Why did Chongzhen regret killing treacherous court official Wei Zhongxian before he died?

1, Chongzhen does not regret killing Wei Zhongxian, which is a rumor and has no historical basis.

2. This view comes from Mr. Liu Bingguang's Why did Emperor Chongzhen secretly bury Wei Zhongxian's body? ",the original text is as follows:

"On March 14th, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, that is, the fifth day before he hanged himself in Jingshan Park, Chongzhen finally understood the meaning of Wei Zhongxian's" loyalty and great things "in the despair that the building was about to collapse. When he heard eunuch Cao Huachun say that" if loyalty exists, current affairs do not stop there ".

Should personal grievances and selfish desires be put aside for the time being when the country is in crisis? After all, the eternal existence of a country is the hardest truth at any time. At the same time of awakening, it also made Chongzhen, who was unable to return to heaven, completely collapse mentally.

The burial of Wei Zhongxian's body is not only a reaffirmation of Wei Zhongxian's value and achievements, but also a total denial of his 17 years in power. Forty years after Kangxi, Wei Zhongxian's tomb was razed by Emperor Kangxi, which is another story. "

There are many problems in this view.

First, according to historical records, in February of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, eunuch Cao Huachun was allowed to return to China, so Cao Huachun was gone before the city was broken.

Second, this view comes from Feng Menglong's Diary of Yan Dou, not Ming History. Feng Menglong is neither a historian nor good at recording historical records. He is famous for his identity and achievements as a writer and playwright. So how credible is his record in Yan Dou Diary? How old is it? What's more, the author regards Diary of Yan Dou as a history of Ming Dynasty, which is also an improper and unscientific formulation.

Thirdly, Wei Zhongxian's tomb is just a cenotaph, and there is no "remains", so the view of "burial" is hard to justify.

Fourth, judging from the personality characteristics of Emperor Chongzhen, Chongzhen was suspicious and hated cronies. Apart from Wei Zhongxian, Chongzhen was a masterpiece at the beginning of his accession to the throne, and it was premeditated, and it was also a measure for the government and the people to have fun together. He can't "punch himself in the mouth". There is no possibility of regretting ordering the burial of Wei Zhongxian's body.

Extended data:

1, Cao Huachun came from a poor family when he was young, and was influenced by the atmosphere of "pro-monarch and pro-pro". 12 years old entered the palace. Because of his talent and wisdom, he was studious and received a good education in the palace. He is proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting, won the appreciation of eunuch Wang An, and relied heavily on him as a confidant. Later, he joined Xinwang to accompany and serve Zhu Youjian, the grandson of the Five Emperors.

At the beginning of the apocalypse, eunuch Wei Zhongxian was favored, played politics, killed Wang An, was implicated, was expelled from Beijing, and was sent to stay in Nanjing for punishment. 1627, Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne and was transferred to Chongzhen the following year. Cao Huachun was immediately recalled and entrusted with an important task to rehabilitate this unjust case. Because of his fruitful work, he won the trust and reliance of Emperor Chongzhen.

By the fourth year of Chongzhen, Cao Huachun's position in the palace had been quite prominent. That summer, Cao Huachun presided over the construction of Xuandi Hall and Guanyin Pavilion in his hometown of Wang Qingtuo, and wrote an inscription.

In the 11th year of Chongzhen, Li Si eunuch, Dongchang prefect Cao Huachun, and Jing Ying prefect Zheng Rong asked for leave due to illness, and even went to Emperor Chongzhen for three days.

In February of the 12th year of Chongzhen, Cao Huachun was allowed to return to China.

Shen Jia in March, Cao Huachun is not in Beijing. By then, he had lived in his hometown for six years.

2. There are no tombs in Wei Zhongxian. After Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, in November of that year, Wei Zhongxian was arranged to guard the imperial tomb in Fengyang. Wei Zhongxian hanged himself for fear of sin. So in the first month of A.D. 1628, Emperor Chongzhen ordered the slaughter of Cui Chengxiu, a party in Wei Zhongxian.

Biyun Temple in Xishan is a mausoleum built by Wei Zhongxian himself before his death. Later, after he was given death in the south, he was not buried here. His followers built a cenotaph here, which was destroyed during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.

Since Wei Zhongxian was ordered by Emperor Chongzhen to poke his bones and ashes, there would be no grave. His hard-earned income did not benefit the people, and naturally people would not build a grave to commemorate him after his death.

3. Feng Menglong (1574 ——1646), the word Shang Long, the word Shang Zi, the name Shang Long Zi, the owner of Mohanzhai, the third ancient song, the slave of Wuxia Ci, the slave of Gusu Ci, Zhu Shi of the previous week, etc. Changzhou County (now Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province), Suzhou Prefecture, South Zhili. A writer, thinker and dramatist in Ming Dynasty.

Feng Menglong was born in a scholar-bureaucrat family, and he was also called "the three treasures of martial arts" with his elder brothers Feng Menggui and Feng Mengxiong. His works emphasize feeling and behavior. The most famous works are Yu's Famous Words (also known as Ancient and Modern Novels), Shi Jing and Xingyan, which are collectively called Sanyan. Sanyan, together with Ling Mengchu's Surprise in One Moment and Surprise in Two Instances in Ming Dynasty, is a classic representative of China's vernacular short stories. Feng Menglong made a unique contribution to China literature by creating, collecting, sorting out and editing novels, operas, folk songs, jokes and other popular literature.

