The eunuchs are the most powerful and cruel emperor in Chinese history

Wei Trung Hien is considered to be the most famous and most powerful eunuch in Chinese history, the power is equal to the emperor and those who dare to resist receive disastrous results.

According to the Ancient Origins, Wei Trung Hien lived in the 16th and 17th centuries, under the Ming Dynasty in China. This eunuch served under Emperor Minh Hy Tong (1620-1627).

Wei Zhong Hien in Chinese dramas.

Wei Trung Hien is a very influential figure in the Ming Dynasty, who was a feudal court entangled by eunuchs.

Wei Zhongyi was born in 1568, his real name is Wei Tien Trung , the Zhanning of Hebei Province, China. In his youth, Wei Trung Hien was infatuated with gambling, playing playful.

Because he lost all his money, his debts were piling up, he was cursed by his creditors and badly beaten. Wei Zhong Hien felt ashamed, resentfully resentful and decided to castrate himself and change his name as Li Tien Trung, fled to Beijing and was recruited into the palace in 1589.

At the harem, Wei Trung Hien is very intelligent and good at "flattering", so he is loved and supported by Khach Thi, the nanny of King Hy Tong. This time helped Wei Trung Hien create a close connection with Minh Hy Tong, who was still a prince.

Power across the Emperor

Nguy Trung Hien (red shirt, yellow hat) always accompanied the Emperor during the tide.

Wei Trung Hien's opportunity came in 1620, when Emperor Minh Quang Tong suddenly died. Chu Do Hieu, Minh Hy Tong himself became Chinese Emperor at the age of 15.

Famous as a scheming, cunning, Wei Trung Hien quickly took the opportunity to advance. The close relationship with Emperor Hy Tong brought Wei Zhongyi to the peak of power, like a king without throne.

Hy Tong was young and did not consider carefully, Wei Wei Lianshen, the chief of the Taijian Dynasty, headed the 24-man bureaucracy, and was close to the Emperor, criticizing the chapter, imparting saints.

On the contrary, the Emperor completely folded his arms, only to know how to play all day, not to be genuine. Especially, from a young age, Hy Tong was interested in wood carvings, so Minh Hy Tong only knew how to carve, paint on wood, Hy Tong's wood carving art was very clever and sophisticated.

At the peak of his fame, Wei Trung Hien took all the power in the court, from Dong Xuong, Tay Xuong, Noi Xu to control the main court, to bring the trustees into important positions.

The Ming dynasties then only had to worship the eunuch of power, on the one hand for fear of being purged, on the other hand hoping that loyalty would be rewarded. The mandarins also scrambled to receive Wei Trung Hien as foster father and grandfather.

Only a group of courtiers, known by the name Dong Lam, dared to criticize Wei Trung Hien's friends. This group of people carries progressive ideas, wants to comprehensively reform the country.

Massacre of opponents

Wei Zhong Hien (the helm) of the Dong Lam persecution.

Holding power in hand, Wei Trung Hien increasingly arrogant, cruel. He installed secret agents everywhere, encouraging denunciations against opponents. Those who do not follow this eunuchs are excluded from the government. Wei Trung Hien also forced the robber subordinates of the people to pay tribute to Wei Trung Hien.

In many other places, Dong Lam supporters were brutally beaten, even murdered by the hands of Wei Zhongxian, without trial.

Wei Zhongxian arrested Uong Van Ngon, a Dong Lam sect, used humiliation to investigate and suppress supply and create false assumptions to kill those in the sect with charges of cover, embezzlement, bribery .

The heads of the factions were arrested, tortured to death. They have to suffer all cruel tortures. After persecuting the people of the Dong Lam faction, Wei Zhong Hien boasted himself as "Nine heaven." Dong Lam's unjust case makes rebellious people everywhere like Giang Am and Suzhou .

In 1626, one week of Zhejiang government was the first person to build a temple for Wei Zhong Hien. All around the Ming Dynasty then established temples.

Whoever goes through the place of worship of Trung Trung Hien must also bow to 5 bowls, shouting "Nine heaven". At that time, China only had Confucius established a temple.

In the court, Wei Zhongshen drafted out the example, proclaimed "Darkness and God" , forcing the mandarins to follow.

Chinese Emperor Minh Hy Tong soon died at the age of 21.

Such imperial court, but Wei Trung Hien's time of domination did not last long. In 1627, Hy Tong conquered with Wei Trung Hien to come to Spain to see the villagers dig the lake, unfortunately fell into the water.

Despite being saved in time, the emperor gave birth to illness. Knowing that he was hard to escape, he did not have his successor son, Hy Tong, his younger brother, Chu Do Kiem, entered the palace to discuss his succession.

On September 30, 1927, Minh Hy Tong died when he was just 21 years old. Chu Do Kiem joined the throne, Minh Tu Tong himself.

Wei Zhong Hien knew that he knew he should resign to his hometown, but was not accepted by Minh Tu Tong.

Following the courtiers, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty ordered Wei Zhong Hien to be exiled to Phung Duong. Halfway through, the Emperor again ordered to arrest Wei Zhong-Hien with the accusations of treason.

Wei Zhongjie knew he was on the same road, decided to commit suicide instead of facing the trial and the death sentence.

Wei Zhong Hien was then braked and stubbed before the village in his hometown to show his prestige.

The eunuchs are indispensable people in Chinese feudal history. They are usually close people, trusted by the emperor, so it is easy to lead power, power of authority, and even abandon the emperor. This series will tell the story of the most notorious eunuchs in Chinese history.