Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen A Prison Guard

In the first year of Tianqi (1620), when Sun Chengzong first arrived in Liaodong, all he had was Shanhaiguan and the eight miles outside the pass. In the fifth year of Tianqi (1624), Sun Chengzong consolidated Shanhaiguan, recovered Ningyuan, and hundreds of miles of surrounding land. After regaining Ningyuan, Sun Chengzong decided to go a step further and occupy another city-Jinzhou.He decided that this was a crucial location. But Nurhachi doesn't seem to think so. Jinzhou is small and poor, and it costs food to send soldiers to guard it. Whoever wants it will take it. In this way, without any effort, Sun Chengzong got Jinzhou.

It was later proved that from the moment the Ming army entered Jinzhou, Nurhachi's tragic fate was doomed. Because at this point, Sun Chengzong finally completed the greatest masterpiece in his life-the Guanjin Line of Defense. The so-called Guanjin defense line refers to the defense system composed of Shanhaiguan-Ningyuan-Jinzhou. The defense line is more than 400 miles long and penetrates into the Houjin area. There are Ming Dynasty forts and strongholds along the line, which are extremely strong. History tells us that no matter how strong the defense line is, it will be captured one day.

History also tells us that there are always exceptions to everything, such as this line of defense. In fact, it was not breached until the fall of the Ming Dynasty.For more than ten years since then, the Houjin army planed with their hands, gnawed with their mouths, and bit with their teeth, but nothing worked, and Mr. Nurhachi's old life was also taken. It's a scientific, philosophical, and hopeless defense system because it has basically no weaknesses. Jinzhou, an important town in eastern Liaodong, has been an important route to the customs since ancient times, and the terrain is dangerous. More importantly, one side of Jinzhou city is close to the sea.For Hou Jin, who has no navy, this is another nightmare.

That is to say, as long as there is sufficient sea transportation, in most cases, Jinzhou is difficult to conquer even if it is completely surrounded. Since it is difficult to fight, can we not fight? cannot. A friend of mine who lives in Jinzhou told me that it is very convenient for him to go home, because there are 18 trains departing from Beijing to the three northeastern provinces and stopping in Jinzhou. I immediately shuddered. This means that in the Ming Dynasty more than 300 years ago, if you wanted to go to Liaodong, Jinzhou was the only choice except for a few people who were careless enough to climb the hillside.

If you want to enter the customs, you must conquer Ningyuan. If you want to conquer Ningyuan, you must conquer Jinzhou. If you want to conquer Jinzhou, you cannot conquer it. Of course, some people will say that Jinzhou is just a stronghold, why must it be captured?As long as Jinzhou is surrounded, take a way to go there, and continue to attack Ningyuan, isn't it all right? Yes, according to this logic, it is not necessary to capture Ningyuan, as long as Ningyuan is surrounded, borrow a way to go there, and continue to attack Shanhaiguan, isn't it all right? From this point of view, Nurhachi is really stupid. Why didn't he think of such a simple truth?

I think people who hold this kind of thinking should wash their faces and be sober. Suppose you are Nurhachi, with tens of thousands of soldiers, you arrive in Jinzhou, and no one beats you in Jinzhou, so you go to Ningyuan, and no one beats you in Ningyuan, so you have a smooth journey to Shanhaiguan, ready to launch an attack. I believe that at this time, you will be pleasantly surprised to find that the troops of Jinzhou and Ningyuan have appeared behind you, ready to take you down—unless the guards in these two places are idiots. Now you are in big trouble. Shanhaiguan is in front of you. Maybe you won’t be able to take it for ten and a half months. Please don’t beat the army behind you. They probably won’t do it. , If you grab something, you have to go back.

If you don't have wings, your route back should be Shanhaiguan-Ningyuan-Jinzhou... Seems tough, doesn't it? This is why Comrade Cao Cao has not been afraid of Sun Quan or Liu Bei for many years, but he is afraid of Ma Teng and Ma Chao-these two gentlemen have their territory behind him. This is Sun Chengzong's great achievement. In just a few years, he built several strongholds, recovered some lost land, promoted several generals, and trained several soldiers. Now, in his hands is an unbreakable line of defense, an extremely elite army, and a group of talented and outstanding generals.

