Characters: Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, Yuan Huazhong, Gu
Event: It was revealed that Wei Zhongxian died in prison.
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In June of the fourth year of the Apocalypse (1624), Yang Lian, the left governor, wrote a letter to impeach Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch of the East Factory, for twenty-four major crimes.
In this famous essay in history, Yang Lian recounted all kinds of sins of Wei Zhongxian, from excluding dissidents, framing loyalty, plotting evil deeds and killing innocent people, which can be described as all-encompassing, authentic and bloody.
However, Ming Xizong was unable to study because of his grandfather Wanli. Although I knew there was such a letter, I couldn't read it, so I asked Wei Zhongxian's best friend to give the eunuch Wang Tigan a handprint and read it to him. As a result, the 24 major crimes in the play have become insignificant. The result of playing Shu is: in the heart of Emperor Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian is still a good man. Being able to help him share the government affairs, he is also willing to continue his carpentry work. The emperor made a clear attitude, and there was no suspense in the outcome of the incident. In October of the fourth year of the Apocalypse (1624), Wei Zhongxian finally raised the butcher's knife.
First of all, Wei Zhongxian corrected the imperial edict, reprimanded Zhao Nanxing, the official department minister, and criticized Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Gao Panlong and others. Until these people were disheartened and resigned and went home. He also used hooliganism to send people to the cabinet minister and Lindong party member Ye's mansion every day to make a scene, forcing Ye to resign and go home. Two days later, another cabinet minister, Han Kuang, resigned. Wei Zhongxian let his minion Gu Bingqian into the cabinet, and the cabinet fell into the hands of eunuchs.
Lindong Party has completely failed in the imperial court. But Wei Zhongxian didn't stop there. He wants to kill all Lindong party member. First, he wanted to use the imprisoned Lindong party member Wang Wenyan to frame Yang Lian for corruption. However, when Wang Wenyan refused to induce confessions and was tortured, he shouted: "Is there an insatiable Yang Dahong in the world!" This Yang Dahong is the nickname of Yang Lian. Yingshan, renamed Guangshui City today, has a magnificent mountain called Dahongshan. Yang Lian's nickname for himself came from this. At the beginning of his career, he was appointed as the county magistrate of Changshu County, Jiangsu Province. After serving for five years, he was rated as "the first honest official" by the official department. This title of "the first honest official in the world" is hard to come by. Since then, Yang Lian has always been known for his honesty. Therefore, Wang Wenyan has such a cry of tearing his liver apart. But in that era when black and white are upside down and villains are rampant, facts and truth have no effect. Qin Gui's patented products are "unwarranted", and when they are in Wei Zhongxian's hands, they will become more "technical", which can completely seal the throat with one arrow. Xizong imperial edict under the camp mountain, when Jingshi Tiji rode day and night to the foot of Dahongshan, according to some notes at that time, Yang Lian was arrested calmly, got on the prison car and started on the road, and the people surrounded Tiji cavalry, hoping to cause trouble. It was Yang Lian who stepped down from the prison car and urged the villagers to get out of the way. The Biography of Yang Lian in the Ming Dynasty is recorded as follows: "Tens of thousands of scholars have climbed the Tao and climbed the number. In the villages and cities where they live, they learned to burn incense and pray for the survival of Lian. " As the saying goes, people can't be bullied. Through this passage, we can fully imagine the touching scene that Yang Lian, a "criminal", encountered when he boarded a trip to the north.
The other five people arrested together were Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, Yuan Huazhong and Gu, all of whom were backbones against Wei Zhongxian and were called the Six Gentlemen in history.
These six gentlemen were all demoted before, and this time they were escorted to Beijing by Qi Qi from their respective hometowns. The specific time when they arrived in Beijing was: Zhou and Yuan Ergong arrived in Beisi in early May; On May 26th, Gu Gong arrived in Fusi, the south town, and on the 28th, he was taken to Fusi, the north town. On June 24th, Gong Wei went to Nancheng Fusi and handed it over to Beicheng Fusi on June 26th. Yang and Zuo Ergong arrived at Pumice in Nanzhen on June 26th, and were escorted to Pumice in Beizhen the next day.
In the Ming Dynasty, whenever the word "imperial edict" was mentioned, people felt anxious and sweaty. Imperial edict prison, as the name implies, is a place where prisoners of Qin State are specially held, and it is generally located in Fusi of Nanzhen and Fusi of Beizhen under the jurisdiction of Royal Guards. The relationship between the north and the south is similar to that between detention centers and prisons. Prison is frightening because it is easy for people to come in and not easy to go out; Second, the instruments of torture used in the trial here can be described as inhuman. The judge is Xu Xianchun, an official of Beizhen's deputy canteen. This Xu Xianchun is an eagle dog raised by Wei Zhongxian. It is very ferocious. In fact, the trial is just a formality. On the day the Six Gentlemen were arrested, Wei Zhongxian had condemned them to death, but he didn't want them to die too quickly. One is to make them suffer more; Second, we must recover "stealing silver". When people die, there is no place to discuss money. The trial of the six gentlemen began on June 27th, the day after Yang Lian arrived. Every gentleman hits 40 sticks, hits 100 times and takes 50 times.
