In the 26th year of Wanli (A.D. 1598), he was chosen as Jishi Shu and entered imperial academy. In the first year of the apocalypse, he was promoted to assistant minister Zuo of the Ministry of Rites and immediately became an official. In the early years of Chongzhen, he served as a university student of Dongge, a minister of rites, a principal of study, and the president of the National History Museum. In the autumn of five years, the court pushed the history of the Ministry of Rites, and Wei Zhongxian cut its books.
At the beginning of Chongzhen, he joined the cabinet with Li Biao. Deng Tao didn't have a scholarship. He had a good time and laughed it off. Shi Yu Tian Shizhen, Liu Shizhen, Wang Daozhi, Wu Zhiren and Ren Zanhua handed over the matter to Yan Kezhen and made a court record. Senior officials in the official department said that SS Wang Zaijin, Azong Saint Zhu Tong and fellow countryman Chen all had solid evidence, so they went home. Died five years later. Known as "the old man of Wujiang".
God-given blessings, worship in the cabinet.
There is an old saying: "luck can't stop the threshold." This sentence is more appropriate for Zhou Daodeng. Speaking of Zhou Dao logging into the pavilion, it is really a godsend, or maybe God doesn't bless Daming Mountain. After Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he hated four cabinet college students, namely Huang, Shi Fenglai, Li, because they were all minions of Wei Zhongxian, and their personalities and abilities were very problematic. In order to rebuild a decent leading group, he ordered ministers to recommend ten prime minister candidates with excellent ability and morality, and Zhou Daodeng was one of them. There are ten candidates, how to choose? Emperor Chongzhen also had a brilliant idea-drawing lots. The first person arrested was Qian Longxi, followed by Lai Zongdao and Yang. Chongzhen was not satisfied and drew it again. Zhou Daodeng and Liu Hongxun were drawn this time. When Zhou Daodeng first met Emperor Chongzhen, he put forward three suggestions in one breath: "First, keep the ancestral system, second, uphold the virtual public, and third, be responsible for the actual results." Emperor Chongzhen was very happy and accepted it all, making him a bachelor (equivalent to prime minister).
Stupid old age makes people laugh.
Zhou Daodeng is stupid and modest. After many years of official career, Zhou Daodeng is seriously pretending to be a grandson. When he got the right result, he finally stopped pretending, because he had become a real grandson. Whether you are an official or doing things, you are not seeking reactive power at this time, but seeking nothing. He can take half a step and never take a step. Such a character makes anyone dare to step forward and kick him. For example, as soon as he became the left assistant minister of does, some people were dissatisfied and clamored for him to step down. The character of Zhou Daodeng's grandson was revealed at this time. The emperor resigned without giving an order.
Of course, the most talked about by later generations is his stupidity. It is recorded in Ming History that at a meeting between Japan and South Korea, Emperor Chongzhen was puzzled to see the word "Blackpool" on an official's memorial. He asked this Xue, thought for a long time, and replied, "Hei Chi, this man has Hei Chi! . ""(meaning Hei Chi, that is, Hei Chi). Other jokes are: when Chongzhen was at the royal banquet, he asked Zhou Daodeng, "The Prime Minister needs a scholar. What is the solution? Zhou Daodeng thought for a long time, and then calmly replied, "Chen Rong will wait until he finds out in the cabinet before hitting the emperor." . "After a while, Chongzhen suddenly remembered something and asked," There is always the word "respect" in the speeches of ministers recently. What is human feelings? " Zhou Daodeng replied: "People who have feelings are also called feelings." This answer came from an open cabinet minister, which really made Emperor Chongzhen laugh and cry. Even the eunuch standing by couldn't help laughing. Chongzhen discussed politics with him and asked, "There is always the word' respect' in the speeches of ministers recently. What is human feelings? "Zhou Daodeng, ignorant, came with a tongue twister:" People with feelings are also called feelings. "Several records in the history of the Ming Dynasty illustrate the extent of its stupidity. Emperor Chongzhen used such people as portraits, indicating that the luck of the Ming Dynasty would run out.
