readx; First of all, I will also talk about Yan Song, in 1561, it was an important watershed that determined the fate of Yan Song, when Yan Song's wife Ouyang died (Yan Song seems to have only such a wife, there is no accurate record of concubines, Ouyang has only one son and two daughters), Ming history records, Yan Shifan therefore had to go back to his hometown to guard filial piety for a few years, without the help of his son, and people are old and confused, the emperor asked the east, he said the west, and the green words written are not very good, which made Ming Shizong very dissatisfied with him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info But this statement is also self-justifying, and there are too many inconsistencies and loopholes. Yan Song is 81 years old at this time, he is so old, it is inevitable that he will lack energy to deal with the government, and it is reasonable to let his son help.

Still in 1561, the Xiyuan Yongshou Palace where Ming Shizong lived caught fire, and Yan Song suggested that the emperor temporarily live in the South Palace. This Nangong is the Nangong restored by Nangong, where Ming Yingzong was imprisoned when he was the emperor, which made the emperor very annoyed. And the scholar Xu Jie, who suggested rebuilding the Yongshou Palace, was happy and began to trust Xu Jie. Xu Jie recommended a Fang Shi Lan Daoxing, saying that Yan Song was a traitor. Later, Yushi Zou Yinglong seized the opportunity and knocked down Yan Song's father and son in one fell swoop. So when dealing with the problem of Yongshou Palace, Yan Song did not plan to rebuild, it cost money. This shows that Yan Song still advised the emperor to be economical, and it doesn't seem to be too confused, but he doesn't take into account Jiajing's feelings at all.

Yan Song's brother-in-law is Ouyang Bijin, Yan Song once strongly recommended him as the secretary of the ministry, Xu Jie and others said that this person has no real talent. Although Jiajing agreed with Yan Song's recommendation, half a year later, Ouyang retired. In fact, this is obviously because Jiajing doesn't want to see that Yan Song's power has expanded again, and the ministers have controlled the ministry.

But Ouyang Bijin is honest, he is indeed a capable person, Jiajing 23 years in Zhejiang Province as the right deputy capital of the imperial history, felt that there are very few local cattle, most of them are ploughed by people. So they looked through the sketch of the manpower cultivator drawn by Tang Wang Fangyi, and improved it, added pulley twisting rope technology, and manufactured the first manpower cultivator, which must be welcomed by local farmers. But since this invention has not been widely cited, it will definitely not be obstructed by Yan Song. Regarding Ouyang Bijin, there is no biography in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and it is difficult to verify the specific person, but Ouyang Bijin's invention of the cultivator is definitely not to flatter Jiajing and Yan Song.

In addition, when Yan Shifan's property was searched, it was found that his property was still far worse than that of Liu Jin and others before. According to historical records, Emperor Jiajing ordered that half of the property of Yan Song's father and son confiscated should be used for disaster relief as military expenses and half as the inner treasury. But only 100,000 taels of silver were handed over to the treasury, which is quite suspicious. According to the Yan family's father and son, it is understandable that the savings of dozens of years, plus the minister's gift or something, saved 200,000 taels of silver at home. Moreover, Xu Jie's time of dictatorship is much less than that of Yan Song, but his family property is more than that of the Yan family. The history of the Ming Dynasty also records that "the children of the rank are quite horizontal in the township"; Zhang Juzheng was in power for 10 years, and his family still saved 100,000 taels of silver. But there is no record in the history of the Ming Dynasty that Yan Song's subordinates were evil in the township, on the contrary, Yan Song also did some good things for the villagers.

Inserting a paragraph, Tao Zhongwen we mentioned retired in 1557 in exchange for many years of rewards given by the emperor for more than 20 years, and the statistics were 13,500 catties by Libra. Even if it is calculated according to silver, it is equivalent to 216,000 taels. As for some records, it is said that the raid of the Yan Mansion contained more than 10,000 taels of gold and more than 2 million taels of silver. This is purely impossible, and one-tenth of it is still more in line with the situation of the Ming Dynasty at that time. Because during the Jiajing period, the country's annual national income was only 4 million taels, of course, this income did not include grain or anything, and the annual grain harvest was equivalent to about 6 million taels of silver. In contrast, the mining class is only 500,000 silver per year, which means that the civil business of the Ming Dynasty is developed, but the country cannot collect this money, and compared with the Song Dynasty, it is heaven and earth. However, although the country is poor, many officials are wealthy, and the main source of their income is not through corruption, but on the income from receiving gifts or allowing their families to enter business. Of course, the family property of Yan Song's father and son is the same, if all the movable and immovable properties are added up, a total of two million taels is no problem at all.

