Wei Zhongxian (1568 ~ 1627), whose original surname was Wei, was renamed Li Jinzhong after he entered the palace, and then changed back to the original surname Wei, and the emperor gave him the name Zhong Xian. China was a eunuch in the late Ming Dynasty. A native of Suning (now Hebei) in northern Zhili. Born in the street, he was forced to become a eunuch in the palace because of gambling debts. He made friends with Wang An, the eunuch of Taiuterus, and was protected by him. Later, I met Zhu Youxiao, the great grandson of the emperor, and had dinner with her. For the emperor's eldest grandson, he did his best to flatter him and lured him to give a banquet, which won his favor. In the first year of Taichang (A.D. 1620), Zhu Youxiao acceded to the throne as Xizong, with the title of Apocalypse. Wei was promoted to eunuch.
Ming Xizong is a "carpenter genius", who likes the work of cutting paint with a knife, saw and axe, and "makes it every day". "Every time you build it, you can forget to eat and sleep, and you can't sleep in cold and summer." He personally built a small palace in the yard, just like a shriveled Qing palace. It is not more than three or four feet high, but it is subtle and ingenious. Wei Zhongxian always took advantage of his opportunity to concentrate on carpentry and invited him to read an important paper. Xizong casually said, "I see! Your generation is good at this. " Wei Zhongxian gradually became good at politics.
At that time, Zhao Nanxing, the official minister of the Party, rejected the objection in court, so the non-party was very angry and made friends with Wei Zhongxian. 1624, Wei Zhongxian was impeached by Yang Lian, but survived, so he began to persecute and suppress Lindong party member on a large scale. In the fifth year of the Apocalypse (1625), Wei Zhongxian used the Xiong Tingbi incident to frame Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian, Zhou Qiyuan, Zhou Shunchang, Miao Changqi and others of Lindong Party for taking bribes, which was called "the prison of six gentlemen" in history and searched for Lindong party member. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian killed Gao Panlong, Zhou Zongjian, Huang Zunsu, Li Yingsheng and others, and Donglin Academy was completely dismantled and closed for lectures. Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli and other honest officials in charge of border defense were also dismissed. At this point, the Lindong Party was completely wiped out by the eunuch forces, and Lindong was "connected, and the head was over."
Wei Zhongxian was trusted by the Emperor's wet nurse, Hakka. He was named "Nine Years Old" and raised many adopted sons among the people, such as "Five Tigers", "Five Dogs", "Ten Children" and "Forty Grandsons". In its heyday, local officials flattered him and set up shrines for him, and even Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, took an active part in it. Zhu Youjian, Emperor Chongzhen, was impeached and exiled to Fengyang after he ascended the throne in 1627, and committed suicide on the way. [ 1]
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Wei Zhongxian, formerly known as Admiralty, was surnamed Li from her stepfather. He was married, his wife's surname is Feng, and he has a daughter who is married to the Yang family. He has some martial arts, both hands can draw a bow, and the archery is very accurate; Poor family, but like gambling, gambling is not good, often humiliated. Judging from his family and experience, Huo Tuo is an ordinary hooligan.
Later, when there was no other way out, Wei Zhongxian became a eunuch in the palace, which was Wanli. He first worked under the name of Li Si eunuch Sun Sian, and then worked in Jiaziku, which made him rich.
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Wei Zhongxian was introduced to Wang Anmen by eunuch Wei Chao and gained great trust. This is an important turning point for him. Guangzong Zhu Changluo was emperor for a month and then died. Throughout his life, he loved Shili and asked her to take care of the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Youxiao. Li Xuan's servant was jealous of his pet, forbade Zhu Youxiao to talk to others, and gradually controlled him. Zhu Youxiao was only 16 years old when he ascended the throne. Li Xuan wants to continue to control Zhu Youxiao and let him stay in the Qing Palace. Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian and suggestion Liu Yijing all advocated moving to the palace. After several disputes, Li was forced to move to Renshoutang. This incident is called "the case of moving the palace", and it is also called "the three cases" with the Wanli Ting attack case and the Taichang Red Pill case. The "Three Cases" itself will not have much impact on Wei Zhongxian's fate, but some cabinet ministers' ambiguous attitude towards the "Three Cases" has aroused fierce criticism from officials, and the struggle between cronies has intensified, creating a very favorable objective environment for Wei Zhongxian.
