Since ancient times, fate has been destined, and half a lifetime of false fame will wake up late; The imperial power is only for profit, and the loyalty and virtuous return to the king. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Xinwang Zhu Youzhen looked at the big eunuch in front of him, and sighed with emotion in his heart, Wei Zhongxian certainly has many shortcomings, as a eunuch, Wei Zhongxian is ruthless enough to himself, wielding a knife from the palace is not what people can do, and he will never be soft on those who oppose him and oppose him everywhere. For example, Yang Lian, a member of the Donglin Party, was arrested for 24 major crimes, including the impeachment of Wei Zhongxian's embezzlement of the power of the cabinet's draft, the cutting off of dissidents, the appointment of auxiliary ministers, and the killing of Wang An and other internal supervisors, and was killed at the same time as Zuo Guangdou, Huang Zunsu, Zhou Shunchang and others. Wei Zhongxian also made people compile the "Three Dynasties Classics", using the three cases of the Red Pill Case, the Attack Case, and the Palace Removal Case as the titles to destroy the Donglin Academy and crack down on the Donglin Party. Wei Dazhong, Gu Dazhang, Gao Panlong, Zhou Qiyuan, and Miao Changsi were killed in the Donglin Party. The party of Qichu and Zhejiang also made a record of the heavens, and the party members were listed in the whole country, with less than 100 people on each list, and more than 500 people. Wei Zhongxian also instructed his henchmen to make "Donglin Point General Record", and gave the Donglin party members the nickname "Water Margin" one hundred and eight generals, in an attempt to wipe them out.

However, at the national level, Wei Zhongxian was used by the king, and his contribution to the fact that the Daming rivers and mountains were able to spend so many years in the Xiaoice River Century. Wei Zhongxian, because of his contradictions with the civilian clique that controls public opinion, his disadvantages have been infinitely magnified. In fact, Wei Zhongxian is still very principled in major matters related to the survival of the country and the nation.

When Huang Taiji stormed Jinzhou, Man Gui openly disobeyed Yuan Chonghuan's order not to resist, took the initiative to attack, and risked his life to save Jinzhou. Wei Zhongxian did not let go of the crime of fear of death and avoiding war in the Battle of Ningjin because Yuan Chonghuan, who was keen on negotiating peace, gave him a Xiusheng Temple in Ningyuan City, nor did he punish Mao Shuai because Mao Wenlong wrote to protect the Donglin Party who opposed him, which is why the situation outside the gate has been developing in a good direction in the later period of the Apocalypse Dynasty.

This alone shows that Wei Zhongxian is not confused, and Wei Zhongxian's ability to govern the country should still be approved. Wei Zhongxian represented the monarchy, while the Donglin Party represented the Jiangnan merchants of the late Ming Dynasty. It is not so much a struggle between the eunuchs and the Donglin party as a struggle between agricultural taxes and commercial taxes. The late Ming tax system mainly relied on agricultural taxes, and with the arrival of the Xiaoice River, the increase in agricultural taxes would only make people angry. Therefore, during the Wanli period, Zhang Juzheng began to focus on the reform of increasing the commercial tax, and exempting the northern peasants from taxes and disaster relief in the event of natural disasters and poor harvests. The Donglin Party was also born because of this, this literati force, from the beginning was not pure, their ideal was to limit the monarchy, by the literati to govern, but the Donglin Party, most of them are corrupt Confucian, only know to stand at the highest point of morality, to criticize the existing bureaucracy, but can not put forward a better plan for the construction of the country.

Therefore, for the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the civilian-official group represented by the Donglin Party had an unshirkable responsibility. After the establishment of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, in order to ********, the Donglin Party people put all the blame on the eunuch party and the bureaucrats attached to the eunuch party, which is a kind of shirking responsibility. Or, to put it more explicitly, the conflict and struggle between the emerging capitalist interest groups and the feudal landlord groups. Therefore, history should be viewed from different angles and should not be confused by the fog of history.

Wei Zhongxian was precisely on the emperor's side in this era, more precisely, a dog raised by the emperor, called a domestic slave in this era, and all life and death were in the hands of the emperor alone. However, the civilian-bureaucratic group represented by the Donglin Party stood on the opposite side of the emperor, but had the supreme power of morality. The literati are good at speaking, but the party is the same and the party fights differently, and in the end they mislead the country and the people.

Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, faced the dying old eunuch in front of him and prepared to give him a reassurance. So he said: "Gonggong Wei, you are a pillar of the country and a great talent. The emperor relied on you, and the king is even more optimistic about you. ”

"Your Royal Highness King Xin, you value the old slave so much, it really makes the old slave grateful." Wei Zhongxian never dreamed that King Xin's heart could value himself so much. With his ability to observe words and emotions for many years, what the king of faith in front of him said is definitely not a lie, or he is too good at acting, so the city of the king is too deep.

"Father-in-law Wei, don't be too humble, others don't understand, this king understands, you are loyal to the Ming Dynasty. In recent years, the war in the Ming Dynasty has been tight, and without you Wei Gonggong, the treasury may have been able to bear it instinctively. Therefore, on this one, this king wants to replace the hundred of the Ming Dynasty

Last name thank you. The words spoken by the king of faith were sincere and heartfelt.

