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Chapter 102 Wang Zhi, Liu Jin

Ming Dynasty
Zhu Di looked at Zhang Fu and said, "Have you seen his information? Since he can be reused by Zhan Ji, he must be born soon. Kill him, I don't need a grandson like this!"

Zhang Fu immediately accepted the order and left, leaving Zhu Zhanji trembling a little.

He didn't know how Zhu Di would deal with him. Although Wang Zhen was not his current high priority, it was him after all, it was Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Di looked at his frightened grandson, sighed, and said, "Zhanji, Grandpa Huang won't beat you. You have to remember that some of your great-grandfather's policies may not be suitable for us, but his old man's The courage and vision are far beyond what we can match. Grandpa Huang knows that you and your father like benevolence and righteousness, but there are some policies that you cannot abolish!"

Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Di, was stunned for a while, then immediately knelt down and said, "My grandson understands."

Zhu Di hugged him tightly and said, "Zhanji, Grandpa Huang's favorite grandson is you. Don't worry, Grandpa Huang won't do anything to you."

Zhu Di was also helpless regarding Zhu Zhanji's current frightened state.

Although it is a good thing that Zhu Zhanji knows that he is wrong, it is not good to be afraid like this.

He is the great grandson and the future master of the Ming Dynasty. He cannot be so fearful all the time!
Su Yue clicked on the next PPT and said, "Okay, now let's take a look at the next eunuch! That's Wang Zhi!"

Wang Zhi (date of birth and death unknown), Yao ethnic group.

A native of Datengxia (now Datengxia, Guangxi).

Eunuch during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty.

Together with Wang Zhen during the Yingzong period of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jin during the Wuzong period of the Ming Dynasty, and Wei Zhongxian during the Xi Zong period of the Ming Dynasty, they are also known as the "Four Great Eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty".

Wang Zhichu served as the envoy of Zhaode Palace, serving Xianzong's favorite concubine Wanshi, and later he was promoted to the imperial horse eunuch.

In the first month of the 1477th year of Chenghua (), the West Factory was established in addition to the East Factory. Wang Zhi was appointed as the admiral, specializing in detecting dissidents in the North and South Beijing and suppressing secret associations among the people.

As Xianzong's favored confidant, Admiral Wang Zhi supervised the Xichang Hou Luo Zhi Prison, arrested ministers, and created unjust cases, causing an uproar in the government and the public.

Later, the ministers jointly dismissed him from office, and Wang Zhi returned to the post of Royal Horse Supervisor.

In the fourteenth year of Chenghua (1478), Wang Zhi was the governor of Liaodong (today's LY City, LN Province). He held his private party hostage and kept the order at will.

The next year, he also visited Datong (now DT City, SX Province) and Xuanfu (now Xuanhua County, HEB Province) in an attempt to establish a sideline and consolidate himself, but he provoked various tribes to retaliate.

In the seventeenth year of Chenghua (1481), Wang Zhi served as the supervisor of the army and fought three times against the invading Yisi Mayin tribe of Datong and Xuanfu. He achieved a great victory at Heishiya and stabilized the border order.

In February of the 1482th year of Chenghua (), he was ordered to take charge of Datong and Xuanfu, and specialize in Datong. Later, he was impeached many times, and was finally dismissed from office, took away his salary, and was deposed as an idler.

Since then, there is no record about Wang Zhi in the history books, only that he "died unexpectedly well".

Wang Zhi, as a representative figure of eunuch dictatorship in the Ming Dynasty, was far less powerful and harmful than Wang Zhen, Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian.

During Wang Zhi's several years of patrolling the border, generally speaking, there were few provocations and many peace incidents, which shows that Wang Zhi did play a positive role in the relative stability of the border order at that time, and showed a certain degree of influence. Military talent.

In addition, Wang Zhi also made important suggestions for improving the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty.

My charming and short-lived ancestor: Wang Zhi? Although, he is not as famous as Wei Zhongxian!

No one is allowed to grow old in the world: Yes, and compared to him, the love and hatred between Zhu Jianshen and Wan Zhen'er are more worthy of discussion.

goin: So, pass! Next person!
Su Yue clicked on the next PPT and said, "Okay, now let's take a look at the next eunuch! That's Liu Jin!"

Liu Jin (about 1451-1510), a native of Xingping, Shaanxi, was a eunuch in the mid-Ming Dynasty.

His original surname was Tan (some say it is short). He was adopted by the eunuch Liu Shun when he was six years old. He changed his surname to Liu and entered the palace as a eunuch.

During the Hongzhi period, Liu Jin committed a crime and was pardoned to serve the crown prince Zhu Houzhao.

In the 1505th year of Hongzhi (7), Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne as Wuzong, and ordered Liu Jin to take charge of the Bell and Drum Division. He and the other seven favored eunuchs were collectively known as the "Eight Tigers", and he ranked first.

Liu Jin came up with all kinds of tricks for Zhu Houzhao's entertainment, and won Zhu Houzhao's favor. He was soon promoted to eunuch, eunuch, and eunuch. At the beginning of the first year of Zhengde (1506), he was ordered to control the "Three Thousand Battalions", one of the three major camps in the capital. ".

