People's desires are endless, from farming to the local lord, from the local lord to being an official, from being an official to being an emperor, and then to being an immortal, Wei Zhongxian is like this. At that time, the apocalypse ignored the government, and the whole court was full of his henchmen, and even the cabinet was no exception.
Why is that? Because whoever dares to confront him will either be expelled or die. Now Wei Zhongxian, who has reached the pinnacle of life, has a new pursuit, that is, to be a sage.
Wei Zhongxian could not become a sage, and to become a sage, he must first study extensively. Just like Wang Yangming, the only sage of the Ming Dynasty, he was not only born as a Jinshi, but also proficient in Buddhism, Taoism, soldiers and other knowledge.
All this is not accidental, because his father Wang Hua was born in the champion, an official and a scholar, and his family conditions were superior, which provided the foundation for him to become a sage. What's more, Wang Yangming has been different since he was a child, other children just want to study when they are ten years old, and he has already begun to think about how to become a sage, and his goal is to become a sage.
Wei Zhongxian was born in poverty and had no opportunity to study, so he chose to spend time in casinos and brothels. However, the difficulties of life made him feel pressured, and the pressure of his creditors forced him to desperation, so he sold his daughter in desperation, and his wife left him to protect himself.
In order to change his fate, Wei Zhongxian decided to become a eunuch. He even had his own cleansing surgery, even though it meant that he had to endure great pain. The cost of surgery of five taels of silver was very high at the time, enough to discourage many people.
But Wei Zhongxian chose this way, because he firmly believed that only in this way could he change his fate.
To become a true sage, in addition to wisdom, one also needs noble character. Take the famous Ming Dynasty philosopher Wang Yangming, for example, who treated all his students equally, no matter where they came from or what their purpose was, as long as they had the desire to learn, he would accept them.
Wang Yangming's life was selfless and dedicated, and he even gave his great credit - quelling the rebellion of King Ning - to others. In the entire Ming Dynasty, it was rare for someone with such a big heart as him to be.
Wei Zhongxian's career originated from his nurse Keshi, who was Zhu Youxiao's nursing mother, and she also had a leg with Wei Zhongxian. It is precisely because of these two identities that the Hakka family was able to run rampant in the palace and enjoy the treatment of the queen, and her object was originally Wei Zhongxian's sworn brother Wei Dynasty, but Wei Zhongxian took advantage of the Wei Dynasty's shame in the palace and the experience of visiting brothels, and took the Hakka family into his pocket.
Although Wei is rotten, the momentum is not exhausted, and he coerces the trick in the house to flatter, and the guests are happy" - barnyard said. Although Wei Zhongxian had no talents, he insisted on becoming a sage, even when he turned his back on his sworn brother and even ended up killing him.
This kind of bad character is really unacceptable, and if he really becomes a sage, I'm afraid that other sages will be ashamed.
Confucius used the Spring and Autumn Period to lay the foundation for the fame of the sages, and Lao Tzu set the benchmark of morality with the Tao Te Ching, but what about Wei Zhongxian? He left behind the "Three Dynasties Classics" and "Donglin Point Generals".
These two books seem to be very profound, but in fact, the content is nothing more than the "Assault Case", "Red Pill Case", and "Moving the Palace Case" that occurred in the Wanli, Taichang, and Tianqi dynasties, and the content in them does not match the facts, and they are all attacking the Donglin Party.
The Donglin Party actively avoided the escalation of the case, so as not to bring unstable factors and adversely affect the crown prince Zhu Changluo. However, Wei Zhongxian accused this of being a conspiracy of the Donglin Party in the "Essentials of the Three Dynasties".
You must know that the Donglin Party has always supported the crown prince Zhu Changluo. In the Red Pill case, although Li Kezhuo may be innocent, he cannot be sure that he is innocent, because anything can happen.
