Wei Zhongxian's story: monopolizing state affairs, killing loyal ministers to build temples, and dying.

Section 1: Authoritarian State Affairs in the Late Ming Dynasty. Wei Zhongxian, an illiterate rascal, castrated himself in order to get rich. Later, he became an iron-fisted traitor who dominated the future and destiny of the Ming Dynasty. He killed the minister and was repeatedly wronged. All the rich and powerful families fell at his feet, vying to see him. He is still alive, but the holy land where he was born is all over the sea. His party member burned incense and candles, kowtowed to the church, and staged a human farce. Wei Zhongxian, formerly known as Jinzhong, was born in Suning, Hebei. In the second year of Ming Dynasty, Xizong later named him Wei Zhongxian. His father Wei Zhimin is a local farmer and lives in poverty. When Wei Zhongxian was a teenager, his parents asked him to get married. His wife Feng is from Zhuozhou and has a daughter. Wei Zhongxian, who has been working and doing nothing since childhood, is a famous local street hooligan. He idles around all day, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. After his father died, he gambled away all his property and was forced to leave his hometown. Like Wei Zhongxian, in order to get rich, he entered the palace and became a eunuch. At that time, he was only 22 years old. To this end, he tried to please Wang An, the eunuch who served Wei, the prince and his son, and became brothers with Wei. With the help of Wei Dynasty and the appreciation of eunuch Wang An, a few years later, he became the mother of Zhu Youxiao catering eunuch Wang Cairen. Guangzong proclaimed himself emperor in 1620, but only one month later, he died of illness. He was ordered to choose Li to look after his eldest son. Shi Li was chosen out of arrogance and jealousy. He forbade Zhu Youxiao to talk to others and gradually controlled him. Zhu Youxiao acceded to the throne at the age of 16. This is Ming Xizong. The chosen man wants to keep control of the sect so that he can stay in the palace. Yu, Zuo Guangdou and cabinet ministers all advocated moving to the palace. After several disputes, Li was forced to move to Renshoutang. It turned out that Zong was brought up by Li since childhood and had an indissoluble bond with Li. But this relationship was forcibly stopped by bureaucrats, and he had to transfer his feelings to others. Among them, the nurse who brought him up trusted him the most. Ke Ke, formerly known as Ke, is the wife of Minhou II in Dingxing County, Baoding Prefecture, Zhili Province. At the age of 28, she was chosen as the nurse of Zhu Youxiao in the palace. Two years later, her husband died, and the hungry guests had dinner with Wei Chao. Up to now, good eunuchs and ladies-in-waiting often eat in the same place, which shows that eunuchs and ladies-in-waiting are in love. Although eunuchs have lost their sexual organs, they still have male sexual consciousness and corresponding sexual requirements; Maids-in-waiting have lived in the palace for a long time, and if they can't see normal men, they will ask eunuchs to quench their thirst. This is a good opportunity for Wei Zhongxian to get in touch with Hakkas. As a guest, Wei Zhongxian was physically strong and handsome, so he stopped loving Wei Dynasty and turned to Wei Zhongxian. The name of Wei Zhongxian, who often fights for guests, once shocked Zong. Zong asked whose guests she liked, so she made arrangements. The guest chose Wei Zhongxian. Later, Wei Zhongxian monopolized Hakka, thinking that Wei had been a disaster to the country and people, so he forged an imperial edict and sent someone to strangle him on the way to award Fengyang Mausoleum. As a guest, Wei Zhongxian was the only illiterate eunuch in the Ming Dynasty. Among the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, the most critical department was the chief etiquette supervision cabinet, which connected the preceding with the following and contacted courtiers. The eunuch who presided over the ceremony was responsible for writing or refuting. In fact, he is the secretary-general of the emperor and can give orders to the ministers and subjects of the world on behalf of the emperor. When Wei Zhongxian got this position, his position was very high. Wang An, an elder of the three dynasties in the palace, once promoted Wei Zhongxian and treated him well. But it has become the biggest obstacle for Wei Zhongxian to monopolize power. Guangzong died suddenly, and the party position of Xizong was unstable. Wang An joined forces with courtiers to help the young Sect ascend to the throne. Therefore, Wang An is a hero's heart among emperors, and Zong intends to promote Wang An as a handprint eunuch. h

