The Five Emperors had a great influence on China's politics in the past dynasties, which was a typical example of eunuch's intervention in politics. Han Xu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem about cold food: Flowers are flying all over the sky in the spring city, and willows are slanting in the east wind. As night fell, the palace was busy lighting candles, and smoke drifted to the house of the prince and the marquis.
It describes the luxurious and decadent life of the five emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
A Shanchao is a native of Luoyang, Henan Province. When Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was emperor, he was an official servant in the palace. He was named Xinfeng Hou because of his active participation in eradicating the external Qi Jiliang. He won the favor of Emperor Huan and later became a riding general. Yan Xi died of illness for three years.
Huang Xu, a native of Pixian County, Jiangsu Province, was in the palace when he was Emperor Huan. Because of his contribution and the destruction of Liang Ji, he was named the former Hou Wu. He used his power to collect money desperately and condone his relatives to do evil. He was notorious and died in Yan Xi for seven years.
Yes, the date of birth and death is unknown. Today, he is a celebrity in Hebei Province. When he was Emperor Huan, he served as a regular servant. He and ChanChao, * * * together to eradicate Liang Ji, sealing the Wuyang Hou. Later, his brother was impeached because of his arrogance, corruption and evil deeds. He pleaded guilty in prison and was banished to his hometown by Emperor Huan. Later, he died at home because of fear and depression.
Zuo Xian, a native of Mengjin County, Henan Province, was an official of Xiaohuangmen when he was Emperor Huan. Because he actively participated in the destruction of Jiliang Waiwei Group, he was promoted to Zhong Changshi and named Cai Hou. He was arrogant and extravagant, and through his relationship, his brothers got high-ranking officials such as secretariat and satrap. Brothers were insatiable, plundered the people, were impeached, and Yan Xi committed suicide for eight years.
Tang Heng is from Yuxian County, Henan Province. Emperor Huan was the official of Xiaohuangmen. Because of his contribution to the destruction of the Wei Group in Jiliang, he was promoted to Zhong Changshi and named Ruyanghou. Doing evil for officials and conniving at many illegal acts of relatives. Yan Xi died of illness seven years later. A posthumous gift for the general on horseback.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, imperial power declined. The consorts and eunuchs intervened in politics in turn, causing political turmoil. When Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was in power, he encountered one of the most intractable problems, that is, the exclusive rights of the Wei Group headed by Liang Ji.
The Jiliang family has three queens, married three princesses, seven were made princes, seven daughters were concubines, two generals, and 57 people were officials in the imperial court at the same time. This family is powerful and controls the whole court. They can depose the emperor at will, and even the life and death of the emperor are in their hands.
Liang Ji is a playboy, uneducated, arrogant and unruly, relying on family power to do whatever he wants, and built an emperor-worshipper, a quality emperor and an imperial city. At that time, Emperor Zhidi, who was only nine years old, was poisoned by Liang Ji because he said he was an overbearing general. He also established his brother-in-law, Wu Lihou, as Emperor Huan.
Liang Ji never took the emperor seriously. He sent someone to monitor his words and deeds and reprimanded him if he was a little unhappy. The oppressed Emperor Huan dared to be angry, and his heart was full of hatred, looking for opportunities to get rid of it. Queen Liang, the wife of Emperor Huan, is also evil. She can't have children by herself, so other concubines are not allowed to have children. If she is pregnant, killing her will further anger Emperor Huan. Emperor Huan knew that his life would be in danger after a long time, so he quickly looked for the power he could use. Unable to contact others, he began to look for courageous and capable eunuchs in the palace.
One day, Emperor Huan took advantage of the unattended toilet and called Tang Heng, a trusted eunuch, to him and asked: Who among my eunuchs is in conflict with him? Tang Heng replied: Shan Chao and Zuo Xian were a little thoughtless when they went to the south of Henan. Liang had no doubt and arrested their brothers and put them in Luoyang prison. The two men had no choice but to go to Liang Jia to apologize, and it was settled. They hold a grudge against Liang Jia. So he and You Ai often secretly resent the bullying of their consorts, but only dare to be angry and dare not speak.
After hearing this, Emperor Huan exulted and knew that someone was available around him.
Emperor Huan immediately asked Tang Hengxian to quietly call Shan Chao and Zuo Xian to the inner room and whispered to them: Brother General has been firmly in control of state affairs for a long time, and all officials in the Manchu Dynasty have to look at his eyes because they are arrogant. I'm determined to get rid of him now. What's your opinion? Shan Chao Zuo Xian replied with one voice: Liang Ji is indeed a traitor and should have been eradicated long ago. We are one of the few people with weak strength and low talent. I wonder what the emperor thinks.
Emperor Huan said, in that case, you can plan it and let's play it by ear.
Emperor Huan arranged for Shan Chao and Zuo Xianmi to call Huang Xu and Ai Ju, and six people conspired. Emperor Huan also personally bit Shan Chao's arm and saved him with blood as the alliance.
Second, Liang Ji's eyes and ears are all in the palace. They found that the eunuch in the palace was a little abnormal recently, so they sent their close friend Zhang Yun to be on duty in Shangshu Province, just in case.
Shan Chao and others also think that things are not good. If things get out, someone will fall to the ground, so they decide to strike first. Ai sent someone to arrest Zhang Yun, saying he was up to no good.
