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Compared with others who are generalists, I can only write history, and I am most interested in history. The reason why I revisit this era that has been written about countless times, and there are extremely successful works in the past, is just because I occasionally read the history of the Ming Dynasty and the history of the Ming Dynasty.
I found a lot of interesting little details in the Ming Dynasty Records, so I decided to write about it. Compared with those masterpieces about fighting and decisive battles, I prefer the interactions between characters and those interesting little descriptions, so maybe some people
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With the help of my remarks, I will post information about some characters, mainly eunuchs, famous ministers of Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Liu Daxia, Ma Wensheng, etc. Baidu Encyclopedia has them, and Jiao Fang is no exception:
Xiao Jing 14352, courtesy name Ke Gong, alias Mei Dong, was born in Nanping County, Yanping Prefecture, now Nanping City, Fujian Province, and was a eunuch of the Si Li Supervisor. He served in the palace since he was a child. Because of his intelligence, he was selected to study in the inner hall of the Si Li Supervisor. He studied
He worked hard and made rapid progress. In the early years of Tianshun, Ren Changsui. At that time, Yingzong expressed his condolences and rewards to his ministers in the Bian Hall. There were a lot of money and strings of money piled up, and they were distributed quickly. Xiao Jing registered them one by one, and there was no mistake in the calculation. Yingzong was so
He found that he was very scheming, so he trusted him. In the second year of Tianshun (145), he was promoted to Fengyu, and soon he was promoted to Zuo Jiancheng, the imperial eunuch. In the fourth year of Tianshun's fifth year, he was promoted to You Shaojian. Yingzong doted on him and gave him python robes one after another.
, jade belts and many kinds of treasures. On the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor personally inspected the archery and pointed at him and said: "I know you can write articles, but can you also shoot arrows?" Xiao Jing immediately pressed the saddle and fired three arrows in a row.
, Yingzong was very happy, and from then on he cared and appreciated him even more, promoted him to eunuch and supervisor, and gave Lumi a number of stones every year. He was sent to Jingzhou and Xiangyang to work, and reports from various local officials said that he acted quietly.
, pay attention to the influence and do not harass the people. In 1464, the eighth year of Tianshun, Yingzong died, and he was assigned to the shrine supervisor to be responsible for burning fires.
In 1467, the third year of Chenghua, he was transferred to the Inner Palace Supervisor and was responsible for managing the warehouses and wages. His accounts and cashiers were clear and some of the past mistakes were basically eliminated. Therefore, soon after, he was promoted to the Supervisor of Ceremonies and was ordered to go to investigate.
Major cases in Wugang, Qizhou and other vassals. There he eliminated interference, interrogated clearly, handled the case fairly, and reported the situation concisely and clearly. Xianzong was very satisfied with him. However, Xiao Jing and Quan Huan Shangming, who was in charge of Dongchang at that time,
They had a close relationship with each other, and Shang Ming was a man who extorted heavy bribes from the rich treasures of the capital, and "sold officials and titles". In the last years of Chenghua, his home was finally confiscated and he was banished to Nanjing to serve as a soldier. Therefore, in the 23rd year of Chenghua,
When Xianzong died in 147, in order to avoid being implicated, Xiao Jing took the initiative and asked to do what no eunuch wanted to do, and went to Yuling to be the incense minister.
In the early years of Hongzhi, Xiao Jing was inevitably impeached by court officials many times. However, Xiaozong protected him and excused him. He once said to Liu Daxia: "Xiao Jing is my advisor, but I have never given him power."[32]
In 1490, the third year of Hongzhi, there was a vacancy in the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Everyone thought that Xiao Jing was the most mature and experienced person, so he was appointed as the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies to participate in some major military and political issues. He was cautious and familiar with allusions.
Whenever the emperor asked about something, he knew everything, could give clear and detailed answers according to the rules and regulations, and often gave correct advice. Therefore, Xiaozong attached great importance to him and repeatedly ordered him to be responsible for arranging crowns, weddings, funerals, sacrifices, etc.
He held a major ceremony and reviewed the soldiers and horses of the regiment. When he was ordered to interrogate major cases with the Ministry of Justice, the Procuratorate, and Dali Temple, he interrogated carefully and sentenced him appropriately. At that time, Empress Zhang's younger brother Shouning Hou Zhang Heling and Jianchang Bo Zhang Yanling
, all relied on the favor of the emperor and empress to condone their slaves to violate laws and disciplines, and to collect money. They were impeached by many officials inside and outside the court, but Xiaozong refused to pursue them. However, when the case fell into Xiao Jing's hands, he acted in accordance with the law.
