明末汪文言之狱考论

Study on Wang Wenyan Prison at the End of the Ming Dynasty

明末汪文言之狱是阉党迫害东林党的一桩冤案。汪文言因投靠东林党、与王安交好被阉党无辜陷害而两度入狱,屡经磨难,最终惨死狱中。阉党利用汪文言案,罗织罪名,株连东林党人,将东林人士一网打尽。通过分析汪文言案,可以看出东林党内部派系林立,削弱了其自身实力;其过度打击异己,迫使部分官僚倒向魏忠贤;"倒魏"斗争,既没有取得可以与魏忠贤抗衡力量的响应,也没有获得皇帝的支持,导致其必然失败的命运。

Wang Wenyan prison was a grievance of Eunuch Party persecuting Donglin Party at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Wenyan was framed and imprisoned twice because of taking refuge in Donglin party and befriending with Wang An,after repeated exercise,eventually died in prison. Eunuch Party used Wang Wenyan case cooking up charges,implicating Donglin Party,and Donglin Party was all off. By analyzing Wang Wenyan case,Donglin Party factions,weakened the power of their own; Over against dissidents,forcing some bureaucratic backward Wei Zhongxian; The ＂inverted Wei＂struggle,neither to obtain the response to the power of Wei Zhongxian,nor the emperor＇s support,Lead to inevitable failure of destiny.