He married the emperor's wet nurse in front of the emperor.
In the second year of Shenlong, Wei Zhongxian was born in a poor family in Hejian Suning. He didn't like reading since he was a child. He plays outside all day and makes friends with some local ruffians and hooligans. As he grew older, he became more and more idle and proficient in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He likes gambling and often hides to avoid gambling debts. When he grew up, he married Ma Shi and had a child, but he still didn't get rid of his bad habits and was called a street hooligan.
One day, he went gambling again. He lost all his money because of gambling, and finally owed gambling debts. Because he couldn't afford it, he went to a restaurant to hide. Unexpectedly, the creditor finally found him, dragged him into the street, beat him, humiliated him and asked him to pay his debts with his wife. Wei Zhongxian was ashamed and resentful, leaving home with his wife and children. In the process of wandering, he has been looking for the way forward. After some painful thinking, he finally made up his mind to be a eunuch in the palace. At that time, being a eunuch was a very fashionable profession. Because eunuchs have the opportunity to get close to the emperor, once they are favored by the emperor, they will enjoy endless prosperity, and even the whole family will follow. For a lazy man like him, this can be called a shortcut to success. So Wei Zhongxian left the palace with a heart of stone, set off for Beijing, looked for someone to find a way, and finally entered the palace.
When I first entered the palace, I was the lowest eunuch and was assigned to do odd jobs. Such a day is far from ideal for Wei Zhongxian. So, under the flattery, he fell at the feet of eunuch Wei, changed his surname to Li and became a loyal minister. Soon, he won the favor of Wei Yan with his own words. At the age of 22, he was transferred from an ordinary handyman eunuch to Sun Xian to take charge of the East Factory and Warehouse. There are many advantages in managing warehouses, which makes Wei Zhongxian gradually rich. This job is much easier than before. After gaining a foothold in the palace, Wei Zhongxian returned to his original surname. In the following days, he tried his best to please Wei Yan and became a half-brother. Wei Chao was so happy that he recommended him to the top scholar in the harem and made him a eunuch in charge of food.
Wang is the biological mother of the concubine of Emperor Wanli and lives under the protection of God. At that time, Wang An was the eunuch in charge of uterine affairs. Wei Zhongxian was introduced to the Wangs by eunuch Wei, and was gradually taken seriously. This is an important turning point for Wei Zhongxian, because it is a good opportunity to meet the future emperor. When Zhu Youxiao was young, Wei Zhongxian grasped the characteristics of children's games and tried his best to make Zhu Youxiao happy. From time to time, he sent some exotic game and various delicacies to the prince to win the favor of Zhu Youxiao.
The nurse's name is Ke. She is a very shrewd woman and does things very viciously. Hakkas also know that Zhu Youxiao will become emperor sooner or later, so they always try their best to please him. According to the custom of the palace, the wet nurse must leave the palace after the prince stops breastfeeding, but the guests don't want to leave. So she made every effort to make Zhu Youxiao feel independent. The North Korean minister has repeatedly asked the Hakkas to leave the palace as soon as possible, but the Hakkas who are good at using the prince's feelings stayed in the palace. After her mother died, Ke played the role of mother. Seeing the importance of Hakka in Zhu Youxiao's mind, Wei Zhongxian paid great attention to Hakka and won her favor.
/kloc-when he was 0/6 years old, he proclaimed himself emperor and called himself a Sect. At this time, the status of Hakka people has also been improved. In order to climb higher, Wei Zhongxian stepped up his efforts to please the Hakkas, and finally made them give up the Wei Dynasty, which had a cannibal relationship with the Hakkas, and formed a cannibal relationship with Wei Zhongxian. Wei was very dissatisfied with this matter and began to resent Wei Zhongxian, trying to win back the Hakkas. But Wei Zhongxian is resourceful. As time goes on, Hakka people are getting farther and farther away from Wei. Wei Chao was very angry. In order to recapture the Hakkas, he began to curse Wei Zhongxian in the warm pavilion of Gan Qing Palace. Then the conflict between the two escalated. Things got worse and worse, and Zhu finally smiled. In order to calm this matter down, the clan asked themselves who the Hakkas would have dinner with. Hakka people say that he likes Wei Zhongxian and hates Wei Dynasty. Zong Qinghou himself was named Hakka Wei Zhongxian. Wei Chao knew that he couldn't change the situation and had to retreat outside. Soon, Wei who helped Wei Zhongxian was killed by them in Fengyang.
