Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), formerly known as Li Jinzhong. China was a eunuch in the late Ming Dynasty. A native of Suning (now Hebei) in northern Zhili. Born in the street, he was forced to become a eunuch in the palace because of gambling debts. He made friends with Wang An, the eunuch of Taiuterus, and was protected by him. Later, I met Zhu Youxiao, the great grandson of the emperor, and had dinner with her. For the emperor's eldest grandson, he did his best to flatter him and lured him to give a banquet, which won his favor. In the first year of Taichang (A.D. 1620), Zhu Youxiao acceded to the throne as Xizong. Wei was promoted to eunuch.

Ming Xizong is a "carpenter genius", who likes the work of cutting paint with a knife, saw and axe, and "makes it every day". "Every time you build it, you can forget to eat and sleep, and you can't sleep in cold and summer." He personally built a small palace in the yard, just like a shriveled Qing palace. It is not more than three or four feet high, but it is subtle and ingenious. Wei Zhongxian always took advantage of his opportunity to concentrate on carpentry and invited him to read an important paper. Xizong casually said, "I see! Your generation is good at this. " Wei Zhongxian gradually became good at politics.

At that time, Zhao Nanxing, the official minister of the Party, rejected the objection in court, so the non-party was very angry and made friends with Wei Zhongxian. 1624, Wei Zhongxian was impeached by Yang Lian, but he survived, so he began to persecute and suppress Lindong party member on a large scale. In the fifth year of the Apocalypse (1625), Wei Zhongxian used the Xiong Tingbi incident to frame Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian, Zhou Qiyuan, Zhou Shunchang, Miao Changqi and others of Lindong Party for taking bribes and plundered Lindong party member. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian killed Gao Panlong, Zhou Zongjian, Huang Zunsu, Li Yingsheng and others, and Donglin Academy was completely dismantled and closed for lectures. At this point, the Lindong Party was completely wiped out by the eunuch forces, and Lindong was "connected, and the head was over."

Wei Zhongxian was trusted by the Emperor's wet nurse, Hakka. He was named "Nine Years Old" and raised many adopted sons among the people, such as "Five Tigers", "Five Dogs", "Ten Children" and "Forty Grandsons". In his heyday, local officials flattered him and set up shrines for him. 1627 After Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he was impeached, exiled to Fengyang and committed suicide on the way.