Xizong was raised by Li since childhood, and he was very attached to her. The bureaucratic termination of this relationship will make him feel disgusted with the relevant officials and transfer his feelings to others, such as his wet nurse Hakka and eunuch Li Jinxian.
It is a good opportunity for Wei Zhongxian to make friends with Hakkas. In the early days of the apocalypse, there lived a Taoist priest in the Heavenly Palace. At the Japanese song market, he said, "The devil makes a difference, and eggplant flowers are everywhere." This is considered to be the prophecy of Wei and Ke Dangdao.
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Murder rival Wei Chao.
Ming Xizong's wet nurse, Hakka, was born in Dingxing (now Hebei) in North Zhili. She married Hou Yi, but entered the palace at the age of eighteen. According to the custom of the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs and maids, mainly maids, including women like Hakkas, married secretly or openly in name. There are many cases in which two eunuchs compete for a maid-in-waiting. Hakkas used to be lovers of Wei Dynasty. Seeing Wei Zhongxian, he felt the same way. Xizong acceded to the throne and made Hakka the holy lady. The competition between Wei and Wei Zhongxian for Hakkas is not limited to the competition for a woman, but the love for Xizong, which is naturally more intense and even noisy in the palace at night. Xi Zonglian asked about this matter. He asked the Hakkas who they liked, and he arranged it. The Hakkas chose Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian conspired with the Hakkas to send the Wei Dynasty to Fengyang and sent someone to kill it on the way.
After murdering the Wei Dynasty, Wei Zhongxian designated Wang, who was taller than him, as the next murder target. Different from Wei, Wang An is a eunuch who takes care of his life. He cooperated with foreign ministers of various countries in the event of moving the palace and enjoyed considerable prestige. At that time, the proposal was put forward by Fang Zhenru, and invited guests included Wei Zhongxian. Wang also felt the threat of Wei Zhongxian and beat Ming Xizong, hoping to be punished. But when it came time to deal with it, he relented again, just to make him change. When the Hakkas left the palace, Wei Zhongxian did nothing for a while. Who knows that Xizong is more inseparable from Hakkas than he is, and he is driven out of his mind and does not eat for a few days. Soon, she was recalled to the palace. Wei Zhongxian and the Hakkas searched for partners among foreign officials, found Wei's hometown, gave things to Huo, and instructed him to impeach Wang An. The guest and Wei Wei surrounded the Western Sect and ordered Wang An to surrender the South China Sea Subnet Army and send someone to kill it.
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After Wang An's death, Wei Zhongxian was promoted to supervisor of Li Sibing's pen. This broke the routine, because he could not read, and he was not qualified to join Li Si prison. Zhang, the queen of Xizong, was "solemn in nature" and talked to Xizong many times about the faults of Hakkas and Wei Zhongxian.
The queen presides over the harem affairs and has the right to directly dispose of Hakka. She didn't do this, either because she was afraid of complications or because she hoped Xizong would make a decision. Once, Zhang Hou was reading a book, and Xizong asked her what book she was reading. She replied, "Zhao Gaochuan." His intention was clear, but Zong remained silent.
When Ke and Wei found out, they hated and feared, and threatened that Zhang was not a daughter, but a thief, and wanted to avenge the Zhang family. Another eunuch, Wang Tigan, said that Xi Zhongzong attached great importance to the brotherhood of the couple. "Without change, there will be no class in my generation." This saved the Zhang Hou family. Nevertheless, Queen Zhang was deeply hurt. When she was pregnant, Hakka and Wei Zhongxian sent cronies to serve her, which led to her miscarriage. Other concubines who offended the guest guard could not even save their lives. Zhao, chosen by Ming Guangzong, was hated by the two men and forced to commit suicide. Princess Zhang, jealous of Hakka, died of hunger during pregnancy. Feng Guiren advised Xizong to stop doing internal work, and was accused of libel and died. Li was imprisoned after being rescued.
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Compared with any similar struggle in Ming Dynasty, Wei Zhongxian's struggle with foreign officials was more partisan.
In the early days of the apocalypse, all the scholars who flaunted their pure desires regarded themselves as Lindong party member or Lindong party member. After a decade or two in politics, they still have the power to influence public opinion and occupy some important positions.