Hakkas always try their best to make Xizong happy. So Zong was very kind to her, and appointed her son Hou Guoxing as Qian Bao, and appointed him as the wife of the Holy Spirit. At this time, the wealth of the guest is everything, and she lives a luxurious life all day. Every time she goes out, many slaves and maids wait on her. She sat in the sedan chair on the eighth floor and told everyone what to do. All the servants in the palace call her "nine-year-old girl".
With the help of Hakkas, Wei Zhongxian gradually gained the appreciation of Zong Qinghou. Soon, Zong Qinghou promoted Wei Zhongxian from a salary-stingy place to a prison eunuch. The producer of Lisi wrote that the eunuch's duty is to write and read the minister's documents instead of the emperor, and he is considered to be the closest person to the emperor. At first, this position could only be held by an educated eunuch, but Wei Zhongxian was illiterate. He got the position with the help of Hakkas. With the protection and power of the emperor, Wei Zhongxian became more and more unscrupulous in the palace. The maids and eunuchs are under their control. If someone does not obey, they will be persecuted.
In order to gain more power, Wei Zhongxian with ulterior motives knew all about Zong's temper. He knew that the emperor was active by nature and especially liked riding and boating, so he liked riding and boating and ordered people to choose a good horse for the emperor. This makes the palace almost a runway. In addition, Wei Zhongxian often encouraged the emperor to go boating in Beihai. In order to win the emperor's favor, he sometimes worked as a boatman with Hakkas. Wei Zhongxian also organized maids and eunuchs to set up positions in the palace and practice in the morning and evening. This is called internal strength. The emperor can order people to fight with each other like a general. The decadent life made Ming Xiaozong gradually neglect government affairs.
Zong also has a special hobby, which is civil engineering. He can not only saw things with an axe, but also build houses and paint. He is best at carving and making small crafts. Zong is so absorbed in his work that nothing can distract him. Even if the minister leaves state affairs, he is impatient. When Xi Zong focused on carpentry, Wei Zhongxian knew the emperor's arrangement, took out the ministers' documents and asked the emperor for instructions. Zong said impatiently, "I'm very busy. Please deal with it first. " With the passage of time, the power to mark the throne gradually fell into the hands of Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian began to do whatever he wanted. Many things are no longer decided by the emperor, but by himself. Some things, the princes know that it was Wei Zhongxian's idea, but they have to do it. The stronger Wei Zhongxian is, the more ambitious it is. Every time he goes out of the palace, he sits in a noble and gorgeous car, wearing a gold belt and gongs and drums, followed by a group of huge guards with swords. Many officials and gentlemen bowed on both sides of the road and called them "Nine Thousand Years Old".
Dominate and brutally attack the Forest Movement Party.
Wei Zhongxian's behavior has almost reached the point where no one is chasing the past; The cowardice of Zong is rare. The stronger Wei Zhongxian is, the more afraid he will be retaliated by others after losing power. In order to maintain his power, he began to cultivate his own armed forces. He selected strong eunuchs in the palace to form an imperial army, and distributed a large number of firearms to all eunuchs from the Ministry of War. Wei Zhongxian often leads this team to practice in the Forbidden City. The headquarters of the team is located in Wufeng Building. In order to control this team for a long time, Wei Zhongxian planted his own confidants in the army and made them hold important positions in the army. When this team was training in the Forbidden City, drums were rumbling and guns were blaring. Wei Zhongxian is wearing armor and riding a tall horse, patrolling in the army. Even if Zong was present, Wei Zhongxian dared to ride back and forth. Zong did not take it to heart. Extreme connivance makes Wei Zhongxian more and more presumptuous.
At that time, many literati in the imperial court were Lin Dong and party member, forming a political group dominated by Jiangnan literati. Lindong Party advocates open freedom of speech and reform, has the right to influence public opinion, and also occupies an important position in North Korea. The first assistant of the cabinet, Ye and Du, etc. Lin Dong and party member. In addition, there are Gao Panlong, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and other left-wing deputy censors.
