Chapter 17 The crime of eunuch - the "Emperor of Standing" who was stabbed 3357 times

It was a day in August of the fifth year of Emperor Wuzong Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty: I have not verified which day it was.Of course, there was no way of knowing what the weather in Beijing was like that day: whether it was sunny, whether it was blowing sand or not—whether people put on long cotton-padded robes.Anyway, in the history books that are yellow and musty, it is recorded that the page of this day is so rare that it is golden, so that after hundreds of years, when people turn to this page, their eyes seem to light up unconsciously, as if the sky is full of haze. I saw a ray of bright sunshine.

On the day that most people imagined, the sky should be extremely high, blue, and the air extremely fresh, just like a happy festival—the dark clouds that have weighed heavily on the Daming River and Mountains like a lead sheet for several years, making people in the world almost breathless It was completely swept away by Xiao Sa's autumn wind.But no matter how strong the autumn wind is, it can't completely sweep away the blood that touches the nose—— That day is the day when a person suffers the punishment of Ling Chi.To Ling Chi, I really don't want to say too much.Take a look at its name: "Ling Chi", which originally refers to the gradual lowering of the slope of the mountain, contains the meaning of slowly-making people die slowly in extreme pain.Also known as "磔", commonly known as "cut", the number of knives varies from eight, twelve, twenty-four to hundreds of thousands of knives.

A prison officer at the time left a note, clearly recording the number of knives that the man suffered: 3,357 knives.He even remembered that he was able to drink two bowls of porridge after receiving 357 knives on the first day—to prove that the torture was a great success.Some people also remembered that his enemies snapped up thousands of pieces of meat that were the size of "fingernails" at a price of one penny each, and ate them raw. No one condemned the cruelty and bestiality of the people bleeding from the corners of their mouths, and everyone understood each other's feelings.And no one doubted the justice of the torture: everyone believed that the tortured man was one of the most notorious villains of all time and fully deserved it.Many people even regretted it—it is a pity that there is no more severe punishment than Ling Chi in the world.

The person who was cut was privately called the "Emperor Standing" in the past few years. Apart from Wu Zong, the most powerful figure in the Ming Dynasty, the No. 1 eunuch in Tianzi——Liu Jin, the eunuch of Si Li Zhang Yin. Liu Jin was exactly sixty years old when he was sentenced. Liu Jin's crimes are nothing more than three: treason, corruption and bribery, and cruelty to Zhongliang. The evidence of the rebellion is some items obtained during the ransacking of the house: "a false seal, five hundred palace plaques, and prohibited items such as armor, bows, clothes, jade belts"; and the fan he usually holds "has a sharp dagger inside. Two", it seems that Liu Jin really wants to win the world with these two daggers and hundreds of weapons (more than a thousand armors and five hundred bows and crossbows).

Corruption and bribery needless to say, the "Asian Wall Street Journal" has selected the 50 richest people in the world in the past thousand years: Among the 50 people selected, including Bill Gates, the richest man in the world today, 6 They are Chinese, and Liu Jin is one of them.It is said that 2.5 million taels of gold and 50 million taels of silver were found during the search of the house. Some people forget it. In the Ming Dynasty, one tael of silver was equivalent to about 377.6 yuan now (according to Wu Si's "Liu Jin Qianliu"). Some history books obscurely hinted that although treason directly led to Liu Jin's downfall, those contraband weapons were just Liu Jin's collection and playthings, and they might even be planted by the eunuchs during the house raid—so those who really believed and were furious with Liu Jin's so-called treason There should be only Wu Zong; greed is certainly hateful, but it is not enough to cause him to suffer such a death penalty - for thousands of years, people in the country have been punished just because they are in power and bribery.

Most of the historical materials are densely packed with articles about how Liu Jin planned, how he must get revenge, and how he "followed his fate" - persecuted his opponents crazily and ruthlessly. The teeny lowercase letters in the history books, as usual, are neatly arranged horizontally and vertically, and there is a chill in the strokes and strokes.But even though every word is like the dim eyes of an old man who has experienced vicissitudes, indifferent and tired, I still seem to hear the terrible creaking sound of the person who wrote the pen gnashing his teeth—— The world is bright and clear, how can an eunuch be allowed to ravage ministers and harm loyal people like this!He deserves a thousand cuts!