When Emperor Huan heard the news, he immediately went to the temple, called his ministers, and ordered Yin Xun, the minister, to lead the officials of the ministers' province, take up arms and guard the ministers' province, and concentrate all kinds of commanders Jeff on the ministers' province. Command with ai with royal orders will be Liang Yusheng's collection of general print. This let Liang Ji unexpected. Knowing that I was finished, I committed suicide with my wife.
After his death, Liang's family members, regardless of their age, were all executed, and more than 300 senior and middle-level officials were implicated and dismissed. Dozens of people were executed, and the court hall was almost empty.
Liang Ji was eliminated, foreign groups were completely eliminated, and the troubles in the heart of Emperor Huan were also eliminated. He immediately rewarded meritorious personnel, especially five eunuchs who colluded with him, such as Shan Chao, and directly sealed Hou. Emperor Huan issued a letter, promoting Zuo Xian and Tang Heng as the constant attendants; Cefeng Zen tide is Xinfeng Hou, with 20 thousand food cities; Huang Xu was named the Five Rings Hou, and he was named the Wuyang Hou, with fifteen thousand households in each food city and fifteen million rewards. Zuo Xian was appointed as Shang Caihou, and Tang Heng was appointed as Ruyanghou, with 13,000 households in each food city and 13 million rewards. Because five people were crowned Marquis on the same day, they are called Five Marquis in the world.
Sanshanchao and others killed their consorts, and did a good thing objectively, but they didn't have the talent to govern the country. Eunuch was born in the lower class, and did not establish a doctoral class like Feng, and was systematically educated by Confucian traditional thought. Unlike spouses, they have sound bodies. People with mental and physical defects often go to extremes and take advantage of people's danger to exhaust resources, which is extremely cruel. The trajectory of their life is naturally that the greater their power, the more crimes they commit to society, and finally they end up in a sad end.
Mr. Lu Xun once said: The eunuchs in China were many times more ruthless and dangerous than ordinary people.
From the second year of Yan Xi, when Liang Ji was punished, to the eighth year of Yan Xi, when Zuo Xian committed suicide, the five princes monopolized the imperial court, persecuted courtiers, poisoned the people with tea, made a fortune through corruption and exploitation, and were extremely vicious, which was a reflection of this cold, dangerous and vicious character.
Shan Chao is the most powerful of the five seasons and the most favored by the emperor. Compared with the other four Marquis, Shan Chao is cautious, values fame and works more secretly. His greatest crime before his death was the murder of Yanzhou secretariat of the fifth kind.
Shan Kuang, the nephew of Shan Chao, relied on Shan Chao's power to save Yin Taishou, thinking that he had a hard background, was corrupt, bullied the weak and feared the hard, and did many evils. Yanzhou secretariat of the fifth type sent Yu Wei to check the property of Dankuang, and found out that there were 560 million embezzled money. The fifth kind immediately played in the imperial court and impeached Shan Chao. Shankuang felt very embarrassed and sent an assassin to assassinate Wei Yu. Wei Yu found the assassin and treated him tactfully as a VIP. The assassin was moved and told the truth. Wei Yu learned more facts about Shan Kuang's corruption from the assassin, and made them public, shocking the ruling and opposition parties.
From then on, Shan Chao hated the fifth kind and was bent on finding an excuse to frame the fifth kind. In the name that the fifth thief could not win Yanzhou, he first withdrew his official position, and then exiled the fifth thief to Shuofang, hoping that his grandson Dong Yuan would kill the fifth thief in the future. After learning about it, the fifth master chased Taiyuan all the way, killed the official who escorted him, and rescued the fifth master. The fifth kind must be hidden for several years, and it will not dare to come out until it encounters Amnesty.
In the second year of Yan Xi 10, Shan Chao was seriously ill. Emperor Huan sent messengers to his home to issue letters and appointed him as a general riding a bicycle. In the spring of the third year of Yan Xi, Shan Chao passed away.
The glory of Sidan's later years made the other four seasons even more unruly. At that time, nursery rhymes were used in society to describe it: going back to heaven, sitting alone, crouching tiger, hiding dragon, and the Tang Dynasty fell.
These four people became more unscrupulous and greedy, occupying fertile land, competing for wealth and building luxurious government gardens. Their houfu pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings are absolutely exquisite. They live in luxury, and their extravagance is not enough to show their wealth, so they decorate their dogs and horses with gold and silver, precious hides and feathers to show off their wealth to the society. Their servants rode horses when they went out, followed by a cavalry guard. They adopt the son of a relative or buy the son of a servant as their adopted son, pass on their territory and property to them, buy an official for them and let them inherit the title. They are psychopathic and bohemian. As eunuchs, they forced many good women to be concubines. These concubines are extremely well dressed, imitating the clothes of the palace concubines. In a word, Wuhou's rich and extravagant past contributions have not been punished and he has been demoted to hometown Hou. A few days later, Ai Yu died at home.
Because Wu Hou's family and relatives did all the bad things, officials condemned that there was too much resentment among the people, which had endangered the rule of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Huan had to order the title of the successor of Shan Chao, Tang Heng to be reduced to Xiang Hou, and the tax revenue to be reduced to three million. Their children's titles and territories were taken back. At this point, a six-year historical farce of the Five Emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty came to an end.