At first, the relationship between Wei Zhongxian and Donglin Party was not tense, and he respected Zhao Nanxing very much. But in a conversation, Zhao Nanxing solemnly warned Wei Zhongxian not to have any bad ideas about the emperor, but to serve him wholeheartedly. This sentence made Wei Zhongxian very unhappy. In the third year of the apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian became the prefect of the East Factory. Many opponents of the Oriental Party turned to Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian also needed to make friends with the North Korean military minister, and hit it off twice. He let Tian Ergang control safety; Xu Xianchun was promoted to an official, who was responsible for supervising the activities inside and outside the imperial court and immediately suppressing any abnormal situation. At the same time, in order to expand his power, Wei Zhongxian also recruited a large number of eunuchs in his palace. Soon, Li Si's eunuchs Wang Tigan, Tu Li and Shi Yuanya became his henchmen again. At this point, Wei Zhongxian tried every means to win over his henchmen and let him control the key departments of North Korea wholeheartedly. However, what Wei Zhongxian and Ke did caused strong dissatisfaction in party member. They intend to break up Wei Zhongxian and Hakkas to weaken their strength. So, at the suggestion of Zong, Bi Zuozhou drove the Hakkas out of the palace. However, Zong Qinghou was obsessed with Hakkas and rejected the party's proposal on the grounds that the queen was still young and needed the care of Hakkas. However, due to frequent visits by most officials, Zong had to send the Hakkas out of the palace, but it was not long before someone greeted him. This made Donglin Party's plan to separate Wei Zhongxian from Hakkas fail. Therefore, Wei Zhongxian bears a grudge against Lindang.
At the beginning of the fourth year of the Apocalypse, ministers headed by Li Yingsheng came out to jointly expose Wei Zhongxian's crimes. But Zong didn't see the letters from the ministers, because all the letters had to be read by Wei Zhongxian before they could be handed over to Zong. Wei Zhongxian found himself impeached and seized the throne. Then blame the minister in the name of zong. In March of the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian instructed his confidant to hand over the false accusation of Fu Yue and his nephew Fu to Zong. After listening to his advice, he was sent to prison and handed over for trial. Finally, the court made a judgment against Wang Wenyan and rejected it. Wei Zhongxian and Qiao Liu thought that Wang Wenyan's punishment was too light, so they angrily expelled Qiao Liu and pushed their confidant Xu Xianchun to the position of bodyguard.
In June of the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Vice Governor Yang Lian was very angry when he saw Wei Zhongxian's illegal behavior. Yang Lian Wei Zhongxian's behavior was organized into 24 counts, and he risked his life to play Zongzong. The inscription reads: "First of all, Wei Zhongxian is a street hooligan. The middle-aged Qing Palace won the trust of the emperor, used its power without authorization, disturbed the administration and destroyed the cabinet election system of its ancestors. Second, in order to eliminate dissidents, Wei Zhongxian ordered his cronies Sun Jie to frame Gu Ming's ministers Liu Yiliao and Zhou Jiamo and make them escape. Therefore, the emperor was accused of expelling the old ministers of the first dynasty. The third crime is that Wei Zhongxian's reward and punishment are unknown, right and wrong are reversed, and he refuses to be an unjust loyal minister Sun, defending Fang Congzhe who created chaos. The above words are true, but people around the emperor are afraid of the power of eunuchs and dare not play; Foreign court officials observed the development of the situation, and no one was involved. Although some people exposed the eunuch's crimes, the Hakkas forgave him before the emperor, making the lawless eunuch still go his own way. Nowadays, eunuchs rely on the door against the wall, and everything in the palace and yamen is famous for loyalty, filial piety and righteousness. In the imperial court, we only know that there are loyal sages, but we don't know the emperor. Where is the dignity of the emperor? The emperor is in his prime, can he obey the eunuch? Please summon a hundred officials, pay in hell, correct the law, send the guests out of the palace gate and eliminate hidden dangers. If we can do so much harm to our country, I will die without hesitation. '
Any crime mentioned in the memorial hall may kill Wei Zhongxian and Ke's family. Yang Lian's letter soon spread among officials. All upright ministers admire him. After reading it, Wei Zhongxian felt that the matter was very serious, so he took advantage of the fact that this paper was not given to Zong, and quickly called Ke, Wang Tigan and other confidants to discuss countermeasures. After some intrigue, everyone went to Zong. When Wei Zhongxian came to see the emperor, he cried and said, "My slave worked wholeheartedly for the emperor, but he was slandered by Yang Lian and others. Even if the emperor died, slaves could not repay his kindness. How can he do anything against the emperor? I implore the emperor to relieve him of his duties as a slave so that I can concentrate on serving the emperor. " Hakkas also take this opportunity to say that Wei Zhongxian is loyal and never does anything illegal. Yang Lian and others are framing Wei Zhongxian. At this time, Zong did not read the letter, but ordered Wang to read it on his behalf. When reading The Memorial of Yang Lian, Wang Tigan deliberately distorted the original intention and ignored the great harm according to the plan made in advance. Every time he reads a book, Wei Zhongxian will defend himself. In their confusion, Zong not only didn't blame Wei Zhongxian, but thought it was groundless and reprimanded him.