In the palace transfer case, the Donglin Party was forced to force Li Xuanzhi to leave the Qianqing Palace, because Li Xuanzhi tried to coerce Zhu Youxiao to control the ministers. However, Wei Zhongxian accused the Donglin Party of bullying Li Xuanshi, a widow.
Such a book that reverses black and white, if it is compared with the "Spring and Autumn" and "Tao Te Ching", Confucius and Lao Tzu may be shocked.
Donglin Point General Record" can be called a must, and the members of the Donglin Party correspond to the one hundred and eight generals of "Water Margin", which is full of fun. However, the main content of the book is a mess.
It can only be said that when people are bored, they can really do anything. What is even more surprising is that the person who suggested the compilation of this book was Wang Shaohui, the secretary of the current court ministry.
You must know that the Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, known as the "Heavenly Official", because it is in charge of personnel. However, Wang Shaohui's sycophant is quite in place, although "Donglin Point General" is more unsightly than "The Essentials of the Three Dynasties", but Wei Zhongxian likes it quite much.
Moreover, Wei Zhongxian also showed this book in front of the apocalypse, because it was the only book he could understand. After all, even if he is illiterate, he has also listened to storytelling, as long as he has listened to storytelling, he knows "Water Margin".
The ancestral hall is an ancestral hall for people to worship. Pan Ruzhen, the governor of Zhejiang, proposed to the imperial court in the sixth year of the Apocalypse to build a shrine for Wei Zhongxian, saying that he was loyal to the country, beneficial to the people, and worshiped by the people of the world.
However, Pan Ruzhen's remarks were not accurate, but Wei Zhongxian did not care about it, and he realized that the construction of the ancestral hall would be of great benefit to his prospects, so he agreed to the proposal.
Other ** have also followed suit, and a nationwide construction of ancestral halls has begun.
Yan Mingtai and Zhang Pu erected one statue after another of Wei Zhongxian on the border, and there were also statues of Wei Zhongxian in the capital, and Li Zhicai, the commander of Xiaolingwei, actually placed one in front of them. Xu Maoxiang, the governor of the river, followed suit and placed a statue of Wei Zhongxian next to the mausoleum of Zhu Yuanzhang's parents.
If Zhu Yuanzhang had a spirit in the sky, he would definitely be so angry that he fainted by this act of blaspheming his ancestors, and he would even fall from the sky and directly knock over the eunuch.
The idols of Wei Zhongxian enshrined in these ancestral halls are made in strict accordance with the emperor's specifications, and the hairpins are hollowed out to facilitate the arrangement of seasonal flowers. There was also a hole dug in his stomach, which seemed to mean that he was going hungry, but it was actually filled with gold, silver and jewelry.
Of course, these shrines must have couplets, which are "the most holy and the most divine." In the middle of the universe and stand at the extreme, it is a martial art, and the sun and the moon are always bright", highlighting Wei Zhongxian's "contribution" to the Ming Dynasty.
In Guozi Prison, there is a prisoner named Lu Wanling, and his behavior is shameful. He not only built a shrine for Wei Zhongxian in the Guozijian, but also placed a statue of Wei Zhongxian in the Temple of Confucius, alongside Confucius.
This kind of behavior needs a reason, and his reason is that Wei Zhongxian's book "The Essentials of the Three Dynasties" is comparable to Confucius's "Spring and Autumn", why can't Wei Zhongxian be called a sage?
Lu Wanling's actions directly led to the forced retirement of the supreme leader of the Guozijian, because he could not oppose it and could not bear it, so he could only take such a strategy. Although Wei Zhongxian was not later ranked with Confucius, he still built a shrine in the Guozijian, which also made him the second person in the Guozijian sacrifice.
Wei Zhongxian's sage movement was like a group of clowns dancing on stage, and the civil and military officials at that time became indifferent spectators. Not only did they not stop the clown's performance, but they applauded their performance.
How can such a country** look forward to the future of the country? Mr. Meng Sen once said: "Before Wanli, the Ming Dynasty may not fall, but after the Apocalypse, the Ming Dynasty will definitely perish." ”