Huang Zicheng

Huang Zicheng

Huang Zicheng

(1350-1402), Fenyi County, Jiangxi Province (now Dakeng village, Dagangshan township), people, name

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, in words. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, he was an official to a Bachelor of Hanlin.

In the 18th year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Zicheng won the first place in the examination. He successively held the posts of editor, Xiuzhuan, Taichang Temple minister, and accompanied the reading of the east palace. After emperor Hui of Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, he was also a scholar of the Imperial Academy. Together with Qi Tai, he proposed to cut the vassal. As a result, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, launched the battle of Jingnan. In the fourth year of Jianwen (1402), after Zhu Di won the throne, he arrested Huang Zicheng and put him to death. He was a member of nine ethnic groups, and his female relatives became official prostitutes for generations.

In 1520 A.D., Huang Zicheng was rehabilitated. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, he was granted the posthumous title of Zhonghu.

Life of the characters

Early years

Huang Zicheng, whose name is Huang Shi, was born in Liyuan (now Dakeng village, Dagangshan township). Hongwu 18 years (1385 AD) in the first examination, the third palace examination (commonly known as the flower). Accompany read East Palace, tired official to too often Temple minister, once talked with Huang TAISUN about cutting vassal matter. Huang TAISUN asked Huang Zicheng, "all the Shufan kings have heavy troops. If there is any change, what should we do?" Huang Zicheng replied, "all kings have only guards and can only defend themselves. If there is any change, they can be supervised by six divisions. Who can resist it? The seven states of the Han Dynasty were not strong, but they were destroyed in the end. The power of the big and the small is different, and the principle of obedience and adversity is even more different! " Huang TAISUN thought he was right. Later, every time he was called Huang Zicheng, he would be called Mr. Huang.

Jianwen cuts the vassal

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After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he appointed Huang Zicheng, who was also an academician, to participate in the state affairs with Qi Taitong and conspire to seize the power of the vassal state. Qi Tai planned to start with Zhu Di, the king of Yan, but Huang Zicheng had different opinions. He thought that the kings of Zhou, Qi, Xiang, Dai and min had done a lot of illegal things in the time of the former Emperor, and they were famous for their actions. Now if you want to ask for a crime, you should start with the king of Zhou. The king of Zhou is the mother and brother of the king of Yan. Finally, Huang Zicheng's opinion was adopted, and the king of Zhou and other five vassals were successively removed. The imperial court used Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai's stratagem to remove the elite soldiers under the king of Yan, and then mobilized troops to monitor the king of Yan in the area of Beiping, where the house of the king of Yan was located.

In April 1399, when Zhu Di returned to Peiping, he told the imperial court that he was ill. After a period of time, he became more and more seriously ill and became critically ill. This disease is not sudden, but has been brewing for quite a long time. Because in the coming May, Zhu Di has something he doesn't want to do but has to do. May 1399 is the death day of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. According to the etiquette system, Zhu Di should go there by himself. However, Zhu Di keenly felt that if he went to the capital this time, he might not come back. But his father's death day is not good, so he sent his eldest son Zhu gaochi and two other sons Zhu gaoxu and Zhu gaosui to worship in his place. In addition to expressing that he attached importance to the matter, the other purpose of sending his three sons at once was to tell the court that he had no different intentions. But the situation at that time was very clear. Zhu Yunwen made it clear that he wanted to get rid of the vassal. At this time, he sent his son to the capital, which was a hostage. Sure enough, as soon as Zhu gaochi's three brothers entered the capital, Qi Tai, Minister of the Ministry of war, advised emperor Jianwen to take them hostage immediately. Emperor Jianwen agreed, but Huang Zicheng thought that it would frighten the king. He should send the three men back to the king of Yan, which showed that the court did not intend to cut the vassal to paralyze the king of Yan.

Emperor Jianwen couldn't make up his mind. At this time, Xu Huizu, Duke of Wei, came out to talk. According to his relatives, these three people were all his nephews. He watched them grow up and knew their conduct very well. He gave advice to Zhu Yunwen that they should never be let go, because they could not only be hostages, but also bear great talents. If they let the tiger go back, the consequences would be unimaginable. Then, Xu Huizu talked about Zhu gaoxu. He told Zhu Yunwen that among his three nephews, Zhu gaoxu was the bravest and the most rogue. He would not be loyal to his majesty or his father. But the decision was in the hands of emperor Jianwen, who finally made a decision to let go of Zhu gaochi's three brothers.

The battle of Jingnan

Soon after, Zhu Di started a rebellion in July of the first year of Jianwen (1399 A.D.), and wrote to the imperial court that Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai were treacherous ministers. The Huidi of Ming Dynasty sent Geng Bingwen, a veteran general, to fight against the enemy. Emperor Hui of Ming Dynasty followed Huang Zicheng's suggestion and replaced Geng Bingwen with Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao. Qi Tai strongly opposed it, but it was invalid. After taking over, Li Jinglong's performance was even more disappointing, losing hundreds of thousands of people. When Zhu Di took advantage of Li Jinglong's defeat, he wrote to the imperial court and strongly criticized Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai. Emperor Hui of Ming Dynasty removed them from their official posts, but still secretly discussed with them. In the second year of Jianwen (1400 A.D.), Li Jinglong was replaced after the defeat in Jinan. Emperor Hui of Ming Dynasty pardoned him. Huang Zicheng cried and asked emperor Hui of Ming Dynasty to punish Li Jinglong. Emperor Hui of Ming Dynasty did not accept him. Huang Zicheng said, "the situation is gone. I recommend Jinglong to make atonement for his loss of his country

When Sheng Yong defeated the Yan army in Dongchang in December of the second year of Jianwen (A.D. 1400), Emperor Hui of the Ming Dynasty restored the official posts of Huang and Qi in the first month of the third year of Jianwen (A.D. 1401), but in March, Sheng Yong was removed from the official posts again after his defeat in Jiahe.