The emperor reprimanded Yang Lian, which made the Manchu minister very angry. More than 70 ministers, including Zuo Guangdou, Du, Wan, Tang Tiansi, Langzhong, Wei Dazhong and Chen Liangxun, signed a letter to impeach Wei Zhongxian. Yuan Huazhong, a royal historian in Henan, wrote in his eulogy: "Wei Zhongxian turned a blind eye to the sun, but covered the moon." He regarded ministers as slaves and condemned officials as orphans. Both the ruling party and the opposition party are in jeopardy, and the people and God are very angry. Li Yingsheng also wrote at the memorial service: "Yang Lian impeached Wei Zhongxian for 24 major crimes. This is not the words of Yang Lian alone, but the common aspiration of hundreds of North Korean officials." In the next few days, the court received more than 65,438+000 documents; Cabinet minister Ye and MC also urged Wei Zhongxian to be driven out of the palace. However, the fatuous faction did not adopt everyone's opinions. Instead, they defended Wei Zhongxian and said, "I will cut politics myself." To Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian knows that Zong intends to protect himself. After Zong left North Korea, he immediately reprimanded his minister in the name of Zong. Then he instructed his cronies to collect a list of ministers who opposed him and began to plan how to deal with them.
Before long, the doctor of the Ministry of Industry came up again: "Wei Zhongxian is cunning and insatiable, making trouble and framing Zhong Liang. How can the emperor be with him? " After the play, Wei Zhongxian flew into a rage. He vented the anger of the impeached former official on Wan Liao, and immediately sent a confidant to Wan Liao's home to arrest Wan Liao. Then, he took Wan Liao to the palace and beat one hundred of his court partners, resulting in Wan Liao being killed. After Liao's death, the wanderer in the city offended Wei Zhongxian for being kind to the criminal eunuch. Afraid of Wei Zhongxian's revenge, Lin Ruzhen fled to Zunhua. Because Lin Rujun is the nephew of Ye, a cabinet university student, Wei Zhongxian took this opportunity to pretend that Ye hid Lin Rujun in the palace, and sent a large number of confidants to surround Ye Zhai and forcibly search his residence. He is a veteran of Ye Sanguo period. How could he be so insulted? He immediately asked the emperor to get rid of Wei Zhongxian. But it is always ignored. In desperation, Ye asked to retire in China. The fatuous zong immediately nodded in agreement. After Ye left, Wei Zhongxian stepped up his attacks on the Party and other decent people. Wei Dazhong of Yang Lian also resigned one after another because of persecution. Wei Zhongxian took advantage of this opportunity to put his confidants in various important positions.
Cruel means make people angry and resentful.
Under Wei Zhongxian's arrogance, many death-fearing and cynical North Korean ministers turned to him. From the imperial court to the local government, more than 80 ministers took refuge in him. Among many godsons and grandsons in Wei Zhongxian, five tigers, five tigers, ten dogs, ten sons and forty grandsons are the most famous. They are Wei Zhongxian's right-hand man in persecuting opponents. These lackeys have countless minions. Gu Bingqian, a white-bearded minister, could have been Wei Zhongxian's father at his age, but he took his son to visit Wei Zhongxian, saying that his beard was white and it was inappropriate to call Wei Zhongxian the adoptive father directly, so he asked Wei Zhongxian to accept his son as his adoptive grandson. Wei Guangwei, a college student and government minister, said that he checked his genealogy because his surname was Wei. He is Wei Zhongxian's nephew by seniority. In this way, he also won the trust of Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian can help any official he wants to promote or dismiss. Because both of them were promoted after they took refuge in Wei Zhongxian, they both obeyed Wei Zhongxian. They worked very hard to get rid of dissidents in Wei Zhongxian. They drafted many imperial edicts and then issued them in the name of the emperor. Through these henchmen, Wei Zhongxian controlled the cabinet, six ministries, factory guards and most local governors and governors. He once wrote: "From the beginning of the Sixth Pavilion, governors came everywhere, and friends were everywhere."
