For Wei Zhongxian, who is over half a century old, this woman is his only chance to succeed and his last chance. So he made up his mind to overcome all difficulties and win this man over. And the best way to win this person is to make her his wife. You are not mistaken, I am not mistaken, this is a fact. Although Wei Zhongxian is a eunuch, she can also find a wife.
As a tradition of ancient court, eunuchs looking for wives have a long history. In fact, there is a special term-duality.
Eating together means everyone eats together, but in the palace, if you want to eat with people, they may not be willing.
In the courts of past dynasties, there were many ladies-in-waiting, so they could not leave the palace at ordinary times, had nothing to do and could not get married. Night people are lonely, they have nothing to do, so many people look for someone in the palace. But there are no men in the palace except the emperor. Looking around, only eunuchs look like men.
I can't help it Let's do it. Although the eunuch is not a man, he is not a woman after all. It's all nominal anyway. We can live together and talk, so we can make do. This phenomenon is also called anti-food. Since the founding of the Ming dynasty, it has been a classic play of the harem, which is often performed. Generally, emperors don't care much, but it is still very dangerous to encounter fierce people. For example, Judy, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was said to have seen it and was stabbed in the head without blinking.
In Ming Shenzong's generation, he was in charge at first, and then he stopped going to court, so he naturally left it alone. However, there is still a big obstacle for Wei Zhongxian to "eat with the Hakkas": the Hakkas have met someone. In fact, eating food is similar to falling in love, and there are also platitudes such as a third party intervening, wild flowers picking by the roadside, and dying. But this time, the situation is a bit special. Because the food opposite the Hakkas happens to be Wei Dynasty.
As mentioned earlier, Wei Chao is an old friend of Wei Zhongxian and he introduced him to work. The relationship is quite good. The so-called "a friend's wife can't be bullied" is really a problem.
But Mr. Wei Zhongxian once again proved his shamelessness with facts. In the face of his friend's wife, he went shirtless without any psychological obstacles.
But people all know that it is necessary to find someone. Needless to say, the Hakkas, the emperor's wet nurse and the red man in the palace, are less than forty, "coquettish and beautiful, with lewd conduct", but subordinates of Wang An, who is the eunuch in charge of the Qing Dynasty and is also in charge of the war situation. He is a successful man among eunuchs, which can be described as a suitable match.
Wei Zhongxian, by contrast, is much poorer. Just a warehouse, the backer fell down, and there is little hope of digging people.
But Wei Zhongxian didn't sell himself short, because he had an advantage that Wei Dynasty didn't have: boldness.
As a former gambler, Wei Zhongxian still has a lot of courage. He dares to gamble, which is reflected in Hakka dialect. Obviously he doesn't have much money, but he dares to spend it desperately. He not only flatters Hakka, but also often gives her expensive fashion gifts, similar to French cosmetics and high-grade perfume today, which is quite lethal.
Not to mention, he treats people to dinner every once in a while, and the grade of eating is "60 dishes and one seat, 500 gold". Translated into vernacular, a table of 60 dishes costs 520 silver.
Five hundred and twenty pieces of silver, about forty thousand yuan, is just a meal, and the consumption level of declining eunuch Wei Zhongxian is roughly the same.
It doesn't matter if you are poor, as long as you are courageous. This is the principle of Wei Zhongxian's father-in-law. Actually, this trick can still be used today. For example, if your family is not rich, it will be 600 thousand, but if you dare to use this 600 thousand to buy a ring to propose marriage, you may really get someone back.
In addition, eunuch Wei is illiterate, silly and incredibly honest, which is really the best choice for women in the palace. As a result, in just half a year, Hakka left their old lover behind and accepted this third party.
However, in another history book, this is not the case.
A few years later, a man named Song Qifeng came to Beijing with his father. Because his family has a good relationship with the eunuchs in the palace, he often strolls in the palace. Here, he saw a lot and heard a lot.
Decades later, he wrote a book about what he saw and heard in those years, called Yan Shuo. Barnyard grass is a weed. Mr. Song Qifeng means that his book is a wild road. Believe it or not, you should regard it as a pleasure. He doesn't care. But as far as the historical value is concerned, this book is quite reliable, because Song Qifeng is neither a Lindong Party nor a eunuch, and there is no position problem. Besides, he has been in the palace for a long time, and many things have been experienced by himself, so there is no need to talk nonsense.
