But at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor actually made a farmer a Lord protector, giving him more treatment than Xu Da! What is even more puzzling is that this farmer has neither talent nor virtue, nor has he made any contribution to the imperial court, but he has obtained a title and salary comparable to that of Xu Da. What's going on here?
The farmer's name is Wei Liangqing, and he is from Suning, Zhili, which is now Suning County, Hebei Province. Wei Liangqing was born in the countryside and has been farming for a living. His family life is not comfortable. However, during the Apocalypse of the Ming Dynasty, Wei Liangqing quickly made great contributions. In just a few years, his treatment surpassed that of Xu Da, the first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty!
It's not that Wei Liangqing's skill is great, but because he has a "good uncle", that man is Wei Zhongxian, the notorious eunuch in the history of the Ming Dynasty! Wei Zhongxian entered the palace in Wanli. Wei Zhongxian was versatile, got along well in the palace, and married Hakka, the wet nurse of the emperor's eldest grandson, thus gaining the trust of Zhu Youxiao. After the death of Emperor Wanli, his son Zhu Changluo succeeded to the throne, but Zhu Changluo died within one month of his rule.
So in 1620 and 10, Zhu Youxiao, the grandson of the original emperor, succeeded to the throne and changed to the apocalypse, that is, Ming Xizong. At that time, Ming Xizong was only 16 years old and had little education. He prefers carpentry to being an emperor. Ming Xizong is very clever, and his musical instrument is very clever. He is an excellent carpenter! Because Ming Xizong put all his thoughts on carpentry, he appointed Wei Zhongxian as the eunuch of Silijian, responsible for handling state affairs.
Wei Zhongxian formed his own clique in North Korea, brutally suppressed Lindong Party, and its power reached its peak, known as "9900 years old" in history. Wei Zhongxian is a eunuch and has no children, but he never forgets his family in his hometown. So, under the care of Wei Zhongxian, his family prospered quickly. In the second year of the Apocalypse, the Ming Xi Zong Fu Mausoleum was completed. In order to reward the officials who presided over the project, Wei Liangqing was appointed as the director of Royal Guards without any credit.
Not long after, Wei Liangqing was promoted again, and it was a very powerful official position, "Shushujin Weinan Town Fu Si". Since then, Wei Liangqing has soared all the way, and has been appointed as Prince Taibao and Governor Zuo. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Yuan Chonghuan led the army to stick to Ningyuan, and won a great victory in Ningyuan, breaking the myth of the invincible army of the late Jin Dynasty. However, Yuan Chonghuan, who directly commanded the battle, was not rewarded, but Ming Xizong wrote a letter, naming Wei Liangqing as Suning Bo and Mi Lu as 1,100 stones.
At the same time, Ming Xizong also gave Wei Liangqing a mansion and 19200 taels of silver. Soon, Ming Xizong issued another imperial edict and was named Hou Suning of Wei Liangqing. This year 10, the three halls of the Palace were completed. Li Yongzhen, the eunuch in charge of the internal official supervision, said that "the rapid progress of the project is due to Wei Zhongxian" and asked the emperor for a reward. Ming Xizong thought it was reasonable, so he wrote an imperial edict, saying, "Give the Prince of Suning Taibao and the Duke of Liangqingning, the hereditary palace title remains unchanged, and give the tin patent certificate." "Five thousand stones a year, and another one thousand hectares for Zhuangtian."