"Ming History Chronicles: The Beginning and End of Liu Jin's Use of Things" describes Liu Jin's cry once.It was a gaffe in front of her cronies, and Liu Jin cried very sadly: "In the past, the people in the palace were worried about being bullied by foreign ministers, so they recommended me to deal with them. I risked it all, and there are too many people who have been hit - now the whole world All the resentment is concentrated on me, I really don't know what will happen to me!" This historical material also records a dramatic scene.Li Mengyang, a leading figure in the literary world, offended Liu Jin and was imprisoned to wait for death.Kang Hai, the number one scholar in the 15th year of Hongzhi, has come out.When I arrived at Liu's house proudly, I felt quite tragic that if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell.Liu Jin, whose power is at the height of his power, is "overjoyed, and welcomes him with great arrogance".Kang Hai was not polite at all, and turned his head to ask: "In the past, Gao Lishi favored all the officials, and took off his boots for Li Bai-gong, is it possible?" He said squinting at Liu Jin.Liu Jin said unambiguously: "I will serve as a gentleman!" Bending down, he wanted to make a move.Kang Hai hurriedly said that Li Bai was not himself: "Now Li Mengyang is higher than Li Bai, and now he is in trouble, and the public will not help him-how can we talk about taking off his boots for Li Bai?" Liu Jin immediately promised, "I will draw it for my husband." The next day Li Mengyang was released.

Kang Hai is not someone who is politically capable and can help Liu Jin a lot.Although the name of the article is great, it is just a small compilation and a simple literati. "History of the Ming Dynasty" said that Liu Jin's move was "a fellow countryman with the sea, and admired his talents".It's easy to explain the importance of hometown. Everyone wants to show off in front of the villagers when they are developed. Even the overlord of Chu is not immune. He insists on establishing his hometown as his capital despite being ridiculed by others.But at that time, besides the emperor, who would Liu Jin be willing to bend down in front of?What's more, take off people's shoes with your own hands!It seems that he is indeed an admirer of literati like Kang Hai.How did Liu Jin, who is so "talented", get into such a relationship with a foreign minister who is self-appointed by talent?

This question is basically nonsense.For normal people, there seems to be no other problem in history that has such an astonishing agreement: eunuchs are originally inaccessible, dirty, and ugly aliens!isn't it?Since Pangu opened the world, there should be only two types of people in the world, male and female.What the hell is a man without a penis? --evildoer! This is not just a rejection of heterogeneous instincts: in a patriarchal society, those who govern the world should only be dignified men, and even women are disasters, and they are all unlucky. They should only stay at home and worry about monsters who are neither yin nor yang !

Starting from the ancestor Confucius, the eyes projected on this group are contemptuous and disdainful.When Confucius traveled around the world, the reason for leaving Weiguo was because he felt humiliated-to let him follow Wei Linggong's car.This is very reasonable, Confucius is the most polite, and he will never be so arrogant that he wants to surpass the princes.It's all because: Duke Ling of Wei and his wife are traveling through the market in the same car, but the most unbearable thing is that there is an eunuch accompanying him in the car! For this group, there are many kinds of titles. In addition to the more neutral "Zhongguan" and "Zhongjuan", the obvious emotional ones include "eunuch", "rotten man", "rotten husband", " "Inside vertical", "castrated dog" and so on.From the appellation, one can see the disgust and disdain on the pious faces.