In the first year of the Apocalypse (162), Ye served as the cabinet record, Sun served as the minister of rites, and served as the capital suggestion; In the second year of the apocalypse, Sun Chengzong entered the cabinet and took charge of the Ministry of War. Zhao Nanxing was appointed as the capital, and in the second year, he changed the official department minister. In addition, Gao Panlong was appointed as leftist deputy, Yang Lian was promoted to leftist deputy, and Zuo Guangdou was promoted to leftist deputy.
At first, Wei Zhongxian's relationship with this group of bureaucrats was not too tense. He respected Zhao Nanxing and praised him before JaeHee. The two men were sitting at the red main entrance to discuss, and Zhao Nanxing solemnly warned Wei Zhongxian: "The Lord of the country is about to celebrate the New Year, so courtiers at home and abroad should work hard." Although this made Wei Zhongxian unhappy, he didn't turn his face.
The third year of the apocalypse (1623) is an important year. Wei Zhongxian was appointed as the magistrate of the East Factory, and Gu Bingqian and Wei Guangwei entered the cabinet. The constant impeachment of Gu and Wei is intolerable to desire. He was friends with Wei Yunzhen, Wei Guangwei's father, but he refused to let Wei go out and publicly said that Wei Yunzhen had no children. Wei Zhongxian needs the cooperation of foreign bureaucrats, and bureaucrats who are not allowed by desire also need to take refuge in Wei Zhongxian. They naturally formed a political faction.
In April of the fourth year of the Apocalypse (1624), Fu Jian and others were sent to the mansion, saying that Zuo Guangdou and Wei Dazhong were communicating with cabinet minister Wang Wenyan. In June, Yang disintegrated Wei Zhongxian and listed his crimes of persecuting courtiers, eunuchs, concubines, keeping internal soldiers, prison cases and so on. * * * Article 24, other ministers also impeached, no less than one hundred times. Wei Zhongxian's struggle with the Westernization School, or rather, the struggle between the Yan Party and the Party, has entered an open stage. Judging from the situation at that time, the forces against Wei Zhongxian and Yan Party were still very strong, and neither side had a chance of winning. Wei Zhongxian found Lu Han, the cabinet minister, and hoped that he would come forward to mediate. This is a gesture of compromise. Lu Han refused to cooperate, and other ministers refused to stop fighting.
Wei Zhongxian can only manipulate Xizong by his ability and that of Hakkas. Zong is young and good at playing games. Wei Zhongxian and others led him to hunt on land, frolic by the pool, and take advantage of his love for carpentry. Every time, he held an axe and saw to compete. In JaeHee's eyes, the affairs of state are far less important than his painting ropes and cutting ink and building small rooms. He said, "Good." The decision-making power of state affairs is gradually dominated by Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian's associates made a list against bureaucrats, including more than 100 people, and called it an evil party, while more than 60 eunuchs were listed as upright people as the basis for their high spirits. Ruan Dacheng wrote "Dianjianglu" in an ingenious way, and ranked party member in the name of Juyi leaders in "Water Margin", such as the highest 36 people: Li Sancai, Ye, the prodigal money, the sage Wen, the white-faced husband, Hui Shiyang and the flea on the drum. There are seventy-two people on the earth star, military strategist Gu, green-faced beast Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, and scholar in dry land. In July of the fourth year of the apocalypse, he was forced to take the official position. Earlier, China officials broke into Ye's mansion to search for a suggestion of arrest, shouting insults, which was also a great shame that had never been recorded in previous dynasties. 10, Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlong became officials, while Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou cut their books. Wang Wenyan is an important figure in Wei Zhongxian's anti-Lindong movement. He was not born in the imperial examination, but was a county magistrate at first, so he was resourceful. After entering Beijing, he fell in love with eunuch Wang An, which facilitated Wang An's contact with the Cabinet. He was highly valued by Ye. He used to write books for the cabinet and had contacts with Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong and others. Wei Zhongxian hated Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, and was determined to kill them. He chose the clue of Wang Wenyan, sent him to prison, tortured him for more than two months, and insisted that he give up Yang Lian and other bribery cases. Wang Wenyan has a lot of backbone, saying, "If you take this as a way to despise honest and clean people, you will die." Finally, he was tortured to death. Xu Xianchun, the security officer in charge of prison trial, made his own prison words and put Yang Lian and others in prison. At the same time, Xiong Tingbi, the military affairs minister of Liaodong, was imprisoned. Xiong Tingbi offended the dignitaries of North Korea; It is also proposed to abandon Liaodong and withdraw from Shanhaiguan, which is responsible for lost land. There are also rumors that he drafted Yang Lian's impeachment of Wei Zhongxian, so he is doomed. Wei Zhongxian believes that it is difficult to say clearly that crimes such as Yang Lian were convicted only in the case of moving the palace, and too few people were involved. However, if the traffic is handsome and bribes are received, it will be damned.
