Who has a higher political level, Wei Zhongxian or Zhu Youxiao?

In Lin's moving eyes, Wei Zhongxian's political struggle is the biggest scourge of Daming, so they launched a life-and-death political struggle with Wei Zhongxian. For example, in the view of scholars like Lin Dong, once Zhu Youxiao came to power and the legitimacy of imperial power was guaranteed, the political situation in Daming would be different.

Orthodox emperors are naturally wise. I have to say that this "honest" idea is a bit pedantic.

They don't know what kind of people are leading Zhu Youxiao. Essentially, this is an uneducated child. It is not much different from those hooligans who are "dependent on others and uneducated" in society.

Because my father didn't invite my grandfather to visit him since he was a child, Zhu Youxiao, the grandson of the emperor, was often out of the sight of the emperor Wanli. It was not until his grandfather died that he was awarded the title of grandson of the emperor and had the opportunity to be taught by a regular royal teacher. But a month after he started studying, it was his turn to preside over the political situation. Because his father died a month after he ascended the throne, it was his turn to take over according to the legitimacy of imperial power. This year, Zhu Youxiao 16 years old.

Zhu Youxiao, 16 years old, looks like a teenager, but his education level is not as good as today's high school students. Confused, he became the monarch of a vast country. After seven years, his thoughts seem to have become uncivilized. His greatest hobby is not politics, but playing.

I have been in politics for seven years, and I don't read books, newspapers, military aircraft and carpentry. He sweats day and night in the carpentry room, making his own knickknacks and toys. The role of such a man as an emperor is the same as that of Song Huizong. Painters are not good politicians, and carpenters have little political ability. It's like letting monkeys swim and ducks climb trees.

"Amateur emperor" must need a "helper" to help him deal with government affairs that he is not interested in. So, Wei Zhongxian came out. While teaching Wei Zhongxian to govern the country, he also named Wei Ci as Jinzhong, Wei Zhongxian, hoping that Wei Zhongxian would become a loyal and capable confidant. It can be said that Zhu Youxiao's political incompetence pushed Wei Zhongxian to the political front.

It is a political fact of Ming Dynasty in China that a semi-illiterate man ascended the throne of the emperor and another pure illiterate became the eunuch of the emperor, writing Zhu Pi for the emperor.

For semi-literate Zhu Youxiao, Wei Zhongxian, who has never read a book, is more trustworthy and appreciated than those pedantic forestry ministers. Orientals are literate, but that doesn't mean they are capable. Wei Zhongxian has no culture, but it doesn't mean it has no level.

When it comes to jokes made by illiterate people in Wei Zhongxian, historical jokes abound. For example, the cross talk "Ascending to Level 3" said that Wei Zhongxian hung couplets on the hall of eternal life. These jokes sound interesting, but they are not necessarily true. That's how Wei Zhongxian in the joke was degraded. Wei Zhongxian can't read, but he is by no means a fool. He was the "chief writer" of the emperor for seven years. How can he be a fool? In fact, when dealing with government affairs for the emperor, Wei Zhongxian still had his own way.

So, how does illiterate Wei Zhongxian handle documents and review papers? In his view, the most important thing is not literacy, but advocacy. He is a senior official with great thoughts and decisive actions. As for words, in his eyes, they are just tools used by others. Wei Zhongxian asked others to explain the paper for him, translated the difficult ancient prose into plain vernacular, and then translated what he wanted to say into classical Chinese, and wrote it on paper in red ink. A lofty "imperial edict" was thus recorded in the history of the Ming Empire.

In this way, political hooligans still have advantages over political hooligans. Wei Zhongxian has a certain political ability, at least the political level is higher than that of Zhu Youxiao. For scholar-bureaucrat Lin Dong, gaining imperial power may be a political nightmare, but it does no more harm to the country and people than an incompetent emperor.

This is also an important reason why many ministers who are rejected by Lin are attached to him. After he defeated others, the Yan State Party set off an upsurge of personal worship for him throughout the country, building temples for him, juxtaposed with Confucius saints. Among these snobs, it is not excluded that some people sincerely worship the political energy of "nine years old".

Later history also proved this point. After Zhu Youxiao's death, his younger brother Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne of Emperor Chongzhen. He killed Wei Zhongxian and his eunuch cleanly, but failed to save the Ming Dynasty. After learning that Wei Zhongxian, the political enemy, was brought to justice, Dong Lin, a gentleman in the grave, may still be unable to close his eyes, because the suffering of the conquered nation followed.

At this time, they don't know if they understand that the key factor that determines the fate of a country is not the legitimacy of the top leaders, but the quality. It is better to be loyal to an imbecile emperor and overthrow their minions than to hand over the supreme state power to capable real politicians.