Wei Zhongxian's admirers, big or small, know that if they can make him happy, they will get huge benefits, so they try their best to please him. Wei Zhongxian's birthday is the 13th day of the first month. This time of year is a good time for his followers to go to court. They dedicated the treasure they found to Wei Zhongxian. The gift-giving team must wait in line to open the door. The steps outside the palace gate are filled with gifts, and dozens of eunuchs are needed to walk back and forth for most of the day. Because there are too many officials visiting New Year, they can't sit at home, and many people can only stand aside. The birthday girl shouted "Nine Thousand Years Old". What's more, he shouted, "Grandpa, it's 9900 years old!" These sounds come and go, deafening.
Five years after the apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian once again arrested Wang Wenyan, a cabinet member close to Yang Lian, and tortured him in prison. He wanted to force Wang Wenyan to admit that Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others were interested in rebellion, so as to eliminate the root of rebellion. Under the guidance of Wei Zhongxian, Xu Xianchun used the most cruel criminal law to extract confessions from Wang Wenyan. Wang Wenyan was killed, but he would rather die than falsely accuse Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou. There is no solution, Xu Xianchun wrote a false confession. When Wang Wenyan fainted, he held his hand, signed it, and then killed him. Since then, Wei Zhongxian instructed his colleagues to accuse Yang Lian and others of rebellion. Zuo Guangdou, Zhou Chaorui, Wei Dazhong, Gu and Yuan Huazhong were arrested successively. According to fabricated false statements, six people were convicted and sent to Fushi Town, Beizhen, where they were subjected to crazy physical abuse. Wei Zhongxian ordered six people to kneel on the steps every day, tortured them at the same time, tore all their clothes and humiliated them naked outside. Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others were tortured by inhumanity, with bloody bodies, festering wounds and bare bones. The situation is very bad. On July 26th, the fifth year of the Apocalypse, under the torture of Wei Zhongxian and others, Yang Lian was hit by a heavy object and his ear was pierced by a nail to death. The bloody body was covered with maggots. After his death, he was wrapped in bloody clothes and buried in a hurry. Zuo Guangdou is even worse. Before he died, he was punished by shelling. His face was burned and his knee muscles fell off, exposing bones and muscles. It's terrible. Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou were killed. Wei Zhongxian thought that if everyone died in prison, his influence would be too small, so he announced to the world that he would give Gu to security personnel. Gu Cheng didn't want to be humiliated in prison again, so he committed suicide by taking medicine. He hanged himself for lack of medical care and medicine. Several others were tortured and interrogated and died one after another.
Since then, Wei Zhongxian has become more overbearing, and has accelerated the speed of rejecting dissidents.
In December of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian, in the name of the imperial court, opposed his official integrity, cut his official position to serve the people, or arrested and imprisoned him according to the proposed list. More than 50 ministers, including Li Zongyan and Zhang Xiangda, were dismissed, and Tang Chao was one of them. For this man, Wei Zhongxian spared no effort. Anyone who talks about Wei Zhongxian will be arrested and tortured. Countless people have been punished by cutting their tongues, so they dare not speak when they meet in the street, so they can only nod and say hello.
In the sixth year of the apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian was wrongly sentenced to prison for the second time. Zhou Shunchang, Zhou Zongjian, Zhou Qiyuan, Ying Changqi, Huang Zunsu and Sheng were arrested and imprisoned for "taking bribes" and "building the Party". At that time, Gao Panlong was drinking with two students in his back garden. Hearing the news of Zhou Shunchang's arrest, he smiled and said to the students, "I have always put life and death aside, and now the opportunity has come." He immediately told his wife and children not to panic, and immediately wrote two notes to his grandson, saying, "Give these notes to the officers and men who will come tomorrow." Then drive everyone away, get dressed, bow to the north, and then throw yourself into the river. His grandson opened two suicide notes left by his grandfather, and he realized that they were suicide notes. It says: "I used to be the Minister of State, although I was dismissed at home." Humiliating the minister is humiliating the country. I can't stand being humiliated. I want to die for my country like Qu Yuan. "People are like this.