In August of the fifth year of the Apocalypse (1625), Xiong Tingbi abandoned the city and launched the first nine realms. In August and September, Wei Dazhong, Zuo Guangdou, Gu and others died in prison. Influenced by Yang Lian and other prisons, many bureaucrats were arrested and killed. When Wei Dazhong was arrested and escorted to Wuxian, Zhou Shunchang, a native of Wuxian and a senior official of the official department, was at home. He stayed with Wei Dazhong for a few days and married his in-laws. This is a blatant contempt for Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian sent Tiki to arrest people, causing riots in Suzhou. The gathered crowd knelt down and begged Zhou Shunchang to spare his life, killing a dike rider and injuring many others. Zhou Shunchang was killed in prison. When dealing with the Suzhou Uprising, citizens Yan, Ma Jie, yang shen, Yang Nianru and Zhou Shunchang all talked about death. They were buried together near Tiger Hill, and the tombstone read "Tomb of Five".
After learning the news, Gao Panlong wrote his last words and went to the water in the early morning of March 17 at the age of 64. In his early years, he worshipped the frame and presented it to the Prince Taibao, the Minister of War, and the loyal constitution. The posthumous works were sorted out by later generations as Gao Zi's suicide note and Gao Zhongxian's public collection.
Gao Panlong wrote to his best friend Yuan Keli in the same year: "My brother is a corrupt scholar, and he can't serve his country. The recent turmoil was born in the lecture, and it is also Zou Feng's second old job, and my brother has since left (Gao Panlong's "Gao Zi Ji"? Answer Yuan Jie's Central City), and its unfinished hope can be seen at the end of the article. From then on, Yuan Keli, the upright minister who tried to stay away from party strife and do more things, took to the front desk against the eunuch party, and every time he negotiated with the eunuch party, he "counted a little and invited outside" (Huang Daozhou's Xiehuan Yuan Gongchuan). In November of the sixth year of the Apocalypse (1626), Yuan Keli said, "Isn't this the time to summon Shenwumen?" ("Sui Zhouzhi? "The Biography of Yuan Keli"), eunuchs vented their anger. A large number of slaves were sent to Yuan Keli, "waiting around the public gate every day, thinking that it would be illegal to sit down", but in the end they were "taken advantage of" by Yuan Keli (Epitaph of Yuan Gong on the Ministry of War Shangshu Festival by Kong Zhenyun). Jiuqing elected Yuan Keli as Minister of Finance, and later changed to Minister Counsellor of Ministry of War. So Wei Zhongxian pushed him out of North Korea and returned to his post. Wei Zhongxian took confidant Wei Liu in charge of the Ministry of War in the South, and Cui Chengxiu as the Ministry of War in the North, and the power of the military and horses in the world was concentrated in one hand. Yuan Keli's "Return to the Prosperous Age of Wei Yan" (Huang Daozhou's "Jiehuan and Yuan Gong Biography") was successfully promoted by loyal people. Huang Daozhou said: "When Cui Xie was in Wei, it was unclear whether it was true or not. If it was, it was from Sima Festival to Yuangong." (Huang Daozhou's Biography of Sacrifice to the Public)
The struggle between Wei Zhongxian and Lindong Party has gone beyond the scope of the imperial court and aroused strong repercussions in the society. While using the prison to deal with the opposition bureaucrats, Wei Zhongxian also ordered his followers to compile the Essentials of Three Dynasties, relayed and evaluated the "Three Cases" and created public opinion to crack down on dissidents. Wei Zhongxian's position is constantly improving, and quite a few bureaucrats approach him for various reasons to help him control the situation and crack down on the opposition. They are called Wei Party or Yan Party.