When Yan Song was in power, there were basically people who impeached him every year on average, but no one participated in the impeachment of Yan Song for harming the villagers, and there was no one who participated in the impeachment of Yan Shifan and the common people. It can also be explained from the side that Yan Song and his wife control their families much more strictly than Xu Jie.

Moreover, when Tao Zhongwen was alive before, he was a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, of course, Lao Tao did not dare to interfere in the government affairs. But Tao Zhongwen once said to Jiajing privately that Yan Song was isolated and loyal to the emperor, so others couldn't stand it. Does Tao Zhongwen need to be attached to flattery Yan Song? Yan Song does not dare to offend Lao Tao, this is for sure. With Tao Zhongwen's cleverness and prudence, he shouldn't be able to talk nonsense.

Emperor Jiajing also agreed with this statement, so he did not want to put Yan Song to death later. Later, he even remembered the benefits of Yan Song, and the history of the Ming Dynasty recorded, "Song Zhi Emperor misses himself...... Because of the use of its talismans, and has prayed for the crane text, the emperor replied. Song Yin said, 'There are four in the eighty years of the minister, and the only sons, Shifan and Sun Hu, are far away, begging to move to the place to raise, and the ministers will last for more than a year. 'No, you won't. ”

Yan Song was going to ask the emperor to give an edict to let his family find a place to retire. But the old man made a taboo, that is, it was impossible for Jiajing to agree to Yan Song and Yan Shifan's father and son to meet again, and it was heard from Yan Song's words that this Yan Song no longer planned to work for him. From then on, Jiajing really had the idea of killing Yan Shifan.

Xu Jie must have seen that the time has come to really cripple Yan Song. It's also that Yan Song is really old, and he only has the thought of looking forward to family reunion, but he forgot the order of heaven and earth.

Then talk about Zhao Wenhua, who served as the right deputy governor of the imperial history during the Jiajing period, Jiangnan and eastern Zhejiang. In the "History of the Ming Dynasty", Zhao Wenhua was once mentioned, flattering Yan Song and worshipping him as his father-in-law. Wen Hua once planned to curry favor with the emperor, so he offered Baihua Immortal Wine, and said, "The ministers obey and live." "The emperor drank sweetly, and asked Song with his hand. Song was shocked and said, "Wenhua An's got this!" Naiwan said, "The minister's life is not close to the bait, and the longevity of the dog and horse does not know why." ”

But this also shows that Yan Song doesn't believe in taking medicine to live forever and aphrodisiac, which is contrary to Jiajing's wishes, perhaps this is one of the reasons why Jiajing didn't like Yan Song later. Although Yan Song often refined some pills for the emperor later, they were all raw materials provided by the emperor, and Yan Song found someone to make and process them. So why did Yan Song do this? Is it okay not to do it, unless he doesn't want to be the first assistant.

Because of the rebellion in the southeast, Zhao Wenhua once offered seven strategies. He also once commanded the army to resist the Japanese, and at that time, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou could be regarded as Zhao Wenhua's subordinates. He participated in some battles to pacify the Japanese and made a lot of contributions, so he was crowned Wenhua Shaobao, and the shadow of the son brocade clothes was a thousand households. Zhao Wenhua wrote to Jiajing, this is Yan Song's teaching, so he will not dare to accept the reward of the thousands of households in Yinzi Jinyi. However, the emperor did not approve it, indicating that Jiajing was still satisfied with Zhao Wenhua at this time.

Why was Zhao Wenhua unlucky? It turned out that "at that time, Song was old, and once he died, he would have troubles, so because he recommended Wenhua literature, it was advisable to worship Qingci and go straight to the cabinet." The emperor does not allow it. "Oh, when you look at it this way, you can understand that at this time, Yan Song recommended Zhao Wenhua to take over, which was a taboo for the emperor. Since then, Jiajing has begun to be more vigilant against Yan Song and Zhao Wenhua.