But no one would suggest that the emperor abolish the system that created this group. Who dares to say that the emperor does not need these people around him?The emperor is also a human being, and he also wants to eat and drink, not to mention there are Sangong and Sixth Courtyards, so many people eat and drink, can't the emperor and queen do it themselves?Or, everyone took turns to change the court clothes, and went to work in the palace in short clothes?It's a joke, even if everyone can let go of their airs, the emperor doesn't feel at ease? ——Is the emperor not allowed to wear a cuckold? At first, foreign courtiers and scholar-bureaucrats treated eunuchs as servants in the palace—slaves—just like the ancient Indian Brahmins and Kshatriya castes treated Vaisyas and Sudras with a completely superior attitude.Any words or deeds that compare themselves with eunuchs are the greatest insult.Sima Qian mentioned painfully in "Bao Ren An Shu": "There are countless people who have survived punishment. For those who are good at husband, it is all about eunuchs, and it is all hurtful."——Even mediocre people have something to do with eunuchs, Everyone is downcast, let alone a generous man? The tall ones are proud of themselves, and the humble ones are inferior. If we can keep doing this, we will be fine. However, at some point, the foreign ministers who had read the books of sages and sages gradually realized that the situation was quietly changing.The servants who used to be respectful and submissive actually started to straighten their waists slowly and raise their heads slowly. From time to time, there were disgusting sharp voices in the solemn and solemn court... The most frightening thing is that these eunuchs who are neither male nor female, When issuing a series of absurd orders, he even kept saying that this was the meaning of the Holy Majesty—if you don’t believe me, don’t you see that the Supreme Holy Majesty is expressionless or low-browed and silent? In this way, the eunuch climbed up step by step on the emperor's shoulders, and stepped on his own head step by step! Since the establishment of the regime, the struggle among foreign ministers has not stopped for a moment for thousands of years.The literati lose to the literati, the warriors lose to the warriors, the literati lose to the warriors, the warriors lose to the literati... No matter who loses, whoever wins - although there are often people who have always been dismissive. ——But in fact, I always feel that it is not so difficult: no matter how vicious, despicable, or unbearable the opponent is, after all, they are still on the same level as myself, they are both ministers of the dynasty, at least they are a man, and they can be regarded as dignified opponent. But what if he was trampled under by those eccentric minions? To use a vulgar metaphor: the wife of a well-known family for generations, who is married to a bright matchmaker, is reduced to being on an equal footing with a concubine from a brothel, and from time to time she has to be in charge of the house and obey her orders-is it tolerable, what is unbearable? Just like a lewd concubine is always easy to be favored, an eunuch is always easy to steal power from the emperor: after all, he is by his side every day, kind and at ease; he has no children and no selfish desire to earn a fortune for future generations; Obedience and obedience are by no means like foreign ministers who keep a straight face all day long and talk about disgusting and irrefutable truths - I am tired, so you can figure it out for me. From the first day when eunuchs stepped into the political arena cautiously like sheep's hooves trying soup, foreign ministers and eunuchs, the two classes that were originally disparate in height and did not violate the well water, became irreconcilable opponents.The high wall of the palace is like a gap, heavily drawn between the two warring parties, simply and rudely dividing everyone into two camps: loyal and good, or treacherous and evildoers-this is the world's number one big right and wrong.This chasm is so unfathomable that compared with it, all other chasms are shallow cracks: in each camp, if it is necessary to further subdivide the three, six, nine, and loyalty Good and evil are all things in the same trench, purely internal contradictions. ——Clearly, it is either black or white: as long as it is white, no matter how dirty it is, it is still white; once it is stained with black, it can never be washed back. Anyway, from the eyes of foreign ministers, this bank is full of aggrieved loyalists, while the other bank is full of evildoers who are raging or lurking ready to wreak havoc, and of course there are those demons who have crossed the divide willingly and depraved. Compiling history has always been the duty and right of scholar-officials, and scholar-officials have always been the biggest and most steadfast fighters on the other side of the divide.Therefore, generations of historians who claim to be talented, knowledgeable, knowledgeable, and moral have given full play to the brushwork handed down from Confucius's "Spring and Autumn", and sent out a sharp conquest to the other side of the chasm