Most of the ministers who joined the cabinet after five years of the apocalypse (1625) were Wei Zhongxian's henchmen. This includes Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Huang, Shi Fenglai, Lai Zongdao, Yang and others who joined the cabinet after the strike in Wei Zhongxian. The most outstanding performers are Gu Bingqian and Wei Guangwei. Gu Bingqian as records, palm purport batch answer, the court has, belongs to Wei Zhongxian. Wei Guangwei sent a letter from Wei Zhongxian and called it "Ge Jia Bao". At that time, people called him "WaiGong Wei". Wei Zhongxian has five tigers, five tigers, ten dogs, ten sons and forty grandsons. The "Five Tigers" are civil servants, including the suggestions of Cui Chengxiu and Zuo Du, the ministers of the Ministry of Industry, who were promoted from Taichang to the ministers of the Ministry of Industry within one year, and Tian Ji, Taichang Ni and Zuo Du, who were promoted to the ministers of the Ministry of Industry within one year. The "Five Tigers" are Wu Zhi, including Zuo DuDu Tian Ergeng, Du Du Xu Xianchun, Dong Chang's criminal officer Cui Yingyuan and Tian Ergeng's confidant Yang Fei. In the early years of Chongzhen, according to the investigation results of "Yan Dang's Countercase", a * * found out that there were 6 accomplices in the first counter-case, including 19 people,1person, 35 people who crossed the line, and 35 people who were flattering 15 people who attended/kloc-. If you add 57 in "Fish from the Slip of the Net", you can see the great momentum of the "eunuch party".
The first of the "Ten Dogs" is Zhou Yingqiu. This person is good at cooking, and Wei Zhongxian's nephew Suning Wei Bo Liangqing likes to eat his trotters best. This is why he was promoted to the Zuodu Empire, and he was called "the Constitution of the General with the Stewed Foot". Ten children and forty grandchildren are even more complicated. For example, Lee Beon and Li Lusheng were appointed by the magistrate of a county respectively. First they took refuge in Wei Guangwei, who fell out of favor. Instead, the cabinet minister Quan Feng fell out of favor and took refuge in Cui Chengxiu, so he was ridiculed as a "slave with four surnames". Wei Zhongxian's henchmen also set up a shrine for Wei Zhongxian. Pan Ruzhen, governor of Zhejiang Province, was the first person to build a shrine. He begged mobile phone users to build a temple in the West Lake, which was sparse after completion, so I asked Xizong to give me a plaque. Zong's name is Pude. As an encouragement to this move, Pan Ruzhen was promoted to senior minister of Nanjing Criminal Department. However, the trip to Zhejiang arrived one day late and was dismissed. As soon as the case was opened, building a shrine immediately became a trend. All over the country are scrambling to build shrines for Wei Zhongxian.
Yuan Chonghuan was also an early official who built a temple for Wei Zhongxian, but at the beginning of Chongzhen's accession to the throne, he mistakenly entrusted the border affairs to Chonghuan, and did not delve into it. Great scholar Xie Han and others said, "Shi Yongan, Zhang Fengyi, Yuan Chonghuan. The above six people also built shrines, but they should be reduced together with traitors. "Lu Wanling army, is also ingenious. He suggested building a shrine in imperial academy, comparing Wei Zhongxian with Confucius: "Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals, while the loyal sages wrote Yao Dian, and Confucius treated the young and the loyal sages ruled. It is advisable to build a temple to learn sinology and learn from the west, and to be equal with sages. "Even the noble king like Chu built a temple for Wei Zhongxian. Not all the officials who presided over the creation of the shrine were Wei Zhongxian's henchmen. It can only be said that it has become a trend to build a holy temple, even for self-protection, it has to go with the flow. The shrine is grand and solemn. It is not only carved by Zhu Hu, but also very useful with glazed yellow tiles, similar to a palace. Not only the clothes were crowned, but also the golden statue was hung, and several emperors were embarrassed. " Every time a word is created, hundreds of thousands of words are used, and tens of thousands of words are used. The money used is either exploited by the people or taken away from the government. To build a holy temple requires land, or occupy a tomb, or tear down a house to build a house, and no one dares to stop it. In Kaifeng, more than 2000 houses were demolished. Sacrifice in the shrine, according to the specifications of the princes. The statue in the shrine is carved by Daphne, with gold-plated outside and fine craftsmanship. Eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands and feet can turn, just like a stranger. The clothes outside are gorgeous, the bun inside is full of holes, and the fragrant flowers are constantly flowing. The flattery of the Ming dynasty to the powerful is so extreme. Wei Zhongxian personally prefects the East Factory, and the Royal Guards are mostly his cronies and henchmen. Factory guards are the main tools of Wei Zhongxian's authority. One of the main tasks of factory guards is to monitor the bureaucracy. In the Wei Zhongxian era, hundreds of people were raised in the factory, and the East Factory drew lots to allocate yamen.