There are five kinds of punishments used in Zhen Fu Branch: the first one is called machinery, which is made of chestnut or sandalwood, one foot five inches long and four inches wide, with two holes in the middle for letting go. Before the prisoner leaves the cell, he should arm himself so that he can't escape. If a jailer wants to kill someone, he will arm the prisoner first and then hit him on the head with his head. The prisoner can't resist with his hands. The second type is called chain, which is made of iron. When we say imprisonment, this imprisonment is a chain. This chain is five or six feet long, coiled around the left foot, and punished with the right foot, so the prisoner can't stretch. The third kind is called a stick, which is about five feet long. Every time the prisoner was beaten with a stick, the jailer tied the prisoner's waist and armpit with hemp rope, and both ends of the rope were tied to the stone pier. At the beginning of the punishment, two clubbers stepped on both ends of the rope respectively, and the prisoner's waist was immediately tied to death, so he could not lean sideways. Then tie the prisoner's feet with a rope, and a strong man pulls the rope out. The prisoner's hands are tied mechanically, his waist is tied, and his feet are tied, so that he can't move. The stickler began to make sticks. The fourth instrument of torture is called Mao, which is made of poplar. It is more than a foot long and about four or five minutes in diameter. Every time when slapping, two people hold the victim on their knees, hold the victim's ten fingers with slaps, and tighten both ends with hemp rope. With a little effort, the victim's fingers will be bloody immediately. The fifth kind is called a clip stick, which is also made of poplar. Two sticks are a group, more than three feet long, and placed about five inches from the ground. There are iron bars in the middle, and each bar has three pairs of curtains in the middle. If a person is caught, it is necessary to erect the pliers stick, let the prisoner tie his feet very close to him, tie all the movable joints of the prisoner with ropes, then lay them flat, and then support the left side of the prisoner's feet with a hard wooden stick to make them unable to move. And a big pole six feet long and four inches long. The prisoner punched the victim's tibia with it, and the victim would break his bone with one punch.
There are some special words in the prison letter, such as comparative punishment and demanding death. Clamping, fanning, clubbing, clubbing and knocking are all sufficient punishments. After the six gentlemen entered the prison, they were compared almost every other day and sentenced in five days. Six gentlemen were falsely accused of accepting bribes from Xiong Tingbi. Therefore, "memorial service" is the main purpose of the trial. On the day of the contest, the families of the six gentlemen will come to the torture room early to wait for you. Xu Xianchun stipulates that every family should pay no less than 420 pounds for "stealing silver". If you pay enough, you will only use one kind of punishment, or be exempted from punishment. If you pay the difference, you will use more punishment. If you don't pay, you will be punished in full. Xu Dahua framed six gentlemen and cited a large number of bribes. The least is Yuan Huazhong, 6200. The largest number is Yang Lian, with 22,000. Yang Lian originally came from a poor family. Although he was an official for 19 years, he became a "ministerial-level" leading cadre. However, because he never took bribes and lived on his salary, his family did not have much savings. The wicked officials in Beizhen demanded "stolen money", and the Yang family sold it all for only 4,200 yuan. Yang Lian's 80-year-old mother, wife and children all moved to the bridge building in the county town for temporary shelter. There is neither firewood nor cooking every day, and we all live by begging or villagers' relief. Even in this case, the evil official relentlessly urged for "stolen goods" and directly said: "If Yang Lian wants to live, he must hand over all the stolen money within a time limit." The news that Yang Lian was imprisoned in Beijing reached his hometown, and villagers in Yingshan donated money to save Yang Lian's life. From businessmen, landlords to servants selling vegetables, donate as much as possible. But because the number of 22000 is too large, it is difficult to get it all at once. Therefore, Yang Lian will receive a complete sentence almost every five days. By July 4th, after comparison, Yang Lian was completely white, covered with pus and blood, without an inch of skin. In fact, the recovered "stolen silver" was not turned over to the state treasury, and the big head was filial to Wei Zhongxian, while the small head was carved up by Xu Xianchun as a reward. July 15 is Yang Lian's 54th birthday. Early in the morning, Zuo Guangdou and other five confidants in distress expressed their condolences to Yang Lian. Yang Lian gave a wry smile and asked the jailer to drink a big bowl of cold water. Anyone with a little common sense knows that people who have been hit hard will drink cold water raw, which is tantamount to drinking tuna. Seeing the consternation of friends in distress, Yang Lian said, "Wei Yan put us in prison, but he didn't mean to let us get out alive. Once the stolen money is caught, it's time for me to die. I am determined to die, and I just want to die quickly when I drink cold water. " After hearing these words, you all hide your face and sigh. On this day, Xu Xianchun was ordered by Wei Zhongxian to give a complete sentence to Yang Lian as a birthday present. Before accepting the punishment, Yang Lian called the family waiting outside torture room and ordered, "Now you all go back to your hometown, take good care of your grandmother and tell my husband what I said. Don't study as an official, learn to farm. " These words seem dull, but the connotation is extremely painful. It has been understood that if there is no ignorance of Zong, there is absolutely no cruelty of Wei Zhongxian. Therefore, as the minister in charge of life, he saw through the disadvantages of state affairs and was disheartened. After the day's full punishment, Yang Lian was in a coma for several days. On the 20th, Yang's family sent a meal and hid the gold scraps in the food to help him commit suicide, so that he could swallow the gold and suffer less. Unfortunately, it was checked by the jailer, and Yang Lian was never allowed to see her family again.
On July 27th, Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou went to prison for one month, which was Wei Zhongxian's designated death date for them. At noon that day, a jailer secretly sighed to people: "Tonight, there should be three masters." Sure enough, that night, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and Zhou Chaorui were tortured to death by Ye Wenzhong. Lock is a title for jailers in Ming Dynasty, similar to warden. This vicious Ye Wenzhong is the crown of jailers and the executioner most admired by Wei Zhongxian and Xu Xianchun. From then on to September 14, the remaining Yuan Huazhong, Wei Dazhong and Gu died one after another. The tragedy of the six gentlemen is over! Known as the last six gentlemen.
Characters: Zhou Qiyuan, Huang Zunsu, Miao Changqi, Zhou Shunchang, Zhou Zongjian, Li Yingsheng
Event: It is also a struggle with Wei Zhongxian.