But Nurhachi is not clear about all this, at least not very clear. Zu Dashou, Wu Xiang, Man Gui, Zhao Shujiao, Mao Wenlong and Yuan Chonghuan, these names are meaningless to Nurhachi. Since the army started in the forty-sixth year of Wanli, he has defeated all the generals in the Ming Dynasty. Yang Gao, Liu Ting, Jun Song, Wang Huazhen, and Yuan Yingtai were all defeated without exception. The fate of this group of people is probably similar. But he will fail in the end, lost in the hands of these unknown pawns, and will lose the chance of a comeback forever. Having said that, Nurhachi still has a few tricks. He doesn't understand the current situation, but he understands Sun Chengzong's strength. Obviously, this master supervisor is more difficult to deal with than Xiong Tingbi, so within a few years, he has no Launch a big attack.

There are no big ones, but there are still small ones. In Hou Jin's army, the best general is undoubtedly Nurhachi, but just like Sun Chengzong, his subordinates also have many quite powerful warriors. And among these fierce men, the most fierce is the eighth Baylor. The so-called Eight Great Baylors refer to Daishan, Amin, Manggurtai, Huangtaiji, Azige, Dorgon, Duoduo, and Jierhalang. Among these eight people, according to their military merits and seniority, the first four are big men, so they are called the Big Four Baylors, and the last four are small men, so they are called the Four Little Baylors.

Among them, the most famous are undoubtedly two people, Huang Taiji and Dorgon. But there are three people who can fight the most. Besides Huang Taiji and Dorgon, there is also Daishan. Dorgon is still young, so I won't talk about it, and Huang Taiji is very famous, so I won't talk about it. Although this Daishan is very old and not famous, it is necessary to talk about it. In fact, Dabeile Daishan was one of the most outstanding military generals in Houjin at that time. He was very brave. When fighting against the Ming Dynasty, he often took the lead in fighting against the Ming Dynasty.

Because he was very good at fighting, Nurhachi decided to choose a target and let Daishan launch an attack to test Sun Chengzong's reality, and the target he chose was Jinzhou. It was only when Dang Shan led his army to the city of Jinzhou that he realized that this was a solid scapegoat. First of all, Jinzhou is very strong.Sun Chengzong is very good at building the city wall. The city is not only high, but also thick. There are also cannons, but they are not under the city, but at the top of the city. In fact, the level of firearms in the Ming Dynasty has always been quite high.The Wanli Three Great Wars were also very durable when they conquered Japan. The reason why they were abandoned later was not a technical problem, but a problem of attitude. In the early days of Wanli, His Majesty the Emperor was full of energy and was willing to make a fuss about everything. Later, he didn't want to do it anymore, and hid himself from going to court every day, and began to be passive and sabotage.The work of adding firearms is dangerous and thankless, and there may be a safety accident, which is very troublesome. Sun Chengzong was not afraid of trouble. He not only added advanced equipment such as three-eyed firecrackers to the troops, but also purchased many cannons, trying to defend the city with artillery.And Jinzhou is his pilot city. Although the situation is not good, Daishan does not take the usual path, nor does he turn back. He is still stubborn, finds someone to build a ladder, and rushes to the city. At this time, the defender of Jinzhou was led by Zhao.It should be said that his combat attitude is very problematic. Facing the extremely excited Daishan who is showing his teeth and claws in the city, he is calm and not agitated. There was a shrill scream, and Daishan stopped attacking after losing several ladders and lives but gaining nothing. Although the attack stopped, Daishan didn't really want to leave yet, and he planned to watch for another two days. But Sun Chengzong didn't seem to welcome visitors. Before Daibeile's butt was hot, he got the terrible news that a Ming army suddenly appeared on his flank. This army is the Ming army stationed at Qiantun and Songshan. They heard that the guests were coming, but they didn't catch up with the wind, so they came to see them off. After a brief panic, Daishan regained his composure. As an experienced general, he was confident of repelling the raiding force. But as soon as he led the team to launch a counterattack, he saw smoke and dust rising from behind his buttocks: the Ming army in the city was dispatched. This is considered to be an enemy, but Daishan is still very calm. As an experienced general, he is very confident. Then, Daishan, who was very confident, got another news-the Ming army in Ningyuan, Zhongqian and other places had been dispatched and was coming here, and it was time for a meal. But Daishan is worthy of being Daishan. As an experienced general, he is very confident and calmly made a wise judgment: run away. But the freedom to come and go is just