on thin rice paper—— Fearing power, not concealing evil, clear-cut positions, impassioned, and outspoken, this is their self-proclaimed Shide. Of course, they don’t doubt their own justice, and they feel more at ease that they represent the hearts of the people of the world, so that they rarely consider what those people who are working hard all year round to earn food and clothing are more concerned about: whether it is normal people who give orders? , or is the command itself important? Even if the righteousness of the world is the same, but if it is true that as long as the righteousness is upheld, the words must be straight? Take a look at Liu Jin's most hated crime among scholar-bureaucrats: mutilating Zhongliang—is it true that anyone who is attacked and persecuted by Liu Jin is Zhongliang? I don't intend to get entangled in whether everyone who has been hit is worthy of the word Zhongliang in terms of morality, but when I read carefully between the lines, I found that under the big topic of killing Zhongliang, Liu Jin, in the name of "correction", once Launched a vigorous and resolute rectification of officials! Many ministers were framed on the charge that the check found a deficit.Checking refers to a thorough check of all aspects of the country's military and civilian treasuries, money and grain, annual silver, salt, military weapons, husband's transportation, and charcoal.Compensation should be compensated, punishment should be punished, troops should be exiled, and beheads should be beheaded! And Qing Zhang.Qingzhang refers to the re-measurement of the land in the world, and the re-measurement of the hidden parts that have been eaten away by the powerful and powerful relatives, and those that exceed the limit are given to the "landless people, and they will be taxed (taxed) as usual."From the first year of Zhengde when he took over the government, Liu Jin carried out large-scale Qingzhang many times, especially paying attention to Qingzhang's farmland that was swallowed up by border generals. It has been extremely difficult in all dynasties to rectify the administration of officials.Compared with other capable ministers in history, Liu Jin's rectification has its own unique features: he has chilling methods that ordinary foreign ministers dare not implement. spur.During Qingzhang, some officials were afraid of Liu Jin's sternness and impeached his father himself.Of course, the effect is also impressive: in just three years of Zhengde, Shandong governor Zhou Xiong cleared out more than 18,350 hectares of hidden land at one time. In this regard, historians have their own views, saying that this is just like Wu Zetian's "Luo Zhijing", which is just a means for Liu Jin to attack the opposition. Besides, the motive is obvious, and it is completely the nature of the eunuch's greed for money-in the final analysis, it is still for the sake of Harm Zhongliang! Although the previous rectifications did not evade Liu Jin's cronies—even Liu Yu, who had already become the Minister of the Ministry of War, was worried because of too much time spent as the former governor of Datong. Listen to the matter and release it." But everyone still said in unison: It's just a trick of the treacherous eunuch! What is even more unbelievable is that, contrary to the usual eunuchs who usually hold each other tightly, Liu Jin's tight band was actually put on his own kind.During his time in power, eunuchs were prohibited from intervening in politics, the power of eunuchs was restricted, and an internal factory was established. One of the important functions was to monitor the East and West factories in charge of other eunuchs.The law was so strict that even the party complained to the sky, and secretly called him the reincarnation of the terrible Hongwu Emperor-"Little Taizu". The historian's explanation is: Isn't it for dictatorship? ——Could it be that your inner factory is a good man and a believer? The content of the rectification should be far more than these few items. After Liu Jin fell from power, the court officials requested to restore the adjustments and changes in Liu Jin's hands: "Twenty-four matters for the Ministry of Officials, more than 30 matters for the Ministry of Households, eighteen matters for the Ministry of War, and 18 matters for the Ministry of Industry. "Thirteen things in the Ministry", covering almost all aspects of government affairs.It is said that it has rectified the most troublesome salt policy in history, even lowered taxes, forced widows to remarry, and cremated the poor. It seems that it is unnecessary to make such a big mess just to beat the opponent. But later generations are seldom interested in the content of the rectification, and everything is not important anyway. Still the same sentence, anyone who has suffered during this rectification, no matter whether they are corrupt, bribery, or occupying land, as long as they are Liu Jin's opponents, they are loyal and good! After brushing off the thick dust from the history books, standing in the middle of the gap and looking coldly, Liu Jin died in these few rectifications.This rectification, as he himself said, made all the resentment in the world focus on