内容简介
一段宫廷斗争史,一部简明大明史。
从洪武恢弘建国,到崇祯绝望自缢,大明王朝历经16帝,传承276年,昌明与荒唐兼具,辉煌与动荡并存。盛则扬威海外,万邦来朝;乱则流民四起,不堪一击。一个泱泱大国为什么会从当初的一统天下、气势逼人走到最终的千疮百孔、风雨飘摇,这中间到底发生了什么?是谁阻碍了大明王朝几度出现的中兴迹象?激荡时局的背后,蕴藏着多少权术与人心的博弈?
历史名家温功义以明代的宦官和宫廷为主线,详尽叙述了“土木堡之变”“夺门”“大礼议”等重要事件以及疑点重重的“梃击”“红丸”“移宫”三案。将大明王朝反复无常的帝王心术、残酷黑暗的权力角逐和光怪陆离的官场风云刻画得淋漓尽致。著者持论公允可信,笔法通俗易懂,措辞严谨而不艰深,让你透过明代的朝野斗争与宫廷生活,看懂大明帝国存在的各种弊病,找到其由盛转衰的根源。
作者简介
温功义(1915—1990),二十世纪四十年代《大公报》的老报人。从小博学多才,资质过人,青年时期开始写作,曾受到茅盾等作家的指点,后于抗战时期从事新闻工作。业余时间博览群书,史学功底深厚,对明朝历史尤为精通,著有《明代的宦官和宫廷》及《三案始末》。其笔法通俗易懂,文字栩栩如生,叙述娓娓道来,将明朝历史的凝重与精彩表达得淋漓尽致。
Content introduction
A history of court struggles, a concise history of the Ming Dynasty.
From Hongwu to Chongzhen to hang himself in despair, the Ming dynasty went through 16 emperors, inherited for 276 years, both bright and absurd, brilliant and turbulent coexistence. Sheng is raised overseas, all states to court; Chaos, the homeless everywhere, vulnerable to attack. Why would a great country from the original domination of the world, imposing to the final riddled with holes, wind and rain, what happened in the middle? Who is blocking the several signs of revival in the Ming Dynasty? Behind the stirring situation, how much power and people's mind game?
Wen Gongyi, a famous historian, took the eunuchs and the court of the Ming Dynasty as the main line, narrated in detail the important events such as "the change of Mu Bao", "Seizing the gate", "Da Li Yi", and the three cases of "Tisheng", "Hongwan" and "moving the palace". It depicts vividly the capricious imperial mind, the cruel and dark power struggle and the grotesque officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. The author's opinion is fair and credible, the writing is easy to understand, and the wording is rigorous but not difficult, so that you can understand the various drawbacks of the Ming Empire through the struggles of the court and the life of the court, and find the root cause of its prosperity and decline.
About the author
Wen Gongyi (1915-1990) was an old newspaper writer of Ta Kung Pao in the 1940s. As a child, he was knowledgeable and talented. He began to write when he was young. He was once instructed by MAO Dun and other writers. In his spare time, he is well-read and has a deep foundation in history. He is particularly proficient in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and has written the Eunuchs and the Court in the Ming Dynasty and the Beginning and End of Three Cases. The writing style is easy to understand, the text is vivid, and the narration is eloquent, which expresses the dignified and wonderful history of the Ming Dynasty vividly.