In the eighteenth year of Jiajing (1539), Sejong buried Empress Dowager Sanzhang and stopped managing state affairs, so it was difficult for ministers to see him. Only Yan Song can see or get his instructions. After stealing power, Yan Song acted arrogantly, placing cronies in various important departments, and some treacherous court officials joined in one after another. Sejong realized this, wanted to gradually disperse his power, and began to get close to the great scholar Xu Jie. Yan Song knew the emperor's mind very well. When something needed to be saved, he reprimanded him according to the emperor's mind, and then told him tactfully that the emperor could not bear to punish him. If anyone wants to crowd out the person who framed him, first talk about his benefits, and then whisper to the point where the emperor is dissatisfied. It is very skillful to change the emperor's mood. However, Yan Song's arbitrariness aroused the dissatisfaction and disgust of many ministers, so Sejong gradually alienated him, began to trust Xu Jie, and put Yan Song aside in everything. Yan Song was shocked, let his family worship around Xu Jie, and pleaded with wine: "Yanmou will die sooner or later, and this family can only be taken care of by your compassion."
Yan Song stole power for 20 years, and his son Yan Shifan was even more evil, poisoning people all over the world. People have pointed out that his father and son are great traitors. In the forty-first year of Jiajing (1562), the alchemist made a "divine statement" condemning the crimes of Yan Song and his son. Sejong is superstitious about divination, so he has the intention of excluding Yan Song. After receiving the news, Xu Jie asked Zou Yinglong to impeach Yan Song and his son for their illegal acts. Sejong, in the name of his godson's incompetence, ordered Yan Song to abdicate and exiled Yan Shifan to Leizhou Wei (now Guangdong). In forty-three years, under the planning of Xu Jie, Yan Shifan was beheaded for treason, Yan Song was dismissed for the people and his property was confiscated. The family actually copied more than 20,000 taels of gold, more than two million taels of silver and countless other gold, silver and jewels. After that, he made a living by begging. Two years later, he died in a remote place.
Why was Wen Style Ren written into the biography of treacherous court official?
Wenwenren (1573 ~ 1638) was born in Wuqing (now Xing Wu, Zhejiang). Zongshen Wanli twenty-six years (1598), was admitted to imperial academy, edited by the Hanlin Academy, served as assistant minister of does, and served as minister of does. Wen Ziren, a talented bureaucrat, is "eager to be an outsider, and his machine is biting".
In the winter of the first year of Chongzhen (1628), when recommending cabinet ministers, Wen Renren did not attend because of his low reputation, and Zhou Yanru, who had a high voice, was also excluded from the candidate list. Wen Renren guessed that Emperor Chongzhen would have doubts in his heart, so he made a big fuss and attacked Qian, saying that he took bribes as an examiner after having obtained the provincial examination in Zhejiang and was good at forming gangs for traitors. Emperor Chongzhen had long suspected that courtiers had formed a clique. After seeing his remarks, I agreed with him very much, so I sincerely praised him and appreciated him. In the second year, Ren Zanhua, the imperial censor, exposed the extrajudicial things such as marrying prostitutes and taking bribes and taking other people's industries. Emperor Chongzhen was very angry and was demoted by one level. Wen Renren begged for the removal of his official position, and said, "Recently, because of money, people who pushed me out and attacked me kept appearing, and no one could shelter me. My isolation can be clearly seen. " In view of the party struggle between the Wanli and the Apocalypse Dynasties, Emperor Chongzhen was most disgusted with the party affiliation of ministers, so he turned to understanding the "isolation" and "no party" of Wenti Ren, criticizing ministers for not thinking about state affairs and attacking each other for disloyalty. In June of three years, Wen Ziren was appointed as the history of the Ministry of Rites, and a university student of Dongge.
Wen Style Ren entered the Cabinet with the help of Zhou Yanru, and assisted in state affairs. However, when he entered the cabinet, he and Zhou Yanru had completely different attitudes towards Lindong Party and Yen Party, so they began to try to replace Zhou Yanru's record position. Zhou Yanru didn't know anything about Wen Style Ren's plot, because Wen Style Ren had refuted money with himself and helped him to join the cabinet. In June of the sixth year of Chongzhen (1633), Wenziren secretly helped eunuchs, Chen Zanhua attacked them, and instigated Chen Zanhua to impeach and connive at Li's corrupt and rebellious remarks. Emperor Chongzhen was furious and ordered the tracing. Zhou Yanru was in a very difficult situation, and turned to Wenwenren for help. Wen Zheren not only refused to help, but also fired all officials who had good relations with Zhou Yanru, leaving him without any support. In desperation, Zhou Yanru was forced to resign. As a result, Wen Style Ren became the cabinet record. At first, he wanted to unite eunuchs to strengthen his own power, but Emperor Chongzhen was always proud of getting rid of Wei Zhongxian, which made Wenziren give up the idea of using eunuchs. He was at odds with Lindong Party, so he attacked Lindong Party many times. Eight years in July, the party humanities into the cabinet. The style of benevolence was difficult with Wen everywhere, and Wen was finally dismissed from office. After Wen Ziren assisted in state affairs, he was good at distinguishing shapes and colors, catering to the wishes of the emperor, and was particularly favored. So he became more stubborn and bossy. He secretly asked people to put forward what he wanted to recommend, deliberately tolerated what he wanted to exclude and frame, and made the emperor suspect. The people he introduced for resettlement were all mediocre people to show his intelligence and consolidate his position. When Emperor Chongzhen asked about his salary, he said modestly, "I used to do things by the rules in imperial academy, but the emperor didn't know that I was stupid, and I was promoted to prime minister, and thieves were increasing day by day. This is really not enough to do my duty. However, although I am ignorant, I dare not cheat my salary when drafting the imperial edict. I hope the emperor will rule. " Emperor Chongzhen thought he was simple, honest and loyal. Wen Renren has been in power for a long time, and there are countless letters exposing him. Emperor Chongzhen was completely disillusioned, but he thought he was isolated and had no party members, and his accusers were even tortured to death.
In the tenth year of Chongzhen (1637), he secretly retaliated against the concerto, requesting that the eunuch Cao Huachun be severely punished. I didn't expect Emperor Chongzhen to give this letter to Cao Huachun. Cao Huachun personally tried Zhang Hanru's case. As a result, Zhang Hanru was designated as a traitor and sentenced to death, which completely backfired. At this point, Emperor Chongzhen no longer trusted Wen Ziren, which made him in a dilemma. The style is benevolent, and I want to test the attitude of Emperor Chongzhen. Unexpectedly, as soon as the letter was presented, Emperor Chongzhen approved him to go home for illness. Wen Tiren was eating when he learned the news. He dropped his chopsticks in surprise and had to go home.
Wen Style Ren has been a cabinet secretary for four years, and he has no plans to resist the southward movement of the Qing soldiers in Liaodong or to deal with the peasant army of Li Zicheng and Zhang. But he is good at pandering. Although he has no talent, he is well paid. Being an official with a benevolent style ignores the national interests and is only for personal power, so it was written into the biography of treacherous court official.