【摘要】 天启六年五月初六日京师王恭厂大灾变造成了巨大的社会损伤与混乱。魏忠贤对东林党残酷迫害的特殊时期赋予了这次灾变非同寻常的政治意义。它增添了东林党抗争的道德色彩,凸显了魏忠贤的残暴和无道,诱发了阉党的分裂。然而,这非但无损于魏忠贤的权势,反而使皇帝对他更加倚重,对士人则更加鄙薄和厌恶,对官僚集团更加不信任。这种权势与道德分离的加剧实质上是明末君臣矛盾无法调适的反映。更多还原

【Abstract】 The catastrophe happened at Wanggongchang,Beijing in the 6th Year of Ming dynasty’s Tianqi Reign Period caused great damage and disorder to the society.It showed the cruelty of the group of eunuchs headed by Wei zhongxian and caused the group to split.But the Tung-lin Clique’s resistance did little to reduce the power of Wei Zhongxian,instead,the emperor relied more heavily on the eunuchs and put less trust in the scholars and bureaucratic cliques.The aggravation of the separation between power and morality was in essence the incompatible contradiction between the emperor and ministers in late Ming dynasty.更多还原