Innocent Hall: A Political Anecdote of the First Cabinet Assistant in the Late Ming Dynasty.

Wan Jianming, First Assistant to the Cabinet, An: I collected and published the following written materials for you. Let's have a quick look.

Washing "xianggong" and making old paper cabinets are all used to describe the contempt for cabinet chiefs and assistants in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, during the cabinet period, Wang An was idle and fawned on the imperial concubine. Although he was not a big villain, he was definitely a real villain and was eventually abandoned by Ming Xiaozong.

Wan Jian 'an, the first assistant of the Ming cabinet, also known as Xun Ji, was a Meishan native. He was highly valued by Xian Zong and was born in the royal family, but I was mediocre and incompetent, and was finally dismissed.

It is reported that Wan 'an was smart and studied well when he was young. Unfortunately, when I grow up, I become ignorant and ungrateful, and my mind is spent on abusing power for personal gain.

1449, wanmou middle school Jinshi, changed the routine and worked as an editor in the academician courtyard. After Wan 'an was promoted, he worked as a left assistant minister in the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor's degree in Chenghua for five years. He regarded official Lee Tae as his brother, which won his favor and was recommended by him to join the cabinet. Wan 'an has no ambition, but only uses the back door to take advantage of the relationship with internal eunuchs. Because it was the most popular at that time, Wanan was commensurate with the younger generation of the same family in the name of the same surname, and had to flatter. I am glad to hear that there is such a family, because he comes from an ordinary family and he especially likes Wan 'an. It turned out to be Wan Sister-in-law's concubine. So, the two got closer and closer. Wan An used his connections to learn about court events in order to stabilize his position, and fired officials at the same level by forging prison cases.

Because there were few opportunities for the emperor and officials to discuss politics face to face, ministers asked for opinions many times and were summoned. After the emperor answered, the eunuchs first asked the ministers to discuss politics, and Tang stopped talking. As a result, only Peng, a college student, made suggestions and Wan 'an kowtowed, calling for questioning and retiring. This incident became a joke, and Wan 'an was called "Long live the old pavilion". He doesn't understand principles and principles, but only complains about others.

Wan' an's life story reached its peak, and he was promoted to the cabinet record and named Prince Taibao. At that time, the cabinet was divided into two factions, north and south, competing with each other. Because Wan 'an was a thoughtful man, the Northern Party was defeated by the Southern Party. In 482, Wang Zhi was no longer popular, and his request to ban western factories was not accepted. Later, Wan 'an made another suggestion, which was approved. For a time, officials and people praised Wan 'an. After its establishment, Wan 'an was at least promoted to a teacher. At that time, the imperial court was troubled. The emperor was superstitious about Taoism, so he sealed the towns of shenjun and Wan 'an and arranged sacrifices. Minister Wan shoulders the heavy responsibility of expelling officials from hostile parties, and his influence in the imperial court is growing. No one in the imperial court can compete with it. After the minister was gradually dismissed, Peng Hua took a place in the cabinet. Peng Hua was very clever and scheming, and died of illness. When Xiaozong ascended the throne, it is forbidden to play things or impeach officials in case of imperial edict. His ministers were in an uproar. Wan 'an also claimed that this means that the emperor just told the emperor that he was rude to his monarch and ministers, and his ministers wrote a letter listing his crimes. Under the impeachment of officials, the emperor ordered Wynn to read it to Wan 'an, then took off his dental plaque and ordered him to return. Wan An retired in his 70s and died a year later. After Wan 'an came to power, his children were recommended for every exam, and many of them were promoted to senior officials. After his death, his descendants died one after another, and the last one was Wan 'an.