First of all, the imperial concubine "put on a show" [S2/]
Ren Shan's Yue Fu Ji spread Fei Yan, and divided the gentleman and the villain in the officialdom. In this way, he participated in government affairs, mocked the court, was arrested by factory guards, and was "whipped" to death. However, Fei Yu did not die, although Le Xin Ferro died. Moreover, it didn't take long for word of mouth to become a "magic book" circulating in Beijing in black and white.
The direct cause of publication was Zheng Guifei, the confidante of Wanli.
Zheng Guifei's beauty and wisdom are beyond doubt. Otherwise, with Wanli's debauchery and wealth, she would not love this woman for decades. The four beauties in ancient China have always been occupied by Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Magic Book and Yang Guifei. From then on, no matter how beautiful you are, you can't challenge. This is not because there are no beautiful women in the future, but because from then on, there are no beautiful women who interpret sad and happy stories like them, and no one makes up so many legends in their names that are difficult to distinguish between true and false.
However, if you want to choose the top ten talented women from the concubines in ancient China, Zheng Guifei should have the strength to stand for election. Although we haven't found her poems yet, we can already see her talent in a short article. She just used her talent in the wrong place carelessly, which caused great trouble to herself, her son and her husband, thus making herself one of the women who influenced the historical process.
In the 23rd year of Wanli, a set of beautifully printed books named The Story of Diexin appeared in Beijing Book Fair. As soon as this book went on the market, it immediately caused a great sensation. This set of books caused a sensation, not only because the signature editor of the book was the famous assistant minister of punishments at that time, but also because the preface of the book was the emperor's favorite concubine Zheng.
In Family Portrait, History of Ming Dynasty and Biography of Lu Kun are the same volume, which reflects people's evaluation of him. Five years ago, Lv Kun was appointed as Shaanxi magistrate, about the time when he became Feiyu with a happy heart. In order to educate the people in this area, he compiled a book "The Story of a Saint's Wife Martyr, One Man, One Man, One Man", which was published as a reading material to educate women on etiquette and celebrate festivals.
During the Jiaqing period, some economically and culturally developed areas, especially central cities, had very popular education and developed printing industry. Popular books suitable for all kinds of people and needs emerge one after another, covering medical care, moral education, love between men and women, criminal investigation and so on. There are large and small book engraving workshops in Beijing, Nanjing, Jianyang, Fujian, Jinxi, Suzhou and Hangzhou. Even the prison army and Li Sizhong's Douchayuan began to publish books, ostensibly to guide the positive society by publishing good books, but actually to increase the economic income of yamen and individuals.
Harry Potter by Lv Kun was originally one of many readers of moral education at that time, and also one of many readers who advocated women. However, because Lv Kun is a famous judge in Shaanxi, this book was discovered by a special person.
A caring person is a warm-hearted person, a magistrate in Dongchang and a eunuch. We have talked about Dongchang and the Royal Guards many times, but don't think that the eunuchs in Dongchang are just spies who arrest people, beat people and kill people. They are butchers of five big and three thick. Their more important task is actually to collect information, master public opinion and understand the situation of social security, so we should pay close attention to the distribution of books. Moreover, the eunuchs in Lisi prison in Ming Dynasty were generally educated eunuchs, and some even had a cultural level not lower than that of some cabinet college students. According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, the eunuch in charge of the East Factory was usually the first person in Li Sizhong to write about eunuchs, so he was obviously not an ordinary person.
I don't know why, the eunuch in the factory found a drawing of a good family and gave it to Emperor Wanli. I don't know why Wanli gave this book to Zheng Guifei.
Zheng Guifei, a book friend of Emperor Wanli, praised this book after reading it, saying that it is easy to understand and reasonable, and it is a good book that all women should read. After reading this set of books, women know more about justice, how to respect their in-laws, how to serve their husbands, how to educate their children, and especially how to stand up at critical moments and die for their families, families, places and countries.
In order to spread the book more widely and educate more women, Zheng Guifei "walked out of the palace", took out his private money and ordered his uncle Zheng Chengen to reprint it. Zheng Guifei personally prefaced the book and added some illustrations. As you can imagine, the printing of this set of books must be very beautiful, the price should be very cheap, and it can be done for free. This incident caused a sensation at that time, and people rushed to tell it, which greatly promoted the sales of books. It is said that "Koreans are trying to buy desks". There are many records about preface in Fan Family Biography and Ming History. Your son Shen Defu lived in Beijing for a long time in Wanli, and collected the full text of Preface to Zheng Guifei in Ming Shenzong.