4. Before he died, Emperor Apocalypse told Emperor Chongzhen that Wei Zhongxian was "faithful, but he could achieve great things". ? At that time, Wei Zhongxian appointed eunuch Li Si as the prefect of East Factory. Tian Ergeng, Wei Zhongxian's confidant, is the prefect of the Royal Guards, and Cui Chengxiu is the minister of war. Wei Zhongxian's best friends were all over the audience. ?

After Emperor Chongzhen acceded to the throne, Wei Zhongxian dared not openly harm Emperor Chongzhen. On the day Emperor Chongzhen entered the palace, he stayed up all night, holding the eunuch's sword for self-defense. He also kept in mind the warning of his wife, Queen Zhang, not to eat food in the palace, but to eat wheat cakes hidden in his sleeves. ?

Like the Emperor Apocalypse, Chongzhen gave preferential treatment to Wei Zhongxian and Hakkas, and gradually brought eunuchs and ladies-in-waiting in the letter palace to ensure their own safety. Wei Zhongxian could never fathom Zhu Youjian's mind, so he sent some beautiful women to see Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen was lewd and had no interest in beautiful women. But Emperor Chongzhen was afraid of arousing Wei Zhongxian's suspicion, so he left all the four women he sent. After careful search, he found that there was a tiny pill tied to the top of the four women's nepotism, which was called "ecstasy" in the palace. It was actually an aphrodisiac that could naturally evaporate. ?

After the plan failed, Wei Zhongxian gave birth to another plan, so he sent a little eunuch to sit on the wall of the palace compound, holding "ecstasy" in his hand, so that the room naturally smelled a strange fragrance to achieve the effect of aphrodisiac. This move was also seen through by Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen lamented: "The imperial examination and the imperial brother were mistaken for this!"

Wei Zhongxian just adopted a more straightforward way of probing. Some shameless courtiers are still on the loose, singing carols for Wei Zhongxian. When Emperor Chongzhen read these notes, he always "laughed while reading".

Wei Zhongxian wrote to the emperor "It's a shame to build a shrine for a long time" and asked the emperor to stop building a shrine for him. Emperor Chongzhen's reply was tepid: "In the future, temples will be built everywhere. If you want to carry them, stop." This logical conclusion restrained the worship of Wei Zhongxian in the ruling and opposition parties and did not arouse Wei Zhongxian's anger.

Emperor Chongzhen also constantly rewarded Wei Zhongxian, Wang Xiugan, Cui Qixiu and others. Emperor Chongzhen naturally waited for an opportunity, secretly trying to weaken Wei Zhongxian's influence. ?

At that time, the court ministers were thinking about the best way to protect themselves, some were speculative, some were quiet, and some were from ruin. Finally, Wei's downfall was actually initiated by Wei Zhongxian's henchmen.

In the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), on October 13th (the lunar calendar), Yang Weiyuan, the suggestion, impeached Cui Chengxiu, but beautified Wei Zhongxian, the "factory minister"-"Showing off is not beneficial to the factory minister, if the factory minister is tired. Building a factory is a private show, and the factory director doesn't love money and is insatiable. The factory director also knows that he is for the country and the people, but he only knows how to rely on power to accept bribes. " ?

Cui Chengxiu, known as one of the "Five Tigers" in Wei Zhongxian, is Wei Zhongxian's right-hand man. Moreover, as a confidant of Wei Zhongxian, Cui Duo, the son of Cui Chengxiu, can't read, and he actually won the Jinshi. Excluding Cui Chengxiu is equivalent to breaking Wei Zhongxian's arm. Zhu Youjian removed Cui Chengxiu from the post of Minister of War and sent him back to his hometown to keep the military system. This opened the prelude to the demise of Wei. ?

Wei Zhongxian was impeached by officials one after another. Emperor Chongzhen, with a straight face, let the ministers attack Wei Zhongxian wave after wave, and had to face Wei Zhongxian's crying in the middle. 1October 26th, Qian Jiazheng, a tribute student from Haiyan County, went to the library and listed Wei Zhongxian's top ten crimes: 1. Confluence with the emperor; Second, after contempt; Third, recruit soldiers; Fourth, there are no two ancestors; 5. Kefa Fanyin; Sixth, there is no holiness; Seven, abuse; 8. Cover border affairs; Nine, hurting people's money; 10. Defamation.

Most of the ten accusations of money can be settled. So Emperor Chongzhen acted immediately, called Wei Zhongxian and ordered the eunuch to read the money in front of Wei Zhongxian. "Afraid of hurting his soul," Wei Zhongxian immediately went to his gambling friend, former eunuch Xu Yingyuan of Wang Fu, for advice. Xu Yingyuan advised Wei Zhongxian to resign his title, perhaps to save his wealth. The next day, Wei Zhongxian resigned due to illness and obtained the permission of Emperor Chongzhen. ?

On November 1st, the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), Emperor Chongzhen reprimanded Xu Yingyuan and once again demoted Wei Zhongxian to the ancestral grave of Fengyang in Zhongdu. But when Wei Zhongxian left Beijing, he took 1000 guards and more than 40 carts to the south. This undoubtedly stimulated the sensitive nerves of Emperor Chongzhen. Then, Emperor Chongzhen issued a letter to the Royal Guards Banner School to arrest Wei Zhongxian and return to Beijing. ?

In the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), on November 6th, in the inn in Nanguan, Fucheng County (now Fucheng, Hebei Province), Wei Zhongxian, whose troops were all dispersed, stayed alone in the inn, listening to a tune written by a scholar next door, and finally hanged himself. The liquidation of Wei Zhongxian's remaining party soon began.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Cao Huachun, Baidu Encyclopedia-Wei Zhongxian Tomb, Baidu Encyclopedia-Feng Menglong (playwright and scholar in Ming Dynasty), Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhu Youjian.