He was sentenced without any leniency, which made everyone convinced of him.
In 1505, the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, Xiaozong was critically ill, so he entrusted the prince to Xiao Jing, who later became Wuzong.
In the early years of Zhengde, Xiao Jing asked for leave and returned to his private residence. In 1512, the seventh year of Zhengde, Emperor Wu appointed him as the eunuch in charge of etiquette. He was given a robe embroidered with a python and allowed to ride in a sedan chair in the palace. At this time, he was already seventy.
Although he was four years old, he could still often put forward good opinions on current affairs. From the twelfth to the fourteenth year of Zhengde (1517-1519), Wu Zong often went to other places to have fun under the guise of "inspection". Xiao Jing and some eunuchs and courtiers tried their best to dissuade him.
, could not stop him. Wu Zong asked him to stay in the capital, and people inside and outside the capital valued him and relied on him. However, because he had been in contact with Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao, after Zhu Chenhao's rebellion failed, although Xiao Jing was old, Wu Zong refused to
He was arrested, but still fined him money and dismissed from office[33].
In 1521, the 16th year of Zhengde, Wuzong died of illness and had no children. The vassal king Zhu Hou succeeded to the throne, namely Shizong. Because Xiao Jingde was highly respected and familiar with various affairs and etiquette of the palace, Shizong specially ordered him to enter the palace and manage the maintenance. Shizong
When he went to the northern and southern suburbs to offer sacrifices, to worship the Ancestral Temple with wine and food at all times of the year, to inspect the Imperial College, and to cultivate his family fields, Xiao Jing was always with him. At this time, Xiao Jing was already five years old, but he still had a clear mind and energy.
He was full of energy, moving forward and backward in the palace, and his steps were not bad. However, there were also many officials who impeached Xiao Jing. For example, Zhang Yuan said in "Please evict Xiao Jingshu, the eunuch" that he "had accumulated more than one or two hundred thousand in his pocket."
" [34]. Mao Bowen impeached him for conspiring to aid the eunuchs Zhang Rui, Zhang Zhong, etc. who had been sentenced to death. Please also sentence him to death [35]. Xiao Jing requested 1,500 craftsmen from the Supervision Bureau, and the Ministry of War Shang Pengze was determined
Despite his objection, Shizong also accepted Peng Ze's opinions [36], etc. However, these circumstances were not reflected in the tomb list written for him by the great scholar Yang Yiqing.
In 1522, the first year of Jiajing's reign, Xiao Jing was repeatedly impeached by court officials and requested to retire. Shizong granted his request, and in memory of his past contributions, in addition to his annual salary, he received an additional ten shi per month and allocated ten husbands to him every year.
During every year and festival, he was given seasonal food as in the past. This kind of treatment was better than that of a retired cabinet bachelor, and it was something that no eunuch had ever received before.
In AD 152, the seventh year of the Jiajing reign, Xiao Jing died of illness in a private residence outside the palace. Emperor Shizong ordered Lai Yi, the eunuch in charge of etiquette, to be responsible for the funeral etiquette, and Han Xi, the imperial horse eunuch, and others to comprehensively handle funeral matters. He ordered sacrifices to be made on three altars and was given thirty thousand new coins.
. He ordered that things such as coffins, tombs, and halls should be properly completed. The Empress Dowager gave him one hundred taels of platinum and four layers of fine writing. The great scholar Zhai Luan wrote his epitaph, and Yang Yiqing wrote the tomb table for him.