This fair Mr. Song, in his book Weeds, tells us this sentence: "Although Wei is corrupt, his potential is not exhausted, and he relies on the skill of staying at home to win customers with charm." In layman's terms, this sentence means that although Wei Zhongxian cut it, it was not cleaned up. The second half sentence is not suitable for children, so I won't explain it.
According to this statement, it is absolutely certain that Wei Zhongxian, by virtue of this advantage, wanted to rob the wife of the Wei Dynasty. Talking, daring to spend money, and having a specialty that eunuchs can't match, Wei Zhongxian successfully defeated the Wei Dynasty and became a new dish of Hakka people. To put it bluntly, falling in love with food is falling in love, and falling in love is about rules. You love me. End of conversation. Your girlfriend left. Just find it later. But Wei Chao was in pain. He couldn't find a second girlfriend.
Because Wei Zhongxian is a scoundrel, and scoundrels never behave. He not only wants to rob Wei Chao's girlfriend, but also wants his life. In the first year of the Apocalypse (162 1), with the cooperation of Hakkas, Wei Chao was dismissed and taken to a different place, and was assassinated on the way.
Wei Zhongxian was able to get rid of Wei because of Wang An.
As a eunuch in three dynasties, Wang An has reached the peak of his life. He helped the emperor and even his father, and Lindong Party was his good brother. It's world-beater. He's fiercer than Dong Fangbubai.
But Wang An also has a fatal weakness-he likes tall hats.
A tall hat is flattery. The so-called "a thousand clothes wear, flattery doesn't wear" is really a wise saying. No matter how clever this person is, as long as he finds it right and slaps it hard, he will be vulnerable.
From the beginning of Pangu, we know that flattery has a voice. But Wei Zhongxian's flattery broke the stereotype and reached the highest level of flattery-silent fart.
Every time I see Wang An, Wei Zhongxian never flatters, nor talks, but only kowtows. Wang An won't go until he is told, and he won't talk until he is told. When Wang An spoke to him, he didn't talk much and his attitude was very modest.
He doesn't want to be empty, but he does everything. He sends things on holidays, or sends them suddenly, and pulls them home by car. So when Wei and Wei Zhongxian fought, Wang fully supported Wei Zhongxian and drove Wei away.
But he didn't know that Wei Zhongxian's goal was not Wei Dynasty, but himself. At this time, Wei Zhongxian has stood on the threshold, and with one more step, he can gain supreme power. But Wang An stood in front of him. We must get rid of this man before we move on. Just like dealing with Wei Dynasty before, Wei Zhongxian had no ideological obstacles. Friends can betray, so can superiors. As a hooligan, gangster and scum, he always remembers his own nature. But what should we do? Wang An is not Wei Dynasty. This man is not only high in status and seniority, but also has a good relationship with the emperor and a fierce path. Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou of Lindong Party often go to his house. With Wei Zhongxian's strength, it seems impossible to get rid of him. But he did it, in an incredible way.
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In the first year of the Apocalypse (162 1), Lu Shou, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, was dismissed for committing a crime. At that time, although Lu Shou held a high position, his influence was not great, so this matter was inconspicuous. Wang An was planted on this humble thing.
As mentioned earlier, among eunuchs, the most outstanding eunuch is Li Si eunuch, including a palm-printed eunuch and several eunuchs who write.
As the head of SiLi supervisor, according to the usual practice, if there is a vacancy, it should be taken over by eunuch Bing Bi. It was Wang An who took over at that time.
It must be pointed out that although Wang An is always the actual leader of eunuchs, he is not a handprint eunuch. The specific reason is unknown. Maybe this guy knows that the gun hit him in the head, so he can't die, and he wants someone to take the post.
But this time is different. After Lu's accident, he was the only qualified person, so he had to do it himself. But Wei Zhongxian doesn't want him to do it, because this position is too important. If Wang An wants to sit on it, he will have to wait for his next life. But the fact is, Wei Zhongxian can't do anything about it.
Wang An thinks so too. He took care of everything and accepted the appointment. According to past practice, he wrote a letter to the emperor. The main meaning is nothing more than saying that I am incompetent and incompetent, and I hope the emperor can find another talent. It seems hypocritical to write this after accepting the appointment, but there is nothing I can do. In our place with a glorious tradition, success cannot be complacent, and complacency is invisible. A few days later, he got a reply from the emperor: agree, change people.