him alone. Cleaning up the Zhang, checking the inventory, and picking the fat from other people's mouths, can you blame others for hating you to the bone?During the change in Ningxia, King Zhu Zhiyu of Anhua raised his arms in the name of Zhu Jin, and the military officials who had been robbed of their property by Liu Jin responded to the rebellion one after another. Eunuch Zhang Yong, the murderous intent came from the outer court; after Zhang Yong, who had been suppressed by Liu Jin and made himself uncomfortable, returned to the palace, he and his party made a careful arrangement, and the murderous intent came from around him... Finally, everything was ready, everyone worked together to sharpen the knife, and handed the handle of the knife to the drunken Wu Zong. "What does he, Liu Jin, want?" Drunken eyes dimmed. "I want the world." "Then give it to him!" Tongue is still tied. "Then how should we arrange for you, Your Majesty?" Jiu woke up immediately, and Wu Zong, who was in a cold sweat, had to be furious.Soon, physical evidence such as the prohibited items copied by Liu Jin's family and the sharp dagger in the fan appeared in front of Wu Zong's eyes. He roared about the dragon case and ended an era neatly. People all over the world finally ushered in the long-awaited Ling Chi, which everyone was happy with! Although no one can deny how much the Ming Dynasty needed a profound rectification during the Zhengde period, I cannot reverse the case for Liu Jin.Not only are the existing materials left by the scholar-bureaucrats on the other side of the gap, it is difficult to find strong evidence that this rectification has brought great benefits to the Ming Empire; but I believe that no matter what purpose Liu Jin implemented This rectification was doomed to fail on the first day. For thousands of years, our country has been governed by two means, morality and punishment, neither of which can be dispensed with.Although the purposes of each dynasty are different and there is a bias between the two, in Confucianism's view, the role of morality far outweighs punishment.To govern the country with virtue, the first condition is that the rulers themselves set an example. The sage said clearly in "The Great Learning" that to govern the country and the world, one must first cultivate one's morality and family: "From the son of heaven to the common people, one is to cultivate one's moral For the foundation—the one whose foundation is chaotic but ends up being governed, that’s no good!” I don't know if Liu Jin has seen these words. If so, what was his mood at that time?Body, can it still be considered a complete body?Where is home?I have been clean since I was a child, and even my surname is the same as that of the senior eunuch, do I still have a home?Even the graves of the ancestors cannot be entered after death.Although most of the eunuchs haven't read much, everyone has heard those words: "The body, hair and skin are affected by the parents, and they dare not damage them", "There are three ways to be unfilial, and the greatest thing is to have no offspring"... Liu Jin shuddered, He forced himself not to think about it—but in fact, any eunuch would be entangled in it for the rest of his life. Body and family, as the most basic and minimum moral carrier of an ordinary person, are the eternal shortcomings of eunuchs. Since it is impossible to set an example for the people, the foreign ministers who regard themselves as moral will never truly respect themselves, so they have to use punishment.Like a drowning man holding on to the only floating board, the successful eunuch held the heavy stick tightly and held it up high - until you all looked up at me and obeyed me obediently! It is said that eunuchs are poisonous and eunuchs are ruthless, yes, eunuchs are indeed extremely cruel when they attack.Since they are rejected by morality, the constraints of morality on people will not work on them, and they are truly unscrupulous.There is another important reason. The eunuchs feel that they are the most pitiful people in the world. Whenever they have the opportunity, they will of course retaliate wildly: why do you have three wives, six concubines, and children and grandchildren?Take off your pants and hit!Why do you think that you are noble and great and treat our family as slaves?hit! Why do you call us public, but we have to be called father-in-law? --hit! Liu Jin has two inventions, one is to create a large yoke weighing 150 jin; the other is to train a miraculous battalion team, which can make the board amazing. The green bricks shattered the clothes but did not break them at all. Looking at the dying people under the big yoke, watching the board go down to blood and blood, the eunuch will never have the slightest pity, and may even have this kind of thought: If God can make me an upright and complete person again, I will I would rather be shackles and rods every day!For a moment, the eunuch's domineering face unconsciously felt jealous towards the bloody prisoner.Then in a blink of an eye another kind of viciousness rose from the bottom of my heart: What is this little torture?Have you ever experienced the pain of hundreds of days when