Wanli Emperor. Nurhaci. Wei Zhongxian. Donglin movement. Yuan Chonghuan. The story is very messy and dark, but there seems to be hope. When I was reading the “Ming Dynasty” series, it allowed me to understand what Yuan Tengfei means when he said, “reading history is reading people’s hearts.” A person can be imperfect, but he can’t lose his conscience and rationality.
這本主要講的是明熹宗時期的事,所以就是繞著東林黨爭以及魏忠賢在打轉(也聊聊袁崇煥以及他的老闆孫承宗在遼東的建樹。)前半段,東林黨以及浙黨、齊黨、楚黨的鬥爭還滿有趣,後來東林黨被魏忠賢為首的閹黨完全鬥垮之後,就很像恐怖小說了.....魏忠賢所向披靡,折磨各路大臣,顛倒是非黑白.....很嚇人。嚇人到一個地步,書裡其他內容細節我基本上想不太起來了。(然後我發現余華在「兄弟」裡某角色在文革裡的淒慘死法,完全就是copy and paste東林黨大臣楊漣的死法。)這本讀起來頗sad。