What happened to the eunuch who wanted to be emperor in the Ming Dynasty? Cao Jixiang was executed in this year!

In which year was eunuch Cao Jixiang executed? In July of the fifth year of Tianshun (146 1), Cao Jixiang also knew that a catastrophe was coming, and decided to take risks and strike first. It was agreed with Cao Qin that Cao Qin led the troops into the palace and led the imperial army to meet them, thus abolishing Yingzong in one fell swoop. But the news leaked out. Yingzong quickly arrested Cao Jixiang and ordered the four gates of the palace and nine gates of the capital to be closed. After fighting with the guards, Cao Qin committed suicide by jumping into a well, and Cao Duo and his family, old and young, were slaughtered. The mutiny launched by the Cao Jixiang family was suppressed overnight. Three days later, Cao Jixiang's limbs were cut off, and his cronies Tang Xu and Feng Yi were punished. Quan Huan of Ming Dynasty, a native of Luanzhou, Yongping, once belonged to Wang Zhenmen. 1452, participated in the management of the Beijing camp, and later conspired with Shi Heng and others to help the British Restoration and lead troops to welcome Ming Yingzong to the throne. In the early days of Tianshun, he was promoted to three camps: eunuch and governor. 146 1 year, the rebellion of Cao Jixiang and his son failed. Yingzong ordered Cao Jixiang to be dismembered in the city, and when Xianzong acceded to the throne, Cao Jixiang's real estate was used as a manor.

This matter should start with the "popular rebellion". Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen was captured by the Mongolian army when he was a personal expedition to Mongolia. Zhu Qizhen's younger brother, King Zhu Qiyu, took the opportunity to seize the throne of Jingtai Emperor in Zhu Qizhen. A year later, Zhu Qizhen was released by the Mongols, and after returning to Beijing, he was imprisoned by Zhu Qiyu for seven years. In the eighth year of Jingtai, Shi Heng, the military commander, Xu Youzhen, the bachelor of cabinet, and Cao Jixiang, the eunuch, launched the "change of seizing the door" to help Zhu Qizhen restore and reign for the second time. Later, due to the pride of Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen, they were killed by Zhu Qizhen one after another, and Cao Jixiang is likely to be next. It stands to reason that Cao Jixiang should have kept a low profile and behaved himself with a small tail between his legs, but he could not give up his nostalgia for power. He thinks that since he is at the edge of the cliff, he must fight for it, and when he becomes emperor, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Cao Jixiang first made his own advantage analysis:

First, as a eunuch in charge of the central organization of the imperial court, he has the right to enter and leave the imperial court at will.

Second, Cao Jixiang used to be an army inspector. At that time, he chose many strong men as his confidants. Therefore, there is still enough armor.

Third, there are a group of adopted sons and nephews who all hold the military power, and the heirs are appointed as viceroy and tongzhi, and they are also named Zhao (the only eunuch with a title in the Ming Dynasty).

Fourth, Cao Jixiang has a large number of flattery followers around him. They often get rich rewards from Cao Jixiang, and they all express their willingness to work for them. They can be regarded as the wings of rebellion.

In this way, Cao Jixiang was full of confidence, and felt that being an emperor was just around the corner.

Cao Jixiang excitedly told Cao Qin and others about his plan, and they immediately hit it off, and soon worked out the operational strategy. In short, Cao Jixiang was the inside man, and Cao Qin led his troops into the palace to kill Zhu Qizhen. Although this plan seems a bit ridiculous, Cao Jixiang and others have long regarded the throne as a shoo-in.

The fuse was quickly lit. Because Cao Qin abused the lynching of his family Cao Fu and was impeached by the supervisor, Zhu Qizhen sent a Royal Guards to handle the matter and issued an imperial edict to the ministers. Hearing this, Cao Qin was flustered and pale. Thinking of the tragic fate of Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen, he thought that Zhu Qizhen would attack them, so he immediately consulted with Cao Jixiang and decided to send troops to rebel. They also consulted the astronomical divination experts in the court and determined the auspicious day of the ecliptic.

Before the invasion, Cao Qin held a grand banquet at home to entertain officials who were going to take part in the rebellion. One of them, Ma Liang, thought it was unreliable, so he slipped out while everyone else was drunk and ran to his good friend Wu Jin to tell him the amazing news.

Wu Jin was greatly surprised. After he panicked, he found that he couldn't change it, because it was late at night and Wu Jin was alone and had no military power. It is absolutely impossible to transfer troops to suppress. The feeling be nasty under, he suddenly remembered that sun was bored on duty in the hall at this time. So, I hurried to discuss with Sun in a boring way. Hearing this, Sun immediately ran to tell him, but as it was already late at night and the palace gate was closed, he had to "change his mind" and tell him when he arrived at Chang 'an Gate.

The "sudden change" in the Ming Dynasty was a way of communication when the emperor had to call the police at night in an emergency. The player writes the information he wants to play on a piece of paper, then stuffs it into the gap of Chang 'an Gate, and the gatekeeper transfers it to the emperor without delay.

In this way, Zhu Qizhen knew the news, and he showed extraordinary detachment. He immediately ordered the arrest of Cao Jixiang, and ordered the nine gates of the imperial city and the capital to be closed and not opened without permission.

But Cao Qin's army should not be underestimated. If reinforcements don't arrive before dawn, it will be very dangerous if Cao Qin breaks through the palace gate. However, the procedure of the imperial court's redeployment was very complicated and time was short. Wu Jin and others had to find another way to find reinforcements from other places to stabilize the situation first. But before long, Cao Qin's army hit Chang 'an at the gates. This matter, Zhu Qizhen has ordered the gate of Chang 'an firmly blocked. Cao Qin tried his best, but he couldn't open it. Cao Qin was completely out of control and screamed.

At this point, Sun Tang and others temporarily convened more than 2,000 people outside the city to come to the rescue. By attacking Cao Qin in two ways, the situation improved, and Cao Qin fought and retreated. Soon, it was dawn, and Wu Jin, with five or six cavalry, fought hard in Dongshunmen to fight to the death with the rebels, and soon died heroically.

Seeing that Tiananmen could not be captured, Cao Qin wanted to make a detour. Successively turned to Dong 'anmen and Chaoyangmen, all failed. Later, I walked around Beijing and found that many gates were closed and he had no chance. At this time, Ang and Hou Sun Jizong of Huichang arrived with troops, and more than half of his troops were killed, and his brothers were also killed on the spot.

Cao Qin knew that failure was a foregone conclusion, and he fled in panic, but at this time, God didn't help him. Suddenly, it began to rain cats and dogs. Cao Qin in no way back had nowhere to hide, so he jumped into the well and died.

In this way, the rebellion was put down. Zhu Qizhen held a court meeting and put Cao Jixiang to death. The bodies of four dead Cao Qin brothers were also chopped up, and all his companions were sentenced to death. The ending was tragic.