Who was the "Long live the old man" in the Ming Dynasty?

In ancient China, the word "Long live" not only meant to live for 10,000 years, but also was synonymous with the emperor. "Long live" and "Long live my grandfather" both refer to the emperor. In many costume dramas, when people and ministers kowtow to the emperor, they often shout, "Long live, long live, long live!" "

China's culture is profound, and the word "Long live" has different meanings in different dynasties and different occasions. For example, according to the practice of the Ming dynasty, ministers only need to shout "long live", which means that the fight is over. It's like a tacit understanding between a minister and an emperor. As soon as the word "Long live" came out, the emperor understood it in a second. I see. Please all stand down.

Arguably, long live should have been the standard of the emperor, but there was a minister of "Long live the old man" in posthumous title in the Ming Dynasty. Where did he come from?

The real name of "Long live the Elder Pavilion" is Wan 'an. He was a college student in the Ming Dynasty, a native of Meizhou, and was an orthodox scholar for thirteen years. The reason why he was called "Long live the Elder Pavilion" was related to a shameless thing he did during his political career.

Wan 'an is a university student, and the so-called university student is the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. Being an official can be a prime minister, which means that this person still has some skills, but his skills may be a little different from what you think. What he is good at is speculation.

Seven years after Chenghua (147 1), the sky was abnormal. Ministers think that the monarch has been separated from his ministers for too long, and many things cannot be properly handled. God couldn't stand it anymore, so he lowered his vision. The only solution is for the emperor to call ministers to discuss politics. To put it bluntly, the emperor and his ministers haven't met for a long time. It's time for a work summary meeting!

College students and (Lu Shi) are the two most active ministers. Because of their strong suggestion, Ming Xianzong had to summon them. There was also a man who went to see the emperor with Shi Peng and Shang Lu. He is from Wan 'an.

After the three men entered the palace, the eunuch in Li Si specifically told them, "Don't talk much when you meet your Majesty for the first time. Some words can wait until later. " Of the three people, only Wanan listened to this, and the other two wanted to say to Ming Xianzong when they were full. They are afraid that there is not enough time and there are endless things to report!

After meeting Ming Xianzong, Shi Peng and Shang Lu suggested not to cut the salary of Beijing officials, and Ming Xianzong agreed. Just as they were about to continue to report the next thing, Wan 'an suddenly kowtowed and shouted "Long live". Shi Peng and Shang Lu said that they had to kneel down and shout "Long live" at the same time, and this carefully arranged town meeting ended.

The minister finally caught Ming Xianzong, but obviously there are still many problems unsolved, just because Wan 'an's "Long Live" was wasted. Ming Xianzong was also looking forward to this meeting, but Cheng Xiang's ministers were so "incompetent" that they came to him for such a trivial matter as not paying a salary cut. Since then, Ming Xianzong basically no longer called a minister, and he was extremely disappointed with them.

Later, Yin Zhi, a college student, also wanted to talk politics directly with Ming Xianzong. Wan 'an dissuaded him and said, "Gong Peng was summoned by the emperor and immediately kowtowed and said,' Long live! "Are you kidding! In my opinion, as long as you are a minister, you should know all about state affairs and let eunuchs report to the emperor. Wouldn't it be better if we talked face to face with the emperor? "

At that time, Shi Peng was already dead. Wanan saw that dead men tell no tales, so he shamelessly put all his faults on Shi Peng. It is precisely because of this incident that Wan 'an has an ironic nickname "Long live the old pavilion". The reason why he is an old man is because Wan 'an has been a college student for eighteen years.

In addition to this incident, Wan 'an also did something unprecedented and unprecedented, that is, talking about the art of sex in Ming Xiaozong's plays. Ming Xiaozong was furious and forced Wan 'an to resign, so he sent eunuch Wynn to ask Wan 'an, "Can a minister do this?" I didn't expect Wan 'an to be so cheeky. He just kept kowtowing and didn't talk about resigning. At that time, people ridiculed Wan 'an, saying that his face was like a thousand layers of armor and his heart was like the Yellow River.

In the 23rd year of Chenghua (1487), Wan 'an abdicated and died two years later. He was given a surname of Shi.