The factory affairs of monitoring the trial prison are called listening and recording, and the factory affairs of monitoring other yamen and gates are called sitting on the ground. The factory attendant reported the detected problems to the East Factory. With this kind of information, you can input it directly from Donghuamen, no matter day or night. Xu Xianchun is in charge of the town magistrate's office, and Wei Zhongxian will send someone to sit in the back every time. "If the doll doesn't come, he won't dare to ask." . As for the privacy of the upper class of society, even the "family's accusation of daily necessities" can't escape the eyes and ears of the factory guards and make jokes in the palace. For example, Princess Ningan's son (Xing's daughter) was found hiding the cultural relics given by the princess. A Chinese book, read Yang, but he was afraid to tell others. He just clapped his hands and sighed, was tipped off by his family, died, and his home was copied. When Dr. Xianzu Ye from the Ministry of Industry saw the inner hall of the inner city, he was deeply touched. He secretly sighed: "How lucky this son of heaven is to stand up!" It is disrespectful to call the statue of Wei Zhongxian a puppet. Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian dismissed from office. The tentacles of factory guards have also penetrated into the people. The following is typical: "In the evening, four people were drinking in the secret room, one was drunk and insulted Wei Zhongxian, and the other three were silent. Before the scolding was over, four people were taken to loyalty, that is, scolding, while three people received money and three people were too scared to move. " The three people were "silent" first, and then "too scared to move", which is obviously not a trap arranged in advance. The factory guards' surveillance of the people, especially for enriching the people, is also pervasive. Wu Yangchun, a well-known rich man in Huizhou, relies on Huangshan Mountain for his income. His servant sued him for private possession of Huangshan Mountain, and he earned more than 600,000 yuan in taxes over the years. Wu Yangchun was arrested in Beijing, and he paid compensation according to the number. He himself was tortured to death, his wife and daughter hanged themselves, and all his property was taken away. Many rich people in the county also went bankrupt because of their involvement. Generally speaking, the relationship between autocratic eunuchs and foreign officials and rich folk households is very tense.
In addition, Wei Zhongxian's dictatorship also created an atmosphere of mutual supervision in society. For example, "if there is a promise, even the transition, everyone is in the same boat." The student asked, "Wei Jian's tea poisoned the nobles." . What is the public like? The man said angrily, Chao is regarded as a natural saint. You are a little scholar, and you dare to ruin your future. "Why are you so bold?" "Another example is Nanchang Bookstore, where I have read Essentials of Three Dynasties all my life, and occasionally I feel wronged. Suddenly, a man rushed forward to see yangfu's yard. Persuade people to have more money and then get rid of it. "The former capital and the latter capital are definitely not factory health investigators. Dissatisfaction and criticism of Wei Zhongxian will be humiliated and threatened by this generation, which may be a greater tragedy. As a tool of feudal autocracy, factory hygiene system caused a lot of unjust imprisonment during Wei Zhongxian's administration. Liu Feng, the magistrate of Yangzhou, tried his best to buy off relevant parties and rescued Qi Li Chengen, a national detained in prison, for Zhang Tigan, the eunuch of Dongchang. Zhang Tigan further framed Liu Duo for colluding with Fang Jingyang and cursed Wei Zhongxian. Actually Fang Jingyang and Liu Feng don't know each other at all. Liu was beheaded in the city before he was killed in prison. It is easier to execute people. Wei Liangqing has two big lions in his old house. Now, I understand, "eunuch Wei is angry and the stonemason dies." The punishment used by factory guards under the leadership of Wei Zhongxian is even more outrageous. Known as the "Six Gentlemen", Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Yuan Huazhong, Zhou Chaorui and Gu were all sentenced to full prison terms, and each was beaten with 40 sticks, 50 slaps and 50 sticks. Yang Lian was the most severely punished, and the first trial was held on the fifth day. Xu Xianchun ordered him to be hit on the head, and his teeth and cheeks were taken off; The steel needle