Emperor Apocalypse Zhu Youxiao once believed that the purpose of the Donglin Party was to dominate the imperial court. Out of credit to the Donglin Party for supporting his father and son to ascend the throne, Zhu Youxiao also tolerated it again and again. However, the Donglin Party not only wanted to control the imperial court. , and even wanted to control the emperor himself, so he launched the "Palace Relocation Case"!

From July to September 1st in the 48th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (16th year), the two emperors Wanli and Taichang died one after another. The accession of the new emperor was related to the fate of the country and became the focus of attention of the government and the public.

Emperor Apocalypse Zhu Youxiao was not favored by Emperor Wanli because his father, Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo, was neglected since childhood. It was not until Emperor Wanli's death that he left a will and named him the emperor's grandson. Zhu Youxiao's biological mother Wang Cai Although she was superior to Li Xuanshi, she was insulted by Li Xuanshi and died because of Li Xuanshi's favor. Her last words before her death were: "I have a grudge against Xi Li (Li Xuanshi), and it is difficult to redress the hatred." So Donglin thought, Zhu Youxiao was also "humiliated and abused" by Li Xuanshi since he was a child. He cried all day long, forming a weak character who was afraid of Li Xuanshi. However, after Chongzhen came to the throne, he said that Li Xuanshi treated their brothers very well ("Sanhuan Notes").

After Emperor Taichang ascended the throne, Zhu Youxiao and Li Xuanshi moved to Qianqing Palace together. One month later, Emperor Taichang died, and Li Xuanshi took control of Qianqing Palace. With the support of eunuch Li Jinzhong (Wei Zhongxian) and others, he tried to force the empress dowager to be crowned. This move caused a stir. The courtiers were suspicious, thinking that he wanted to listen to politics behind the curtain.

On the day of Emperor Taichang's death, Yang Lian, Liu Yisui and other court officials went straight to the Qianqing Palace and asked Emperor Taichang to visit him and see the emperor's eldest son Zhu Youxiao to discuss his accession to the throne. However, they were blocked by Li Xuanshi. After the efforts of the ministers, Next, Li Xuan's attendant asked Zhu Youxiao to meet with the ministers. When Yang Lian, Liu Yishen and others saw Zhu Youxiao, they kowtowed to the mountain and shouted long live, and protected Zhu Youxiao from leaving Qianqing Palace and going to Wenhua Palace to accept the worship of the ministers. It was decided to hold the enthronement ceremony on the 6th of this month. For Zhu Youxiao's safety, the ministers temporarily arranged for him to live in the Tai Palace, and the eunuch Wang An was responsible for protecting him.

This is the whole story, but everyone has their own interpretation. The first explanation of the Donglin Party is [Li Xuanshi abused Zhu Youxiao, which is obviously not in line with Chongzhen's own opinions and makes no sense.]

The second explanation is that Li Xuanshi tried to force the empress dowager to influence the government. This actually makes sense. After all, Li Xuanshi, as a non-queen, wanted to protect his status. However, the water level is also very high. After all, this Ming Dynasty There have been cases of the dictatorship of the emperor and the dictatorship of the chief minister, but this is really unheard of of the dictatorship of the queen mother...

Of course, it is not impossible to say that the Queen Mother deposed the emperor. During the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Qizhen was captured in the Battle of Tumubao, and he used Zhu Qizhen to threaten the Ming Dynasty. Yu Qian and others asked the Queen Mother to establish a new emperor, and Zhu Qiyu became the emperor. Emperor, but I personally think this is close to arrogance.

But what actually happened was that the Donglin Party members who were originally the heroes who supported Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo in the era of Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo suddenly became the heroes who supported Emperor Zhu Youxiao of Tianqi. Their strength even increased greatly, even through Wang An, the " The "virtuous internal minister" controlled the personal safety of Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao! [On the grounds of protecting Zhu Youxiao from leaving the Qianqing Palace, he arranged to live in the Tai Palace, and the eunuch Wang An was responsible for protecting him].

Some people may think that this is suspicious. How can any courtier dare to threaten the emperor's safety? So let's talk about the facts - in the Ming Dynasty, which was said to have reached its peak of monarchical power, was the emperor's personal safety reliable?

You won't know until you look at it, but you will be shocked at first glance. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was really not safe in the harem. Ming Wuzong fell into the water and died. He himself was a hero who personally went into battle to kill the Tatars. He would be finished if he fell into the water. Emperor Jiajing was almost strangled to death by a palace maid, Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo died due to the mysterious red pill, and even Emperor Tianqi himself died in an unknown manner. He had sex with Wang Ti. Wei Zhongxian and two trusted eunuchs went to take a boat out in the deep water, but were killed by a strong wind. He capsized the boat, accidentally fell into the water, and almost drowned. Although he was rescued, after this fright, the root cause of his illness came down. Various treatments failed, and his health deteriorated. Finally, he took the elixir donated by Shangshu Huo Weihua, which also It didn't work. After drinking it for several months, I actually got bloating. My whole body gradually became edematous, and I died in bed.

