In the eighteenth year of Wanli, in 1590 AD, Shanxi made Lu Kun live a very leisurely life.
Portrait of Lu Kun) This year, Shanxi's wind and rain are smooth, the country and the people are safe, and everything is safe. This made Lu Kun have nothing to do, so he could only sit in the office, soak wolfberries in a thermos cup, and take one cup after another.
However, Lu Kun is a literary and artistic young man who is full of culture. So, in his spare time, he wrote a book called "Boudoir Fan Illustrated". This book is a record of the stories of virtuous women and chaste martyrs in all dynasties from ancient times to the present.
If your family is managed well, he will write you into the book; If your loyalty is unwavering, he will write you into the book as well. In the final analysis, this book is a collection of outstanding women in ancient China.
At first, Lu Kun, the author of "Boudoir Fan Tushuo", just entertained himself, and circulated this book in a small area in Shanxi, but the influence was not widespread. However, Chen Ju, a small eunuch during the Ming Dynasty, decided to bring back some local products after a trip to Shanxi, so he chose two bottles of authentic Shanxi old vinegar to bring back to the capital.
He found a book with a picture of a girl on a roadside bookstall with words on it. The book is called "Boudoir Fan Tushuo", and it was all the way through the dust, and finally sent to the Forbidden City.
The book later fell into the hands of Zheng Guifei. Regarding Concubine Zheng, we can say that she is the emperor's favorite woman, who favors the sixth palace, but at the same time she is also a ruthless and scheming person, and her goal is to put her son in the position of crown prince.
Portrait of Zheng Guifei) After reading it, Zheng Guifei found that there were many excellent women depicted in the book, so she had an idea, why not add herself to it? So, she asked people to revise the "Boudoir Fan Tushuo", starting with Empress Mingde and ending with Zheng Guifei, and successfully included herself in the ranks of outstanding women in ancient China.
What's even more surprising is that she also had her uncle Zheng Chengen stereotyped and distributed in large quantities. This kind of behavior is similar to the current infringement of the copyright of the original work and the second adaptation and reprint, which can be called "Guo Jingming of the Ming Dynasty".
However, it should be pointed out that although the second edition of "Boudoir Fan Illustrated" has many similarities with the first edition, the original intention of creation has changed because of the addition of Zheng Guifei.
Lü Kun originally wrote the book to celebrate the greatness of ancient women, but Zheng Guifei used it to promote herself. To make matters worse, most of the onlookers were unaware of Zheng Guifei's operation, confusing the first version with the second version.
In the inner page of "Boudoir Fan Tushuo", Lu Kun's promotion path is recorded, and he became a squire of the ** Criminal Department from the head of the Shaanxi Provincial Public Procuratorate and Law, which occurred in the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, that is, in 1598 AD.
Lu Kun was a conscientious and honest man, and he saw that the emperor of the dynasty, Mingshenzong, was not doing his job properly, and he played with Concubine Zheng every day, which made him deeply worried.
Mingshenzong Zhu Yijun once received a memorale called "Sorrow and Danger", in which he was advised to stay away from Concubine Zheng and strive to become emperor. The Myojin Sect was immune to this and was not angry.
However, in the matter, Dai Shiheng ** Lu Kun because of "Anxiety and Sparseness". He thinks that Lu Kun has a different heart, he used to flatter Concubine Zheng Guifei, and now he advises the emperor not to indulge in concubines, and Lu Kun, as a courtier, has bad intentions when he befriends the harem.
Lu Kun was confused by this, and he defended that although he had written "Boudoir Fan Tushuo", he had not praised Zheng Guifei, and the reprinted version was not written by him, and he was willing to accept inspection.
In the court of the Ming Dynasty, the ministers argued endlessly, but the Mingshenzong put the matter on hold, and no one blamed him. This is because the matter involves his most beloved concubine, Zheng Guifei, and he doesn't want her to be affected by **, so he decides to adopt a strategy of "calming things down".
However, some people didn't want the matter to end there, so he anonymously wrote a frontispiece for "Boudoir Fan Tushuo", titled "The Discussion of Sorrow". This frontispiece was widely circulated in the capital in the form of a leaflet, and became a popular article, known as the "Demon Book".
The "Discussion on Anxiety" was created on the basis of Lu Kun's recital "Anxiety and Danger", and the content of the discussion was the issue of establishing a reserve that people were concerned about at that time.
In this article, the anonymous author commented heavily on the establishment of the crown prince by the Myojin Sect, and speculated that the original author, Lu Kun, wrote "The Legend of the Boudoir Fan" and "The Legend of Sorrow" in order to curry favor with Zheng Guifei, and that Zheng Guifei's purpose in reprinting the book was for the sake of her son's future, so that he could become the crown prince by virtue of his son.
The onlookers were puzzled by this and blamed Lu Kun one after another, causing him to suffer a few dumb losses and not be able to defend himself. In the end, he chose to resign and go home.
A corner of the Ming Imperial Palace) Lu Kun said: The publishing circle is too chaotic, and I won't play with you. This time, the Mingshen Sect finally couldn't sit still, and talked about our old Zhu family every day!
But there is no way, this matter has always revolved around his beloved woman Zheng Guifei, and he is not good at making things bigger, so he once again chose to make a big thing a small thing. He told the ministers and the people of the world: Don't guess, the book "Boudoir Fan Tu Shuo" was given to Zheng Guifei by me, because I think this book is a positive teaching material for women, and I hope that the harem concubines can circulate more.
The good man Mingshenzong took the blame for Zheng Guifei and sheltered Zheng Guifei from the wind and rain without complaints. Concubine Zheng's matter was temporarily lifted, but she still wanted her son Zhu Changxun to be the crown prince, but she was still ready to move.
