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On 25 April 1625, Wei Zhongxian countered with false accusations. He stated that six members of the Donglin faction, including Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, had excepted bribes from Xiong Tingbi. The Wei faction tortured Donglin faction's Wang Wenyan into admitting that they had accepted bribes. Wei
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ruled that Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou had twenty thousand stolen goods while Wei Dazhong had three thousand. This led to the imprisonment of Yang, Zuo, and four other members of the Donglin faction. They suffered five days of continuous torture.
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In 1607, he and Yang Lian both became censors for the censorate. After Zuo finished his investigations, seventy fake seals were confiscated while he detained one-hundred fake officials. After the
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When Wei Zhongxian started to become a dictator in June of the same year, Yang Lian exposed Wei's twenty-four crimes and said that Wei should be put to death by
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official in the early 17th century. He detained hundreds of fake officials and confiscated hundreds of fake seals. His main rival was
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forced Zuo and Yang to move into the Renshou palace. Tensions grew between the eunuchs and the
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in March 1623. In 1624, Zuo Guangdou was promoted to the Left Minister of the
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is a 2017 Hong Kong science fiction drama show. Zuo Guangdou is played by
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faction, whose head was Yang. He was promoted to the Left Minister of the
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posthumously awarded the titles of "Right Minister of the Censorate"(
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and is one of the protagonists. He is the "Scholar."
268:(12 October 1575 – 26 August 1625) was a prominent 420: 353:) and "Assistant Protector of the Crown Prince" ( 601: 589: 576: 563: 550: 496: 460: 424: 368: 354: 348: 284:On 12 October 1575, Zuo Guangdou was born in 217: 528: 513: 477: 441: 343:After the death of the Tianqi Emperor, the 55: 318: 16:Early 17th century Ming Dynasty official 602: 573:Zuo Zaizhuan; Ma Qichang. "Volume 1". 421:Zuo Zaizhuan; Ma Qichang. "Volume 1". 376: 492: 338: 547:Zhang Tingyu (1739). "Volume 244". 529:Zhang Tingyu (1739). "Volume 244". 514:Zhang Tingyu (1739). "Volume 244". 478:Zhang Tingyu (1739). "Volume 244". 442:Zhang Tingyu (1739). "Volume 244". 13: 384:A General, a Scholar, and a Eunuch 14: 651: 620:Ming dynasty government officials 309:Court of Judicature and Revision 99:Court of Judicature and Revision 575:The Chronicles of Zuo Zhongyi ( 541: 423:The Chronicles of Zuo Zhongyi ( 522: 507: 486: 471: 450: 435: 414: 248: 218: 1: 549:History of the Ming Dynasty ( 407: 48: 630:People from Tongcheng, Anhui 562:Beilue of the Ming Dunasty ( 459:Beilue of the Ming Dunasty ( 279: 7: 531:History of the Ming Dynasty 516:History of the Ming Dynasty 480:History of the Ming Dynasty 444:History of the Ming Dynasty 10: 656: 18: 590: 577: 564: 551: 497: 461: 425: 369: 355: 349: 259: 241: 234: 229: 225: 211: 207: 202: 194: 182: 167: 162: 158: 144: 133: 125: 115: 104: 96: 86: 75: 67: 63: 54: 47: 40: 588:Zuo Zhongyi's Anecdote ( 495:Zuo Zhongyi's Anecdote ( 635:Chinese torture victims 625:Ancient Chinese censors 319:Against Wei Zhongxian 97:Left Minister of the 68:Left Minister of the 399:is a wuxia novel by 377:In Popular Culture 640:Donglin partisans 361:Hongguang Emperor 345:Chongzhen Emperor 339:Posthumous Honors 263: 262: 255: 254: 236:Standard Mandarin 198: 197: 647: 593: 592: 580: 579: 567: 566: 554: 553: 535: 534: 526: 520: 519: 511: 505: 504: 500: 499: 490: 484: 483: 475: 469: 468: 464: 463: 454: 448: 447: 439: 433: 432: 428: 427: 418: 396:Baifa Monü Zhuan 372: 371: 358: 357: 352: 351: 305:Donglin movement 297:Taichang Emperor 286:Tongcheng, Anhui 251: 250: 227: 226: 221: 220: 200: 199: 189: 177: 175: 163:Personal details 149:Taichang Emperor 138: 109: 80: 59: 38: 37: 655: 654: 650: 649: 648: 646: 645: 644: 600: 599: 583:. Qing Dynasty. 