But Kathy has a heart worse than Wei Zhongxian's, and she instigates it in every way, thinking that she can't leave any future trouble. So Wei Zhongxian cut the king's Xiahou _ post through the five-character hall, exiled him, and then handed him over to Liu Chao, the king's enemy. Because Liu Chao hates Wang An, everything is difficult for him. He refused to feed the king and wanted to starve him to death. Wang picked grass seeds to satisfy his hunger. Wei Zhongxian was furious and let the dog bite the king alive. In addition to the great misfortune, Wei Zhongxian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Gan successfully became a eunuch, taking orders from the guest guards and catering to them. Finally, in order to establish his arrogance in the palace, Wei Zhongxian extended his hand to the concubines. In May of the third year of the Apocalypse, Zhang Qian was posthumously sealed. Finally, the guest and Wei Zhongxian falsely preach the imperial edict and get rid of Yu Fei. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, there was a powerful force in the imperial court called the Lindong Party. 1920, after Gu Xiancheng dismissed from office, he gave lectures at Wuxi Donglin Academy. Some honest officials who were dissatisfied with state affairs and intended to rectify the Chaogang gathered at Donglin Academy. What they hear is the sound of wind and rain and the sound of reading. Family affairs, state affairs, care about everything, criticize current abuses and comment on state affairs, among which Gao Panlong and Qian Yiben are famous figures. Xizong came to power under the hard struggle of Lin Dong and party member. Therefore, Oriental party member dominated state affairs, began to rectify the national program, and eliminated many corrupt officials. And these people who were driven away by them all took refuge in Wei Zhongxian. Lin Dong, party member and Wei Zhongxian are regarded as an important obstacle to realize their ambitions. There was no prime minister in the Ming dynasty, but the cabinet was the office of the emperor and had the power of prime minister. After Wei Zhongxian joined the cabinet, the first batch of college students were Ye, Zhou Jiamo, Zhang Xiangda and other incorruptible courtiers. In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian established himself in the palace and began to attack the outer court. This spring, a security guard arrested Cabinet Secretary Wang Wenyan. Although he was later released, it was a signal that Wei Zhongxian wanted to operate on the detained officials. In June, Yang Lian, the famous vice governor of Zuodu, listed Wei Zhongxian's 24 major crimes and demanded that the guests be expelled from the palace. Wang read the letter to Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian was afraid. But when Wang _ lieutenant showed Zong the letter, he enjoyed it, because Wei Zhongxian and he had already arranged it. When he read it, he naturally knew the difference between light and heavy, and Zong naturally ordered a reprimand. Soon, Yang Lian and another important member of the Lindong Party, Zuo Guangdou, were dismissed. In the autumn of the same year, under the control of Wei Zhongxian, the general manager ordered the expulsion of the Party membership and Yuan Huazhong, and Ye was forced to resign from the post of Party history. Wei Zhongxian put his heart into the cabinet and took control of six key places, including the foreign court. Wei Zhongxian, however, did not. My goal is not to defeat party member Lin Dong. He is a vengeful villain, who used his power to start killing party member Lin Dong. They tortured party member Rui, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong and others, and finally six people died tragically under the torture of Wei Zhongxian. In the sixth year of the apocalypse, the second prison happened in Wei Zhongxian. Zhou Qiyuan, Zhou Shunchang, Miao Changqi, Zhou Zongjian, Li Yingsheng and Huang Zunsu were arrested and imprisoned. Except Gao Panlong who committed suicide by drowning at home, the other six people were tortured to death by Xu Xianchun and others. In addition to these two unjust prisons, countless other officials were killed and punished by eunuchs. In addition, in order to crack down on officials who resist and refuse to attach themselves to them, Wei Zhongxian's American cronies have also compiled a blacklist, which refers to officials who refuse to be interviewed

At that time, the blacklist had become the trend of the times, and Wei Zhongxian, the East Factory and the West Factory, arrested people and put them to death. Wei Zhongxian is not terrible. Terrible is that from the outside to the inside, from the imperial palace to the courtiers, from the central government to the local provincial capitals and counties, civil and military officials, large and small, are making suggestions for Wei Zhongxian and acting as talons. It is because of these henchmen that it is possible for Wei Zhongxian to make a mess of the open court. The reason why they dare to be so presumptuous is mainly because Xizong is rather fatuous. He is indifferent to state affairs all day, and likes to do carpentry, so that he makes all kinds of strange and incredible objects. With the emperor's laissez-faire and the catering from the cabinet to six officials, Wei Zhongxian's humble hooligans and illiterates turned the Ming Dynasty