Is it the preface of Zheng Guifei's book, his own decision, or the instructions of Emperor Wanli? Is this a whim, or is it intentional? Unknown. But what is certain is that it must have been instigated by Emperor Wanli. But whether it is to encourage the imperial concubine to devote herself to social education, or to let the people all over the country know that the imperial concubine is a wise and studious wife.
However, it is not a cultural issue at any time, but a political issue. If this sequence was written by Li Taihou, the queen of Wanli or the mother of Wanli, there is no problem. In fact, Li Taihou edited Wanli Ye Bian in his own name. However, when Zheng Guifei prefaced Lv Kun's book and paid the printing fee, the problem became very big.
First of all, there is suspicion of self-promotion. Perhaps Zheng Guifei himself is telling the truth, but in others' eyes, most of the characters in the preface are self-styled. what did you say ? Let's look at the beginning of this preface. It says, "Giving is insensitive. Young teachers are all taught by their mothers and always recite poems. For five years in ten years, I bowed to the grace of the Virgin Mary and prepared the choice of nine wives. Holding the towel rack, the Mongolian emperor gave birth to three kings and princesses. " Fifty or sixty words, showing off three things: first, showing off your origins. She said that she received a good education since she was a child, which was created by her mother, that is, not only Zheng Guifei herself,
Her mother also received a good education. How else can she teach her daughter? This is to show off one's origins. Second, show off your identity. He said that he was the legitimate imperial concubine of the current emperor, who was chosen by the empress dowager. This is to show off your identity. Third, show off your contribution. He said that he gave birth to three children for the emperor, which is of course remarkable, because the queen can't have children. This is the first question in Zheng Guifei's boastful preface.
The second is a conspiracy to seize power. In the Ming Dynasty, books were edited and published as queens. As far as the current information is concerned, there are very few; Only the mother of Emperor Jiajing, the mother of Empress Jiang and the mother of Emperor Wanli compiled and published books. Even comparing his Preface to Women with Cheng Zuxu's Family Training and Jiang's Internal Training after Jiajing, we can see its gorgeous posture. Isn't this preparing for his mother's world and his son's crown prince status? This is not a plot to seize power. The three contents she claimed are all three powerful indicators of the Queen's promotion.
Therefore, in the eyes of people at that time, Zheng Guifei completely stole the Queen's thunder by prefacing printed books. Using today's buzzwords is just a show. However, Zheng Guifei made a high-profile appearance in the wrong way at the wrong time, making a mistake that he and Emperor Wanli regretted all their lives. To some extent, after all kinds of strange things happened, I was inspired by the Zheng Guifei program.
Second, give a person his own way.
Shortly after the preface, the collector Dai immediately explained that the criticism of "female training" was "taking care of the imperial concubine" and "having ulterior motives", demanding that the eldest son be a prince as soon as possible, denying others' hopes. Dai's speech was the main target of the attack. His "contempt for others' expectations" refers to her son Zhu. Compared with Dai, Fan Yuheng, the magistrate of Quanjiao County in Nanzhili, pointed out more clearly that the printing order was sinister and "there must be a will". At that time, public opinion was rampant, but the emperor Wanli
The emperor doesn't care about anything
The normal way to give advice has no effect, so the abnormal way is adopted. This is a major feature of China's ancient political struggle. What method? The new way of music, the way of public opinion, the way of language flying.
The high-profile performance of the imperial concubine and the deaf-mute appearance of the emperor encourage you to treat him in the way he likes. Didn't you preface "Zheng Guifei's Painting Quotations"? Then let me add one more thing. The preface is at the front of the book, and the postscript is at the back. Attack your sequence with this postscript.
In the autumn of twenty-six years of Wanli, that is, in the third year of Preface to the Imperial Lady, someone wrote an afterword for A Picture of a Good Family in the name of Zhu Dongji. This postscript, also known as Worrying about Danger, has thousands of words and is widely circulated in Beijing. This "family portrait" is actually a leaflet spreading political rumors, which can also be said to be a long-flying language, so it was recognized as a "ghost book" by the Ming court.
