zhongxian entered the palace, the Hakkas communicated with him again, so the Hakkas fell in love with Wei Zhongxian, and they forged a deep affection.

In the forty-eighth year of Wanli, in the first year of Taichang (1620), Zhu Yijun and Zhu Changluo in Ming Shenzong, Ming Guangzong, died one after another within one month. Zhu Youxiao acceded to the throne for the sake of Xi Zong, and the following year changed the yuan to the apocalypse. Wei Zhongxian and Hakkas are deeply loved by Xizong. Less than a month after Xi Zong ascended the throne, he made Hakka a saint, and Wei Zhongxian was promoted to be a eunuch.

During the period of Ming Shenzong, Lindong Party rose. Lin Dong's lectures coincided with the intensification of social contradictions in the late Ming Dynasty. Lindong people use irony to discuss state affairs, comment on the names of officials, protect landlords and fight for the interests of wealthy businessmen and tycoons. Although they put forward progressive slogans such as clean government, revitalizing official management, opening up their minds, and getting rid of the accumulated disadvantages of the ruling and opposition parties, they actually became spokespersons of big landlords and businessmen's interest groups and tried their best to block donations for disaster relief. The growing strength of Wei Zhongxian naturally triggered the struggle with Lindong Party.

In the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), Zhu Youxiao appraised the merits of Qingling and named Wei Zhongxian's nephew as the director of the Royal Guards. Hui Shiyang and Shangshu Wang Ji criticized Shen Yi's collusion with Wei Zhongxian and Hakka, but both of them were demoted. It happened to hail in early summer, and Zhou Zongjian said that hail was out of season, which was caused by Wei Zhongxian's slanderous evil deeds. The writer of this book and the person who recommended this book to Manchu in Taibu Temple also said so one after another, and as a result, they were all dismissed. In the third year of the Apocalypse (1623), the imperial edict of Zhu Youxiao allowed the Jinyi officials sheltered by Wei Zhongxian and Hou Guoxing, the son of Hakka, to inherit. Dong Hanru, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhonghe Yushi successively wrote to protest, but they refused.

Since then, Wei Zhongxian has become even more unscrupulous, increasing the number of military attaché s trained in the palace to 10,000, going in and out of the palace in armor and abusing his power. He also gave a false imperial edict to Zhu Changluo's servant Scott, asking him to die. Zhang Yufei was pregnant, and Hakka designed to kill her. Queen Zhang is pregnant and the Hakkas are going to abort her. Princess Li was also knighted. Therefore, Zhu Youxiao lacks children. Many concubines and eunuchs in the palace were also killed. That winter, Wei Zhongxian took charge of the East Factory.

Wei Zhongxian cultivated henchmen, excluded dissidents and suppressed Lindong party member. Anyone who approaches Wei Zhongxian will advance by leaps and bounds. So Wei Zhongxian's henchmen spread all over the imperial court. In the fourth year of the Apocalypse (1624), Fu Mukui became brothers with Wei Zhongxian's nephew Fu, and then wrote a falsely accused Hanshu, even linking Zuo Guangdou with Wei Dazhong. Wang Wenyan was thrown into Zhen Fu prison and charged with Luo Zhi.

Liu Qiao, who was in charge of the department, accepted Ye's instructions and was not convicted. Wei Zhongxian was furious and fired Qiao Liu, and trusted Xu Xianchun took his place. At this time, liying, the suggestion, remonstrated with Cao Cao, remonstrated with Huo Shoudian because Wei Zhongxian begged for the ancestral tablet, remonstrated with Wei Zhongxian, and remonstrated with Shen Jin because of setting shackles. Wei Zhongxian made a false statement and reprimanded him.