Of the four people who won the "Zheng Wen" posthumous title in the Ming Dynasty, why were some people called the Snake King after their death?

Wen is posthumous title, which is the highest courtesy a civil servant can get after his death. I introduced several Zheng Wen in Song and Yuan Dynasties to you earlier. Today, I'd like to meet four famous ministers who won this honor in the Ming Dynasty (in historical order).

Fang Xiaoru (1357- 1402), a native of Fangshang Village, Dajiahe Town, Ninghai County, Zhejiang Province, was a minister, scholar, writer, essayist and thinker in Ming Dynasty. His words like the past, and he is called Xunzhi. He once named his study Xunzhi, because his hometown once belonged to Gou City.

Fang Xiaoru's talent did not attract Zhu Yuanzhang's attention until he was recommended by Wu Shen and others in the fifteenth year of Hongwu (1382). According to historical records, he was recruited to Beijing and wrote two poems, Ganoderma lucidum and Ganlu, in Fengtianmen, which were very suitable for Zhu Yuanzhang. At the beginning of writing, Fang Xiaoru served as an assistant lecturer of Hanlin, and was also a "well-deserved Wenyuan Pavilion". Undoubtedly, he is an important counselor of Emperor Jianwen. When Judy was in trouble, Fang Xiaoru was naturally indignant and said, "He wrote all the letters himself". With his literary talent, it must look good to write such an article. However, he made a big mistake in dealing with Judy's rebellion. Confucian intellectuals are hesitant and indecisive, but now they are. After the fall of Nanking, Emperor Wen Jian was persuaded to take refuge. After all, most of China is still under his control. Men suffer if they don't eat. But Fang Xiaoru argued for guarding city reinforcements. He even said, "If things are not good, you should be a national subjugation." He actually wanted the emperor to reward his ambition with death. Visible very pedantic. As a result, Chen, who was autistic, lowered the swallow with a warship, Li Jinglong opened the city gate, and himself was "lost" after a big fire.

Judy summoned Fang Xiaoru and asked him to draft the imperial edict. However, Fang Xiaoru "wailed" and wrote the words "Yan thief usurped the throne". He cried and scolded: "If you die, you will die. You can't write a letter. " Thus, the worst collective punishment in China's history began. "Destroying ten clans" has never happened before. Fang Xiaoru's student friends were also implicated. It is said that a total of 873 people were executed in the year. In addition, thousands of people were imprisoned and exiled. In the late Ming Dynasty, he chased Shi.

Therefore, according to an ancient legend, when Fang Xiaoru was killed, Judy ordered the government to demolish Fang Xiaoru's mansion. Finally, many big snakes were found in a corner, spitting bright red letters, which scared them to run away again. Later, when Fang Xiaoru's body was reburied, Fang Xiaoru's body was surrounded by many snakes, but it didn't rot. The local people admired Fang Xiaoru's loyalty, so they regarded Fang Xiaoru as the "Snake King" and collectively donated money to build the Snake King Temple.

Li Dongyang (1447-15 16) was named Shia. My ancestral home is Chaling, Changsha, Huguang, and I was born as a soldier for generations. He is stationed in the capital and belongs to Jinwu Zuo Wei. He can write poetry at the age of four and is known as a "child prodigy". At the age of eighteen, he was a scholar and a member of the Hanlin Academy. He has been an editor, lecturer and lecturer. Li Dongyang is also a famous writer. He wrote many great works in North Korea, such as Records of Xian Zong, Records of Xiao Zong, Hall of Minghui, Mirror of Past Dynasties and so on.

In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, Emperor Xiaozong was seriously ill. Before he died, he called Li Dongyang, Liu Jian and Xie Qian to be upright people and ordered them to concentrate on assisting the new emperor. After the death of Xiao Zong, fifteen-year-old Zhu Houzhao succeeded Wu Zong. Since the biggest hobby is having fun, he loves Liu Jin, Ma Yongcheng, Gao Feng, Luo Xiang, Wei Bin, Qiu Ju, Gu Dayong, Zhang Yong and other eight eunuchs who are good at catering to him, especially Liu Jin. These eight people are called "Eight Tigers". Seeing this, cabinet ministers demanded to resign in succession. With the encouragement of Liu Jin, Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others resigned, and Li Dongyang was ordered to stay. Liu Jin's henchmen Jiao Fang and others entered the cabinet, and the upright people in the DPRK were driven out. Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Liu Daxia, Yang Yiqing and other loyal ministers were killed for opposing Liu Jin's autocratic power. All of them have been protected and rescued by Li Dongyang in many ways.