our family cleansed?Heartbreaking pain, stretching all over the bed, and worrying about not being able to get through this hell-who doesn't know how easy the wound is to be infected, and two or three out of ten will always end up with it?Thinking of how these bird officials always looked down on me like nothing, they screamed hoarsely again: "Hit! Hit me hard! Hit me to death!" Without the coordination and guidance of morality, anyone can predict the outcome of governing the world by relying solely on heavy shackles and big boards—although for a while, the political institutions of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be operating very fast under Liu Jin's coercion. Another reason for Liu Jin's failure is that he had to use some despicable and incompetent villains to carry out his career. After all, the affairs of the world cannot be controlled by the eunuch alone. In good conscience, Liu Jin is relatively talented.Not only is it reflected in his admiration for literati like Kang Hai, but he tries to use the people in his hands reasonably, not just acting out of his temper.The best friend, Jiao Fang, wanted her son to win the first prize, but Li Dongyang resisted, so she complained to Liu Jin. Liu Jin replied, "Your son wrote a poor poem at my house yesterday. How can you hate Li Dongyang?" He joined the cabinet, but when he wanted to actually join the cabinet to handle affairs, Liu Jin stopped him: "Do you really want to be prime minister?" The implication is that you don't have that ability.He tried his best to win over talented people, such as Han Fu, who had political achievements when he was a county magistrate, and was later imprisoned for something. In history, the Ming Dynasty was the generation in which foreign ministers and scholar-bureaucrats worshiped the most at the feet of eunuchs.It may be that history has developed to that time, and too many lessons of doing good and not repaying evil have made people smart and realistic. Although the contempt for eunuchs in their hearts will not change, they will get immediate benefits anyway; Under the careful planning of the emperor Taizu, all the power was firmly concentrated in the palace, and the resistance to eunuchs lacked the strong support of the local vassals in the Tang Dynasty; it may also be that the only way to become an official is the imperial examination, which is different from the Han Dynasty , Just relying on the good reputation of not being afraid of violence, one may be promoted to be an official, and it is a shortcut to quickly become famous by confronting eunuchs with a clear-cut stand... The question is, how many honest gentlemen, how many truly talented people dare to jump over that gap--most of the people who jump over this gap are low-spirited bastards who can't get along there and go here to fight for wealth and status. The boundary is like a fine steel filter screen, keeping all the true heroes and heroes there.And they, since ancient times, have been the representatives of justice and the embodiment of truth in the hearts of the people of the world... Even if there are a few great talents like Zhang Juzheng who are not born in the world and are not constrained by the world, they can travel between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait calmly, but how can that kind of role be controlled by others?At that time, could the protagonist on stage still be a nondescript eunuch? ——A lot of scheming, isn't it just a gag? Since you don't use it for me, and reserve all your skills to instigate the common people against our family, then don't blame our family for being ruthless! The wooden shackles became heavier and heavier, and the boards became harder and harder... Humiliation and hatred are quietly piling up under the heavy shackles... To deal with the resentment all over the world, Liu Jin's fate has long been doomed... It can be guessed from Liu Jin's crying that maybe he predicted his end. But he is a smart man, and he knows that there is no turning back. He will not be ignorant of the disasters of eunuchs in history: like Yuan Shao at the end of the Han Dynasty, he was so aggressive that he chopped off those who had no beards when they saw them. escaped a knife.He understands the irreconcilable conflict between foreign ministers and eunuchs, and he understands the extreme dislike of foreign ministers for eunuchs for thousands of years, just as he himself hates himself very much: among other things, every time he sprays spices on his body, he will feel ashamed. It's frustrating, but if you don't do this, how can you cover up the smell of urine on your body? ——The foreign ministers will never understand the pain of being a eunuch: nine out of ten castrated people hurt the urethra, and it is always dripping all day long.What do they call me?Rotten people?Rotten people, absolutely right!My generation of rotten people rides on their heads, how can they swallow this breath?Don't look at them kneeling neatly in front of them at the moment, who doesn't know that each of them hates them so much that their intestines have been ground into sharp knives.If he let go of his hand and the power falls aside, they will definitely turn