Except Gao Panlong, six other people suffered inhuman torture in prison, all of whom died at the hands of Wei Zhongxian. Zhou Shunchang was naked and killed by heavy objects; Suichang refused to write an inscription for Wei Zhongxian and was accused by Wei Zhongxian as "anti-Wei". All fingers were broken under torture; Zhou Zongjian was nailed to his body and then scalded to death by boiling water. Several others were unrecognizable after their death.
At this time, Wei Zhongxian was full-fledged, powerful and lucky. All the civil and military officials in Manchuria were attracted by it. Even when the cabinet members draft the imperial edict, they should also indicate "I am with the factory minister". In June of the same year, Pan Ru, the governor of Zhejiang, came up with an absurd idea to please Wei Zhongxian and ensure that Wei Zhongxian could enjoy splendor, and built a temple for Wei Zhongxian in 3354. Immediately after the handover of the throne, Wei Zhongxian agreed to Pan Ruzhen's request in the name of Zong, and named the shrine Pude. When Pan Ruzhen saw the effect of speculation, he immediately raised money to build a temple, which made many people lose everything. Under the supervision of Pan Ruzhen, the first temple in Wei Zhongxian appeared beside the West Lake in Hangzhou. This ancestral hall is as big and exquisite as the palace ancestral hall. The statue of Wei Zhongxian is as big as his, his body is pure gold, his facial features are made of jewels and agates, and his clothes are gorgeous. On the day Pude Temple was completed, Pan Ruzhen led local civil and military officials to bow to the statue of Wei Zhongxian. Accompanied by firecrackers, Hangzhou West Lake was completely suffocated. After the completion of Pude Temple in Hangzhou, many places followed suit. Suzhou has Puyi Ancestral Hall, Songjiang has Dexin Ancestral Hall, Yangzhou has Zhande Ancestral Hall, Huai 'an has Zhande Ancestral Hall, and Beijing has Maoxun Ancestral Hall, Ren Guang Ancestral Hall and Long 'en Ancestral Hall. Numerous ancestral halls have been established all over the country, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger. It costs at least tens of thousands of dollars to build a shrine, and millions of dollars at the highest, which brings endless suffering to the people. In Kaifeng alone, thousands of houses were demolished for building this temple. What's more, in some places, 1 10,000 houses were demolished and people were homeless. Some honest officials opposed this practice, but no one escaped Wei Zhongxian's eyes. Hu, Geng Ruji and others died for opposing the construction of the temple.
I knew I was born to die, so I killed myself.
Wei Zhongxian's arbitrariness made the officials in the apocalypse corrupt and the bureaucratic machine basically paralyzed. At this time, the post-Jin regime established by Nurhachi took the opportunity to go south and quickly occupied large areas in Liaodong and western Liaoning. In the sixth year of the apocalypse, Yuan Chonghuan led an army to defeat Nurhachi's army. Nurhachi was seriously injured in the war and died in Shengjing after withdrawing troops. The court boasted that this battle was a great victory for Ning Jin. Yuan Chonghuan, who led a bloody battle, was not rewarded for refusing to take refuge in Wei Zhongxian. However, in order to please Wei Zhongxian, Wang Shangshu, the official department, said that this was Wei Zhongxian's "proper employment" and should be praised. Wei Zhongxian monkeys were rewarded by the Sect. That winter, Huangjitang, Zhongjitang and Jianjitang were built one after another. Li Yongzhen and Zhou Yingqiu once again praised Wei Zhongxian's achievements. Therefore, the imperial edict named Wei Zhongxian as a "worker" and Gunn as a third class; His nephew Wei Liangqing was named Hou Suning by Suning Jinbo, belonging to the Royal Guards. Speaking of talking, Daxun Wei's talking children were also knighted. Wei was only three years old and was named Dongan Hou; His nephew Wei, two years old, is named Anpingbo. The most ridiculous thing is that rare animals were found in Shandong, so Li, the governor of Shandong, drew a picture and reported it to the court. When drafting the imperial edict, Crystal said, "This is because the factory director has a good virtue, so he can have a good beast."