This "Devil's Book" called "Conspiracy" attacks a group of people by asking and answering questions.
First, he attacked Lv Kun, who edited the "Best Family Photo". Throughout the ages, there have been many princesses. Why did you choose Ma Shi, the empress of the Eastern Han Emperor, to live in Lv Kun? There are many things in this virtuous horse's history, so after his death, he was named "Mingde". Why don't you tell me the story of Lv Kun, only that she was promoted to queen by the imperial concubine? Only in this way can we understand the purpose of Lv Kun's "worry"? Isn't this just to please the emperor and the imperial concubine and create an opportunity for the imperial concubine to take the stage?
Second, attack Zheng Guifei, which is the preface of the best family map. Tell me the purpose of reprinting this preface in Zheng Guifei. Don't you want to make a fool of yourself in front of the world? Aren't you radiant in front of the world, as virtuous as Ma Shi, the queen of the Eastern Han Emperor? Where did you put your queen? Isn't this to be a queen for yourself, a prince for your son, and to prepare for public opinion?
Third, attack a group of officials with ambiguous attitudes on nationality issues. Said Lv Kun and Zheng Guifei's uncle Zheng Chengen and many other officials formed an alliance. The purpose of this alliance is to abolish birthright, that is, to make Zheng Guifei's son Huang San a prince.
In view of this, this "Magic Book" called "Family Photos" calls on all honest officials and people to unite to expose and defeat Zheng Guifei's plot.
This can be said to be the most violent and far-reaching attack on Zheng Guifei since the national debate. Only the emperor, cabinet university students and eunuchs in Lisi prison can see the sparse representation of credentials by civil servants. Even the cabinet records can't tell whether the emperor is "middle". This "Demon Book" is different. A few days later, all Beijing knew. In a few months, it will spread to cities and villages in the Ming Dynasty, and even to Mongolia and North Korea. This kind of influence is too great.
Emperor Wanli was very angry at the appearance of this "magic book", but neither Jin Yiwei nor Dongchang found any clues about the creator of this "magic book". The author is Zhu Dongji, whose pen name is Zhu Dongji. No one knows who this Zhu Dongji is.
Emperor Wanli had to "order in the middle of the night" and ordered the factory guard to arrest the news collector and send a copy to Fan Yuheng, the county magistrate of Daihe Quanjiao, because they jumped out to attack the imperial concubine after having an affair. With the wisdom of Emperor Wanli, he knew that Dai and Fan Yuheng had nothing to do with this "magic book", but he couldn't show off, so he took advantage of this "magic book" to "defend the country" for Dai in Lianzhou, Guangxi and Fan Yuheng in Leizhou, Guangdong. In addition, a group of officials were implicated in this incident.
But the disposal belongs to the disposal, but it can't resist the great lethality of the "demon book". Regardless of the cabinet, ministries, departments, the imperial court, or the imperial court, regardless of the previous attitude towards the national standard, almost all demanded that Zhu Changluo be conferred as the eldest son of the emperor as soon as possible, in order to break the conspiracy of the imperial concubine, so as not to arouse people's doubts and shake people's hearts.
This "magic book" also brought great pressure to the whole Zheng family. Zheng Guifei doesn't want to make a fool of himself again. She took Zhu's three sons and cried in front of Emperor Wanli. Why are you crying? Perhaps his kindness was distorted and he asked the emperor to make a decision for her. Uncle Zheng Chengen is the actual leader of the Zheng family. After watching Worry about Danger, I was "scared" and went to the palace for self-defense overnight. Zheng Guifei's brother Zheng Guotai went to school again and again, asking the emperor to let his eldest son Zhu Changluo be the prince.
Emperor Wanli can understand the reaction of Zheng Guifei and Zheng Chengen, but Zheng Guotai's negligence completely surprised Emperor Wanli. Brother-in-law, what are you busy with at this time? He ordered the cabinet and said, I'll tell you about the establishment of a prince. I have my own opinions, and I won't allow anyone to harass me again. What is the reason for Zheng Guotai's negligence at this time?