an illusion, and soon Daishan finds out that he has fallen into a tight siege.The Ming army was not polite and beat them fiercely, causing heavy casualties to the Daishan Ministry.Fortunately, most of those who came were cavalry, with strong mobility, they rushed out desperately, and finally managed to find a way out, running for hundreds of miles in one breath, until they met Erbeile Amin who picked him up, and the soul drifted back. The Ming army won a big victory in this battle. After the defeat, the Jin army had more than a thousand people. After the battle, they counted and captured more than 600 heads. Nurhachi paid a heavy price for his temptation. During the few years when Sun Chengzong supervised Liaodong, the two sides respected each other very much. Although there were small frictions from time to time, there was no major battle. Sun Chengzong did not move, and Nurhachi did not move. But it is okay for Sun Chengzong not to move, but it is impossible for Nurhachi not to move. Because Master Sun's task is to defend, as long as the enemy is not allowed to enter the pass to grab things, he will win. Nurhachi is different. His task is to rob. Although it occupies a large area, all the people have run away. There are not many technical talents and no industry.It is said that in some places, even iron pots cannot be made.Sun Chengzong went to Liaodong on a business trip. There were subsidies and supplies from the court. He could go back to take a vacation from time to time. It must be robbed, but it cannot be robbed because of Sun Chengzong. As the world's superpower, the United States has a very interesting image spokesperson - Uncle Sam.I won’t talk about the origin of this uncle. His specific characteristics are correct appearance, industrious and optimistic, low-key and hard work. He belongs to the type who doesn’t speak much but is capable of doing things. He is a model for many Americans to emulate. . Sun Chengzong is an Uncle Sam type character. Of course, according to his age, he should be called Uncle Sam. This man has a magnificent appearance (as evidenced by the portrait), full of optimism (everyone quits, he does), and is very low-key (from No troops to make trouble), and often work hard (see the list of achievements of Sun Chengzong in the previous article). At the beginning, Nurhachi looked down on Uncle Sun at all, because after he took office, he didn't move at all, didn't make a fuss at all, and he didn't even mention anything about the restoration of Liaodong, let alone sending troops to attack, and he didn't even come to provoke and fight. boring. But slowly, he discovered that this is an extremely powerful person. In just a few years, the territory of the Ming Dynasty expanded at an astonishing rate, from an acre of land outside the pass, to Ningyuan, and then to Jinzhou. Before he knew it, he had regained nearly a thousand miles of land in Liaodong. What's even more frightening is that every step this person takes is meticulously planned, and every step of the way is steady and steady. When you are not paying attention, he will dig two acres of your land. Every time, he will not occupy more, but if he occupies it, he will not leave. It is almost impossible to find it. to any weaknesses. For this kind of person who looks up at the sky and lowers his head to play tricks, Nurhachi has nothing to do. He can only watch the other party stride forward, and he strides back until the day in October of the fifth year of Tianqi (1625). On this day, Nurhachi got the news that Sun Chengzong had returned to Beijing. The reason why he went back was not to visit relatives, not to report on his work, nor to do self-criticism, but to retire completely. It must be explained that he proposed to retire on his own initiative, but he was unwilling. He didn't want to leave, but he had to. Because the Donglin Party, a powerful organization he had relied on so much, was destroyed. Regarding the demise of the Donglin Party, many history books have similar statements: a group of moral gentlemen lost to a group of immoral villains in an extremely dark political struggle, and finally failed. I think that statement is pretty bullshit. In fact, it should be a group of shrewd people who lost to another group of shrewder people in an extremely dark political struggle, and finally failed. For many years, the failure of the Donglin Party has been difficult to explain clearly because the success of the Donglin Party has not been clearly explained. The reason why the success of the Donglin Party is not clearly explained is because of this problem, which is difficult to explain clearly. This is not a rhetoric. In fact, there have always been some inhuman mysteries hidden in the rise and fall of the Donglin Party. Many people don't know it, and those who know it don't tell it. Coincidentally, I am a relatively serious person, and I have a hard-to-articulate and inhuman interest in some difficult-to-explain issues and inhuman mysteries. So, after consulting and analyzing many historical materials, I came to this conclusion: The Donglin Party