The Chongzhen Emperor's First Powerful Minister

I have been reading at Qidian for eight or nine years, and I don't know when a crazy whitewashing trend started in the Internet literary world. As long as it is denied in official history, it must be overturned. For example, those of King Zhou, Liu Chan, Qin Hui, etc., Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, the Wei eunuch became powerful like this. Haven't you noticed a paradox? Those are all viewed from today's historical perspective. Looking at it now, there are a group of people in the Donglin Party and some of their actions are harmful to the country, but can it be inferred that Wei Zhongxian's actions are beneficial to the country? Can an eunuch who is corrupt and brings disaster to the country and people become a savior? Could it be that Chongzhen and the Donglin Party were responsible for the demise of the Ming Dynasty? Isn't it a little bit wrong for them not to be eunuchs? I feel like people like Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou who persist in their ideals despite being tortured to death, how bad can they be even if they cannot save the country due to their limitations? , I won't talk about it anymore, many things will not be clear for a while. The author is respectable. It is impossible for the online literary circle not to know the current habits of readers and still write articles that seem to "go against the general trend." He is also the kind of person who has ideals and justice. I specially use a small account to write comments to support the author, so as not to be stared at by some crazy dogs in a large account. I'm busy now and don't have time to read. When I have some free time, I will definitely give you a tip to support the author.

I was inspired by the second volume, the prologue. Today, the Ming Dynasty has been destroyed. Is it meaningful to discuss Donglin again? It cannot be denied that Donglin played a key role in the demise of the Ming Dynasty. From this point of view, it is not innocent. Looking at it now, it is a target that must be attacked. Is Donglin innocent, no? How did party strife lead to the end of the Ming Dynasty? Whether it is Donglin, Zhejiang, Chu, or Qi parties, they are actually representatives of the landed class. It is a well-known rule in the feudal dynasty that when land annexation becomes more and more serious, internal conflicts cannot be transferred, a large number of people are displaced, conflicts accumulate over time, and the demise of the dynasty is just around the corner. The Donglin Party originated from Donglin Academy, but what is behind it? They are the landlord class and wealthy businessmen. They provide funds for the Donglin Party, connect with people, and help Donglin people rise to power. What they do after they take office is, of course, to protect the landlords and fight for their profits. This constitutes the Donglin Party with complicated interests! I don't need to tell you how the landlord class seizes profits. The other parties are also similar. They are all representatives of the landlord class. The only differences between the parties are region, ideology and culture. Party struggle is not only a dispute over culture and ideas, but also a struggle for the interests of the landlord class behind it! It's not that the Donglin Party doesn't want to fight, but that they must fight! Where does the partisanship come from? Fight for the foundation of the country! The three court cases in the late Ming Dynasty happened in this way. As a class with vested interests, they must safeguard their political ideas. This is not only related to their interests, but also related to their wealth, lives and political future! And party struggle naturally uses all possible means, fighting for power and gain, attacking and criticizing, ostracizing dissidents, and all kinds of methods are endless! The Ming Dynasty was sliding into the abyss step by step amid such internal strife! Is Wei Zhongxian innocent? No? He deserved to be killed, but he died at the wrong time. When Chongzhen came to power, he began to eliminate the eunuch party. In the process, he did not strengthen his control over the government. Maybe, but it is obvious that in the end, it actually strengthened the power of the Donglin Party, which led to Donglin basically controlling the government. When Wei Zhongxian died, the eunuch party was destroyed. There was no force in the court that could compete with Donglin. The Donglin Party, the final winner, naturally began to enjoy the fruits of victory. All the nobles and nobles in the court were Donglin people. And what was the Ming Dynasty like at this time? Government corruption, land annexation, constant natural disasters, and the army's inability to fight, there are all the problems that should arise when a dynasty dies. Chongzhen wants money but no money, and he wants food but no food. Although Donglin is successful, as a vested interest class, will Donglin harm his own interests to save this dynasty that is about to perish? Even if Dong Lin wants to do something, so what? Donglin's original ideas were not very good, they were to open up new ideas, reform old malpractices, oppose mining taxes, etc. However, what was the result? Driven by the interest class, the Donglin Party turned a blind eye to the dire straits of the people below and focused on fighting for their own interests. In their view, as long as they win, peace in the world will be around the corner! They added fuel to the fire for the demise of the Ming Dynasty. How sad!

