Article┃Zhuoyan "All major national affairs are my responsibility; I can lead troops to attack distant places, hold their rulers accountable for their crimes; I can marry the most beautiful women in the world." This is Wan Yanliang's classic quotation. To be powerful, powerful and lustful, the highest ideal of a king or even an ancient man could not be greater than this. As we all know, Wan Yanliang can be regarded as the most cruel emperor in history, especially in terms of lust. He fully realized his ideals during his reign and eventually died at the hands of his subordinates. Like many other deposed emperors, Wan Yanliang not only received a bad posthumous title after being killed, but also ended up remaining in history as a commoner. Such a person, what kind of emperor is he, and what skills does he have behind his debauchery that enable him to become the king of a country. ┃The absurdity of Wanyan Liang is the grandson of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda, and his father Wanyan Zongqian is the eldest son of Wanyan Aguda. Because he is a concubine, his family has no chance to succeed, but this is also why Wanyan Liang The reason why you feel you are qualified to succeed. "History of the Jin Dynasty" said that Wanyan Liang was "anxious, suspicious and cruel." When Xizong succeeded to the throne as Taizu's direct grandson, Wanyan Liang believed that he was the son of Taizu's eldest son Wanyan Zongqian, who was also Taizu. His grandson, he "coveted the throne." So from the very beginning, Wan Yanliang had the idea of ??replacing him. We will talk about what preparations he made in detail later. Wan Yanliang When talking about Wan Yanliang, what cannot be separated is his lust and debauchery. He was a complex man who was capable of writing poetry. In his hands, the Jin Dynasty was further Chineseized. But he was so horny that this became his most prominent label. Wan Yanliang's lasciviousness can be summed up by his most famous sentence: "I am responsible for all major national affairs; to command an army from far away, to hold the emperor accountable for his crimes; to win the most beautiful woman in the world and marry her." In addition to being dissatisfied with power, few emperors in history would think so, and even if they wanted to "enjoy" the beauty of the world, few would dare to say it out loud. Wan Yanliang dared to do it and continued to do it until he was killed. After Wan Yanliang usurped the throne, his first action was to kill the ministers, relatives and clan members. After all, these people were either against him, or even if they did not show resistance, their existence was a threat to him. So after Wan Yanliang came to power, he almost slaughtered all the clan members of the Jin Dynasty. This not only made his status more stable, but more importantly, it "created" a large number of widows, and these beautiful women of the noble relatives became Wan Yanliang's "wives". Wan Yanliang's "likes" were so wide-ranging that in addition to folk beauties and ministers' wives and daughters, he didn't even let go of his cousins, aunts, nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, etc., and basically all of them were He was brought into the palace. There are several famous royal women who were also favored by Wanyan Liang, including the daughter of Song Wang Wanyan Zongwang, the daughter of Shouning County Princess Shigu; the daughter of Liang Wang Wanyan Zongbi, the daughter of Jingle County Princess Pu Ci and Xi Ni; the Taifu Wanyan Zongben's The daughter is mixed with the county princes Shali Guzhen and Yudu; Wanyan Zongpan's granddaughter Mrs. Yunguo Zhongjie; his cousin Zhang Ding'an's wife Naicihu; Li Fei's sister Puluhu only and so on. The most shocking thing is that not all of these people are widows, but there are many who have husbands, and Wan Yanliang still forces them to serve in the palace. Of course, Stockholm Syndrome has existed in distant ancient times. Among the married women occupied by Wan Yanliang, the two cousins ??Xi Nian and Shali Guzhen were the most favored, and they were so happy about it that they even used it as a basis. Punishing her husband for relying on her. Sali Guzhen's husband, Sasu, was on duty at the valet bureau. Whenever Sasu was on duty, Wan Yanliang would summon Sali Guzhen and call her "Your wife is young. If she meets you, she will stay overnight." "At home", it is indeed rare for an emperor to be so shameless. As a husband, Sasu is also a courtier, and there is nothing else he can do but nod. His wife is having fun with the emperor, but he has to guard the door outside. This is the saddest thing. Don't think that Wan Yanliang is so lustful because of emptiness. On the contrary, he is very excited every time he waits for the beautiful woman to enter the palace, and even waits at the palace gate early in the morning. Sometimes after waiting for too long, he would sit on the eunuch Master Gao's lap and rest while waiting. Master Gao joked and said, "Why does the emperor have to work so hard?" Wan Yanliang said, "I thought the emperor was easy to come by. Such expectations are rare." "This is not only Wan Yanliang's physical vent, but also his psychological ***. There are few emperors in history who are so interested in this kind of issue. Moreover, on this issue, Wan Yanliang fully demonstrated the possessiveness of an emperor. The woman he had favored did not allow others to get involved. Although eunuchs have always existed for this reason, Wan Yanliang went even further. As soon as any of the servants working around his concubines raised their heads and looked at him, he ordered their eyes to be gouged out. If men and women in the palace accidentally come into contact with each other, the one who speaks out first will be rewarded with a third-grade official, the one who speaks out later will be executed immediately, and the one who speaks out at the same time will be released together. This led to a scene like this in the Jin Dynasty palace. Two men and women met face to face. They were stunned for a moment and then immediately turned around and ran away to report. This is really a sight rarely seen in all dynasties. ┃Wang Mang in the Golden Age successfully usurped the throne and served as emperor for eleven years. Wan Yanliang was not an incompetent person. His debauchery and cruelty are certain, but behind these faces of his, there are very strong abilities and means that allowed him to eventually become the king of a country in the Jin Dynasty. As I said before, Wan Yanliang was a complicated person, because his lust was so famous that people forgot that he was a person who successfully usurped the throne.