"However, Gonggong Wei, you are an understanding person, the first emperor is deceased, and this king wants to see a powerful Ming, so as long as there are capable people, this king will not blame the past. Gonggong Wei, you don't have to be guilty, this king hopes that you can be used by me. "Xinwang Zhu Youzhen understands that Wei Zhongxian must be attached to himself, although the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty have great power, all this full strength is dependent on the imperial power. If Wei Zhongxian can't use it for himself, it will be a big loss.

Wei Zhongxian was more willing to do practical things than the Donglin Party in governing the country and was more willing to take the overall situation into account. The fact of the struggle between the eunuchs and the Donglin party represented by Wei Zhongxian is the struggle of the tax system. The ideal of the Donglin Party was to rule the world and limit the power of the monarchy, but the later Donglin Party became a tool to exclude dissidents. If Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, wants to concentrate the monarchy, he must take the Donglin Party as a knife, and Wei Zhongxian is a tool in his hand, and the more civilized way of saying it is a sharp blade, as long as there is a need, he can stab whoever he stabs.

One of the things that Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, has to do now is to reassure Wei Zhongxian that he is still useful, so that Wei Zhongxian will not go to his opposite, otherwise above the court, the Donglin Party will mislead the country and the people. Emperor Chongzhen in history saw through the true face of the Donglin Party when he was dying, and issued: "I am not the king of the country, and all the ministers are the ministers of the country." Unfortunately, it was too late, and the Donglin Party soon threw itself into the arms of the Manchus. Now that he is in power, he must let history be rewritten, and he must not let the Donglin Party dominate.

"Your Royal Highness King Xin, if you can use the old slave, you can just speak." Wei Zhongxian understood that King Xin was giving himself a signal to surrender, although he was ostensibly power-leaning towards the government and the opposition, but in the entire Ming Dynasty, perhaps only he understood how this superficial scenery came about. The eunuch who is the main party is actually just the minions of Ming Xizong, and all the things that the emperor does not see the light are instructed to complete by himself. In the eyes of outsiders, the carpenter emperor is a Ming monarch, and the emperor does not want to move, and he has not been able to get rid of any of them, and although he is in power, he is essentially just a domestic slave of Zhu Youxiao of Ming Xizong.

Now it seems that His Royal Highness King Shin in front of him will never be a faint king in the future, he knows very well what he needs, and his thinking is also very clear. He needs to check and balance the Donglin Party by himself, and he also needs to do some things that are not visible. At least judging from the current situation, there can be a balance between himself and Shin Wang, or mutual use.

"Father-in-law Wei, since you say so, this king will call you loyal and virtuous in the future, so it will be more cordial, and you won't be so angry." King Xin felt that Wei Zhongxian had recognized himself and accepted himself for the time being, which would also be used for himself. King Xin immediately began to woo Wei Zhongxian, as long as he could win over people, he could do whatever he could, but now he was just relieved of his figure, and he didn't think of much effect, which was the most commonly used means of communication in later generations.

"Your Royal Highness King Xin, you can call the old slave like this is the blessing of the old slave." Wei Zhongxian was very happy, the effect of this contact was still good, much better than he expected. I want to be desperate at the beginning, wielding a knife from the palace, after years of business to have today's status, if you choose from scratch, you will do this, otherwise your body will gradually grow old in mediocrity, without leaving a trace. In order to achieve today's status, Wei Zhongxian did not hesitate to inflict capital punishment on himself, just to seek a different path. And the noble man in his life is Zhu Youxiao of Ming Xizong, the emperor who died early, making him a very popular minister, and he can give a way of life for ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty who are also struggling with hunger and poverty.

People are born unequal, this is Wei Zhongxian has understood this truth since he was a child, but he is unwilling to be driven by fate. But as he grew older, he could only mix time in eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, and almost killed all the time. To be able to do what ordinary people can't do, to endure all the hardships, is to become a master. Life is like a comedy on the stage. Rich life experience and poor low-level life made Wei Zhongxian understand a truth, we must seize all the opportunities in front of us, opportunities are fleeting, and we must make every decision.

Now King Xin will become the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and only by firmly grasping this opportunity can he continue to be prosperous and rich, and he will be loyal to the king and be the attitude he should have as a courtier; Yu Private's own glory and wealth are also in the hands of King Xin. Therefore, Wei Zhongxian has no reason not to be close to King Xin.

"Your Royal Highness, the old slave will help Your Highness achieve the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and will help Your Highness clear all the obstacles ahead." Wei Zhongxian already had an idea in his heart, so he was no longer perfunctory.

"Zhongxian, it's best if you think like this. Then the king will hand you the first task, to do a good job of the emperor's funeral. It must be solemn to comfort the spirit of the emperor in heaven. King Xin understood that Wei Zhongxian and himself had reached a basic consensus, or a kind of balance. As for what will happen in the future, it will only be implemented step by step after ascending the throne.