25. Eunuch Empire
However, if Wei Zhongxian had been taken away by Wang Bo before Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne.
What will happen?
It's very simple. Emperor Aoki will launch another person to fight against the Donglin Party and civil servants. But it's hard to say whether this person can defeat the Donglin Party.
Not everyone can defeat the Donglin Party with the help of the emperor.
You know, the reason why the emperor recommended Wei Zhongxian out was that he thought he could not fight against the Donglin Party himself, so he could only let Wei Zhongxian lead the eunuch party and fight against the Donglin Party.
And Wei Zhongxian did it.
However, there are so many eunuchs throughout the ages, but Wei Zhongxian has only one.
There is a saying that if the butcher Zhang dies, he will not eat a pig with hair.
It means that the butcher Zhang used force to monopolize the slaughter industry, not only forcing him to buy and sell, but also for short and short meat and fur.
He also often boasts that "there is no pork without Zhang butcher Zhang."
Many foolish people still felt it was reasonable. One day, butcher Zhang died of illness. Some foolish people thought: If it is broken, there is no meat to eat.
As a result, more meat sellers appeared on the street, with good meat being cheap and hairless. The foolish people suddenly realized that it was all Butcher Zhang who was responsible for the blame!
Things like butcher can indeed be replaced at will.
But some things, or some people, really cannot be changed.
There have been so many people who have studied Taoism throughout the ages, but only Lao Tzu wrote a Tao Te Ching, which has become a classic that has been passed down from generation to generation.
There have been many doctors from ancient times to the present, but Hua Tuo invented Mafei San.
There have been many poets throughout the ages, but only Li Bai can be called a poetic immortal.
The same principle can also be put on eunuchs.
There are also many eunuchs throughout the ages, and there are also many famous eunuchs, including Zhao Gao in the Qin Dynasty, Zhang Rang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Gao Lishi in the Tang Dynasty, Tong Guan in the Song Dynasty, etc.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were more famous eunuchs.
Some people even called the Ming Dynasty the eunuch empire.
When Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he absorbed the lessons of the past and was very vigilant about eunuchs. In the tenth year of Hongwu, an old eunuch pointed out that there were obvious mistakes in the official documents.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the eunuch was right, but he still issued an order to expel him from the palace and send him back to his original home.
The reason is that this eunuch "interfered in politics".
This is enough to show Zhu Yuanzhang's vigilance against eunuchs. Seven years later, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately cast an iron plate and hung it on the palace gate, which read: "The internal ministers shall not interfere in political affairs, and those who commit crimes shall beheaded."
At this time, eunuchs were not only unable to interfere in the government affairs, but also could not collude with officials, and even had no right to establish industries.
But later, when Zhu Yuanzhang died and Zhu Di was in power, this iron discipline underwent a subtle change, because in the "Jingnan Campaign" to seize the throne, Zhu Di mastered the movements of Emperor Jianwen by colluding with eunuchs oppressed by Emperor Jianwen.
When besieging Nanjing, he won the victory with the eunuchs in the palace and ascended the throne of the emperor.
Therefore, after Zhu Di came to power, he not only no longer vigilant about eunuchs, but also began to regard eunuchs as his confidants and as an important force to control the ministers of the foreign court.
"The inner minister is not allowed to interfere in political affairs" was quietly changed to "The inner minister is not allowed to make decisions without authorization."
Therefore, the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty quietly took the first step in interfering in politics.
Zhu Di sent Li Xing to enlist Siam, which is now Thailand, and Zheng He voyages to the West...
Later, the Dongchang was added to spy on the situation of the ministers and the people. In this way, eunuchs could go on missions, specialize in expeditions, supervise the army, divide towns, and spy on the secrets of the subjects. They held great power, providing conditions for later autocracy.
Later, the trust of emperors in all dynasties in eunuchs also led to the increasing power of eunuchs.
Zhu Qizhen's trust in Wang Zhen led to the autocracy of eunuchs, using the emperor's trust to falsely pass on imperial edicts and take charge of the government. When the Mongolian Wala tribe launched an attack on the northern border, he strongly advocated the emperor's personal expedition, which led to the defeat of Tumu Fort and led to the decline of the Ming Dynasty from prosperity to decline.
Liu Jin did not give in to him anymore. Relying on Zhu Houzhao's trust, the entire government circled him: the chief minister, the minister of the interior, and the minister of national defense were almost no different from his slaves.
The government's big and small measures were decided in his private home, and no one dared to raise any objection to the most ridiculous and vicious major policies.
And these two people died one after another, and it was Wei Zhongxian's turn.
Wei Zhongxian is even more terrifying than the two people in front.
From ancient times to the present, the emperor has been called Long Live.
But many people call Wei Zhongxian the nine thousand nine hundred years old.
This is especially true for Wei Zhongxian's ability.
So Wang Bo felt that if he took Wei Zhongxian away, he would definitely change the plot of Xiuchun Dao. As for whether it was good or bad, Wang Bo didn't know.
Although Wei Zhongxian is abominable, it is undeniable that Wei Zhongxian is still capable.
During the Tianqi period, Wei Zhongxian helped the emperor suppress civil officials and collected taxes outside. Wei Zhongxian was all done by himself, and the emperor was fine afterwards.
The industrial and commercial tax and maritime tax that were abolished at the end of the Wanli period were re-established, making the small treasury of the Apocalypse rich.
Even though there were constant wars outside the pass at that time, the Ming army never cut off military pay, the Qing army could not cause waves, and the pass was stable, which shows Wei Zhongxian's ability.
However, after Emperor Chongzhen took office, he looked down on Wei Zhongxian, who was ignorant of Ding.
The first thing he did when he came to power was to crack down on Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party forces and re-activate the Donglin Party Civil Affairs Group.
Then he followed the instigation of the literati and killed Wei Zhongxian.
Later, the Donglin Party immediately forced the emperor to abolish the mining tax, industrial and commercial tax, and even tea tax, and even said that the court did not compete with the people for profit.
Chongzhen could not receive taxes from big landlords and merchants, but could only collect agricultural taxes. In this way, when Wei Zhongxian, the last pillar fell down, and the people and thieves rose everywhere, and the Ming Dynasty also collapsed.
When Chongzhen was decisive in the crooked tree on the coal mountain, he said hatefully: "All civil officials can be killed!"
From this we can see that Wei Zhongxian has the ability, so Wang Bo takes Wei Zhongxian away and will naturally change the plot of the Xiuchun Sword Shura battlefield.
This is Wang Bo’s original plan.
But then, a turning point suddenly appeared.
When the tutor told Wang Bo to use the Golden Bell cover to form a brand new army, Wang Bo keenly realized that if there was such an army, it would be invincible in the world.
At that time, you may be able to change the plot and unlock new achievements.
So Wang Bo began to cooperate, showing his abilities in front of the emperor or in front of all civil and military officials, in order to establish the Iron Wall Army.
Once the Iron Wall Army is formed, he believes that he can definitely unlock hidden achievements.
As for the appearance of the Iron Wall Army, Wang Bo is not sure how much plot can be changed. After all, he will not stay in this world for eight years.
Chapter completed!