Why is it that loyalty is immortal, and Daming is only the biggest rumor in the 276 years of the Ming Dynasty?

I don't know when it began to spread. Wei Zhongxian, the last pillar of the Ming Dynasty, bravely resisted foreign invasion, vigorously cracked down on corruption, and wholeheartedly contributed to the development of the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Chongzhen didn't know the goods and fired the country's good eunuch, which eventually led to the bankruptcy of Daming Co., Ltd. and hanged himself in Jingshan Park. Therefore, loyalty is immortal, and Daming is immortal!

Based on the idea that existence is reasonable, many friends on the Internet are convinced of this, and some even invented an article about how Emperor Chongzhen rehabilitated our good eunuch Wei Zhongxian before he died. Regardless of whether Chongzhen has the heart, even if he did, he didn't have the strength, because his eyes were fixed on Li Zicheng when he came in. What else does he think? Today, the author will list some opinions on the Internet that support loyalty to the monarch and never die, and see what kind of person the real Wei Zhongxian is in history.

Fight against foreign invasion? Many people say that during the first half of the period from Emperor Apocalypse to Emperor Chongzhen, those victories in Liaodong were well used by Wei Zhongxian, and he even said that he introduced the Red Yi cannon. Regardless of the time record, let's say that Wei Zhongxian was still cleaning the toilet in a corner of the palace when Hongyi cannon was introduced. Brothers who know a little about history must know that there are only a handful of people who can really be considered useful in Liaodong period, such as Xiong Tingbi, Sun Chengzong, Zhao Nanxing, Yuan Chonghuan, Yuan Keli, etc. Which one of them has something to do with Wei Zhongxian?

No, it does matter. Although the rise of Xiong Tingbi coincides with that of Wei Zhongxian, in the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), Xiong Tingbi was jailed because of the defeat in the Battle of Quang Ninh, and was finally interrogated in the street. The head spread to Jiubian is closely related to Wei Zhongxian. Originally, Xiong Tingbi didn't die, but in order to delay the time, he entrusted to give Wei Zhongxian 42,000 pieces of silver. But because there was no money, Wei Zhongxian asked his disciple Luo Zhi to put Xiong Tingbi to death on charges.

As for Sun Chengzong, the teacher of the Apocalypse Emperor, the real boss, you may not believe that Sun Chengzong has the strength to eradicate Wei Zhongxian in the Apocalypse year. But because of his intermittent cowardice (this is not an insult, that is to say, Sun Chengzong is more stable), this is the latter thing. As for Yuan Keli and Yuan Chonghuan, you will never see Wei Zhongxian, let alone anything else.

Fighting corruption? Some people say that when Wei Zhongxian was in office, he made money wholeheartedly from officials, the so-called Lindong Party, and did not squeeze the people too much. Let's not talk about how the Wei Zhongxian shrine established in Liaodong at that time was built, nor how the tomb of Wei Zhongxian, which is comparable to 13 of the Ming Emperor's Mausoleum, was built (historical records record that Yu Jun is surrounded by flowers, lush and magnificent). Let's just say, is he fighting corruption and making money from Lindong Party to subsidize the country?

After Wei Zhongxian came to power, he did carry out moderate reforms, reduced some of the "land tax" of the people in Zhili area, and then increased the taxation of salt tax and property tax, barely ensuring the annual expenditure of 6 million taels of silver in Liaodong War. At the same time, Wei Zhongxian also wanted to restore the business tax in Wanli period, but this policy was abolished after only one year. At that time, officials at all levels in the country were drinking the northwest wind in order to save money and support Liaodong (the court had no money, but the salary was owed first).

After talking about why the imperial court had the money to fight Manchu in Wei Zhongxian, let's talk about the so-called anti-corruption. Due to the limited space, the author will give an example. Everyone should have heard of Yang Lian, the one who took the lead in Wei Zhongxian's twenty-four major crimes. Since the collapse of Lindong Party, Dongchang has become very popular. No matter the people or the court, anyone who dares to talk nonsense about Wei Zhongxian will go to the East Factory, and no one can come out anymore. As a result, people and businesses on the street made eye contact and could hardly speak, which was not too much compared with the literary inquisition in the Qianlong period of later generations.

Yan Party has more backbone than Lindong Party? This is not mentioned before, but it is also a topic that many people are talking about now. This probably means that eunuchs are attached to imperial power and more loyal than Lindong Party. Some people even use the eunuch who hanged himself with Emperor Chongzhen as an example. Speaking of which, I'm just looking at the small number of people who escaped liquidation appointed by Wei Zhongxian during the Chongzhen period.

Feng Bao, once one of Wei Zhongxian's confidants, shaved his hair decisively after he entered Beijing in the Qing Dynasty. At the peak, he became a cabinet bachelor, bigger than any previous official. Li Ruolin, who is also considered as a half confidant, was promoted to N level even after the Qing Dynasty entered Beijing because of his active guidance. Later, his loyalty and surrender of Lindong Party fought to the death, which made Manchu, who had just entered Beijing, see enough jokes.

Finally, the author can't help but say something for Emperor Chongzhen. He is definitely not a wise king of SHEN WOO himself, otherwise he would not be hanged in Jingshan Park, but I have to say that he has backbone. Meanwhile, his life is really bad. The Ming dynasty was already in jeopardy as early as the apocalypse. Successive natural and man-made disasters have made the Ming Dynasty unable to make ends meet, so it is not easy to persist in not going bankrupt. In the upper position of Chongzhen, the accumulated disasters broke out together without knowing why. To tell the truth, it is not easy for Chongzhen to persist for so many years. As for Wei Zhongxian, he is just a buffoon. He can be remembered by history because he made the right choice at the right time!