Wang An entered the palace since childhood. He has been doing Li Sijian since he emptied the toilet. He has always been a realist and never believes in any myth, but this time, he saw the myth with his own eyes.
Writing this letter is nothing more than being polite to the emperor, and the emperor is also polite. what am I supposed to do？ I suddenly came to such a thick stick, which is really unexpected.
But what is even more surprising is that before long, he was ordered to leave the court and was completely driven out of the court. And that time he personally took Zhu Youxiao away, without any response.
Wei Zhongxian is really a talented person. After thinking hard, he finally found this opportunity, which is not an opportunity: you have to go, I approve it, which is a matter of course.
But the premise of this idea is that the emperor must approve it, which is very difficult. Because although the emperor likes to be a carpenter and has no culture, he really needs a reason to win over his father-in-law.
Wei Zhongxian helped him find this reason: Hakka.
Nanny, nanny, maybe an affair. With this relationship, it should be enough for her to get rid of Wang Gonggong. Wang An lost his official position, so he quit politics and left sadly. At this time, he realized that decades of ups and downs, intrigue, raising two emperors, is not worth a nanny. In desperation, he intended to return to retirement, but failed to do so. Because there is one person who has made up his mind to get rid of weeds, and that person is Wei Zhongxian.
Someone once asked me, who was the worst person who killed Yue Fei? I answered without hesitation: Qin Gui, of course. The man smiled and said to me, No, it's Qin Gui's wife. I thought for a moment and said to him, you are right. I remembered the records I saw that year. Qin Gui wanted to kill Yue Fei, but he couldn't decide whether to kill him or not. So his wife, Li Qingzhao's cousin Wang, told him that he had to do it, and he did it. This is roughly the case in Wei Zhongxian. Although this guy doesn't recognize friends, he still recognizes leaders. He thought about it and said to his wife, Hakka, forget it. Then, the Hakka people said these words to him:
"When I moved to the palace, I took a message to the outside world, saying that Wang An was held hostage by Li; It was Wang Anlai who robbed people and took the prince away. It was Wang An who colluded with the party and forced Li to move out of the palace. This man must be killed! "
She said this with a serious expression and a serious attitude.
Women are more ferocious than men, believe it.
Wei Zhongxian listened to his wife's instructions and decided to kill Wang An. This is very difficult. The emperor is more honest than Wei Zhongxian. Although he doesn't need Wang An, he will never kill him. But in Wei Zhongxian, it is not difficult to do this, because Wang Tigan, his confidant, succeeded Wang An as the handprint eunuch, and he himself was the eunuch of the prison and the eunuch of the East Factory. He was in power and could do whatever he wanted. Anyway, the emperor is a carpenter every day, and he can't control it.
Soon, while Wang An was working hard, he had an accident and died suddenly at night. Then I reported a natural death, and it was over.
At this point, through unremitting shameless and despicable, Wei Zhongxian finally mastered the control of the East Factory and became the biggest spy. The emperor's official documents can only be approved by him. At least it's a eight-character tripod.
However, every time the document arrives, he doesn't read it because he can't read. As far as illiteracy is concerned, Wei Zhongxian is an honest deadbeat, but he didn't delay the affairs of state. He always takes official documents home for his dog-headed strategist to study, which is useful, instead of wiping his ass and padding the table feet, and makes the best use of everything.
After more than 30 years in the palace, Wei Zhongxian finally reached the peak of his life. But it's not the peak yet.
Defeated Wei, got rid of Wang An and got rid of the emperor, but it was not enough. If you want to be the real ruler of this country, you must face the next and last enemy-Lindong Party.
Shortly after the lackeys became eunuchs in Dongchang, Wei Zhongxian, after careful consideration and preparation, launched an attack on Lindong Party. Specific actions include sending people to contact important figures of Lindong Party, including Liu Yijing, Zhou Jiamo and Yang Lian. , said that he had just arrived, many things still need to pay more attention, and has attached gifts many times. In addition, he also praised some cadres of Lindong Party in public, and his excitement was beyond words. What is even more touching is that he advised the emperor many times that Zhao Nanxing of Lindong Party is a rare talent in the country, hardworking and trustworthy, and sent his cronies to visit and pay their respects.