In other words, the Donglin Party colluded with Wang An and controlled Emperor Tianqi. No matter what the original intention was, it posed a major threat to Emperor Tianqi's personal life. As a young emperor who ascended the throne at the age of twenty, and his father's death was unclear , I am disgusted with the Donglin Party members who stretch their hands too far and control their own behavior. The promotion is completely understandable. On the contrary, it is the Donglin Party members who have intensified their attempts to puppet Emperor Tianqi and repeatedly provoked Emperor Tianqi's bottom line. It completely broke the most basic respect between the monarch and his ministers, and was the source of intensified conflicts between the two.

The trigger for the intensification of the conflict between Emperor Tianqi and the Donglin Party was Wang An. According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, one emperor and one eunuch, Wang An was from the generation of Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo. According to the convention, he should retire and make way for the next generation. However, with the help of the palace transfer case, , Wang An "made great achievements" but refused to retire, and colluded with the Donglin Party to consolidate his position, and even violated the taboos of the inner palace, and joined the courtiers to fight against the emperor.

In the system of the Ming Dynasty, this eunuch was the emperor's domestic slave. Which emperor could tolerate this kind of cheating? Even in a modern company, a personal assistant of the chairman and the senior executives of the company forced him into the palace together, and even forced him into the palace. The chairman's personal whereabouts have been revealed to the company's executives. This kind of personal assistant can no longer be used, even if it saves huge losses, right?

So just in the first year of Tianqi, Wang An was denounced, and the Donglin Party's counterattack was to trumpet that Emperor Tianqi had an affair with his wet nurse! This is not modern, that is, US President Clinton and Lewinsky That little fling, a harmless thing.

In ancient times, a wet nurse was considered half a mother. In other words, it was the Donglin Party who spread the word about the Apocalypse Emperor! Who is the one who is hyping up the affair between US President Clinton and Lewinsky? Isn’t that Clinton’s opponent? In ancient times, rebellion was enough to depose the emperor. What the Donglin Party did was basically a prelude to deposing the emperor. Emperor Tianqi was forced into a corner by the Donglin Party. If Wei Zhongxian could not be saved, and if the Donglin Party was not severely punished, Apocalypse would The legitimacy of the emperor will be shaken, so what is against the Donglin Party is actually not the eunuch party, but the imperial party organized by Emperor Tianqi. And what is the so-called imperial party?

In fact, it is against the great alliance of the Donglin Party. However, the three parties of Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang are deeply rooted, and their power is actually incomparable to the Donglin Party. However, the problem is that the three parties of Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang have taken refuge in Wei Zhongxian. After all, they have lost the face of scholars. Moreover, the Donglin Party relied on the money of Jiangnan merchants to gain the upper hand in public opinion. However, if Liu Baiyu's [Five Classics of Justice] were sent to him, Emperor Tianqi could completely use this to destroy the legitimacy of the Donglin Party and support the establishment of a legitimate government. For civil servants who have their own taste, they have another choice besides Wei Zhongxian, who is nine thousand years old...

From the perspective of Li Tiancai's pursuit of fame, a young man like Liu Baiyu, who likes to become famous the most, may not be able to control himself and join Emperor Tianqi's camp against the Donglin Party. After all, with the political energy of the "Five Classics of Justice", and

If Liu Baiyu's academic ability is favored by Emperor Tianqi, although it is impossible for him to become a minister, it may not be impossible to become a minister...

But this kind of young fame is extremely risky. As a good sword for Emperor Tianqi, and without the qualifications for the imperial examination as a talisman, you can imagine the consequences if you fail to defeat the Donglin Party. Even if you succeed in defeating the Donglin Party, then

The conflict with Wei Zhongxian is also inevitable. Liu Baiyu is extremely capable and his qualifications are there. How could he be an opponent who is nine thousand years old?

And to cooperate with Jiu Qiansui? As a great scholar, he succumbed to an eunuch, which immediately stinked in the hearts of scholars, even if Confucius was reincarnated...

All in all, Li Tiancai's worry was that Liu Baiyu was too eager to seek fame, and ended up in the quagmire of the imperial court. In the end, he would either lose his reputation or leave his name in history. Anyway, he could not live a good life, let alone stand up as a great Confucian.

.Staying away from the whirlpool of the court is the right way.

This chapter is about the background, and it is also my attitude. The Eunuch Party is certainly not a good thing, but the Donglin Party, which can only fight among itself without any lower limit, and cannot do anything, is not a good thing either. The only difference between the two is that the latter has many disciples and disciples.
Chapter completed!