When Zhu Jianshen of Ming Xianzong was the emperor, the eunuch Wang Zhi formed a sworn party with Wang Yue and Chen Yue, and he was in power in the court, creating unjust cases, and countless people were killed, and the government and the opposition were resentful, but they were helpless. The reason is that Ming Xianzong spoils them. Wang Zhi has the secret service agency Xichang in his hands, and it is easy to arrest and kill people, and the fate of his subjects is in Wang Zhi's hands.
There was a petty official named Ah Chou in the palace, who was very worried, worried that the Ming Dynasty would be lost in their hands. If you openly fight against them, you don't have such a great power, and you don't have such power. watched Wang go rampant, and he was unwilling. He thought of a way day and night, and finally came up with a trick. Ah Chou is very good at acting, and has performed for Xianzong many times before, and is very appreciated by Xianzong. One day, he gathered a team to act for Xianzong, and Ah Chou played a drunkard, staggering onto the stage, scolding non-stop. At this time, a panicked man pretending to be a little eunuch came over and said to him, "The queen is here! Ah Chou didn't seem to hear it, and continued to scold. After a while, another eunuch-like person came to Ah Chou's side, knelt on the ground and said, "The emperor has arrived!" Ugly still ignored it. At this time, the person who pretended to be the little eunuch said, "Eunuch Wang is here!" Ah Chou was so frightened that his face was as pale as earth, he was sweating profusely, and the wine also woke up, and he crawled and hid. The little eunuch asked, "You are not even afraid of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, why are you afraid of this Eunuch Wang?" Ah Chou looked around for a long time, and found that there was no one around, so he whispered back: "This eunuch Wang is too powerful, he controls a western factory, arresting and killing people only needs one word, who in the court dares to touch him?" If it falls into his hands, will my ugly still live? When Ming Xianzong heard this, he smiled slightly.
The next day, the acting continued. Ah Chou wore the same clothes as Wang Zhi, held two big axes in his hands, and walked on the stage with great power. The actor who co-acted with him pointed to the big axe and asked, "What are you doing with two big axes?" Ugly shook his head and said, "This ** is an ordinary axe?" These are two handfuls. The man asked, "Does this have a name?" Ah Chou sneered for a while and said, "You are really a nerd, don't you even know Wang Yue and Chen Yue?" Ming Xianzong, who was watching the play in the audience, smiled slightly. Xianzong finally became alert to the actions of Wang Zhi, Wang Yue and others, and was thinking about how to deal with them. It just so happened that at this time, Xu Yong, the imperial historian, played ** Wang Zhi and other three people, listed their various crimes such as tyrannical and domineering, indiscriminate killing of innocents, and no emperor, and asked Xianzong to severely punish them. Xianzong agreed to reduce the three of them to the people, and the government and the opposition suddenly rejoiced.
Comment: The story not only shows the wit and courage of Ah Chou, but also reflects the struggle and determination of Ming Xianzong in the face of the powerful ministers. This historical event had a profound impact on the political direction of the Ming Dynasty and left valuable lessons for future generations. This incident has taught us that abuse of power and arbitrariness will ultimately be punished. ——Recorded in 202403.02.