The cabinet records at this time are not from Suzhou, but from Ningbo, Zhejiang. Shen took this opportunity to say something serious in his reply to the emperor. He said that although Zheng Guotai violated his purpose this time, it can be seen that he is very cautious and has the overall situation in mind, which should be praised. He went on to say, "Cathay Pacific means, first, to explain the reputation of the imperial concubine so that there is no false statement; One is to promote the happiness of your family, so that there will be no future trouble. " )
Cabinet records Shen's comments are very old. He is hinting at the emperor and the imperial concubine. It is the general trend to let the eldest son be a prince. The only way to save the Zheng family is to make the eldest son a prince as soon as possible, which not only breaks Zheng's thoughts, but also calms people's condemnation of Zheng. The longer it takes, the worse it will be for Zheng Yue. Of course, there may be some things you can't say, but what can't you say? When the emperor was alive, Zheng was still saved. After the emperor left, wasn't Zheng also cleaned up like Lu in the Western Han Dynasty?
Things have come to this, Wanli didn't also the way. After repeated discussions by courtiers, on October 15th of the 29th year of Wanli, that is, three years after the Preface to the Imperial concubine, the magic book was named Crown Prince, and the eldest son Zhu Changluo was appointed Crown Prince by Emperor Wanli. The struggle between Emperor Wanli and Ming Dynasty for nearly 20 years finally came to fruition.
Third, the tree wants to be quiet, but the wind will not stop [/s2/]
However, the dust is uncertain. Because people are still worried that his son Zhu and even the emperor himself are looking for opportunities to make a comeback. Because when he was made a prince, he also sealed Zhu's third son, and he stayed in Beijing instead of Luoyang. In some places, inscriptions praising the so-called "three princes" are often found. Some people think that this may be a "prophecy" made by the Zheng family and its followers to change the prince.
What should I do? There was a successful example of Ming Shenzong's cheating in Historical Records, so the old story of Zheng Guifei's performance was taken out again.
On the morning of November 12, the 31st year of Wanli, Zhu Geng, a cabinet university student, came to the cabinet to look at the house with trepidation. This Zhu Geng is from Yinshan, Zhejiang. In the seventeenth year of Wanli, Zhu Geng, then the minister of rites, returned to his hometown to keep the system and lived in seclusion in the mountains because of his mother's death. However, in September of the 29th year of Wanli, the cabinet was short of staff, and six ministers were overstaffed, so the Emperor Wanli didn't need it at all. Zhu Geng, who has retired for more than ten years, works in the cabinet. Zhu Geng, whose ears are clean, has long been tired of his official career and intends to spend his old age quietly, so he has repeatedly refused. But I can't stand the imperial edict again and again. In April of the following year, Zhu was critically ill and came to Beijing.
Just arrived in Beijing for more than a year, a seemingly completely irrelevant thing came to you.
It turned out that before dawn, my family took out a pamphlet and said that I found it as soon as I opened the door, and I was afraid to look closely. Zhu Geng probably didn't care at first, because there are always various leaflets these days. But looking at this leaflet, Zhu Geng was taken aback and his heart exploded. This is another political rumor, a "devil's book" and "devil's book" about national books.
The title of this "devil's book" is "The country is in danger" and the subtitle is "The Continuation of Worry and Danger". That is to say, this magic book claims to be another postscript to Zheng Guifei's magic book, aiming at Zheng Guifei's concern about danger. A few years ago, the author used the pen name Zhu Dongji as a leaflet under his pen name. Today's magic book, written by an impostor, took a suggestion and gave things a name. This is an impostor's leaflet, which shows that the author of the preface is more unscrupulous. In addition, the "magic book" appeared not only in Zhu Geng's residence, but also in the residences of ministers and government officials in Beijing.
So, what is this "devil's book" about?
First of all, although the prince has been appointed and Zheng Guifei and her accomplices are still alive, their hearts are not dead. They held the team tighter and prepared to change princes.
Secondly, the core of this group consists of 10 people, including four senior civil servants including the Minister of War and four senior military attaché s including the head of security. The other two are well known: one is Chen Ju, the eunuch in charge of the East Factory, who is brave and good at fighting; The other is Zhu Geng, a cabinet university student.
Third, this Zhu Geng actually has no skill. He can still join the cabinet at the age of 70 just because of his name. The surname "Zhu" is the country name. The Ming emperor surnamed Zhu. More importantly, his name "Geng", Zhu Geng's word "Geng" and the substitution of "Geng" are homophonic. Let the emperor Zhu Geng enter the cabinet as a metaphor for changing the prince.