Although Wei Zhongxian has great power, he relies on Xi Youxiao, who knows nothing about politics. If his supporters fall, he loses the basis for giving orders. In August of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, I was seriously ill. Wei Zhongxian clearly realized that only by retaining the clan can the position of the clan be consolidated. So he dug this hole and took care of Zong's body. Queen Zhang is also very worried about this. At that time, there were rumors that Wei Zhongxian was plotting to usurp the throne, which made the queen very nervous. Xi lived a bohemian life, but he didn't leave a son. Zong's fifth brother thinks there is treachery. Empress Zhang thinks he can be entrusted with an important task, so she wants to recommend Wang Weizong's successor. But Wei Zhongxian and others have been guarding inside and outside the palace, preventing Queen Zhang from getting what she wanted. Until one day, Wei Zhongxian had something to leave Zong's bed. Queen Zhang took this opportunity to call her into the palace. Lying in the hospital bed, he said weakly, "I hope my brother can become a monarch like me in the future." Wei Zhongxian is a loyal minister and should be reused. "He thought the king knelt on the ground and kowtowed, so he didn't speak.
On August 23 of that year, 23-year-old Ming Xizong died. Zhu Youjian, a loyal monarch, succeeded to the throne, and was called Emperor Mingsizong and Emperor Chongzhen. Wei Zhongxian had no backer at this time, and he felt that his life was hanging by a thread. His henchmen are also afraid. After careful consideration, Wei Zhongxian decided to launch a palace coup and seize the throne. When plotting with Cui Chengxiu, the confidant minister of the Ministry of War, Cui Chengxiu thought that it was impossible for a different surname to ascend to the throne. To launch a mutiny, armies from all countries must attack. Wei Zhongxian had to forget about it.
After he acceded to the throne, he knew that Wei Zhongxian and Ke were powerful, and the cunning Wei Zhongxian had deep roots and numerous henchmen, so he would be killed if he was not careful. So, he said with paralyzing tactics, "It's hard for you to help my brother, but you are the Minister of the Interior and you can't give your name." I will let my nephew Wei Liangqing do the Jinning Grand Prix and give you an iron ticket as a reward. "Wei Zhongxian relieved after hearing this.
But not long after, Emperor Chongzhen dismissed Cui Chengxiu, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Pan Ruzhen, the governor of Zhejiang Province, as civil servants on the grounds of wasting money in building temples. In September of that year, he ordered the guests to be sent out of the palace. This is a prelude to the removal of Wei Zhongxian's army by Chongzhen. At this time, many officials saw the intention of Emperor Chongzhen and impeached Wei Zhongxian one after another, demanding that the emperor eradicate Wei Zhongxian and other traitors. Jiaxing impeached Wei Zhongxian's top ten crimes: "equal to the first emperor; Deceive Queen Zhang; Daxing set up troops in court; The system of destroying ancestors; Take over military power, control traffic, disrupt the government, engage in malpractices for personal gain and accept bribes. "Emperor Chongzhen is about to dissolve the sergeant practicing in Wei Zhongxian Palace, and dismiss Reese's army, Wei Zhongxian and Dongchang Governor. In the same year, 1 1 month, Chongzhen ordered Wei Zhongxian to burn incense in Fengyang Mausoleum as a eunuch to protect his ancestors.
At this point, Wei Zhongxian was still dreaming. He set off with treasure and thousands of good horses, escorted by his confidant. When Wei Zhongxian passed by Fucheng, he heard that Emperor Chongzhen was going to commit suicide. After the panic, he felt very sad and felt that life was worse than death, so he hanged himself with his adopted son Li that night. After learning the news of Wei Zhongxian's suicide, Chongzhen ordered Wei Zhongxian's head to be hung in the river, all his belongings were confiscated, and the Hakkas were executed. Soon, the court promulgated the "Wang case" and immediately executed the six evils; After the fall, 19 people were executed; 1 person was fired; 44 people were dismissed; After three years in prison, 129 people were allowed to atone for the people. Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch, died, but in just seven years, he was overbearing and overstepped his authority, which caused serious consequences to the society in the late Ming Dynasty. This directly led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty after 17.
Nominally, Wei Zhongxian himself was promoted to Shang Gong and Jia En. Besides playing the eunuch in Reese and Dong Chang. In addition, there is the seal of Zong, named "Chen". In fact, his strength goes far beyond this. People call him nine years old and pay tribute to his statue. In a place where grass is sparse in North Korea, Li Yongzhen will send someone to whiten the skin quickly, that is, hundreds of miles away, and convey Wei Zhongxian's meaning back and forth within one day, while the manuscript can only be wholesale. It doesn't matter whether Wei Zhongxian wants to usurp the throne, but his power development has threatened the imperial power, which is enough to determine his fate.