Liang Chu

Liang Chu

Liang Chu (August 8, 1451 ~ April 25, 1527) was born in Shunde, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province. He was named Shuhou, Houzhai and Yuzhou. Minister and writer of Ming Dynasty.

Ming Xianzong Chenghua 14 years (1478) Jinshi, selected Shu Jishi, Hanlin editing. In the fourth year of Hongzhi reign of emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty (1491), he entered the Imperial Academy and became a scholar of the Imperial Academy. He participated in the compilation of the code of the Ming Dynasty. He moved to the right servant of the Ministry of officials and was ordered to send an envoy to Annan. In the first year of Zhengde (1506), he moved to the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs and participated in the compilation of the records of emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty. He joined the cabinet with scholars from wenyuange University, moved to huagaidian University, became a bachelor, Prince Shaoshi, and served as the first assistant of the cabinet for ten years (1515). Zhengde 14 years (1519), granted special into Guanglu doctor, zuozhu.

Liang chugang was upright, but he resisted the evil wind and refused to collude with eunuchs when his treacherous officials were successful. He was concerned about the common people, could not bear the heavy burden of taxes, and dared to speak for them. He dared to remonstrate, cared about the country, skillfully assisted the government, and reduced the crisis of the government. In the first year of Jiajing (1521), he resigned and returned home. In 1527, he died at the age of 77. He was posthumously awarded to the grand master Wenkang.

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Life of the characters

Liang Chu was born in xiangkoufang, shiken village, Shunde County, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province (now Guicheng Shicun, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province) on July 12, 1451, the second year of zongjingtai in Ming Dynasty.

Liang Chu has been a quick thinker since he was a child. There are some things that he showed wisdom when he was a child in wushanzhilin. When Liang Chu was six years old, he fell to the ground one day. His father helped him up and said, "fall, little scholar." Liang Chu said in response: "help up the bachelor." When he was seven years old, his father once made a couplet for several sons to try to be right: "bathing in the pond at night, the stars are surging in the sky." Liang Chu thought a little and then said, "if you go to the pavilion early, you can save the three generations." After Liang Chu, he went to Xinhui and studied under the thinker Chen Xianzhang. Since then, Liang Chu has made great progress in his studies.

From the seventh place in the tenth year of Chenghua in the Middle School of Junsheng. He won the first place in the Wuxu examination and the first place in the second class of Chuanlu. In the 14th year of Chenghua (1478), he took part in the joint examination and got the first place in the joint examination and the first place in the second grade of Chuanlu. He was selected as an official of the Imperial Academy and began to enter the official career.

At the beginning of his official career, Liang Chu was only responsible for the compilation of classics and dictionaries. In the period of Xiaozong, politics was clear and the appointment of talents was fair. During this period, Liang Chu was reused and promoted.

In the fourth year of Hongzhi (1491), he went to serve the prince and read. Then he was promoted to Hanlin bachelor and participated in the compilation of Ming Huidian. Later, he was the right servant of the official department. Liang Chu once presided over the academic politics, served as the examiners or examiners of the local examination, and selected many talents, including Tang Bohu. He once sent an envoy to Annan (today's Vietnam) as an official envoy. "He was granted the title of King Annan in the winter and served as an official envoy. He did not want to accept anything and did not advocate peace with his entourage." He contributed to the diplomacy of Ming Dynasty.

In the first year of Zhengde (1506), Liang Chu was promoted to minister of the Ministry of officials and participated in the compilation of the real records of Xiaozong. Later, he became a Bachelor of wenyuange and began to participate in aircraft maintenance. In the next few years, he became the Grand Master of huagaidian and was awarded the honorary titles of Shaofu, Taizi Taifu, Shaoshi and Taizi Taishi.

In the tenth year of Zhengde (1515), Yang Tinghe, the first minister, returned to his hometown to mourn, and Liang Chu was appointed as the first minister of the cabinet.

In 1518, Zhu Zhengwu was granted the title of "great general". He ordered Liang Chu to draft the imperial edict of the powerful general. Liang Chu thought that he was rebellious and refused to obey his orders. Under liang Chu's remonstrance, the matter of Cao Chi was not settled.

In the 14th year of Zhengde (1519), according to the rule of Ming Dynasty, he was awarded the honor of Guanglu doctor and zuozhu state in the ninth year of Yipin official.

In the first year of Jiajing (1521), Liang Chu resigned and returned home. Liang Chu died on March 25, 1527, at the age of 77. Nianliang Chu, an important Minister of the former dynasty, was given a posthumous title of Wenkang to the grand master

He was originally married to Feng's Gaofeng Gongren, and was given to his wife Yipin and had five children. The ancestral hall was built in Changtang street, Guangcheng (Guangzhou), and the title is Wenkang ancestral hall. He is honest, modest, honest and upright. Although to the best and idyllic nothing to add, the article is easy to be plain.

Main achievements

Politics

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Liang Chuxiang is famous for his political achievements. During the period of emperor Wuzong, the monarch was fatuous and the political situation was chaotic, while Liang Chuchi was upright and unremitting, and had the merit of Kuang Bi. Zhu houzhao, the emperor of Zhengde, succeeded to the throne when he was young. He is a notorious dissolute emperor in Chinese history. His rare absurdity, abnormal mentality and strange words and deeds are deeply branded in the history books. At that time, the political struggle was extremely complicated, the big waves came one after another, the political situation was full of twists and turns, and there were all kinds of people. Wu Zong was a sycophant. He favored Liu Jin, Qian Ning, Jiang Bin and other gangs of thieves, abandoned the discipline and rules, strengthened exploitation, and expelled and killed a large number of loyal and kind subjects. As a result, the people were in dire need of livelihood and unrest was rampant. Under the extremely complicated situation of the absurd emperor and the treacherous officials in power, human nature will be greatly impacted and tested, and the politics will be reorganized and divided. All taxi drivers must seriously consider how to settle down and decide which side to return to. Is it flattery, stepping on other people's heads and climbing, or willing to take risks, stand up and criticize scales, resist power and fortune? Compared with the despicable evil wind, Liang Chu represents the awe inspiring righteousness. In the Zhengde Dynasty, Liang Chu "was able to Yue HUAIFANG, mend the cracks and rescue.".