However, this Zhao Wenhua is also stupid, he didn't see it at all, and thought that Jiajing really loved him, and he was spoiled. Zhao Wenhua was drunk once, and the emperor sent someone to come, and the one who knelt down to greet him was not very in accordance with the etiquette and law, so he was sued; and there was another time when he didn't know where to get some prescription medicine or something, and he supplied it to Jiajing, and the emperor was very satisfied, and then went to Zhao Wenhua to ask for it, but if it was gone, the emperor was dissatisfied again; and Zhao Wenhua supervised the construction of the West Garden, didn't he say earlier that the fire would burn, but because the completion date was late, the emperor was still not satisfied; and later, the emperor asked him to build the Zhengyang Gate Tower, and Zhao Wenhua said that the construction period was too short. After a long time, the emperor realized that Zhao Wenhua was too arrogant and refused to work hard for himself, so let him go back to his hometown to recuperate.

Later, the emperor found another reason and dismissed Zhao Wenhua as a citizen, and his son was also sent to a distant land. Zhao Wenhua died of a violent illness in depression, and because someone later accused Zhao Wenhua of embezzling 100,000 stone in military salary, his home was raided. But when I searched the house, I found that the Zhao family didn't have that much money at all, and it wasn't enough to replace the deficit. So the emperor issued a strict decree to let the descendants of the Zhao family slowly repay the loan in installments. The Zhao family did not change half of it until the Wanli period, and some officials suggested that Mingshenzong should simply be exempted, but the emperor did not agree.

To be honest, about Zhao Wenhua's information, after carefully reading and studying, this guy is indeed a little wronged. The records of the Ming Dynasty are inconsistent and full of loopholes. The biggest crime is embezzlement, but the amount of 100,000 stone is indeed not big compared to the millions that others often use (100,000 stone is about equivalent to 20,000 taels of silver). If Zhao Wenhua is a traitor and a habitual embezzler, how can he not pay back 20,000 taels of silver? Therefore, Zhao Wenhua is also full of suspicions, and I am afraid that the great reason is that he has recognized his godfather who should not be recognized.

Not to mention Zhao Wenhua's embezzlement of military salaries, at that time in the Ming Dynasty, even Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese general, had to embezzle part of his military salary to give gifts to his superiors in order to approve the follow-up military salaries and agree to his anti-Japanese strategy and tactics.

Let's talk about the aforementioned Qiu Luan, he was born as a general in the defense of Mongolia in the north, and served as the commander-in-chief of Gansu, but he missed the fighter in a battle with the Tatar army, so he was impeached by the governor Zeng Miao, and the two became enemies. So later, Qiu Luan framed Zeng Mo in prison, "not mentioning defeat, embezzling military salaries, and colluding with Xia Yan". Na Jiajing already saw that the first assistant Xia Yan was not pleasing to the eye, for fear that Zeng Miao, a military general, would collude with important ministers and chamberlains, so he killed Xia Yan and Zeng Miao. At this time, Xia Yan had just been demoted, and when he walked to Tongzhou, he heard that Zeng Milling had an accident, so he was shocked and fell into the car and said, "Oh! "Hurry up and write a recital, but it doesn't work. Because he himself knows Jiajing's personality, he is usually going to die, but in the chapter, he also said a lot of bad things about Yan Song, comparing him to Sima Yi's father and son, which is about to die.

As a result, Qiu Luan was reactivated as the crown prince and became the chief military officer of Datong. In 1550, Jiajing, the leader of the Mongol right-wing Tumutwan household, led 100,000 cavalry to invade the south. Qiu Luan knew that he couldn't resist it, so he gave me a lot of money and ordered him not to attack Datong, but he led his troops to Jizhen, which was very close to Beijing. As soon as Qiu Luan's eyes rolled, he led his troops to Beijing to go to King Qin, so he was favored and named the general of Pingyu.

This Qiu Luan took the opportunity to make war profits and risked his military exploits. When the Tatar state and Ming Shizong negotiated the conditions and withdrew their troops, Qiu Luan followed behind, wanting to get some cheap. As a result, it was discovered that the Tatar cavalry suddenly turned around to meet Qiu Luan's Ming army, and as a result, Qiu Luan was defeated without a fight, with countless casualties, and he ran back to Datong first. Later, because he had a face-to-face with Yan Song, he was exposed to misdeeds, he was dismissed from his official position, and he died of illness and fear.