In addition, Liu Jin also occupied more than 300 imperial estates in the name of the emperor. These practices aroused the vigilance of the courtiers. Liu Jin was constantly impeached, but not only escaped unscathed, he was also promoted to the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies. Using Jiao Fang, a scholar in the outer court, as his minion, he persecuted the courtiers who had opposed him.

From the second year of Zhengde (1507), Liu Jin began to control the promotion and appointment of civil and military officials. When officials saw him, they all knelt down and worshiped him. He committed countless corruptions and became extremely powerful. He was called the "Emperor" by the people at the time, and Zhu Houzhao was called the "Emperor". It is "sitting emperor", which means that the person in charge of power is Liu Jin and not Zhu Houzhao.

It is said that Liu Jin believed what the sorcerer Yu Yueming said and thought that his nephew (or grandson) Liu Erhan would become emperor, so he hid the armor secretly.

Because he made too many enemies, Zhang Yong, another member of the "Eight Tigers", teamed up with the courtier Yang Yiqing to quell the rebellion of King Anhua of Ningxia in the fifth year of Zhengde (1510) and presented the letter of King Anhua that had been concealed by Liu Jin. It was mentioned that Liu Jin was plotting evil, so Liu Jin was arrested. During the search of his house, he found armor, a jade seal, and a fan with a dagger hidden in it, and was convicted of treason.

On August 25, Liu Jin was executed by Lingchi.

My charming but short-lived ancestor: Liu Jin, I think he and Zhu Houzhao were both screwed up by civil servants. Think about it, how is it possible for dozens of people to die in a war? And it was not a war without encountering the main force, but a real hedging.

Don’t let the world grow old: I agree! And Zhu Houzhao is a Wuzong. Although he may not be a war madman like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but he is a Wuzong, he will definitely not be so rubbish!

I can’t sleep at night: I agree! I have a friend who likes Zhu Houzhao very much, not because of anything else but because he is fun!
Su Yue clicked on the next PPT and said, "Okay, now let's take a look at Liu Jin's anecdotes!"

Increase or decrease quota
It is said that during the general examination in the third year of Zhengde (1508), Liu Jin wrote the names of 50 people on a small piece of paper and asked Wang Hao, the examiner, to admit them.

Wang Hao looked troubled, so Liu Jin asked for 50 more admissions, including Liu Jin's comrade Jiao Fang's son and others.

In addition, 100 places were added to the Shaanxi Township Examination and 95 places to the Henan Township Examination to win over himself and Jiao Fang's fellow scholars. At the same time, the quotas for Shanxi, which is adjacent to Shaanxi, and Shandong, which is adjacent to Henan, were also increased, so that the quotas for these four provinces were reduced. It surpassed the four major imperial examination provinces of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian and Huguang.

gained nothing

One of Liu Jin's close eunuch relatives died of illness and he wanted to return to his hometown for burial.

Liu Jin led many eunuchs to the funeral and happened to pass through Laishui County. In order to curry favor with Liu Jin, most officials in various states and counties along the way put on a grand show and showed great courtesy.

Only the county magistrate Wang Xun did not show up for a long time. Many colleagues persuaded him out of good intentions: "Senior members of the imperial court, among the three princes and nine ministers, Liu Jin is the only one who follows Liu Jin with all due respect. How can you, a small county magistrate, dare to offend Liu Jin?"

Under the persuasion of his colleagues, in order not to waste people's money and lose etiquette, Wang Xun spent his own money to simply purchase some commemorative supplies and placed them on the desk by the road, without making any other preparations.

Wang Xun's behavior angered Liu Jin.

After returning to the palace, Liu Jin immediately summoned Jinyiwei and agents from Dongchang, Xichang and Insider Factory to plan in a secret room. After careful deployment, the troops were divided into groups to investigate Wang Xun's evidence of crime with great fanfare.

The spies came to the Laishui County Government Office. There were only four walls in the room except for office desks, chairs, official documents, and pockets hanging on the walls.

In Wang Xun's home, his wife was spinning thread in front of the spinning wheel with her son. The wife had neither a headdress nor earrings.

The son also wears coarse cloth clothes.

Liu Jin led all his cronies to repeatedly investigate the evidence of Wang Xun's crime. Unfortunately, Wang Xun was a clean official, without any stain, and Liu Jin got nothing in the end.

In order to give an explanation to the court, Liu Jin had no choice but to admit that Wang Xun was indeed honest and reward him with meat and silk.

BBQ prototype
It is said that when Liu Jin was serving his sentence, three executioners took turns to execute him. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, those who were late had to cut off 3357 knives, cutting off a thin slice of flesh with each knife, and the knife must not touch the vital parts.

Within three days, the prisoner's flesh and blood were mutilated and he gradually lost his human shape, but he could not die.

Because the execution was public, there were many onlookers, many of whom brought money to watch.

The purpose of carrying gold and silver was to exchange for a piece of skin and flesh.

These are all enemies of Liu Jin. Some were directly or indirectly persecuted by Liu Jin, and some were relatives who were persecuted to death by Liu Jin.

They scrambled to get a piece of Liu Jin's flesh and took it home to pay homage to their relatives.

After the memorial ceremony is completed, an iron frame is placed over the fire, brushed with oil, and the meat is roasted and swallowed to show relief from hatred.

This is the prototype of barbecue.

　Sorry, I posted the wrong chapter just now and it became a scrap.

　　
　
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