Excluding force majeure factors such as amnesia and accidental stroke, there is almost no possibility that Wei Zhongxian will suddenly improve. So the conclusion is that these actions are all camouflage, and there are secrets behind the illusion.
My dark secret is that Wei Zhongxian wants to make friends with Lindong Party.
It is necessary to state once again that this sentence I wrote is correct.
In fact, the history of our country has always been complicated. The so-called you have me and I have you. If you can make do, you can make do. If you can fool, you can fool. Looking back, it is estimated that only cavemen are truly persistent and never give up.
Wei Zhongxian is no exception. Although he can't read, he is very clever. He knows very well that Lindong Party is not only powerful, but also a scholar. In fact, it's not terrible, but nerds are terrible.
Since ancient times, scholars have been roughly divided into two types, one is called literati and the other is called scholar. Scholars are "scholars despise each other", characterized by shame and inferiority. Hello, he can't say it well, you can, he can't, and he is timid. He usually curses and pulls his head back when something really happens. It's really bullshit.
The main feature of The Scholars is "the spirit of the Scholars", which shows the mind of two poles and one track. Good is good, and bad is bad. He usually refuses to make trouble, is not afraid of death when something happens, and dares to fight hard at the critical moment. The weak scholar turned into an iron warrior without looking for a telephone booth, changing clothes or blinking.
Scholars at that time were more reliable, so there were both kinds of people in Lindong Party, and the latter accounted for the vast majority. The image spokesperson is Yang Lian, who won't stop biting, which is quite a headache.
This kind of brain-dead, dare to behave in such a way, is really a natural nemesis for Wei Zhongxian, a rogue who plays it by ear and bullies.
So, Wei Zhongxian importune to please Lin Dong, and he really doesn't want to offend these people. This world is not easy for everyone. I don't want to be an emperor. At most, I am a successful eunuch. You worked well with Wang An before. Now I'm here, but it's someone else. What is the difference?
Lindong Party's kind response to Wei Zhongxian was that all the gifts that came to the door were returned and those that came to the door were driven away.
The most humiliating thing is Zhao Nanxing.
Among the party member in Lindong, Wei Zhongxian likes Zhao Nanxing best, because he is a fellow villager and it is easy to walk on the road. Therefore, I visited many times and praised the kindness of Zhao's hometown.
But Zhao was ungrateful and refused to meet each other. Once, in front of many people, in view of Wei's actions, he said this: We should work hard for goodness.
The implication of this sentence is that you just need to do your own thing well, don't be crooked, and leave me alone if you have nothing to do.
Wei Zhongxian doesn't understand, Wang. You can cooperate, why don't you cooperate with me?
In fact, Lindong refused to cooperate with Wei Zhongxian, not because Wei Zhongxian was illiterate, not because he was a hooligan, but because he was not Wang An.
No way, scholars are desperate. Although there is no difference in essence and physiological structure between Wang An and Wei Zhongxian, they are both eunuchs, supervisors and officials. However, Lindong Party has always been better than doing things well, misreading people, and extremely despising social garbage like Wei Zhongxian, who is born rogue and despicable.
It should be said that this idea is worthy of respect and admiration, but it is absolutely wrong. Because they don't know that the highest skill in politics is not life and death, but compromise.
Wei Zhongxian was angry, and his anger was justified, not only because Lin Dong refused to cooperate, but more importantly, he felt despised.
There are many kinds of people in this world. Wei Zhongxian belongs to the Jianghu category. Such people have been mixed up in society since childhood and have many friends. Their wives can be abandoned and their daughters can be abandoned. They only have face, so they cannot be abandoned. The contempt of Lindong Party greatly shocked his filthy mind. He learned from these mistakes, turned to repentance, and made a decisive decision:
Since you don't lose face, you'll have to tear your face off! But father-in-law Wei soon discovered that it was not easy to tear his face. Because he is illiterate.
To solve Wang An, as long as their hands are hard enough and their hearts are black enough, one side is different. These people are intellectuals, or at least scholars, who are good at court struggle, which happens to be the weakness of Wei Gonggong.
You can't fight in the imperial court with a knife and a gun. Generally speaking, it is swearing and fighting with a pen. The technical content is quite high, and many allusions and idioms are used to ensure that there are no dirty words in cursing ancestors. For father-in-law Wei, who can't read, it's a little reluctant to let him do this job.