succeeded because it was strong, and failed because it was too strong. In the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620), with the efforts of Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and a series of Donglin party members, Zhu Changluo successfully ascended the throne and became Ming Guangzong. Although this man's life was short and he only lived for one month, the Donglin party members continued their efforts and went through untold hardships to push his son to the top again, and finally took control of the court regime. In positive terms, this is the victory of justice over evil, tenacity of will, and persistence to the end. In negative terms, this is a gamble, good luck, find the right person, fight the right fight. Regardless of pros and cons, almost everyone believes that the Donglin Party's ability to control the world is due to Yang Lian's desperate fight in the days after Ming Guangzong's death, and the successor emperor's gratitude. This is an important reason, but by no means the only one. Because in Chinese history, generally speaking, as long as the emperor speaks, everything is easy and can be done, but the Ming Dynasty is really unusual. The emperors of the Ming Dynasty never said what they said, let alone Zhang Juzheng, Liu Jin, Wei Zhongxian and other great people, just those little censors and officials of the sixth and seventh ranks wrote letters and scolded people every day, and they would not let them do whatever they wanted. , can annoy people to death. For example, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty wanted to go out for a change of air, and troubles would come immediately. Hundreds of people knelt at the door, weeping bitterly, demonstrating and petitioning, and they were not allowed to sleep at noon.It was a life-and-death fight, and it didn't work out in the end. In other words, the emperor can't even manage his own affairs. It's unrealistic for you to ask him to help the Donglin Party control the government. At best, it can be a favor. The real reason why the Donglin Party controls the court is that they defeated all opponents in the court, specifically, the three parties of Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang. As we all know, many members of the Donglin Party do not have any spirit of fraternity. They often play with two-pole characters. If they are not of my race, their hearts must be different. They dare to provoke anyone. After decades of struggle, there are more and more enemies. , especially the three parties, one after another, the predecessors retire, the successors succeed, generation after generation, the fight is exhilarating. The contradiction between the two parties is called bitterness and deep hatred.As long as there is an opportunity, as long as there is an opportunity to attack the opponent, the case of fighting for the country, the case of the demon book, and the case of attacking the mausoleum will never let it go, and it has been going on since more than ten years in Wanli, which can be said to have a long history. In terms of strength, the Donglin Party has great momentum, has a large number of people, and has an advantage. Under pressure, the three parties formed an alliance to jointly deal with the Donglin Party. Go to hell.However, due to the small difference in strength between the two sides, no one has been able to kill the other for so many years. In the last year of Wanli, a man came to the capital, and soon after, he joined one of the parties under extremely accidental circumstances. He joined the Donglin Party, so the three parties were killed. This is an out-and-out small person. However, it was the arrival of this small person that broke the stalemate of decades. This person was named Wang Wenyan. If you don't know the person, it's normal, if you do, it's not normal. Even many people who are familiar with the history of Ming and Qing Dynasties only know this name, but do not know what is hidden behind this name. Because this person is so inconspicuous. In fact, in order to find out the life of this dear man, I suffered a lot, read many books, and even searched for historical documents, but I couldn't find out what happened to him. In almost all historical books, there are only a few words about this person. It should be said that this is a strange phenomenon. For a person with a certain reputation in history, it is very abnormal that there are so few introductions, but from a certain point of view, it is normal. Because the key person who determines success or failure often likes to hide behind the scenes. Wang Wenyan, from Anhui, is not a Jinshi, a Juren, or even a scholar. He has never been in an examination room or been an official. He is just an ordinary citizen. For this common man, later generations once had a comment: to control the world with the body of a commoner. It is unclear what happened to Wang Buyi when he was a child. According to the current materials, he was a very capable person. Although he did not take the imperial examination, he still became a civil servant-a county magistrate. In fact, not all