This Qiu Luan is the real damn thing. But we must also note that after Qiu Luan made his career, he looked down on Yan Song, and forgot that he was still Yan Song's godson, but instead said bad things about Yan Song to the emperor behind his back. Then Emperor Jiajing also gave Yan Song a cold face, and Yan Song's father and son even cried at home, worried that their future was confused. Later, Lu Bing impeached Qiu Luan, and Emperor Jiajing ordered Qiu Luan to be dealt with and regain trust in Yan Song.

Then it also shows that when Yan Song was in power, he was not as beautiful as he imagined.

Moreover, according to the history of the Ming Dynasty, Yan Song heard that Qiu Luan was unlucky, and planned to go to Emperor Shu, saying that Xu Jie and Qiu Luan might have colluded. But before he could say it, he suddenly knew that it was Xu Jie who impeached Qiu Luan, and he was taken aback.

This statement can also show that the relationship between Yan Song and Qiu Luan is not as iron as imagined. If it is really iron, then Yan Song must protect himself, and he will not talk more.

The three demon kings of Lion Camel Ridge in Journey to the West are actually Qiu Luan, Zhao Wenhua and Yan Song respectively.

Yan Song was a literati and wrote a collection of essays. We can take a look at some of the poems written by Yan Song, such as, the mountain spring picnic talks about the past and the present, and the golden valley copper camel is not the old time;

"Jingu Copper Camel" is from the poem of the great poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, "What is the meaning of the green robe and white horse, the Jingu Copper Camel is not the hometown". The green robe and white horse pointed out that Du Fu had done an idle job; because of the Anshi Rebellion, the Golden Valley Garden and Tongtuo Street in Luoyang City were prosperous for a while but were destroyed in the war. From here, it can be inferred that there are some origins of Lion Camel Ridge. can barely become a corroboration that the Dapeng Demon King is referring to Yan Song.

Yan Song's posthumous work before his death, he served the country in his life but was loyal, and his death was right and wrong. It doesn't matter if the content is correct or not, but the state of the writing is very good.

Moreover, a poem by Wang Shizhen commented on Yan Song, "Although the peacock is poisonous, it cannot hide the article"; however, the evaluation of the "History of the Ming Dynasty" is that "Song has no other talent, and the only intention is to flatter, stealing power and profit." Then we are careful, the statements of the Ming history are at least partially inconsistent with the facts.

Who is the editor-in-chief of the History of the Ming Dynasty? It is Zhang Tingyu. Zhang Tingyu told Qianlong in the above table that with the strong support of the Holy Ancestor Kangxi, the purpose of Sejong Yongzheng to compile the history of the Ming Dynasty was to be fair and prudent, and we made it up on the basis of the "Historical Manuscript" written by Wang Hongxu. Zhang Tingyu asked the emperor to review the "History of the Ming Dynasty" on July 25, the fourth year of Qianlong.

Hey, pay attention, when it comes to Qing Shizong Yongzheng, Yongzheng is Qianlong's father. Then Ming Shizong is the Jiajing Emperor, and Yan Song is in power during the Jiajing period. This must be written well by Ming Shizong, otherwise, "Shizong" is a faint king. Will Qianlong agree? So this is a huge doubt. But Ming Shizong is touted high, so who will take the mistakes made by Jiajing during his reign? Only Yan Song is the longest in the world.

In the 196th Biography of Traitors in the History of the Ming Dynasty edited by Zhang Tingyu, this is what is said in the evaluation of several traitors in the Ming Dynasty. "However, in the Shizong Dynasty, eunuchs have collected traces, and Yan Song's father and son are insatiable and greedy. Sure enough, he praised Ming Shizong first, and then said that the sin of Yan Song's father and son was the least guilty among the traitors in the Ming Dynasty, and it was Yan Song and the two who helped each other to do evil. Looking at it this way, if you know Zhang Tingyu's personality, you can understand why people write like this.

According to the history of the Ming Dynasty, Yan Song was a Jinshi in 1505, changed to a Jishi, and was awarded the editor. Returning from illness, he studied in the mountains for ten years, and was quite famous for his poems and ancient words. This is to say what kind of work Yan Song did when he was young and middle-aged. However, we should pay attention to why Yan Song suddenly lived in seclusion for 10 years without saying the reason? Why did Yan Song's articles become "quite famous" instead of "having no other talents"? Because Yan Song in his youth was not accustomed to Liu Jin's control of the government at that time; the "Collected Works of the Mountains" written by Yan Song was indeed good. In 1533, the Ming Dynasty rebuilt the "History of the Song Dynasty", and it was the auxiliary ministers who wrote to the emperor, and asked Yan Song to preside over the compilation as a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of the Hanlin Dynasty.

