Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Zhu Youxiao's face turned pale instantly. It turned out that the reason why he had no heirs in his life was because of Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family.

Think about how much you trusted the two of them before?

Zhu Youjian's heart is extremely sad now, and Zhu Yuanzhang's heart is even more angry.

"It's not an exaggeration to think that Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family should be quartered by five horses. If this country continues like this, it's better to let them sit here!"

"When did the Ming Dynasty have such a thing as nine thousand years old! These two people, all kill the nine tribes for me!"

In the original historical trajectory, after Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying died, Zhu Yuanzhang was even willing to kill Lan Yu, a hero who had been with him for so many years. A Lan Yu case affected more than 20,000 people. people.

All existences that are not conducive to Zhu Yuanzhang's rule must be dealt with. Killing people at any cost is Zhu Yuanzhang's style.

Xiao Ran felt that Zhu Yuanzhang set off most of the evaluation of Prince Zhu Biao as gentle and kind in history.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill the nine tribes. Zhu Biao persuaded him to kill the three tribes.

Such a comparison is very kind.

But now, Xiao Ran had to say more.

He said to Zhu Yuanzhang with some embarrassment: "This man really can't die now. After he dies, I'm afraid there will be no way."

"Is it possible that our empire in the Ming Dynasty depends on a eunuch?" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unconvinced. If the person who said this was not Xiao Ran, he might have ordered him to be executed.

"Everything has its pros and cons. Although Wei Zhongxian carries a heavy reputation, and in my film and television works at that time, he always had the image of a pure bad guy, but in fact he still has some uses."

"The political struggle and struggle for power at the upper level is one thing, but for the people at the lower level, he has indeed made some contributions." Xiao Ran thought about it for a moment, Wei Zhongxian was actually very complicated.

However, there was one sentence that Xiao Ran silently did not say. The promotion of Wei Zhongxian was not only a matter of his personal ability, but also depended on the overall status of the eunuch in the Ming Dynasty and the political power he possessed.

The power of eunuchs has its roots since the time of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Ahem, it's just that it won't work to say this to Zhu Yuanzhang now.

"Actually, things were fine in the early days of the Ming Dynasty. The power of the eunuchs was completely dependent on the emperor. They could check and balance, monitor the court officials, and their influence went deep into the fields of economy, military, administration, espionage, etc."

"After Wei Zhongxian was re-employed by Zhu Youxiao, he raised his butcher knife and struck the heads of the Donglin Party members. From this point of view, Zhu Youxiao was actually clear-headed when he made this decision." As he said this When he came, Xiao Ran glanced in Zhu Youxiao's direction.

Only gradually, an emperor's original intention changed, or was affected in other aspects.

"Not long after Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, the dispute between civil servants and cliques was very serious in the Ming Dynasty."

"Zhu Youxiao wanted to weaken the power of the Donglin Party members, who were mainly composed of Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats, but because they supported Emperor Taichang and Emperor Tianqi in the later years of Wanli and the Taichang period, they were reused. Therefore, Zhu Youxiao was not good either. To do it openly, even if he already feels that the Donglin Party is too powerful and seriously threatens the imperial power."

"Among them, Zhao Nanxing and Ye Xianggao, members of the Donglin Party, were all favored. They squeezed out the scholars of the Qi Party, the Zhe Party, and the Chu Party. In this way, the court was in an unbalanced state, so Wei Zhongxian was also employed by Zhu Youxiao. A pawn to suppress the power of the Donglin Party."

"This task is an opportunity for Wei Zhongxian to make a comeback. If he can do it well, he will be able to transform from an ordinary eunuch to a powerful favorite. By then, the grievances he has suffered and the hardships he has endured will all be gone. They all came back.”

"In order to get this thing done, he recruited the fallen members of the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang Party to form the Eunuch Party. With the emperor's acquiescence, he concocted unjust imprisonments and framed the Donglin Party members, including Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian, and others of the Donglin Party. Zhou Qiyuan, Zhou Shunchang and others were tortured to death. Under his suppression, the Donglin Party almost disappeared in the north, and temples were full of eunuchs."

"After this mission is completed, is it still necessary for Wei Zhongxian to exist?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran snapped his fingers and said: "Uncle, your question is on point. After Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, Wei Zhongxian's house was confiscated and his family was exterminated, and the eunuch group was wiped out."

"But the consequence of this was that the Donglin Party gained power again, and there was no longer any power above the court to check and balance these civil servants. Even if Emperor Chongzhen later began to appoint mu officials again, they could not achieve the ability to restrain the civilian officials. The Donglin Party More and more unscrupulous.”

"But there is a saying that a dynasty with flowing water and a family with iron foundations. For these civil servants, once the emperor changes, they will have to change their allegiance to another person at most. The new emperor, in order to have someone to use, also I won’t give them away.”

"So, in 1644 AD, such a helpless thing happened. At that time, Li Zicheng's army attacked Beijing. Seeing that the enemy was at hand, Emperor Chongzhen hoped that the civil servants would quickly donate some money to reward the defenders and save the Ming Dynasty. As a result, the civil servants They all cried out that they were poor and miserable.”

"Wei Zaode, the chief minister of the cabinet, only donated 500 taels, and Zhou Kui, the father-in-law of Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian, only gave more than 3,000 taels. However, when Li Zicheng later tortured the old officials of the capital, more than 40,000 taels were found in Zaode, and Zhou Kui's family There are also 520,000 taels.”

"But that's a story later. At that time, Emperor Chongzhen saw that the civil servants were stingy and stingy, so he had to ask the eunuchs to donate money. The eunuch Wang Zhixin donated 10,000 taels, Cao Huachun and Wang Yongzuo each donated 30,000 taels and 50,000 taels. Let's not talk about it for the time being. Tell them how they get their money, each has his or her own way, and if the water is clear, there will be no fish."

"But judging from the amount of money they are willing to spend, these eunuchs are much better than the civil servants. After all, they are the emperor's favorites, and all their power is given by the emperor."

"But the money given by a few eunuchs could not change the situation. There were always some people with different ideas. In the end, Emperor Chong hanged himself."

Xiao Ran made two comments from a personal and objective perspective: "It can be said that when Wei Zhongxian is lost, he loses not only a powerful official, but also the emperor's power to restrict the civil servant group. Unless the emperor himself has very strong political skills and abilities, It’s like an emperor like you, uncle, comes directly to the scene.”

"Otherwise, without the help of a right-hand man like Wei Zhongxian, the final result will be a total loss. This is why there is a saying that as long as Wei Zhongxian dies, the Ming Dynasty will never be destroyed."

Zhu Yuanzhang felt particularly comfortable with Xiao Ran's flattery just now. He stroked the beard on his chin and felt proud.

But the next moment, when he heard Xiao Ran's words, "As long as Wei Zhongxian dies, the Ming Dynasty will never be destroyed," he suddenly lost his good temper.

"Screw you, Xiao Ran is such a brat, but Wei Zhongxian is still alive and the Ming Dynasty is immortal. How can he be so highly regarded as a eunuch? Is it possible that he can restrain the Donglin Party?"

"For this matter, the emperor can support other people. Apart from Wei Zhongxian, there is no Li Zhongxian or Wang Zhongxian?"

"Actually, that's not the case. Wei Zhongxian, in addition to being able to play a role in restraining and balancing, has also done some practical things himself."