In 47 B.C., a major event occurred in the Western Han Dynasty that shocked the government and the opposition. In the mansion, Xiao Wangzhi, the emperor who was over the age of six, could not bear the humiliation of being imprisoned, and died with a glass of poisoned wine in despair.
The teacher died of humiliation, and Emperor Yuan of Han was shocked by such a sad thing, and he said regretfully: "I originally suspected that the teacher would not go to prison in humiliation, but now they really killed a good master of mine."
Emperor Xiao Wangzhi was supposed to be on the high-spirited temple after his student Liu Zheng succeeded to the throne, but he died unjustly in the second year of the new emperor's accession to the throne. This sad history is often difficult for future generations to read.
Xiao Wangzhi's life has been a heavy pen and ink in the history books. He is the sixth grandson of Xiao He, the first prime minister of the Han Dynasty, who is knowledgeable, has read the past and the present, and is admired by the Confucian scholars of the time. He started as a Lang official, and after being valued by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, he was promoted all the way to the rank of Imperial Historian. Background, knowledge, and standing in line, he did his best.
Xiao Wangzhi's official career was bumpy, and he was the first person in the court to dare to speak out against the Huo family's dictatorship, so he was reused by the emperor. During his career, he had outstanding knowledge, and he achieved the high position of the imperial historian all the way, and became the reserve candidate for the position of prime minister in the heart of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. Later, because of his disrespect for Prime Minister Bingji, he fell out of favor and was demoted to the crown prince.
Full of talent, is the foundation of Xiao Wangzhi's standing in the court, obsessed with power, is the yearning in Xiao Wang's heart, the professor's student Liu Zheng, talented but not able to understand the art of the emperor, is the last sorrow in Xiao Wangzhi's life.
After Xiao Wangzhi's death, the "they" in the mouth of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty referred to Shi Xian, Shi Gao and others.
After Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, because of his frailty and illness, he entrusted the government with full power to the eunuch Shi Xian around himThe eunuch is alone in the palace, has no close relatives, is single-minded, and will not form a party for personal gain, appointing Shi Xian and Honggong to take charge of the imperial court's Zhongshu hub.
When Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was dying, he took the lives of Shi Gao, Xiao Wangzhi, and Zhou Kan as ministers of Tuogu, and Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty reused eunuchs because of different concepts. At the beginning of the new emperor's accession to the throne, there were three factions above the court, the eunuch faction headed by Shi Xian and Honggong, the foreign relatives faction headed by Shi Gao and Xu Jia, and the Shishi faction headed by Xiao Wangzhi and Zhou Kan.
The conflict between the parties stems from the imbalance of power between the factions. Xiao Wangzhi, Zhou Kan, Liu Gengsheng, and Jin Chang in the Shishi faction often discussed politics with Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, assisted them wholeheartedly, and were reused by the emperor. The chariot general Shi Gao was therefore in vain, and in order to change the situation, he colluded with Shi Xian and other eunuchs.
The three factions later became two camps, and in the Shishi faction, everyone had a long-cherished wish to assist the emperor and make the country strong, and they were all humble scholars, called Qingliu. Shi Xian, Shi Gao and others, with the aim of unfading power and fighting for power and profit, they did whatever they could, calling it turbidity.
In the year 47 BC, the two camps began to take turns to fight, the cruelty and bloodiness of the political struggle of the dynasty, and the treacherous turmoil of the court, the real interpretation is in history.
In the first round of the competition, Xiao Wangzhi shot first. He saw that Shi Xian and Shi Gao colluded together to disrupt the government, and he was very worried, and he made a statementThe Chinese book is the core of the country's government affairs, and a wise and fair person should be selected to serve as the Zhongshu orderSince ancient times, "the prisoner is not on the king's side".Shi Xian and others should be deposed.
Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty "entrusted to the eunuchs" concept is rooted in his heart, and he has just ascended the throne, everything is based on "stability", in this case, he released Liu Gengsheng in Xiao Wangzhi's camp as Zongzheng, Zongzheng is in charge of the affairs of the royal family and clan as a foreign court official, so that he can not always meet the emperor to participate in politics.
In this round of competition, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty lost the strength of Xiao Wangzhi's camp and showed his attitude, and Xiao Wangzhi's camp was defeated. Not being able to fully trust the teacher was the first sorrow of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty.
In the second round of competition, a proper villain appearedZheng Peng。Zheng Peng is a native of Huiji County, and at the beginning he hoped to attach himself to Xiao Wangzhi, so he took the initiative to write to the emperor and expose the sins of Shi Gao, Xu Jia, and Chengcheng's sons, as a vote to join the camp.
It's a pity: if you want to enter the circle of gentlemen, you must first pass the test. When Xiao Wangzhi found out that Zheng Peng was a treacherous villain, he cut off contact with him. Zheng Peng resented Xiao Wangzhi because of this, and immediately defected to Shi Gao's camp.
The villain's circle is that the interests are the same, and for the olive branch handed by Zheng Peng, Shi Gao happily took it. Shi Gao and they gave Zheng Peng the task of falsely accusing political opponents. Zheng Peng first went to the emperor alone to expose several mistakes of Xiao Wangzhi, and when he saw that the emperor did not accept the invitation, he and another despicable Hua Long complained to the emperor together, suing Xiao Wangzhi for his intention to remove the chariot general Shi Gao.