Wan Yanliang's greatest "skill" is that he is good at disguise. This is why I say that he can be called Wang Mang of the Jin Dynasty. His ability to "make up" and create a persona for himself is as good as Wang Mang. let. Wan Yanliang was a talented boy when he was young. He was smart and studious since childhood. He was a disciple of the great Confucian Zhang Yongzhi. He was very knowledgeable about Confucianism, benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, and Wan Yanliang was also good at composing poetry. Therefore, in the early years, people thought that he was an elegant and easy-going noble son. Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda did not know that Wanyan Liang's palace was very deep. It was also mentioned above that Wanyan Liang had always coveted the throne because he was the son of Wanyan Aguda's eldest son, and the reigning Jin Xizong was the grandson of Jin Taizu. But Wan Yanliang never showed it. Instead, he showed kindness to others and did not love money. People at the time praised him as a virtuous person. Wan Yanliang, who had excellent "performance", had to wait for a high position at an early age. At the age of eighteen, he was appointed as the clan's son as the general of the country. In the seventh year of the emperor's reign, Jin Xizong chatted with Wanyan Liang and accidentally mentioned the entrepreneurial story of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda. Wanyan Liang immediately burst into tears and lamented that his grandfather had difficulty starting a business. Jin Xizong saw that his cousin was so sentimental when talking about his grandfather, and felt that Wan Yanliang was not only filial but also loyal, so he trusted him even more. In this year, Wanyan Liang worshiped Zuo Cheng, the Minister of the Province, and took control of the power. He quickly worshiped Ping Zhangshi and was promoted to Prime Minister Right and Marshal of the capital. Wanyan Liang basically controlled the military and political power. Not long after, Sun Jin, a soldier in Henan, pretended to be the emperor's younger brother, the king of inspection. Wan Yanliang took the opportunity to slander him and said: "This man has a very rebellious intention. He doesn't call others the emperor's brother, but calls him the emperor's brother. Your Majesty's only brother is Changsheng and Chacha. Who instigated it?" "Clear." Because of Jin Xizong's trust in Wan Yanliang, he listened to his slanderous interrogation and directly killed Wanyan Changsheng, Wanyan Chacai, Wanyan Tesi, Wanyan Aleng and Aleng's younger brother Wanyan Tareng. Under Wan Yanliang's methods, Jin Xizong killed all his brothers, and he truly became the polished commander. At the end of the year when Jin Xizong was deceived by Wan Yanliang into killing all his brothers, Wan Yanliang finally showed his butcher knife, colluded with the court officials and attendants, and killed Jin Xizong on the night of the ninth day of December in the ninth year of Jin Xizong's reign. After killing him, he ascended the throne and became the fourth emperor of the Jin Dynasty. Jin Xizong Wan Yanliang's "disguise" was not just in the process of usurping the throne. After becoming the emperor, he continued to manage his own persona until he was finally killed by his ministers. On the second day after taking the throne, Wan Yanliang issued an edict to the government and the public on seven matters: "Encourage officials to guard, work on farm time, be cautious about punishment, promote evildoers, care for the poor, use money sparingly, and judge talents" to show that he was practicing benevolent government and An emperor who loves the people, is frugal, and values ??talents. Qingyun, a senior official, appeared and said solemnly: "How can I be responsible for this? From now on, if there is any auspicious response, I will not be allowed to report to you. If any monster appears, I should be informed immediately so that I can alert myself." He also issued several edicts to "please speak frankly", and everyone inside and outside the court, from officials to common people, could write letters to express their opinions. Make yourself look like a humble, wise and good emperor. In addition, in order to show his frugality, Wan Yanliang refused to let the imperial chef prepare goose meat for him, which was very expensive in the north. He often wears patched clothes to summon ministers. Of course, these must be seen by the officials responsible for recording daily life, showing how hard and simple he is. Of course, Wanyan Liang did do some meaningful things. For example, the relocation of the capital, which had a profound impact on the political structure of the Jin Dynasty and even the entire history of China, was completed by Wanyan Liang. He changed Yanjing, that is, Beijing, to the Central Capital and named it Daxing Prefecture of the Central Capital. At the same time, he designated Kaifeng Prefecture, the former capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, as Jin Nanjing, which gradually Sinicized the Jin Dynasty and made Beijing gradually become the political center of China. The territory of the Jin Dynasty It has to be said that Wan Yanliang's "show" did deceive many people. Even after he was overthrown, some people were kept in the dark and thought that he was a promising king like Fu Jian who led foreigners to sinicize. Because of his disguise, he successfully deceived his cousin Jin Xizong into ascending to the throne, and also deceived many ministers and people, allowing him to remain emperor for eleven years before he was overthrown. Of course, "History of the Jin Dynasty" still made a very harsh evaluation of Wanyan Liang: "Hailing has been in power for more than ten years, and every time he pretends to be charming, he treats his ministers...who indulges in sexual pleasure without regard to flesh and blood, and who is punished and killed regardless of guilt...it is empty." A country trying to protect a country will eventually be defeated. "The disguise will always be exposed, and when that day comes, his failure will be natural." "Hailing is wise enough to refuse advice, and his words are enough to cover up wrongdoing. If you want to be a king, kill his king, if you want to conquer the country, kill his mother, if you want to take a man's wife, let him kill his husband. The three cardinal principles are absolute, so why bother to talk about it? "Sima Qian's comment to King Zhou that "one is wise enough to refuse advice and one's words are sufficient to cover up one's faults" was directly applied to Wan Yanliang. I don't know whether it was irony or a great "praise". In any case, this is an interesting person. Like many villains in history, he is very capable but in the end he is only remembered by people for his "problems" that are more memorable.