But the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty was placed in front of Concubine Zheng like a mountain. The inheritance of the throne is long-standing, and there is no long-standing long. In other words, the position of the prince must be chosen among the sons-in-law first, with the eldest son as the eldest son, and the second son without the eldest son.
However, Mingshenzong did not have a son-in-law, so the crown prince fell into the hands of his son. And Zhu Changluo is the eldest son, so he should naturally be the prince. Zhu Changxun is the second son, and the position of the prince is not his turn.
The crown prince Zhu Changluo, that is, the later Mingguangzong) Emperor favored Zheng Guifei and almost obeyed his words. Zheng Guifei's idea of making Zhu Changxun the crown prince influenced Mingshenzong, and Shenzong disliked Zhu Changluo very much, because he thought that Zhu Changluo's status was low, and he was just the child of the palace girl who was fortunate to be there.
Therefore, Myojinzong hesitated on the issue of establishing a crown prince, and the ministers persuaded one after another, but the emperor remained unmoved, and the position of the crown prince remained vacant. It wasn't until Shen, a scholar of the Cabinet University, had consistently and profoundly educated Mingshenzong that Shenzong finally decided to appoint Zhu Changluo as the crown prince, breaking Zheng Guifei's expectations.
Although Concubine Zheng did not give up, she caused a lot of trouble for the crown prince Zhu Changluo, hoping to see her son ascend to the crown prince one day.
Portrait of Fuwang Zhu Changxun) On the road to her dream come true, there is an opposition force in the capital. In 1603 AD, that is, in the thirty-first year of Wanli, an anonymous letter "Continuing to Worry and Danger" circulated in the capital.
This "demon book" is fiercely worded, pointing directly at Zheng Guifei's attempt to abolish Chang Liyu and murder Emperor Zhu Changluo, and alleging that Zhu Geng, a cabinet scholar, and Shen Shen, the first assistant of the cabinet, have always been Zheng Guifei's **.
However, the authenticity of this "demon book" is questionable. Because not long ago, in order to support Zhu Changluo's ascension to the crown prince, Shen had a fierce dispute with the emperor, and his position with Zheng Guifei was obviously opposite.
Therefore, Shen has always resolutely denied that he is Zheng Guifei's **, and bites back against cabinet member Shen Li and Guo Zhengyu, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, believing that they are the initiators of the "Demon Book", and this should be investigated in depth.
Regardless of the identity background of Shen Li and Guo Zhengyu, they have a deep political rival relationship with Shen Zhengyu. Shen has always taken advantage of this skillfully, passing the blame on them, while he was able to get away with it.
As a result, Guo Zhengyu**, the imperial court also arrested some celebrities by the way. The case was jointly tried by the five departments of Dongchang, Jinyiwei, the Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple.
The trial process is simple and straightforward, with the execution first and then the investigation to ensure that there are no unjust, false and wrongful convictions. In fact, it was an ugly show of framing and coercing confessions.
Guo Zhengyu statue) Mingshenzong was displeased yesterday"Demon Book", today"Demon Book", why is his favorite concubine Zheng Guifei always blamed, and why is the question of the crown prince spread all over the streets?
Myojinzong is like a star who is constantly harassed by entertainment reporters, he tries to be patient, but he is not respected and understood, but it makes these reporters who like ** and gossip even more presumptuous.
He decided to take action, ordering a thorough investigation. At this time"Demon book case"It is no longer just a case surrounding the "Continuing Worries and Dangers".
During the trial of the "Demon Book Case", Wang Zhizhen, the governor of Jinyi Weidu, and Hu Hua, a courtier, reported each other that they were related to the case, which shows that the case has evolved into a tool for colleagues to frame each other and eradicate dissidents.
And the real initiator of the case no longer cares. The five ** law departments did not reach a result in the trial, and Mingshenzong expressed dissatisfaction with this, and put pressure on the chief judge**, demanding that the case be solved within a time limit, otherwise they would be laid off.
*We say it's stressful because anonymous letters and anonymous authors are difficult to track down even in contemporary society. With no progress on the case, the old rule of the ancient bureaucratic legal system has reappeared: the search for scapegoats.
Shuntian Mansion's Shengguang unfortunately became the scapegoat of the "Demon Book Case".
Portrait of the Bright Light) This dude's life can be summed up in a few words: gluttony, gambling, treacherous and deceitful. He had blackmailed Concubine Zheng, and Jin Yiwei hated him so much that he arrested and tortured him.
Unable to endure the torture, he was forced to confess and eventually die. The hundred officials and the emperor were satisfied with this, because the hundred officials were afraid that the "Demon Book Case" would involve them, and the emperor only hoped to calm down the incident as soon as possible and avoid ** attacks on himself and Zheng Guifei.
Only Shen, who was initially targeted by the content of the "Demon Book", has always been dissatisfied. He deeply felt that it was impossible for a talent like Hui Shengguang to write such an article and spread it widely in the capital.
He suspected that the "Demon Book Case" was planned by someone among the court officials, but he did not know who it was. The content of the two "demon books" is very strange, using a question-and-answer dialogue, a few words can stir up the situation in the Ming Dynasty and involve the lives of many people.
How much conspiracy is hidden behind this kind of handicraft is thought-provoking.
Let's review these two "demon book cases". Although on the surface it seems that the victims are ministers and concubines, in reality, both incidents hint at a point of view: the abolition of the elders and the young will only lead to chaos, and the emperor should not do this.
But who dared to comment so boldly on the courtiers and emperors? Maybe we can't find out, but I can ask you another question: Who benefited the most from these two incidents?
That is the seemingly helpless and unsettled prince Zhu Changluo. Every "Demon Book Case" has directly or indirectly helped him stabilize his position. And the prince also has the ability to let such a ** spread in the capital.