It may be that Shi Xian disguised himself too well in front of the emperor, and after Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty received the case about the teacher's innocence, he handed it over to Shi Xian for review, which obviously played into Shi Xian's arms, and finally Xiao Wangzhi and others were imprisoned. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty later realized that it was a mistake to send Xiao Wang to prison, but under the sophistry and insistence of Shi Xian and others, he still made a confused choice.
In this round of competition, Xiao Wangzhi was exonerated and was withdrawn from the seal of the former general and Guangluxun. Zhou Kan and Liu Gengsheng were deposed as civilians, and Xiao Wangzhi's camp lost completely. The inability to distinguish between right and wrong is the second sorrow of Emperor Han Yuan as the emperor.
A few months later, in order to compensate his teacher, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty appointed Xiao Wangzhi as the Marquis of Guannei and appointed him as the official position of the emperor (he could meet the emperor at any time). A few months later, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty appointed Zhou Kan and Liu Gengsheng as doctors, and under the opposition of Shi Xian and Honggong, the two were appointed Zhonglang.
The order of the dynasty changed and the will was not strong, and at this time, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty was the third sorrow of the emperor.
The third round of competition showed the cunning and sophistry of the eunuch Shi Xian. The ministers in history are by no means stupid people, but they are extremely intelligent people, with an extreme desire for power, a delicate heart that is good at figuring out the holy will, a strong psychology and all-encompassing means, such as Zhao Gao of the Qin Dynasty and Jiang Yun of the witch curse.
Soon after Xiao Wangzhi was sealed as the marquis, Shi Xian, Shi Gao and others heard that he was about to be appointed as prime minister, and they were afraid and unable to deal with it.
This person is Liu Gengsheng, in order to protect Xiao Wangzhi, he mobilized his relatives to play a twist and turn, saying: Today's ** vision is because the emperor appointed Shi Xian, blocking the way for Xianneng and others to serve the country. After the recital was submitted, Shi Xian saw at a glance that it was Liu Gengsheng's conspiracy and asked for a thorough investigation, but Liu Gengsheng was imprisoned and demoted to a civilian by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Wangzhi's son Xiao Ling also had a twist and turn, telling that his father was dedicated to the country, but he was repeatedly framed and asked the emperor to give an explanation. It has always been the emperor's decision to let his father be wronged, and it is a stupid decision to ask the emperor for justice. Shi Xian seized the opportunity to set Xiao Wangzhi the crime of "seeking merit with kindness and losing the demeanor of a minister", and took the opportunity to deceive the emperor that only by sending Xiao Wangzhi to prison and then releasing him could Xiao Wangzhi be grateful for the grace of God, and guarantee that going to prison was only a small punishment, and there was absolutely no threat to life.
With such sinister intentions, Emperor Yuan of Han naturally couldn't discern it, and he agreed to Shi Xian's suggestion.
In December of this year, Shi Xian took the emperor's edict and ordered the messenger to bring Xiao Wangzhi. In this unclear situation, Xiao Wangzhi listened to the advice of his protégé Zhu Yun to avoid humiliation and show loyalty with death.
At the last moment of his life, the white-haired Xiao Wangzhi looked up to the sky and sighed, saying: "I used to be a general and a minister, I was over sixty years old, and I was imprisoned, and I couldn't help but cry out!"After speaking, he took his life with a glass of wine, and walked up to the Yellow Spring with unwillingness.
In this round of competition, the emperor Xiao Wangzhi died of grief and indignation.
What did his student, Emperor Yuan of Han, do?At first, the emperor wept bitterly, did not think about eating, and was full of anger to dismiss Shi Xian and others. Soon after, Shi Xian was reused, and until his death, Shi Xian was in a high position and was favored.
Knowing that the teacher was unjustly killed, the high-ranking emperor was unwilling to kill the enemy and avenge the teacher, but instead gave Shi Xian a lifetime of power and favor, which was another sorrow for the emperor of the Han Yuan Emperor.
Xiao Wangzhi's death, what is the reason?
From his own point of view, he can be called a famous Confucian in the world, with a upright style, honest and honest, politically far-sighted, and subordinate. However, as the teacher of the Son of Heaven, he has a high official position and arrogance, and he cannot unite his courtiers and win the trust and respect of the monarch.
From the opponent's point of view, Shi Xian, Shi Gao and others are experts in playing with intrigues and tricks, and they are well versed in the emperor's heart, so that the eunuch power wins, the master power fails, and Xiao Wangzhi himself becomes a victim of this struggle.
From the point of view of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, this emperor only learned the talent of the teacher, and did not learn the art of the emperor to rule the world, he could not distinguish between right and wrong, could not depose the traitors, let the eunuchs **, and the imperial power declined.
With this "Desperate Words", I gave it to the unjustly killed emperor Xiao Wangzhi.
The sky is chaotic, who knows the reason?
The traitorous ministers have to plan and seek the country.
Loyalty, blood and tears exchange.
To be martyred in this way, what do you want?
Woohoo mourning, I don't want to!