upside down. Section 3 Building a Temple with Wei Zhongxian Due to the improvement of his status, many bureaucrats approached him for various reasons to help him control the situation and crack down on the opposition, so he was called Wei Party or Yan Party. Among them, Cui Chengxiu is Wei Zhongxian's most trusted person and best friend. In the past two years, he was removed from the post of Minister of Punishment, and was appointed Minister of Industry and Minister of War successively. At the same time, he is a powerful hand in Zuodu's suggestion. Later generations called him Cui and Wei. Cao Qincheng, known as one of the ten dogs, was a magistrate in Wujiang and was notorious for corruption and bribery. Since Wei Zhongxian was recognized as the adoptive father, he went in and out of the Wei government day and night, and immediately became a hot topic in the imperial court. This shameless guy boasted to everyone how much his godfather loved him and valued his godfather. His shamelessness disgusted the party. Later, even Wei Zhongxian found him disgusting, so he quit his office and drove him away. By this time this guy has knelt on the ground and apologized to michel platini. Wang Shangshu of the official department told Wei Zhongxian every time he was promoted and demoted, and his obedience satisfied Wei Zhongxian, praising him as a real treasure in the army. Quanfeng, Zhuozhou, Hanlin. Because he was at odds with the party, and before Wei Zhongxian's wife Feng entered the palace, Wei Zhongxian recognized him as Feng's consanguinity, got married, and recommended him to join the cabinet and become a young prime minister. Other cabinet members, such as Huang, Shi Fenglai and How, are close friends of Wei Zhongxian, and people call them Old Wei Jiage 2. Wei Zhongxian: American power has reached its peak. In the sixth year of the apocalypse, the cabinet drafted an imperial edict, naming me and the factory minister. The emperor told him not to call him by his first name, but to call him a factory minister, which was a great event in the history of autocracy for thousands of years. In June this year, Pan Ruzhen, the governor of Zhejiang Province, went to Shu, praised Wei Zhongxian for his hard work for the people, singing and dancing all the way, and sincerely told each other that he would build a shrine for his birthday. Ancestral hall, also known as ancestral hall, was originally built to sacrifice the dead ancestors or sages and make great contributions to the country and the people. However, ancestral temples in past dynasties were rarely built for the living. However, after watching Pan Ruzhen's memorial ceremony, Xizong made an imperial edict: obey the request and be immortal. So Pan Ruzhen spent money to build a grand and luxurious ancestral temple for Wei Zhongxian by the West Lake. Zong also gave a plaque, wrote the word "Pude", and ordered more than 100 guards such as Shen to guard it. Since then, there have been countless strange winds around the world to build temples for Wei Zhongxian. The former site of Donglin Academy was built by Governor Mao in Huqiu, Suzhou. Yan Mingtai, Governor of Hebei and Liao Dynasties, built a shrine in Jizhou and Miyun; Zhang Pujian, commander-in-chief of Xuanda, built temples in Fuxuan and Datong; Shanxi Governor Cao Erzhen built a shrine in Wutai Mountain, a Buddhist holy place. Moreover, the shrine was built at the foot of the emperor and in the capital. Huang Xianqing, the empire of five cities, built a shrine outside Xuanwu Gate in Beijing, and the empire Li Chunmao.

On the 30th day of the first month, there was a loud noise on the phone, greeting Qian Qian, who is chitose. In the Forbidden City, the busy emperor in the carpenter's room must have heard of it, but I wonder if he has thought about his birthday, whether the factory officials have a lively birthday style and why. Section 4 Destruction and physical death. Later, one thing made Wei Zhongxian feel a catastrophe, and that was the death of Zong. Xizong has been in poor health and looks ill. One day, Zong and eunuchs were boating in Xiyuan. As a result, a gust of wind blew and Zong fell into the water. Fortunately, all eunuchs were rescued in time, and Fang Baoxizong was saved. Zong is so delicate, after this blow, coupled with a cold, his originally sickly constitution has dropped sharply, and both his spirit and body have been dealt a double blow. Plus, he likes moving rather than being quiet, so his illness is getting worse every day. On August 22nd, Zong died of illness at the age of 23. Wei Zhongxian doesn't want to believe that there is a firm succession, but there is a final sentence, and Queen Zhang's attitude is very firm. In the face of such a big event, Wei Zhongxian's henchmen didn't have the courage to commit the crime of exterminating Jiuzu without me. Wei Zhongxian wanted to wait a little longer, but after his death, Queen Zhang immediately sent a letter to the Duke of England, Zhang Weixian, welcoming his royal brother Wang Ruji. The news of Wei Zhongxian Xizong's death was