Chapter 2-History as a Mirror, Knowledge of the Past as a Mirror of the Present
"Hehehe-someone dares to pull out a tooth from the tiger's mouth.”A person walked out of the mansion. Everyone saw that it was the North American Elephant Commander. He said righteously,"Don't frame a good minister." Who is a traitor, who wants to seize power, who eats fireflies in his heart-he knows. However, Your Majesty, do you remember that many dynasties in history were filled with treacherous officials who brought disaster to the country and the people? Their crimes were heinous. They levied exorbitant taxes and extorted the emperor to order the vassals around. They cheated and schemed against the loyal and honest people. They were in power and treated the treasury and the people as their own. Often, they did both. They corrupted the court, harmed the loyal and honest people, took bribes and perverted the law. Selling official positions was their common essence. The outcome was that the people were resentful and the country's strength declined day by day. In the end, the country was about to fall. Zhao Gao called a deer a horse. Qin three years after the fall of the country, later there are and Shen theft of the country to accumulate wealth, Qing Dynasty will collapse. These treacherous officials were all greedy and corrupt. They were all sinners through the ages. They should really take today's people as a lesson. Today's people could not help but pity them, but future generations would pity them! Your Majesty, please don't forget the ten treacherous officials in history. They brought disaster to the country and the people, and their crimes cannot be punished.”The Blue Fox jumped up." I advise you not to be a busybody. Plant more flowers and less thorns."”"Hehe, I didn't mention you by name, did I? Don't feel guilty."" Hehe, someone is confessing to himself.”Lion-Man stood up. "Wow, wow, wow-everyone knows that someone is Sima Zhixin. You're just panicking." The frog, Hulk, jumped out as well. "What is it? What? You're pointing fingers at a mulberry tree and scolding a locust tree? Your Majesty, you must help me!" Hehe, since all the ministers have stepped forward, I believe everyone has heard of the treacherous officials of the past, right?”
"Gugugu-I know history best." The Flying Pigeon flapped his wings and said,"Ever since Pangu created the world, there were countless treacherous officials, big and small. Gu Gu, let's first talk about Zhao Gao (Qin Dynasty), a person from the State of Zhao, who was castrated when he was born. When he grew up, he was strong and powerful, familiar with prison law, Qin Shihuang heard of this matter, so he appointed him as the order of Zhongche Mansion, teaching his youngest son Hu Hai. In July 210 B.C., the First Emperor died on a trip. Gao forged an edict and re-established Hu Hai. He killed the eldest son of the First Emperor, Ying Fusu, the twelfth son, the tenth princess, the general Meng Tian, the right prime minister Feng Quji, and others. When Hu Hai ascended the throne, Gao served as a doctor. So he killed Prime Minister Li Si and became Prime Minister himself. He concentrated all the power in his body and became an emperor for two generations. He levied exorbitant taxes and killed the innocent, praising "those who kill the masses are loyal officials". At the time of the crisis, he killed the second generation and made Ying Ziying the king of Qin. Later, he was killed by Ziying.