Ming Shi continued to say that Yan Song was older than Xia Yan, but his status was below that of Lao Xia. At the beginning, Yan Song patted Xia Yan's sycophants, but Xia Yan loved to deal with him at all. Later, the emperor gave the ministers a hat, but Xia Yan refused to wear it, but Yan Song put it on. Therefore, the emperor hated Xia Yan and began to like Yan Song. But we should also think about it, even if Xia Yan doesn't wear that hat, it is definitely not Yan Song's idea.

In 1542, the 62-year-old Yan Song worshiped the Wuyingdian University and entered the Zhiwenyuan Pavilion, still in charge of the Ministry of Rites. But he was in a good state of mind and very dedicated, and even the emperor praised him for his diligence. This shouldn't be a crime.

Ming Shi also said that the emperor later planned to make Yan Song a pillar of the country, but Yan Song refused. Yan Song said that when Zhu Yuanzhang was in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da of Zuo Xiangguo, the first of the founding heroes, was only the Zuo Zhuguo. The title of this Shangzhu country is extremely noble, and the word "Shang" is not suitable for courtiers. Yan Song even advised the emperor not to set up this official title in the future, and Jiajing was very happy and agreed. This is dizzy, is this story praising Yan Song or belittling Yan Song?

Ming Shi suddenly turned his pen, "Song has no other talent, the only intention is to flatter, stealing power and profit." He also said that Yan Song had harmed a lot of people, but he didn't show any clues.

Yan Song is indeed a wicked minister, but if he is not a traitor, it needs to be further verified. Yan Song must also be a corrupt official, so there is no need to verify this. However, most of this was acquiesced by Jiajing, because Ming Shi also said that so many officials participated in the impeachment of Yan Song's father and son for money. Yan Song hurriedly went to the emperor to ask for guilt, but the emperor did not blame him, indicating that Yan Song's gray income was mainly based on receiving gifts.

Yan Song has always been impeached by ministers since he entered the cabinet. But it can also show that Yan Song has too many enemies. When there are so many enemies, can you still have dictatorship and mislead the country? Inconsistencies are a bit difficult to explain.

The history of the Ming Dynasty goes on to say that the Tatar soldiers invaded the suburbs of Beijing, and Yan Song refused to fight. In the end, the charge was detained on Ding Rukui, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Jiajing wanted to kill Ding Rukui. Song was afraid that he would lead himself, and said to you, "I'm here, don't worry about it." "When you were dying, you knew that you were Songxuan.

This statement is also a bit far-fetched, who should be charged with the crime? However, we must know that at that time, there were 100,000 Tatar cavalry, and the Beijing garrison plus King Qin's soldiers and the one that could fight was only 100,000. Moreover, as the absolute main force, King Qin's army came from afar, and he was hungry, and the imperial court did not provide enough military salaries and grain and grass!

This situation was very different from Yu Qian's leadership of the Jingshi defense battle at that time. At that time of Yu Qian, the soldiers of Wara Chen were still 100,000, but the Ming Dynasty army near Beijing was at least 220,000, and there was the strong support of the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, how did Jiajing do it, he just gave 50,000 taels of silver as a ****. So in such a situation, if the Ming army insists on going out of the city to face the enemy and fighting one-on-one, the consequences will definitely be unimaginable. Therefore, it is reasonable for Jiajing to agree not to go to war, but someone must be responsible for this humiliation, and Ding Rukui is the most suitable person, but it is a pity that the unjustly murdered Yang Shouqian.

found a character in the history of the Ming Dynasty, named Zhao Jin, very remarkable, a real Confucian.

On New Year's Day in the 32nd year of Jiajing, there was a solar eclipse in Beijing. Zhao Jin thought that it was the response to the traitorous government, so he wrote to impeach Yan Song. The music is so well written, I can't bear to cut it down.