is a brush, and the whole body is like a silk sweep; Beat the chest with a copper hammer, and the ribs are broken; Finally, he hit the top with an iron nail and died immediately. Seven days after his death, Xu Fang took the body, leaving only a few bloody clothes and a few residual bones. Zuo Guangdou estimated that the Royal Guards Prison was either "desperate to kill him" or "evil in prison", and he would not die if he was sent to the Legal Department, so he was "unwilling to accept it". He also accepted the first-instance trial on the 5th. "He talks a lot, and he is naked, which is very embarrassing. If you loosen the shackles, you will be slapped. If you loosen the shackles, you will be caught, copied and clipped, or you will be beaten with shackles. "
Another example is that Zhou Shunchang cursed Xu Xianchun in prison, and Xu Xianchun hit Zhou Shunchang's teeth with a copper hammer, and his teeth fell out. Zhou Zongjian scolded Wei Zhongxian for being illiterate. Wei Zhongxian ordered him to be nailed to death, put on a cotton-padded coat and poured it down with boiling soup. Suddenly, his skin rotted and his body was covered with red meat. During Wei Zhongxian's authoritarian period, factory guards were rampant, which created a terrible environment, surpassing the previous eunuch dictatorship. This is probably the most profound impression left by Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian himself, his relatives and henchmen used every opportunity to seek a prominent position. As a matter of routine, cabinet ministers and education ministers can get the title of public orphan, needless to say. For example, Tian Ergeng, Shao Shi and Tai Shigong, as well as Xu Xianchun and Tai Bao Gong are rare. Among the clansmen of Wei Zhongxian, there are 17 people under the command of Yin Feng's Royal Guards, and many of their grandchildren and in-laws are officials for the left and right governors, who all know and handle affairs. His nephew, Wei Liangqing, has the highest status, and is a surname of Ning Gong. Wei's other nephew is Dong 'an Hou and Jia Taizi Taibao, while his nephew is An Ping Bo and Jia. The latter two are still babies. Nominally, Wei Zhongxian himself, in addition to the duties of Li Si's supervisor and the eunuch of the Prefect East Factory, also joined the work and Gann. In addition, there is a zong ciyin, which is written by Chen. In fact, his power goes far beyond this. He has a nine-year-old title and kowtows to his statue five times and three times. The most sensational event was Wei Zhongxian's pilgrimage to Zhuozhou. "The fighters swarmed like a cloud, and the python jade shone with the sun, boarded a page, and cleared the dust. Everyone thinks that Zhuozhou is easy to drive, and Yu Dafu can't catch four horses. The feather building is covered with a double cover, just like riding Yu Yi. " Whenever the grass is sparse in the DPRK, Li Yongzhen will send someone to Bai, that is, hundreds of miles away, and also travel back and forth in one day to convey the meaning of Wei Zhongxian, and the tickets will be approved. It doesn't matter whether Wei Zhongxian intends to usurp the throne, but the development of his power has threatened the imperial power, which is enough to determine his fate.
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In August of the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), Xizong died of illness, and his brother Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne. He is Emperor Chongzhen. Undoubtedly, Wei Zhongxian also wanted to control Emperor Chongzhen. It is said that he once used a fragrant pill called "ecstasy" to present four national colors. He tried to turn Emperor Chongzhen into an idiot, but he didn't succeed.
Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne at the beginning, cautious and unmoved. In September, he took the first measure to drive the Hakkas out of the palace. 10, impeaching Wei Zhongxian and Wei Party suddenly appeared. In November, Wei Zhongxian was removed from the post of governor of Li Si and ambassador of East Factory, and was sent to Fengyang to guard the Zuling. This is a tentative decision, which has not caused a big stir. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen ordered the Royal Guards to capture Wei Zhongxian and hell to pay.
On the way, Wei Zhongxian received a tip-off. That night, he heard someone singing outside: "Leng Yue's shadow accompanied him, and the horse hissed." It looks so bleak, it is better to die. "Thinking of the splendor of the past, Wei Zhongxian also felt that he might as well die, so he hanged himself.