[After talking about Zhang Juzheng’s achievements, let’s look at Zhang Juzheng’s problems next.]
[In June of the tenth year of Wanli (AD 1582), Zhang Juzheng died of illness, and his death also marked the end of the "Zhang Juzheng Reform".
When people leave, the tea is cool.
Many officials in the court and Zhang Juzheng's former political opponents immediately targeted Zhang Juzheng after his death.
A flurry of impeachment memorials flew onto Emperor Wanli’s desk.]
[Emperor Wanli had long been dissatisfied with Zhang Juzheng, so he ordered that Zhang Juzheng be deprived of his title of Shangzhuguo and Grand Master. All officials promoted by Zhang Juzheng were demoted or dismissed.
Even Zhang Juzheng's home was sealed and no entry or exit was allowed. When the house was opened, it was discovered that more than a dozen members of Zhang's family had starved to death.
More than 100,000 taels of silver and 10,000 taels of gold were confiscated from Zhang Juzheng's home. His eldest son, Zhang Jingxiu, could not bear the torture and eventually hanged himself. Zhang Juzheng himself was almost tortured by having his coffin dug out.
This is roughly the end of Zhang Juzheng. Not only did he lose his life, his reputation was ruined, his family was also ruined, and he was extremely miserable.】
Zhang Juzheng stared at the video blankly. He never imagined that he would be treated like this by Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun after his death.
He couldn't figure out why he had worked so hard to rejuvenate the sluggish Ming Dynasty and gave the originally impoverished people hope for life again. Why did he end up with a ruined reputation and a broken family?
"After all, it was the wrong payment!" Zhang Juzheng covered his face in pain, expressing the suffering in his heart to the outside world.
However, the video continued to play unswervingly,
[As the greatest statesman and reformer of the Ming Dynasty, where did Zhang Juzheng go wrong?]
[First, Zhang Juzheng was too strict with Wanli, which caused Emperor Wanli to develop a rebellious mentality.
After Zhang Juzheng's death, the person who could really decide his fate after death was Emperor Wanli.
As long as Wanli unswervingly supports Zhang Juzheng, then Zhang Juzheng will not have his house confiscated; but if Wanli hates Zhang Juzheng, then the court officials will surrender to the emperor's favor, and Zhang Juzheng will definitely not end well.
It is a pity that Emperor Wanli hated Zhang Juzheng deeply.】
[Emperor Wanli succeeded to the throne at the age of ten. At this age, he was unable to handle state affairs, so he needed someone to support and assist him, and these people were Empress Dowager Li and Zhang Juzheng.
Empress Dowager Li was very strict with Wanli, but as the saying goes, a loving mother often loses her son, so there was nothing wrong with Empress Dowager Li's actions.】
[Historical records record that "the emperor tasted being drunk at a banquet in Xicheng, and ordered his servants to sing a new song. He couldn't speak, so he struck him with a sword. The left and right tried to persuade him, but he cut his hair in a playful manner. On the day of the day, the Queen Mother heard about it and sent a message to the emperor to give advice.
He ordered the emperor to write a letter to the emperor for his sins. He also called the emperor to kneel down and count his faults."
When Emperor Wanli was young and frivolous, he would inevitably do some ridiculous things.
Once, Emperor Wanli was drinking at a banquet in Xicheng and asked his attendants to sing. The attendant couldn't sing, so Wanli pulled out his sword and wanted to kill someone. Fortunately, someone nearby persuaded him, so he cut off the attendant's hair as a punishment.
This kind of thing was common and not unusual in the feudal dynasty, but when Empress Dowager Li found out about it, she was furious. Not only did she tell Zhang Juzheng, but she also asked Emperor Wanli to draft an imperial edict to punish himself, and even asked him to kneel in front of the door for a long time and scold him.
its fault.
This kind of punishment with the intention of humiliating is often counterproductive and can even distort a person's character!]
[A person’s personality when he grows up has a great relationship with his childhood experiences.
Zhang Juzheng was the chief minister of the cabinet and held a high position of power. He was originally Wanli's teacher, so Wanli's education was always extremely strict.
Although Zhang Juzheng's original intention was to cultivate a virtuous and wise king, his approach actually went too far.
Another time, Emperor Wanli mispronounced the word "bo" while studying.
But for such a small mistake, Zhang Juzheng yelled at Wanli in front of all the ministers.
Wanli was so frightened that even the ministers next to him showed fear.
Although it is said that a strict teacher produces a good disciple, sometimes this principle does not apply to everyone. For example, Emperor Wanli was an exception.
Because Emperor Wanli was disciplined too strictly when he was young, his character was distorted.
When Emperor Wanli takes charge personally and gradually realizes that he is the emperor and the lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, his desire for revenge will gradually emerge.】
[So, when Zhang Juzheng died, Emperor Wanli began to launch crazy revenge.
He not only abolished the reforms that Zhang Juzheng worked so hard to implement, but also ransacked Zhang Juzheng’s home, leaving his family in ruins.]
【Sad! Deplorable!
Zhang Juzheng originally hoped to cultivate a qualified heir to the empire, but unexpectedly he cultivated a vengeful maniac who neglected politics. As the emperor's master, this has to be said to be his failure, a big failure!]
"Haha. It's true that the old minister is incompetent." Seeing this, Zhang Juzheng felt guilty, but more importantly, he was disappointed and angry.
[Second, Zhang Juzheng monopolized power and offended many court ministers.
Strictly speaking, this was not Zhang Juzheng's fault, but because his methods were too harsh and there was no room for change, which caused shock in the court, he had an unshirkable responsibility for this.
Because Zhang Juzheng wants to reform, he needs absolute rights, and it will definitely touch some vested interests. The bustle in the world is for profit, and the turmoil in the world is for benefit. No one wants to lose their own interests.
Historical records record: "There was a minor disagreement, so he was criticized and ordered to investigate. Yu Maoxue was asked to be lenient during the incident, and he thought he was in a bad mood, so he was reduced from his position. The censor Fu Yingzhen continued to say, especially. The following is
Imprisonment and garrison with rods."
The censors of the Ming Dynasty were so good that they enjoyed unlimited local glory, but precisely because of their greater power, the censors often bullied local ministers.
For this reason, Zhang Juzheng wanted to strictly rectify this unhealthy trend. Some people interceded for certain censors, but Zhang Juzheng punished them severely, either by imprisonment or dismissal from office.
During Zhang Juzheng's reign, those who were unconvinced could only swallow their anger. After all, Zhang Juzheng was so powerful that even the emperor did not dare to contradict him, and they could not afford to offend him at all.
And once Zhang Juzheng dies, the tree will fall and the hozen will scatter, so everyone will fall into trouble together.
Zhang Juzheng did nothing wrong in rectifying the administration of officials. These were done for the sake of the country, but he offended a large number of officials intentionally or unintentionally.
If no one had impeached Zhang Juzheng after his death, then the fate of the Zhang family would not have been so tragic.】
[However, it is impossible to reform without offending people. The price of reform is to sacrifice the interests of some people to create greater interests. This is worthy of recognition.
In the first ten years of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng's image was glorious and majestic, and the treasury and food and grass were sufficient. The old trend of the previous dynasty was changed, and the Ming Dynasty glowed with new vitality.
It was precisely because of Zhang Juzheng's reforms that Wanli had the capital to slack off in government, otherwise the demise of the Ming Dynasty might have been brought forward earlier.]
[The reason why Zhang Juzheng was attacked by a group of people is actually related to his personal life style. 】
[It is precisely because Zhang Juzheng’s life was so corrupt that many people did not admire him, and because of this they also belittled or even slandered his achievements.]