In November of the second year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Yu, a close confidant of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, arrived in the prison of Zhang Tang, the imperial historian, and he arrived to reproach Zhang Tang. It happened not so long ago ,..
Zhao Yu told Zhang Tang: "You have no way out now, as the imperial historian of Jiuqing, whether your life is loyal or treacherous, the evaluation in history is different."
Why, then, did you end up on the miserable path of self-destruction? In fact, even you are very surprised how you have come to this point. ”
Zhang Tang was an extremely flexible person, and he could find suitable methods and reasons according to Emperor Wu's wishes, whether it was conviction or pardon. His approach always satisfied Emperor Wu, and he won Emperor Wu's trust and appreciation because of this.
During Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he discussed coinage with Zhang Tang, but was opposed by Dasi Nong Yanyi. Faced with the challenge of imperial power, Emperor Wu of Han was very dissatisfied.
Zhang Tang noticed this, and casually found a reason to investigate Yan Yi. As a result, Zhang Tang found that Yan Yi had raised some inconveniences about the implementation of the decree and satirized it.
He found that such conduct amounted to internal defamation.
Yan Yi had a high status in Confucianism, but he died tragically because of his "belly slander", so that no one in the court dared to challenge the emperor's authority. Zhang Tang thought he was smart and sensible, but he failed to obtain the holy grace of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only wanted to rectify the strong and implement the feudal system of the princes.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's trust in Zhang Tang was not only reflected in his promotion and sick visits, but also in his in-depth exchanges with him.
Although Zhang Tang's power was close to that of the prime minister for a while, he always lived in terror because he knew that Emperor Wu of Han was suspicious of him. Therefore, he always acted carefully to avoid making Emperor Wu of Han resentful of him.
Zhang Tang's tragic end was already predestined, just like the rat who was sentenced to death by him according to the law just for stealing it. As we all know, his father was a Chang'an official, and the family environment has a profound impact on the child's growth.
Zhang Tang has shown excellent case-solving talents since he was a child, but he didn't want it at first.
Zhang Tang was wronged, but his father blamed him for the family's meat being eaten by rats, and beat him mercilessly. Unconvinced, Zhang Tang treated the matter as a case, personally looking for evidence, catching the rat, taking out the remaining meat from the rat hole as evidence, re-interrogating and finally convicting.
Zhang Tang has shown extraordinary talent since childhood, and we can also see some extreme tendencies in his personality from his ruthless methods of killing rats. However, it was this incident that made his father see the possibility of him inheriting his own business.
A few years later, his father passed on the official position of Chang'an official to him, which was not only a stable job, but also paved the way for his future prosperity.
Zhou Yanghou is a prisoner, but his real identity is the ** of Jiuqing.
Tian Sheng received selfless assistance from Zhang Tang in the midst of difficulties, allowing him to be released and made a marquis. Because of his gratitude to Zhang Tang's help, Tian Sheng was later recommended by Prime Minister Tian Wei as Maoling Wei and Prime Minister Shi with his excellent work ability.
After that, Tian Wei recommended Tian Sheng to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che and asked him to serve as the imperial historian and handle the lawsuit.
Zhang Tang's life has undergone earth-shaking changes, but he is still some distance from the emperor's face-to-face. Fortunately, he successfully solved this difficult case and performed very well, so the emperor noticed him and directly promoted him to the rank of middle doctor, only one rank away from the position of Jiuqing like the imperial historian.
In the battle of officialdom, the quelling of the rebellion of the Three Kings was a key event that made Emperor Wu of Han truly regard him as a pawn.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had planned to release the two ** who had nothing to do with the rebellion, but was firmly opposed by Zhang Tang. Zhang Tang believed that these two ** had flattered the rebellious princes and kings, and he insisted on severely punishing the two to prevent such incidents from happening again.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deeply agreed with this and promoted Zhang Tang to the rank of Imperial Historian, allowing him to occupy a place among the Nine Qings.