Zheng Deqi, Li Dongyang resigned and retired. At the age of 66, he said in his resignation: "I want to manage my life, I want to be responsible, I want to do it, I am young, I have not handled all kinds of political affairs well, and I dare not give up; Governors and ministers advocate chaos and the border is not peaceful, so they dare not retreat. If the big traitor is not removed, he dare not retreat. " Li Dongyang always puts national interests first. Li Dongyang has been an official for more than 40 years, living the life of a prime minister, but he remains uncorrupted. When he resigned, he still supported his family by selling poems. In the eleventh year of Zhengde in Ming Dynasty, Li Dongyang died at the age of 70. His family was poor and had no money to attend the funeral. His protege and old friends pooled their money for his funeral, which shows the integrity of a generation of politicians. After my death, I gave it to the teacher and stoned it.

Xie Qian is from Yuyao, whose name is Yu Qiao. In the ten years of Chenghua (1474), he won the first place in the provincial examination. The next year, he won the first place in the exam. He was given the post of editor and then promoted to Zuo Shuzi. Famous officials in the Ming Dynasty, officials to the Prince Shaofu, ministers of the Ministry of War, university students in Dongting. The number one scholar is the prime minister, who lived in four dynasties and achieved outstanding achievements. The third scholar is the Imperial Adviser, who has been in politics for more than 50 years.

In the spring of the first year of Hongzhi, when Xiaozong was a prince, Xie Qian was already an official, and his detailed and accurate explanation of ci was praised by Xiaozong many times. Promoted to bachelor of arts, as a junior teacher and lecturer. In the eighth year of Hongzhi (1495), the imperial court ordered Xie Qian and Li Dongyang to take part in confidential affairs. When Xie Qian was in mourning, he refused to accept the appointment until he served his term. Be promoted to Zhan Shi and concurrently hold the original official position. Xie Qian is honest and clever. He assisted Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, while Xie Qian was quick-thinking and good at making suggestions. People have a saying: "Gong Li is good at planning, Gong Liu is good at making decisions, and Xie Gongyou is good at talking about Kan Kan." People all over the world call gratitude a salty fragrance.

In the sixth year of Jiajing, Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty personally sent a herald to Xie Qian's house, recruited him into the cabinet, restored his official position, and ordered the governor of Zhejiang and the provincial judges to urge Xie to move out of Beijing. At this point, Xie Qian is 79 years old and must be ordered to go north. Ming Shizong was very kind to Xie Qian and told him not to go to the palace when it was cold. See. On one occasion, when he learned that Xie Qian was ill, he sent a doctor and medicine, and called Guang Luqing, who specializes in catering, to bring wine and delicacies.

Ten years after Jiajing (153 1), Xie Qian died at home at the age of 83. Zheng Wen, posthumous title, was given the title of Taifu by Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty and was buried in Fuhuzhuang, Dongshan Township, Yuyao.

Ni (1593- 1644), a native of Shangyu, Zhejiang Province (now Shangyu District, Shaoxing City), was an official and calligrapher in the late Ming Dynasty. In the second year of tomorrow (1622), there are two books for Jinshi, two books for official visits, and two gifts for calligraphy and painting. He broke through the gentle and charming style of calligraphy in the late Ming Dynasty and created calligraphy with strong personality. He stood with Huang Daozhou and Wang Duo and called them "Three Trees in the Late Ming Dynasty". He, Wang Duo, Fu Shan, Huang Daozhou and Zhang Ruitu were also called "the five masters of the late Ming Dynasty" and became the representative of the book style of the late Ming Dynasty.

Ni is honest and upright, and has a loyal spirit. In the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), he became an examiner after taking the provincial examination in Jiangxi. Eunuch Wei Zhongxian monopolized state affairs and corrupted military discipline, and Ni mocked in the examination questions. Emperor Chongzhen acceded to the throne and killed Wei Zhongxian, but Yuan Lu was spared. In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng captured Juyongguan, surrounded the capital and breached the inner city. Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in Jingshan Park. Wu Ming Ni Lu Yuan hanged himself at home after hearing the news. To history, clear Shi Wenzhen.