557:. Qing Dynasty. 544: 539: 538: 533:. Qing Dynasty. 527: 523: 518:. Qing Dynasty. 512: 508: 491: 487: 482:. Qing Dynasty. 476: 472: 456: 455: 451: 446:. Qing Dynasty. 440: 436: 431:. Qing Dynasty. 419: 415: 410: 379: 365:posthumous name 341: 321: 282: 187: 178:12 October 1575 173: 171: 139: 134: 110: 105: 81: 76: 50: 43: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 653: 643: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 617: 612: 598: 597: 584: 571: 558: 543: 540: 537: 536: 521: 506: 485: 470: 449: 434: 412: 411: 409: 406: 405: 404: 392: 378: 375: 340: 337: 320: 317: 292:'s birthdate. 281: 278: 261: 260: 257: 256: 253: 252: 245: 239: 238: 232: 231: 230:Transcriptions 223: 222: 215: 209: 208: 205: 204: 196: 195: 192: 191: 190:(aged 49) 186:26 August 1625 184: 180: 179: 169: 165: 164: 160: 159: 156: 155: 153:Tianqi Emperor 146: 142: 141: 131: 130: 126:Censor of the 123: 122: 120:Tianqi Emperor 117: 113: 112: 102: 101: 94: 93: 91:Tianqi Emperor 88: 84: 83: 73: 72: 65: 64: 61: 60: 52: 51: 45: 44: 41: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 652: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 607: 605: 595: 585: 582: 572: 569: 559: 556: 546: 545: 532: 525: 517: 510: 502: 489: 481: 474: 466: 453: 445: 438: 430: 417: 413: 402: 401:Liang Yusheng 398: 397: 393: 390: 386: 385: 381: 380: 374: 366: 363:gave Zuo the 362: 346: 336: 334: 328: 326: 316: 314: 310: 306: 302: 301:Wei Zhongxian 298: 293: 291: 287: 277: 275: 274:Wei Zhongxian 271: 267: 258: 249:Zuǒ guāng dòu 246: 244: 240: 237: 233: 228: 224: 216: 214: 210: 206: 201: 193: 185: 181: 170: 166: 161: 157: 154: 150: 147: 143: 137: 132: 129: 124: 121: 118: 114: 108: 103: 100: 95: 92: 89: 85: 79: 74: 71: 66: 62: 58: 53: 46: 39: 36: 32: 31: 26: 22: 587: 574: 561: 560:"Volume 2". 548: 542:Bibliography 530: 524: 515: 509: 494: 488: 479: 473: 458: 457:"Volume 2". 452: 443: 437: 422: 416: 394: 382: 342: 329: 322: 294: 283: 266:Zuo Guangdou 265: 264: 243:Hanyu Pinyin 203:Zuo Guangdou 188:(1625-08-26) 135: 106: 77: 42:Zuo Guangdou 35: 28: 21:Chinese name 615:1625 deaths 610:1575 births 389:Raymond Cho 367:"Zhongyi" ( 25:family name 604:Categories 586:Fang Bao. 493:Fang Bao. 408:References 174:1575-10-12 313:Censorate 280:Biography 270:censorate 140:1607-1623 136:In office 128:Censorate 111:1623-1624 107:In office 82:1624-1625 78:In office 70:Censorate 591:《左忠毅公逸事》 578:《左忠毅公年譜》 498:《左忠毅公逸事》 426:《左忠毅公年譜》 333:Shi Kefa 145:Monarchs 19:In this 325:Lingchi 213:Chinese 116:Monarch 87:Monarch 565:《明季北略》 462:《明季北略》 299:died, 23:, the 290:Doumu 552:《明史》 356:太子少保 350:右都御史 183:Died 168:Born 151:and 373:). 219:左光斗 49:左光斗 30:Zuo 27:is 606:: 370:忠毅 315:. 276:. 596:. 594:) 581:) 570:. 568:) 555:) 503:. 501:) 467:. 465:) 429:) 176:) 172:( 33:.

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Chinese name
family name
Zuo

Censorate
Tianqi Emperor
Court of Judicature and Revision
Tianqi Emperor
Censorate
Taichang Emperor
Tianqi Emperor
Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
censorate
Wei Zhongxian
Tongcheng, Anhui
Doumu
Taichang Emperor
Wei Zhongxian
Donglin movement
Court of Judicature and Revision
Censorate
Lingchi
Shi Kefa
Chongzhen Emperor
Hongguang Emperor
posthumous name
A General, a Scholar, and a Eunuch
Raymond Cho

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