civil servants in the Ming Dynasty were government officials. They were divided into two types: officials and officials. Those who take the imperial examination and enter the government to become civil servants are officials.Even the Juren with the lowest level and background (such as Hai Rui) can at least be the head of the county education bureau. But the problem is that the official establishment of the Ming Dynasty was very small. According to regulations, a county has grades, and there are only a few people who eat the imperial food. And those who have no grades and eat the imperial food, such as Jiaoyu (the director of the education bureau) and Yicheng (the director of the county guest house), are mostly held by Juren, and the number is not many. In a county, only the above-mentioned persons are regarded as state civil servants, in other words, they receive state salaries. However, it is impossible for a county to rely on these people alone. The county magistrate has a lot of things to do every day, and he is too busy anyway, so there are also errands under his staff, those who steal and cheat, those who do things honestly, and those who serve tea and water. These people who are recruited to work are called officials. Officials have no official positions, no establishment, and the state does not pay them salaries. All income and office expenses are settled by the county. In other words, the state does not care about these people. Although the country doesn't care about it, there is no official status, and it doesn't pay money, but this profession is still quite popular. Every year, countless passionate young people come to apply for the exam. Comrade Dutou Wusong is an excellent example. This is because in the hands of the official, one of the most important things is held - power. Generally speaking, the magistrates of the county are all sent down by the superiors, they have no roots and no team members, and most of the officials are local snakes, familiar with the business, have the power in hand, are familiar with the way, are good at corruption and bribery, black people, except for those who are like No one can do anything about Hai Rui's non-staff civil servants who are the kind of top magistrates who don't take hard and soft things. Wang Wenyan is the most cunning, most capable, and most outstanding representative of non-staff civil servants. Wang Wenyan's official career started in prison. At that time, he was the prison guard. As an excellent guard, he faithfully fulfilled his duties of guarding the prison, reprimanding prisoners, collecting bribes and taking black money. Since he did a good job in business, under the unanimous recommendation of his superiors (who received money) and colleagues (all accomplices), he entered the county government office and continued to develop his brilliant career in his new position. It is commendable that although this person has been dealing with hooligans for a long time and has done many disgraceful things, he is still a very good person, and he often donates money and helps friends.Anyone who knows him, even if he has nowhere to go, can help others as long as they come to him. Friends from all walks of life come to eat, and he is known as the contemporary Song Jiang. In this way, Wang Wenyan's reputation became more and more famous, his relationship became more and more wild, and he became more and more able to handle affairs. Even the county magistrate asked him for help when he couldn't handle things.Like Song Jiang's family, there are always a lot of guests. There are all kinds of people, including Jiangyang thieves like Chao Gai, and desperadoes like Li Kui. The etiquette is similar when they come to the door. After eating enough and getting the money, he is willing to be a younger brother and spread the excellent character of Mr. Wang everywhere. With the help of countless volunteer propagandists, Mr. Wang gradually became famous far and wide, and finally hit the county seat, went to the whole province, and spread to the whole country. But no matter what, he was still just a small person in the county government, until one day, his reputation reached someone's ears. This man was called Yu Yuli, who was then a doctor of the Ministry of Punishment. This doctor's official position is not too high, but his ideas are not low, and he often visits to make connections. After he heard of Wang Wenyan's reputation, he took the initiative to come to the door and specially hired Mr. Wang to the capital to use his expertise to inquire about him. Mr. Wang is not a property in the county, he agreed without hesitation, and is going to show his talents in the capital. But after a few months, Wang Wenyan found that the way he did in the county couldn't be mixed in the capital. Because Mr. Wang has neither education nor background, and his grade is too low, no one cares about him at all.In desperation, he had no choice but to donate money to a prison student, but he found someone's avenue and sneaked into Taixue. This is really amazing. Mr. Wang immediately took out the means of running the