Once again, Dong Zhuo, one of the top ten treacherous officials, was from Longxi of the Han Dynasty. He was rough and fierce, resourceful and had extraordinary physical strength. When he was young, he traveled among the Qiang people and made friends with the leaders of the Qiang people. At first, he served as a military officer. Later, he served as Yu Linlang, Army Sima, Doctor and East Zhonglang General. In 184 AD, he was defeated by the Yellow Turban Army. In 190 AD, he was recruited as Shaofu, but refused to accept the order and stationed troops in Hedong to observe the changes of the times. In August, he led his troops into Luoyang, deposed the young emperor and established Emperor Xian. Since he became the prime minister, he had been arbitrary in the government. He was violent and chaotic, which aroused the opposition of the whole country. He burned Luoyang and moved west to Chang 'an. In February 191 AD, he became the Grand Preceptor, ranking above the kings. He plundered a huge amount of money, including twenty to thirty thousand catties of gold, eighty to ninety thousand catties of silver, and mountains of brocade and strange toys. In 192 AD, he was killed by Situ Wang Yun and others. The Great Division of the Three Kingdoms had finally arrived. There was also one of the ten treacherous officials, Huang Hao (Three Kingdoms). I don't know why he promised. He is a crafty sycophant and is good at flattery. At the beginning, he served Prince Liu Chan. After the emperor ascended the throne, he became the Latter Lord. Because there was Prime Minister Zhuge Liang before, and later there was Dong Yun in charge of the government, Sun Hao did not dare to expose his treachery, but his official position was only Huangmen Cheng. In 246 AD, Wang Yun died and Chen Zhi took his place. Sun Hao and Sun Zhi colluded with each other and indulged the Latter Ruler's indulgence. The government of the court became increasingly corrupt. After his death, he was appointed to the post of Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff. From then on, he played with power until he was destroyed. Deng Ai, the general of the Western Wei Dynasty, knew that he was treacherous and wanted to kill him. Sun Hao bribed Deng Ai's cronies and finally avoided death.
"Wow, wow, wow-you're done. "I'm here to receive another-" The frog Hulk said, Ruan Dianfu (Northern and Southern Dynasties), one of the top ten treacherous officials, was a native of Kuaiji. At first, he was a small official in Taiwan. Later, he was the chief official of Liu Yu, King of Huaiyang. Later, he was the teacher of Liu Yu, the son of the Crown Prince. He was quite trusted. In 456 AD, Dianfu and others killed the former deposed emperor and made Yu emperor, which was Emperor Ming of Song Dynasty. Later, due to the suppression of the long history Deng Wan rebellion, promoted to Longxiang General, Situ joined the army. Later, he served as Prince Infantry Lieutenant to participate in the government, and his power suppressed the emperor. Imposing heavy taxes, people have to resist, disaster immediately. He took bribes and lived a luxurious life, which no king could compare with. widely use trusted aides. In 472 AD, Emperor Ming died, and Prince Liu Yu was appointed as the later emperor. Dianfu was added to the matter and the general of the auxiliary country, and his power became heavier. The following year, he suppressed the rebellion of Liu Jingsu, King of Jianping, and was appointed governor of Southern Yuzhou and champion general due to his meritorious service. In 477 AD, he was killed because he abolished the elder and established the younger. It is also said that Yang Su, one of the ten treacherous officials, was born in Huayin, Hongnong, Sui Dynasty. He first served Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Later, Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, served as Shangzhu State and worshiped as a censor. In 588, he was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou. He then served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was in charge of the government and relied on treachery to stand on his own. Yang Guang, the king of Jin, participated in the palace conspiracy, deposed Prince Yang Yong and killed Emperor Wen. Yang Guangli, he bowed to Situ. Yang Su is very arrogant and arrogant, arbitrarily insulting his subordinates, and whoever disobeys him will be framed. Covet money and expand property. He died in 606 AD. Then, look at Li Linfu (Tang Dynasty), one of the top ten treacherous officials of the past dynasties. At first, he served as a thousand cattle straight long, later official to prime minister. He was cunning and sinister. His method was to make friends with eunuchs and concubines, cater to Xuanzong, and eliminate dissidents. On the surface, they appeared friendly, but they secretly framed others. The world said that there was honey in the mouth and a sword in the belly. Recruit cliques, form cliques for personal gain, and use only mediocre talents to consolidate their power. He took bribes and lived a luxurious life. As the court became increasingly corrupt, it finally led to the famous "An Lushan Rebellion" in history. He died in November 752.