Chengpo was killed

In the fourth year of Jianwen (1402 A.D.), the Yan army gradually approached Nanjing. Emperor Hui of Ming Dynasty sought to make peace with Zhu Di, so he relegated Huang Zicheng and Qi taibian to other places, and still secretly ordered them to recruit troops. Before the fall of Nanjing, Emperor Hui of the Ming Dynasty called Huang Zicheng back to Beijing, but before he arrived, Nanjing was lost. Huang Zicheng conspired to continue to rebel against Zhu Di. His whereabouts were reported and he was arrested.

Later, Zhu Di, the king of Yan (Emperor Yongle of Ming Dynasty), personally interrogated Huang Zicheng. He resisted the words and was dismembered to death. Later, Huang Zicheng's remains were collected and buried at the foot of Ma'anshan in Kunshan county (now Jiangsu Province). In 1520 ad, Huang Zicheng got Zhaoxue. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, he was named Zhongke.

Personal works

Because Huang Zicheng was a member of nine ethnic groups, his works were rarely circulated and his manuscripts were lost. There are only 17 poems in the historical records, such as Li Jinglong's defeat, return to Dongting, reward Yao liuzhang, song of seeing off Doctor Liu and record of Guangqing temple in Dagang mountain.

Anecdotes and allusions

have an agile imagination

When Huang Zicheng was young, he was angry about reading. He named his study "qinzhai". At the same time, Huang Zicheng was also willing to work hard on literature. His poetry and literature Committee has attainments and quick thinking. According to the records of the book of songs in paoshuting, when he visited Liang Yin at the stone gate of Mengshan mountain for the first time, Liang Yin ordered him to write a poem "kumei". After a little thought, a good poem came out.

The number one scholar

In the 17th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1384 AD), Huang Zicheng won the second place in the local examination, and the second year he took part in the joint examination and palace examination, and won the first place in the Jinshi examination. When Ming Taizu asked his age, he said he was 34 years old, and then asked when he was born, he was nervous and couldn't answer. As a result, Ming Taizu changed him from the first place to the third place. In this way, the number one scholar became Tan Hua.

Historical evaluation

Emperor Qianlong: at that time, Yongle was a vassal of his own. It was a crime to call for troops and plot to seize the country. Although Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng were reckless and resourceless, Fang Xiaoru was not able to help the young master. However, he was able to show his respect for the master and his determination to be strong. Although he died in zhanzu, he could not return, and he was a famous Taoist without shame.

Zhang Tingyu's the history of the Ming Dynasty: Qi, Huang, Fang and Lian are loyal to the country, but lack of strategies to win. However, he was inspired by his loyalty and indignation. He looked at the sword as if it was sweet and sweet, and he was still alive. How can those who have no compassion for the affairs of the state and thank themselves for their death do so in the same day!

Because Huang Zicheng was ashamed of his official integrity and didn't surrender to Zhu Di, he was brutally killed by Zhu Di and even harmed ten families. Therefore, in the old days, all the taxis praised Huang Zicheng's integrity and denounced Zhu Di's cruelty. For example, Zhao xunyan's poem Guo Taichang Temple:

Such as justice, righteousness, righteousness autumn, do not live up to the first class.

Chao CuO's plan is more effective than Jing Long's.

Once the king and his ministers are thin, they will be shamed.

The most sad place, but also more than ten families into the eyes.

This poem not only praises Huang Zicheng, who is strong in wind and grass, but also criticizes Zhu Di, who is a member of ten ethnic groups. At the same time, it also comments on the gains and losses of Huang Zicheng's participation in this struggle.

Family members

Huang Zicheng was killed, which brought disaster to the whole family, including nine ethnic groups, 65 family members, 54 people with different surnames and more than 400 foreign relatives.

Huang's family members were cruelly abused. Huang Zicheng's wife and sister were sent to the official brothel to be prostitutes. They were gang raped by 20 people every day, and their children continued to be prostitutes.

Before the collapse of Nanjing, Huang Zicheng's wife, Xu, and her sons, Huang GUI, Huang Yu, Huang run, and Huang Ze, came to Suzhou from their hometown and decided to go to the national calamity with Huang Zicheng. Yao, the Suzhou magistrate, saw that the situation was hard to recover. He wanted to leave behind the blood for loyal officials and his name, registered residence and identity so that he could escape the coming massacre. Huang GUI change names as Tian Li Wei, registered residence in Kunshan County of Suzhou, the identity is a Taoist priest; the two son Huang Yu is renamed Tian Yan, whose identity is a rural village in Kunshan County; the three son Huang run has been renamed Tian Yanwen; the four son Huang Ze is still a teenager, and is also renamed his family name. All four of them learned Kunshan dialect and finally escaped the massacre of Zhu Di.

Huang Biao, a descendant of Huang Biao, was a Jinshi in the reign of Emperor Wu of Ming Dynasty.

Commemoration of later generations

After his death, Huang Zicheng was buried in Ma'anshan, Kunshan City. In the pavilion forest garden of Kunshan City, Huang Zicheng's tombstone is engraved with eight characters: "Tomb of Ming Huang Jieke's son Cheng", but his tomb is no longer available.

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