The Siling in the Ming Tombs is the tomb of Zhu Youjian, the Emperor of Chongzhen, which is unique in that it is the tomb where the Empress and concubines are buried together; There is a eunuch's tomb buried with him; There is no Shouling village.
Its uniqueness is caused by the death of Zhu Youjian, and this eunuch tomb belongs to Wang Chengen, a trusted eunuch around Zhu Youjian. Generally, those who can enter the imperial tomb are royalty and princes. So, Wang Chengen, what makes him bury the tomb after death? This still has something to do with Zhu Youjian's death.
The Ming Tombs, located at the foot of Tianshou Mountain in Changping District, Beijing, are a treasure trove of geomantic omen found by Zhu Di, which was specially used to bury the Ming emperors. However, from the founding of Zhu Yuanzhang to the subjugation of Zhu Youjian in the Ming Dynasty, there were sixteen emperors. As the name suggests, the Ming Tombs were buried here by thirteen emperors. Where did the tombs of three emperors go?
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang made Nanjing his capital. After his death, he was buried in Nanjing, which was named ming tomb.
During the Jing Nan Rebellion, Zhu Yunwen, the Emperor of Jianwen, disappeared, so there was no tomb for him. Zhu Di became emperor and moved the capital to Beijing.
During the Civil Fort Revolution, Zhu Qizhen was captured by Wala, and his brother Zhu Qiyu became the emperor. Later, Zhu Qizhen came back to be the emperor's father and was placed under house arrest. After eight years' efforts, Zhu Qizhen was successfully restored and thought that Zhu Qiyu? Unfilial, heartless and unjust? Instead of admitting that he was an emperor, he was buried in Yuquan Mountain in the western suburbs of Beijing as a prince.
That's why the Ming Tombs came into being. In the imperial tombs, emperors and concubines are usually buried together. There are eight buried tombs in the Ming Tombs, seven for concubines (with two platforms) and one for eunuchs, that is, Wang Chengen's tomb.
Wang Chengen is a native of Xingtai City, Hebei Province. When he was young, he became a eunuch because of his poor family. He entered the palace and became a little eunuch under Cao Huachun. When Zhu Youjian still believed in the king, Wang Chengen was sent to Zhu Youjian to watch him. Later, by mistake, Zhu Youjian had the opportunity to be emperor. Wang Chengen wholeheartedly helped Zhu Youjian ascend to the throne, and became Zhu Youjian's confidant eunuch. Later, he became a eunuch who grasped the pen. It can be said that he was in power.
Wang Chengen stepped up to the top step by step, ruthless and scheming, but he has always been loyal to Zhu Youjian, putting Zhu Youjian first in everything. If it is in peacetime, Wang Chengen may have a comfortable and comfortable old age, but the times of Zhu Youjian and Wang Chengen are not so smooth.
after he ascended the throne, Zhu Youjian was diligent in government affairs, and his diligence was comparable to that of the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. At the beginning of his succession, he made up his mind to eliminate the eunuchs, cut off Wei Zhongxian's henchmen step by step, and then laid hands on Wei Zhongxian. After Wei Zhongxian's death, nearly 3 eunuchs were dealt with. Then, the unjust imprisonment was rehabilitated, and the good ministers and good generals were once again enabled, including Yuan Chonghuan. The stormy Daming seems to have new hope.
However, Zhu Youjian was headstrong, hesitant, suspicious and indecisive, and made wrong decisions again and again.
since p>1628, drought, locust plague and plague have followed one after another, but the taxes of the people have not been reduced, and for a time, civil unrest has continued everywhere. In 1628, Zhu Youjian made a decision to streamline the post office, so Li Zicheng became unemployed, and then a series of events pushed Li Zicheng to the opposite side of the Ming Dynasty.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was another enemy called Houjin. In 1629, Yuan Chonghuan countered Huang Taiji's meritorious service to the imperial court, but he was tricked by Huang Taiji, and Zhu Youjian ordered Yuan Chonghuan to be put to death. Daming lost a general. After that, the situation got worse and worse.
in p>1644, the war reached its peak, and Daming Zhu Youjian, Qing Shunzhi and Dashun Li Zicheng fought the final decisive battle. Li Zicheng led the peasant army to attack Beijing first. On March 18th, Li Zicheng approached Beijing, and Zhu Youjian ordered Wang Chengen to lead the guards to fight. At the right time, the tide was gone, and there were few guards at the gate. Li Zicheng asked soldiers to set up a ladder and hit Xizhimen, Pingzemen and Deshengmen. When Wang Chengen saw that thieves were coming, he fired and attacked, killing several people, but after all, he was short of troops and could not resist the enemy's attack.
Soon, the city of Beijing fell. On this night, Zhu Youjian confessed the funeral, and asked Duke Cheng to assist the prince and send all his sons away. Then Queen Zhou and Yuan Guifei hanged themselves, chopped Princess Changping, stabbed Princess Zhaoren, and killed many concubines. After that, Zhu Youjian tried to rush out with a dozen eunuchs, but failed.
On the morning of the 19th, Zhu Youjian rang the bell to summon hundreds of officials to make a final effort. However, no minister came, and Zhu Youjian, who was disheartened, boarded jingshan park. At this time, only Wang Chengen was around, and Zhu Youjian left the last paragraph on his clothes: I have been on the throne for 17 years, and although I have been humble and arrogant, I have been angry with my superiors, but all my ministers have misunderstood me, causing traitors to push the capital. When I die, I have no face to see my ancestors in the ground, so I will remove my crown and cover my face with hair. Let a thief split my body, but don't hurt the people. ?
Then he hanged himself on a crooked-neck tree. Seeing that Zhu Youjian had gone, Wang Chengen didn't want to live alone, so he hanged himself on a nearby begonia tree. Three days later, their bodies were found, and they were parked in Donghuamen by Li Zicheng. On April 4th, Zhu Youjian was buried in Tian Guifei's tomb.
after Shunzhi entered the customs, Zhu Youjian was reburied in Siling, and Shunzhi remembered Wang Chengen. Give priority to the loyal minister, and die from it? , let him buried in Siling, entered the royal cemetery, and continued to protect Zhu Youjian, and Emperor Shunzhi personally wrote an inscription for him. Later, Emperor Kangxi also erected a monument for him, praising his spirit of loyal service to the monarch.