"Cha cha, I am the Magpie Warrior of North America. The crafty villain has many hairs, Qin Hui (Song Dynasty), one of the top ten crafty officials, said the magpie hero: Qin Hui Jiangning people, Jinshi origin. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, he served as a censor. He was captured and sent to the north. He became a close confidant of Emperor Taizong's younger brother Wanyan Chang. In 1130 AD, Chang gave up and returned to the south. Those who claimed to have killed the Jin prison seized the ship and fled back. The court officials suspected him, but the prime minister Fan Zongyin and others tried their best to eliminate the suspicion of the public, so he became a member of the government. He was appointed to the post of Prime Minister. The following year, he was removed from office. In 1134, he became prime minister again. Qin Hui is cruel and insidious. He served as prime minister for nineteen years, killed Yue Fei, demoted Zhongliang, tried his best to sabotage the war of resistance, presided over the peace talks, and paid tribute to Jin. In his later years, he repeatedly raised major cases, and there were countless unjust cases. He was the most treacherous official of the Celestial Empire and was always reviled by the people. In 1155, he died of illness. "Zha", one of the ten treacherous officials of the past dynasties, was from Hama (Yuan Dynasty). His mother was Ningzong's wet nurse. Hama was favored by Emperor Shun and successively served as the imperial censor in the palace and the privy council. In 1340 AD, Tuotuo became prime minister, and he followed him. Tuotuo and the minister Taiping have conflicts, and he supports Tuotuo. Tuotuo was reinstated as prime minister, and he was appointed as the right minister of the book. Soon after, he was at odds with Tuotuo and decided to kill him. He recommended a Western monk to please Emperor Shun with sexual techniques. Shun emperor every day according to the law, widely take women, monarch and minister in chaos, ugly unbearable. In 1355, he was appointed as the Left Prime Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In December, Tuotuo was killed. In February of the following year, he was beaten to death.
"Meh meh meh, I am the North American Goat Nose Lord. The magpie said,"I'm here to pick up…" Miemie Miemie, Wei Zhongxian (Ming Dynasty), one of the top ten treacherous officials of the past dynasties, was born in Suzhou, formerly known as Jinzhong. When he was young, he was a rogue and liked to gamble. Because he lost money, he was forced by a group of villains and castrated himself. During the reign of Emperor Wanli, he entered the palace and colluded with Xi Zong's wet nurse Ke. After Emperor Xizong ascended the throne, he served as a eunuch in charge of ceremonies. He was trusted by Emperor Xizong because he was good at guiding Emperor Xizong to sing, sing, dance and hunt dogs and horses, so he was in charge of the East Chamber. He colluded with the Ke family, rejected dissidents, and formed a large number of cliques, resulting in the titles of "Five Tigers,""Ten Dogs,""Ten Children," and "Forty Grandsons." His power was overwhelming, and those who fawned on him worshipped him as "nine thousand years old". Governors and governors all over the country competed to build temples for him. In 1627, Emperor Sizong ascended the throne, exposed his adultery, ordered him to be arrested and sentenced to death by hanging himself.
"Mie", one of the top ten treacherous officials and Shen (Qing Dynasty), Manchurian Red Flag people, born as a student. At first, he served as a guard in Luanyi. Because he was good at ingratiating himself, he was favored by Emperor Qianlong. He was promoted to Minister of Revenue, Minister of Military Affairs, Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister of Political Affairs and Minister of Fan Yuan. In 1781, he served as an imperial envoy and oversaw the suppression of the Hui rebellion. When he returned to Beijing, he replaced the Minister of War and was granted the title of Baron. When he ascended to a high position, he eliminated dissidents, recruited trusted aides, and used unscrupulous means to plunder wealth. In 1799, Jiaqing took over the government, arrested He Shen, sentenced him to death, and confiscated his property. The gold and silver treasures were worth about 800 million taels of silver, which was equivalent to the financial income of the court for eleven years at that time. He was the number one corrupt official in the history of the Celestial Empire. At that time, there was a folk saying,"He Shen fell, Jiaqing ate." "Miemie, miemie, miemie." The worst was Pan Renmei of the Northern Song Dynasty, a treacherous official in traditional chivalrous novels. Among the Yang family generals, she used her official position to take revenge for her personal hatred. As a result, she did not help Yang Jiye, causing him to die in front of the Li Ling Monument. There was also Gao Qiu, who was widely known for his heinous crimes. He appeared as a street hooligan. Because of his high Cuju skills, he was called Gao Qiu.
The Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty were hateful and notorious for thousands of years. Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, Zhu Wei, Li Yan, six treacherous officials. The Six Thieves were in cahoots, arrogant and domineering, and could not tolerate any dissidents. Cai Jing had only been Prime Minister for two months, but he had already labeled Sima Guang and more than 100 other people as traitors. He had also erected a so-called "Traitorous Party Monument" in front of the Imperial Palace and engraved their names on the stone tablet. Setting up a monument was a way for the Chinese people to carry forward the merits of their ancestors. However, the Six Thieves were ingenious. They carved the names of their political enemies on the stone to show the world, trying to make them "infamy" for thousands of years. It was really their genius creation. The original prime minister Zhang and Cai Jing not only had a close personal relationship, but they were also from the same hometown. Cai Jing had also received many benefits from him, but Zhang was upright and outspoken, and had offended Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty. In order to curry favor with Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, Cai Jing returned evil with kindness regardless of friendship and beat Zhang into a "treacherous party". Suzhou's prefect, Wu Boju, had once taken care of Cai Jing everywhere. Later, because Wu Boju did not collude with him, Cai Jing immediately dismissed Wu Boju and investigated him…Those who obeyed him would prosper, and those who opposed him would die. This was the logic of a villain who had achieved success. The "Six Thieves" were powerful, tyrannical, and did whatever they wanted. All the good people in the world were persecuted by them. One of the "Six Thieves", Zhu Gonggong, used the name of the court to plunder the land of the people. Once, he said that the emperor had issued an edict that all the fields and houses around Sun Laoqiao in Suzhou had been given to him. He had limited the people in this area to move out within five days and ordered his men to beat them up and expel them. The scene was unbearable. Wang Fu forcibly occupied the residence of Xu, a "retired" official, in broad daylight, and kicked and kicked Xu's family out of the snowstorm. Tong Guan was greedy by nature, plundered the people's wealth and took bribes. Li Yan and Liang Shicheng had clearly marked the price and publicly sold their official positions…Cai Jing, the leader of the Six Thieves, was an old hand at amassing money. Every year on his birthday, he would send his subordinates everywhere to publicize it. From the imperial court to the officials of the various prefectures, there was an endless stream of gifts for Cai Jing. They grouped every ten loads or ten carts of gifts together and called them a gang. Birthday gifts were called birthday gang. Cai Jing's birthday had caused the people to suffer. The officials had given Cai Jing a big gift and then exploited the people even more. Emperor Huizong of Song loved flowers and strange stones. He wanted to build a garden to gather all the beautiful gardens and lakes in the world. In order to please the emperor, Tong Guan immediately arranged for Zhu to collect the strange flowers and stones in Jiangnan for Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty. At that time, whether it was the common people or the homes of officials, as long as there were flowers and strange stones, Zhu would stick a yellow seal to tell them that they belonged to the emperor. When transporting these things, they filled pits, sawed trees, demolished houses, and destroyed walls, causing chaos. They were shipped to Kaifeng by water. Every ten ships were organized into a group, called a gang. This was the Flower Stone Gang. In the Grand Canal, there were more than 2400 ships transporting flowers and stones. The people on both sides of the canal had to work hard to transport the flowers and stones, making the people miserable and the masses complained. --- "Wow, wow, wow, green-robed giant, stop talking. I hope Your Majesty won't fight…"
Xiang Shuai commented: History is a clear mirror, ancient knowledge is a mirror of today, with copper as a mirror, can straighten clothes and hats; Take the ancients as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall of the world; Take people as a mirror, you can understand the gains and losses. I hope Your Majesty will think twice.
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