Dare to speak out

They are outspoken, dare to admonish, not afraid of power, and upright. Peng Ze, the Minister of the Ministry of war, made a great contribution to the thief, but he offended him. "In the case of Turpan, our soldiers will die." Liang Chuli argued that Peng Ze was slandered, which led to the power traitors at that time to regard him as a thorn in the side. Liang Chu said frankly that "it's not a blessing for the country to offend again if you have made a meritorious contribution but not a salary." Let's not worry about other aftereffects. " As a result, Peng Zexing was not dismissed. In the first year of Zhengde (1506), Peng Ze was appointed as the magistrate of Zhending. At that time, eunuchs used their power to disturb the government orders, "the number of eunuchs was increased, and the number of eunuchs was increased. Ze Zhi was a coffin in the office. He was afraid of death, and he did not dare to show off." The eunuch was restrained only when Peng Ze defended him with his death. In 1521, Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, and Peng Ze served as the Minister of the Ministry of war to clean up the affairs of the Ministry. "For a long time, the Ministry's affairs have been bad, and the government and the army have been new." After Peng Ze's death, Tang long, the chief system secretary, said: "Ze Xiaoyou is honest and upright, and he has been fighting against the bandits, and the merit lies in the League house. Your majesty is in charge of the country. Zezi devotes himself to the state, and then he is slandered again. Five years after his death, he left his two concubines without food and clothing. Please go to work and return to your official position to be a loyal official. " However, it was not adopted until the beginning of Longqing. ]When the meritorious officials are falsely accused, what Liang Chu chooses is not to follow others' advice, but to face his conscience. The meritorious officials should be rewarded by themselves. Otherwise, he will not be able to convince the public and his morale will be hit. Peng Ze, the minister, was one after another to appease the bandits and played an important role in the later government. It would have been a great loss for the imperial court if Liang Chu had not been removed at that time.

Admonish the Emperor

He urged emperor Zhengde to reduce extravagance. In the Ming Dynasty, the extravagance of the royal family became more and more intense, and the people could not bear the burden of taxes. Emperor Zhengde did not sympathize with the sufferings of the people, but indulged in extravagance. He felt that the original palace was not enough for him to enjoy, so he ordered to rebuild the Qianqing palace and Kunning palace and build them. Later, Taisu hall, swan house and shipyard were built to speed up the search. Liang Chu earnestly admonished him and wrote "please stop work". He went to take big wood and burn bricks and tiles everywhere. But when the people were at the end of their money, it was hard to collect them. Not only the Ministry of industry was worried, but also all the officials were worried. They had no way to support the funds. If the former works were sorted out together, what would they get. If you take the officials, there will be no accumulation for them. If you take the people, they will be in poverty. " Emperor Zhengde was advised to save the people's strength and consolidate the country's foundation, but emperor Zhengde ignored it.

Don't go along with eunuchs

In Zhengde period, eunuch was in power, but Liang Chu was never with him. Wuzong was used to playing with eunuchs when he was young, and he had feelings with eunuchs. Wuzong indulged in amusement, built a "leopard house" in the palace, rode and arched, immersed in singing and dancing, regardless of the government. Liu Jin, the eunuch, was secretly happy because he could be involved in politics. Wuzong handed over political affairs to the eight eunuchs who accompanied him, such as Liu Jin, Wei bin, Ma Yongcheng, Gu Dayong, and so on. As a result of emperor Zhengde's indulgence, they were arrogant and domineering. Liu Jin took the opportunity to recruit power and bribes, crack down on dissidents and control the government. The ministers in the court are afraid. Some people flatter and collude with eunuchs, while others prefer to throw away the veil rather than attach themselves to eunuchs. In the fourth year of Zhengde (1510), Liang Chu served as the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs. He was the highest official of the Ministry of official affairs and was in charge of the appointment and removal of officials in the whole country. Liu Jin wants to win over Liang Chu as his party member, but Liang Chu is determined not to rely on Liu Jin's class and not to submit to Quan Xing. Liu Jin became angry, criticizing and slandering the Ming Huidian. Liang Chu was demoted to be the right servant. After the completion of Xiaozong record, he resumed his original position. "Jin regret unceasingly, the imperial edict changes the Nanjing official department." It was not until Liu Jin was exterminated that Liang Chu was called back to Beijing by Wu Zong. The official restored his original position as Minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and he was granted the title of Bachelor of wenyuange.

For the sake of the people

He admonished Wuzong to harass the people. Because Wu Zong likes to play, the sycophants around him often entice him to travel around. Qian Ning and Jiang Bin are two typical characters. Wu Zong was fond of military affairs. Jiang Bin's talk about military affairs in front of the emperor was deeply favored by Wu Zong. He enticed emperor Zhengde to make a micro trip, and later encouraged emperor xunxiuxuan and southern patrol. He took whatever he went, which made the officials along the way tired of receiving and caused great harm to the society. Many ministers remonstrated

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