Historical history books include today's costume TV dramas. As long as eunuchs appear, except for a few characters such as Zheng He in "Seven Expeditions to Nanyang", there is almost nothing from Zhao Gao of Qin Dynasty to Li Lianying of the late Qing Dynasty. nice one. But in the Ming Dynasty where 9900-year-old Wei Zhongxian appeared, there was a rare good man. This man was the Secretary of Ceremony for the three emperors of Ming Yingzong, Ming Xianjun, Ming Xiaozong. Palm Print Eunuch Wynn . It is precisely because of his integrity and hard work, coupled with the shock of Mount Tai, that Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youtang's position as crown prince was preserved. After Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty came to the throne, Huai'en, who had been demoted to the position of eunuch of the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum, was recalled and returned to the position of eunuch of the ceremony. Unfortunately, Huai'en died of illness due to overwork not long after he was recalled.
Shortly after Huaien passed away, in order to commend his merits during his lifetime, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty ordered the construction of a loyalty temple for him outside the Imperial Palace in Beijing.
Huaien was a native of Gaomi, Shandong Province. His surname was Dai. When his family moved to Suzhou Prefecture in Xuande , his brother Dai Lun, the minister of the Ministry of War, was convicted and killed. His father Dai Xiwen, who was the servant at the time, was implicated and died. After being expelled, the still-child Huaien was castrated and entered the palace as a eunuch, and was given the name Huaien.
Huai'en was born in a literary family. He received a good education before he was castrated and entered the palace. When Xianzong succeeded to the throne, he was knowledgeable, courteous, smart and upright, and was promoted to the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies and the Chief of the Seal by virtue of his respect and ability.
The eunuch of the Si Li Jian and the Palm Seal was the most powerful eunuch among the twelve eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty. His duty was to be responsible for the " batch of red " part of the national decision-making. His power is as great as that of the director of the Central Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China today. Who holds the power of such an important position will definitely affect the direction of national policy.
Although Huaien was the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, he was honest and upright. Therefore, the one who really gained favor in front of Xianzong during this period was the eunuch in charge of the West FactoryWang Zhi. However, due to seniority and fairness in dealing with others, Huai En's prestige among the twelve in the palace is unparalleled. Even Wang Zhi, who controls the power of life and death, dare not be too presumptuous in front of Huai En. Because of this, many upright people The minister's life was saved because of Wynn.
Wang Zhi was originally Ming Xianzong favorite concubine Wan Guifei 's eunuch. Because of Wan Guifei's relationship, Ming Xianzong directly promoted Wang Zhi, who was only more than ten years old, to Royal Horse Supervisor Palm Print Eunuch. When he was less than twenty years old, Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty established the West Factory, and appointed Wang Zhi as the admiral of the West Factory.
Throughout the Xianzong Dynasty, the momentum of Wang Zhi's West Factory directly overshadowed the Dongchang established during Chengzu's time, and its imperial captain was twice as high as that of Dongchang.
Regarding Wang Zhi, when he was the most powerful eunuch, A Chou , who was famous for his witty plays, once performed like this in front of Xianzong. On that day, A Chou was playing the role of a drunkard in front of the emperor. While he was intoxicated with the joy of drinking, his followers shouted to him: "Here comes the Minister!" After hearing this, A Chou didn't care at all. The servant shouted again: "The emperor has arrived!" A Chou was also drunk as before. When the servant shouted again, "Eunuch Wang is here!" A Chou immediately woke up. His followers were surprised and asked, "The emperor is not afraid, so why are you only afraid of eunuch Wang?" A Chou replied: "I only know eunuch Wang, but I don't know the emperor!" Then A Chou dressed up as Wang Zhi and swayed with two axes. The ground is rampant. The follower asked again, "What kind of Yue do you hold?" Ah Chou replied: "Wang Yue, Chen Yue! (Wang Zhi's confidant)"
Faced with such a powerful figure, Huai'en often used his chief ceremonial officer to print the eunuch's In a special position, he united with conscientious ministers in the court to mediate the complex relationships among the emperor, courtiers, and eunuchs in various ways, thus saving many upright people in the court from the murderous hands of Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi hated Huai En deeply for this but could do nothing about it, because although Xianzong trusted him, he was not confused, and he also knew that Huai En was a good person.
Liu Daxia, a famous minister who served as the Minister of the Ministry of War in the Xiaozong Dynasty and assisted Xiaozong in realizing the " Hongzhi Zhongxing", was the doctor of the Ministry of War at that time. The brother of the eunuch Ajiu was flogged by Liu Daxia for his crime. Ah Jiu, who was holding a grudge, found an opportunity to slander Xianzong, and Xianzong, who only listened to his beliefs, threw Liu Daxia into prison.After Huaien's efforts, Liu Daxia was released from prison after only receiving twenty stab wounds.
Wynn was well aware of the harm of espionage politics to the government, so he actively cooperated with upright ministers such as the chief minister Shang Ren, and took advantage of Wang Zhi's gradual fall from favor due to various mistakes, prompting Xianzong to finally dismiss Xichang. Wang Zhi was therefore placed in Nanjing and withdrew from his historical stage.
Concubine Wan Gui, who was favored by Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, was very afraid of the crown prince Zhu Youtang. The eunuch Liang Fang joined forces with Concubine Wan Gui to advise Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty because of Xianzong's rebuke: "I don't sin against you, but I'm afraid future generations won't tolerate you!" Zhu Youyuan (the father of Ming Shizong), the son of Concubine Shao, was appointed as the crown prince.
The confused Ming Xianzong could not withstand Concubine Wan Gui's insistence, so he summoned Hua En to discuss with him. Originally, Xianzong thought that Huai'en would definitely second the proposal, but unexpectedly, Huai'en kowtowed and shed blood to remonstrate with him. Xianzong was so angry that he immediately sent Huai'en to Fengyang to guard the mausoleum.
Just when Xianzong was about to issue an edict to abolish Zhu Youtang's position as crown prince and replace him with Zhu Youyuan, news came that Mount Tai had collapsed. Xianzong heard about it and ordered people to divine it, and all the diviners said they should be in the East Palace. Xianzong had no choice but to give up the idea of Yi Chu.
After Xiaozong succeeded to the throne, Huai'en was summoned back to the palace by the emperor to continue his duties as the eunuch and eunuch. As soon as he entered the court, he joined forces with Liu Damai and others to propose to the emperor the removal of the first assistant , Wan'an and other mediocre ministers. This series of measures laid a solid foundation for the future "Hongzhi ZTE".
Unfortunately, Huaien died of illness soon after returning to the court, so he did not see the grand occasion of "promoting ZTE" in his ideal.
