Speaking of eunuchs, the first thing you may think of is The treacherous minister of Qin Zhao Gao .
But in fact, there is also a big eunuch who is equally notorious as Zhao Gao. He is the head of the eunuch who has the late Ming Dynasty . The eunuch who has dominated the world - Wei Zhongxian .
Wei Zhongxian plays power in his palms, and no one can match the wind and rain, and no one dares to frame loyal and good people.
But who knows that Wei Zhongxian was just a scoundrel who was lying on the street before?
Wei Zhongxian was poor since childhood, ignorant of his family, and was not enterprising. He has been lingering on the streets for many years. His only hobby is eating, drinking, whore and gambling.
Once, Wei Zhongxian gambling with someone, lost all his property, and owed others hundreds of taels. He was afraid that the debt collector would come to force the debt, so he blew his knife and castrated himself, fled into the palace, and became a eunuch.
is such a rogue and gambler. How could he become the eunuch of the Dongchang ? Silijian . He is called "9,000-year-old ". He is only one step away from long live?
1. Hit the emperor's wet nurse
Wei Zhongxian entered the palace as a eunuch in Wanli years. Although he was not well educated, his emotional intelligence was not low. He quickly curled up with Wei Chao ( Silijian Eunuch Wang An subordinate), allowing Wei Zhongxian to approach the center of power.
But it was a woman who really made Wei Zhongxian rise to the top.
Although Wei Zhongxian is a eunuch, he is tall and handsome. By chance, he hooked up with the Wei Dynasty's "ex-wife" Ke Yinyue .
Ke Yinyue was originally a match with Wei Chao (referring to the famous couple between the palace maid and the eunuch). Later, because the Wei Chao had to serve Wang An and the crown prince, Zhu Youxiao, he had no time to take care of Ke Shi, which made Wei Zhongxian secretly feel for him.
Of course, Ke Yinyue's identity is not simple. She is the wet nurse of the crown prince Zhu Youxiao. Wei Zhongxian was later able to become a divine restaurant, which was also a contribution to Ke Yinyue's .
Not long after, Wei Chao knew that he was cuckolded and fought with Wei Zhongxian. As a result, the emperor knew that Ke Yinyue liked Wei Zhongxian, so he gave Keshi to Wei Zhongxian.
At this time, Wei Zhongxian's good luck had just begun.
Ming Shenzong and Ming Guangzong died within one month. Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne and became Xizong. Wei Zhongxian and Keshi were favored by Xizong. After a month, Keshi was named Fengshen Lady .
Wei Zhongxian was also promoted from Xixinsi to Silijian Eunuch and Admiral Baohe Sandian because of Keshi.
It can be imagined that even eunuchs still depend on their appearance.
2. To the monarch he likes
As the playmate of Emperor Xizong, Wei Zhongxian stayed with him all day long, not only could he understand his thoughts clearly, but he could also spare no effort to meet his preferences.
It can be said that in the process of Emperor Suzong's loss of ambition, Wei Zhongxian played a role in fueling the fire.
He knew very well that the emperor of the dynasty could not pretend to be in the world and was immersed in his carpenter craft world all day long. He cared about carpenter work better than anything else.
Wei Zhongxian is surrounded by the emperor every day in order to gain the trust of this Apocalypse emperor.
Emperor Tianqi likes to do woodworking, so Wei Zhongxian looks for top-quality wood everywhere. The emperor likes to take a boat trip, so Wei Zhongxian disguises himself as a boatman to please Emperor Tianqi.
In short, Wei Zhongxian will do whatever the emperor is happy. So much so that Emperor Tianqi has reached the point where he cannot live without Wei Zhongxian.
Because of this, Emperor Jiazong needed a confidant to block the external interference and handle daily affairs for him. And Wei Zhongxian became the most appropriate candidate in the emperor's mind.
Maybe Wei Zhongxian was not deliberately seizing the imperial power, but he did get such an opportunity. At this point, Wei Zhongxian's power quickly expanded.
3. Snatch the party members and collude with each other in the early years of Tianqi, when Wei Zhongxian just stepped into the gate of the Silijian, the civil servant group of the Ming Dynasty was facing unprecedented internal strife and division.
" Donglin Party " that rose up suddenly escalated the confrontation between civil servants to a dispute between good and evil. The Donglin Party members who regard themselves as gentlemen almost regard themselves as the embodiment of justice, and those who oppose them are regarded as villains.
So, a political party dispute started between the eunuch party led by Wei Zhongxian and the Donglin party members led by Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou .
Emperor Tianqi's protection and indulgence made Wei Zhongxian do whatever he wanted. He used the Jinyiwei to frame Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others, and imprisoned the two in prison. He tortured Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others in prison, and finally persecuted the two to death.
After Wei Zhongxian gained power, the Donglin Party members were severely persecuted, and the administration in the court was completely destroyed. Wei Zhongxian became the second-ranked figure of the Ming Dynasty, who was under one person, above ten thousand people, and was powerful in the court and the country.
Of course, the sinful Wei Zhongxian did not end up in the end, but was dragged down by the newly appointed Emperor Chongzhen and sent to the King of Hell.