rivers and lakes in the past, managed from top to bottom, and found a source in all directions. In just a few months, he was familiar with all the officials from the six ministries to the poor students. , also looks familiar. Suddenly, Wang Wenyan changed from a man of the hour in the county to a man of the capital. But this man of the hour is still a small man. Because the important person who really controls the power center of this country will not talk to him, no matter whether it is a gentleman of the Donglin Party or a villain of the three parties, they all look down on this person from the rivers and lakes. But he finally found a reliable friend, and with his help, he successfully entered the restricted area. This friend who doesn't care about his background is named Wang An. In terms of background, the eunuchs were probably the only ones who were lower than Wang Wenyan in the imperial court, so there was no psychological barrier between the two of them when they communicated. At that time, Wang An was not a great person. Although he was the personal eunuch of the prince Zhu Changluo, the prince was not popular, and he had nothing to ask for, and his father Wanli didn't want to see him, so Comrade Wang An was very bad. Go talk to him. But Wang Wenyan was just the opposite. He helped him with errands, money for money, things for things, and everything except women. Wang An liked Wang Wenyan very much. Of course, Mr. Wang Wenyan is neither a humanitarian nor a philanthropist. The reason why he made friends with Wang An was just to take a gamble. A year later, he won the bet. On the night of July 21st in the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620), when Yang Lian secretly found Wang An and informed him that the old man was about to leave, there was a third person present—Wang Wenyan. Yang Lian said that the emperor is dead, and the prince should enter the palace immediately to prevent any changes. Wang An said that the current situation is unclear, without the emperor's decree, if he enters the palace without authorization, it will be more or less auspicious. Yang Lian said, the emperor is in a coma, there will be no more orders, time is urgent, we must not wait any longer! Wang An said that the matter is of great importance, so wait. When there was a stalemate, Wang Wenyan made a judgment based on his decades of experience in the ups and downs of the officialdom. He said to Wang An: Yang Yushi is right, we can't wait any longer, we must enter the palace immediately. Wang An had always trusted Wang Wenyan very much, so he agreed, and led Zhu Changluo into the palace without permission, and successfully ascended the throne. This incident not only deepened Wang An's trust in Wang Wenyan, but also made Donglin party members recognize the strength of this non-staff civil servant and gangster for the first time. After Yang Lian, several leaders of the Donglin Party, including academicians Liu Yijing, Han Kuang, Shangshu Zhou Jiamo, Yushi Zuo Guangdou, etc., all established relationships with Wang Wenyan. In this way, Wang Wenyan deepened his connection with the Donglin Party, and eventually became a member of the Donglin Party—a blind person could see that the new emperor was about to ascend the throne, and the Donglin Party was about to flourish. But when he really stepped into the political center, he realized that the situation was not as optimistic as he had imagined. Ming Guangzong had passed away at that time. Although the new emperor was also promoted by the Donglin Party, the power of the three parties was still very strong. The Chu Party led by Guan Yingzhen and Wu Liangsi is not a fuel-efficient lamp. The core of the three parties is the Zhejiang Party. The founder of this party, Shen Yiguan, the former chief assistant, was always good at forming cliques. The later successor, the current chief assistant Fang Congzhe, fully carried forward this spirit. After decades, both inside and outside the court , the Zhejiang party is all over the place. Qi Dang and Chu Dang are not simple either. The founders and members of these two parties are basically speech officials, either for the affairs of the government or the imperial censor. It seems that the rank is not high, but the energy is not small, similar to today's media public opinion , Every now and then, he writes a letter of impeachment and stirs up trouble. The three parties cooperated with each other and worked together, so they were extremely difficult to mess with. Even though the Donglin Party had the emperor in their hands, they fought several times overtly and secretly, but they couldn't get it done. At the critical moment, Wang Wenyan appeared on the stage. After carefully analyzing the situation between the enemy and the enemy, Wang Wenyan judged that with the current strength of the Donglin Party, even if they fought to the death with the opponent, they could only die, not fight. And the most critical problem is that the uncles of the Donglin Party are all Jinshi, and they are all awesome. When they enter the imperial court, there are five of them and