He said, "The minister saw the solar eclipse on New Year's Day, and the variation was very much." Shandong, Xu, and Huai are still flooded, and there are frequent earthquakes in all directions, and the disaster is not in vain. Emperor Gao of the former Taizu dismissed the prime minister and scattered his power to the divisions, which was far-reaching for future generations. Today's cabinet does not have the name of the prime minister, but in fact, it is not the original intention of Emperor Gao. Qing Xia Yan used his greedy capital to indulge in the meantime. Today's university scholar Song is a traitorous hero, and then he pampers Zhang Wei, steals power and indulges in desires, and does not care about anything in detail, and is not self-dedicated. If a person disobeys his grievances, he will be in trouble, and he will be vigilant. The world has not heard of the court, first to hear the government. The officials of white affairs are waiting at their doors, and the bribes they ask for are in their rooms. Quan Si dethroned the army, this soldier is used, and he does not admit to it. The border ministers were wrecked, and they led the military to cut the military funds and accept the Song, and they could be rewarded for their ineffectiveness, and they could be punished for their crimes. To the attack of the Emperor and the Emperor's relatives, the gift of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, it was quickly taken away, depending on the thickness of the bribe. so that those who want to favor the enterprising people are vainly derogatory. The title is indecent, the shame is swept away, and there are those who cannot bear to speak of the ministers. Your Majesty is the Holy Spirit, and the cadres are unique, and they think that they will be judged by the reason, and the title is covered in the departments, and the ministers are only going to take the decree. The priests played the manuscript, and accepted the order of Song, His Majesty An learned of it? Song watched and greeted the coincidence, seemed to be loyal and diligent, flattering, and seemed to be submissive. Introduce private individuals, lay out important places, serve the movements of the ministers, and take the lead in controlling them, so there are few people who are exposed. Generous bribes for the people who are close to him, and all His Majesty's intentions are obtained first, so there are many people who are called the will. or serve the will of the Divine Will, and thus act for their own selfishness, or take advantage of the opportunity to do so, so as to drum up and unleash their poison. If His Majesty thinks about it, then it originates in the imperial court, and if the world points to it, it is not because of the government. If you are fortunate enough to have insight into the Sacred Heart, you will be punished by it, and if you are unfortunate enough to pass it on to future generations, your Majesty will be punished by it. Since the Song auxiliary government, only grievances and grievances are rewards, and only goods and bribes are collected. The ministers are afraid of the calamity in the yin, and they dare not express their loyalty directly; the Quartet is accustomed to the wind of greedy ink, and Lu Yan is sad and sleepy. After Gengxu, Lu Liang is outside. Your Majesty has tried to recruit the world's martial arts and brave soldiers, exhausted the world's financial resources to pay salaries, searched the world's relics to appoint generals, performed inferior rewards, and used unpredictable power to show the wind inside and outside. And the vassals of the frontier did not worry about His Majesty. Gai Yuan's ministers are private, and the officials are popular, taking the restraint as the business, and the competition as the ability. To the court, those who use it are not virtuous, and the sages do not use it; rewards are not meritorious, and punishments are not appropriate. If Your Majesty wants to bring about peace, the ministers will not be able to accept virtue on the left and right, and if you want to curb the Rong Kou, you will not have enough soldiers to resist the frontier. The financial resources have been exhausted, but the external troubles have not yet been resolved; the people are in extreme poverty, and internal changes are about to happen. Your Majesty is the most holy, anxious and diligent, 32 years in the future, and the situation of the world is so dangerous, if it is not the treachery of Song, why is it caused? The minister wishes that Your Majesty will look at the heavens, observe the subtleties of the ancestors' legislation, read the authority of the unshiftable, and think of the discipline outline must not cause chaos, and immediately reprimand the Song, so as to respond to the changes of the sky, then the court will be clear and the law and discipline will be revitalized. Although Kou Rong is horizontal, the ministers know that it is not enough. ”

To be honest, although Zhao Jin uses the solar eclipse as a seal, which is slightly flawed, the whole article is too well written, and the writing is outstanding. Not only is the article good, but it is also to the point for the current evils. It's a pity that the article certainly wants to impeach Yan Song, but judging from the content, Jiajing's responsibility is not small.

