What happened to the two daughters of the chief ministers of the Ming Dynasty? One ascended to heaven and the other died as a virgin.
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Taozhen, the daughter of Wang Xijue, the chief minister of the cabinet, was not yet married, and his fiancé died of illness. From then on, Wang Taozhen suddenly began to practice Taoism and enlightenment, calling himself "Tanyangzi". He soon began to practice fasting, that is, through Qi training, he allowed himself to practice Taoism and become an immortal without eating.
(Picture introduction: Portrait of Tan Yangzi)
After Wang Xijue’s friend Wang Shizhen, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, learned about this matter, Wang Shizhen unexpectedly worshiped Tan Yangzi as his disciple. .
Wang Shizhen was an important minister of the Ming Dynasty and a great writer, very influential. After his meddling, Tan Yangzi's immortal reputation spread quickly, and many celebrities and dignitaries worshiped Tan Yangzi as his disciple. In the end, Tan Yangzi's biological father, Wang Xijue, also worshiped him. His daughter became a teacher.
But soon, even more shocking news came, Tan Yangzi was going to ascend in the daytime.
In the eighth year of Wanli, after taking a bath and changing clothes, Tan Yangzi, wearing a Taoist robe and holding a fly whisk in hand, walked into the shrine accompanied by Wang Shizhen. After sitting upright, he raised his eyes and looked at the crowd below. Finally, His eyes fell on Wang Xijue, and he suddenly shivered and closed his eyes.
As Wang Shizhen said: "The Immortal Master has ascended!" ?Everyone present knelt down and worshiped?
According to "Wanli Yehuobian", when Tanyangzi ascended during the day, there were hundreds of people watching. Wang Shizhen was so distraught that in order to commemorate the immortal master, he wrote the "Biography of Master Tan Yang", which is more than 10,000 words long.
Then, did Tanyangzi really ascend to immortality in daylight? Also in "Wanli Yehuobian", two versions are recorded.
The first version is: On the day Tanyangzi ascended to heaven, a spiritual snake followed her into the shrine. In other words, Tan Yangzi's so-called ascension in the daytime was actually bitten to death by a snake.
The second version is: Shortly after the day ascended, a man from Yinxian County appeared in Suzhou. He had a wife who spoke with a Wuzhong accent and told people about Feng Shui. So there were rumors that this woman who was a Feng Shui observer was Tan Yangzi. Back then, she sneaked out from behind the niche.
No matter which one, it actually reveals three words? Don’t believe it! ?
(Picture introduction: Portrait of Wang Xijue, the chief minister of the Ming cabinet)
It can be seen that the so-called ascension in the daytime was regarded as a "daydream" at that time, but it was hindered by those authorities. Celebrities and dignitaries refuse to tell the truth because of their dignity.
Because according to the records of "Wanli Yehuo: Zhang Jiangling Daughter", Zhang Juzheng, another cabinet minister in the Ming Dynasty, once had a daughter who married Liu Kanzhi, but she refused to talk or laugh. A few years later, he passed away as a childlike child.
(Picture introduction: Portrait of Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the Ming cabinet)
According to the "Biography of Liu Yiru in the History of Ming Dynasty": During the Jiajing period, Liu Yiru, a scholar in Yiling, became famous in one fell swoop after ten years of hard work. Minister of Criminal Affairs. Prime Minister Zhang Juzheng promised his beloved daughter to his eldest son Liu Kanzhi. Although the wedding was a glorious time, Liu Yiru ordered all the dowry to be moved into the main room and the door was locked, and no one was allowed to touch it.
A few years later, Zhang Juzheng died and his home was ransacked. Because Liu Yiru had written a letter to advise Zhang Juzheng, and because he had locked up the dowry sent by the Zhang family, he drew a clear line. Not only was he not implicated, he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing.
After comparing unofficial history and official history, one thing is very clear, that is, the marriage between Zhang Juzheng's daughter and Liu Yiru's son was extremely unfortunate and had no emotional basis. Therefore, it is very possible that Zhang Juzheng's daughter died while still a virgin.
Speaking of this, is there already an answer? From Tan Yangzi who was unmarried and widowed, who ascended to immortality during the day, to Zhang Juzheng’s daughter who was not married and became an immortal in innocence, in fact, all of them are It is a whitewashing method used by feudal ethics to torture women to the point where they have to die. Even the daughter of the chief minister cannot avoid it!