Another feature of Zhou Daodeng is that he is dull and can't even tell lies. At a court meeting, the emperor was discussing state affairs with Manchu civil servants. Zhou Daodeng was absent-minded, thought of a funny thing and laughed on the spot. Chongzhen was sharp-eyed and asked him why he was laughing. Zhou Daodeng was speechless, did not answer or explain, and stood there motionless like a flagpole. Chongzhen can't take him, so there is no investigation. After work, Qian Longxi scolded him for not doing this, but he said he had already smiled. So what?
People like Zhou Daodeng can seal the marquis and pay homage to each other, which shows that the talents of the Ming Dynasty are dying and it is not far from national subjugation. Of course, Emperor Chongzhen was not a bad king. Zhou Daodeng was a college student for one year and was invited back to his hometown by Emperor Chongzhen.
There are too many records about Zhou Daodeng in the Ming history, and more contents related to Zhou Daodeng come from his articles with Liu, a beautiful woman in Qinhuai.
Liu was a prostitute in the late Ming Dynasty, and Liu was from Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Last name is Yang. Formerly known as "Yunjuan", also known as "Beauty". Once upon a time, its name was "Yang Chao" and the word "Zhao Xia" was also used. There is also the name of "hidden text". There are also names like "Yang Ai" and "Yang Yinglian". Later, his surname was changed to Liu, and the word "so" was used in the name of "Yin". Also known as "Wu Wu". It was also named "Liu". There are others called "Liuyin". Mr. Chen Yinque also wrote Liu Biezhuan for her.
Liu
There is a description of Zhou Daodeng in Xiangxiang: Zhou Daodeng used to be a prime minister, but his background is not small, but his character is not so good. After the reign of Emperor Chongzhen, he saw that Zhou Daodeng's corpse was a vegetarian meal, and he did nothing all day, which was just the officer of this fellow. A knowledge of the emperor, edited by Wen Bing in Qing Dynasty, recorded a conversation between Chongzhen and Zhou Daodeng in the court. Chongzhen asked the cabinet minister, "Recently, there are many words" have mercy "in the memorial. What is "mercy"? At this time, Zhou Daodeng replied: "People with feelings are also called feelings." Laughing from left to right. It seems that Zhou Daodeng is a famous prick, and "showing off" means "showing off", which means not explaining, and it is simply a representative of "false days". If this guy Zhou Daodeng presides over the meeting, he must be the kind of guy who talks nonsense.
Another article said: This Zhou Daodeng was one of the fifty physiognomists in the late Ming Dynasty. He was ignorant all his life and his words were plain. I heard that once he went to court, he smiled silently and asked him why. Zhou Daodeng neither answered nor apologized. Fortunately, the emperor did not pursue it. After retiring from the DPRK, Huating Qian Guo Xiang (Long Xi), who joined the cabinet with Zhou Daodeng, once asked him about it, but he said, "I'm already laughing, but I can't help it." In less than a year, he was removed from office.
Liu Shenglai is a child prostitute. At the age of fourteen, she was raped by Prime Minister Zhou Daodeng and was taken as a concubine. She won the favor of Zhou Daodeng and caused a group of concubines to be jealous, saying that she was having an affair with the piano boy in the study, so Zhou Daodeng was furious and bought Liu as a prostitute. After I left, I had contacts with Li Cun and Song from Huating. Li, a scholar in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, took books as his profession and was good at calligraphy. Nanming collapsed and died of suicide. In the Song and Qing Dynasties, Shunzhi was a scholar for four years, and he was an imperial minister from the official to the left deputy. He died in the sixth year of Kangxi at the age of fifty. Later, she no longer believed in accidental love. She pursued Chen Zilong, the leader of society, with a very generous and bold attitude. However, unable to accept his bold behavior, he politely declined Liu in the form of no answer.
In the winter when Liu was 23 years old, she visited Ban Ye Tang and chose the 59-year-old money for her life. She tried to carry out anti-Qing activities through money, but money lost his integrity in his later years and colluded with the traitor Ruan Dacheng. All Liu Yisheng's dreams were disillusioned, so he escaped into an empty net and finally hanged himself. She was empty-handed from beginning to end.
Liu's Tomb is in Changshu City, Jiangsu Province >