In order to adapt to the struggle under the new situation and not be scolded to death, father-in-law Wei decided to find some assistants, commonly known as running dogs.
Gu Bingqian and Wei Guangwei are the first and most important lackeys.
In the thirty-second year of Wanli (1604), Wei Guangwei, a scholar, was divided into good and bad people. Wei Guangwei's father is Wei Yunzhen, and Wei Yunzhen has a best friend named Zhao Nanxing. During the Wanli period, Wei Yunzhen worked as an assistant minister and had a good relationship with Zhao Nanxing. They have eight friends. In today's words, they are sworn brothers. Wei Guangwei's official career was relatively smooth, and he was admitted to the Hanlin Academy, and then he was promoted step by step. During the apocalypse, he became an assistant minister of rites.
It is said that this speed is not slow, but Mr. Wei is a very motivated person. In order to achieve leapfrog development, he found Wei Zhongxian.
Father-in-law Wei is naturally welcome. Only two years later, he was promoted to vice minister and minister, and was appointed as a member of the cabinet and became a college student.
It is commendable that Comrade Wei Guangwei made new friends and never forgot his old friends. After taking office, the first thing he did was to visit his father's old comrade-in-arms Zhao Nanxing.
But Zhao Nanxing didn't see him. When I told him to go away, I gave him four words: "See the spring without children!"
Wei Yunzhen, the father of Wei Guangwei, is called Quan. This is a rather vicious remark. You said my father had no son, so what am I? Wei Guangwei is very angry. Anger turned into anger. He called for the second time and asked to see Zhao Nanxing. Zhao Nanxing still hasn't seen him. Next, Wei Guangwei made an unexpected move, and he went again.
After Mr. Wei was worthy of being a noble family, he cultivated himself very well. At that time, Liu Bei invited Zhuge Liang to work hard three times. Wei Guangwei didn't want adult Zhao to work hard, so he just ate a meal and chatted.
But Zhao Nanxing still refused to see it. Facing the closed door, Wei Guangwei flew into a rage and vowed to be at odds with Zhao Nanxing. The reason why Wei Guangwei was angry and met or not was second. The point is that Zhao Nanxing broke the rules.
At that time, Zhao Nanxing was an official minister and a personnel minister, while Wei Guangwei was an official minister and a university student in Dongge. Although both of them are ministers, Wei Guangwei is a member of the cabinet, equivalent to the deputy prime minister. According to the rules, Minister Zhao has to ask him to lead the team.
However, it's a bit ridiculous that Wei didn't care about it at the university, but he also came to the door in person, and you didn't see it three times. In this way, the good guy or the bad guy, with the selfless help of Zhao Nanxing, became a total bad guy. In addition to these two men, Wei Zhongxian has many cronies, such as Quan Feng, Shi Fenglai, Cui Chengxiu and Xu Xianchun. Later generations are collectively called: five tigers, five tigers, ten dogs and ten sons. Altogether, there are thirty of them. Or a pediatrician. Grandpa Wei still has 20 children, 40 monkey grandchildren and 500 righteous grandchildren. As a eunuch, he really has so many children and grandchildren, and he is really blessed. I was going to help these eunuchs make a photo, make a brief introduction, or at least make a name for themselves, but when I saw the words "five hundred righteous grandchildren", I suddenly lost my courage.
In fact, Lindong Party is also very good at pulling mountains and organizing groups. But compared with Wei Gonggong, it is much worse.
Because Lindong Party has high admission standards and limited channels, it is either a fellow villager (township party), a colleague (fellow scientist) or a host (teacher-student relationship). Except for a few people with special skills (such as Wang Wenyan), they must be senior intellectuals (a scholar or academician), and they must also have a clean record (corruption and bribery).
Father-in-law Wei is much more open. He is a rogue, illiterate and part-time trafficker (selling his daughter). It's hard to find someone with lower quality than him.
So when he accepts people, he attaches great importance to unity. Mo Wen, the so-called hero, comes from wealth, but it doesn't matter whether he is a cat or a dog, as long as he can work. His gang are also quite sensible, calling themselves "tigers", "tigers", "dogs" and "monkeys". No matter what animals they are, they are not people.
The composition of these monsters is very complicated, including eunuchs, spies, six officials, local officials and military commanders, involving all walks of life.
Although they come from different fields, one thing is the same: they are all carefully selected high-purity scum.