six of them. No one looks down on anyone. I can't wait to use the bricks to shoot. Wang Wenyan believes that this is wrong. In order to adapt to the new struggle situation, the concept must be changed. Since Mr. Wang worked at the grassroots level before, he has been quite low-key and tolerant since serving tea, pouring water, carrying bags and flattering horses. Therefore, in his opinion, there is no permanent enemy or permanent friend in this world. As long as something happens, Friends and enemies can be transformed into each other. With this in mind, he drew up a plan and began searching for a suitable candidate. Soon, he found this person - Mei Zhihuan. Mei Zhihuan, courtesy name Binfu, was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Wanli and was selected as a Shujishi.The next official was given to Shizhong. This man came from a famous family, with both civil and military skills. When he was a teenager, there was a court parade. He rode a horse and ran in without saying hello, and then left in a daze. The person in the military parade quit, tell him that if you don't show your hand, you don't even think about leaving today. Without saying a word, Mei Zhihuan picked up the bow and shot, hit nine times out of nine, and left without saying a word after shooting (Chang Yi got on the horse and left). In addition to the above advantages, this person also has a unique sense of justice. Dongchang cheats people, he scolds Dongchang, and Shen Guan has a clique, he scolds Shen Yiguan. He is a very tough person. But the reason why Wang Wenyan found this man was not because he could shoot arrows and was very upright, but because of his hometown. Mei Zhihuan was from Huguang, specifically, from Macheng, Hubei. In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, the two most important relationships were teachers and students, and fellow villagers.Those who come from one place all come to the capital to make a living. Once the relationship between fellow villagers is established, they become brothers.So since entering the imperial court, most of Mei Zhihuan's acquaintances were members of the Chu Party. But this person happened to be a Donglin Party member. With a firm Donglin party background and close ties to the Chu party, well, this is exactly what the plan needs. Wang Wenyan believes that when encountering an enemy, it is wrong to fight directly. Before using the bricks, he should first let him stumble. The three parties are not easy to attack, as long as we find a breakthrough and turn the three parties into two parties, it will be easy to attack. After carefully weighing the pros and cons, he chose the Chu Party. Because not long ago, such a thing happened. Although Master Zhang Juzheng had been dead for many years, he was still missed by people, so someone in the court suggested that he should be dug out of his grave and repaired. The proposal of this proposal fully shows that there are a large group of bastards in the imperial court who are full of food and have nothing to do, and their psychology is extremely dark and perverted. After hearing the news, many Donglin party members came to scold the battle, denounced the three parties, and supported Zhang Juzheng. To be honest, when opposing Zhang Juzheng back then, the Donglin Party also got mixed up. The reason why they came to seek justice was nothing more than opposition for the sake of opposition. It doesn’t matter what the proposal is, as long as it is proposed by the three parties, it is wrong. , You don't have to take it seriously when you are wrong about people. Mei Zhihuan also came in and interjected, rather bluntly: "If Jiang Ling (referring to Zhang Juzheng) is still there, would you shameless villains still dare to do this?" As soon as the words fell, someone wrote letters one after another, expressing their agreement, but to everyone's surprise, the person who supported him was not the Donglin Party, but Guan Yingzhen. Guan Yingzhen was the leader of the Chu Party. The reason why he supported Mei Zhihuan was not only that the two were fellow villagers and had a good relationship, but also a very important reason: the deceased Mr. Zhang Juzheng was from Huguang. This incident made Wang Wenyan realize that the so-called three parties are not monolithic, and they can be completely destroyed as long as they move their hands. So, he found Mei Zhihuan, won over Guan Yingzhen, and started to make small moves. As for what little tricks he did, I really want to talk about it, but unfortunately the history books haven't written it, and I don't know, so I have to omit it. Anyway, the conclusion is that the three parties were brought down. After that, I have already talked about it before. Fang Congzhe was forced to retire, the Donglin Party members took full power, Yang Lian was promoted to Zuodu Yushi, Zhao Nanxing was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Gao Panlong was appointed as Guanglucheng, and Zou Yuanbiao was appointed as Zuodu Yushi etc. The reason why I want you to read it again is to tell you that behind these successful men is a silent man.