their backs immediately and swarm up to bite.I have no choice but to squeeze tightly day by day, and open one eye even in my dreams. How did you get on the back of this terrible tiger in the first place?At the beginning, it was just to gain some self-esteem. I didn’t dare to expect foreign ministers to look at me at the same level. I just hope that when they look at me, the whites of their eyes will be less and the eyeballs will be lowered. At the same time, they will earn some money for the elderly. Desolate, I can only earn enough coffin money for myself as soon as possible.The world is so big, for eunuchs, the only thing they can really rely on is those cold things.But never thought that the more the game became bigger and bigger, the playful Wu Zong simply threw the entire government over.But having said that, in the summer of June, people would sit on high chairs with umbrellas, watching the civil and military courts line up neatly, kneeling in sweat profusely outside the Fengtian Gate, and coughing a few times by myself would be useless Passed out on the spot, how can I describe that kind of pleasure?After trampling the world's clothes and crowns under his feet for the past few years, he is considered promising, even if he is hacked into pieces, he will admit it! Liu Jin's cleverness lies in the fact that he has learned a lesson from his blindly mischievous predecessor Wang Zhenna, and he understands that if he wants to hold power for as long as possible, he cannot play willful.Like a boat, if you want to sit firmly, don't chisel or saw it yourself, and don't let a bastard layman steer it-after the anchor is weighed, all your wealth and life are on board. Besides, Liu Jin understands very well that the careful system established by Emperor Taizu cannot tolerate the real transfer of imperial power to him. Emperor Wuzong just let himself take charge of the government temporarily because he was impatient with trivial details. If he messed up too much, he can always face-changing attack. If you don't want to lose power, the most sensible way is to hold the power you have already acquired as responsibly as possible. This is another reason why I cannot reverse the case for Liu Jin: apart from firmly grasping the political power and delaying the inevitable destruction, it is difficult for anyone to find other noble motives for Liu Jin's rectification-on the contrary, it is only The crazy grabbing of property has fully exposed how pure his thoughts cannot be. Under the tradition of putting righteousness first before profit, and motivation, even normal people, even if they have made achievements, will be criticized and criticized by later generations if their motives are not pure, let alone a game that is doomed to failure and has such a motive. Miscellaneous business? What's more, it's an eunuch who created this controversy? Therefore, it should be quite reasonable for historians to lightly cover up this rectification with the term "harming Zhongliang". In addition to the awe-inspiring righteousness, is it true that historians are still secretly worried that if they say such a good word to Liu Jin and his like, and give a little affirmation to his political achievements, even if it is ambiguous, it will be like a small person on the levee. Will ant nests cause floods to come?This kind of evil force cannot be condoned even for a moment, otherwise, would there be a bright future for these many people suffering from poverty? ——Who doesn't know that eunuchs are the closest to power in the world, as long as one knife is cut down, it may be worth my life's hard study? There is only so much power in the world, if we put aside the self-discipline of women and beat you to death, how can you let us get involved?What's more, attacking humans is in line with the hearts of the world, why not do it? Therefore, all of Liu Jin's crimes can actually be summarized into one: the crime of eunuch, one is enough. Eunuch, who stole the supreme imperial power, should be killed!Eunuch, who tramples on the loyalty of the world, deserves to be killed!Eunuch, what kind of bureaucratic rectification are you doing? You should be killed! It's not just you Liu Jin, any eunuch who has a biography in the history books, nine out of ten are guilty and should be killed! Eunuchs should be killed if they leave their posts as slaves! Kill, kill, kill, cut to pieces... I don't know if Kang Hai was moved the moment Liu Jin bent down to take off his boots that day.Anyway, that night, he and Liu Jin drank until dawn. Of course, he also paid the expected heavy price for this relationship: "Over the years, the Jin was defeated, the sea sat in the party, and he was dismissed." ("Ming History Biography 174 Wen Yuan II") It is said that Li Mengyang, who was rescued by Kang Hai at that time, had been reinstated, but he didn't say a word when he saw Kang Hai being implicated.Kang Hai complained a lot, and made a drama "Zhongshan Wolf" alluding to Li Mengyang's ungratefulness. Of course Kang Hai had reason to be indignant. But doesn't he understand Li Mengyang's difficulties: For thousands of years, how many honest gentlemen dare to get involved with the other side of the gap?