The first two are undoubtedly innuendo, and the last one is far-fetched, but you have no reason to explain Zhu Geng's entry into the cabinet. There are many people who are older, younger, more capable and more prestigious than him. Why did you choose this?
What is a "magic book"? It's called the devil's book. It makes you pursue your thoughts and make you more willing to believe what it has than what it has. Otherwise, it is not a "magic book" and cannot "mislead others".
The so-called tree wants to be quiet, but the wind does not stop. Emperor Wanli wanted to leave a prince alone for a few days, but he didn't expect someone to be so naughty. He ordered the factory guard to ask who made the "magic book" in Beijing. In addition, the flying people in Le Xin Lu and Er Mo Shu all attack, praise and sort out some officials by name. This caused speculation and mutual suspicion among officials, and some powerful officials began to crack down on political opponents on the grounds of tracing the "magic book." For a time, everyone was in danger.
Fortunately, a mountain man named Sheng Shengguang was arrested at this time, thus avoiding a large-scale factional struggle.
Yan Shengguang is a student in Wen 'an County, North Zhili, but he doesn't study well in this county. On the contrary, he traveled all over the country and climbed the Great Wall many times, belonging to what we call mountain people who make a living everywhere.
The "Magic Book" case happened in the preface year. Shengguang blackmailed Zheng Guifei's younger brother because he created another "magic book" and was arrested by Dongchang. The leaders of the East Factory regard it as a treasure, hoping to find a chance to solve the case in Yan Shengguang, at least let him hand over some officials who are not pleasing to the eye and kill them. But unexpectedly, although Sheng Guang is a charlatan, he is a real bachelor with a strong personality. Although a captain of the East Factory used all the instruments of torture, Yan Shengguang only admitted to blackmailing Zheng. Although he died without complaining, he never framed anyone.
So the case was frozen there and handed over to the city tourism consultation in Beijing. The proposal had a brainwave and inevitably died. Better seize the opportunity to frame him. What kind of trophy? The case has also been exposed. In order not to involve too many people, close the case quickly. However, such a big case can not be taken over by a proposal of the Municipal Tourism Bureau, or even a punishment. Once the emperor is guilty, once someone reveals it, who dares to take responsibility?
This time, what we want to talk about is Chen Moment, that is, Chen Moment, the eunuch of the prefect Dong Factory. He is a character of hand-eye Tian Tong. Although he is a eunuch, he is more fearless than a scholar and more virtuous than cabinet records in dealing with the problem of "demon books" Although known as the core figure of Zheng Group, he paid deep respect to several Qing leaders who might be involved, and paid special attention to the development of the situation. He doesn't want to be abused because of this "magic book"
The city inspector's planting plan always reminds Chen. Chen Daxi is dying anyway. Might as well pile everything on him. So Douchayuan, the Ministry of Punishment and Dongchang United to deceive the emperor, saying that the "magic book" case had been solved. Everything was done by this single man named Yan Shengguang, without any gangs or threats. Therefore, Sheng Shengguang was executed and the case of "Shu Yao" was closed.
You might want to ask again. Is it that simple to close the case?
Many complicated things in the world can actually be handled simply by people. For example, in this lecture, we mentioned two "magic books" cases caused by Zheng Guifei's performance. So, will those powerful officials with revenge stop there? What if you don't stop? First of all, Chen's authority is here. Can you offend him? Second, you said that Sheng Shengguang is not the owner of this case, so if Dongchang drops the case, you can solve the case. Can you solve the case? Isn't this your own trouble? Third, eunuchs instantly stood up to protect the literati. Do you dare to continue to hurt civil servants with similar imperial examinations?
Many simple things in the world will be complicated by people. For example, we have been talking about the problems of this country. If Emperor Wanli had no such preference for Zheng Guifei, if Li Taihou had no such preference for his ladies-in-waiting, and if the literati could better understand the emperor from the perspective of human nature, it would not have troubled the Ming Dynasty for 20 years, and the sequelae would not last longer. Things in the world, I am afraid of endless tossing and turning for a long time, and people's hearts are often distracted by this endless tossing and turning. If someone asks me when the Ming Dynasty began to perish, it is really difficult to answer this question, because there are many factors leading to the demise of the Ming Dynasty, but at least it can be said with certainty that this national struggle is a very important one among many factors.