I don't deny that the eunuchs are not a good thing, and Wei Zhongxian is even more of a bastard. But no matter how bad the eunuchs are, they still have some bottom line and will not make fun of national affairs. On the contrary, when the Donglin Party is about to die, they must first eliminate their political opponents. It seems that if they don't do this, they can't prove their loyalty. As for tax collection, the taxes during the Chongzhen period were indeed higher than those during the Tianqi period, but so what? Commercial taxes were basically cut off, and all were land taxes. Even under the advice of the genius of the Donglin Party, Chongzhen increased taxes on the hungry people in the north, making the rogue bandits bigger. Yuan Chonghuan is even more of a braggart. He keeps saying that he has won the battle, but he can't get a single head out of his head. Is this called a victory? As for Sun Chengzong, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, and Shi Kefa, except for Sun Chengzong, the others only have integrity to praise, and their abilities are not ordinary scum!

I don't want to say that the protagonist is a rebel or not, I just say that Chongzhen is suspicious, unsentimental, and irresponsible! During the seventeenth year of Chongzhen's reign, there were eleven ministers of the Ministry of Punishment and fourteen ministers of the Ministry of War. Seven governors were executed, eleven governors were killed, and one was forced to death. This includes Governor Yuan Chonghuan. Therefore, being a minister in the Chongzhen Dynasty was a high-risk profession. What should the protagonist do? The author makes his own arrangements!

Damn, I really have a headache after reading this. It's only been a few chapters. One after another, stunning beauties are as endless as rabbits in the field, and each of them falls in love with the protagonist at first sight. Author, have you never seen a woman? 🤔, I wonder if what I am reading is a historical novel, and whether you have time-traveled from 2000. Why is this man so handsome? It makes me vomit.

I have voted for a monthly ticket, can I add more points? This book is really good. I only read 2 books in alternate history. This one I read every day. When will Chongzhen step down? The other book I read, "Supporting the Qin Dynasty", unified the Qin Dynasty and destroyed Asan. The protagonist has been suppressed by Chongzhen. I even made up several endings in my dreams. . . Wen Ge Lao died, and another "Wen Ge Lao" came Needless to say, the content of this book and the sincerity of the author are full. Come on

Emperor: Come on, my dear, you are so capable, I, the emperor, will let you do it well.

His butt is too crooked. This does not mean that Wei Zhongxian is a good person, but he will never kill Emperor Tianqi. Emperor Tianqi is the foundation of his power. Donglin Party members are not all bad guys. Donglin himself also has many factions. This distortion is meaningless.

Next, please arrange for acclimatization, disease, and death to immigrate.

I think the author of the comment is also neurotic. He calls himself a fanboy for all the refutations and regards the historical records he found as the truth. However, the historical records posted by many authors seem too fake and unreliable, which is not convincing at all. After all, the general direction of the history books is correct, but many small details can be changed too much. It is too presumptuous to rely on the author's own idea of ​​finding out what he sees and what he sees to be true. It doesn't matter who he is with. As the saying goes, history books are just little girls who dress up. No one can guarantee that what they know is 100% correct. After all, the Qing Dynasty burned 30 million records of the Ming Dynasty, and it took almost a hundred years to compile history. During this period, it was revised and revised. There are too many uncertainties. Even the Ten-Day Massacre in Yangzhou was only known to people from books that were circulated from overseas. There are too many unknown things hidden in history, so people like to discuss history. After all, everything has two sides. No one can 100% convince others of things in history. These things will change with age and experience. The world would be boring if everyone thought the same way.