What can this Jiajing do?" the emperor was furious, and his hand criticized it, saying that Jin deceived the sky and slandered the king, sent an envoy to arrest and treat, and comforted Song Bei. "Hehe, the better the article is written, but the worse the effect. So what Yan Song did is understandable. Yan Song is also a human being, and if he wants to survive in the court, he must follow the spirit of the emperor's instructions. Zhao Jin's impeachment of Yan Song can explain too many problems.

Even the history of the Ming Dynasty praised Zhao Jin, "Jin has always been strict and clean, believing in Wang Shouren's learning, and teaching people to bow down to the foundation." Shouren worships the Confucian Temple, and the brocade is powerful. Beginning to be strict and bad, get a serious disaster. And the official Guizhou, Dao Songli, see the Song's burial roadside, compassion, belongs to the division of protection. Later, Juzheng was dismissed, Juzheng was registered, and he was reinstated as a rescuer. People think they are called brocade elders. ”

Caesar thought that Zhao Jin's evaluation of the imperial court at that time was objective and fair, and the Jiajing Dynasty was indeed what Lao Zhao wrote at that time. However, this responsibility should be shared by Jiajing and Yan Song. If Yan Song had to be determined to be a traitor, then Jiajing should not and could not be a good emperor. Moreover, the history of the Ming Dynasty also said that Lao Zhao later came to Guizhou to take up his post, passed by Yan Song's grave on the way, and was hastily buried next to the road when he saw it, and couldn't help but feel pity and pity, and instructed the local officials to send people to maintain Yan Song's tomb. What does this mean? It seems that Lao Zhao deliberately looked at Yan Song's tomb because he thought that the treatment Yan Song received after his death was too severe and not just enough! It just shows that Lao Zhao thinks that although Yan Song is evil, his sin does not end there. Zhao Jin not only sympathized with Yan Song, but also sympathized with Zhang Juzheng later.

Zhang Juzheng's degree of authoritarianism must be much more powerful, but there are also many achievements of others.

Yan Song, who has been the first assistant for fifteen years, has no shining points that can be used, although the degree of evil is similar to that of other first assistants, but his evil world is too long, and it adds up to a lot. Everyone thinks that quantitative change leads to qualitative change, but in fact, Yan Song is also wronged.

It is said that Yan Song not only studied the county school and built the college in his hometown, but also donated to build the "Seven Bridges and One Road", so in the minds of his parents and villagers at that time, he must have been taken care of when he returned to his hometown. Yan Song can only find a place to live near the ancestral tomb, but even so, coupled with just eating the offerings on the graves of the dead, I'm afraid Yan Song won't be able to last that long, after all, he is eighty-five years old. The only explanation is that Yan Song's villagers helped him. Then it also shows that in Yan Song's hometown, I am afraid that few people think that he is a traitor.

In addition, since Yan Song is already in his eighties, knowing that people are old and confused, why did Jiajing use it for a few more years?

As mentioned earlier, Yan Song's tomb was built on the side of the road. But this is a fake, the real tomb is buried in the ancestral tomb of the Yan family. Why do people dare to do this? It also shows that Yan Song cannot be regarded as a traitor.

Yan Song's six grandsons were all sent to distant places, and they basically moved back to their hometowns one after another, and at that time, their lives were not greatly affected. Yan Shaoting, a grandson of Yan Song, made meritorious contributions in the Anti-Japanese War and atoned for his sins and became an official again, and Yan Shaoting's son Yan Yun was also a military general in the late Ming Dynasty.

So the real condemnation of Yan Song as a traitor is not in the Ming Dynasty. But in 1657, Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty made the "Record of Loyalty", and since then Yan Song has become a "traitorous minister". But a big reason is probably because Yan Song's great-grandson Yan Yun mentioned above is an anti-Qing fighter and has always refused to submit. In the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the "History of the Ming Dynasty" was such a certain case, so Yan Song's direct descendants gradually couldn't bear the accusations around them, so they left their hometowns and went to other places, and their whereabouts were never examined.

After taking a closer look at the history of the Ming Dynasty, he didn't find that Yan Song gave the emperor bad ideas for his amusement, nor did he see any record of betraying the country and misleading the country. Therefore, for Yan Song, because of the limited historical data, it cannot be generalized, and it is more objective to define him as a bad minister. said that he was a traitor, but now it seems that he has been wronged. In the end, there is still a need for further accurate historical records before the coffin can be conclusive.

History is history, let's not think so much for the time being, let's continue to talk nonsense about Journey to the West next time.