Xiao Jing had a very good understanding, and he could understand the truth when he was young. Later, he took advantage of the rich collection of palaces and read ancient books, so he was rich in knowledge. The poems he wrote were noble and elegant in character, without gorgeous sentences. At the beginning of his method, He copied Ou Tie, and later turned to Shen Ti, and was especially fond of grass. He served six emperors, and his career had ups and downs. However, he also served as the eunuch of Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremonial department, and the eunuch of the eunuch of the ceremonial department four times, for a long period of time. Fifty years ago. There were as many as a hundred eunuchs under his name. He treated the scholars with gentleness and respect. When Yang Yiqing was in the cabinet, he had many contacts with him on official matters. Sometimes Yang Yiqing refuted Wu Zong's opinions and was not so polite to Xiao Jing, but Xiao Jing didn't mind. Although Xiao Jing also did some illegal things, he didn't go as far as seizing power for profit and forming gangs. He was dissatisfied with the money-making of other powerful officials. Although he had been with the emperor for decades, his mansion was always empty. It's still the same house as before, and I haven't bought any property for myself. After retirement, I am more willing to enjoy the joys in the forest. I don't leave the house, never talk about current affairs, and only compose poems, play the piano, and play chess with the guests I know. When I'm dying, I warn you. His nephew and grandnephew said: "The most important thing for a minister is not to cheat." He said nothing else. Eunuchs like him who did not accumulate wealth or abuse their power were relatively rare after the middle Ming Dynasty.
Xiao Jing's grandnephew Xiao is the commander of the Jinyi Guards. His descendants Xiao Shao and Xiao Xin are both Jinshi, and several others are Jinyiwei [37].
Li Rong, courtesy name Maochun, was born in Sanyuan, Xinu, present-day Sanyuan County, Shaanxi Province. He was born on April 25, 1430, the fifth year of Xuande. He entered the palace during the Jingtai period and served as a eunuch in the Qianqing Palace, serving Daizong. In the 14th year of Chenghua In 147, Li Rong was appointed as the eunuch in charge of the ceremony. Xianzong gave him a jade belt, a python robe, and was allowed to ride horses in forbidden areas, which shows his status. In 1497, the tenth year of Hongzhi, he presided over the wedding of Princess Deqing and the Prince Consort Lin Yue. At that time, all major national affairs , all involved Li Rong, which shows how much Emperor Hongzhi valued Li Rong, and also Li Rong’s power. When Emperor Zhengde came to the throne, Li Rong was already 77 years old and asked to retire. Emperor Zhengde was raised by Li Rong since he was a child, and he left in just one day. If you don't fire him, you won't agree to retire. Li Rong has this kind of relationship with Emperor Zhengde. Wouldn't Liu Jin be afraid of him? Of course, Li Rong is not a fool. He took the initiative to "take a vacation" before the "monster case" was investigated. .
On September 10, 1512, the seventh year of Zhengde, 3-year-old Li Rong passed away. Emperor Zhengde ordered the eunuchs Qiu Ju, Mo Ying, Chai Li, and Tian Zhi to organize his funeral. On October 12 of the same year, he was buried in "Xiangshan, Wanping County, Shuntian Prefecture" "The original place of the countryside". Before Li Rong's death, he made his own living here, and built the Xiangdian Hall of the ancestral hall and cemetery in advance. Xiaozong granted it the title of "Jingyi Temple" and sent people to guard it.
Chen Kuan was born in Tiantang Village, Yangzhong Town, Anfuli, Youxi County in 1442, the seventh year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty. During the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty, he was robbed and brought to the palace. From the late period of Hongzhi to the beginning of Zhengde period, Chen Kuan was the eunuch of the Inner Court's Liturgical Supervisor. The Silili Supervisor was the head of the 24 yamen and was known as the "internal prime minister". He controlled the red seal, preached edicts, and also commanded the East Factory, Nanjing garrison and internal affairs. Tang, known as "without the name of prime minister, has the reality of prime minister".
According to records written by Chen Hongmo in Ming Dynasty's "Xuanzhao Lu Liu Daxia" and "Remnants of the Governance of the World" written by Ming Dynasty Chen Hongmo, in the 14th year of Hongzhi, when the Ministry of War was still in charge, Ma Wensheng, a famous official of the generation, together with the eunuch Chen Kuan, went to inspect various camps in the capital. At that time, he was the chief military officer of the capital camp. Gong Zhang Mao, that is, after Zhang Yu. According to records, although the vast majority of generals can hold bows, they cannot fire arrows. They can't even hold bows and fall to the ground. As for the art of war, they collectively don't know three questions and can't answer any of them. .The battalions in the capital are responsible for guarding the capital and should be the country's elite. However, the officers are collectively incompetent. Zhang Mao, as the chief military officer, cannot escape the blame. However, throughout the Hongzhi period, Zhang Mao was always valued and treated with courtesy. After Chen Kuan reviewed , Emperor Shu reorganized the army, Emperor Xiaozong agreed with his opinion and immediately reorganized the army to ensure the stability of the country.