Zhang Tang's law enforcement made the powerful and powerful of the world fearful, and the crimes of the poor were mainly reported orally, and the light ones were pardoned. Although some people call him a traitor because of this, the people generally believe that he is an upright **.
Some officialdom officials ignore these facts. They caused a series of dissatisfaction because Zhang Tang did not obey the law and catered to Emperor Wu's wishes. For example, Prime Minister Ji Huang once criticized him and said that as the head of the Nine Qings, he neither expanded the cause of the first emperor, nor failed to stop the world's ** thoughts, but only modified the established laws without authorization, what does this mean?
Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty praised Ji Di, he was not a faint king. He knew that Zhang Tang was too harsh and ruthless, and was not suitable to serve as prime minister, but more suitable for serving as the leader of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. He hopes that the prime minister can have a tolerant mind, and Zhang Tang does not seem to have this point.
It's a pity that Zhang Tang didn't fully understand Emperor Wu of Han's intentions, and in the high position of the imperial historian, he gradually became extreme.
Li Wen and Zhang Tang had a long-term conflict in the imperial history, Li Wen repeatedly accused Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty of Zhang Tang's illegal behavior, but Zhang Tang's confidant Lu Zhiju secretly instructed others to frame Li Wen, although Zhang Tang knew the truth in his heart, but still sentenced Li Wen to death.
Li Wen's death aroused strong dissatisfaction with Zhang Tang among many princes and **. The first person was Liu Pengzu, the king of Zhao, who accused Zhang Tang of abusing his power and colluding privately with Lu Yuju, and at the same time accused Lu Yuju of falsely accusing Li Wen and possibly acting unfairly in the trial of the case.
There was a theft of money, which led to the joint decision of the three elders to sue Zhuang Qingzhai and Zhang Tang. Zhuang Qingzhai proposed that the two of them share the responsibility for the negligence, but when Zhuang Qingzhai took the initiative to apologize, Zhang Tang did not stand up to support him.
Even when Emperor Wu sent the imperial history to review, Zhang Tang tried to convict Zhuang Qingzhai, claiming that Zhuang Qingzhai had long known about the theft of his wealth.
Zhuang Qingzhai's three elders, Zhu Maichen, Dynasty and Bian Tong had a grudge with the powerful minister Zhang Tang. They once had conflicts with Zhang Tang because of the ups and downs of officialdom and the loss of their official positions. Among them, Zhu Maichen was once ranked in Jiuqing, and Zhang Tang was only a grassroots ** at that time, which made Zhang Tang a latecomer, Zhu Maichen was very dissatisfied.
In addition, Zhu Maichen's friend was executed when Zhang Tang tried the case of the Three Kings Rebellion, which also made Zhu Maichen hate Zhang Tang. In the end, the three of them joined forces and denounced Zhang Tang together.
They claimed. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was suspicious, and several ** and princes repeatedly accused Zhang Tang, causing him to lose trust. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty accused Zhang Tang and said: "Before my will is issued, the merchants have already known and hoarded goods, raised the ** grid, and made a fortune with you."
It was a grave sin to exploit the emperor's trust to make ill-gotten gains, and even a great sin to deceive the emperor. Although Zhang Tang refused to admit it, he was still sentenced to prison. After he was imprisoned, he left a suicide note to Emperor Wu of Han.
When Emperor Wu of Han received this suicide note, he was emotionally aroused. After all, they used to discuss state affairs together, decide cases according to their own will, and the long time they got along made them establish a deep relationship between them.
Although Zhang Tang is just a tool man, he used to be the most trusted celebrity. In addition, the search of his family property was only five hundred gold, which indicates that Zhang Tang was actually a Qing official.
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty learned of this, he was very sorry and beat his chest. Soon after, San Changshi and Zhuang Qingzhai also passed away one after another, and this officialdom turmoil finally subsided. Zhang Tang's life has a mixed reputation.
Although he offended many people in the process of helping to consolidate the imperial power, on the road to the pursuit of power, he was attacked for framing others. This is deeply regrettable.