blocked for one day, and it was not until the next day that she had to announce the imperial edict of the queen: calling the king to succeed. Then, he reread Xizong. He issued a testamentary edict and ordered Wang Zhu to be emperor. On August 24th, King Xin ascended the throne in the palace. In order to become an ancestor in Ming Dynasty, he used four temple names. When the new emperor ascended the throne, nine-year-old Wei Zhongxian sent four stunning women, which was both pleasing to the eye and confusing. The new emperor accepted them calmly. As we all know, once every emperor had a courtier, but after the new emperor ascended the throne, everything was step by step, which was normal and common. For Wei Zhongxian's tentative resignation request, he gently comforted him to stay in office; Binglesbo agreed to Smith's proposal and moved out of the palace. On the other hand, some officials impeached Wei's companions for various motives, and he ordered to condemn those who opposed them. These actions of the new emperor frightened the eunuchs because they didn't dare. I wonder what medicine he is selling in the gourd. I don't know whether I lost my car out of anger or to protect my handsome boy. 65438+ 10 65438+3, Yunnan eunuch Yang Weiyuan impeached Cui Chengxiu and Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian's closest lackeys, and left a suggestion from the Ministry of War, determined to be vulgar, lived an unknown life and sang praises for Wei Zhongxian. However, Emperor Chongzhen issued an imperial edict condemning Yang Weiyuan's contempt, and did not pursue all kinds of evil deeds mentioned in the letter. A few days later, Yang Weiyuan was impeached again, accusing Cui Chengxiu of continuing to sing praises for Wei Zhongxian. Surprisingly, Emperor Chongzhen only ordered Cui Chengxiu to be sentenced. Two days later, Cui Chengxiu was removed from the post of Wei Zhongxian's Ministry of War Minister and Douchayuan's Zuodu Shi Yu, and was ordered to return to his hometown to keep the system and destroy Wei Zhongxian. He is my right-hand man. At this time, officials' pent-up resentment gushed out like a volcanic eruption, and some people began to point the finger at Wei Zhongxian. Emperor Chongzhen hasn't decided yet. Faced with public exposure and criticism, Wei Zhongxian believed that Xiahou Emperor's silence was caused by the entrustment of the first emperor, so he knelt in front of Emperor Chongzhen and wept bitterly, while the emperor encouraged him when he was enthusiastic. In order to avoid the similar surrender of Liu Jin, in the first year of the apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian established internal strength with the permission of Zong, selected soldiers from eunuchs, was appointed as the general school by eunuchs, stationed in the Forbidden City, and was supervised by Hedong Factory, becoming Wei's private army. Emperor Chongzhen still had great scruples about this eunuch army. In order to solve this problem, Emperor Chongzhen ordered all the soldiers inside to leave the palace and received a silver reward from the Ministry of War. When the eunuchs went to the Wa Department in high spirits.

Emperor Chongzhen received the title of Wei Zhongxian's resignation, took the throne, and issued a decree to deprive Wei Zhongxian's relatives Wei Liangqing, Wei and Wei of their official positions. Before Wei Zhongxian could react, he ordered Wei Zhongxian to go to the fourth lane of Fengyang Zuling on the first day of November, and drove him out of the Forbidden City, which shattered his idea. Later, Emperor Chongzhen learned that Xu Yingyuan had taken bribes and colluded with Wei Zhongxian, so he demoted Xu Yingyuan to immortal, drove him out of the palace and banned him from entering the palace for life. Wei Zhongxian was in power for seven years, and henchmen and hawks spread all over the world. Now he has been demoted to Fengyang, and his prestige has not diminished. When he left Beijing for Fengyang, he followed 1000 stubborn guards, all of whom were equipped with 40 wagons full of gold, silver and jewels, and went straight to Fengyang. Wei Zhongxian Xiahou _ completely angered Emperor Chongzhen, and he was determined to punish him severely. He immediately issued a decree to the Ministry of War and sent troops to pursue it. On the sixth day of November in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, a group of Wei Zhongxian came to Nanguan in Fucheng County arrogantly. Suddenly, someone came from Beijing to deliver a letter. As soon as Wei Zhongxian heard that the emperor was going to send troops to arrest him, he knew that he would die. Then he hanged himself with a belt in the middle of the night. Li, his confidant, woke up from his dream and saw that Wei Zhongxian was dead and hanged himself. Emperor Chongzhen cleaned up the remnants of the Wei Party. In the first month of the following year, Cui Chengxiu was beheaded in Jizhou, Keshi was beheaded, and Wei Zhongxian was killed in Hejian House. The traitor Wei Zhongxian finally got his due punishment.